How to make ice tea Materials needed: · Water · Dye-Tea · Sugar · Ice cube Procedure to make ice tea 1. Boil water. 2. Put the boiling water into a glass. 3. Dip a dye tea into the glass. 4. Put a spoonful of sugar into the glass. 5. Mix well. 6. Put 3 small ice cubes into the glass. Download The Text
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Holiday in Gunung Penanggungan Last weekend my friends, Dicky, Vinda and Laras and I hiked to Gunung Penanggungan. We started very early on Saturday from our village, Klandungan, and reached Oro-oro Ombo for lunch after we hiked for almost 4 hours. We continued our hike. We talked about many things along the way to the next stop. Sometimes we laughed aloud when our stories we exchanged one another seem funny. We reached the next stop one hour later. It was a hilltop. The view from this place looked very amazing. Then we walked off down into the valley and there we camped for one night by the river in Gunung Penanggungan. I had not been there before. On Sunday we returned by a small village – Desa Pasir Wangi -- to a closest bus station. The climbing out of the valley was really hard for us but it was worth it. Answer the following questions. 1. What does the text deal with? 2. How many people were there in the story going with the writer? 3. What did
Shirley’s Day Off Shirley enjoyed her day off yesterday. She got up late, went jogging in the park, take a long shower, and ate a big breakfast. In the afternoon, she saw a movie with her sister. Then, she bought groceries at the supermarket, and she made a big dinner for her parents. After dinner, Shirley and her parents sat in the living room and talked. Shirley had a very nice day off yesterday. Answer the following questions. 1. In the beginning of the text, what kinds of information do you get? 2. Who enjoyed the day off? 3. When did Shirley have her day off? 4. Where did she spend her day off? 5. What did Shirley do in the morning? 6. What did Shirley do in the afternoon? 7. What did Shirley do in the evening? 8. What kind of day off did Shirley have yesterday? Download The Text
Maya Gazali Maya Gazali was born in Palu. She grew up in a 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 an assembly line in a shoe factory. When she was seventeen years old, her family moved to West Java. First, they lived in Bogor, and then they moved to Bandung. When Maya arrived in Java, she wasn’t very happy. She missed her friends back in Palu and she didn’t speak like other children. She began to learn to speak like other children, and she practiced with her new friends at the factory in Bandung. Maya also studied hard. She learned English, and after a few months she got a job as a secretary. Now Maya 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. Maya still misses her friends back
Andi was on a Plane for the First Time Andi 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 gentlemen. This flight is led by Captain Ferda. It will fly at an altitude of 28.000 feet. Well, ladies and gentlemen have a pleasant flight.” Andi 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!” Answer the following questions. 1. What did Andi think about the stewardess? 2. Who flew the flight? 3. How high did the plane fly? 4. How did Andi feel? Download The Text
The Workmen Caught a Long Phyton The workmen who were building the new hospital in my town caught a snake last month. It was in the drain near the building construction site. Early in the morning, a workman was just going to sit under the tree when suddenly he saw a long creature lying in the drain. It did not move when he was approaching it. Then he shouted to the other workmen who were going to start to work. Then, they caught the 8-metre long phyton and brought it to the authority of the zoo in this town. The diameter of its body was about 25 centimeters. They believed that the snake might belong to someone living in the area. The police were trying to find the owner. Download The Text
My Grandpa’s Birthday It was my grandpa’s birthday last Sunday. On Friday, my sister and I went shopping at the mall. We bought a nice shirt. Then, we wrapped it in a blue paper. Blue is my grandpa’s favorite colour. On Saturday morning, my brother and I helped my sister making a birthday cake in the kitchen. It was a big and beautiful birthday cake. I wrote ‘Happy Birthday’ on it. After that, we put some chocolate and a candle on the top of the cake. On Sunday evening, my uncle and my aunt came to my house. They brought several bottles of soft-drink, and flowers for grandpa. Then, we sat together in the living room. Finally, grandpa blew the candle and cut the cake while we were singing a ‘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 happy. Download The Text
Rabbit and Bear Once upon a time, there lived as neighbours, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit is a good shot. In contrary, the bear is always clumsy ad could not use the arrow to good advantage. One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with bear to the other side of the hill. The rabbit feared to arouse the bear's anger so he could not refuse it. He consented and went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed he shot and killed so many that there was lots of meat left after the bear and his family had loaded themselves and packed all they could carry home. The bear was very gluttonous and did not want the rabbit to get any of the meat. The rabbit could not even taste the blood from the butchering as the bear would throw earth on the blood and dry it up. The poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day's work. The bear was the father of five children. The youn
