RECOUNT TEXT

Recounts tell the reader what happened. They retell a past event eg a visit to a farm.

Recounts begin by telling the reader who was involved, what happened, where this event took place and when it happened. This is called the orientation.

The sequence of events is then described in some sort of order eg time.

There may be a reorientation at the end which summarises the event.


This sample recount is labelled to show you the structure and language features of a recount text:

title
A visit to a sheep property

orientation
Last holidays I visited a sheep property. I helped in the shearing sheds and in the yards.

sequence of events
On the first day the Merino wethers were crutched. I helped by sweeping up after the rouseabout picked up the wool pieces. Shearers start early (at 7.30 am).

After lunch, we started shearing the lambs. There were more than 400 so we didn't finish until the next day. Once again I was sweeping and picking up dags.

I was tired by the end of the day in the shed but our work wasn't finished. We all had to help to get the wethers and lambs back into the paddocks. As well, we had to get a mob of ewes and their lambs into the yards for shearing the next day. Then it was time for tea (that's what my nanna calls dinner).


reorientation
This was a very long day but I enjoyed it a lot


Writing recounts

When writing recounts you should:

• focus on individual people ie use the words, I or we
• use words which indicate when (eg after lunch) and where the events took place (eg in the shed)

• write in the past tense eg had, visited

• use action words eg helped, crutched.

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is Hindu - Budhist temple. It was build in the nineth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.

Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction is influenced by the Gupta architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 m high and consist of eight step like stone terrace. The first five terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned with Budist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire adifice is crowned by a large stupa at the centre at the centre of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage and starways. The design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at Angkor, Cambodia.

Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

My friend’s new shoes

I have a close Friend. She is beautiful, attractive and trendy. She always want to be a trend setter of the day. She always pays much attention on her appearance. Recently, she bought a new stylist foot legs from blowfish shoes products. This shoes really matches on her.

Her new blowfish women's shoes are wonderful. When she are walking on that shoes, all her friends, including me watch and admire that she has the most suitable shoes on her physical appearance. The style, bright color, and brand represent her as a smart woman of the day. She really have perfect appearance.

She is really mad on that shoes. She said that the products covered all genders. The blowfish men's shoes are as elegant as she has. The products provide varieties of choice. Ballet, casual, boot athletic shoes are designed in attractive way. The products are international trader mark and become the hottest trend.

English for Grade 8(Exercise.3)

FISHING IN THE HARBOUR
Last New Year’s Eve, my family joined some other families on a fishing trip at Greenwich Harbour to welcome the New Year. We went fishing so we could stay up late.
On our way to the harbour, we bought some beef mince at the butcher’s. We used the mince as bait. My parent’s friends brought the fishing rods for us to use. We were a bit late because we tried to find our way to the to find our way to the harbour and got a bit lost.
We started a competition. We agreed that whoever got the most fish would keep all the fish caught that night. After fishing for nearly for nearly three hours, my mom mom got the most fish. All participants gave all their fish to us. It was not bad at all.
The next morning, we enjoyed some fresh fried yellow tail fish with steamed rice for breakfast. That was very special because we had never had it for breakfast before.

1. When did the writer and his family go to Greenwich Harbour?

a. Yesterday morning.
b. Last night.
c. On a fishing trip.
d. Last New Year’s Eve.

2. What activity did they do at the harbour?

a. Bought some beef mince.
b. Held a fishing competition.
c. Bought the fishing rods.
d. Cooked fresh fried yellow fish.

3. What tense are used in the above text?

a. Past Continuous Tense.
b. Simple Present Tense.
c. Simple Past Tense
d. Past Perfect Tense.

4. Who won the competition?
a. The writer.
b. The writer’s mother.
c. The writer’s father.
d. The parent’s friend.

5. The underlined phrase ‘for us’ in the second paragraph above refers to … .

a. The writer
b. The writer’s parents
c. The parent’s friend.
d. The writer and his family.



GOING TO THE BEACH

Last week, Mr. Achmadi and his family had a picnic. They went to Sanur and Kuta Beach. They left by car at three Saturday afternoon. Mr. Achmad drove his car carefully. They arrived at Sanur at six in the evening. Then, they went to a motel near Sanur Beach. They spent the night there.
The next day, they went to Sanur Beach. They went there on foot early in the morning because the motel is not more than a kilometer from the beach. They wanted to see the sunrise. After the sun rose, Mr. Achmad and his wife looked at a tourist painting in a small gallery. Their children, Abidin and Eny, enjoyed a boat trip. At ten o’clock they went back to the motel to have lunch there.
At four in the afternoon, they left for Kuta Beach. They saw what some foreign tourist doing. They spent two hours at Kuta Beach.
(English for Junior High School, Diknas)

6. Where did Mr. Ahmadi and his family stay before going to Sanur Beach?
a. In a motel at Sanur.
b. In a motel at Kuta.
c. In a small gallery.
d. They stayed at Sanur Beach.

