Halaman
In this chapter I will learn to communicate past happening
which is related to the present moment, in order
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to share the information with others
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to report the past happening to others
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to give an explanation
CHAPTER
We have been to an
orphan home. We went
there last Sunday.
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You will listen to Udin, Dayu, Lina, Beni, Edo,
and Siti talking about their visit to an orphan
home or ‘orphanage’ to celebrate Dayu’s
birthday and an idea to have another visit
during the Creativity Week next month.
Listen to what they say carefully.
I will dictate the conversation to you, turn
by turn.
Repeat after me, then hand-write the
conversation on a piece of paper. Make sure
you know the meaning of every word and
spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks
correctly, too.
Underline the actions the people have done
(
sudah
) or have not done (
belum
).
While you are writing each sentence, say ‘it’
loudly, correctly and clearly.
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Below are a conversation about an
exemplary orphan, Riri. Some past actions
or happenings are stated in relation to
situations at the present moment.
Play the roles of the speakers. Say the
speakers’ sentences loudly, correctly and
clearly. First, repeat after me.
Siti:
“I think Riri is the most interesting orphan I
have
ever
known
. She
is not the oldest of all the children there, but she is very mature.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to talk to her personally. Can
you tell me how she
has come
to the orphan home?”
Dayu: “Well, I don’t know much about her either, because I
have met
her only three times. What I know is that she was an only child.
Her father died when she was a baby, and her mother eight years
ago. She’s
been
an orphan for eight years, but she’s
lived
in the
orphanage for only six years now.”
Udin:
“Why doesn’t she live with her grandparents?
Dayu: “They both
have passed
away. Her grandfather died even before
she was born, and her grandmother died six years ago.”
Beni:
“Does she not have any uncles or aunts to take care of her?”
Dayu: “She has an uncle, her mother’s brother. Two months after her
grandmother’s death he sent Riri to the orphanage.”
Lina:
“Why doesn’t she live with him instead?”
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Dayu: “No, his house is v
er
y small
. He’s a scavenger, and he has !ve
children. He
has put
Riri there so that she can get better care and
she can also go to a good school.”
Siti:
“Does he often visit her?”
Dayu: “Yes, her uncle and his family
have visited
her a lot of times. They
routinely visit her once a month.”
Udin: “It must be sad to be an orphan and live in an orphan home.”
Dayu: “Riri is sad to be an orphan, but she’s not a gloomy kid, you know.
As you see, she is a cheerful and friendly girl. She
has
even
shown
her great care for other needy children like her.”
Siti:
“What do you mean?”
Dayu: “Early last year, the orphanage started a charity group. It consists
of all the orphans there who already sit in senior and junior
high schools. She
has participated
very actively in the group’s
activities. They
have made
handicrafts and sold them. They
have
used
the pro!t to help street children and poor families. The
program
has run
for almost two years now.”
Beni:
“
Wow! That’s amazing. I
’ve never thought
of that before. I
thought that the kids in orphan homes were sad kids who needed
our help. But they help other people instead.”
Edo:
“What have
they done
for street children?”
Dayu: “They
have done
one thing for street children and one thing for
poor families. To celebrate the 15th birthday of the orphanage,
they gave thirty street children twenty thousand rupiahs
each. Early this month they went to some poor families in the
neighbourhood and gave each family a gift containing sugar,
cooking oil, and rice.”
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Work in your group. The incomplete paragraph below
is about Riri. Fill in the blank spaces with suitable
information according to the speakers’ statements in
the conversation above.
Hand-write your work on a piece of paper. Make sure
you know the meaning of every word and spell it
correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly,
and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to
me.
The !rst two sentences have been done for you. First,
copy the examples.
For eight years, Riri has been an orphan. She has lived in the orphanage for six
years. She _________________________ there because she has no relative
to take care of her. Her grandparents _________________________. Her only
relative is an uncle from her mother’s side. He is a scavenger, and his house is
very small. He has ve children. He _________________________ because
he wants her to get better care and to go to a good school. We know that
her uncle and his family love her because _________________________.
