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Chapter 13

:

It's Garbage In

Ar

t Works Out

Mensyukuri kesempatan dapat mempelajari bahasa

Inggris sebagai bahasa pengantar komunikasi

International yang diwujudkan dalam semangat belajar.

Menunjukkan perilaku santun dan peduli dalam

melaksanakan komunikasi interpersonal dengan guru

dan teman.

Menunjukkan perilaku jujur, disiplin, percaya diri,

dan bertanggung jawab dalam melaksanakan

komunikasi transaksional dengan guru dan teman.

Menunjukkan perilaku tanggung jawab, peduli,

kerjasama, dan cinta damai, dalam melaksanakan

komunikasi fungsional.

Me

nganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur

ke

bahasaan dari teks news item berbentuk berita

se

derhana dari koran/radio/TV, sesuai dengan

ko

nteks penggunaannya.

Me

nangkap makna dalam teks berita sederhana dari

k

oran/radio/TV.

1

2 .1

2.2

2.3

3.9

4.13

Tujuh Pembelajaran:

Set

elah mempelajari Bab 13, siswa diharapkan mampu:

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A. WARMER: Pairwork

Rearrange the following letters into meaningful words. The words can

be found in the news script in Part B

Task 5

following this section.

B. OBSERVING AND QUESTIONING

Listening Comprehension

Task 1:

Spend a minute or two writing down waste that you

produce from your daily activities.

Task 2:

Compare the list to your classmate’s. What is the common

waste that you produce?

foo

d leftovers?

p

aper?

v

egetable?

fru

it skin?

c

ardboard?

woode

ned stuff?

Pla

stic bottles, bags, glasses?

• plastic

bo

ttles • ........................

• ...................... • ........................

• ...................... • ........................

elcycer

coeinrnta

inrinpatgcoor

unganerliv

rezogniec

seurec

bi

rda

sc

tlpreuu

sthar

yitn

iheibxt

retaicple

tertuex

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Task 3

:

What question(s) can you ask after you all know the

kind of waste most frequently produced? (Your questions can be

related

t

o

h

ow

t

o

l

ive

a

m

ore

e

fficient

l

ife

w

ith

l

ess

w

aste,

h

ow

en

vironmentally dangerous your waste to the environment, or how

to recycle the waste, etc)

Task 4:

If you listen to a news report about

an artist that turns

plastic bags into art

, what QUESTION do you need to generate?

Discuss that with your partner.

The question(s) is/are:

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Some possible answers:

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Task 5:

Now listen to the radio news. Your teacher will play the

recording or read aloud a script of a news report. Close your book.

While listening, check if the answers to your questions are right.

Artist Turns Plastic Bags into Art

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Source:

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/

plastic-bag-as-art/1966951.html

Picture 13.1 Colorful Braids

Task 6

: Vocabulary Builder

Put a tick

(V)

when the meaning of the words and their meanings

match. There are two words whose meanings do not match. See

number one as an example.

1. sculpture (noun): an object made out of stone, wood,

clay, etc

v

2. container (noun): something such as a box or bowl

used to keep something in

3. tiny (adjective): extremely small

4. to braid: mengepang

5. braid: kepangan

6.

t

o

u

nravel:

t

o

f

asten

o

r

t

ie

s

omething

fi

rmly

7. to incorporate: to include something as part of a

group system, etc.

8. to replicate: doing something again to get the same

result again

9. to loop: to move in a circular direction that shapes

the form of a loop

10. to secure

: st

op being twisted together (mengurai)

11

. masterpiece: the best work of art

12

. treasure: a very important and valuable object

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C. COLLECTING INFORMATION

Task 7:

Comprehension Question

Listen to the news again. Your teacher will play the recording or read

aloud the script of the news report again. After that, read the following

questions

a

nd

a

nswer

t

hem

b

riefly.

D

o

i

t

i

ndividually

fi

rst,

t

hen

c

heck

yo

ur work by comparing your answers to a classmate's.

1.

Wh

at is the news about?

2.

Wh

en and where was the event told by the reporter take

place? Who were involved?

3.

Wh

at does Irby do with her newspaper plastic bag?

4.

Ho

w did she come out with the idea of turning the plastic

bags into artwork?

5.

