[ ]In this chapter, students will learn about descriptive text and create their own descriptive text.

XI Grade

Senior High SchoolIntermediate

kwl

2011Sampoerna School of

Education

Satriya Niko Firdaus

Siti Shaliha

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Objectives:

Students are able to comprehend descriptive text

Students are able to create their own descriptive text

Students are able to differentiate words in present and past form

Students are able to arrange passive form

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Students are able to promote place

Pre-Reading activity

Look at the pictures below! Have you ever visited this place?

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Teacher’s note:

Ask students to look at the pictures. Give them some question related to the pictures. Elicit them to think what the picture tells us about.

This activity is aimed to encourage student’s interest in learning and introduce the topic to the students.

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Reading Activity

Read the following passage carefully!

 

Batam Island

Identification

Batam is one of the largest islands in the Riau archipelago, and not long

ago it was just another poor island with coastal villages and unspoiled

nature. The declaration of the Batam free trade zone in 1989 has turned

the island upside down, after just a few years of rapid construction it

now has a modern airport, tourist and business centers and a still

growing infrastructure that has changed the island completely.

Description Batam Island is famous for its spectacular beaches on the north

coast. Batam is about 20 kilometer south of Singapore and it is one of

the fastest growing parts of Riau Islands. Batam became popular with

weekend visitors from Singapore. 

More than 1.2 million tourists visit Batam each year; it is more than any

other place in Indonesia other than Bali. There are more than half a

dozen international standard golf courses in Batam Island. Some of the

courses are converted into Golf and Beach Resort like Palm Springs,

which offer golf and other resorts services. Palm Springs also own

private white sandy beach. 

Batam Island is famous for its seafood. Seafood is easily available as

there are number of restaurants. Tourist can try mountain biking,

trekking or leisurely boats cruise in the untouched southern islands of

Galang and Rempang. 

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Batam Island has an International Airport (Hang Nadim International

Airport) with flights daily from major cities in Indonesia. 

If you come from Singapore you can visit Batam Island by ferry. You

can take the ferry from Singapore's World Trade Centre or Tanah Merah

Ferry Terminal. 

It takes approximately 25 minutes to an hour depending on your

destination, which may be Batu Ampar, Nongsapura, Sekupang or

Waterfront City. 

Electronics is Batam's largest economic sector followed by oil service /

construction and ship repair. Batam is a safe place for foreign visitors;

approximately 1.2 million foreign visitors come each year. 

Batam is one of Indonesia's wealthiest city. 

Climate

May and September are warm and pleasant seasons while the rainy

season is between October and April. 

Average temperature of the day in coastal areas varies from 28C to 30C.

The weather is pleasant between May to September in Batam. 

http://www.indonesia-travel-guide.de/indonesiabatam.html

Part A.

Scan the text again and answer the following

question.

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Teacher’s note:

Students should read through the questions and the scan the passage for the answer.

This activity is aimed to check their understanding about the passage.

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1. How was the condition of Batam Island before the declaration of 1989?

2. What makes Batam get more tourists than any other places in Indonesia like Bali?

3. Where is the Batam Island located?

4. Write five things that Batam Island offer to the tourist?

Part B.

Scan the passage again and find two example of

adjective word!

Match the following words in the left side with the

words in the right side which have similar

meaning.

1. Amazing ___ a. Attractive

2. Incredible ___ b. Fast

3. Fascinating ___ c. Impressive

4. Well Known ___ d. Astonishing

5. Awesome ___ f. Fabulous

6. Rapid ___ g. Famous

Explanation - Descriptive Text

o Function

The aim of descriptive text is basically to give information by describing a

specific thing, animal, or human being (certain thing, our pets, places, or someone

we know well).

o Structure

Classification or definition

Description of features in order of importance

o Language Feature

Present tense

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Teacher’s note:

Students should find the synonym from the words that is contained in the text.

This activity is aimed to enrich students’ vocabulary.

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Past Tense : to describe a certain thing which is extinct or not available

nowadays

Grammar

o Vocabulary

Part C.

Complete this chart of past form. It contains both

regular and irregular verbs.

Infinitive Past Tense Past Participle

Build

Cover

Send

Use

Locate

Call

Derive

Begin

Drive

Stand

o The Passive

Part D.

Scan the previous passage about Batam Island

again and find two examples of the passive!

Complete this passage using one of the verbs in the

chart above. Think carefully about which tense to use!

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Students are asked to find past form from the words provided in the chart.

This activity is aimed to enrich students’ vocabulary in the present or past form.

Students are asked to complete the passage using the words in the previous activity. Then, they should make a passive form from that word.

This activity is aimed to check their understanding about passive form.

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Palembang Island

Palembang on _____ Sumatra Island. The Musi River, which is also known as the Palembang

River, passes through it by making two parts of it. As the stream forms the heart of the city, so a

lot of transportation takes place through water.

