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SURAKARTA
FOREWORDS
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. I would like to express our deeply
thanks to Allah who has blessed me to finish this text.
This is a text in conversational and situational English for beginner and intermediate
students. It focuses on understanding the language that people use in everyday life
communications by listening practices. It is design for students who have some background in
English, but who also have gaps, lack of variety or other problems in using English to
communicate in everyday life.
This text is written to develop active, aware and independent learners. It is a listeningoriented text, so students need to listen, think about, discuss and practice the Examples, Models,
and Exercises in each target. In doing so, they actively internalize the language related to the
conversations and situations in the book so that they can use them in everyday life.
The text helps to develop aware students who can recognize a particular situation and
what is being called for as a response to the situation. Lastly, the present text is on that students
can learn to use by themselves, independently, outside of class or after class has finished. If we
can help students to become active, aware and independent learners, we are helping them to
become people who can use English to accomplish what they want to in English.
The writer also invites some construction and suggestion, opinions and ideas from those
who are interested in this publication.
Surakarta, September 2013
Table of contents
Foreword
Unit 1:
- Reading comprehension: Space Exploration -Voyagers 1 and 2
- Grammar: Noun, Pronoun article
Unit 2:
- Reading comprehension: Chemical Elements
- Grammar: Adjective, Adverb, Degree of Comparison
Unit 3:
- Reading comprehension: Biofuels and the Environment
- Grammar: Verb
Unit 4:
- Reading comprehension: Source of Energy
- Grammar: Tenses
Unit 5:
- Reading comprehension: Pollution
- Grammar: Conjunction, Preposition
Unit 6:
- Reading comprehension: Houses around the World
- Grammar: Modifier and Abridgement.
Unit 7:
- Reading comprehension: The Atoms
- Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
Unit 8:
- Reading comprehension: Sounds
- Grammar: Noun Phrases
Unit 9:
- Reading comprehension: Power of the Sun
- Grammar: Adjective, Adverbial, prepositional, Participle Phrases
Unit 10:
- Reading comprehension: Electrical Field
- Grammar: Simple Sentences and Compound Sentences
Unit 11:
- Reading comprehension: Solid, Liquid, and Gases
- Grammar: Complex Sentences
Unit 12:
- Reading comprehension: Temperature
- Grammar: Compound Complex Sentences
UNIT 1
READING COMPREHENSION
Space Exploration -Voyagers 1 and 2
The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecrafts left Earth in 1977 on a five-year mission. Their mission was to
reach Jupiter and Saturn and send information back to earth about them. Jupiter and Saturn are
the largest planets in the solar system. In 1981, they finished their mission. But, they kept going.
Scientists decided to plan a longer trip for them: they would travel even further until they
reached Uranus and Neptune.
Voyagers 1 and 2 are very efficient. They were built with no moving parts. They use the
breakdown, or the decay, of the space element plutonium to create fuel. They can each get the
equivalent of 30,000 miles per gallon of gasoline! They were made to be able to work in
radioactive environments. The gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are very
radioactive places.
So far, Voyagers 1 and 2 have sent information back to Earth from farther away than any other
spacecraft. Scientists have learned about the atmospheres, interiors, and rings of the gas giant
stars. They have also learned about the moon of these stars. Scientists think that they will keep
getting information from Voyagers 1 and 2 until about 2020. At that time, the power on the
Voyagers 1 and 2 will not be strong enough to send information back to Earth.
(source :www.englishforeveryone.org.)
A. Comprehension Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
c.
d.
plan or goal.
moon.
c. very informative.
d. extremely large.
c. breakdown.
d. environment.
c. giants.
d. places.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
NOUN (Kata benda)
Kata benda adalah kata untuk penamaan suatu benda yang bisa berupa barang, orang. Dalam
bahasa Inggris, kata benda dibagi menjadi 2 bagian, yaitu kata benda yang dapat dihitung atau
dalam bahasa Inggris disebut Countable Nouns, dan kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung atau
dalam bhs inggris disebut Uncountable Nouns.
Countable Nouns
Kata benda yang bisa dihitung mempunyai bentuk tunggal ( singular) dan bentuk jamak (plural).
Bentuk tunggal ditandai dengan kata sandang a, an. A untuk kata benda yang huruf depannya
huruf mati atau pengucapannya huruf mati/konsonan, sedangkan an untuk huruf hidup atau
pengucapannya hidup /vocal. contoh:
book/buku
earaser/penghapus
house/rumah
hour/jam
a book/sebuah buku
an earaser/sebuah penghapus
a house/sebuah rumah.
an hour/satu jam
Bentuk jamak/plural ditandai dengan penambahan huruf s;-es; atau ies. Penambahan bentuk
jamak dengan huruf es, apabila kata bendanya berakhiran dengan huruf-huruf x; s; ch; sh; dan o
yang sebelum huruf o tersebut didahului dengan huruf mati. contoh:
Box----boxes
Bus----buses
Watch----watches
Penambahan bentuk jamak dengan huruf ies apabila kata bendanya berakhiran huruf y sebelum
y huruf mati/konsonan. kemudian huruf y tadi dirubah menjadi i kemudian baru ditambah es,
sehingga menjadi ies. Contoh:
City----cities
Baby--babies
Penambahan huruf s untuk bentuk jamak bilamana kata benda yang akan kita rubah bentuk
menjadi jamak tidak termasuk di kedua aturan tersebut di atas.contoh:
a boy---boys
an egg--- eggs
a pen--- pens
Ada beberapa kata benda yang berbentuk jamak yang tidak mengikuti aturan tersebut di atas.
contoh:
Man----men
Woman----women
Mouse----mice
Tooth----teeth
Ada pula beberapa kata benda yang selalu berbentuk jamak dan tidak mempunyai bentuk
tunggal, kalaupun ditunggalkan, akan salah, baik arti maupun tata bahasanya. contohnya sebagai
berikut:
peralatan yang mempunyai dua bagian: scissors, shears, scales, spectacles, shoes,
binoculars
Ada beberapa benda yang mempunyai bentuk jamak dan bentuk tunggal sama. Contoh:
Deer, bison, fish, wood, salmon, species, series, wages, space craft.
Bentuknya jamak akan tetapi bentuk tunggal.
Mathematics, economics, technics, politics, dll.
Uncountable Nouns
Kata benda yang tidak bisa dihitung biasanya bentuk/wujud dari pada benda cair seperti water,
milk, coffee, tea dll. dan dalam bentuk kristal seperti sugar, sand, rice, dll. beberapa kata benda
bentuk tunggal berupa benda abstrak, seperti beauty, advice, death, fear, dll. Beberapa kata benda
bisa dianggap uncountable sekaligus countable tergantung penggunaannya, sebagai contoh: hair
dan paper
His hair is black, but whenever he finds a grey hair, he pulls it out.
She wants to write some notes, so she needs some paper.
She wants something to read, so she is going to buy papers.
Pronouns
Pronouns adalah kata ganti, yaitu kata yang mengganti benda, orang, beberapa benda, dan
beberapa orang. Ada bebeapa bentuk pronouns, yaitu kata ganti sebagai subjek; kt. ganti sebagai
objek, possessive adj., possessive pronoun, reflexive pronouns,
Subjective Objective Possessive Possessive
pronoun
pronoun adjective
pronoun
reflexive
pronouns
me
my
mine
myself
He
him
his
his
himself
She
her
her
hers
herself
It
it
its
itself
We
us
our
ours
ourselves
They
them
their
theirs
themselves
You
you
your
yours
yourself/yourselves
Objective pronouns
1.
2.
3.
4.
I love you.
He studies French with her.
He likes me more than her.
You can not go with them.
Possesive adjective
1. It is my pen.
2. It is your book.
someone
everyone
anyone
no one
something
everything
anything
nothing
ARTICLE
Article adalah kata sandang yang dipakai di depan kata benda untuk menunjukkan kata benda itu
sendiri. Ada beberapa artikel/kata sandang itu, yaitu kata sandang yang tidak tentu/indefinite
article; kata sandang yang sudah tentu/definite article.
INDEFINITE ARTICLE : A, AN
a/an disebut kata sandang tak tentu karena a/an dipakai di depan kata benda yang tidak tentu.
Penggunaannya sebagai berikut:
2. General statement
Dipakai di depan kata benda yang memiliki arti secara umum.
