chapter 1
Tujuan Pembelajaran:
Setelah mempelajari Bab 1, siswa diharapkan mampu:
- Mengidentifikasi makna, tujuan komunikasi, struktur teks, danunsur bahasa yang terdapat dalam teks interaksi transaksional lisan dan tulis yang terkait dengan jati diri, dan hubungan keluarga sesuai
dengan konteks penggunaan. - Meminta dan memberi informasi tentang jati diri dan hubungan keluarga dengan menggunakan struktur teks yang tepat sesuai konteks penggunaan.
- Meminta dan memberi informasi tentang jati diri dan hubungan keluarga dengan menggunakan unsur bahasa (pronoun, subjective, objective, possessive) yang tepat sesuai konteks penggunaan .
Listen to your teacher’s explanation and do the activity as quickly as possible. Try to be the winner.
Match the words with their Indonesian equivalents. Compare your work with your classmate’s. The first one has been done for you.
Task 1: Jigsaw
Read the text carefully. Your teacher will identify you as A orB. Students identified as A, read Text 1; students identified as B, read Text 2.
Hello, Alia! Let me introduce myself. My name is Hannah.
I know your name from my friend, Caroline. She told me that you sent her an email telling her that you would like to have more pen palsfrom the US. I’d really like to be your E-pal. You sound really cool!
I guess I’d better tell you something about myself first. I’m 16 years old and I attend Thomas Edison High School here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. I have two brothers and two half sisters and I’m the middle child. My father died a few years ago so my mother runs the house and the family business. My father was a barista.
I have lots of hobbies. I like music – mostly classical music and folk music – but I don’t play an instrument. I like sports, especially tennis and basketball. At school I’m in the basketball team and I spend most of my extra-curricular time playing basket ball. I’m into animals very much. My sister and I have three dogs. They need lots of attention as you can imagine. My favorite subjects at school are art and geography. I think I’d like to become a park ranger when I graduate, perhaps work for the National Parks Service.
I don’t like reading but I love drawing and painting. How about you? Please drop me a line, Alia! Can’t wait to hear from you!
Hannah
Text 2:
A letter from Saidah
Cheers,
Saidah
Assalamu’alaikum Alia,
It was very interesting to read your letter about yourself and your hometown. I would really like to be your pen friend.
I’m a sixteen-year-old school student from Johor Bahru in Malaysia. Actually I attend an Islamic boarding school just outside the city but my family live in Kuala Lumpur. My eldest sister is a medical doctor. My younger brother is an elementary school student.
My favorite subjects are social sciences. I like history very much; it helps me know more how different countries existed in the past. At school we are supposed to use English at all times, so we have become quite fluent although sometimes we slip back into Malay, which is our mother tongue.
As for hobbies, I’m really into songs and music. My favorite boy band is One Direction. My favorite Malay singer is, of course, Siti Nurhaliza. I also like watching movies, especially comedies. The actor I like best is Tom Cruise.
I’m really into books. I like reading novels and short stories. I like some writers in English, like JK Rowling, and Indonesian writers too, like Andrea Hirata and Ahmad Fuadi. My dream, when I’m older, is to be a writer of science fiction books.
I’d really love to come to Indonesia some day, especially to the magnificent Raja Ampat in Papua. What about you, do you want to visit my country?
Wassalam.
Cheers,
Saidah
Saidah
Task 2:
After reading the text, in the chart below, identify the main idea of each paragraphs, and then write the most important details in your own words. Students identified as A, refer to Text 1; students identified as B, refer to Text 2.
After reading the text, in the chart below, identify the main idea of each paragraphs, and then write the most important details in your own words. Students identified as A, refer to Text 1; students identified as B, refer to Text 2.
Text 2
Task 3:
Work in pairs. If you have read Text 1, refer to Questions II; if you have read Text 2, refer to Questions I. Read the questions for your partner to answer.
Work in pairs. If you have read Text 1, refer to Questions II; if you have read Text 2, refer to Questions I. Read the questions for your partner to answer.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS I
Answer the following questions briefly.
1. How does Hannah contact Alia? Is there anybody introducing
Hannah to Alia?
2. Does Hannah want to be Alia’s friend?
3. Where does Hannah study?
4. Tell me about Hannah’s family!
5. What are Hannah’s hobbies?
6. Does she like animals? What animals does she have?
7. What profession would she like to have after graduating from
her school?
8. Have you ever written an email to a penpal? When?
Hannah to Alia?
2. Does Hannah want to be Alia’s friend?
3. Where does Hannah study?
4. Tell me about Hannah’s family!
5. What are Hannah’s hobbies?
6. Does she like animals? What animals does she have?
7. What profession would she like to have after graduating from
her school?
8. Have you ever written an email to a penpal? When?
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS II
Answer the following questions briefly.
1. Does Saidah want to be Alia’s friend?
2. Where is she from?
3. Where does Saidah study?
4. Tell me about Saidah’s family!
5. What are Saidah’s hobbies?
6. Does she have favorite singers? (If yes, who are they?)
7. Does she like reading books? Which authors does she like?
8. What profession would she like to have later?
9. Is she interested in visiting Indonesia? How does she know
indonesia?
10. Have you ever written a letter to get a pen pal? When?
THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Task 1:
Individually, complete the following chart to find out the structure of the email or the letter on page 4 and 5, depending on which text you have read.