The houses along the banks _____ of piles and are facing the water. The banks of Musi _____

with water at regular intervals. Palembang is also 'Venice of the East' and from ancient times it

is an important trade city between India and China.

When one decides to visit this city, a thought of the origin of the name may flash in the mind!

The name of the city is perhaps _____ from the word 'Limbang', which means 'panning for

alluvial gold'.

People still dive in Musi for gold. There is another myth that says the following: When

emissaries _____ from the great kingdom of Majapahit to develop a colony on the East Coast of

Sumatra, the ship sank near the mouth of the Musi. All that remained, which was a cargo of

coconut, had to be used to reach the goal, so the coconut was cleft into two halves.

These two halves _____ as vessels, and the four people saved, who were brothers, took their

places in them two by two. So they sailed up the river, lurching (limbang-limbang) through the

rippling of the water, and finally they reached a place, which they dubbed Palimbang, and with

the passage of time people corrupted it to Palembang.

The Musi River

This river is broad as well as long, and is comparable to those found on the big island of

Kalimantan, which is formerly knows as Borneo. The river flows right through the city, cutting

it in two halves and these banks are called the Ulu bank and the Ilir bank. 

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Pre-Listening Activity

Listen to the recording carefully!

What the speaker tells us about? Have you ever

heard about that place?

Listening Activity

Listen to the recording carefully!

Complete the paragraph below with

the word from the box that you think

is the best answer. There is an

example to help you.

Lombok Travel Guide

Cozy beaches and the lazy ambience draw many people to Lombok. Diving is _____ and

Lombok is a _____ place, and its people are _____ and _____. 

While Lombok lacks the cultural splendor of Bali, but for those looking to escape the

crowds it makes a _____ diversion and is becoming a destination in its own right. 

Geography

Lombok is an island in eastern Indonesia, located east of Bali. It is part of the chain of the

Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the

Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. 

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Listening

Students are asked to listen to the recording and complete the passage.

This activity is aimed to improve students’ listening skill and chech their understanding about what the passage tell us about.

Students are asked to listen to the recording about Bali Island.

This activity is aimed to elicit students before listening activity.

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It is _____ circular, with a "tail" to the southwest, about 70 km across and a total area of

about 4,725 square kilometers. 

With tourism not being _____ as developed yet as Bali, Lombok makes the _____ getaway.

Escape to picturesque mountainside landscapes to white sand beaches of the Gili

Islands. 

Lombok also has the third _____ volcano in all of Indonesia, Mount Rinjani, which extends

3726 meters high with a crater lake called, Segara Anak. 

Climate

The main seasons here are wet season which starts from November to May and dry

season start from May-October. The best time to come is in the month's of May-

September when the weather is just perfect with bright daylight and green scenery. 

Getting there

There are flight from Bali, Jakarta, via Yogyakarta and Surabaya (some link to Kuala

Lumpur) and from Singapore. 

Getting around

Getting around Lombok can be difficult. Public transport isn't well developed, although

major transit points are linked. To reach more remote areas and attractions, travelers

must arrange their own transport. 

Taxis are very common in the capital and can be flagged down easily. Prices are

excellent and the meter is usually employed without a gentle nudge. 

It may also be a good idea to hire cars or motorbikes on Lombok. This is an inexpensive

way to get out and see the island. However, make sure that the vehicle is roadworthy;

and please - watch out for roaming cows and goats.

Part E.

Decide the following statements are true or false based on the passage you have just

completed

1. Diving is excellent and Lombok is a friendly place. (T/F)

2. For those who looking for cultural splendor, Lombok is the perfect place. (T/F)

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3. Lombok is an island in eastern Indonesia. (T/F)

4. Lombok Island is as developed as Bali. (T/F)

5. Lombok has the third largest volcano in all of Indonesia. (T/F)

Pre-Writing Activity

Make a small group, each group consist of 3-

4 students.

Remember about your experience when you

have a vacation to some place. Think

anything about that place, for example the

scenery there, weather, condition around that

place etc.

Share your experience in group.

Writing Activity

Within your group write a descriptive text

about the place that you have ever visited.

The text should be no more than 350 words.

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Teacher’s note:

Students should think about the place that they have ever visited.

This activity is aimed to stimulate students’ background knowledge and to expand their ideas before writing.

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Pre-Speaking Activity

Back to your group; create a presentation about

your group’s favorite place in flipchart.

Speaking Activity

Each group should explain what they have written in the flipchart to others group

through jig-saw game.

Key AnswerPart A.

1. The condition of Batam Island before the declaration was just another poor island

with coastal villages and unspoiled nature.

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2. Besides because of its spectacular beaches on the north coast, the strategic location

which is near to Singapore makes batam visited by visitors in weekend.

3. Batam island is a parts of Riau island and it is about 20 kilometer south

of Singapore.

