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Chapter

Listening
• Listening to the expressions for admitting and denying a fact
• Listening to the expressions for asking, giving, and rejecting a help
• Listening to a descriptive text

Speaking
• Asking, giving, and rejecting help
• Admitting and denying a fact
• Responding to a descriptive text

Reading
• Reading a descriptive text
• Reading a short functional text in the form of signs

Writing
• Writing a descriptive text
• Writing a short functional text in the form of memo

Listening

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 In this section, you will learn how to:
• listen to the expressions for admitting and denying a fact; • listen to the expressions for
asking, giving, and rejecting help;
• listen to a descriptive text.

After learning the lesson in this section, you are expected to be able to:
• identify and respond to expressions for admitting and denying a fact;
• identify and respond to expressions for asking, giving, and rejecting a help; • identify and
respond to expressions for describing about animals and plants;
• identify and give responses to a descriptive text.

Practice 1 Answer the following questions.

1. Do you have any plants at home?
2. If yes, what kind of plants do you have?
3. How do you take care of plants?

Practice 2 While listening, complete the dialogue.

Father : Rian, don’t 1 to water the plants. They will die if
you do not 2 them 3 a day.

Rian : Okay, Dad. I won’t forget.

The next day, Rian forgets to water the plants. Then two
days later...
Father : Rian, the plants are 4 . I’ve told you to
water them. Did you water them yesterday?

Rian : Ummm.... Yes, I did.

Father : But, why are the plants dead now? Don’t
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to me.

Rian : I don’t lie, Dad.

Father : Lying is a bad habit, isn’t it? Now 6 me.

Did you water the plants yesterday?

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 Rian : Actually.... I forgot, Dad.
Father : So you didn’t water the plants.
Rian : No, I didn’t. I’m 7 .I8 I won’t

forget next time.

Father : Promise me you won’t lie next time.
Rian : I promise.
3. Can you state À ve kinds of Á ower?

Listen to your teacher reading the following dialogue.

Andi is visiting his classmate Nila. At this time, Nila is in the backyard of her house.
Andi : Hi, Nila.
Nila : Hi, Andi.
Andi : What are you doing?
Nila : Well. I’m planting a rose now. Can you help me
get the Á ower pot over there, please? Andi : Yes, of
course.
Andi takes the Á ower pot and gives it to Nila.
Andi : Here you are.
Nila : Thank you, Andi.
Andi : You’re welcome. These Á owers are beautiful.
Are they all yours?
Nila : Yes. My mother bought them for me.
Andi : Oh, I see. By the way, would you like me to water
the Á owers?
Nila : No, thanks. You don’t
have to.
Practice 6
Practice 7 Work with your partner. Answer the following
questions based on the dialogue.
1. What Á ower is being planted by Nila?
2. Do all of the Á owers belong to Nila?
3. What does Nila ask Andi to do?

Practice 8 Look again at the dialogue in Practice 6, and

then answer the following questions.
1. Which sentence in the dialogue indicates a
request?

Practice 9
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 Work with your partner. Check the words that you
Practice 3 Àll in the
2. Practice
Can you 2give
by looking through the
other expressions box
a request? State
below. them!

Look at the picture. Then, answer the following questions.

sorry twice lie

water forget

promise dead tell

Look at the dialogue in Practice 2. You are going to

Practice 4 listen to the dialogue again. Check your answers.
Source: CD Images

What
Answer1.the kind of questions.
following Á ower is it?
Practice 5 2. What is the color of the Á ower?
1. Do you like
Áowers?
3. Does it smell good?
2. If yes, what is your favourite one?
Listen to the text from the tape. Then, complete
Practice10 the text.

1
There are growing in my garden. I like them
2
very much. The
Áowers are but there are lots of
3 4 5
them. The is just like . My favorite
thingaboutÁowersis the smell.Jasmine6 very
good.
• I’m hungry!
Practice 11 • I want to go out!
• Help!
• I want attention!
Source: www.breeders-choice.com
New
Horizon

Why do Cats Meow?

Cats have 4 different Practice 12
meanings for “meow”. If
you listen carefully, you
can hear that each meow is
different.

