Teks Genre

ANECDOTE
TEXT 1

What a clever boy to paint on the bottom half of the paper! Jimmy did it and it made him famous.
Jimmy started painting when he was three years old. When he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures. People paid a lot of many for them. They said, this boy is going to be famous when he’s little older. Then we’re going to sell these picture for a lot of money.”
Jimmy’s pictures were different from other people’s because he never painted on all of the paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.
“That’s very clever,” everybody said” nobody else does that!”
One day somebody bought one of Jimmy’s pictures. Then said to him,” Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom half of your pictures, but not on the top half.?”
“Because I’m small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes don’t reach very high.”

TEXT 2

Make the anecdote paragraph based on the sentences provided. Arrange them into a correct paragraph in logical order.

1. George bought a small plane.
2. He learned fast and was good at making all kinds of tricks.
3. Mark friend came to visit him.
4. Since then, he did not want to fly anymore.
5. He took Mark up and flew about a half hour.
6. George flew like a mad man.
7. Mark was happy to land safely.
8. Mark thanked to George for two flight: the first and the last.

TEXT 3

Do you speak English?

I had an amusing experience last year.
After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey.
I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly. “Do you speak English?” As I soon learnt, he was English himself.

TEXT 4

Jimmy lived in the country, and he loved playing in a very shallow river near his house; but then his father got a job in a big city, and he moved there with his family.
Their new house had a garden, but the garden was very small. Jimmy wasn’t very happy.
“is there a river near there?” he asked his mother on the first morning.
His mother answered,” No, there isn’t, but the there’s a beautiful park near here, Jimmy, and there’s a pool in it. We’ll go there this afternoon.” Then jimmy was happy.
After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park. Jimmy wanted to walk near the pool, but there was a sign in front of it. His mother read to him: “WARNING: this pool is dangerous. 367 people have fallen into it. “ Jimmy looked into the pool carefully. Then he said, “I can’t see them.”


TEXT 5

Orientation When Mary Smith was a student, she always wanted to become a teacher, because she liked children. When she was twenty-one years old, she began teaching in a small school. She was a good teacher, and she laughed a lot with the children in her class. They enjoyed her teaching.
Crisis One day of the girls in her class said to her, “Miss Smith, why does a man’s hair became gray before his mustache and beard do?’
Reaction Mary laughed and answered, “I don’t know, Helen. Why does it become gray before his mustache and beard do?”
Crisis “I don’t know either, Miss Smith,” answered Helen, “but it happened to my father.” The other children in the class laughed when they heard this.
Reaction Then one of the boys said,” I know, Miss Smith! Men’s hair becomes gray first because it’s sixteen years older that their mustaches and beards.”


TEXT 6

Mrs. Green was an old lady. She traveled often and she wasn’t afraid of flying. One day she was going from Chicago to San Francisco in a big plane. There were a lot of empty seats on it.
Mrs. Green’s seat was near a window. There was a young man on the other side of the aisle. He was near a window, too. Mrs. Green looked at the young man several times.
“He’s always looking at the engine outside his window,” she thought. She got up and walked around in the plane for a few minutes. Then she sat down and looked at the young man again.
“Yes,” she thought, “he’s looking at that engine all the time.”
After half an our Mrs. Green went over to him and said, “take a walk around the plane, young man. I’m going to watch that engine for you for a few minutes.”
It was a Saturday morning in May. When Mrs. Edwards opened her curtains and looked out, she smiled and said, “It’s going to be a beautiful day.” She woke her small son up at eight-thirty and said to him, “get up, Teddy. We’re going to go to the zoo today. Wash your hands and face, brush your teeth and eat your breakfast quickly. We’re going to go to New York by train.”
Teddy was six years old. He was very happy now, because he liked going to the zoo very much, and he also liked going by train. He said, “ I dreamed about the zoo last night, Mommy.”
His mother was in hurry, but she stopped and smiled at her small son. “you did, Teddy?” she said.” And what did you do in the zoo in your dream?”
Teddy laughed and answered,” You know Mommy! You were there in my dream too.”




DESCRIPTIVE

TEXT 1
Visit beautiful Bali

Enjoy Bali’s beautiful beaches! Visit the art city of Ubud! Stay in Asia’s finest hotels! Buy beautiful souvenirs! See mount Agung! ……..and much more.
We’ve got it all! Come and see the art shops, the temples, and the exotic dances. Come and try our restaurants.
Call Citra Tour, Tel. 62-31-5087062

TEXT 2
BRAZIL

Does anybody know anything about Brazil? Yes, the football team is one of the best in the world. It has great players like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Adriano. Now let me tell you more about Brazil. You know, Brazil is the largest country in South America. And… it’s also the fifth largest country in the world. Does anybody know where is Brazil is? Yes, it’s located in the eastern part of the South Merica. Here……… look at the world map. Remember the compass rose? North…south…east….west.
Now what about the people? They are friendly, outgoing, and they also like to have fun. They’re fun-loving people. Well…if you’ve heard about samba, then you must know that the samba dance is from Brazil. The people love to sing and dance the samba. Oh…yes… they also love to sunbathe…lying on the beach…er… to have their skin tanned…I mean, to make their skin darker.