4. Beaches, International standard golf courses, resort, seafood culinary (food),

adventure (mountain biking, trekking or leisurely boats cruise in untouched southern

islands of Galang and Rempang)

Part B.

1. Amazing D a. Attractive

2. Incredible F b. Fast

3. Fascinating A c. Impressive

4. Well Known G d. Astonishing

5. Awesome C f. Fabulous

6. Rapid B g. Famous

Part C.

Infinitive Past Tense Past Participle

Build Built Built

Cover Covered Covered

Send Sent Sent

Use Used Used

Locate Located Located

Call Called Called

Derive Derived Derived

Begin Began Begun

Drive Drove Driven

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Stand Stood Stood

Part D.

Palembang Travel Guide

Palembang is located on Sumatra Island. The Musi River, which is also known as the

Palembang River, passes through it by making two parts of it. As the stream forms the

heart of the city, so a lot of transportation takes place through water.

The houses along the banks are built of piles and are facing the water. The banks of

Musi are covered with water at regular intervals. Palembang is also called 'Venice of

the East' and from ancient times it is an important trade city between India and China.

When one decides to visit this city, a thought of the origin of the name may flash in the

mind! The name of the city is perhaps derived from the word 'Limbang', which means

'panning for alluvial gold'.

People still dive in Musi for gold. There is another myth that says the following: When

emissaries were sent from the great kingdom of Majapahit to develop a colony on the

East Coast of Sumatra, the ship sank near the mouth of the Musi. All that remained,

which was a cargo of coconut, had to be used to reach the goal, so the coconut was

cleft into two halves.

These two halves were used as vessels, and the four people saved, who were

brothers, took their places in them two by two. So they sailed up the river, lurching

(limbang-limbang) through the rippling of the water, and finally they reached a place,

which they dubbed Palimbang, and with the passage of time people corrupted it to

Palembang.

The Musi River

This river is broad as well as long, and is comparable to those found on the big island

of Kalimantan, which is formerly knows as Borneo. The river flows right through the

city, cutting it in two halves and these banks are called the Ulu bank and the Ilir bank.

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Listening Session

Lombok Travel Guide

Cozy beaches and the lazy ambience draw many people to Lombok. Diving is

excellent and Lombok is a friendly place, and its people are warm and relaxed. 

While Lombok lacks the cultural splendor of Bali, but for those looking to escape

the crowds it makes a great diversion and is becoming a destination in its own

right. 

Geography

Lombok is an island in eastern Indonesia, located east of Bali. It is part of the chain

of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the

west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. 

It is roughly circular, with a "tail" to the southwest, about 70 km across and a total

area of about 4,725 square kilometers. 

With tourism not being quite as developed yet as Bali, Lombok makes the perfect

getaway. Escape to picturesque mountainside landscapes to white sand beaches

of the Gili Islands. 

Lombok also has the third largest volcano in all of Indonesia, Mount Rinjani, which

extends 3726 meters high with a crater lake called, Segara Anak. 

Climate

The main seasons here are wet season which starts from November to May and

dry season start from May-October. The best time to come is in the month's of

May-September when the weather is just perfect with bright daylight and green

scenery. 

Getting there

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There are flight from Bali, Jakarta, via Yogyakarta and Surabaya (some link to

Kuala Lumpur) and from Singapore. 

Getting around

Getting around Lombok can be difficult. Public transport isn't well developed,

although major transit points are linked. To reach more remote areas and

attractions, travelers must arrange their own transport. 

Taxis are very common in the capital and can be flagged down easily. Prices are

excellent and the meter is usually employed without a gentle nudge. 

It may also be a good idea to hire cars or motorbikes on Lombok. This is an

inexpensive way to get out and see the island. However, make sure that the

vehicle is roadworthy; and please - watch out for roaming cows and goats. 

Part E.

1. Diving is excellent and Lombok is a friendly place. (T)

2. For those who looking for cultural splendor, Lombok is the perfect place. (F)

3. Lombok is an island in eastern Indonesia. (T)

4. Lombok Island is as developed as Bali. (F)

5. Lombok has the third largest volcano in all of Indonesia (T)

References:

Bali Travel Guide. (n.d.). Retrived on 29th of June 2011 at 08.42 from http://www.indonesia-travel-guide.de/indonesiabali.html

Batam travel Guide. (n. d.) Retrived on 29th of June 2011 at 08.38 From http://www.indonesia-travel-guide.de/indonesiabatam.html

Black, Michael & Sharp, Wendy. 2006. Objective IELTS: Workbook With Answer.

United Kingdom; Cambridge University Press.

Lombok Travel Guided. (n. d.). Retrived on 29th of June 2011 at 08.47 from

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http://www.indonesia-travel-guide.de/indonesialombok.html

Palembang Travel Guide. (n. d.). Retrived on 29th of June 2011 at 08.52 from

http://www.indonesia-travel-guide.de/indonesiapalembang.html

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