< Previous174 KELAS VIII SMP/ MTs Udin: "I want to tell how our class won the First Prize of the Classroom Competition." Lina: "Let’s guide Udin to tell how our class won the First Prize of the Classroom Competition. How did you know the Classroom Competition?"Udin: The principal announced the Classroom Competition on Monday in the flag ceremony. Edo: “Okay. What did you do then?”Udin: “When we were back to the classroom, we realised that many desks and chairs are old and dirty. Some had loose legs.”Lina: “And then?”Udin: “In the afternoon, we talked and agreed to come on Saturday to fix them.”Lina: “What did we bring to work on Saturday?”Udin: “On Saturday, each of us brought something from home, like soap, cloth, a broom, a mop, nails, a hammer, a duster, and so on.”Edo: “What did the students do with the desks and chairs?”Udin: “Some of us washed the desks and the chairs. Some furnished them. Some fixed the legs.”Lina: “So, we won the competition!”Udin: “Yes. Now our desks and chairs are clean and strong. And we won the First Prize of the Classroom Competition.”Observing & Asking Questions175 Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a BellCollecting InformationWe will write Udin’s statement that matches each of the pictures.Here are what we will do. First, we will study each of the pictures carefully. Second, we will read the conversation again. Then, we will discuss which statement matches each of the pictures. Finally, we will handwrite the statements on a piece of paper. We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and use the punctuation marks correctly. We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly. If we have any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.176 KELAS VIII SMP/ MTs Collecting Information135246177 Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a BellCollecting Information1. Picture 1: The principal announced the Classroom Competition on Monday in the flag ceremony.2. ________________________________________________________3. ________________________________________________________4. ________________________________________________________5. ________________________________________________________6. ________________________________________________________7. ________________________________________________________8. ________________________________________________________178 KELAS VIII SMP/ MTs Observing & Asking QuestionsMy brother, Rizal, and I made the garden benches after my father cut down the old mango tree behind our house three weeks ago. We saw a big piece of wood. Then we had an idea. We told Dad we wanted to make garden benches. He agreed and he would help us. Then, he sawed the trunk into three pieces. 25 cm in diameter, and 25 cm in height. After that, Rizal and I rubbed them with sandpaper to make them smooth. After that, we dried them in the sun for one week. When they were dry, we painted them, one green, one red, and one blue. Finally, we dried them in the sun again for three days.Here are what we will do. First, we will listen carefully to our teacher reading the presentation. Second, we will repeat the presentation after him/her, sentence by sentence. We will say Edo’s sentences in his presentation.We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.179 Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a BellObserving & Asking QuestionsYes, Sir. We won the Classroom Competition because we worked hard. The principal announced the Classroom Competition on Monday in the Flag ceremony. When we were back to the classroom, we realised that many desks and chairs were old and dirty. Some had loose legs. In the afternoon, we talked and agreed to come on Saturday to fix them. On Saturday, each of us brought something from home, like soap, cloth, a broom, a mop, nails, a hammer, a duster, and so on. Then, some of us washed the desks and the chairs. Some furnished them. Some fixed the legs. Now, we have brand new desks and chairs.Here are what we will do. First, we will listen carefully to our teacher reading the presentation. Second, we will repeat the presentation after our teacher, sentence by sentence. We will say Udin’s sentences in his presentation.We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.180 KELAS VIII SMP/ MTs Observing & Asking QuestionsHere are what we will do. First, we will study the texts carefully. Second, we will use the pictures on page 171 and page 176 to guide us to say each statement. Then, in groups, we will take turn to say Edo’s and Udin’s experiences. We will correct our friends’ mistakes.We willl work in groups. We will learn to say Edo’s and Udin’s experiences to each other. We will not read the text, we will only say it. We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.181 Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a BellReflecting I know that I’m now learning to______________________________________________________________________________________ I know that experience consists of ____________________________________________________________________________________ I know that the events and happenings have to be presented in ______________________________________________________________ I know that to tell an experience you can start with ______________________________________________________________________ I know that we use ________________ to state the past events or happenings.We will work in groups to reflect on our learning. We will discuss what we have learned.182 KELAS VIII SMP/ MTs Observing & Asking QuestionsHere are what we will do. First, we will listen carefully to our teacher reading the conversation. Second, we will repeat the conversation after our teacher, sentence by sentence. Then, in groups we will play the roles of the speakers in the conversation. We will play the roles of the speakers in the pictures. We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.183 Bahasa Inggris / When English Rings a BellObserving & Asking QuestionsI only slept for three hours last night. At ten, we heard a cry from Mrs. Wayan’s home. She is our next-door neighbour. She’s 70 years old and very weak. She lives alone. We went there quickly, and we found her on the floor. She just fell. She could not move her hands and her legs. At 10.30, my parents and I took Mrs. Wayan to hospital. My father and I sat in the front seats. In the back seats, my mum was holding Mrs. Wayan. In the emergency room, a doctor examined her. Then he said Mrs. Wayan had to stay in the hospital. When she was already in the ward, we went home. It was 2 a.m.You look tired and sleepy. Why?A careful analysis into the text will show you that the experience consists of five events.1. Mrs. Wayan got an accident.2. Udin’s family came to Mrs. Wayan’s home.3. Udin’s family took her to hospital.4. Mrs. Wayan had to stay in the hospital.5. Udin’s family went home.Next >