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 Follow-up 5. Describe your pet.
Activity
Listen to your teacher reading the following text
Plant a Á ower in carefully. Then, À nd the meanings of the
front of your house. underlined words in Indonesian. Use your
Before deciding
what kind of Á ower
dictionary if necessary.
you will plant, you
should À nd out I Have a Cat
how to take care of Spot is a regular house cat. He is an adorable cat. He has
it. Observe the
orange fur with white and black spots. I like to cuddle
growth of the Á
ower. After several
him because his fur feels soft. Every morning I give Spot
days or weeks, milk. Spot does not like rice, so I give him cat food. Spot
compare its growth is an active animal. He likes to run around the house. He
with your friend’s Á likes to chase everyone in my house. When he feels tired
owers. or sleepy, Spot usually sleeps on the sofa in the living
room or sometimes under the table.

Answer the
following
questions.

Source

1. Do you have a
pet?
2. What kind of pet
do you have?
3. What kind of
food do you give
to your pet?
4. What does your
pet like to do?

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 Pronounce It!

1. pet : /pet/
2. spot : /spɒt/
3. cuddle : / kʌdl/
4. soft : ˈ
/sɒft/
5. fur : /fɜ:/
6. chase : /tʃeɪs/
7. tired : /ˈtaɪəd/
8. sleepy : /sli:pɪ/

Answer the following questions based on the text

Practice13 in Practice 12.
1. What kind of animal is Spot?
2. What does Spot look like?
3. What is Spot’s fur like?
4. What food does Spot have every morning?
5. What kind of food does Spot like?
6. What does Spot like to do?
7. Where does Spot usually sleep?

Decide whether the following statements are true ( T) or false (F)

ce 14 based on the text.
1. Spot is a dog.
2. Spot lives inside house.
3. Spot is an adorable animal.
4. Spot’s fur is white with black and orange spots.
5. Spot likes to drink water every morning.
6. Spot likes to eat cat food.
7. Spot doesn’t like to move around.
8. When Spot is tired or sleepy, he likes to sleep under the chair.

Match the words with their antonyms.

ce 15 Choose the
Words Antonyms appropriate words to
1. pet animal /pet ˈænɪml/ a. passive /ˈpæsɪv/ complete these
2. regular /ˈregjʊlɘ(r)/ b. wild animal /waɪld ˈænɪml/ sentences.
3. fat /fæt/ c. thin /θɪn/

4. soft /sɒft/ d. hard /hɑ:d/

5. active /ˈæktɪv/ e. irregular /ɪˈregjʊlɘ(r) /

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1. I feel very (sleepy/active). I think I have to lie

down.
2. You have to take care of your (pet/wild animal).
3. My pet likes to eat so it is very (t hin/fat ).
4. The carpet in my bedroom is very (soft/rough). So, it makes me comfortable.
5. The dog (walk/runs) to chase the cat.
6. My fat cat is not an (active/passive) animal.
7. There is nothing special about my pet. It is a (regular/irregular) house cat.

Pay attention to the pictures and listen to the notes form the tape.
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Watermelon

1
•
• Colors are red or yellow
• Flesh is soft, juicy, and
sweet
2
•
• Can be found locally

Source: CD Image

Green Apple

• Small and round

3
•
• Flesh is crunchy and sour
4
•
• Has to be imported from
other countries
• Known as Malang Apple

Source: CD Image

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 18 Fill in the blanks below with the information given
in Practice 17.

Watermelon Green apple

Source 1
imported
2
Size big 4
Price 3
expensive
Flesh soft
5
Taste sour

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 Speaking
In this section, you will learn how to:
• use the expressions for asking, giving, and rejecting a help;
• use the expressions for admitting and denying a fact;
• retell a descriptive text.
After learning the lesson in this section, you are expected to be able to:
• practise how to ask, give, respond and reject help;
• practise how to admit and deny a fact;
• practise how to retell a descriptive text.

Complete the dialogue with suitable adjectives

Practice1 provided in the box. Then practise with your
friend.

What does
a giraffe look like?
How about its legs?

The legs are very

4
and5 .

Hmm. It’s1
with
2
spots and it’s
very3 you know.

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 What does a
RafÁesia look like?
Anything else?

Let me see, it’s a

Yeah, the smell.
very6 Áower. The It smells pretty
colors are 9
.
7
and8 .

black red long

tall pale brown bad

big yellow strong

Answer the following questions orally.

Practice2
1. Your friend wants you to describe your pet. How do
you describe it?
2. Your friend doesn’t know about the jasmine Á ower.
She wants you to describe it. How do you describe
it?
3. What do you usually say to describe things?

Role play
Practice 3 Act the following dialogue with your friend.
Rudy : Hi, Dedy. How are you today?
Dedy : Hi, Rudy. Fine, and a bit excited.
Rudy : Are you? Excited about what?