Riri is very caring. She is an active member of the charity group of the
orphanage founded early last year. She _________________________
in the group’s activities. She and the other members of the group
_________________________ and _________________________. The
charity group _________________________ for street children. On the
orphanage’s 15th birthday, they gave each child twenty thousand rupiahs.
They also _________________________. Early this month they gave each
family a gift containing sugar, cooking oil, and rice.
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The table below shows you that every verb has four
different forms, and to state an action that you ‘have
done’ (
sudah
) or you ‘have not done’ (
belum
), you use
the form of the verb in the last column.
Put all the main verbs you have learned in this
chapter, from the "rst text to the last one, into the
table, in all the four forms.
Hand-write your work on a piece of paper. Make sure
you know the meaning of every word and spell it
correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly,
and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to
me.
Some examples have been done for you. First, copy
the examples.
No
.
to–
Present
Past
After HAVE
1
to visit
visit
visited
[have] visited
2
t
o be
is/am/are
was/were
[have] been
3
to meet
meet
had
[have] met
4
to have
have
had
[have] had
5
6
7
8
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Below are a number of question-and-
answer interactions related to the
conversation above.
Play the roles of the speakers. Say the
speakers’ sentences loudly, correctly and
clearly. First, repeat after me.
Conversation 1:
Siti:
“How many times have you visited the orphan home?”
Dayu: “Five times. I went there three times last year, in January, August,
and October. This year I have been there twice. I went there in
January and last week.”
Conversation 2:
Lina:
“You have come to the orphan home !ve times. What have you
done there?”
Dayu: “I have just followed my parents. They are regular donors to the
orphan home. They have donated a lot of money, things, and gifts
to the orphanage. Last year they donated a white-board and 5
English-Indonesian dictionaries.”
Conversation 3:
Dayu: “Riri, how long have you lived here in this orphan home?”
Riri:
“For about six years. I came here in 2008.”
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Conversation 4:
Udin: “Have you talked to every child in the orphan home?”
Dayu: “No. I have talked only to some of them. I have talked to Riri three
times, but not personally.”
Conversation 5:
Beni: “Why haven’t you talked to Riri personally?”
Dayu: “I haven’t had a chance. And, lately, she has been very busy.”
Conversation 6:
Edo:
“Why haven’t most of us seen an orphanage?”
Dayu: “Because we have never had a program to do in an orphanage.”
Conversation 7:
Dayu: “What has your sister done in an orphan home?”
Lina:
“She has taught the young children to read and write.”
Conversation 8:
Dayu’s mother:
“Have your friends planned to go to an orphanage?”
Dayu: “Not really. But we have talked about it.”
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Work in your group. The question-and-answer
interactions between Dayu and Riri below are
incomplete. Fill in the blank spaces with suitable
questions or answers.
Hand-write your work on a piece of paper. Make sure
you know the meaning of every word and spell it
correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly,
and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to
me.
The !rst two interactions have been done for you.
First, copy the examples.
Conversation 1:
Dayu: “Riri, ____________________________________________?”
Riri:
“For eight years now. My father died when I was a baby, and my
mother died eight years ago.”
Conversation 1:
Dayu: “How long have you been an orphan?”
Riri:
“For eight years now. My father died when I was a baby, and my
mother died eight years ago.”
Conversation 2:
Dayu: “Why don’t you live with your grandparents?”
Riri:
“________________________________. My grandfather died even
before I was born, and my grandmother died six years ago.”
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Conversation 2:
Dayu: “Why don’t you live with your grandparents?”
Riri:
“Because they have passed away. My grandfather died even before I
was born, and my grandmother died six years ago.”
Conversation 3:
Dayu: “________________________________________________?”
Riri:
“For about six years. I came here in 2008.”
Conversation 4:
Dayu: “How have you come to this orphanage?”
Riri:
“_________________________________________________.”
Conversation 5:
Dayu: “________________________________________________?”
Riri:
“Nev
er. He has !ve children and his house is very small.”
Conversation 6:
Dayu: “Have your uncle and his family visited you this year?”
Riri:
“____________________________________. They visit me
routinely once a month.”
Conversation 7:
Dayu
“________________________________________________?”
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Riri:
“Yes, I have joined it since it was founded early last year.”
Conversation 8:
Dayu: “What have you done to get the money for the needy?”
