English for Junior High School

Example of Descriptive Text Sydney Opera House Exercise In which country is Sydney Opera House located? When was It established? How many theaters does does Sydney Opera House has? Why Sydney Opera House is very unique? What does the roof look like?

Example of Descriptive Text Pasir Putih Dalegan Exercise What is the text about? What is the interesting panorama of the sea? What are the writer’s favorite foods? How is Pasir Putih Dalegan? What activity does the writer like?

Example of Recount Text Unforgettable Party Exercise What did the writer do last week? Whose thankfulness party was it? What did the writer eat and drink in thankfulness party? What did the writer eat in thankfulness party? When did the writer go home? How did the writer feel?

Example of Descriptive Text Pasir Putih Dalegan Pasir Putih Dalegan is located about 40 km west of Gresik. It is wonderful, natural, big enough, and it has original panorama. Indeed I love the sands. The sands are clean and white, so it looks pleasant for every people to put down their body on the white sands. One of my favourite things to do in Wisid is to swim and dive in the sea. It is challenging and exciting for me. The panorama of the sea is so amazing. I can see lovely and interesting fishes swimming that I have never found before. Another thing I enjoy about Wisid is the foods. The seafood restaurants, with shrimps, fishes, crabs and lobster, are my likes. You can also find special foods or drinks such as nasi campur, Krawu rice, mixed ice, coconut ice, legen and Dawet Siwalan. SEE THE EXERCISE

Example of Recount Text Unforgettable Party Hello, my friends. Let me tell you about my experience. Last week I went to my uncle's thankfulness party with my family. You know, it was the thankfulness party of my uncle’s son's Pilgrimage Haji. Well, in the party I ate Soto, Sate, and drank fresh coconut ice. It’s wonderful time to have them in a traditional party like this one. Then I had, you know what, some Arabian foods. After that, I met and talked with other families. At about 09.45 p.m., we went home. We arrived home rather late. I was so happy to have unforgettable party. SEE THE EXERCISE

Example of Descriptive Text Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a large performing art place. It becomes an Australian icon. It was established in 1973. It is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Sydney Opera House covers 1.8 hectares of land. It is 183 m long and about 120 m wide. The building can load 25,000 people. The Opera House is a place for large theatrical productions. It is the home of Opera Australia, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphonyan. There are five theatres in Sydney Opera House. There are also five rehearsal studios, two main halls, four restaurants, six bars, and many souvenir shops. The design of the Opera House is very unique. The roof looks like giant shells. Besides for theatrical productions, the Opera House is also used for other functions. It is used for wedding, parties and conferences. SEE THE EXERCISE

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ENGLISH MODULE FOR GRADE 8 ODD SEMESTER EVEN SEMESTER

Task 13 Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative. write - turn - eat - tell - rise The earth ……….. around the sun. The sun ……….. in the east. Vegetarians ……….. meat. A liar is someone who ….. the truth. A novelist ………. novels.

Task 12 Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form. Sarah (not/drink) ……… tea very often. What time (the banks/open) ….. in Indonesia? Where (Tony/come) ………. from? She (go) ……. to the hospital every week. She (not/wake) …… up early on Sundays.

Task 11 Choose the correct form of the following verbs. wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) - live(s) - drink(s) Ann …………… badminton very well. I never …………… coffee. The swimming pool ………………. at 7:00 in the morning. It ………………. at 9:00 in the evening. Bad driving ………………. many accidents. My parents ………………. in a very big house. The Olympic Games ……………… place every four years. They are good students. They always ………………. their homework. My students ………………. a little English. I always ………………. early in the morning.

Task 10 Study the following patterns and examples. As Nominal The pattern: ( + ) S + To Be (is, am, are) + Non verb ( – ) S + To Be (is, am, are) + not + Non verb ( ? ) To Be (is, am, are) + S + Non verb + ? Examples ( + ) He is a student. ( – ) He is not a student. ( ? ) Is he a student? As Verbal The pattern: ( + ) S + verb + s/es + O/C ( – ) S + do/does + not + verb + O/C ( ? ) Do/does + S + verb + O/C + ? He, She, It → verb + s/es He, She, It → does I, You, They, We → verb without s/es I, You, They, We → do Examples ( + ) She opens the door. ( – ) She does not open the door. ( ? ) Does she open the door? The simple present is used: To give your opinion - I like ice cream. I don't like spicy food. To talk about schedules - The library opens at eight. It doesn't open at 7. To talk about daily habits (routine actions) - Sara eats a cheese for breakfast every day. She doesn't eat cereal. To

Task 9 Please ask your classmates about their favorite color and favorite food! No Name Favorite Color Favorite Food 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Task 8 Please write down the names of the people you met this morning and where you met them! No Name Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Task 7 Please write down your identity here! This is Me Name                   : ................................. Date of Birth        : ................................. Address                : ................................. School                 : ................................. Hobbies               : ................................. Favorite Color     : ................................. Favorite Food      : .................................

Task 6 Read the following text, and then answer the following questions. Hello, my name is Lita. I am twelve years old. I am a student of MTs Kajeng Sepuh Sidayu. I live in Asempapak Sidayu, I like swimming and reading books. My favorite color is green. My favorite food is fried rice. Please answer the questions below: Who is she? Is she a doctor? How old is she? Where does she study? What are her hobbies? What is her favorite color? What is her favorite food? Where does she live?

Dialogue 5 Adri    : Bim, I want you to meet my good friend, Dono. Bima   : Hello, Don. Dono  : Hello, Bim. Bima   : Adri told me many good things about you. Dono  : Really?

Dialogue 4 Andi      : Do you know Priska? Doni      : No, I don’t. Andi      : Priska. This is Doni. Doni      : Hello, Priska. Nice to meet you. Priska    : Hi. Nice to meet you too.