A house has a door ( sebuah rumah memiliki sebuah pintu ).
3. First mentioned
Untuk memperkenalkan sebuah kata benda yang belum pernah disebut sebelumnya.
She bought a new house (dia beli rumah baru)
4. Does not know which
Dipakai kalau orang lain tidak tahu siapa atau apa yang kita maksudkan.
I met a man on a street ( saya bertemu seorang pria di sebuah jalan ).
Artinya, kita tidak tahu pria yang mana dan di jalan apa.
2. Referred to
Kata the dipakai di depan kata benda yang sudah dipahami maksudnya dari kalimat sebelum
atau sesudahnya.
The house I saw was big. (rumah yg saya lihat itu besar)
Kata house yang dimaksudkan sudah tertentu yang sudah pernah dilihat sebelumnya.
GRAMMAR TASK 1
Chose the correct answer
1.
our.
your.
2.
X:
Y:
a.
b.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
children
student
8.
9.
10.
c.
d.
potato
poetatos
11.
12.
Im going to buy
a.
a cheese
c.
b.
some cheese
d.
some cheeses
an cheese
13
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
no article the.
a the.
c.
d.
the the.
a a.
the.
no article.
GRAMMAR TASK 2
Find the word or phrases which need to be written or corrected
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A
B
C D
There some serious problem that we are going to discuss in the meeting.
A
B
C
D
6.
The boy always read the new novels in the library every day.
A
B
C
D
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
According to John and him, this is a best course youll ever take.
A
B
C
D
12.
UNIT 2
READING COMPREHENSION
Chemical Elements
Elements make up everything in the world. Elements are the basic substances that we cannot
divide into simpler substances. We group elements by the things they have in common what
they look like, how they react with other substances, if they conduct electricity, etc. We group
elements into nine official groups. The element, Hydrogen is in a group by itself. It is different
from all the other elements.
Hydrogen is a basic substance. 90% of all atoms in the universe are hydrogen atoms. Hydrogen
atoms are the lightest atoms. Hydrogen got its name from the scientist Lavoisier. Lavoisier
noticed that hydrogen atoms are always present in water. The word root Hydro means water.
Therefore, it was intuitive to represent hydrogen with the letter H.
The second group is the alkaline-earth metals. You can find these elements in the earths crust.
They react with water. This group of elements contains elements such as Calcium. Calcium is a
basic substance found in substances like milk and chalk. It is a member of the second group of
elements. Some other members of the second group are beryllium and magnesium.
The third group is the alkali metals. These elements react very strongly with water. They might
even explode if they touch water. This group of elements contains elements such as Sodium.
Sodium is an element found in table salt. Scientists represent sodium with the letters Na. Some
other members of the third group are lithium and potassium.
The fourth group of elements includes metals. It is the largest group of elements. It includes iron,
silver, gold, nickel, platinum and titanium. Elements in this group conduct electricity. They are
hard and shiny. Members of this group are called the transition metals.
The fifth group of elements is the actinides. The elements in this group are radioactive metals.
Most of the members of this group are synthetic elements. They are non-natural elements. They
are made in special labs. Some members of this group are uranium and plutonium.
The sixth group of elements is the lanthanides. Some people call this group the rareearth
elements. Some people call them the innertransition elements. These metals are silver or
silverywhite. They conduct electricity very well. They tarnish when they come into contact with
air.
The seventh group consists of the nonmetals. Carbon is a member of this group. Every living
thing depends on carbon. Oxygen is also a member of this group. We take in oxygen and exhale
carbon dioxide (which is a combination of carbon and oxygen) when we breathe.
The eighth group consists of the inert gases. They are called inert gases because they do not
react easily with other substances. Most of these gases are present in lighting. When a current of
electricity goes through neon, it glows red. Some other members of this group are argon and
xenon. This group is sometimes called Group Zero or Group 0.
The ninth group consists of the poor metals. These metals are different from the metals in the
fourth group because these metals are soft. These metals melt easily. They also mix well with
other metals to form alloys. Both lead and aluminum are poor metals.
The last group consists of the semimetals. The members of this group are like metals in some
ways. They are also like nonmetals in some ways. Some semimetals are arsenic and bismuth.
Depending on which other substances touch them, they can be conductors of electricity or they
can insulate, or rotect, substances from electricity. Some scientists call the semimetals double
metals because of their structure.
(source :www.englishforeveryone.org.)
A. Comprehension Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
c.
d.
simple.
passionate.
2. Something synthetic is
a.
non-natural.
b.
manmade.
c.
d.
artificial.
all of the above are correct.
c.
d.
consist of.
both a and b are correct.
c.
d.
reactive
shiny
4. Inert means
a.
nonreactive
b.
radioactive
5. An alloy is
a.
a combination of carbon and oxygen c.
b.
a mixture of metals.
d.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
a chemical laboratory.
a soft metal.
ADJECTIVES
Adjective (kata sifat) adalah kata yang digunakan untuk memberi sifat pada kata benda. Ada 7
jenis kata sifat :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1.Proper adjective
Kata sifat yang melukiskan suatu benda dengan suatu kata benda nama diri tertentu. Proper
adjective harus dimulai dengan huruf besar.
Contoh: An Indonesian pilgrim. Peziarah Indonesia
Pembentukan kata sifat dari kata benda nama diri:
(a) Dengan menambahkan -n
Kata benda
Austria
Sumatra
Africa
Kata sifat
Austrian (yang berhubungan dgn Austria)
Sumatran (yang berhubungan dgn Sumatra)
African (yang berhubungan dgn Afrika)
3. Possessive adjective
Kata sifat ini digunakan di depan kata benda atau di depan gerund.
.
My pen is on the desk.
I saw her standing there
4. Quantitative Adjective
Kata sifat yang menunjukkan berapa banyak (how much) sesuatu benda yang dimaksudkan.
Kata-kata sifat utama yang termasuk kategori ini meliputi:
whole seluruh
half setengah
Adjective of quantity selalu diikuti oleh kata benda tunggal, dan kata benda ini harus selalu
merupakan kata benda material atau kata benda abstrak, misalnya much bread, much butter,
much sugar (material), much pain (= a high degree of pain) rasa sakit yang sangat (kata benda
abstrak). Oleh karena itu adjective of quantity disebut juga adjective of degree.
5. Numeral Adjective
Kata sifat yang menunjukkan berapa banyak (how many) benda atau dalam urutan berapa.
Numeral adjective dibagi kedalam dua golongan :
(a) Definite numeral (bilangan tertentu)
Bilangan-bilangan yang menunjukkan berapa banyak benda yang ada yaitu bilangan cardinal
(one, two, three), bilangan ordinal (first, second, third) dan bilangan multi-plicative (one only,
twofold, threefold).
(b) Indefinite numeral (bilangan tak tentu)
Menunjukkan bilangan jenis tertentu tanpa mengatakan secara tepat berapa jumlahnya. Seperti
all, some, enough, no, many, few, several, dan sundry.
Definite numeral dapat dijadikan indefinite dengan meletakkan kata some atau about di
depannya,
Some ten men were absent. Kurang lebih sepuluh orang tidak hadir
6. Demonstrative Adjective
Kata sifat ini membatasi pemakaian kata benda pada orang atau benda itu diharapkan supaya
ditunjukkan oleh kata sifat itu. Kata-kata sifat jenis ini dibagi lagi dalam dua golongan utama:
(a) Definite demonstrative (kata sifat penunjuk tertentu)
Apabila orang atau benda ditunjukkan secara tepat, misalnya this woman, kata sifat itu disebut
definite demostrative.
the
this/these
that/those
yon, yonder
such
the same
self-same
the other
(b) Indefinite demonstrative (kata sifat penunjuk tak tertentu)
Apabila orang atau benda ditunjukkan dalam suatu pengertian umum/tidak secara tepat, kata sifat
itu disebut indefinite demonstrative.
a,an
one
any
a certain
such
some
another/other
any other
Kata sifat the umumnya disebut definite article (kata sandang tertentu) dan a atau an disebut
indefinite article (kata sandang tak tertentu).
7. Distributive Adjective
Membatasi pemakaian kata benda dengan menunjukkan bahwa orang atau benda yang
ditunjukkan oleh kata benda digunakan satu demi satu, atau dalam bagian-bagian yang terpisah.
