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Selasa, 08 Oktober 2013

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Tangkuban Parahu

            Long time ago in West Java, there lived a woman named Dayang Sumbi. She was thirsting for a husband. Along her life she kept praying and praying. At last, God heard her pray. A male dog picked her up and Dayang Sumbi got married to the dog and called the dog ‘Tumang’. After years, Dayang Sumbi gave a birth to baby and named him Sangkuriang. Unfortunately, Dayang Sumbi never told Sangkuriang who his father was.
            One day, Sangkuriang was hunting with Tumang in the forest and he found nothing except a little animal. He blamed Tumang for the failure and then he killed Tumang. When Dayang Sumbi knew that she hit Sangkuriang’s head with a big spoon and expelled him.
            Many years later, Sangkuriang wandered and found an old house in the forest. Sangkuriang came closer to the house and there was an old beautiful woman. The woman, Dayang Sumbi, recognized the wanderer as Sangkuriang.
Unintentionally, Sangkuriang forced Dayang Sumbi to marry him. Dayang Sumbi agreed to marry him but Sangkuriang had to build a vast boat, just in one night.
            At night, Sangkuriang called his friends, ghosts and fairies to help him. Feared with the boat to complete, Dayang Sumbi asked other women in her village to help her. Then the women punched the grains with grain puncher to make noise which disturbed the ghosts and fairies.
            The morning came before Sangkuriang completed the boat. Unfortunately the fairies and the ghosts also left Sangkuriang alone. Finaly Sangkuriang got very angry and kicked away the boat to the downside, which finally turned into a mountain, called Tangkuban Parahu.

The Legend of Jaka Tarub
            Jaka Tarub is the hero of a legend that is very popular among the people of Central Java. Although he was only the son of a simple farmer, he was handsome as well as kind, honest and brave. He liked to help other people. He was always sided with those who were weak but innocent and those who were poor but honest.
            One day, a long time ago, when he was returning home from hunting, he happened to pass by a lake. How amazed he was to see several beautiful girls bathing in the lake amid a dense jungle.
            Jaka Tarub had reached the age of marriage, and he thought of possibility of getting of the pretty girls as his wife.
            As he was thinking hard of a way to get acquitted with any one of them, he caught sight of their clothes, which were piled up under a tree on the bank of the lake. He decided to steal one of the garments. That was what he did and then he did.
            After they had finished their bath, the girls walked ashore to fetch their garments. One of them, however, screamed suddenly and wept as she found that her own garment was gone. While they were searching for the lost garment, a rainbow appeared in the sky and glided down towards the lake. Now it was time for them to go back to heaven. As the other girls climbed up the rainbow on their way back to the sky, the one whose clothes had been lost was left alone, weeping, for she could not enter heaven without her heavenly dress.
            Seeing this, Jaka Tarub was astonished greatly, because he now knew that they were certainly not ordinary women but nymphs. He felt very sorry for the poor nymph and decided to approach her.
            How surprised the nymph was when she saw Jaka Tarub standing before her. She at once thought that he must be the thief who had stolen her clothes, so she blamed and scolded him.
He begged her pardon for what he had done and told her the reason. The sympathetic manners of the handsome boy impressed her so much that she was at once willing to forgive him. She begged the gods as well to pardon him and the gods blessed them. The two soon fell in love with each other.
            In no time Jaka Tarub and the nymph, who now had been changed by the gods into a very beautiful ordinary maiden, got married and lived happily ever after.

The Legend of Malin Kundang
            An old woman and her son lived in a little village. Her son was called Malin Kundang. They were very poor but they loved each other very much. One day Malin Kundang told his mother that he would go to town and work there. At first his mother did not allow him but finally she let him go with tears.
            Malin Kundang worked hard in a big town and in a short time he became a rich man. However he completely forgot his poor old mother. Some years later he sailed to a harbor near his village. When his mother heard about this news she came to meet him. Malin Kundang pretended not to know her. He said, “You are not my mother. Go away!” His mother became very sad and before she went she said, “Oh, Malin Kundang, you are a wicked son. You’ll never be safe now. You and your money will turn to stone.”
            Some days later his ship left the harbor. The sea was calm but when he reached the open sea there was a great storm. The ship was drowned. Malin Kundang and his money changed into a stone.
            Now people call it Batu Si Malin Kundang. We can see the stone from Air Manis, a village on the coast of West Sumatra near Padang.

