ENGLISH TASK UNIT 3 PAGE 74

ABOUT RICE

Arranged By:

Name : Ni Wayan Dewi Astuti

Nim : PO7124318092

Courses : Bahasa Inggris Terapan 2

Lecturer : Hj. Hastini, S.Pd.,MA.

POLITEKNIK KESEHATAN KEMENKES PALU

PRODI D IV ALIH JENJANG KEBIDANAN
TAHUN AJARAN 2018/2019

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Task : Unit 3 Page 74

Pre-reading questions

1. What is the person doing?

He is eating rice
2. Where does rice grow?
Most rice grows in wet soil
3. Do you eat rice? When? Do you like it?
Yes, I do. Everyday, even i'm eating. Of course, I like do.

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 RICE

People all over the word eat rice. Millions of people in Asia, Africa, and South America

eat it every day of their lives. Some people eat almost nothing but rice.

Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than seven thousand (7.000) kinds of rice. Most

kinds are water plants. Farmers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern part of the

United States and in eastern Australia.

No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think it started to grow in two

places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia thousands of years ago. Someone

in China wrote about it almost five thousands (5.000) years ago. Another kind probably grew in

West Africa. Other scientists think rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other

parts of the world.

There are two main ways to grow rice. Upland rice grows in dry soil. Most rice grows in

wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work by hand. This is the same way farmers

worked hundreds of years ago. Some countries now use machines in their rice farms. The

farmers all use fertilizer. Some insects are enemiesof rice. Farmers poison them.

People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal feed and rice oil from it. They

also make baskets, brooms, rug, sandals, and roofs for their houses. They burn dry rice plants for

cooking.

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Terjemahan :

NASI

Orang-orang di seluruh dunia makan nasi. Jutaan orang di Asia, Afrika, dan Amerika

Selatan memakannya setiap hari dalam hidup mereka. Beberapa orang hampir tidak makan apa

pun selain nasi.

Beras adalah sejenis rumput. Ada lebih dari tujuh ribu (7.000) jenis beras. Sebagian besar

jenisnya adalah tanaman air. Petani menanam padi di banyak negara, bahkan di bagian selatan

Amerika Serikat dan di Australia timur.

Tidak ada yang tahu dari mana beras itu berasal. Beberapa ilmuwan berpikir padi mulai

tumbuh di dua tempat. Mereka berpikir bahwa satu jenis padi tumbuh di Asia selatan ribuan

tahun yang lalu. Seseorang di Cina menulis tentang haal itu hampir lima ribu (5.000) tahun yang

lalu. Jenis lain mungkin tumbuh di Afrika Barat. Ilmuwan lain berpikir beras berasal dari India,

dan wisatawan India membawanya ke bagian lain dunia.

Ada dua cara utama menanam padi. Padi di dataran tinggi tumbuh di tanah kering.

Sebagian besar padi tumbuh di tanah basah. Orang-orang di banyak negara melakukan semua

pekerjaan dengan tangan. Ini adalah cara yang sama dengan para petani bekerja ratusan tahun

yang lalu. Beberapa negara sekarang menggunakan mesin di pertanian padi mereka. Para petani

semuanya menggunakan pupuk. Beberapa serangga adalah musuh padi. Petani meracuni mereka.

Orang-orang menggunakan setiap bagian dari tanaman padi. Mereka membuat pakan

ternak dan minyak dari situ. Mereka juga membuat keranjang, sapu, karpet, sandal, dan atap

untuk rumah mereka. Mereka membakar tanaman padi kering untuk memasak.

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A. Vocabulary
brooms grass probably West
rice rugs eastern soil
sandals even roofs insects

1. They also make baskets, brooms, rugs, sandals, and roofs for theirs houses.
2. Rice is kind of grass.
3. People all over the world eat rice.
4. Farmers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern part of the United States and
in eastern Australia.
5. Some insects are enemies of rice.
6. Another kind probably grew in West Africa.
7. Upland rice grows in dry soil.

B. Vocabulary (new context)

even probably rice eastern
rug sandals grass insects
roof soil West broom

1. In the summer people like to wear sandals instead of shoes.

2. Chicken, rice and salad make a good dinners.
3. Frank is two years old. He wants to play basketball, but he can’t even pick up the ball.
4. We can have our picnic on the grass under the tree.
5. Paul cleaned the garage floor with a broom.
6. The rain comes through the roof of the old house.
7. Korea is in the eastern part of Asia.
8. Some insects live together in a group.
9. Lebanon is in West Asia.
10. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It will probably rain.
11. Plants must have sun, water, and good soil .
12. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have a beautiful new rug for the living room floor.

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C. Vocabulary Review
Match the words that mean the opposite
Column A Column B
1. Already not yet a. easy
2. Large small b. cold
3. Toward away from c. not yet
4. Enemy friend d. northern
5. Difficult easy e. small
6. Hate love f. friend
7. Cheap expensive g. each other
8. Collect each other h. away from
9. Heat cold i. pass out
10. Southern northern j. wood
k. ekpensive
l. love

D. Questions
1. Why do some people eat almost nothing but rice?
Some people only eat rice because that is how they were raised. In other cultures,
rice is the main staple at all meals.
2. In what countries is rice n important food?
In Asia
3. What kind of plants is rice?
Rice is the kind of grass
4. How many kinds of rice are there?
There are more than seven thousand (7000) kinds of rice. Most kinds are water
plants.
5. Scientists have two ideas about where rice came from. What are they?
They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia thousands of years ago.
Someone in China wrote about it almost five thousands (5.000) years ago. Another
kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think rice came from India, and
Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.
6. What does “upland” mean?
An area of high to grow rice

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 7. Why do rice farmers use fertilizer?
To fertilize rice and multiply the seedlings
8. Why do most farmers grow rice by hand?
Because there hasn't been machines
9. How do farmers kill insects?
Use poisons
10. People eat rice. Tell others ways people use the rice plant.
People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal feed and rice oil from it.
They also make baskets, brooms, rugs, sandals, and roofs for their house. They burn
dry rice plants for cooking.

E. Comprehension : True/False/No Information

1. Rice is a kind of grass. (True)
2. Rice grows on dry land and in wet soil. (True)
3. Scientists know that rice came from India. (False)
4. Rice grows in the United States. (True)
5. There are more than 7.000 kinds of rice. (True)
6. Maybe Chinese travelers took rice to India. (False)
7. More people grow rich with machines than by hand. (False)
8. Farmers use fertilizer to kill insects.(False)
9. Chinese farms need more fertilizer than Indian farms. (No Information)
10. People use every part of the rice plant. (True)

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F. Main Idea
1. Rice is a very important crop, but nobody knows where it came from.
Main idea paragraph 3
No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think it started to grow in
two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia thousands of years
ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost five thousands (5.000) years ago. Another
kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think rice came from India, and
Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.

2. People grow rice in many countries

Main idea paragraph 2
Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than seven thousand (7.000) kinds of rice. Most
kinds are water plants. Farmers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern part of
the United States and in eastern Australia.

3. Today rice farmers use machines, fertilizers, and poisons

Main idea paragraph 4
There are two main ways to grow rice. Upland rice grows in dry soil. Most rice grows in
wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work by hand. This is the same way
farmers worked hundreds of years ago. Some countries now use machines in their rice
farms. The farmers all use fertilizer. Some insects are enemiesof rice. Farmers poison
them.