7. What time did they go to Kuta Beach?
a. at three
b. at four
c. at a half to four
d. at ten

8. How do they go to Sanur Beach from the motel?
a. by a car
b. by a bicycle
c. take a walk
d. by a boat

9. What is the purpose of the text?
a. to entertain the readers
b. to describe a place specifically
c. to tell someone’s experience
d. to describe a place in general

Tania : …..
Lisa : Oh, really? Thank you.

10. The best expression of complementing above is …..

a. Happy birthday!
b. It’s a nice day to go swimming, isn’t it?
c. Would you come to my party?
d. You look completely beautiful in that dress


Raymond : Hi, Susan. Happy Birthday! May God bless you.
Susan : Thank you, Raymond. I’m glad you could come.
Raymond : So am I

11. The dialog above is the expression of …..

a. asking for agreement
b. congratulating
c. giving an invitation
d. refusing an invitation

Sita : look at you, Toni. You look so pale. Can I get something for you?
Toni : Yes, please. Can you get me a warm drink?
Sita : Sure. Wait a minute. O.K?
Toni : Thanks, Sita

12. The underlined sentences express …..
a. offering for a help – requesting something
b. asking for a permission - requesting something
c. asking for a permission – offering something
d. offering something – asking for a permission


13. Based on the advertisement. Bio-Fresh helps a person..

a. be a better speaker
b. fight off bad breath
c. maintain clean teeth
d. stay alert the entire day

SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco is my favourite 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 beautiful old brick and wooden houses on either side.
One of my favourite 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 views 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 favourites. You can also get great Chinese, Japanese, American and European food in San Francisco.

Comprehension questions:
1. What is interesting about streets in San Francisco?
2. Does the cable car only go to certain areas of the city?
3. Can you see the view of San Francisco from the cable car?
4. What’s the weather like there?
5. Does it rain a lot in the summers?

English for Grade 8 (Exercise.1)

I. How do you express the following? Please give 2 examples each in sentences
1. Asking for a help and the response
2. Asking for something and the response

II. Please describe the following animals at least four sentences each:

1. snake
2. penguin
3. giraffe
4. monkey
5. elephant

III. Choose the correct answer!
1.Jakarta is the.....city in Indonesia.
a. big b. bigger c. biggest d. more bigger

2.Please drive ...... The road is slippery.
a. slow b. more slowly c. more slow d. slower

3.Riding too fast is.......than riding slowly.
a. dangerous b. more dangerous c. the most dangerous d. dangerously

4.The leaves turned .....
a.green and greener c. more green and green
b.greener and greener d. more green and more green

5.“Tom and John are clever”
“Yes, but Ann is … of them”
a. cleverer b. the same clever c. the cleverest d. most clever


IV. Read and understand the text and answer the questions that follow.

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 world. Does anybody know where Brazil is? Yes, it’s located in the eastern part of South America. 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.

Comprehension questions:
1. Where is Brazil located?
2. How large is Brazil?
3. How do you describe the people of Brazil?
4. What do Brazilians like to do?
5. Why do they like to sunbathe?

The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Thousands of people visit Pisa’s famous tower each year and wonder just how much longer it can exist without falling.
Millions of dollars have been spent to stop the tower crashing to the ground. Soft, shifting soil has always been the tower’s problem. Recently, it was discovered that the tower had moved two millimeters. This was a great setback because engineers had previously corrected about twenty millimeters of the lean by using an inventive underground cables idea to straighten the tower. Pisa would hate to lose its precious Campo dei Miracoli and the tourist dollars it generates.

Comprehension questions:
1. How much has been spent to save the tower?
2. What recently caused concern?
3. What causes the tower to move?
4. How are they trying to correct the fault?
5. What is the real name of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?


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English for Grade 8(Exercise.2)

Read the text carefully and choose the best answer!

