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Chapter
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Materials You Are Going to Learn in This Chapter
Listening
• Listening to the expressions for asking, giving, and rejecting items
• Listening to the expressions for asking and giving opinions
• Listening to the expressions for agreement and disagreement
• Listening to a descriptive text
• Listening to a short functional text in the form of lea
Á
ets
Speaking
• Asking, giving, and rejecting items
• Asking and giving opinions
• Expressing agreement and disagreement
• Responding to a descriptive text
• Responding to a short functional text in the form of notes
Reading
• Reading a descriptive text
• Reading a short functional text in the form of notices
Writing
• Writing a descriptive text
• Writing a short functional text in the form of postcard
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English in Focus
for Grade VIII
In this section, you will learn how to:
• listen to the expressions for asking, giving, and rejecting items;
• listen to the expressions for asking and giving opinion;
• listen to the expressions for agreement and disagreement;
• listen a descriptive text;
• listen a short functional text in the form of lea
Á
ets.
After learning the lesson in this section, you are expected to be able to:
• listen and respond to the expressions for asking, giving, and rejecting items;
• listen and respond to the expressions for asking and giving opinion;
• listen and respond to the expressions for agreement and disagreement;
• listen and give responses to a descriptive text;
• listen and give responses to a functional text in the form of lea
Á
ets.
Listening
Answer the following questions.
Practice
1
Listen to the following dialogue from the tape.
Practice
2
1. What will you say if you want to ask for someone’s
opinion?
2. What will you say if you disagree with your friend’s
opinion?
3. What do you say if you want to ask for something
you want from someone?
At a department store in Bali
,
a married couple from Canada
.
Michael and Jennifer are going to buy some clothes
.
Michael
: This store has various items. There are
many clothes and souvenirs here.
Jennifer
: Yes, you’re right.
Michael :
1
about this shirt?
Jennifer
: Mmmh...
2
red is the right color
for you. I think
3
will be better.
Michael
: Do you really think so? I think red is
nice.
Jennifer
: Actually, I think red is too bright for
you.
Michael
: Emm... I guess you’re right.
Michael
: But there is no blue shirt here. Let’s ask
the
4
.
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Then they go to the shopkeeper.
Michael
: Excuse me.
Shopkeeper : Yes. Can I help you?
Michael :
5
a blue shirt with the design like
this red one, please?
Shopkeeper : Yes, of course. I think we still have it in
the storehouse. Please wait a minute.
Michael
: Yes, thank you.
After a while, the shopkeeper is back.
Shopkeeper : Here you are, Sir.
Michael
: Thank you.
Shopkeeper : Would you also like a hat, Sir? There are
several
6
, including blue.
Michael
: No, thank you. I don’t like wearing a hat.
But we’re very interested in buying some
7
you have.
Jennifer
: Yes, the souvenirs are very pretty. By
the way, we’ll pay the shirt later along
with the souvenirs, if you don’t mind?
Shopkeeper : Not at all. Please.
Blue
Souvenirs
But I don’t think
What do you think
Shopkeeper
Colours
May I have
Horizon
New
Bali is Indonesian
island located between
Java to the west and
Lombok to the east. It
is one of the country’s
33 provinces with the
provincial capital at
Denpasar towards the
south of the island.
It is also the largest
tourist destination in the
country and is renowned
for its lightly developed
arts, including dance,
sculpture, painting,
leather, metalworking
and music.
Source:
en.wikipedia.org
Work with your partner. Check your answers in
Practice 2 with the words/phrases in the box
below.
Practice
3
Listen to the dialogue from the tape in Practice 2
once again. Then, check your answers.
Practice
4
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English in Focus
for Grade VIII
Listen to the text from the tape and answer the
following questions by choosing either a, b, c, or
d for the right answer.
1. What does the hotel provide?
a. Lunch.
b. An extra bed.
c. Free transportation.
d. Lodging and breakfast.
2. Who carries the luggage?
a. A cashier.
b. A receptionist.
c. A bellboy.
d. A manager.
3. With whom is Henri going to spend his holiday in
Semarang?
a. Alone.
b. Karna.
c. The bellboy.
d. The receptionist.
4. How are the bellboys?
a. Kind.
b. Friendly.
c. Kind and friendly.
d. They have many friends.
1. Look at the pictures. Is one of them a hotel?
2. Have you ever stayed in a hotel?
3. What is the difference between a hotel and a motel?
Source
:
HL Magazines
, 2000
1
2
Look at the pictures. Then, answer the questions.