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 Dedy : Well, my pet cat has had kittens. They’re cute,
small, and very adorable. Oh you should have
seen them.
Rudy : Sure, I’d love to!
4 Study the following expressions.

Source: CD Image

It is a cat. It is very cute and cuddly. It has white and

black fur. Its tail is long with white stripes.

Practice 5
Describe these things orally.
1 2

The king of the jungle. Tigers It has a train of dazzling

are strong swimmers. feathers.

3 4

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 Practice 6

The Komodo monitor An ancient animal with from

Komodo Island huge size
Source: CD Image

New Nina : Great. Thanks.

Horizon Niko : Should I bathe it?
Nina : No, it’s not necessary.
RafÁ esia, (or stinging Dialogue 2
corpe lily) any of group
of parasitic plants
Baron and Jaja are visiting the Bogor Botanical Garden. Jaja
without stems, native to wants to see the RafÁ esia Á ower.
Malaysia, Indonesia, and Jaja : I’ve never seen a RafÁ esia Á ower.
Thailand. There are 14
species, several of which
Baron : You’ll be surprised when you see it?
are endangered by the Jaja : Why? Is it beautiful?
destruction of the forests Baron : 1 .
where they grow. The Jaja : Does it smell good!
fruits is used locally for Baron : Yes, it smells very good.
medicine. The largest Á
owers in the world are
Jaja : I can’t wait to see it.
produced by R. arnoldiana.
About 1 m or 3 ft across,
they exude a small or
rotting Á ies to pollinate
them.
After a few minutes, they arrive at the RafÁ esia Á ower
Source: The Hutcinson
place.
Encyclopedia, 2001
Role play Jaja : 2 ?
Read the Baron : What smell? I don’t smell anything. Anyway,
following that is the RafÁ esia Á ower. (pointing at the
dialogues. Fill in RafÁ esia Á ower)
the blanks. Then, Jaja : Wow, it is beautiful.
act them with Baron : Just like I said, right?
your friends. Jaja : Yes. But I still smell something. The smell is
Dialogue 1 stronger now. I wonder .... Ron, you said a
Nina : Niko, can you do me a favour, RafÁplease?
esia Á ower smells good, didn’t you?
Niko : Of course, what Baron
can I do : for 3 you? .

Nina : Would you be soJaja kind as : toYes,

takeyou
caredid.
of my You lied to me. This Á ower
cat. I’m going to Bogor tomorrow doesn’t tosmell
visitgood
my at all. It smells very bad.
uncle, he is sick. I’ll be there for about two to you.
Baron : Yes, it does. I lied
Jaja : Now you admit it.
days.
Baron : 4 . I was just trying to give you a
Niko : I’d be very happy to take care of your cat. I
love cats.

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 Work with your partner to answer the questions.
1. What is Nina asking Niko to do?
2. Where will Nina go tomorrow?
3. Why is Nina going there?
4. What kind of Á ower do Baron and Jaja want to see?
5. Has Jaja seen that kind of Á ower before?
surprise 6. Does the Á ower smell good?
for you.
7 Speech Act
To ask for someone’s help, you could use these
expressions:
• Can you help me, ...?
• Please, help me.
• Can you do me a favour, please?
• Would you be so kind as to ...?
To give help to someone, you could use these expressions:
• Let me give you a hand.
• Here, I’ll do it for you.
• May I help you with ..., Sir/Ma’am?
To reject someone’s help, you could use these
expressions:
Informal • No, it’s not necessary.
Formal • Thank you for offering, but ....
(to older people or a To admit a fact, you could use these expressions:
stranger) • Yes, I admit it.
• Yes, I did ....
• Yes, it’s true.
Informal Formal To deny a fact, you could use these expressions:
(to older people or a
stranger)
• I’m not lying, Dad. (actually you lie).
• No, I didn’t say that. (actually you said it).
• The Á ower smells good. (actually the Á ower smells
bad)
Go outside the classroom and À nd some animals or
Practice 8 plants. Make descriptions about them. Then, read them
in front of the class. Before you read the following
text, answer the
Practice 9 questions.

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 1. Do you like gardening?
Practice 10 2. Do you have a garden in your yard?
3. Mention one famous garden in your country.
Read the following text.
Mr Warsidi has a garden in his yard, and he likes to
work there. He says it is fun. Today he is planting Á
owers in the garden. There is also an old mango tree
in the yard. He always cut the leaves and the
branches in taking care of it. He said that the Á owers
must get more sun. Mr Warsidi often involves his
children to take care together of the garden. So they
will understand how to take care their environment.
Many people tell Mr Warsidi how beautiful his
garden is.
Work with your partner to answer the following
Practice 11 questions based on the text.
1. What is Mr Warsidi’s hobby?
2. What is he planting in the garden today?
3. What tree does he always cut its leaves and branches?