The Legend of Lake Toba
            There was a fisherman who lived in Batak Land. His name was Batara Guru Sahala. When he was angling, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find that fish because the fish could talk and it begged to set it free. He did accordingly.
            After getting free, the fish changed into a beautiful woman and Sahala fell in love with her. Sahala asked her to marry him and the woman received him. However, she asked his promised not to tell anyone the secret that she was once a fish. They were very happily married, and got two daughters.
            It was a pity on Sahala. One day when he got very angry with his daughters, he forgot his promise and he broke it. He told his daughters that they were the daughters of a fish.
His wife could not forgive him. Suddenly, the earth began to shake and volcanoes started to erupt. The earth cracked and formed a big hole. People said that the hole became Lake Toba.

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Narrative Text

NARRATIVE TEXT

  1. A.    Definition of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is the narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate the narrative through a process narration.

  1. B.     Generic Structure:

-     Orientation: sets the scene and introduces the participants
-     Evaluation: a stepping back to evaluate the plight.
-     Complication: a crisis arises
-     Resolution: the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse
-     Re-orientation: optional

  1. C.    The purpose of narrative text

The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

  1. D.    Language features :

1.      Use active verbs.
Example: play, ran, work, help, ect
2.      Use past tense.
Example: But when they got there the boy laughed at them for their pains; there was no wolf there.
3.      Use connectives or conjunction.
Example: and, after, then, finally, etc.
4.      The first person (I or We) or the third person (He, She, or They).
Example: So he ran toward the village crying out, with all his might, “Wolf! Wolf! Come and help!
5.      Use specific nouns.
6.      Use adjective and adverbs

  1. E.     Kind of Narrative text:

1.      Legend      : Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang, etc.
2.      Fable         : Mousedeer and crocodile.
3.      Fairy tale   : Cinderella, Snow white, Pinocchio, etc.
4.      Science fiction

Example:

BANDUNG BONDOWOSO AND RORO JONGGRANG

Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang. Unfortunately, she refused to marry him unless he could build a thousand temples in one night.
With the help of thousand of spirits, he was able to erect the temples. Before dawn he almost finished his work. To know it, Roro Jonggrang asked all girls to wake up and pound rice. All the spirits ran away because they were frightened by the sound and thought that the dawn came. Because of their running away, there was only one more temple which was not completed by Bandung Bondowoso. He was maddened by her deceit and turned her to be a temple to complete a thousand temples.


Text Analysis:
ORIENTATION
Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang.

COMPLICATION
Unfortunately, she refused to marry him unless he could build a thousand temples in one night.

RESOLUTION
With the help of thousand of spirits, he was able to erect the temples. Before dawn he almost finished his work. To know it, Roro Jonggrang asked all girls to wake up and pound rice. All the spirits ran away because they were frightened by the sound and thought that the dawn came.

COMPLICATION
Because of their running away, there was only one more temple which was not completed by Bandung Bondowoso.

RESOLUTION
He was maddened by her deceit and turned her to be a temple to complete a thousand temple.

Use past tense            : Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang
First person                : With the help of thousand of spirits, he was able to erect the temples
Conjunction                : Before dawn he almost finished his work.

Specific noun              : Bandung Bondowoso, Roro Jonggrang.

Poster Banner Pamphlet

SHORT FUNCTIONAL TEXT


1. POSTER
A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text.

The function of poster
Posters may be used for many purposes. They are a frequent tool of advertisers (particularly of events, musicians and films), propagandists, protestors and other groups trying to communicate a message.

The characteristic of the poster:
  • Using a simple statement
  • There are some pictures that can describe the content of the message of the poster
  • It made a simple depend on the theme.
Example of poster is :
                                          
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2. Banner
A banner is a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message. Banner-making is an ancient craft.
The characteristic of banner:
o   There are picture as a symbol or logo of the community
o   Usually it made in a flag or a cloth  

        

                  





3. Pamphlet
A pamphlet is an unbound booklet (that is, without a hardcover or binding). It may consist of a single sheet of paper that is printed on both sides and folded in half, in thirds, or in fourths, or it may consist of a few pages that are folded in half and saddle_stapled at the crease to make a simple book.
The characteristic of pamphlet
  • There are more detail about the information
  • Usually it made from a piece of paper
  • It shows the message about something completely. Example of pamphlet:























Source:
Suparmin, H et al. 2012. Buku Kerja Siswa SMA/MA Excellent. Surakarta: Suara Media Sejahtera. 