Practice
5
Practice
6
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The Small Hotel
Henri and Karna are going to
1
their
2
in Semarang. They are going to spend one
night in Semarang. For
3
, they usually choose
a hotel in Jalan Majapahit. It is a small hotel but it is
clean and tidy.
The hotel is
4
near the bus station
and
angkot
vehicles pass the main road in front
of the hotel. Henri and Karna can go to the bus
station by
angkot
. This hotel provides
5
and
6
. Every time they come to the hotel, a kind
7
helps them choose a
8
room with two
9
. There is an indoor
10
in the room. Then
the bellboy carries their luggage.
The
11
of a room in this hotel is not too
12
. This covers the cost of
13
and the
breakfast. The bellboy and the workers of the hotel
are kind and
14
.
Listen to the text from the tape again and
À
ll in the
blanks.
Practice
7
Listen to the text once again. Then, check your
answer by using the words in the box.
Practice
8
Source:
www.igogreece.com
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Work with your partner. Then, state whether the
following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Henri and Karna are going to spend their holiday in
Jogjakarta.
2. They always choose a hotel on Jalan Majapahit.
3. The hotel is big and luxurious.
4. The hotel is quite far from the bus station.
5. There aren’t any public vehicles that pass in front of
the hotel.
6. The hotel only provides lodging.
7. There is only one bed in the room.
8. The hotel is not very expensive.
9. The cost covers the room and breakfast.
10. All the bellboys are kind and friendly.
Practice
9
Pronounce It!
1. spend
: /
spend
/
2. holiday
: /
ˈhɒlədeɪ
/
3. accommodations
: /
əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn
/
4. located
: /
laʊˈkeɪtɪd
/
5. lodging
: /
ˈlɒdɜɪŋ
/
6. breakfast
: /
ˈbrekfəst
/
7. comfortable
: /
ˈkʌmftəbl
/
8. bathroom
: /
bɑ:ɵrʊm
/
9. bed
: /
bed
/
10. expensive
: /
ɪkˈspensɪv
/
11. room
: /
rʊm
/
12. friendly
: /
frendlɪ
/
13. cost
: /
kɒst
/
spend
accommodation
receptionist
beds
located
holiday
comfortable
friendly
bathroom
lodging
the room
cost
expensive
breakfast
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Listen to the tape to complete these sentences.
1. A : Where are you going to spend your
?
B : In the countryside.
2. A : Does your bedroom look
?
B : Yes, it is always neat and in order.
3. A : What does
mean?
B : It means temporary accommodation.
4. A : What do you think about the
?
B : They are very nice and friendly.
5. A : Do you think the hotel is
?
B : No, I don’t think so.
holiday
lodging
bellboys
expensive
tidy
Practice
10
Wonderland Theme Park
Ticket: Rp25,000 (adult)
Rp15,000 (child)
Opening hours: 10.00 a.m. — 8.00 p.m.
Saturday—Sunday only
Features:
• Roller coaster rides
• Water games
• Show house
• Free burger
Wildlife Nature Park
Ticket: Rp12,000 (adult)
Rp6,000 (child)
Opening hours: 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Monday –Sunday
Features:
• Nature talks
• Jungle trekking
• Nature quiz
• Free bookmarks
Pay attention at the lea
Á
ets and listen to your
teacher carefully while reads them aloud to you.
Practice
11
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for Grade VIII
Answer these questions orally.
1. Where do you usually spend your holiday?
2. Have you ever been to a theme park?
3. What do you say if you want to give opinion?
4. What do you say if you agree with your friend’s
opinion?
Role play
Act out the following dialogue with your friend.
Budi and all his classmates are going to Dufan
.
Budi is chatting
with his best friend
,
Dani
.
Budi : It’s very exciting today.
Dani : Yes, it is. I’m having so much fun.
Practice
12
Practice
1
Practice
2
Listen again to your teacher and
À
ll in the blanks
below.
In this section, you will learn how to:
• use the expressions of asking, giving, and rejecting items;
• use the expressions of asking and giving opinions;
• express agreement and disagreement;
• retell a descriptive text;
• express to a short functional text in the form of notes.
After learning the lesson in this section, you are expected to be able to:
• express how to ask, give, and reject items;
• express how to ask and give opinions;
• express how to express agree and disagree;
• express how to retell a descriptive text;
• express how to respond to a short functional text in the form of notes.
