< Previous164 Kelas IX SMP/MTsWork in your group. a. Discuss (1) what you have done or (2) what you have not done in the three situations below.b. State explicitly at least three actions that you do/do not do, or you did/did not do, including the time when you do/did them.The situations:1. Now I can speak English or I can speak English a little, or I cannot speak English2. I am prepared or I am not prepared for my !nal exam.3. I know a lot or I know very little or I do not know about my neighbours.4. I am useful or I am not useful for other people.Hand-write your sentences 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 your sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly. Use a dictionary. If you have any problem, come to me.One example is given to you. First, copy the example.Then, put your work on the wall so that the others in your class can see your sentences. Discuss your sentences with them.CommunicatingBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 1651. Now I can speak English or I can speak English a little, or I cannot speak English.This is what you may write:Now I can speak English a little because I have tried to use English with my teacher and friends.1) I greet my teacher and friends in English.2) Everyday I try my best to use English with my English teacher.3) All the way to school this morning, I tried to talk to Budi in English.4) Just now I asked my teacher the English word for ‘melamun’. It is ‘daydream’.5) I answered all my teacher’s questions in English today.Communicating166 Kelas IX SMP/MTsMy JournalI have just learnt to __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The activities I like most were __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The activities I found most di!cult were__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What I need to do better is/are__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________In your journal, write your re"ection about your learning this chapter. CommunicatingCHAPTERYou get what you earn!I will learn to communicate reasons, eects, and contracts - to provide an explanation- to give good examples- to give excuses- to clarify- etc.IX168 Kelas IX SMP/MTsNow there are many cars, motorcycles, buses, and trucks on our roads. Udin, Lina, Beni, Edo, and Siti are talking about some bad things caused by motor vehicles. Let’s read their sentences together, loudly, clearly, and correctly. First, repeat after me.Observing & QuestioningBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 169The roads are not safe now because many people do not drive carefully. They drive too fast. Many pedestrians get accidents because they do not cross the road carefully or because they walk too close to the tra!c.In big cities there are tra!c jams everywhere because there are too many motor vehicles on the roads. It takes longer to go from one place to another now because there are tra!c jams everywhere. I walk to school, because walking is healthy. Sometimes I go to school on my bicycle too. My father is rarely sick because he goes to his o!ce by bike. My father also rides on his bicycle to work, because he wants to save the environment. Because he does not go to o!ce by motorcycle, he also helps to save the energy and keep the air clean.Observing & Questioning170 Kelas IX SMP/MTsYou are right. And, because more and more people drive or ride on their motorcycles to work or to school, the air is very polluted now. Our environment is not good for our health anymore. People get sick easily because the air is dirty.And, because the air in big cities is polluted by the smoke from motor vehicles, we can only see few stars there. In my grandma’s village we can see thousands of stars every night because the sky is very clear there.Observing & QuestioningBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 1711. Udin is saying that the roads are not safe now, because many people do not drive carefully. They drive too fast.2. According to Udin, many pedestrians get accidents because _________.3. According to Lina, because ___________________________________, there are many trac jams in big cities.4. Lina is also saying that you need more time to go from one place to another now because _______________________________________.5. Beni goes to school on foot because he thinks ____________________.6. In Beni’s opinion his father is always healthy because _______________.7. Siti thinks her father saves the environment because _______________.8. In Edo’s opinion the air pollution is very bad now because ___________.9. Edo also thinks that because_______________________________people get sick easily now.10. In Dayu’s opinion city people can see few stars in the sky at night because _________________________________________________.11. Dayu also thinks that there are more stars in the village than in the city because _________________________________________________.Observing & QuestioningWork in your group. Now, complete the following sentences with the students’ statements. Pay attention to how and what for the word ‘because’ is used.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 one has been done for you. First, copy the example.172 Kelas IX SMP/MTsA reason is always associated with a result. To state a reason, you use because, but to state a result, you use so, with more or less the same meaning.Work in your group. Restate each student’s statements by stating the results. 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.Udin’s statements have been done for you. First, copy the examples.Udin: “The roads are not safe now because many people do not drive carefully.”You: “In other words, many people do not drive carefully, so the roads are not safe now.”Udin: “The roads are dangerous now because many people drive too fast.”You: “In other words, people drive too fast, so the roads are dangerous now.”Udin: “Many pedestrians get an accident because they do not cross the road carefully.”You: “In other words, many pedestrians do not cross the road carefully, so they get an accident.”Udin: “Many pedestrians get an accident because they walk too close to the tra!c.”You: “In other words, many pedestrians walk too close to the tra!c, so they get an accident.”Observing & QuestioningBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 173Work in pairs to present your work in front of the class. One of you will state the fact with the reason, and the other will state the fact with the result. First study the examples and practice presenting them.Say every sentence loudly, clearly, and correctly. Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to me.This is your hand-written work.Udin: “The roads are not safe now because many people do not drive carefully.”You: “In orher words, many people do not drive carefully, so the roads are not safe now.”This is what you should say to present it orally in front of the class.Student 1: Udin says the roads are not safe now because many people do not drive carefully”.Student 2: In other words, people do not drive carefully, so the roads are dangerous now.This is your hand-written work.Udin: “The roads are dangerous now because many people drive too fast.”You: “In other words, people drive too fast, so the roads are dangerous now.”This is what you should say to present it orally in front of the class.Student 1: According to Udin, the roads are dangerous now because many people drive too fast.Student 2: In other words, people drive too fast, so the roads are dangerous now.Observing & QuestioningNext >