Wh

o are Caty Weaver, June Simms, Allita Irby, Charlotte

Hogan, Alita Meyer, and Shirley Watts?

6.

Is t

he news important? Why do you think so?

7.

Is i

t very common to change plastic waste into valuable

things? Why do you think so?

8. Do

y

ou

t

hink

t

hat

I

rby’s

w

ork

i

s

s

ignificant?

W

hy

d

o

y

ou

th

ink so?

9.

Ho

w can Irby’s idea and works contribute to the

betterment of their environment?

10.

If y

our environment around you is ideal, how can you

express gratefulness?

Task 8:

Identifying Text Structure

Listen again. The text you just listened to or read is an example

of a radio news report. In the following boxes are the parts of the

news script. Read them carefully. After that, number the following

boxes

t

o

s

how

w

hich

p

art

c

omes

fi

rst

a

nd

w

hich

p

arts

c

ome

l

ater.

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Th

e

fi

eld

r

eporter

ment

ions her name

to end the report.

The broadcaster in the

studio welcomes listeners to

the program and introduces

her name.

The

fi

eld

r

eporter

i

ntroduces

he

r name and reports the

event with more detailed

information by interviewing

some actors and witnesses

of the event.

The broadcaster in the

studio ends the program

by mentioning her name

and inviting listeners

to join the program

again next time.

The broadcaster in

the studio tells the

newsworthy event in

the form of a summary.

Task 9:

Pronunciation Practice

Listen to your teachers pronouncing the following words carefully.

Repeat after her/him.

1.

sculpture:

/ ˈ skʌlptʃər/

2.

container:

/ kənˈ teɪnər/

3.

break down:

/ ˈ breɪkdaʊn/

4.

tiny:

/ ˈ taɪni/

5.

braid:

/ breɪd/

6.

unravel:

/ ʌnˈ rævə l /

7.

incorporate:

/ ɪnˈ kɔː pəreɪt/

8.

replicate:

/ˈ replɪkeɪt/

9.

loop:

/ luː p /

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10.

secure:

/ sɪˈ kjʊr/

11.

trash:

/ træʃ/

12.

masterpiece:

/ˈ mæstərpiː s/

13.

treasure

:

/ˈ treʒər/

Task 4:

Read the following news item of similar topic taken from a

newspaper. What do you learn from the text?

Indonesia Opens Regional Recycling Conference

Petrus Riski

February 25, 2014 1:44 PM

SU

RABAYA, INDONESIA—Indonesia has opened

a regional recycling conference aimed at increasing

awareness of waste management for economic and

environmental

bene

fits.

Th

e Fifth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the

Pacific,

w

hich

o

pened

i

n

S

urabaya

T

uesday,

i

s

b

eing

at

tended by 300 participants from nearly 40 Asia and

Pacific

coun

tries.

Attendees at the 3R Forum look at toy motorcycles made

from recycled parts, Surabaya, Indonesia. (Petrus Riski/VOA)

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The city was chosen to host the event because of its

s

uccess in managing municipal waste through the 3Rs,

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

May

or Tri Rismaharini said waste transportation is

expensive and that the best way to address the problem

is at its sources, with every household involved in

recycling activities. "We can see that every year there

is a reduction in the volume of trash that ends up in the

landfill.

W

hen

I

w

as

t

he

h

ead

o

f

S

anitation

a

nd

P

arks,

it w

as 2,300 cubic meters per day. Currently it’s 1,200

cubic meters," she explained. "So you can see the

reduction, which goes to composting centers, also in the

community, and waste management centers."

Th

e mayor said the city also runs a program for

children called eco school.

"T

he school does not only teach about the

environment but also introduces environmental-friendly

practices, such as the eco school program where

they bring their own plates and cups to reduce plastic

waste. They even don’t use drinking straws," added Tri

Rismaharini.

Th

e conference will continue until Thursday.

(Sources: http://www.voanews.com/content/indonesia-opens-

r

egional-recycling-conference/1858981.html)

Task 4:

Vocabulary Builder

Find the boldfaced words in the text, then match them with their

meaning below. Use the context of the sentences in the text to

decide which word matches which meaning.

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a.

a decrease in the size, price, or amount of something

or

the act of decreasing something

b.

re

lated to or belonging to the government of a town

or

city

c.