You can easily be accused of committing a tourism sin if you’re in Semarang and failed to visit the Ambarawa Railway Museum.
This museum is situated less than an hour’s drive from the capital of Central Java. During the Dutch colonial days, Ambarawa was a military zone and the railway station was used to transport troops to Semarang through Kedungjati. It is at 474m above sea level, giving you unpolluted fresh air to breathe.
The Ambarawa Railway Museum is well-maintained. It is a medium-sized building. The railway route is offered to visitors. You can enjoy the beautiful panorama during the route. All in all, this is a truly exciting treasure to visit.
(Source:Dit. PSMP, 2006)

1.What is the main idea of the above paragraph?
a.Semarang, a historical city
b.A military zone in Semarang
c.A tourism Sin
d.Ambarawa Railway Museum

2.How long does it take if you go by car from Semarang to Ambarawa Railway Museum?
a.two hours
b.one hour
c.not more than an hour
d.less than two hours

3.The following statements are correct, EXCEPT…
a.Ambarawa became a military zone during Dutch colonial
b.The railway is still used to transport troops to Semarang
c.The air is fresh and unpolluted
d.The visitors can enjoy the beautiful panorama by taking the railway route

4.Understand the second paragraph of the passage. What does the word “It” in the last sentence of the paragraph refer to?
a.The capital of Central Java
b.The museum
c.Semarang
d.Kedungjati


Iceland is a very unique island—in fact, it’s like nowhere else on earth. The interior of this island contains incredible contrasts. It has tundras, huge glaciers, volcanoes, and waterfalls. Swimsuit maker ‘Speedo’ sells a very large number of bathing suits in Iceland. The island’s climate is cool, but most people don’t pay money for heat.
Energy is very cheap and it doesn’t cause pollution, because they use geothermal heat from under the ground. They use water from volcanoes, hot springs and geysers. Icelanders eat fresh fruit and vegetables all year, but they rarely buy them from other countries. Icelanders like to play golf all night during the summer.
Notes on vocabulary:
geyser : a hot spring that shoots water into the air.
glacier: a large body of ice that moves slowly over land.
tundra : a large, flat area of frozen land without trees.

5.The purpose of the text is ….
a.to invite people to visit Iceland
b.to tell about the activities of Icelanders
c.to describe an Island, called Iceland
d.to describe about swimsuit maker

6.What do the Icelanders mostly eat everyday?
a.Fruit and vegetables that are bought from other countries.
b.Fruit only
c.Vegetables only
d.Fruit and vegetables from their own country.

7.The following statements are true according to the text, EXCEPT…
a.We cannot find an island like Iceland in other part of the world.
b.The island of Iceland has very great contrasts.
c.The Icelanders get the heat from tundras.
d.The Icelanders get heat from volcanoes.


Cairo is the largest city in Egypt. Here you can always roll back the centuries. Modern Cairo has tall buildings and broad streets equal to any in the capitals of Europe or Australia. From the top floors of impressive blocks of flats, you can gaze at magnificent views across the river Nile.
However behind the modern buildings are narrow alleys where there is no sound of traffic. The only sounds that come to your ears are the calls of the stall-holders. Water sellers and herdsmen wander through the streets as their forefathers did thousands of years ago. Many of the poorer people still dress in the same way as their ancestors.

8.In which country is Cairo situated?
a.Egypt
b.Australia
c.In the capital of Europe
d.Behind the modern buildings

9.From where is the best place to absorb the views of the Nile?
a.the streets
b.the river
c.the top floors of flats
d.behind the buildings

10.“you can gaze at magnificent views across the river Nile.” The underlined words means…..
a.to look at something for a long time
b.to go
c.to guess
d.to get gasoline

10 TIPS BISNIS YANG MEMBUAT ANDA KAYA

Banyak yang telah berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk mengembangkan bisnisnya, tapi kadang yang keluar justru keluhan seperti ini misalnya,”Saya sudah melakukan banyak usaha untuk mengembangkan bisnis saya, tapi tak kunjung sukses. Rasanya saya tak berbakat jadi pebisnis dan akan berhenti saja.”

STOP! Jangan lanjutkan sikap suka menyalahkan diri seperti di atas. Pebisnis sejati tak pernah mengeluh sebelum kesuksesan yang direncanakannya tercapai.

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1. Pilih target market produk anda. Apapun produk anda, anda harus punya target market. “Siapa kira-kira yang akan membeli produk anda?” ini pertanyaan yang sudah harus anda tancapkan jauh sebelum anda membuat produk. Pastikan target market anda cukup besar. Lebih baik lagi, jika kompetitor untuk produk yang sejenis dengan milik anda masih sedikit. Karena dengan begitu, pasti produk anda akan laris manis. Sehingga anda pun bisa kaya mendadak!
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Anda boleh saja setuju atau tak setuju dengan beberapa poin di atas. Tapi mari kita diskusikan dulu. Ayo, yang mana anda setuju dan yang mana yang tidak? Atau mungkin anda punya pendapat lain?

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