< Previous174 Kelas IX SMP/MTsYou will listen to the students telling us very good things about their town. It has just won the Adipura award, and they are explaining why it has won the award.Listen to what they say carefully.Work in your group. Now, rewrite the explanation given by each of the students in one paragraph by using the given clues. To complete each sentence, state the reason or the result of the fact stated in the clues.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.Collecting InformationBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 1751. Udin’s explanationThe cluest0OUIF*OEFQFOEFODF%BZ6EJOTUPXOIBTXPOUIF"EJQVSBaward because ....t#FGPSF UIFQFPQMFEJEOPUDBSF TPt/PX JUJTDMFBOBOECFBVUJGVMCFDBVTFYour paragraph1. Udin’s explanation:On the Independence Day his town got the Adipura award because it is the cleanest town in the province. Before the people did not care, so it (the town) was dirty and messy. Now, it is clean and beautiful because the government and the people have been working hard together.2. Dayu’s explanationThe cluest#FGPSFUIFSFXFSFOPUNBOZUSFFT TPt#VU JUJTDMFBOBOEHSFFOOPX CFDBVTFt&WFSZCPEZJOUPXOJTIBQQZUPUBLFQBSUJOJUCFDBVTFYour paragraph2. Dayu’s explanation:Before there were not many trees so it was hot and dry. But, it is clean and green now, because three years ago the mayor launched a program to clean the town and to plant trees. Every body in town is happy to take part in it because the government planned the program together with them (or, the people).Collecting Information176 Kelas IX SMP/MTs3. Siti’s explanationThe cluest1FPQMFDBOTFQBSBUFUIFXFUXBTUFGSPNUIFESZXBTUFCFDBVTFt5IFSVCCJTICJOTJOFWFSZIPVTFBSFOFWFSTNFMMZCFDBVTFt5IFSFBSFNBOZSVCCJTICJOTBSPVOEUIFUPXOTP4. Udin’s explanationThe cluest5IFHPWFSONFOUIBTöYFEUIFøPPSTBOEUIFQBWFNFOUTPGUIFbig market, so....t5IFUPJMFUTEPOPUTNFMM CFDBVTFt5IFTIPQTMPPLOFXBOETIJOZCFDBVTF5. Beni’s explanationThe cluest5IFSJWFSTBOEUIFEJUDIFTJOUIFUPXOBSFDMFBOFESFHVMBSMZTP....t5IFTUSFFUTBOEQBWFNFOUTJOUIFOFJHICPVSIPPEBSFDMFBObecause ....t5IFEJUDIFTJOUIFOFJHICPVSIPPEBSFDMFBOCFDBVTF6. Lina’s explanationThe cluest5IFSFBSFQBSLTBOEQMBZHSPVOETBSPVOEUIFUPXOTPt.BOZQFPQMFFOKPZUIFJSXFFLFOESJEJOHPOUIFJSCJDZDMFTbecause ....Collecting InformationBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 177You have learnt to state the reason with the conjunction ‘because’ and the result with the conjunction ‘so’. Now, you will learn to use ‘but’ to state a contrast.Look closely at each picture. Then, say the sentences correctly, loudly, and clearly. First, repeat after me.Collecting Information“Mr. Jufri is trying to stop smoking but he says it is not easy. He started smoking a long time ago when he was in SMP. He often has bad coughs and gets sick easily. Now he believes 100 % that smoking is not good for his health. He knows it is not easy to cut down on cigarettes but he keeps trying.”178 Kelas IX SMP/MTsCollecting Information“Donny learned to ride on a motorcycle with his friends last year, and he can do it well now. But, he never rides on a motorcyle on the road because he has not got a driving license yet. He is only 15 years old now.”“Saskia is the eldest of four children in her family. She does the chores and takes care of her younger sisters and brother all the time. But she can always !nish her homework, and she always gets good marks. She can manage her time very well.”Bahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 179Collecting Information“The furniture in the classroom is made of teak wood. The chairs, the tables, and the cupboard are very old, but they still look good. They are clean and shiny. They are strong but they are very heavy and not easy to move.”“Three students in my class are the best football players of our school. But, our class has never won the Principal’s Cup. We lost the match with Class 9B so we did not even go to the !nal. Maybe our team does not have good team work.”180 Kelas IX SMP/MTsCollecting Information“Many students do not like English because to them English is a di!cult subject. But with Mr. Dede English is easier to learn. I think he is the best English teacher. He gives us many things to do and many texts to read, but we enjoy doing the activities. They are useful and interesting.”Bahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 181Work in your group. Complete the sentences with the information according to the texts 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.Four sentences about Mr. Jufri have been done for you. First, copy the examples.1. The following sentences are about Mr Jufri.- It is not easy for Mr. Jufri to stop smoking because ....- He smokes a lot so ....- Now he believes that smoking is not healthy, so ....- He keeps trying to smoke fewer but ....1. The following sentences are about Mr Jufri.- It is not easy for Mr. Jufri to stop smoking because he started smoking a long time ago when he was in SMP.- He smokes a lot so he often has bad coughs and gets sick easily.- Now he believes that smoking is not healthy, so he wants to stop smoking.- He keeps trying to smoke fewer but he knows it is not easy.Associating182 Kelas IX SMP/MTs2. The following sentences are about Donny.- Donny is only 15 years old but ....- He can ride on a motorcycle because ....- He does not have a driving license so ....- He cannot have a driving license now because ....3. The following sentences are about Saskia.- Saskia is the eldest in her family so ....- She has so many things to do at home but ....- She can !nish her homework because ....4. The following sentences are about the furniture in the classroom.- The furniture in the classroom is very strong because ....- The chairs, the tables, and the cupboard are old but they look good because ....- They are very heavy so ....5. The following sentences are about the class’s football team.- Our class has the best football players of our school but ....- We did not even go to the !nal this year because ....- Maybe our team have lost the matches because ....6. The following sentences are about learning English with Mr. Dede.- To many students English is di"cult so ....- The English teacher is Mr. Dede so ....- The students have to work hard in his class but....- They enjoy doing the tasks because ....AssociatingBahasa Inggris / Think Globally Act Locally 183I will lead you to re!ect on what you are learning now. Complete the statements in the box. Hand-write your answers. Then present them to the class orally. Now I know that # to state a reason, we use ....For example, ...# to state a result, we use ....For example, ...# To state a contrast, we use ....# For example, ...Re!ectingNext >