5. What do many people think about his garden?

Role play
Practice12 Describe these things orally.
1 2

Source: The World Book Encyclopedia

, 2007 Source: CD Images

4. Why does he always cut them?

A RafÁ esia Á ower at the A rose in your garden.
Bogor Botanical Garden.

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 3 4

Source
: Microsoft Encarta Library Reference
, Source
: Microsoft Encarta Library Reference
,
2008 2008

An orchid in your garden. A lotus in your pond.

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 Grammar Stage
Simple Present Tense: Regular Verbs.
Study the following examples:
• The bird Á ies easily.
• I like peacocks very much.
• The simple present tense is used to describe regular actions or
things that are generally true.
• For third person singular (he/she/it + verb), add -s/-es to the base
form of most verbs.
Examples:
1. Add -es to the base form if the verb ends in -s, -sh,
-ch, or -x and for the verbs go and do.
d o d o e s
m i s s
misses À x À xes
go goes watch watches
2. Change -y into -i and then add -es if the base form ends in consonant -y.
study studies try tries
But do not change -y to -i if the base form ends in -ay, -ey, -oy, -uy.
stay stays deploy deploys
obey obeys buy buys
• We use do/does to make question and negative sentences.

Simple Present Tense: Be and Have

Note
Be and have are irregular in the simple present tense.

Singular Be Singular Have

Reading
I
you
am
are
I
you
have
have
he/she/it is he/she/it has
In this section, you will learn how to:
Pluraltext;
• read a descriptive Be Plural Have
• read awe/you/they
short functional text
arein the form of sign.
we/you/they have
After learning the lesson in this section, you are expected to be able to:
• read and understand a descriptive text correctly;
• read and understand a short functional text in the form
. of sign
Study the following examples:
• The color of the feather is light brown.
• Birds are beautiful.
Before you read the text, answer the following
• A sea1eagle has a strong and sharp yellowish beak.
Practice questions.
• Eagles have many sizes, shapes, and colors.

Log On
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Check these web sites to
get information about
 1. What is in the picture?
www.wwf.or.id
www.panda.org 2. Is it a tropical bird?
3. What is the shape of its beak?
4. Can this kind of bird be trained to imitate human
speech?
5. What is special about this bird?

Read the following dialogue.

Practice 2
Restu and Roni are in a zoo, looking at some birds in the
cages.
Roni : What’s so special about birds? Tell me about them.
Restu : Of course, most birds can Á y.
Roni : Do you know birds that can’t Á y?
Restu : Hmm, ostriches, emus, and the bird from Papua
... what’s its name?
Roni : Oh, cassowary, right?
Restu : Yeah, that’s right. Why are you asking? Do you
like birds too?
Roni : Sure, birds are beautiful. I like peacocks very
much.
Restu : Peacocks? With their fanlike tails, right? I like
them too.
3 Read the text carefully.

introduction New
Horizon

Cockatoos

Cockatoos are extremely affectionate, their feathers are

very soft. They are real intelligent and very inquisitive birds!
description Cockatoos love to show off and make comical displays with
outspread wings, head bobbing, dancing and loud calls. They
are very active and curious about their environment.
The term “cockatoo” is a Malaysian word thought to have
possibly two meanings, “pincher” or “old father”.
Source: www.indoforum.org
The Sea Eagle
There is an eagle nesting on
the tree top near my
grandparent’s house in
Pangandaran.
It was a sea eagle.

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 The color of its Note
feathers is light
brown. It has a Characteristics of Descriptive Text
strong and • A descriptive text is a text that describes the
sharp yellowish features of someone, something, or a certain
beak. Its claws place.
are very sharp. • Introduction is the part of the paragraph that
It hunts for À sh introduces the character.
in the sea but Example : Paragraph 1 in Sea Eagle text.
sometimes it • Description is the part of the paragraph that
hunts chickens describes the character.
Source: CD Image and Example : The color of its feathers is light brown. It
small birds. has a strong and sharp yellowish beak.
Eagles have many
sizes, shapes, and
colors, but the sea
eagle is easy to
recognise because it
has a strong a
streamlined, sharp
beak and a stream-
line body.
Its forelimbs (or
arms) serve as
wings. This means
that they are of
little use for
anything except Á
ying. It walks on
two legs and has a
very Á exible neck
and strong beak to
handle foods, to
care for its feathers,
and for many other
jobs that non-Á
ying animals do
with paws, claws,
or hands on their
forelimbs.