Speaking
Wildlife Nature
Park
Wonderland
Theme Park
Ticket (adult)
Rp12,000
1
Ticket (child)
2
Rp15,000
Opening hours
from
9.00 a.m.
3
Closing hours
4
8.00 p.m.
Open on
Monday–Sunday
5
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Budi : Which is the most exciting game for you here?
Dani : Well, I must say that roller coaster is the most
exciting game.
Budi : Yes, I agree. The roller coaster gave me an
unforgettable experience. I think I want to ride
it again.
Dani : Yes, me too. By the way, are you chewing gum?
Can I have some?
Budi : Yes, of course. Here you are.
Dani : Thanks.
Budi : Do you want the new banana
Á
avour? It tastes
good.
Dani : Not for me, thanks. I don’t like bananas.
Answer the following questions based on the
dialogue in Practice 2.
1. What is Dani’s opinion about the most exciting game?
2. What about Budi’s opinion about it?
3. Who is chewing gum in the dialogue?
4. Which
Á
avour doesn’t Dani like?
Practice
3
You can use these expressions to ask for items from
someone.
•
Can I have ...?
•
Can you give me ...?
•
May I have ...?
You can use these expressions to give items to
someone.
•
Here you are.
•
This is for you.
•
I’d like to give you ....
•
Please accept ....
You can use these expressions to reject items from
someone.
•
No, thank you.
•
Not for me, thanks.
•
Not this time, thanks.
You can use these expressions to ask for opinions.
•
What do you think ...?
•
What’s your opinion ...?
•
How do you feel about?
You can use these expressions to give opinions.
•
I think ....
•
I must say ....
•
From my point of view ....
Speech Act
Informal
Informal
Formal
(to older people or
a stranger)
Formal
(to older people or
a stranger)
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Role play
Work with your partner. Make your own questions
using the phrases below. Then, ask each other.
What’s your opinion
?
May I have
, please?
What do you think about
?
What is your feeling about
?
Can I have
, please
?
Source
:
www.wikipedia.com
Practice
5
Look at the picture. Then, answer the questions
orally.
Practice
6
Practise the following dialogue with your friend.
Practice
4
You can use these expressions to say that you agree.
•
Yes, I agree.
•
That’s true.
You can use these expressions to say that you disagree.
•
I don’t agree.
•
No, I don’t think ....
Bara
: Hi, Mentari. Where are you going anyway?
Mentari : Oh, hi Bara. I’m going to the library.
Bara
: Oh. Hey, maybe you can also borrow teenlit
or chicklit there?
Mentari : Well, I think that’s impossible, Bara. Because
I don’t like those books. In my opinion, the
stories are not so interesting and sometimes
they’re so boring.
Bara
: I see. According to me, the books are okay.
The stories are based on the everyday facts
in teenagers life.
Mentari : Then, we have different opinion about it,
Bara. And I appreciate your opinion.
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When I had a holiday in Malaysia last month, I
stayed in a small but comfortable hotel. The room
was very beautiful although it was not very big. The
color of the wall was cream, so it felt warm inside. The
curtains were arranged beautifully. The furniture was
nice too. The room has a sofa and a small TV set.
1. What picture is it?
2. Have you ever stayed in this kind of room?
3. What do you usually
À
nd in a hotel room?
Study the following text.
Practice
7
Answer the following questions orally.
1. What is the purpose of the notice?
2. How much is a student charged for the trip?
3. Where will the students stay?
Practice
10
Trip to Puncak
Cost per student including transportation,
food and lodging: Rp300,000
Length of stay : 3 days and 2 nights
Place to stay : Jasmine Chalet
Those who wish to go please submit your
details and pay the fee to Mr. Hilman.
Say aloud the following note below.
Practice
9
Tell to the class about your own experience of
staying at the hotel room and share it with your
friends.
Practice
8
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English in Focus
for Grade VIII
Answer these questions.
Practice
1
In this section, you will learn how to:
• read and identify a descriptive text;
• identify the structure of a descriptive text;
• read a short functional text in the form of notices.
After learning the lesson in this section, you are expected to be able to:
• read and identify a descriptive text;
• read and understand a short functional text in the form of notices.
Reading
•
The inde
À
nite article (a or an) is used with singular, countable
nouns to refer to a thing or an idea for the
À
rst time.
•
There is
a
new hotel in my city.
• The de
À
nite article (the) is used with singular and plural,
countable and uncountable nouns when both the speaker and
the listener know the thing or idea already.
