JIMMY AND HIS COMPOSITION ON POPULATION

“Children and grown-ups must do their best to keep the world clean,” Mr. Fox said his class. “Sometimes we see some rubbish in the streets and we must pick it up. Sometimes we eat some sweet and we must put the wrappings in the bin. We must all work together so there’s no rubbish in the world. Never throw plastic into the sea! There should be no oil in the sea. If we pour poison of oil is poison in rivers and seas into our rivers, some fish die. This is called population. This weekend, see if you can find some examples of population and write some sentences about it.” Jimmy looked worried when he went home.

One Monday, he handed in his composition. “Yesterday we had sardines for lunch. Mom opened the tin, but all the fish were dead because the tin was full of oil!”

Taken from: Legman English Grammar Practice   

YOUNG MEN ARE NOT STRONGER THAN OLD MEN

Some of Nasreddin’s  old friend were talking about the young people in their town. They all agreed that old people were wiser than young people. Then one of the old man said, “but young men are stronger than old men.” All of them agreed that was true, except Nasreddin.  He said, “No. I’m stronger now as when I was a young man.” “What d you mean?” said his friend. “How is that possible? Explain youurself!” well, said Nasreddin, “in one corner of my garden there is a big rock.  When I was a young man I always tried to move it, but couldn’t because I was not stronger enough. I am old man now, and I try to move it, I still cannot.”

Taken from: Intermediate stories for Reproduction

SNAKE IN A BATH

How would you like to find a snake in your bath? A nasty one too!

He had just moved into a new house, which had been empty for so long that everything was in a terrible mess. Aan and I decided we would clean the bath first, so we set to, and turned on the tap. Suddenly, to my horror, a snake’s head appeared in the plug-hole, then out slithered the rest of his long thin body. He twisted and turned on the slippery bottom of the bath, spitting and hissing at us.

For an instant I stood there quite paralysed. Then I yelled for my husband, who luckily came running and killed the snake with the handle of a broom. Anna, who was only three at the time, was quite interested in the whole business. Indeed I had to pull her out of the way or she’d probably have leant over the bath to get a better look!

Ever since then I’ve always put the plug in the firmly before running the bath water.

Taken from: Rangkuman Bahasa Inggris SMA