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Practice 4 Answer the following questions based on the
text in Practice 3.
1. What do you know about eagles?
2. Why is the sea eagle easy to recognise?
3. What do you think of its Á ying? Is it easy or
hard to do?
4. What do the forelimbs of an sea eagle do?
5. What are the sea eagle’s neck and beak like?

Find the meanings of these words in

Practice 5 Indonesian. Use the dictionary to help you.
1. mushroom (n)
2. eel (n)
3. orchid (n)
4. caterpillar (n)
5. toad (n)
6. eagle (n)
7. cockatoo (n)
8. owl (n)
9. raven (n)
10. shark (n)
Put the words in Practice 5 into these
sentences.
Practice 6
1. A grows into a beautiful butterÁ y.
2. The lives in a land but breeds in water.
3. The usually grows in a dead tree.
4. The is a predator bird. It hunts for À sh or
chickens.

5. A is a bird that can imitate words.

6. An is a very beautiful Á ower.
7. The sound of a is very annoying.
8. There is a big À sh called a living in the sea.

9. I see an in that tree.

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 10. An is a snake-like animal that lives in the
mud.

Find words which have the same meanings

as the
7 following. Then, À ll in the boxes with those
words according to their numbers.
1. smooth, gentle
2. move, Á oat 1
O F
3. develop, Á 2
L Y
ourish
4. green, plant 3
O
5. mouth G
6. take, swallow 4
R S
7. arms, Á y
8. animals, Á y
5
A
B
9. fur, coverings
6
10. color, coal A T
11. tissue, nerve
7
I N
12. egg, place
13. foot, sharp
8
I D

9
R
F

Look at the sign 10

A K
Practice 8 below and then
answer the 11
U S
questions. 12
T
N

1. Where can you 13

À nd the sign? A S
2. Why are we
prohibited to feed the animal?

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 DO NOT
FEED
THE ANIMAL

Discuss the following sign with your friend. Where

Practice9 do you usually
Ànd this sign? What is the meaning?
Etc.

UNChallenge
Answer the following question by choosing a, b, c or d
based on the text.
Mrs Abdurrahman is a doctor. She has a sharp nose,
wavy hair and creamy yellow skin. Mrs Abdurrahman is
tall, slim and beautiful. Mrs Abdurrahman works in a big
hospital in the city. She works from at eight o'clock in the
morning untilÀve at noon. Everyone likes her.
1. What time does Mrs Abdurrahman begin to work?
a. At 5.00. c. At 8.00.
b. At 7.00. d. At 9.00.
2. Mrs Abdurrahman is a doctor.
a. lazy c. proud
b. kind d. clever
Taken from
Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris
, 2004

Writing
In this section, you will learn how to:
• write a descriptive text;
• write a short functional text.
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After learning the lesson in this section, you are expected to be able to:
• write a descriptive text correctly;
• write a short functional text correctly.
 Answer these questions.
Practice1
1. Have you ever written the description of a beautiful
Áower?
2. What do you usually have in a descriptive text?
2 Read the following dialogues.

Read aloud the following descriptive text.

Practice 3
Bongo the Orangutan

Source: www.omepage.mac.com

There is an orangutan in the Bandung zoo. People

identiÀcation call her Bongo. She comes from a dense forest on the
island of Kalimantan.

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 I think it’s big.
What do you think
of this RafÁesia?

I think lions are

bigger than cheetahs.
What do you think
of lions compared to
cheetahs?

But cheetahs run

faster than lions.

Yes, that’s right.

She has physical features similar to a human.
Bongo has brownish fur, and walks with two feet.
description Bongo is almost as big as a human. She is a mammal,
that means she gives birth to her children and
breast feeds them.

Practice 4 Read the text in Practice 3 again, then table with

some data from the text. À ll in the

Kind of Origin Description

Animals

Write a description for each of the following pictures (animal

and plant). Use the words given next to the pictures. These

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Practice 5 guiding questions will help you to make good
descriptions.
1. What is the name of the animal or plant?
2. Where does it live?
3. What are the physical features?
• Its legs and arms
• Its color
• Its fur or feather s 4. What is the
unique about it?