Al

l the people who live in one house

d.

pl

aces to make plants, leaves etc. into compost

e.

th

e knowledge or understanding of a particular subject

or

situation

f.

a pl

ace where waste is buried under the ground

g.

th

ings that you throw away, such as empty bottles, used

papers, food that has gone bad

Task 6:

Comprehension Questions

Answer the following question briefly.

1.

What was the main agenda of the conference?

2

.

Wh

at was probably the main reason for holding

the

conference?

3.

Wh

y was Surabaya selected to be the conference venue?

4.

Ho

w important was the conference for Indonesia?

5.

Ha

s Indonesia implemented the three Rs so far?

6.

Wh

at did Rismaharini believe to be the best municipal

waste management?

7.

Wh

at made the mayor very convinced about her

wa

ste management?

8.

Ho

w did the mayor educate students to live a zero

wa

ste life?

9.

Wh

at do you think about the mayor’s concept on

municipal waste management?

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Task 7:

Making a script for a news broadcast

Read Task 2 again (in

C- COLLECTING INFORMATION

).

After you get inputs from your teacher about the structure of a radio

news report, use the information to modify the reading text above

into a script for a news broadcast. Do that in pairs, then compare

your work with your classmates’.

E. ASSOCIATING

Task 1:

Text Structure

Your teacher will read again the radio news. The following

table shows how the ideas in a news item are arranged. Fill in

the following table with the information in the boxes in Task 8

(OBSERVATION), or the radio news script you have just made.

Opening

Main event/

newsworthy event

Elaboration

Closing

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Vocabulary Exercise

Task 2:

Fill in the blanks with the right word from the following list.

Some words can be used more than once.

1.

In t

he art class, the art teacher told us to make

___________ of animals or tress from clay that later

can be donated to a kindergarten next to our school.

2.

Ev

ery household in our city should think of how to

_______ the amount of _________ taken to the

_________. The three Rs should be in the mind of

al

l people.

3. My

m

other

t

old

m

e

t

hat

i

n

t

he

o

ld

t

ime

i

t

w

as

d

ifficult

to b

uy soupy kinds of food. We had to bring our

own _____________ from home because plastic

___________ were not as popular as it is now.

4.

It t

akes years for plastic waste to ________. Therefore,

live a zero waste life by bringing your own (plastic) bags

or containers wherever you go.

5.

Th

is box is full of ___________ little seeds that can

tu

rn into organic green leafy vegetables that have

significantly

l

arge

c

ontribution

t

o

y

our

h

ealth.

L

et’s

g

row

ou

r own vegetables.

6.

As a l

ittle girl, I enjoyed wearing my hair in

____________; and now I enjoy weaving and twisting

to ________ my friend’s long hair.

container treasure masterpiece

tiny

l

andfill

sc

ulptures

aw

areness

brea

k down

mu

nicipal

braids

un

ravel

loo

p

re

plicate

se

cure

incorporate

co

mpost

red

uce braid

tra

sh

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7.

Could you help me ____________ this rope over these

s

acks? We need three strings more to _______ the

knots of these three sacks of rice.

8.

Wh

at is this nation’s most precious _________ that

ca

n guarantee this country’s welfare? It is the

hi

gh-spirited and environmentally concerned

young

generation like you.

9.

En

vironmentally concerned city architects will

____________ environment-friendly features in their

design of the city planning.

10.

Do y

ou agree if I say that Andrea Hirata’s “Laskar

Pelangi” is a ______________? It has been translated

into many languages and we should be proud of that.

11.

As t

he last assignment, you need to do a research

project. If you want to ___________ your senior’s

research you need to explain why it is important to do

that again and in what way your own research will be

different from your senior’s.

12.

Th

e hair stylist _______ the ribbon over the braids

then tightened the ______ so that braids will not

___________.

13.

Th

e _________ government provides free _________

as free fertilizers for our plants.

14.

Sch

ools should have eco programs that aim at

developing students’ ___________ about their

environment.

Grammar Review

Task 3:

To

form

a

noun

we

can

add

suffix

–ion

to

verbs.

Study

the

ex

amples

i

n

t

he

fi

rst

f

ew

n

umbers

a

nd

t

hen

c

omplete

t

he

r

est.

Y

ou

ca

n make the list longer. Work in pairs.