TEXT 3

Identification
Singapore is an island city of about 4 million people. It’s a beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very clean city.

Physical description.
Kinds of building
Most of the people live in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern, with lots of tall new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown there are rows of old shop houses. The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.

Specific characteristics
Singapore is famous for its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the goods are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay, and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.

TEXT 4

SAN FRANSISCO

San Francisco is my favorite city in the United States. It is beautiful, clean, not too big, and it has something for everybody. I love the streets and buildings in San Francisco. The streets wind up and down the hills, with a beautiful old brick and wooden houses on either side.
One of my favorite things to do in San Francisco is to ride the cable car. It takes you to most parts of the city. It’s not a very comfortable ride, but it’s exciting and the view you get from the car are wonderful.
And I like the weather in San Francisco. It never gets too cold or too hot. The summers are pleasant. The fresh breezes blow off the ocean and the sky is always blue. It rains quite a lot in the winter, but it never gets very cold.
Another thing I enjoy about the city is the restaurants. The seafood restaurants, with crabs and lobster, are my favorites. You can also great Chinese, Japanese, American and European food in San Francisco.

NARRATIVE
TEXT 1
We all came to school early yesterday. Nobody was late. Miss Rossy was early too. She asked us in class about the holidays.
“ Where did you go during the holidays, John?” she asked John first.
“ I went to the sea-side during the holidays.” Answered John. “ I went swimming there.”
“Where did you go during the holidays?” she asked Mary. “ Did you stay at home?”
“ Yes I did. I helped my mother to wash and cook at home.”
“ What did you do during the holidays?” she asked James. “Did you have a good time then?”
“ Yes I did. I played all day and slept all night.”

TEXT 2

Match the part of the text on left with one on right. Draw lines to match them.

Holding her groceries tightly, Mrs. Mae scurried home to tell
her children about seeing the police chase a robber. Arriving at home, she was surprised to see soap bubbles drifting from the window.

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were dead.

She was very tired and hungry.


TEXT 3

THE CHIPMUNK THAT RAN AWAY

There once lived a nervous little chipmunk. She was always afraid that something terrible would happen to her.
One day, she said over and over again. Suppose the sky fell in, what would happen to me? She heard a slight noise. It was really only an apple that fell to the ground. But the little Chipmunk was so nervous that she was ready to believe anything and said in frightened voice, “The sky is falling in.” Then she ran away as fast as she could go.
Soon she met an old brother Chipmunk, who asked, “Where are you running to, little Chipmunk?”
And the nervous little Chipmunk answered, “I have no time to stop and tell you anything. The sky is falling in, and I am running away.”
“The sky is falling in, is it?” said the old brother Chipmunk, very much surprised. And he told the story to his brother Chipmunk, until at last there were a hundred brother Chipmunk shouting, “The sky is falling in.”
Soon the larger animals heard what the Chipmunks were saying. The Deer, the Sheep, the Pig, The Camel, the Tiger, and the Elephant began to say, “The sky is Falling in.”
Now the wise Lion heard all the noise and wondered what was happening. Then he stopped all the animals and asked, “What are you saying?” And the brother Chipmunks said, “Oh we heard it from that little Chipmunk!” And the Lion said, “Little Chipmunk, what made you say that the sky was falling in?” And the little Chipmunk said, “I saw it over by the tree.”
“Well,” said the lion,” Come with me and will show you how….”. “I am going to take you on my back.” And he took her on his back, and begged the animals to stay where they were until the returned. Then he showed the little Chipmunk how the apple had fallen upon the ground, making the noise that had frightened her. The little Chipmunk said, “yes, I see. The sky is not falling in.”
The Lion said, “Let’s go back and tell the other animals.”
So they went back. At last all the animals knew that the sky was not falling in, and there was peace once again in the land.