•
The hotel is not very big but
the
architecture is very beautiful.
(the speaker and the listener know which hotel it is)
Articles :
a
and
th
e
Study the following example.
There is
a
new hotel in my city.
The
hotel is not very big but the architecture is very beautiful.
Grammar
Stage
1. Do you know what a hotel is?
2. Have you ever stayed in a hotel?
3. Can you mention the names of famous hotels in your
city?
Source
:
www.designhotels.com
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With
À
ne facilities:
•
100 Rooms
• Restaurant
•
Sport Facilities
Come to Our Hotel
GRAND OMEGA
“Hospitality is Our
Trademark”
Source
:
www.wikipedia.com
•
Coffee Shop
•
Karaoke Room
There is a new hotel in my city. It is a four star hotel.
It is
located downtown.
The hotel is not very big but the architecture is
very beautiful. It looks like a classic castle in Europe.
According to the brochure, it has 100 rooms, a fancy
restaurant, complete sports facilities including a
swimming pool, tennis court, gym and sauna, there
are also a coffee shop and a karaoke room .
The pictures of the rooms in the brochure are
very nice. The rooms look very comfortable. It they
contain a big spring bed with big pillows, a nice sofa,
a wardrobe and a television system with programmes
from all over the world. The bathroom is very beautiful
although it is not very big. It has a bath-tub with hot
and cold water so guests can bath in it comfortably.
The brochure says "Hospit
ality is our trademark."
The staff of that hotel, from the receptionists, house
keepers, and bellboys are trained to be polite and to
help guests in any way they can.
Read the following text carefully.
Practice
2
Find out the main idea of each paragraph from the
text in Practice 2.
Practice
3
Description
Introduction
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English in Focus
for Grade VIII
Decide whether these statements are true (T) or
false (F).
1. The hotel is old and dusty.
2. The architecture resembles a building in America.
3. There are only 100 rooms in the hotel.
4. According to the brochure, the rooms are small and
comfortable.
5. There are two beds in each room.
6. “Self-service” is the hotel’s motto.
7. The hotel’s staff is very polite.
Practice
5
1. What makes the hotel different from other hotels?
2. Mention some hotel facilities.
3. Describe how the rooms of the hotel looks like.
4. Describe how the bathroom looks like.
5. What is the motto of the hotel?
Practice
6
Study the following text carefully.
Nusa Tenggara
Nusa Tenggara is the name for the chain of islands
which lies to the east of Bali. Including the islands of
Komodo, Lombok, Flores and Timor, Nusa Tenggara
spans a variety of landscapes, from tropical forests,
high volcanic lakes and dry savannahs. The largest
islands are Lombok and Sumbawa, with hundreds
of smaller islands between. East Nusa Tenggara has
566 islands. The long northern arch of the island
chain is the result of volcanic activity, whilst the
southern islands are formed from coral deposits.
Most of the eastern islands are arid, due to hot winds
blowing from the continent of Australia and sparsely
vegetated. The Western half of Nusa Tenggara is
moister and has denser vegetation. The Northern part
of the chain is known for deep lakes contained in the
craters of extinct volcanoes, the most famous of which
are the coloured mineral lakes on Gunung Keli Mutu
in Flores
Taken from:
www.eng.walhi.or.id
Work with your partner. Answer the following
questions based on the text in Practice 2.
Practice
4
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Practice
7
Welcome to Happy Lake Garden
Open : Monday to Friday
: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday : 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Admission:
Monday to Friday
: Free
Saturday and Sunday
: Adults
Rp5,000
Children under 12 Rp3,000
Read the notice below carefully.
Practice
8
Rules for visitors
1. Do not litter. Throw your food wrappings, sweets
wrappings, cigarette butts etc. into the rubbish
bins that are placed all over the park.
2. Do not pick the
Á
owers in the park.
3. Do not swim in the lake.
4. Do not
À
sh in the lake on any other day except
Sunday.
5. Picnics are allowed only on Saturdays and
Sundays.
6. The management will not be responsible for any
loss or damage to personal belongings.
7. All visitors must leave the park at the scheduled
time.
Answer the following questions.
1. Which rule reminds visitors to keep the park clean?
2. What days can we picnic there?
Practice
9
Now, identify the characteristic of the text in
Practice 6.