Riri:
“_________________________________________________.”
Conversation 9:
Dayu: “________________________________________________?”
Riri:
“We have given them money. Last year we gave thirty street
children twenty thousand rupiahs each.”
Conversation 10:
Dayu: “What have you done for some poor families in the
neighbourhood?”
Riri:
“_________________________________________________.”
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I will lead you to r
e!ect on what
you are learning now. Complete
the statements in the box.
Now I know that the verb for an action that we have
done or we have not done consists of
two
words,
HAVE
(in the right form for the subject) and the
main verb
in the last column.
For example ... (get some statements from the texts
you have learned).
In questions, the word order is reversed. For
example, ... (get some questions from the texts you
have learned).
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Statements from the !rst
conversation
Moment related to the
action
1.
Dayu, I really enjoyed our visit to
the orphan home last week.
Last week (in Dayu’s birthday)
2.
It was really a good idea to
celebrate your birthday there.
Last week (in Dayu’s birthday)
3.
It was really fun.
Last week (in Dayu’s birthday)
4.
We all had a good time with the
orphans there.
Last week (in Dayu’s birthday)
5.
They were very happy too.
Last week (in Dayu’s birthday)
6.
I have visited the or
phanage !ve
times so far.
Up to now
7.
No wonder you and the kids
seemed to know each other very
well.
Last week (in Dayu’s birthday)
Work in your group. Below are 19 sentences about
past actions or happenings in the !rst conversation.
Pay close attention to the statement of time related
to each action or happening in the last column,
either one point of time in the past (for example, last
week in Dayu’s birthday) or up to now (the time of
speaking).
Hand-write your work on a piece of paper to copy
the table. Make sure you know the meaning of every
word and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation
marks correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly,
and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to
me.
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8.
Although I have been there
!ve
times,
Up to now
9.
I haven’t met each one of them
quite closely.
Up to now
10.
I have met Riri three times,
Up to now
11.
but I haven’t had a chance to talk
to her personally.
Up to now
12.
She has been very busy lately.
Up to now
13.
I have never been to an
orphanage even once.
Up to now
14.
I couldn’t come to your birthday,
Last week (in Dayu’s birthday)
15.
so I missed the chance to go to
other orphan home.
Last week (in Dayu’s birthday)
16.
Our class has never had a
program for children in an orphan
home.
Up to now
17.
My sister has just been to an
orphanage, too.
Up to now
18.
Last week her class went to the
orphan home on Jalan Patimura
to bring them some new books
for the library.
Last week
19.
My sister has come there twice to
teach the young children to read
and write.
Up to now
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Work in your group. Below are 20 sentences
about past actions or happenings in the students’
conversation about Riri. In the last column, write
down either one point of time in the past or ‘up to now’.
Hand-write your work on a piece of paper to copy
the table. Make sure you know the meaning of every
word and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks
correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly,
and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to
me.
The !rst two items have been done for you. First, copy
the examples.
Statements from the !rst
conversation
Moment related to the action
1.
I think Riri is the most interesting
orphan I hav
e ev
er known.
Up to now
2.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have a
chance to talk to her personally.
Last week (in Dayu’s birthday)
3.
Can you tell me how she has
come to the orphan home?
4.
Well, I don’t know much about her
either, because I have met
her only three times.
5.
What I know is that she was an
only child.
6.
Her father died when she was a
baby, and her mother eight years
ago.
7.
She’s been an orphan for eight
years
,
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8.
but she’s lived in the
orphanage for only six years
now.
9.
They both have passed away.
10.
Her grandfather died even
before she was born,
11.
and her grandmother died six
years ago.
12.
Two months after her
grandmother’s death he sent
Riri to the orphanage.
13.
He has put Riri there so that
she can get better care and she
can also go to a good school.
14.
her uncle and his family have
visited her a lot of times.
15.
She has even shown her great
care for other needy children
like her.
16.
Early last year, the orphanage
started a charity group.
17.
She has participated very
actively in the group’s
activities.
18.
They have made handicrafts
and sold them.
19.
They have used the pro!t to
help street children and poor
families.
20.
The program has run for
almost two years now.