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Grammar Exercises

Task 4:

Now try to use them in sentences. See the example.

1.

Th

ink of what you can

contribute

to make your school

atmosphere and environment better. Your meaningful

contribution

will make you feel better about yourself.

2.

Th

e artist {replicate] the hairstyle of an Indian ethnic group

in America, the Navajo. The [replicate] looks beautiful.

3.

I [ pr

omote ] Sita and Budi to be the representatives of

our class in the student organization. I will use poster for

the [promote].

4.

Th

e architect [incorporate] environmentally friendly

materials in the design of the public library. The

[incorporate] will make the new building harmonious with

the surrounding.

5.

Th

e painting [exhibit] will take place in the main hall of

the library. Not only national artists but also some high

school students will [exhibit] their works there.

Verb

Noun

1.

in

corporate

2.

po

llute

3.

ex

hibit

4.

rep

resent

5.

re

plicate

6.

crea

te

7.

pro

mote

8.

do

nate

9.

co

ntribute

10.

pr

oduce

incorporation

pollution

exhibition

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

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6. Do

not

[pollute]

this

lake.

If

you

do,

the

[pollute]

will

finally

har

m our health.

7.

Be p

roud of being able to [create] this pop-up book

yourself. Though it is not the best, you should appreciate

the originality of your [create]. This is really much better

than copying other people’s work.

8.

Ch

ildren in the landslide area need our [donate] for buying

books and other learning materials. I suggest that everyone

in this class [donate] some of their pocket money.

Task 5:

Try to write sentences that use the noun and verb

forms of the following words.

1.

d

onate

–

d

onation

2.

c

ontribute

–

c

ontribution

3.

p

romote

–

p

romotion

4.

c

reate

–

c

reation

5.

e

xhibit

–

e

xhibition

Listening – transcribing a news item

Task 6:

Listen to the recording of a news item that your teacher

is playing carefully. Try to transcribe the news item that you hear.

After that, compare your work with your classmate’s sitting next

to you.

F. COMMUNICATING

Speaking

Let’s do a role-play. Follow these steps to make an interesting

role-play. Choose one of the role plays provided below

.

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Task 1:

Role

Play

one

–

news

broadcast

1. First,

make

groups

of

four

to

five

students.

2.

Fin

d some information about plastic recycling. You can

find

i

t

i

n

t

he

I

nternet,

n

ewspapers

o

r

m

agazines.

3.

Re

ad again the script of news report in section B task 5

and section C task 10.

4.

Fi

nd the differences between the format of the news

items for newspapers and radios.

5. After

y

ou

fi

nd

t

hem,

c

hoose

t

he

m

ost

i

nteresting

n

ews

fr

om a newspaper and rewrite it into a news script for a

radio broadcast.

6.

Th

en make a preparation for a radio broadcast.

7.

De

cide who will be the broadcaster in the studio, on site

reporter, and actors and witnesses of the event told in

the news report. The group can also designate some

members to be the experts who give comments about

the event. Enjoy the role-play.

Task 2:

R

ole

P

lay

t

wo

–

n

ews

w

riting

a

nd

b

roadcast

1. Work

in

groups

of

four

to

five.

2.

Loo

k for interesting things in the class and school or

around that are worth reporting. Your group may need to

interview some people (witnesses) of the thing you want

to report. Decide who will interview whom.

3.

Wo

rk together to write and edit the news report. Study

again the previous discussion and exercises in this

chapter and previous ones on the grammar, expressions,

and organization of ideas of news report.

4.

De

cide who will be the broadcaster in the studio,

reporter(s)

i

n

t

he

fi

eld,

a

nd

a

ctors

a

nd

w

itnesses

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of

the event told in the news report. The group can also

de

signate some members to be the experts who give

comments about the event. Try your best and enjoy

th

e role-play.

Read again the instructional objectives.

Is t

here any objective that you have not

been able to accomplish? Read the

activity

w

hich

i

s

s

till

d

ifficult.

D

on’t

he

sitate to ask for help to your teacher.

Source: www.123trf.com

Extension - Listening

Go to

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/an

d

fi

nd

m

ore

le

arning sources to develop your listening skills. Share

any interesting text worth listening to with your classmates

from the link or any other link. Exchange any important

information that you get.

REFLECTION