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for Grade VIII
1
2
Source
:
www.ce.eng.usf.edu
Source
:
www.cemail2.ce.ntu.edu.tw
Places of Interest
Leaning Tower
Merlion Statue
London Bridge
Great Wall
Sydney Opera House
Borobudur
Sphinx
Arc’ de Triomphe
Country
France
Britain
China
Indonesia
Australia
Italy
Singapore
Egypt
Match the following famous places of interest with
the countries where they are located.
Practice
1
Match the following pictures with the names of the
places of interest on the Practice 1.
Practice
2
3
Source
:
www.eryptick.net
4
Source
:
www.cas.sc.edu
In this section, you will learn how to:
• write the characteristics of a descriptive text;
• write a short functional text in the form of postcard.
After learning the lesson in this section, you are expected to be able to:
• write the characteristics of a descriptive text appropriately;
• write a short functional text in the form of postcard correctly.
Writing
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5
6
Source:
www.qsl.net
Source:
www.70tamu-commerce.edu
F
ollow-up
Activity
Find articles and photos of an interesting place in Indonesia,
such as Bali, Ancol, Borobudur, Bunaken, etc. You may
À
nd the articles and photos in the newspapers, magazines,
or the Internet. Make the description as interesting as
possible and give it your teacher. You may suggest the
class visit the place.
If you want to get
information about
holiday places, check this
web site:
www.liburan.info
Log On
Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota,
U.S.A.
It is a huge carving that shows the faces of four
famous American Presidents: George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham
Lincoln. Gutzon Borglum started the construction in
1927 and it was not completed until shortly after he
died in 1941.
Adapted from
:
The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia
, 2006
Source
:
www.bensguide.gpo.gov
Study the description about a famous place of
interest.
Practice
3
description
identi
À
cation
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The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue in Washington D.C.
It is a huge house where the president of the United
States of America stays and works during his term.
People
À
rst recognized the building as the Presidential
Palace and Theodore Roosevelt gave the name White
House in 1901.
Adapted from
:
Microsoft Encarta Library Reference
, 2008
Observe the following postcard.
Dear Gina,
I’m in Puncak now.
The view is very beautiful, but
the air is so cold.
Hope you’re well
See you soon.
Love
Amy
Gina Gunawan
Mekar Jaya Street no. 46
Yogyakarta 12345
Indonesia
Now, write down your own description about a
famous site. Use the guiding questions to help
you.
Practice
5
Determine parts of this descriptive text.
Practice
4
Practice
6
1. What is the name of the site?
2. Where is it located?
3. Could you describe the features of the site?
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Write a postcard to a friend about your holiday.
Practice
7
Source
:
Publisher’s D ocumentation
This is a format of the
À
rst page of a passport. Copy it into
your exercise book. Then,
À
ll in the blanks with your own personal
data.
Enrich Your
Knowledge
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
A passport is a legal document for people to travel in and out of
a country. Usually a passport contains our own personal identity and
some pages for the immigration of
À
cers to put the nation’s stamp. The
stamps will show every country that you have visited.
Answer the following question by choosing a, b, c or d
based on the text.
Dono
:
What do you think of our school basket ball
team, Fan?
Taufan :
I t
hink they play
than the SMU 5
team.
Dono
:
That's why we win the game.
a. worse c. better
b. more slowly d. more quickly
Adapted from
Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris
, 2004
UN
Challenge
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for Grade VIII
L
earning Review
After studying all subjects in this chapter, answer the
following questions.
1. What have you learnt in this chapter?
2. What will you say to ask to an opinion?
3. What do you say to give on opinion about something?
4. What will you say if you want to ask for an item from
someone?
5. What will you say if you want to give an item to
someone?
6. What will you say to reject an item from someone?
7. What will you say if you agree with someone?
8. What will you say if you disagree with someone?
If you
À
nd some dif
À
culties while answering the questions,
you can learn the subjects once more or you may consult
your teache
r.
• Language Function
ʇ
Asking and giving opinion
-
What’s your opinion of ....
-
Well, I must say that ....
ʇ
Describing places
-
The rooms look very comfortable
-
The wall is colorful
•
Genre of text: Descriptive
ʇ
Social function : To describe a particular person, place, or thing.
ʇ
Generic structure:
- identi
À
cation: identi
À
es phenomenon to be described
-
description: describes parts, qualities, characteristics
There is a new hotel in my city. It is a four star hotel
....
• Grammar: Articles: a and the
Example:
-
There is
a
new hotel in my city.
-
The
hotel is not very big but the architecture is very beautiful.
Learning Essential