Kata sifat golongan ini ada empat buah : each, every, either dan neither.
(a) Each
Each berarti salah satu dari dua benda, atau salah satu dari dua bilangan apa saja yang melebihi
dua. contoh:
The two students had each a pen. Dua orang siswa ini masing-masing mempunyai sebuah pena
(b) Every
Every tidak dipakai untuk salah satu dari dua, melainkan untuk bilangan tertentu yang melebihi
dua. contoh:
Every man (out of the fifteen present) had a gun. Tiap orang (dari lima belas orang yang hadir)
mempunyai sebuah senapan.
Catatan :
Every adalah kata yang lebih kuat daripada each dan berarti tiap-tiap tanpa kecualian .
Every five hours berarti setiap jangka waktu lima jam, lima jam diambil secara kolektif
sebagai satu periode/jangka waktu.
Every other berarti setiap yang kedua, setiap dua sekali atau berselang, seperti every
other day (dua hari sekali), every other week (dua minggu sekali).
(c) Either
Ini mempunyai dua arti: salah satu dari dua, atau setiap dari dua, yaitu keduanya. contoh:
You can take either side, that is, one side or the other. Anda boleh mengambil salah satu
sisi, yaitu sisi yang satu atau sisi yang lain
(d) Neither
Ini adalah bentuk negatif dari either dan berarti yang satu tidak, yang lain juga tidak (keduaduanya tidak). contoh:
You should take neither side, that is, neither this side nor that, neither the one side nor
the other. Anda seharusnya tidak mengambil salah satu sisi, yaitu sisi yang ini tidak, sisi
yang itu juga tidak, sisi yang satu tidak, sisi yang lain juga tidak
A noble deed
A lame cat
Semua kata sifat asli dapat dipakai secara atributif, kecuali glad lazimnya hanya dipakai secara
predikatif, misalnya I am glad to meet you.
Participle atau verbal adjective dapat dipakai sebagai kata sifat, contoh :
Adverb (kata tambahan) dengan participle (partisip) tertentu dapat digunakan untuk adjective.
contoh:
Gerund (kata kerja bentuk ing yang berfungsi sebagai kata benda) dipakai sebagai kata sifat.
contoh:
A bathing place.
A swimming pool
Jenis adverb
Adverb of time (kata keterangan waktu)
I did this before, and he has done it since. Saya melakukan hal ini dulu, dan ia
telah melakukannya sejak waktu itu
Beberapa contoh tipe ini adalah: now, then (pada waktu itu), since (sejak waktu itu), before (lebih
dahulu), ago (dulu, dahulu),already (sudah), soon (segera), immediately (segera, dengan segera),
instantly (dengan segera), presently (segera, sekarang), late (terlambat),lately (akhir-akhir ini),
early (pagi-pagi), afterwards (sesudah itu, kemudian), today (hari ini), yesterday (kemarin),
tomorrow (besok), dsb.
Adverbs of place (kata keterangan tempat)
Beberapa contoh tipe ini adalah: here, there, hence (dari sini), thence (dari sana), above (di atas),
below (di bawah, ke bawah), in (di atau masuk ke tempat, posisi dsb, ada/tidak absen), out (di
luar, tidak di rumah), inside (di dalam, ke dalam), outside (di luar, ke luar), hither (ke/menuju
tempat ini, di sana, ke sana), within (dalam), without (luar, di luar), far (jauh), near (di atau ke
suatu jarak yang dekat, tidak jauh),dsb.
Adverbs of number (kata keterangan bilangan)
Beberapa contoh tipe ini adalah: once (satu kali, sekali), twice (dua kali), thrice, again (lagi),
firstly (pertama, pertama-tama), secondly (kedua), always (selalu), never (tak pernah),
often (sering), seldom (jarang), sometimes (kadang-kadang), dsb.
Adverb of manner, quality, or state (kata keterangan cara, sifat atau
keadaan)
Termasuk golongan adverb ini adalah: well (dengan baik), ill (jelek, dengan jelek), badly (jelek,
kurang senonoh), amiss (salah), fluently (dengan lancar), probably (mungkin),
possibly (mungkin), maybe (mungkin), perhaps (barangkali), must be (tentu/pasti),
thus (demikian), so (begitu, amat), dsb.
Termasuk adverb golongan ini: very, too (terlalu), quite (sungguh), much, almost, little (sedikit
sekali), a little (sedikit), somewhat (agak), rather (agak, cukup), so (begitu dalam arti sampai
sedemikian luas/besar), half (setengah), partly (sebagian), wholly = completely = entirely =
totally (sama sekali), really (sesungguhnya), actually (sesungguhnya), honestly (secara jujur),
truthfully (dengan sebenarnya), dsb.
Degrees of Comparison
Ada 3 (tingkatan) tingkatan perbandingan.
1. Positif yaitu menerangkan/menjelaskan sesuatu
2. Comparative untuk membandingkan dua benda atau dua hal.
3. Superlative untuk membandingkan lebih dari dua benda/hal.
Kalau sebuah kata bersuku kata satu, komparatif dibentuk dengan menambahkan -er dan
superlatif dengan menambahkan determiner the dan -est.
Kalau sebuah kata bersuku kata dua atau lebih, maka tingkatan komparatif dibentuk dengan
menambahkan more dan superlatif dengan menambahkan the most
Positif
Komparatif
Superlatif
handsome
more handsome
beautiful
more beautiful
interesting
more interesting
Jika sebuah kata sifat bersuku kata dua yang berakhiran dengan y, ly, ow, le, er,
ure, maka tingkatan komparatif dibentuk dengan menambahkan er dan superlatif dengan
menambahkan the est.
Positif
Happy
Komparatif
happier
Superlatif
the happiest.
Clever
narrow
cleverer
narrower
the cleverest.
the narrowest.
Jika sebuah kata sifat bersuku kata dua yang berakhiran dengan full, less, ish, le, er,
ure, maka tingkatan komparatif dibentuk dengan menambahkan more dan superlatif dengan
menambahkan the most.
Positif
childish
carefull
careless
Komparatif
more childish
more carefull
more careless
Superlatif
the most childish.
the most careful.
the most careless.
Komparatif
Superlatif
good
better
the best
bad
worse
the worst
forth
further
the furthest
far
farther
the farthest
much
more
the most
little
less
the least
GRAMMAR TASK 1
Choose the correct answer
1.
2.
3.
c.
d.
slower.
slowly.
graceful.
b.
beautiful.
d.
gracefully.
4.
I want to drink water in the glass on the table but the water is.
a.
so hot.
c.
very hot.
b.
enough hot.
d.
too hot.
5.
6.
c.
d.
well
good
he hardly works.
he is a hard worker.
7.
8.
9.
a comfortable little.
little a comfortable.
10.
11.
12.
13.
more accurately.
the most accurate.
c.
d.
14.
better as
the best as
15.
c.
d.
bigger
biggest
GRAMMAR TASK 2
Find the word or phrases which need to be written or corrected
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
The clients criticize of his work made the secretary try harder.
A
B
C
D
This old bridge was hit by a large ship during a suddenly storm
A
B
C
D
last week.
The stars and the moon have always fascinating man.
A
B
C
D
Fastly growing sales raises the confidence of the companys sales force.
A
B
C
D
The HRD manager gives a well advise about problems at work.
A
B
C
D
Most of the people are pessimistically towards their present position.
A
B
C
D
My friend, Ananda, is very diligently and beautiful.
A
B
C
D
The books in my room are very importance.
A
B
C
D
The three-days meeting will be very tiring and boring.
A
B
C
D
She had so much business to conduct in Indonesia that they did not expect
A
B
the returns until the twelfth.
C
D
Items on sale in department stores are expensive than usual.
A
B
C
D
Her neckle is far most expensive than yours.
A B
C
D
This is the better advertising campaign in several years.
A
B
C
D
It is difficult to achieve the success in a competing market.
A
B
C
D
The more you give the most you will get from others.
A
B C
D
UNIT 3
READING COMPREHENSION
Biofuels and the Environment
Leading investors have joined the growing chorus of concern about governments and companies
rushing into producing biofuels as a solution for global warming, saying that many involved in
the sector could be jeopardizing future profits if they do not consider the long-term impact of
what they are doing carefully.