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All the verbs between brackets in the sentences below
refer to actions or happenings in the past, related
either to the time when they happened or the present
moment. Put the verbs in the correct forms according
to the contexts.
Hand-write your work on a piece of paper. Make sure
you know the meaning of every word and spell it
correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too.
While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly,
and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to
me.
The !rst conversation has been done for you. First,
copy the example.
Conversation 1:
Siti:
Hi Lina. I heard that you (visit) Cinta Kasih orphan home yesterday?
Lina:
Yes, I did. Finally. I’m very happy now that I (meet) them. They are
happy kids. I want to know them better. I think I can learn a lot
from them.
Siti:
Good on you. Let’s visit them again soon.
Conversation 1:
Siti:
Hi Lina. I heard that you visited Cinta Kasih orphan home yesterday?
Lina:
Yes, I did. Finally. I’m very happy now that I have met them. They are
happy kids. I want to know them better. I think I can learn a lot from
them.
Siti: Good on you. Let’s visit them again soon.
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Conversation 2:
Udin: Beni, let’s take our friends at the orphan home to Ujung Genteng
this holiday.
Beni:
That sounds a good idea. I (never, be) there before. Have you?
Udin: Yes, I have. I (go) there last year, but I would love to go again with
you guys. The beach there is so beautiful and quiet. I’m sure you’ll
love it.
Conversation 3:
Edo:
Dayu, (you, contact) Riri? Yesterday you (promise) to call her to tell
her where she could buy material for handicrafts.
Dayu: No, I haven’t. I completely (forget). Thanks for reminding me about
that, Edo. I’ll call her right away.
Edo:
That’s better. So that you will not forget again.
Conversation 4:
Lina:
Nani told me that she didn’t have any relatives at all. I feel sorry for
her.
Dayu: It’s true. She doesn’t have any relatives, but her father has one
close friend, uncle Malik. He and his family often visits Nani. This
year they (visit) Nani 5 times.
Lina:
Good to hear that. I (think) she was completely alone.
Conversation 5:
Edo:
I didn’t know that kids at orphanage are cheerful and friendly kids.
It turns out that they are happy and smart.
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Beni:
Not only that. They (help) other kids, too. I think we should do
something like that, too. So far we (be) busy thinking only about
ourselves.
Edo:
Yes, you’re right. Let’s think about something that we can do to
help the orphans and other needy children.
Conversation 6:
Udin: Siti, let’s visit our friends at the orphanage again. Before we left,
I (tell) them I would visit them again soon. I want to keep my
promise.
Siti:
Let’s go this weekend. I (never, hear) from them since Dayu’s
birthday last month. I’m sure Dayu, Lina, Beni, and Edo would like
to go with us.
Udin: I think so. L
et’s !nd them and ask them to go with us.
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Work in your group.
a. Discuss (1) what you have done or (2) what you
have not done in the three situations below.
b. State explicitly at least three actions that you
do/do not do, or you did/did not do, including
the time when you do/did them.
The situations:
1. Now I can speak English or I can speak English a
little, or I cannot speak English
2. I am prepared or I am not prepared for m
y !nal
exam.
3. I know a lot or I know very little or I do not
know about my neighbours.
4. I am useful or I am not useful for other people.
Hand-write your sentences on a piece of paper. Make
sure you know the meaning of every word and spell it
correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too.
While you are writing, say your sentences loudly,
clearly, and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problem, come to
me.
One example is given to you. First, copy the example.
Then, put your work on the wall so that the others
in your class can see your sentences. Discuss your
sentences with them.
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1.
Now I can speak English or I can speak English a little, or I cannot speak
English.
This is what you may write:
Now I can speak English a little
because I
have tried
to use English with my
teacher and friends.
1)
I greet my teacher and friends in English.
2)
Everyday I try my best to use English with my English teacher.
3)
All the way to school this morning, I tried to talk to Budi in English.
4)
Just now I asked my teacher the English word for ‘melamun’. It is
‘daydream’.
5)
I answered all my teacher’s questions in English today.
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My Journal
I have just learnt to
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The activities I like most were
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The activities I found most di!cult were
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What I need to do better is/are
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In your journal, write your
re"ection about your learning
this chapter.
Communicating