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Hello everyone. We are students of private university in Yogyakarta. We have ideas to support you in improving your English. We consist of : Ning as creator, Nurul as lay outer, Nawang as editor, Ijah and Ari as script writer.
Our expectation in making this blog is to help some students of Senior High School especially in the second level. You will face UAN examination later, so this blog will be very useful for you to practice and prepare yourself before the time.
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EXERCISES Descriptive Text

Text I

Niagara Falls, one of the most famous North American natural wonders, has long been a popular tourist destination. Tourist today flock to see two falls that actually constitute Niagara Falls: the 173 foot-high Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the Niagara River in the Canadian Province of Ontario and 182 foot-high American Falls on the US side of river in the state of New York. Approximately 85 percent of the water that goes over the falls actually goes over Horseshoe Falls, with the rest going over American Falls.

Most visitors came between April and October, and it’s quite a popular activity to take a steamer out onto the river and right up to the base of the falls for a close up views. It’s also possible to get a spectacular view of the falls from the strategic location along the Niagara River, such as Prospect Point or Table Rock, or from one of the four observation towers which have heights up to 500 feet.

Tourists have been visiting Niagara Falls in large numbers since the 180’s: annual visitation now averages above 10 million visitors per year. Because of concern that all these tourist would inadvertently destroy the natural beauty of this scenic wonder, the State New York in 1885 created Niagara Falls Park in order to protect the surrounding American Falls. A year later Canada created Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side of the Niagara.

1. What is the major point that the author is making in this passage?

A. Niagara Falls can be viewed from either the American side or the Canadian side.

B. A trip to U.S. isn’t complete without a visit to Niagara Falls.

C. Niagara Falls has had an interesting history.

D. There has been an effort to make more and more tourists visit Niagara Falls

E. It has been necessary to protect Niagara Falls from the many tourist who go there

2. According to the passage, which of the following best describes Niagara Falls?

A. Niagara Falls consists of two rivers, one Canadian and the other American

B. American Falls is considerably higher than Horseshoe Falls

C. The Niagara River has two falls, one in Canada and one in the U.S.

D. Niagara Falls will be destroyed by the tourists if they are not protected

E. Although the Niagara River flows through the U.S. and Canada, the falls are only in the U.S.

3. The passage implies the tourist prefer to…

A. visit Niagara Falls during warmer weather

B. see the falls from a great distance

C. take a ride over the falls

D. get a spectacular view at Horseshoe falls

E. come to Niagara Falls for a winter vacation

4. According the passage, why was Niagara park created?

A. to encourage tourists to visit Niagara Falls

B. to show of the natural beauty of Niagara Falls

C. to protect the area around Niagara Falls

D. to force Canada it open Queen Victoria Park

E. to make Niagara Falls the most beautiful tourist destination

5. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses…

A. additional was to observe the falls

B. steps taken by the government agencies to protect the falls

C. a detail description of the division of the falls between the U.S. and Canada

D. further problems that a destroying the area around the falls

E. commitment between the two governments to protect the falls

Text II

My hotel is located in the Putri Hill area. There are other hotels in the area which are al beautiful. My hotel has fifty rooms. The rooms are luxurious. The rooms are air-conditioner and there is a color TV in each room. The other forty are business rooms. It means the rooms are simple, with fans and black and white TVs. In the luxurious rooms there are always double beds but in the simple rooms only some have double beds. Our guests come and check out at the receptionist’s desk. These people also help the guests with their needs. They can order food and the receptionists ask our restaurant to serve them. Guests can have breakfast, lunch or dinner in the room or in the restaurant. Room service is ready with orders. The receptionist can also help guests with their laundry. The laundry woman will wash and iron the clothes. The room-keepers clean all the rooms every day. Look! Some guests are coming. The bellboys help guests with their bags. They will have a seminar tomorrow. It’s in the convention hall.

6. What are the facilities of the simple rooms in the writer hotel?

A. air-conditioners and color TVs

B. fans and black and white TVs

C. there is always double beds

D. there is a color TV in each room

7. …can order food and the receptionists ask the restaurant in the hotel to serve them.

A. The guests C. the receptionists

B. The bellboys D. the laundry women

8. “I’ll ask them to sit at the lounge”.

‘The lounge’ means the room where the guests….

A. watch television C. have a seminar

B. sits and relax D. have their meals

Text III

My Bees

I live in the country, and there is a large garden round my house. I have a lot of bees in this garden, and they make honey for me. It’s very good honey because there are a lot of flowers in my garden, and the bees make their honey from these flowers. Sometimes a bee stings me, but I don’t mind. When I collect the honey, I wear a net over my face and over my hands. Then the bees don’t sting me.