It is essential to build sustainability criteria into the supply chain of any green fuel project in
order to ensure that there is no adverse effect on the surrounding environment and social
structures. The report produced by the investors expresses concern that many companies may not
be fully aware of the potential pitfalls in the biofuel sector.
Production of corn and soya beans has increased dramatically in the last years as an eco-friendly
alternative to fossil fuels but environmental and human rights campaigners are worried that this
will lead to destruction of rain forests. Food prices could also go up as there is increased
competition for crops as both foodstuffs and sources of fuel. Last week, the UN warned that
biofuels could have dangerous side effects and said that steps need to be taken to make sure that
land converted to grow biofuels does not damage the environment or cause civil unrest. There is
already great concern about palm oil, which is used in many foods in addition to being an
important biofuel, as rain forests are being cleared in some countries and people driven from
their homes to create palm oil plantations.
An analyst and author of the investors' report says that biofuels are not a cure for climate change
but they can play their part as long as governments and companies manage the social and
environmental impacts thoroughly. There should also be greater measure taken to increase
efficiency and to reduce demand.
(source :www.englishforeveryone.org.)
Comprehension questions
1. Who are worried about the boom in biofuels?
2. How did Biofuel producers know about the possible problems?
3. Why do Environmentalists believe that increased production of corn and soya beans may lead
4.
5.
6.
7.
c.
d.
danger.
dangerous.
c.
d.
realibility.
everlasting.
c.
d.
source of nutrients.
a good foods.
The word
GRAMMAR FOCUS
INFINITIVE
Infinitive adalah verbal berbentuk kata kerja dasar yang umumnya ditambah to di depannya,
misalnya to eat, to say, to run, to work, to study. Seperti halnya dengan gerund, infinitive pun
dapat berfungsi sebagai kata benda (noun). Dengan fungsinya sebagai kata benda, maka
infinitive to dapat juga sebagai subjek dari suatu kalimat. Bedanya, penggunaan infinitive lebih
luas daripada gerund yang hanya berfungsi sebagai kata benda. Infinitive mempunyai tiga fungsi,
yaitu sebagai kata benda (noun), kata sifat (adjective), dan kata keterangan (adverb).
Infinitive sebagai subjek sebuah kalimat
- To eat is a necessity ( makan adalah suatu kebutuhan )
- To understand French is not easy.
- To dry a sea is nonsense.
Infinitive sebagai objek sebuah kalimat
- It is time to go.
- I like to eat.
auxiliary verbs yang tidak boleh memakai to sesudahnya adalah will, shall, would, could, can,
may, might, must, should, dan needn't (tetapi bukan need to).
GERUND
Gerund adalah kara kerja (verb) yang ditambah ing (verb + ing) dan berfungsi sebagai kata
benda (noun). Dengan kata lain gerund adalah kata kerja yang dibendakan/diubah menjadi kata
benda dengan menambahkan ing. Dalam kalimat bahasa Inggris, gerunds mempunyai beberapa
fungsi, yaitu:
Gerunds sebagai subject
Listening music is my hobby.
Sky diving is better than running.
Gerunds sebagai object
I like writing.
She goes running every morning.
Kata kerja berikut memerlukan gerund sebagai object:
Admit, Advise, Allow, Anticipate, Appreciate , Avoid, Begin, Cease, Complete, Consider,
continue, Defend, Delay, Deny, Despise, Discuss, Dread, Encourage, Enjoy, Finish, Forget,
Hate, Imagine, Involve, Keep, Like, Love, Mention, Miss, Neglect, Permit, Postpone, Practice,
Prefer, Propose, Quit, Recall, Recollect, Recommend, Regret, Remember, Report, Require,
Resent, Resist, Risk, Start, Stop, Suggest, Tolerate, Try, Understand, Urge.
Gerunds sebagai pelengkap subjek
Biasanya selalu didahului to be yang terletak di antara subject dan pelengkap subjek:
Her favorite sport is running.
Gerunds sebagai object preposisi
Biasanya gerund ini bentuk ini terletak setelah preposisi, misalnya; for, before, without, in, at,
after.
I will wash the dresses after eating.
You cannot be rich man without working hard.
Gerunds untuk larangan
No Smoking area!
No parking here!
Rumus
Contoh
Present Simple
Continuous am/is/are
participle
Past
being
Perfect
Simple
Continuous was/were
participle
Future
being
Perfect
Simple
Perfect
will + have + been + past The article will have been read
participle
ninety times.
PARTICIPLE
Present Participle
Present participle adalah kata yang dibentuk dengan menambahkan suffix (akhiran) -ing
pada base form dari verb (verb+ing). Kadang-kadang terjadi doubling pada konsonan di akhir
kata kerja tersebut.
Present participle merupakan satu dari lima verb form yang dimiliki oleh verb, baik regular
maupun irregular verb.
Base Present Past
Present
Past
Form Tense Tense Participle Participle
sing
sing(s)
sang
singing
sung
read
read(s)
read
reading
read
Secara umum, participle dapat berfungsi sebagai sebagai verb atau verbal.
Present Participle sebagai Verb
Sebagai verb, present participle digunakan sebagai komponen dari multiple verbs bersama verb
to be/auxiliary verb [aux+present participle] untuk membentuk progressive/ continuous dan
perfect continous tense. Present participle juga digunakan pada passive voice dari continuous
tense, baik present maupun past. Bentuk passive pada perfect continuous sebaiknya dihindari
karena rumit dan tidak elegan.
Verb
Present continuous
Contoh
He is smiling to you.
(Dia sedang tersenyum padamu.)
Keterangan
is= auxiliary
Present perfect
continuous
Past continuous
were= auxiliary
Future perfect
continuous
Passive Present
continuous
Past perfect
continuous
Future continuous
Passive Past
continuous
Interesting story.
Dengan demikian singing dan interesting di atas merupakan present participle yang berfungsi
menjelaskan bird dan story.
Pada reduksi adjective clause, relative pronoun dan verb to be (jika ada) dihapus serta
ditambahkan -ing pada active verb (jika berbentuk present atau past, bukan progress-sive),
sehingga membentuk present participle (phrase).
Contoh Present Participle pada Reduced Adjective Clause
Adjective clause
Proses reduksi
Reduced adj.
Clause
The woman
working as english
teacher is very
beautiful
The boy singing is
my brother.
GRAMMAR TASK 1
Choose the best answer
1.
Keterangan
working dan singing
merupakan present
participle yang
didapat melalui
reduced adjective
phrase dimana
berfungsi
menerangkan woman
dan boy.
2.
3.
4.
a.
plays.
b.
playing.
She usually has her hair .once a month.
a.
to cut.
b.
cuts.
We miss to the movie with you.
a.
go.
b.
to go.
c.
d.
is playing.
was playing.
c.
d.
cut.
cutting.
c.
d.
going.
is going.
c.
d.
to help.
helping.
help.
helps.
5.
Mr. John likes to arrive early or..to get his work done.
a.
is staying late.
c.
stay late.
b.
stays late.
d.
stayed late.
6..
Before I go to work, I .
a.
always have breakfast and read the paper.
b.
have breakfast and always read the paper.
c.
have always breakfast and read the paper.
d.
have breakfast and read the paper always.
7.
8.
c.
d.
to verify.
will verify.
c.
d.
was built
.
has been built
9.
10.
11.
12.
GRAMMAR TASK 2
Find the word or phrases which need to be written or corrected
1. Over exposure to television can be start at an early age.
A
B
C
D
2. He always mind to answer his phone when his secretary is out
A
B
C
D
3. He will probably to come here next week with his friends.
A
B
C
D
4. Nadia suggested to see her lawyer who lives in Jakarta.
A
B
C D
5. The seminar is being hold by the students on the second semester.
A
B
C
D
6. She had recommended you reading the text book, Its very good.
A
B
C
D
7. He looks forward to see his father.
A
B
C
D
8. Watching TV in line with recommended guidelines may one of the solutions to
A
B
C
minimize the bad effect of television.
D
UNIT 4
READING COMPREHENSION
SOURCE OF ENERGY
Nearly all energy comes from the sun, either in a roundabout way or straight from it, in the
form of heat rays and light rays. The light from the moon, too, comes from the sun. The moon
can be said to be like a large mirror which throws back the suns light to the earth. Electrical
energy comes from the sun in a roundabout way; e.g. it can come from the power of water falling
down a mountainside. The water fell there as rain, and we know that rain is made by the suns
heat evaporating the water on the earths surface. This water vapour rises, condenses on cooling,
and falls as rain.
