Chapter

III

We know

what to do

•

to give suggestions, and

•

to state rules and obligations.

We will learn:

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Observing & Asking Questions

Here are what we will do.

First

, we will listen

carefully to our teacher reading the suggestions.

Second

, we will repeat the suggestions after him/

her, sentence by sentence.

Then

, in groups we will

say, not read, to each other all suggestions, like

the example below.

We will read to each other the teacher’s advice to use more

English with each other.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

We will use more English now. You

should

greet

me and your friends in English. You

should

ask

questions in English. You

should

answer questions

in English. You

should

take leave in English, too.

But don’t worry, when you need , I’ll help you.

I’m sure you are all ready to use English with

me and your friends. You

should

not be

ashamed to use English with me. You

should

not be ashamed to speak and write to each

other in English. You

should

be sure that you

can do it because I will always help you.

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Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a Bell

Observing & Asking Questions

You

should

listen to more English songs.

You

should

sing more English songs. More

importantly, you

should

understand the lyrics.

You

should

read more stories from around

Indonesia and the world in English. I’m sure you

can if you try harder.

The teachers give us 11 suggestions to use and

learn English. One, we should greet our teacher

and our friends in English. Two, we should ask

questions in English. Three, ...

Let’s recall!

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Collecting Information

We will learn to give advice to people in the

following situations, by saying what they

should or should not do.

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

, we will read the example carefully.

Second

,

we will read each situation carefully.

Third

, we will

discuss and decide a suggestion to give.

Then

, every

one of us will handwrite the complete statements

on a piece of paper.

Finally

, we will share our

suggestions to the class.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and

use the punctuation marks correctly. We will say the

sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly. If we have any

problems, we will ask our teacher for help.

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Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a Bell

Collecting Information

1.

W

e have 2 tests tomorrow, English and IPS.

Y

ou should not go to the game. You should study for the tests.

2.

I don

’t know the meaning of ‘row’.

Y

ou should look it up in the dictionary yourself. You should not

depend on others all the time.

3.

I will go out

, but it’s very cloudy now.

_________________________________________________________

4.

I think I

’m catching a cold.

_________________________________________________________

5.

S

ome students leave litter on their desks.

_________________________________________________________

6.

I sit in the back r

ow. I cannot see your writing on the blackboard.

_________________________________________________________

7.

I

’m longing for my cousins.

_________________________________________________________

8.

M

y legs are asleep because I’m sitting on them.

_________________________________________________________

9.

O

ur classroom is dirty and messy.

_________________________________________________________

10.

I ha

ve a toothache.

_________________________________________________________

11.

I can

’t stop yawning.

_________________________________________________________

12.

I ha

ve hiccups.

_________________________________________________________

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Collecting Information

Here are what we will do.

First

, we will make a

list of things that we should or should not do as

persons and as students.

Second

, every one of

us will handwrite the work on a piece of paper.

Finally

, we will share our suggestions to the class.

We will work in groups. We will make many suggestions that

the students in this school should do to be better students

and better persons.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and

use the punctuation marks correctly. We will say the

sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly. If we have any

problems, we will ask our teacher for help.

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Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a Bell

Reflecting

We will work in groups to reflect

on our learning. We will discuss to

complete the statements in the

box.

Now I know that

•

we can give suggestions by saying ___________

________________________________________

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We

must

wear a uniform every

day. From Monday to Thursday

we

must

wear the

batik

shirt.

The girls

must

wear a black skirt,

and the boys

must

wear a pair

of black pants. On Friday we

must

wear the Scout uniform.

We

must

wear proper shoes. We

must not

wear sandals, a T-shirt,

or a casual wear at any place and

at any time during the school

hours.

Associating

We just learned to give suggestions, what we should and should

not do. Now we will learn to say what we must do and must not

do, like rules and obligation.

Here are what we will do.

First

, we will listen carefully

to our teacher reading the rules and obligations

stated by Siti, Edo, Dayu, and Udin.

Second

, we

will repeat the rules and obligations after him/her,

sentence by sentence.

Then

, in groups we will say,

not read, to each other all the rules and obligations

stated by each student, like the example on page 42.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

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Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a Bell

We

must not

be late to school.

We

must

come on time to class

and to the flag ceremony. If we

are late, we

must

wait outside

the gate. We

must not

come in

until the security guard gives

us permission. We

must

sign a

paper before we come to class.

If we cannot come on time for

any reason, we

must

hand in a

notice from our parents to the

principal.

We can learn well if the

classroom is clean and tidy. So,

we

must

keep our classroom

clean and tidy. We

must not

litter. We

must

put the garbage

in the garbage bin. We

must

not

write or draw anything on

the desks and on the walls. We

must

sweep the floor and dust

the teacher’s desk and the shelf

every day.

Associating

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We can learn if the class is not

noisy. My friends and I know

very well that we

must not

be noisy. We

must

respect

our friends who are working

seriously. We

must not

chat and

talk very loudly in class. We

must

keep our voice low. We

must

not

play around. We

must

work at

our desks most of the time.

We know from Siti the following rules in her

school. One, the students must wear a uniform

every day. Two, From Monday to Thursday they

must wear the

batik

shirts. Three, ...

Associating

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Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a Bell

Communicating

We will work in groups. We will state the rules and obligations

that we, as students and as persons, must do at school and at

home.

Here are what we will do.

First

, we will make a list of

the rules and obligations that we must do and must

not do at school.

Second

, we will make a list of the

rules and obligations that we must and must not do

at home.

Third

, every one of us will handwrite the

work on a piece of paper.

Finally

, we will share our

suggestions to the class.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and

use the punctuation marks correctly. We will say the

sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly. If we have any

problems, we will ask our teacher for help.

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My Journal

I have just learnt to

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

The activities I like most were

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

The activities I found most difficult were

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

What I need to do better is/are

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

In our journal, every one of us will

handwrite our reflection on our

learning process. We will use English

or Bahasa Indonesia.

Communicating