MOUNT BROMO

Mount Bromo, together with mount Tegger and Mount Semeru, is one of the most beautiful place of interest in east java. Watching the sun rises from the crest of Mount Bromo is a very exiting experience for the tourists coming to this mountain. The reach the area, which is about 2392 m above sea level, people usually take a bus or a car as far as the village of Ngadisari from there, a Pony ride will take tourists to the rim of the mountain. It is an active volcano, and the people from surrounding areas bring various as a sacrifice to the fire god, Betoro Bromo. The legend goes as follows:

Hundreds of years ago, during reign of the last king Mjapahit, Brawijaya, one of the king’s wives gave bird to a girls, who was named Roro Anteng. Later this young Princess married Joko Seger, who came from a Brahman caste. Because of an unfortunate situation the couple was forced to leave the kingdom. They settled down in the mountain area. They ruled thae are and named it “Tengger,” which was derived from the couple’s names: Roro Anteng and Joko Seger.

BEETLE

Beetles are insects. They make up one of the biggest groups of insects. There are about 300, 000 kinds of beetles. They live everywhere except in the ocean. You can find beetles in the house, in the yard, in the forest, even in ponds.

Like all insects, beetles have six legs. They have two pair wings, but they use only the back pairs of wings for flying. The front wings re like tough shields. They protect the beetle’s body. Some beetle burrow underground. Some swim and dive.

Beetles come in all shapes and sizes. Some are long and thin, other are round. Some are brightly colored; others are dull brown or black. Some beetles are so small you can hardly see them, but the biggest beetles are as big as your hand.

Many beetles hunt other insects for food. Other beetles eat plants. Farmers dislike some beetles because they eat crops. However, many beetles are useful, like the ladybug. It eats harmful insect. Some beetles help clear way nature’s garbage. They eat dead plants and animals.

WHALES

Whales are sea living mammals.

They therefore breathe air but cannot survive on land. Some species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 m in length, is the largest animal to have live on earth.

Superficially, the whale look rather like fish, but there are important differences in its external structure; its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat, horizontal paddle (the tail of fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its large, broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of fat (blubber). This is up  o 30 cm in thickness and serve to converse heat and body fluid. 

Taken from: English in context for grade X

ALIMUDIN, A LOCAL FOOTBALLER.

Alimudin is 16 years old. He is a local footballer who plays for small football club in Parramatta, Sydney. He works hard to be a professional footballer.

His day starts at 4. First, he says his prayer and then he goes jogging. He goes jogging for one hour. After jogging, he joins his club to do some practice. After that he takes a rest and takes a bath. His mother always prepares simple breakfast for him. After breakfast, he goes to school.

At 3 p.m. he goes to the football field. His football club practice playing football. He learns a lot of from his coach. His football practice ends at about 5p.m. he goes home and dies his other daily activity.

Taken from: English on Sky 2

EXERCISES

People do exercise to keep healthy. It is a big part of staying physically fit. People who are physically fit are alert and full of energy. Exercise can also help people handle stress. Exercise is especially good for children, teens, and older persons. There are two main types of exercise: aerobic and anaerobic.

Aerobic exercise works big muscles n you arms and legs. It makes your heart and lungs work harder to supply your muscular with oxygen. Running, Walking, jogging, and swimming are kinds of aerobic exercise. Regular aerobic exercise leads to a healthier heart. You should do 20 to 30 minutes of aerobic exercise at least three times a week. Aerobic exercise can help you lose weight. It can help you stay at a healthy weight. Aerobic exercise burns calories.

Aerobic exercise works just a few muscles at a time. It makes your muscular bigger and stronger. T does not work our heart or lungs. You can only do anaerobic exercise for short periods of time because the muscular you are using quickly get tired. It is a good idea to have a trainer or physical education teacher show you how to lift weight properly. It is important not to injure yourself when lifting weights. Start out with small weights. Try lifting heavier and heavier weights as your muscular get stronger.

Taken from: Be Smart Bahasa Inggris          

CAMPING

Camping is a hobby of people of different age. They usually go camping weekends or holidays. They live outside their house for one or more days. They bring food, clothes and other daily needs with them. They often bring some cooking utensils and cook their own food. They spend several days, or even weeks in a tent. They do a lot of activities, like fishing, swimming, watching birds and wildlife, and playing games.

Camping helps people free themselves from the stress of city life. They leave the city and move closer to nature. Many people believe that camping is very good for health. Hiking around a campsite or swimming in a river or sea nearby is a good exercise for the body.

 Taken from: English On Sky 2

THE TINY ISLAND REPUBLIC OF ZAMBEDIA

The tiny island Republic of Zambadia is in the South Pacific Ocean about 600 km east of Australia. It has a total land area of 2.500 km. there are a lot of mountains in the west of island and vast forest in the south east. There is also a very large volcano in the center of this island which is called Mr. Hajimoto.

There are two cities which have more than 80% of the population live. They are Bintwa which is in the north and Rakawa in the south east. The rest of population work as fisherman in small villages along the north coast. However, the population of Zambadia was just fifty two thousand and the republic has a population growth rate of 1,8% per years. English is spoken by most people and is the official language. Bintavi, the language of the originan in habits, can steel be heard in the north, the climate is sub-tropical with daytime temperature of 27⁰ C. There is a short wet season from December to January.