The light and heat energy from coal also comes from the sun in a roundabout way. Coal was
made by the rocks pressing von trees and plants which died millions of years ago. Those trees
and plants grew with the aid of sunlight, from which they made carbohydrates, in this way
changing the suns energy into chemical energy. When we burn coal, some of this energy is set
free.
Energy which we use to drive car engines comes from petrol, which also was made with the aid
of the sun in a roundabout way. Plants, and animals which ate the plants, died millions of years
ago, and the parts of them that were left were pressed under the rock in the earth. These parts left
from dead animals and plants made petroleum, from which petrol and oil are now obtained.
Thus we can say that the sun is the place where nearly all energy comes from, and that without
the suns heat and light, there could be no life on earth.
Zimmerman, Fran (1989) English for Science. New Jersey:Prentice Hall,Inc.
Comprehension questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
How is the way to know that the lands deep inside contain petrol?
6.
7.
8.
9.
c.
d.
complex.
curve.
c.
d.
c.
d.
countryside.
downtwon.
10.
indirect process.
going there and back.
send something from hands.
wasteful.
a side of mountain.
suburb.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
TENSES
Tenses adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja dalam bahasa inggris untuk menunjukkan waktu sekarang,
masa depan, atau masa lalu terjadinya suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa. Adapun macam-macam
tenses antara lain :
Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja untuk menyatakan fakta, kebiasaan, dan
kejadian yang terjadi pada saat sekarang ini. Bentuk kata kerja ini paling sering digunakan dalam
bahasa Inggris.
Simple present tense dibentuk dari verb-1 (present tense) atau linking verb be (is, am, are).
Verb-1 merupakan bare infinitive dengan tambahan -s atau -es khusus untuk subject berupa
singular noun (kata benda tunggal: Tita, book, car) atau third person singular pronoun (kata
ganti orang ketiga tunggal: she, he, it).
Beberapa contoh simple present tense dengan fungsi-fungsinya:
Fungsi
Simple present tense digunakan pa-da
habitual action (kebiasaan) dengan
menggunakan adverb of frequency a-tau
adverb of number.
Present perfect tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan
suatu aktivitas atau situasi yang telah dimulai di masa lalu dan telah selesai pada suatu titik
waktu tertentu di masa lalu atau masih berlanjut sampai sekarang.
Present perfect tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb have atau has, dan past
participle (verb-3). Have digunakan untuk I, you, they, we, sedangkan has untuk he, she, it, dan
orang ketiga tunggal. Sedangkan past participle dapat berupa irregular maupun regular verb.
Beberapa contoh present perfect tense dengan fungsi-fungsinya adalah sebagai berikut.
Fungsi
Beberapa contoh present Perfect continuous tense dengan fungsi-fungsinya adalah sebagai
berikut.
Fungsi
Beberapa penggunaan dan contoh past continuous tense adalah sebagai berikut.
Fungsi
Fungsi
Past perfect tense untuk
mengekspresikan aksi di
masa lampau yang telah
selesai terjadi sebelum
past event lainnya.
Fungsi
Past perfect continuous tense untuk
mengekspresikan aksi yang panjang di
masa lampau sebelum aksi lainnya
terjadi.
Selain itu, kombinasi auxiliary will dan be+present participle juga dapat digunakan untuk
menghindari nada tidak sabar (impatient) atau mendesak (insistent). Kalimat akan terdengar
impatient/insistent jika hanya ada will (tanpa be+present participle) karena stress (penekanan)
hanya terjadi pada kata tersebut.
Beberapa contoh simple future tense dengan fungsi-fungsinya adalah sebagai berikut.
Fungsi
verb, tidak stative verb karena umumnya hanya dynamic verb yang memiliki bentuk continuous.
[Baca: Stative Verb dengan Bentuk Progressive]
Beberapa contoh future continuous tense adalah sebagai berikut.
Fungsi
Beberapa contoh future perfect tense dengan dua macam fungsinya adalah sebagai berikut.
Fungsi
untuk At this time next month, Ill have finished my driving course.
menunjukkan bahwa suatu aksi (Pada waktu ini bulan depan, saya akan telah menyelesaikan
akan telah selesai pada suatu kursus mengemudi.)
waktu di masa depan.
By this time next week, we will have lived in this house for 2
years.(Pada waktu ini minggu depan depan, kita akan telah
tinggal di rumah ini selama 2 tahun.)
The mechanic will have repaired my car tomorrow.
(Montir akan telah memperbaiki mobil saya besok.)
On the 15th of May It will have been two months since we
met for the first time.(Tanggal 15 Mei akan menjadi dua bulan
sejak kita bertemu pertama kali.)
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Future perfect continuous tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk
mengungkapkan bahwa suatu aksi akan sudah berlangsung selama sekian lama pada titik waktu
tertentu dimasa depan. Future perfect continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary
verb will, have, dan
been
dan
present participle. Sedangkan present
participle dapat
berupa irregular maupun regular verb.
Beberapa contoh future perfect continuous tense dengan fungsinya adalah sebagai berikut.
Fungsi Future Perfect Contoh Kalimat Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Cont. Tense
Future perfect
continuous tense
digunakan untuk membicarakan tentang aksi
yang panjang sebelum
titik waktu tertentu di
masa depan.
He will have been studying in Cairo for a year by the end of next
month.(Dia akan telah belajar di Kairo selama setahun pada akhir bulan
depan.)
Andra will have been waiting for three months when the corn is ready
to harvest.(Andra akan telah menunggu selama tiga bulan ketika jagung
siap panen.)
Will you have been writing the report before the branch manager
observes?(Kamu akan telah menulis laporan sebelum manager cabang
meninjau?
GRAMMAR TASK 1
Choose the correct answer!
1.
a.
b.
readed
reading
c.
is reading.
d.
was reading.
2.
3.
looking after.
looking into.
c.
d.
living.
is living.
c.
d.
smiling to.
is smiling to.
4.
5.
6.
7.
c.
d.
visit.
is visiting.
8.
9.
10.
X:
Y:
a.
b.
11.
12.
GRAMMAR TASK 2
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
The research indicate that every hour of watching TV increases children's odds of having
A
B
C
D
attention problems by about 10 percent.
The male and female students need often to work to add foods into their diet.
A
B
C
D
The researchers often heard people get sick because doing over activities.
A
B
C
D
The American Academy of Pediatrics do not recommend TV for children younger than
A
B
C
age 2.
D
Older children can watch high quality programs on TV for not more to two hours per day.
A
B
C
D
Watching TV in line with recommended guidelines may one of the solutions to minimize
A
B
C
D
the bad effect of television.
Most of the time, something an be do to prevent the terrible disasters and the great
A
B
C
damage.
D
Hydrogen, the lightest element, have one proton and one electron.
A
B
C
D
The force of attraction is between the positive atoms in the nucleus to the negative
A
B
C
D
electrons.
A helpful receptionist makes visitors feel relax and welcome.
A
B
C
D
UNIT 5
READING COMPREHENSION
Pollution
Thick black smoke curling out of smokestacks, horribletasting chemicals in your drinking
water, pesticides in your food these are examples of pollution. Pollution is any contamination
of the environment which causes harm to the environment or the inhabitants of the environment.
There are many kinds of pollution, and there are many pollutants. Some obvious kinds of
pollution are pollution of the air, soil, and water. Some less obvious, or less salient, kinds of
pollution are radioactive, noise, light pollution, and green-house gasses.
Air pollution can be caused by particles, liquids, or gases that make the air harmful to breathe.
There are two main types of air pollution: primary and secondary. Primary pollutants enter the air
directly, like smoke from factories and car exhaust. Secondary pollutants are chemicals that mix
together to pollute the air, like mixtures of emissions, or waste output, from vehicles and factory
smoke that change to form more dangerous pollutants in the air and sunlight.
Soil pollution can be caused by pesticides, leakage from chemical tanks, oil spills, and other
chemicals which get into the soil by dumping or accidental contamination. Soil pollution can
also cause water pollution when underground water becomes contaminated by coming into
contact with the polluted soil.
Water pollution can be caused by waste products, sewage, oil spills, and litter in streams, rivers,
lakes, and oceans. Some scientists believe that water pollution is the largest cause of death and
disease in the world, causing about 14,000 deaths in the world each day.