Senin, 07 Oktober 2013

Expressing granting request, relief, pain, and pleasure

Expressing Grant Request
·          Alright.
·         Certainly.
·         Right away.
·         Of course.

Expressing relief:
- Oh, that’s a relief.                 - I’m very relieved to hear that.
- Thank goodness for that.      - I’m extremely glad to hear that.
- Thank heavens!                     - What a relief!
- Oh, good!                             - Good for you.
- Oh, marvelous!                     - I’m glad it’s done.
- Oh, what a relief!                  - I’m glad everything is running well.
- That’s alright, then.               - I feel so relieved.
- Phew!                                    - This ointment relieves my pain.
- Thank God for that.              - It’s very relaxing.

Interjection (a sound in English to express pain):
- Ouch! It hurts me so much.
- Ouch! Stop pinching me.
- Oh! What shall I do if he’s already married?
- Ooh! My head aches! And my back hurts!
- Ah! What is it?
- Ouch! That hurts!
- Aw! The pain hurts me very much.
- It’s very painful. I can't stand it.
- I can’t stand it. The pain is getting worse and worse.

Expressing pleasure/pleased:
- I’m very pleased with this room.                  - Smashing!
- Oh, how marvelous!                                     - Terrific!
- Oh, it’s wonderful!                                       - Fantastic!
- It’s good news.                                             - Super!
- I’m very delighted.                                       - I’m glad you like it.
- It gives me great pleasure.                            - This is great, isn’t it?
- I can’t say how pleased I am.                       - I can’t say how delighted I am.
- Great!

Contoh percakapan dengan menggunakangranting request, relief, pain, dan pleasure
Dialog 1
Rina     : “Hallo Din, can you do me a favor?” (Requesting)
Andin  : “Sure I will.” (Granting Request)
Rina     : “Could you please pass me a Chemistry note now?” (Requesting)
Andin  : “OK. Here it is.” (Granting Request)
Rina     : “Thanks a lot Andin.”
Andin  : “Yeah, you are welcome.”

Dialog 2
Andina      : “Excuse me, Ma’am. I’d like to return this book”
Librarian   : “Sure. May I have your membership card, please?”
Andina      : “Sure, here is the card. I think I’m a day late returning it, aren’t I?”
Librarian   : “Let me check. No, you’ve returned it on time.”
Andina      : “How relieving!”

Dialog 3
Dea            : “Ouch!
Sally          : “What’s wrong with you, Devi?”
Dea            : “A bee stung my arm! Look! It’s really painful.”
Sally          : “Poor you. Just wait. I think I brought balm in my bag”

Dialog 4
Sally          : “I have great news for all of us.”
Rony          : “What is it?”
Sally          : “The principal agrees with our proposal to have a school band competition”.

Rony          : “I’m very delighted to hear that”

Dialog 5
Rina     : “Will you tell me about it?”
Andin  : “Sure I will.”
Rina     : “Let’s try to make cake sometimes?”
Andin  : “OK.”

Dialog 6
Ann     : “I’m very worried that it will be rain tomorrow, I don’t have an umbrella.”
Bella    : “Don’t worry, it will be sunny tomorrow. I saw the weather forecast for tomorrow, and it will turn out good.
Ann     : “Oh, what’s a relief.”

Dialog 7
Dea   : “Ouch!
Sally : “What’s up, Dea?”
Dea   : “I have a headache.”
Sally : “Poor you. I think you should take an aspirin.”
Dea   : “Yes, you are right. But I don’t have an aspirin. Can you buy me in the drugstore?”
Sally : “All right. Wait a minute.”
Dea   : “Thanks Sally.”
Sally : “You are welcome.”

Dialog 8
Shinta  : “Your painting is really good. You’re really like professional artist.”
Reny    : “Thank you. I’ve tried my best to finish this painting.”
Shinta  : “I’m delighted to hear that.”

Sources:
1. Dody, Achmad et al. 2008. Developing English Competences for Senior High School (SMA/MA) Grade XI. Jakarta: Setia Purna Invest.
2.  Eudia, Grace. 2007 . Look Ahead: An English Course for Senior High School Students Year XI. Jakarta: Erlangga
3.  Joko Priyana et al. 2008. Interlanguage. Depdiknas