Taken from: LKS SMA (SIMPATI) 

THE PRAMBANAN TEMPLE

The prambanan temple lies about 45kms west of Surakarta, just beside the road between Yogyakarta and Surakarta. It can be reached by public transportation from Surakarta or Yogyakarta.

The Prambanan temple site is a large ground with a number of Hindu Shrine with beautiful Stupas, statues and relief. It s devoted to Syiwa, the Chief God. In the centre of Syiwa, while the west one contains the statue of Durga, Syiwa’s beautiful wife. This Shine is also known as Candi Rarrajonggrang.

On the panels of the terraces there are beautiful reliefs narrating the Ramayana story. That’s why an open theater has been built in the grounds of the temple where the Ramayana ballet performances are held on full moon nights during May throughout October.

The second Shrine size which lies south of Candi Rarrajonggrang is devoted to Wisynu, the keeper. Inside the Shrine there is a statue of Wisynu three faces. This Shrine is called candi Trumurti (the three faces) and was restored in 1986. The other smaller Shrine contains statues of Brahma, nandi (Syiwa’s riding-ox) and others.

The whole site of candi Prambanan is being restored to build a beautiful candi Prambanan Tourist Park. Around the grounds of the temple there are a lot of stands selling handcrafts and all kind of souvenirs.

Taken from: SIMPATI SMA    

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

Macquarie University is one of the largest universities in Australia. This year, in 2004, it celebrates its 40^th anniversary.

The university is located at the North Ryde Greenbelt, Sydney, where the New South Wales government sets aside 135 hectares for the institution. In 1964, the Macquarie area was a rural retreat on the city fringe, but today the campus and its surroundings have evolved beyond recognition. The North Ryde District has grown into a district of intensive occupation anchored by vibrant and growing university.

Blessed with a fortunate location and room to breathe, Macquarie can be proud of that careful planning that retains and enrich the university’s most attractive natural features. A pleasing balance between buildings and plating is evident across the campus. The emphasis on the importance of landscape has created images of Macquarie as a place that member of the university are most likely to pleasurably recollect.

One of the highlights of the landscape is the mars creek zone. It comprises landscape reek side and valley floor, a grass amphitheatre, and an artificial lake surrounded by rocks and pebbles, native plants and eucalypts.

Today, a railway station is under construction. In three year time, Macquarie will be the only university in Australia with a rail way station on site. Macquarie is poised to be the most readily accessible in Sydney region by rail and motorway, yet retaining its beautiful site.

Taken from: Rangkuman Bahasa Inggris SMA               

BOROBUDUR

            Borobudur is a Hindu-Buddhist temple located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. It was built in the 9^th century under the Sailendra dynasty of the ancient Mataran kingdom.

Borobudur is well known all over the world.  Its construction is the influenced by the Gupta architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 meters high and consists of eight step like stone terraces. The first terraces are square and surrounded by walls adorned with Buddhist sculptures in bas-relief. The upper three are circular.

Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih

Bawang Putih lived with her step mother and her step sister, Bawang Merah. Bawang Putih's mother died when she was a baby. Her father remarried another woman and later her step sister was born.

Unfortunately, not long after that her father died. Since then, Bawang Putih's life was sad. Her step mother and her step sister treated Bawang Putih badly and always asked her to do all the household chores. One morning, Bawang Putih was washing some clothes in a river. Accidentally, her mother's clothes were washed away by the river. She was really worried so she walked along the river side to find the clothes. Finally she met an old woman. She said that she kept the clothes and would give them back to Bawang Putih if she helped the old woman do the household chores. Bawang Putih helped her happily. After everything was finished, the old woman returned the clothes. She also gave Bawang Putih a gift. The old woman had two pumpkins, one pumpkin was small and the other one was big. Bawang Putih had to choose one. Bawang Putih was not a greedy girl. So she took the small one. After thanking the old woman, Bawang Putih then went home. When she arrived home, her step mother and Bawang Merah were angry. They had been waiting for her all day long. Bawang Putih then told about the clothes, the old woman, and the pumpkin. Her mother was really angry so she grabbed the pumpkin and smashed it to the floor. Suddenly they all were surprised. Inside the pumpkin they found jewelries. "Bawang Merah, hurry up.

Descriptive Text

A descriptive text is a text that describe about person, thing, and place.

v The purposes of descriptive text:

to discribe a particular person, thing and person in detail.

v  Generic structure of descriptive text:

a.      Identification

General statement or identifying the phenomenon to be described.

b.      Descriptions

Characteristic, part, qualities, etc.

v  Language futures

a.      Focus on specific participant

b.      Using simple present tense or present continuous tense .

c.       Using actions verb.

c.       Using adverb.

d.      Using third person pronoun.

References

Lin Lougheed.2005. short functional texts

Mark Anderson & Kathy Anderson. 2002. Text types in English.  

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THE MUSE LIVE CONCERT 

It is the Muse concert, live from senayan. thousands of young people are now gathering to see the concert. They are  ready to listen to the music. Now, their eyes are on the empty stage. A very big and bright lamp on the stage is on. it's beautiful.

One by one the group members are walking to the stage. Matt Bellamy is wearing a black t- shirt and black jeans. he has an oval face. Christ  is behind him. He is wearing a red polo shirt and blue jeans. And Donimic is walking side by side with Christ. They are waving their hands and smiling. Everybody is shouting and calling their names. This is amazing.