Radioactive pollution can be caused by leaks or spills of radioactive materials. These materials
can come from medical sources, nuclear power plants, or laboratories which handle radioactive
materials. Air, soil, and water can be polluted by radioactivity. It can cause damage to animals,
both internally and externally, by eating, drinking, or touching it. It can cause birth defects and
genetic problems. It can cause certain cancers and other deadly diseases.
Noise pollution can be caused by vehicle, aircraft, and industrial noise. It can also be caused by
military or experimental sonar. Noise has health effects on people and animals. In people, it can
cause high blood pressure, heart problems, sleep disturbances, and hearing problems. In animals,
it can cause communication, reproductive, and navigation problems they have difficulty
finding their direction. Sonar has even caused whales to beach themselves because they respond
to the sonar as if it were another whale.
Light pollution can be caused by advertising signs, stadium and city lighting, and other artificial
lighting (like the light caused by night traffic). Artificial lighting has health effects on humans
and animals. In people, it can cause high blood pressure and affect sleeping and waking rhythms
and immunity. It might be a factor in some cancers, such as breast cancer. In animals, it can
affect sleeping and waking rhythms, navigation, and reproduction.
In addition, greenhouse gases have caused a warming effect on the earths climate. The
greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and ozone. They are naturally
occurring gases in the atmosphere, but human activity has increased their concentration in the
atmosphere. For example, the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere have risen due to
the burning of fossil fuels. The effect is a rise in global temperatures. The higher temperatures
cause the melting of glaciers, a rise in the water level of oceans, and the disruption of both land
and marine life, including that of humans. Although carbon dioxide is necessary for plants to
survive, it is also considered to be a kind of pollution because high levels of carbon dioxide have
caused the oceans to become more acidic.
It is not possible for anyone to predict the exact timing and effects of global pollution and global
climate change brought about by pollution. There is general agreement by scientists that the
global climate will continue to change, that the intensity of weather effects will continue to
increase, and that some species of animals will become extinct. There is also general agreement,
or consensus, that humans need to take steps to reduce emissions of waste products and
greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, make adaptations to the changes that are occurring, and
figure out ways of reversing the trends of pollution and global warming.
(source :www.englishforeveryone.org.)
Comprehension Question
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
What kind of pollution is thought to cause the most death and disease?
7.
8.
9.
10.
Something salient is
a.
incredible.
b.
outstanding.
c.
d.
dangerous.
potential.
Emissions are
a.
gasses.
b.
waste output.
c.
d.
pollution.
air condition.
What is litter?
a.
trash.
b.
receptacles.
c.
d.
recycling.
light pollution.
c.
d.
external.
middle.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
CONJUNCTION
c.
d.
direction finding.
map making.
c.
scientific ideas.
d.
none of the above.
Conjunction adalah kata atau kelompok kata yang berfungsi menghubungkan dua kata, phrase
(frasa), clause (klausa), atau paragraph (paragraf). Adapun macam-macam conjunction antara
lain sebagai berikut.
Conjunction
Coordinate
Conjunction
Correlative
Conjunction
Subordinate
Conjunction
Adverbial
Conjunction /
Conjunctive
Adverb /
Connecting
Adverb
Penjelasan Singkat
Kata hubung ini digunakan untuk
menghubungkan dua konstruksi
gramatikal yang sama yaitu: kata, phrase atau clause.
Kata hubung ini digunakan berpasangan untuk menunjukkan
hubungan antara dua ata, phrase ,
atau clause.
Kata hubung ini digunakan untuk
membangun hubungan ide antara dependent clause dengan main
clause.
Kata hubung berfungsi pula sebagai adverb. Sebagai kata hubung,
kata ini berfungsi untuk menghubungkan dengan logis dua independent clause, sedangkan sebagai adverb, untuk menerangkan clause kedua.
Contoh
Conjunction
and, or, for
Contoh Kalimat
I love running and swim-ming.
(Saya suka lari dan bere-nang.)
also, however,
rather, thus
Coordinate Conjunction
Coordinate conjunction adalah kata hubung yang digunakan untuk menghubungkan dua
konstruksi gramatikal yang sama yaitu: kata, phrase (frasa), atau clause (klausa). Elemen yang
dihubungkan tersebut biasanya bersifat paralel (kedudukannya sejajar) secara struktur
gramatikal. Kata hubung ini sering digunakan pada compound sentence (mengubungkan
dua independent clause). Jika coordinate conjunction digunakan untuk menghubungkan dua
independent clause di dalam suatu compound sentence, maka tanda baca koma ditempatkan tepat
sebelum kata hubung tersebut. contoh:
Contoh kalimat dengan coordinate conjunction (F-A-N-B-O-Y-S) dapat dilihat pada tabel
sebagai berikut.
Coordinate
Conjunction
Hubungan
For (karena)
Cause & Effect He didnt come last night, for he fell asleep. (Dia tidak datang
(sebab & akibat)
semalam, karena dia tertidur.)
And (dan)
Addition
(penambahan)
Nor (tidak)
Addition
(penambahan)
She didnt come to the ceremony, nor did her friends. (Dia
tidak datang ke perayaan, tidak juga teman-temannya.)
But (tapi,
namun)
Contrast
(pertentangan)
Or (atau)
Alternative
(pilihan)
Yet(tapi,
namun)
Contrast
(pertentangan)
The book is thick, yet the text is large. (Buku itu tebal, tapi
tulisannya besar.)
So(agar,
sehingga)
Result
(hasil, akibat)
Correlative Conjunction
Correlative conjunction adalah kata hubung yang digunakan berpasangan untuk menunjukkan
hubungan antara dua kata, phrase (frasa), atau clause (klausa). Elemen kalimat yang
dihubungkan biasanya bersifat paralel (kedudukannya sejajar) secara struktur gramatikal.
Beberapa contoh kalimat dengan correlative conjunction serta macam hubungannya dapat dilihat
pada tabel sebagai berikut.
Correlative
Conjunction
asas (se-)
Hubungan
Comparison
Contoh Kalimat
Correlative Conjunction
Diana is as beautiful as her sister.(Diana secantik
(perbandingan)
saudara perempuannya.)
betweenand
(diantaradan)
Addition
(penambahan)
bothand
(baik..maupun)
Addition
(penambahan)
eitheror(baik
taupun)
neithernor
(baikataupuntidak)
Addition
(penambahan)
Addition
(penambahan)
fromto
Place
(tempat)
hardlywhen /no
soonerthan
/scarcelywhen
Time
(waktu)
ifthen
Condition
(Syarat)
notbut (tidaktapi)
not onlybut also
(tak hanyatapi juga)
Contrast
(pertentangan)
ratherthan
Comparison
(perbandingan)
Contrast
(pertentangan)
Addition
(penambahan)
The more you give alms to others, the more you get
the reward from God.(Semakin banyak kamu
memberi sedekah kepada org lain, sema-kin banyak
kamu mendapat imbalan dari Tuhan
Alternative
(pilihan)
whetheror
Subordinate Conjunction
Subordinate conjunction adalah kata hubung yang mengawali suatu dependent atau subordinate
clause (adverbial clause) dengan tujuan untuk membangun hubungan ide antara dependent
clause dengan main clause. Adapun gabungan antara dependent dan main clause menghasilkan complex sentence. Subordinate conjunction digunakan pada subordinate clause, yaitu bagian
yang idenya kurang penting dibanding pada main clause. Conjunction ini memiliki antara lain
hubungan waktu (time), tempat (place), pertentangan (contrast), sebab akibat (cause-effect),
syarat (condition), tujuan (reason), dan cara (manner). Contoh kalimat dengan subordinate
conjunction dengan hubungan waktu, tempat, dan pertentangan adalah sebagai berikut:
Hubungan
Subordinate
Conjunction
Time
(waktu)
after (setelah),
as (ketika, sementara),
as soon as
(segera sete-lah),
before(sebelum),
once (segera setelah),
since(sejak),
until/till(sampai),
when(ketika),
whenever(kapan
saja,sewaktuwaktu),
while(ketika,
sementara)
Place
(tempat)
where(dimana),
wherever
(dimanapun)
although,
even-though,
though
(meskipun),
whereas
(sebaliknya,
sedangkan),
Contrast
while
(pertentangan) (meskipun),
even if (kalaupun)
Nobody knows where she lives now.(Tidak ada yang tau dimana
dia tinggal sekarang.)