Babu and the Lion One day, there was a slave whose name was Babu. His master was very, very bad. You know, he often punched Babu and did not offer him food for days. Poor Babu! So he escaped into a forest and slept in a cave. Next morning, he heard a loud roar. In front of him...., at the mouth of the cave..., was a very big lion. You see, Babu was scared to death! Kind of scary, isn’t it? But he could not escape. But the lion didn’t attack him. It was tame. There was a large thorn in its right front foot. The lion looked at Babu. It seemed to say something like:”Please help me. It’s very painful.” Babu walked bravely to the lion and pulled out the thorn. Babu and the lion turned out to be friends. Answer the following questions. 1. What was the slave’s name? 2. Was the slave a man or a woman? 3. Was the master kind or bad? 4. Where did the slave run away? 5. Where did she/he sleep? 6. What animal did she/he see next mo
The Story of Lake Toba Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a farming field. He did some gardening and fishing for his daily life. One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said; "Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster". The man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter. Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch. Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter of a fish”. The daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started cryi
Human Trafficking I. Definition The United Nations (UN) defines “trafficking in persons” as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation’. Based on the above definition, we can say that human trafficking is an activity of recruitment process, of evacuation, of relocation and delivery of human for the work or service by using threat or by using way of hardness, slavery, and deception for the purpose of exploitation. II. Causes of Human Trafficking There are some key factors, including: 1. Lack of awareness when seeking jobs of the dangers of trafficking. 2. Poverty which forces people to seek any job while ignoring t
The Must-see Ambarawa Railway Museum 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 wellmaintained. 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. Answer the following questions. 1. What is the text mainly about? 2. Where is it located? 3. How did the Dutch use the Ambarawa railway station? 4. Why can we breathe fresh air there? 5. Why is it a must for us to visit this place? Downloa
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. Answer the following 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? 6. Why would Pisa hate to lose the tower? 7. Would you be sad if
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS The Hawaiian Islands are located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, far away from any other land. There are eight islands of different sizes, and while they differ from each other in some ways, they share many features. They all have a tropical climate, with temperatures of about 780C (25.60C) in the winter and 850C (29.40C) in the summer. Rain falls often, but not for long. The islands also share a natural beauty, with mountains and waterfalls, rainforests, and long beaches. Their waters are filled with colourful fish, dolphins, and giant sea turtles. Download The Text
SINGAPORE 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 clean city. 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. 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. Answer the following questions. 1. What is Singapore like? Is it beautiful? 2. How big is the population of Singapore? 3. Where do most people live? 4. Is the business district an old place? 5. What can we find in Chinatown? 6.
SAN FRANCISCO 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 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 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 favorites. You can also get great Chinese, Japanese, American and European food in San Francisco. Answer the following quest
My New City I like my new city, Malang. It is very different from my hometown, Gresik. My new city is large and noisy. The weather is mild. There are many big supermarkets. But I often miss the fresh vegetables I bought in open markets in my hometown. But some things in my new city are similar to my hometown. The two cities are beautiful. The people are very friendly. Answer the following questions. 1. What is the name of the writer’s city now? 2. What is the name of the writer’s hometown? 3. How big is his/her new city? What about his/her hometown? 4. How is the weather? 5. Where does he/she usually shop now? 6. How is his/her new city similar to his/her hometown? 7. Think of two cities that you know. Tell some facts about them. Download The Text
Egypt Capital 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 ancesters. Answer the following questions. 1. In which country is Cairo situated? 2. From where is the best place to absorb the views of the Nile? 3. How is the modern section of Cairo different from the ancient section? Download The Text
BRAZIL Does anybody know anything about Brazil? Yes, the football team is one of the best in the world. It has great players like Dani Alves, Robinho, Ramires. Now let me tell you more about Brazil. You know, Brazil is the largest country in South America. 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 to have their skin tanned…I mean, to make their skin darker. Answer the following questions. 1. Where is Brazil located? 2. How large is Brazil? 3. How do you describe the people of Br
Listen to statements about each photo on the paper, then, choose the best description of the photo. 1. a. The woman is checking in the airport. b. The people are the hospital. c. The woman is handing the passenger his ticket. d. The flight has been cancelled. 2. a. The young woman is talking to other passengers. b. Her hand back is on the floor. c. The male passengers are reading books. d. The airport lounge is not busy. Download The Audio Download The Answer Sheet Download The Pictures