• City Park
• Netherlands
• plant
• beautiful
• yellow, red, purple

• Sydney Zoo
• mammal
• Australia
• brown fur
• jumps with two legs
• has a pouch

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 Source: CD Image
3

• lives
in
Papua
and
4 Irian
Jaya
• Cendr
awasi
h or
bird of
Source: Indonesian Heritage,
1996

Practice 6
based on the topic.
paradise
• has colorful feathers
• has a large terminal inÁ orescence of white Á owers

• has a heady perfume

• called garland Á owers or butterÁ y lilies
• the most commonly cultivated ginger in Indonesia

Work with your partner. Choose one of the following

topics. Write a complete description

1. A gorilla at a zoo named King-Kong.

2. A parrot at a circus named Polly.
3. A dog a movie named Rin Tin-tin.
4. A chimpanzee in a movie entitled MVP. Look at the

Practice 7 memo below then answer the

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 questions.

Memo

Mom, I borrowed your clutch bag.

The one with black suede colour and
two side pockets. I need it for Bima’s
birthday party tonight.
Thank you so much!
Putr
i

1. Where is Putri going?

2. Which bag did Putri borrow from her mother?
Describe.
Complete the following memo based on the given situation.
Practice 8
You borrow your uncle’s shoes for playing football. Describe the
shoes.

Memo

Uncle Coky, I ....

Thank you so much!

Pendi

Practice 9
Write your own note.

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My Favourite Animals and Plants

 A. Here is a song about parts of plants. Try to sing it with your friends. While
you are singing, point to the parts of the plant in the picture.

Parts of My Plant
Sung to: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Do you know parts of my plant, parts of plant?
Do you know parts of my plant, parts of plant? Kinds of plant that
grow and grow and grow
Do you know parts of my plant, parts of plant?

The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.

The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The roots store food and water too.
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant. The stem brings
water to the leaves.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.

The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.

The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The sun helps the plant to grow and grow and grow. The leaves soak
up the sun, soak up the sun.

The Á ower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.

The Á ower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
Inside the fruit are little, tiny seeds.
The Á ower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.

Source: www. preschool education.com

Answer the questions based on the song.

1. Could you name the parts of the plant?
2. What are the functions of each part of the plants?
3. What are needed by the plants to grow?

B. Here is a map of Indonesia and some names of animals living in Indonesia.

Put the names of the animals on the islands where they live.

My Favourite Animals and Plants

 Source: ppvt.setjen.deptan.go.id

Fauna:
• orangutan • tree kangaroo

• tiger • wild buffalo

• komodo dragon • black bear

• rhinoceros • cassowary

• bird of paradise • anoa

• elephant

Grammar Stage
Observe the following sentences.
• I think the rhinoceros is as big as the hippopotamus. But the elephant is bigger.
• A saguaro cactus is as tall as a house.
• A sunÁ ower is not as big as a rafÁ esia.
• A crocodile has the same shape as an alligator.
• An eagle is different from a condor.

Note
We use the positive degree of adjectives when no comparison is
involved; e.g., as ... as

so ... as
the same ... as

different from
We use the comparative degree of adjectives when
comparing two objects, persons, or ideas; e.g., bigger,
taller, higher.

My Favourite Animals and Plants

 Complete the sentences by using the positive or
Practice10 the comparative degree.
1. Toni and Rendi are the same age.
It means Toni is Rendi.
2. Lia is 15 years old. Keni is 17 years old.
It means Lia is Keni or Keni is Lia.
3. This shirt is Rp. 30,000. That shirt is Rp. 35,000. It means this
shirt is that shirt.
4. Duta is 75 kg in weight. Hamim is 75 kg in weight.
It means Duta is Hamim.
5. Joko is 1,75 metres tall. Daeng is 1,75 metres tall.
It means Joko is Daeng.
Learning Essential
• Language Function ʇ Asking and offering for help - Can you
help me to get ...? - Would you like me to help you? ʇ
Describing the physical features - The Á owers are red and
smell good
- The cat is very cute and cuddly. It has white and black fur
• Genre of text: Descriptive ʇ Social function : To describe a particular person,
place, or thing. ʇ Generic structure:
- identiÀ cation: identiÀ es phenomenon to be described
- description: identiÀ es phenomenon to be described
Spot is a regular house cat. He is quite fat, very Á uffy, and adorable.
He has orange fur with white and black spots....
• Grammar:
ʇ Simple Present Tense
Example:
- The bird Á ies easily.
- I like peacocks very much.
ʇ Comparative Degree
Example:
- A sunÁ ower is not as big as a RafÁ esia.
- An eagle is different from a condor.

My Favourite Animals and Plants