We should be polite and pleasant wherever we live.
(Kita sebaiknya sopan dan menyenangkan dimanapun kita
tinggal.)
She goes forward such a tank although/even though/
though/while many friends confronts her ambition.
(Meskipun banyak teman menentang ambisinya, dia maju terus
seperti tank.)
Although/even though/while Im annoyed, I try to think
positively. (Meskipun saya terganggu, saya mencoba untuk
berpikir positif.)
Even if Bima is not qualified enough to enter the top univer-sity,
hell try again next year.(Kalaupun Bima tidak cukup
berkualifikasi untuk masuk universitas top tersebut, dia akan
mencoba lagi tahun depan.)
I like doing execise whereas my brother like sleeping.
(Saya suka berolahraga sedangkan saudara laki-laki saya suka
tidur.)
Adverbial Conjunction
Adverbial conjunction / conjunctive adverb / connecting adverb adalah kata yang berfungsi baik
sebagai adverb (kata keterangan) maupun conjunction (kata hubung). Sebagai kata hubung, kata
ini berfungsi untuk menghubungkan dengan logis dua independent clause menjadi compound
sentence (kalimat majemuk), sedangkan sebagai adverb, berfungsi untuk menerangkan clause
yang kedua. Tanda baca koma dan titik koma biasa digunakan bersama kata hubung ini.
Adverbial conjunction dapat diletakkan di awal, di tengah, maupun di akhir kalimat. Adverbial
conjunction memiliki antara lain hubungan addition (penambahan), contrast (pertentangan),
result (akibat/hasil), dan time (waktu). Contoh kalimat dengan adverbial conjunction dengan
hubungan penambahan dan pertentangan adalah sebagai berikut.
Hubungan
Addition
(penambahan)
Conjunction
also,
besides,
furthermore,
moreover
(tambahan lagi)
Contrast
however, yet
(pertentangan) (tapi, namun)
despite that,
in spite of that
nevertheless
nonetheless
notwithstanding
(meskipun
demikian)
on the other
hand
still
otherwise
(jika tidak)
rather
(sebaliknya,
malahan)
PREPOSITIONS
Preposition (kata depan) adalah kata yang tidak dapat berubah bentuknya dan biasanya
diletakkan di depan kata benda atau pada kata benda (noun-equivalent, termasuk kata ganti)
untuk memperlihatkan hubungannya tertentu dengan katakata lain dalam kalimat. Preposition
bukan sebagai kata penghubung dalam kalimat, biasanya bergabung dengan kata lain verbs ( kata
kerja), nouns (kata benda), atau adjectives (kata sifat).
Bentuk preposisi
after (sesudah), at (di, pada), by (oleh, pada, dengan, di dekat), for (untuk, selama, bagi, karena),
from (dari), of (dari, tentang, karena), over (di atas), on (di atas, pada), in (di, di dalam), through
(melalui), to (ke, kepada), off (lepas dari, jauh), till/until (sampai, hingga), under (di bawah), up
(ke atas, ke), with (dengan, pada) dan sebagainya.
Preposisi ganda dipakai bilamana preposisi tunggal tidak cukup untuk menyatakan pengertian,
seperti into (ke dalam), onto (di atas), from under (dari bawah), from among (dari antara), from
off (lepas dari), from within (dari dalam), over against (bersandar di/kepada), dan sebagainya.
Ini dibentuk dari noun, adjective atau adverb yang digabungkan dengan preposisi be(= by) atau
a (=on) seperti across (on cross = di seberang), long (sepanjang), amidst (on middle = di
tengah-tengah), behind (di belakang), about (di sekitar, tentang), above (di atas), before (di
muka), amongst (di antara lebih dari dua), below (di bawah), beneath (di bawah), beside (di
sebelah, di samping), besides (selain), between (di antara dua), beyond (di luar), but (kecuali),
within (dalam), without (tanpa).
pending ( seraya, menantikan), during (selama, pada waktu), notwithstanding (meskipun), past
(lewat), except (kecuali), save (kecuali), considering (mengingat), touching/concerning/
regarding (mengenai), owing to (karena).
Phrase preposition (preposisi phrase)
Dua atau lebih kata yang biasanya disusun dalam rangkaian kata dan yang berakhir dengan
preposisi tunggal boleh disebut phrase preposition.
because of = disebabkan oleh, karena; by means of = dengan memakai; by reason of = karena,
berhubungan dengan; for the purpose of = dengan maksud; for the sake of = demi; in
consequence of = karena; in lieu of = sebagai pengganti; in place of = sebagai pengganti; in point
of = tentang; in behalf of = untuk kepentingan; in the event of = kalau (sekiranya), dalam hal,
bila; in the place of = sebagai pengganti; in view of = karena, mengingat; in front of = di muka;
in opposition to = berlawanan dengan; in spite of = meskipun; instead of = sebagai pengganti,
daripada; on account of = karena; on behalf of = atas nama; on the score of = karena; upon the
subject of = tentang; with a view to = dengan maksud untuk; with reference to = berkenaan
dengan; with regard to = ; berkenaan dengan, mengenai; with relation to = berkenaan dengan;
with respect to = berkenaan dengan, mengenai; with the pupose of = dengan maksud
Pemakaian preposisi
Perbedaan pemakaian khusus preposisi yang sering membingungkan
At, in (place = tempat)
In biasanya dipakai di depan nama negeri dan kota besar, atau di depan nama tempat di mana
seseorang pada waktu berbicara. Sedangkan at dipakai di depan nama kota kecil dan desa, atau
pada waktu membicarakan suatu tempat yang jauh.
I usually get up at six oclock. Saya biasanya bangun pada pukul enam
He takes a walk in the afternoon. Ia berjalan-jalan pada sore hari
The ship will arrive on Monday. Kapal itu akan tiba pada hari senin
I can not buy the goods at such a high price. Saya tak dapat membeli barang itu dengan
harga yang begitu tinggi
He bought a book for ten dollars. Ia membeli buku dengan harga sepuluh dolar
Beside, besides
Beside berarti disamping, disebelah, sedangkan besides berarti di samping itu, selain.
He came and sat beside me. Ia datang dan duduk di sebelah saya
We study German besides English. Kami mempelajari bahasa Jerman selain Inggris
Between, among
Between dipakai untuk diantara dua orang, sedangkan among lebih dari dua
I sat between the two of them. Saya duduk diantara mereka berdua
Devide the apple among you three. Bagilah buah apel itu diantara kalian bertiga
By, with
By berhubungan dengan pelaku, sedangkan with dengan alat yang dipakai
You must be back by five oclock. Anda harus kembali menjelang pukul lima
She didnt get back before five oclock. Ia tidak kembali sebelum pukul lima
She has been here since five oclock. Ia berada di sini sejak pukul lima
In, after
I will finish it in three hours. Saya akan menyelesaikannya dalam waktu tiga jam
In, into
She spent all the afternoon in her room. Ia melewatkan waktu sepanjang sore di dalam
kamarnya
She came into the room and sat down. Ia masuk kedalam kamar dan duduk
To, at
To dipakai untuk menyatakan gerak dari satu tempat ke tempat lain, sedangkan at dipakai untuk
menunjukkan posisi atau ketidakadaan gerak.
To, till
To dipakai dengan jarak dan till dengan waktu.
We walked to the the tennis court and back. Kami berjalan ke lapangan tenis dan kembali
I shall stay here till next week. Saya akan tinggal disini sampai minggu depan
GRAMMAR TASK 1
Choose the correct answer
1.
2.
5.
c.
d.
but.
so.
6.
7.
8.
9.
c.
d.
at.
from
in.
to.
of.
in.
10.
11.
12.
I want to drink water in the glass on the table but the water .
a.
too hot.
c.
very hot.
b.
hot enough.
d.
is too hot.
GRAMMAR TASK 2
Find the word or phrases which need to be written or corrected
1.
2.
3.
Not only Rafi and Ahmad who dream for the doll, however Alvira wants to have one.
A
B
C
D
Neither John or Lennon is the least bit interest in keeping in touch with Eddy.
A
B
C
D
It is said that he was a man, whom appeared to have the vision of an eagle and courage of
A
a lion.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
When people communicate, they get their ideas to catch each other.