Task 1:
Individually, complete the following chart to find out the structure of the email or the letter on page 4 and 5, depending on which text you have read.
Task 2:
Work in pairs (Students A and B) to discuss the text structure, and then share this with the class. Use the following prompts to help:
Identify the structure of the organisation of the letter.
a. What details can you find in the opening?
b. What’s the purpose of telling the contents?
c. What details can you find in the contents?
d. What’s the purpose of writing the closing?
e. What details can you find in the closing?
Work in pairs (Students A and B) to discuss the text structure, and then share this with the class. Use the following prompts to help:
Identify the structure of the organisation of the letter.
a. What details can you find in the opening?
b. What’s the purpose of telling the contents?
c. What details can you find in the contents?
d. What’s the purpose of writing the closing?
e. What details can you find in the closing?
Pronouns
In self introduction and also in other communication activities, pronouns are frequently used to prevent unimportant repetition. Pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, such as: I, you,
me, it, they, we, she, him, us.
In self introduction and also in other communication activities, pronouns are frequently used to prevent unimportant repetition. Pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, such as: I, you,
me, it, they, we, she, him, us.
Read the following sentences:
Alia wants to have many pen pals because Alia likes making friends. Alia’s pen pals come from many parts of the world. Caroline introduces Alia to Hannah. Now, Hannah becomes Alia’s pen pals. Hannah likes Alia a lot.
The word Alia is repeated too often and that makes the sentences not interesting. To make the sentences better we can replace Alia with pronouns:
Alia wants to have many pen pals because she likes making friends. Her pen pals come from many parts of the world. Caroline introduces her to Hannah. Now Hannah becomes Alia’s pen pals. Hannah likes her a lot.
There are several types of pronouns: subjective, objective, possessive adjectives, and possessive pronouns. Read the following table and the following explanation.
1. Subjective pronouns are the subjects of a sentence:
Read the following sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words
as examples of subjective pronouns.
a. I have three dogs.
b. You like to have many pen pals.
c. He studies in an elementary school.
d. She will get married.
e. We love Indonesia
f. They need attention
g. It barks when it is happy.
2. Objective pronouns are the objects of a sentence:
Read the following sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words
as examples of objective pronouns.
as examples of objective pronouns.
a. I know Caroline. She introduced me to you via e-mail.
b. My brother is an elementary school student. Sometimes I
accompany him to go to school.
c. My sister is a good student. Her campus gave her scholarship.
d. We love animals. Last week our neighbour gave us a funny
kitten.
e. They run the family business seriously. Customers like them
very much.
f. The fur of the cat is soft. We like to stroke it.
3. Possessive adjectives are words that indicate possession. Possessive adjectives are used with nouns.
Read the following sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words as examples of possessive adjectives. The possessive adjectives modify the nouns to show possession. The words in italics are the noun.
a. I have a pen pal. My pen pal is very kind.
b. You have three dogs. Your dogs need a lot of attention.
c. He studies in an elementary school. His school is not far.
d. She loves reading books. Her books are in that cupboard.
e. We run the business together. Our business is good.
f. They frequently come here. This park is their favorite place.
g. The kitten is funny. Its tail moves fast when it’s happy.
4. Possessive pronouns also show possession but possessive pronouns are not followed by nouns.
Read the following sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words as examples of possessive pronouns.
a. This is my book. This book is mine.
b. These are your dog. These dogs are yours.
c. His school is far from here. His is far.
d. Her book is interesting. Hers is interesting.
e. Their family business is good. Theirs is good.
f. Our plan has many alternatives. Ours has many alternatives.
b. My brother is an elementary school student. Sometimes I
accompany him to go to school.
c. My sister is a good student. Her campus gave her scholarship.
d. We love animals. Last week our neighbour gave us a funny
kitten.
e. They run the family business seriously. Customers like them
very much.
f. The fur of the cat is soft. We like to stroke it.
3. Possessive adjectives are words that indicate possession. Possessive adjectives are used with nouns.
Read the following sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words as examples of possessive adjectives. The possessive adjectives modify the nouns to show possession. The words in italics are the noun.
a. I have a pen pal. My pen pal is very kind.
b. You have three dogs. Your dogs need a lot of attention.
c. He studies in an elementary school. His school is not far.
d. She loves reading books. Her books are in that cupboard.
e. We run the business together. Our business is good.
f. They frequently come here. This park is their favorite place.
g. The kitten is funny. Its tail moves fast when it’s happy.
4. Possessive pronouns also show possession but possessive pronouns are not followed by nouns.
Read the following sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words as examples of possessive pronouns.
a. This is my book. This book is mine.
b. These are your dog. These dogs are yours.
c. His school is far from here. His is far.
d. Her book is interesting. Hers is interesting.
e. Their family business is good. Theirs is good.
f. Our plan has many alternatives. Ours has many alternatives.
Task 1: Guessing Games - Who Am I?
You’ll play a kind of guessing game ‘Who Am I?’. Your teacher will put a post-it paper with one of the words below on your back. You need to work in pairs and guess what the word on your back is by asking questions. Your partner may only answer your questions with either ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Observe the following examples of the questions.
Questions to ask:
Words to be written on post-it:
