< Previous144 Kelas IX SMP/MTs“The person who knows “how” will always have a job. The person who knows “why” will always be his boss.”DIANE RAVITCHIn Reader’s Digest, March 2009, p. 73In this chapter I will learn to communicate past happening which is related to the present moment, in order- to share the information with others- to report the past happening to others- to give an explanationCHAPTERWe have been to an orphan home. We went there last Sunday.VIII146 Kelas IX SMP/MTsYou will listen to Udin, Dayu, Lina, Beni, Edo, and Siti talking about their visit to an orphan home or ‘orphanage’ to celebrate Dayu’s birthday and an idea to have another visit during the Creativity Week next month.Listen to what they say carefully.I will dictate the conversation to you, turn by turn.Repeat after me, then hand-write the conversation on a piece of paper. Make sure you know the meaning of every word and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too.Underline the actions the people have done (sudah) or have not done (belum).While you are writing each sentence, say ‘it’ loudly, correctly and clearly.Observing & QuestioningBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 147Below are a conversation about an exemplary orphan, Riri. Some past actions or happenings are stated in relation to situations at the present moment. Play the roles of the speakers. Say the speakers’ sentences loudly, correctly and clearly. First, repeat after me.Siti: “I think Riri is the most interesting orphan I have ever known. She is not the oldest of all the children there, but she is very mature. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to talk to her personally. Can you tell me how she has come to the orphan home?”Dayu: “Well, I don’t know much about her either, because I have met her only three times. What I know is that she was an only child. Her father died when she was a baby, and her mother eight years ago. She’s been an orphan for eight years, but she’s lived in the orphanage for only six years now.”Udin: “Why doesn’t she live with her grandparents?Dayu: “They both have passed away. Her grandfather died even before she was born, and her grandmother died six years ago.”Beni: “Does she not have any uncles or aunts to take care of her?”Dayu: “She has an uncle, her mother’s brother. Two months after her grandmother’s death he sent Riri to the orphanage.”Lina: “Why doesn’t she live with him instead?”Observing & Questioning148 Kelas IX SMP/MTsDayu: “No, his house is very small. He’s a scavenger, and he has !ve children. He has put Riri there so that she can get better care and she can also go to a good school.”Siti: “Does he often visit her?”Dayu: “Yes, her uncle and his family have visited her a lot of times. They routinely visit her once a month.”Udin: “It must be sad to be an orphan and live in an orphan home.”Dayu: “Riri is sad to be an orphan, but she’s not a gloomy kid, you know. As you see, she is a cheerful and friendly girl. She has even shown her great care for other needy children like her.” Siti: “What do you mean?”Dayu: “Early last year, the orphanage started a charity group. It consists of all the orphans there who already sit in senior and junior high schools. She has participated very actively in the group’s activities. They have made handicrafts and sold them. They have used the pro!t to help street children and poor families. The program has run for almost two years now.”Beni: “Wow! That’s amazing. I’ve never thought of that before. I thought that the kids in orphan homes were sad kids who needed our help. But they help other people instead.”Edo: “What have they done for street children?”Dayu: “They have done one thing for street children and one thing for poor families. To celebrate the 15th birthday of the orphanage, they gave thirty street children twenty thousand rupiahs each. Early this month they went to some poor families in the neighbourhood and gave each family a gift containing sugar, cooking oil, and rice.”Observing & QuestioningBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 149Work in your group. The incomplete paragraph below is about Riri. Fill in the blank spaces with suitable information according to the speakers’ statements in the conversation above. Hand-write your work on a piece of paper. Make sure you know the meaning of every word and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too.While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly, and correctly. Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to me.The !rst two sentences have been done for you. First, copy the examples.For eight years, Riri has been an orphan. She has lived in the orphanage for six years. She _________________________ there because she has no relative to take care of her. Her grandparents _________________________. Her only relative is an uncle from her mother’s side. He is a scavenger, and his house is very small. He has ve children. He _________________________ because he wants her to get better care and to go to a good school. We know that her uncle and his family love her because _________________________. Riri is very caring. She is an active member of the charity group of the orphanage founded early last year. She _________________________ in the group’s activities. She and the other members of the group _________________________ and _________________________. The charity group _________________________ for street children. On the orphanage’s 15th birthday, they gave each child twenty thousand rupiahs. They also _________________________. Early this month they gave each family a gift containing sugar, cooking oil, and rice.Observing & Questioning150 Kelas IX SMP/MTsThe table below shows you that every verb has four di!erent forms, and to state an action that you ‘have done’ (sudah) or you ‘have not done’ (belum), you use the form of the verb in the last column.Put all the main verbs you have learned in this chapter, from the "rst text to the last one, into the table, in all the four forms.Hand-write your work on a piece of paper. Make sure you know the meaning of every word and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too.While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly, and correctly. Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to me.Some examples have been done for you. First, copy the examples.No.to– PresentPastAfter HAVE1to visitvisitvisited[have] visited2to beis/am/arewas/were[have] been3to meetmeethad[have] met4to havehavehad[have] had5678Observing & QuestioningBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 151Below are a number of question-and-answer interactions related to the conversation above. Play the roles of the speakers. Say the speakers’ sentences loudly, correctly and clearly. First, repeat after me.Conversation 1:Siti: “How many times have you visited the orphan home?”Dayu: “Five times. I went there three times last year, in January, August, and October. This year I have been there twice. I went there in January and last week.”Conversation 2:Lina: “You have come to the orphan home !ve times. What have you done there?”Dayu: “I have just followed my parents. They are regular donors to the orphan home. They have donated a lot of money, things, and gifts to the orphanage. Last year they donated a white-board and 5 English-Indonesian dictionaries.”Conversation 3:Dayu: “Riri, how long have you lived here in this orphan home?”Riri: “For about six years. I came here in 2008.”Observing & Questioning152 Kelas IX SMP/MTsConversation 4:Udin: “Have you talked to every child in the orphan home?”Dayu: “No. I have talked only to some of them. I have talked to Riri three times, but not personally.”Conversation 5:Beni: “Why haven’t you talked to Riri personally?”Dayu: “I haven’t had a chance. And, lately, she has been very busy.”Conversation 6:Edo: “Why haven’t most of us seen an orphanage?”Dayu: “Because we have never had a program to do in an orphanage.”Conversation 7:Dayu: “What has your sister done in an orphan home?”Lina: “She has taught the young children to read and write.”Conversation 8:Dayu’s mother: “Have your friends planned to go to an orphanage?”Dayu: “Not really. But we have talked about it.”Observing & QuestioningBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 153Work in your group. The question-and-answer interactions between Dayu and Riri below are incomplete. Fill in the blank spaces with suitable questions or answers. Hand-write your work on a piece of paper. Make sure you know the meaning of every word and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too.While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly, and correctly. Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to me.The !rst two interactions have been done for you. First, copy the examples.Conversation 1:Dayu: “Riri, ____________________________________________?”Riri: “For eight years now. My father died when I was a baby, and my mother died eight years ago.”Conversation 1:Dayu: “How long have you been an orphan?”Riri: “For eight years now. My father died when I was a baby, and my mother died eight years ago.”Conversation 2:Dayu: “Why don’t you live with your grandparents?”Riri: “________________________________. My grandfather died even before I was born, and my grandmother died six years ago.”Collecting InformationNext >