When I have collected a lot of honey, I put it in pots and take most of it to the town. I put a small table at the side of the road and put my pots of honey on it. Then I shout, ‘Honey! Beautiful honey! Who wants my sweet honey?’ My honey isn’t expensive, and soon I have sold all the pots.

9. What do the bees make honey from?

They make honey from…

A. the leaves of trees C. the garden

B. the plants D. the flowers

10. “….and the bees make their honey from these flowers”(paragraph 1)

The italic word ‘their’ means…

A. honey C. bees

B. flowers D. the writer

Exercise Direct and Indirect Speech

1. John said to me, “ Why do they go abroad so often?”

John asked me…

A. if they went abroad so often

B. why they went abroad so often

C. why did they go abroad so often?

D. why do they go abroad so often?

E. why they go abroad so often

2. The teacher asked the lazy student…the English classes

A. why hadn’t he attended

B. when had he attended

C. hadn’t he attended

D. that he attended

E. how often he had attended

3. She told Mark, “Stay here till I come!”. She told Mark

A. that stayed there till you came

B. to stay there till she come

C. stayed here till he come

D. stay here till I came

E. to stay here till she came

4. I forgot to ask…

A. why the boys were absent

B. if the boys absent

C. when were the boys absent?

D. that the boys were absent

E. where the boys absent?

5. He drove his car very fast.

A. they said that he drove his car very fast

B. they said that he was driving his car very fast

C. they said that he has been driving his car very fast

D. they said that he had driven his car very fast

E. they said that he has driven his car very fast

6. The secretary asked me….with Mr. Slamet.

A. did I have an appointment

B. how was my appointment

C. whether I had an appointment

D. when is my appointment

E. that I had an appointment

7. The girl begged the robber.

A. don’t take my money

B. not taking her money

C. not to take her money

D. he didn’t take her money

E. he’d better not take her money.

8. The librarian asked me…

A. Why had I returned the book?

B. whether I had returned the book

C. when did I return the book

D. that I returned the book

E. where was the book I had returned

9. The students asked the teacher….in this quarter?

A. why will they take many tests

B. when will they take tests

C. how many tests they will take

D. won’t they take many tests

E. that they will take many tests

10. …..in the demonstration.

A. I ordered them to not become involved

B. I ordered that become involved the team

C. I ordered them not to become involved the team

D. I ordered to them become not involved

E. I ordered become not involved to them

Exercise Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing

1. Tejo : I think Rina is very friendly.

Amir : Yes, … She always gives greeting and smile to her friends.

What is a suitable expression?

A. I agree with you C. I hope so

B. I like you D. I disagree with you

2. Asna : well, I think the T-shirt is good and every body should take one

Rafi : .... I prefer to take thick clothes. The city is cold enough.

A. I think you're right C. I don't have a T-shirt

B. I disagree with you D. That's a good idea

3. Tom : I think the government should give more attention to small industries.

Rani : I think so because this group opens more job's opportunity.

The underlined words are used to express a/ an...

A. like C. pleasure

B. surprise D. agreement

4. X : It's cloudy. I think it's going to rain.

Y : I don't think so.

The underlined expression in the dialogue above means...

A. agreement C. compliment

B. approval D. disapproval

5. A : Where shall we go for the weekend?

B : What about going to the movie?

A : That would be lovely.

The italic utterance shows…

A. an apology C. a leaving taking

B. an agreement D. a pleasure

6. X : Everything now is expensive.

Y :I…with you. Even for bus, plane, and ship tickets.

A. agree C. disagree

B. come D. go

7. Ita : Next week is our mother’s birthday.

Ema : How about giving her present.

Ita : …but what shall we buy her?

A. I like to go C. I agree with you

B. I don’t agree D. I’m afraid I can’t

8. Arfan : I think every body should have a TV in their house.

Mita : …. Television makes people lazy.

A. you’re right C. that’s quite right

B. absolutely agree D. disagree

9. John : I think a tractor work fast.

Joe : Well, it’s true, but the farmers don’t like it.

The italic utterance shows…

A. agreement C. certainty

B. disagreement D. uncertainty

10. X: Cheating is a bad attitude of learners.

Y: …. It makes them a stupid man.

A. absolutely C. I beg to differ.

B. no way D. I don’t like

Use the pleasure and displeasure to complete the dialog

1. Adit : what do you think about the party last night?

Bagus : ……………I like it very much, especially the food served.