RECOUNT
TEXT 1

It was….(1)…..birthday last Sunday. On Friday, my sister and I went shopping at the….(2)……. We bought a nice…….(3)……..Then, we wrapped it in a blue paper. Blue is my grandpa’s favorites color.
On Saturday morning, my brother and I helped my sister making a birthday cake in the……(4)……….. it was big and beautiful …………(5)……. I wrote “Happy Birthday” on it. After that, we put some chocolate and a ……….(6)…….. on the top of the cake.
On Sunday evening, my uncle and my aunt came to my……..(7)……… they brought several bottles of soft drinks, and …………..(8)……….. for grandpa. Then, we sat together in the …………(9)……… finally, grandpa blew the candle and cut the cake while we were singing “Happy Birthday” song for him. After giving each of us a piece of cake, he opened the present. He told us that he liked the present, and he was very………(10)…………….

(Taken from: EOS, Erlangga)

Text 2

In the following exercise, you will learn Danny’s first experience travelling by plane.
Change the verbs in bracket into the correct form.
Close Text
Danny (be) on a plane. It (be) the first time for him. A stewardess always (help him). And she also (give) him food, drink, snack and candies.
He (think), “How kind she is!” Then he (hear) an announcement, “Good morning ladies and gentleman. Captain Gandung will fly this flight. It will fly at an altitude of 28.000 feet. Well, ladies and gentleman have a pleasant flight. “Danny (be) so excited that he (shut) his eyes to look outside at the clouds. “Wow, I am flying now”. He (think), “what an exciting experience.”

Complete Text
Danny was on a plane. It was the first time for him. A stewardess always helped him. And she also gave him food, drink, snack and candies.
He thought, “How kind she is!” Then he heard an announcement, “Good morning ladies and gentleman. Captain Gandung will fly this flight. It will fly at an altitude of 28.000 feet. Well, ladies and gentleman have a pleasant flight. “Danny was so excited that he shut his eyes to look outside at the clouds. “Wow, I am flying now”. He thought, “what an exciting experience.”

TEXT 3
Listen to the following song and put the words in the correct place.


Yesterday
(The Beatles)

Yesterday, all my troubles….(1)…. So far away
Now, it….(2)…. As though they’re here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday
Suddenly, I’m not half the man I…..(3)… to be
There’s a shadow hanging over me
Oh yesterday, …..(4)……suddenly
Why she….(5)….. to go I don’t know
She wouldn’t say
I ………(6)….., something wrong, now I….(7)…..for yesterday
Yesterday, love……..(8)……. Such an easy game to play
Now I…….(9)……. A place to hide away
Oh, I …….(10)….. in yesterday
Mm Mm Mm Yesterday

TEXT 4
Complete a text.
Complete the following text with the correct forms of the verbs.

Shirley’s Day Off

Shirley enjoyed her day off yesterday. She …….(1)……..up late, …….(2) jogging in the park, …..(3)…… a long shower, and ……(4)…….. a big breakfast. In the afternoon, she ……(5)…….a movie with her sister. Then, she …….(6)…… groceries at the supermarket, and she……….(7)…. A big dinner for her parents. After dinner, Shirley and her parents …..(8)….. in the living room and talked. Shirley had a very nice day off yesterday.

TEXT 5
The teacher will tell you another story.
Listen to the story carefully.
After that, retell the story by filling in the blanks with suitable verbs in the following passage.

I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. After taking off, we……….. low over the city. It slowly ………..high to the sky. But, suddenly it………… round and……. Back to the airport. An air-hostess ……. Us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it…… down. Everybody on board……..worried and we…… curious to find out what ………Later we……………… That there ………. A very important person on board. Earlier, somebody ……. The police that there….. a bomb on the plane. After we………, the police……..the plane carefully. Fortunately they…… not……. A bomb and five hours later we……..able to take off again.

TEXT 6
Maria Gomez

Maria Gomez was born in Peru. She grew up in small village. She began school when she was six years old. She went to elementary school, but she didn’t go to high school. Her family was very poor, and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She worked on a assembly line in a shoe factory.
When Maria was seventeen years old, her family moved to the United States. First, they live in Los Angeles, and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria arrived in the United States, she wasn’t very happy. She missed her friends back in Peru, and she didn’t speak one word of English. She began to study English at night, and she worked in a factory during the day.
Maria studied hard. She learned English, and she got a job as a secretary. Maria still studies at night, but now she studies advertising at a business school. She wants to work for an advertising company some day and write commercials.
Maria still misses her friends back home, but she communicates with them very often over the internet. She’s very happy now, and she’s looking forward to an exciting future.
Comprehension exercise
Put the following sentences in the correct order based on the biography above.
…… Maria’s family moved to the United States
…… Maria studies advertising now.
…. Maria grew up in a small village
…… Maria’s family moved to San Francisco.
…… Maria worked in a shoe factory
…… Maria began to study English at night
…… Maria went to elementary school
…… Maria’s family lived in Los Angeles
…… Maria got a job as a secretary