A
B
C
D
The head office of the factory can be found in Newton Street in New York.
A
B
C
D
Sure, everybody has faced different types of conflicts in his life.
A
B
C
D
When anything is hot, we say that it had a high temperature.
A
B
C
D
An alternative view is that liquid and solid is incompatible.
A
B C
D
I knew it what I was still in the second year of elementary school.
A
B
C
D
On dry days you can do many electrical experiments without some magnets or wires.
A
B
C
D
UNIT 6
READING COMPREHENSION
Houses around the World
Do you live in a house? You might be surprised to learn that there are many kinds of houses.
Most people in the United States are used to houses made of wood or bricks. But many people
around the world live in houses made of grass, dirt, or cloth.
In the Great Rift Valley of Eritrea, the nomadic people who are in the Atr tribe build their houses
of straw. Their houses are shaped like domes half spheres. The homes are small and cool. The
people can move their houses when they want to move. Since the people are nomads, they move
often. They take their animals to new places in order to find food.
People who belong to the Uros tribe of Lake Titicaca, Peru build their houses of reeds. Not only
that they also live on islands that are made of reeds! Their boats are made of reeds too! About
2,000 people live on these manmade islands. They started to build their own islands about 500
years ago.
In Andalusia, in the south of Spain, some people live in underground houses. This kind of house
is called a cueba. During the winter, the houses stay warm. During the summer, the houses stay
cool.
In Sanaa, Yemen, some people live in tall houses made of bricks. These bricks are made of clay,
straw, and soil. The bricks last many years maybe as long as 500 years. The modern houses in
Sanaa are made to look like the older, traditional houses, but they are made of concrete instead
of bricks.
In Mindanao in the Philippines, some people still live in tree houses. The tree houses are made of
bamboo with grass roofs. The houses are good lookouts for snakes and wild animals. The air is
cool and the houses stay dry. Now, most people use these tree houses as meeting places.
The fishermen of Sabah, Malaysia build their houses on the water. They use wood from
mangrove trees. This wood stays strong in the water. The houses receive official addresses from
the government.
Fujian, China has many townhouses that are made of hardpacked soil. The dirt becomes as
strong as brick when it is packed hard. One large family group lives in a townhouse. The
townhouses were built around 300 years ago. A group of townhouses is protected by a thick dirt
packed wall.
In the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, some nomadic people live in homes called gels. These homes
are made of cloth. The cloth is filled with animal hair. Two poles in the center of the house hold
the house up. The people move often to find food for their animals. The houses are easy to move
and set up.
Some American Indians live in teepees. These homes are made of cloth or buffalo hide. There are
wooden poles used to hold the teepee up. Now some people use teepees only for special
ceremonies, but people used to live in them all the time.
The traditional houses of Chitos, Greece, are made of stone. They have arched doorways and
indoor courtyards. They have outdoor dining rooms which are decorated with tile and rock. This
means they are ornamented, and made to look more beautiful.
The Dayak people of Indonesia build some of their houses on stilts, several feet above the
ground. The frame of the house is made of iron. The walls are made of tree bark. The floors are
made of wooden planks which are placed side by side. The houses are decorated with pictures of
water snakes and rhinoceros birds. These animals are part of the peoples story of creation, or
how the world was made.
People build their houses to fit the needs of their lives. The houses are different, but one thing is
the same wherever you go. Theres no place like home!
(source :www.englishforeveryone.org.)
Comprehension Questions
1.
How are the islands and the houses of the Uros tribe the same?
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
to be easy to move.
of clay, straw, and soil.
c.
d.
tile
dirt
c.
d.
cloth.
brick.
c.
d.
c.
d.
living something.
decorating something.
10.
9.
c.
d.
8.
made larger.
made stronger.
making something.
moving something.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
MODIFIER
Modifier adalah kata, atau frase atau klausa yang menerangkan kata atau kelompok kata yang
lain yang secara gramatikal tidak berhubungan. Frase (phrases) adalah kelompok kata yang tidak
dapat disebut sebagai kalimat karena tidak mempunyai subjek atau predikat (verba).
Suatu frase harus memiliki sebuah head yaitu kata inti yang pembentuk frasa tersebut, contoh:
the small children in the class5 mempunyai head children yang diterangkan dengan adjective the
small disebut dengan istilah pre-modifier atau pre-modification (pre-head), sedangkan kata yang
diletakkan sesudahnya, yaitu in the class 5 disebut dengan post-modifier atau pre-modification
(post-head). Kata-kata yang menjelaskan children disebut dengan modifier.
Modifier bisa berfungsi untuk menerangkan waktu (modifier of time), menerangkan tempat
(modifier of place), atau menerangkan cara dalam melakukan kegiatan (modifier of manner).
Selain itu, modifier dapat juga berupa single adverb (misalnya: yesterday (kemarin), outdoors
(luar gedung), hurriedly (dengan buru-buru) atau adverbial phrase (misalnya: last night (tadi
malam), next year (tahun depan).
Contoh :
John bought a book at the bookstore (John membeli sebuah buku di toko buku)
Yeni was swimming in the swimming pool at 4 pm. yesterday. (Yeni sedang berenang di kolam
renang jam 4 sore kemarin)
My father is driving very fast. (Ayahku sedang mengendarai (mobil) dengan sangat cepat)
The milk is in the refrigerator. (Susunya ada di dalam kulkas)
ABRIDGEMENT
Abridgement adalah penyingkatan atau memotongan yang dilakukan dalam kalimat supaya tidak
terjadi pengulangan atau penggunaan kata-kata yang tidak perlu, sehingga kalimat tersebut akan
sederhana dan juga lebih mudah dipahami.
Dalam kalimat formal, kata-kata yang dihapus biasanya yang ditulis dua kali dalam kalimat
tersebut, yang kemudian kita tulis jadi sekali saja, contoh:
I was to take the east path and John was to take the west path.
maka kalimatnya tersebut dapat dipersingkat menjadi:
Pele was the greatest footballer ever, and remains the greatest footballer ever.
setelah abridgment menjadi:
He believes that this party can win the next election and will win the next election.
diringkas menjadi:
He believes that this party can, and will, win the next election.
Fancy a pint?
What would happen if we repeat the experiment using only half the quantity of sulphur?
setelah disingkat akan menjadi:
What if we repeat the experiment using only half the quantity of sulphur?
GRAMMAR TASK 1
Choose the correct answer!
1. Any form of carbon when combined with a large quantity of oxygen at an elevated
temperature carbon monoxide.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
8.
a.
forms
c.
formed
b.
form
d.
forming.
Carbon monoxide is also formed in the complete of petroleum products.
a.
combusted
c.
combusting.
b.
combustion
d.
combust.
The water rose into the tube because it on heating
a.
expanded
c.
expansion.
b.
expands
d.
expand.
A: Wow, your house looks beautiful!
B: Yes. It cost me money to finish this house.
a.
b.
several
a lot of
c.
d.
Anna
Anni
a
b.
c.
d.
much.
many.
Secretary :
here is the paper you are looking for, sir!
Boss
: Thank you very much
Secretary :
a.
b.
of course
lets forget it
c.
d.
Sinta
Mothe
Sinta
a.
b.
c.
d.
9.
10.
c.
d.
somebody helpful.
somebody helpfulness.
GRAMMAR TASK 2
Find the word or phrases which need to be written or corrected
1. The sales representatives in the northeatern region is having problem because the weather is
A
B
C
D
so bad.
2. Not only Rafi and Arsya who dream for the doll, however Ayra wants to have one.
A
B
C
D
3. John has applied for the job vacancy advertise in the paper.
A
B
C
D
4. Lighting is not general designed to produce an exact measured quantity of illumination.
A
B
C
D
5. Looking for oval pieces from the past, we found a long list but certain there are more
A
B
C
D
examples.
6. The poster should quick orient the audience to the subject and purpose.
A
B
C
D
7. Some scientists and engineers effective use sentence titles for posters that present one main
A
B
C
D
result.
8. The poster should not rely upon your verbal explanation to link together the vary portions.
A
B
C
D
9. Posters primary are visual presentations and the text should support the graphics.
A
B
C
D
10. The poster is not a publication of record, so excessively detail about methods, or vast tables
A
B
C
D
of data are not necessary