2. Yono : Did you join the singing contest yesterday?

Yanti : …………….I failed to get the first winner.

3. Reporter : what do you think about Indonesian Economy progress nomadays?

Minister : the real sector have run smoothly.

Reporter : ………..

4. Anton : we herad that the salary will increase next month.

Susi : we hope that will come true.

Susi : ………….

5. Farmer 1 : our government will import more rice.

Farmer 2 : ……….when will Indonesia become an Independence country if we still import rice while most of the lands in Indonesia are used for farming.

EXERCISES TEXT RECOUNT

Taman Safari Indonesia

Taman Safari Indonesia is a modern zoo with a back-to-nature theme where animals are allowed to roam freely, much as they do in the wild. It is also a conservation complex with particular emphasis on ensuring the survival of indigenous Indonesian wild life. It adjoins the Pangrango Park where leopards, black panthers, Javanese gibbons and deer still live in the rainforest.

After entering the fronts gates, visitors travel about eight kilometers-in either their own vehicle or TSI buses-along winding roads past animals from all over the world. Many come right up to the cars hoping for a free carrot or banana, but because the Asian elephants developed a bad habit of resting their tree-ton bodies against cars, they now have a moat between them and the roadway

Many species native to Indonesia are represented, including two animals that can normally only be found on the island of Sulawesi. They are anoas, a form of dwarf water buffalo, and babi rusa, believed to have evolved from wild pigs 30 million years ago. Javanese and Timorese deer wonder at large alongside peacock and the beautiful cassowary birds from Papua. Black shaggy-coasted binturongs hang from trees in their own enclosure and sleepy-looking. Sun bear bask in the warmth.

1. What animals from Sulawesi are found in Taman Safari Indonesia?

a. Anoas and deers.

b. Peacocks and cassowary birds.

c. Anoas and babirusas.

d. Javanese gibbons and babirusa.

e. Leopard and peacock.

2. What does the text above describe?

a. Taman Safari Indonesia.

b. The characteristics of Taman Safari Indonesia.

c. The location and some species of animals found in Taman Safari Indonesia.

d. The view of Taman Safari Indonesia.

e. Some tourists who come to Taman Safari Indonesia.

3. What is the writer’s aim as stated in the third paragraph?

a. To describe some interesting things in Taman Safri Indonesia.

b. To describe some animals found in Taman Safari Indonesia.

c. To explain the location of Taman Safari Indonesia.

d. To describe the Pangrango Park.

e. To give information about some animals in Indonesia.

4. “…much as they do in the wild”, the word “they “in line 2 refers to…..

a. Taman Safari Indonesia.

b. Anoas, buffalo, peacock

c. Animals in the zoo.

d. Javanese gibbons and deers

e. Peacocks and bairusa

TEKS RECOUNT

Is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose

is either to inform or to entertain the audience. There is no

complication among the participants and that differentiates from

narrative

Generic structure:

ž Orientation

Introducing the participants, place and time

ž Event (s)

Describing series of event that happened in the past

ž Reorientation.

It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the story

LANGUAGE FEATURE

ž Introducing personal participant

ž Using chronological connection

ž Using linking verb

ž Using action verb

ž Using simple past tense

My Horrible Experience

Let me remind you my experience during an earthquake last week. When the earthquake happened, I was on my car. I was driving home from my vocation to Bali.
Suddenly my car lunched to one side, to the left. I thought I got flat tire. I did not know that it was an earthquake. I knew it was an earthquake when I saw some telephone and electricity poles falling down to the ground, like matchsticks.
Then I saw a lot of rocks tumbling across the road. I was trapped by the rock. Even I could not move my car at all. There were rocks everywhere. There was nothing I could do but left the car and walked along way to my house, in the town.
When I reached my town, I was so surprised that there was almost nothing left. The earthquake made a lot of damage to my town. Although nothing was left, I thanked God that nobody was seriously injured.

ž Orientation: introducing the participant, using first person point of view.

I was on the car last week.

ž Events: describing a series of event which happened.

The car lunched to one side.

Telephone and electricity poles was falling down, etc.

ž Re-orientation: stating the writer's personal note.

Thanking God because nobody was seriously injured.

Language Feature Analysis

Using personal participant; I
Using chronological connectives; then, and, suddenly
Using linking verb; was, were
Using action verb; moved, left, walked, made, etc
Using simple past tense pattern; earthquake happened, I was on the car, my car lunched on one side, etc