The Unit Design Research Findings

Table 41: The Description of the Tasks of Unit 1 WARM UP Task Instruction Description 1 Match the pictures of baking problems below with their names. In this task, students are asked to match some pictures with their names. This task functions as the schema-builder to activate students’ schemata related to the topic of the unit. After accomplishing this task, students are expected to have a general view about what they are going to learn in the unit. 2 Study the pictures in Task 1. Then, answer the following questions. In this task, students are asked to study the previous pictures and answer several questions based on them. It aims to give the students a clearer picture of the area to cover in the unit. 3 The words in the following table will help you to understand the texts in this unit. In pairs, find the Indonesian words of the English words in the box. Then, pronounce all the words after your teacher. In this task, students are asked to find the Indonesian words of some English words related to the topic. It aims to enrich students’ vocabulary mastery and to prepare them with knowledge in order to help them to do next tasks in the unit. LET’S READ AND WRITE Observing 4 Read the consultation below. Then, tick √ and write items that you want to know. In this task, students are asked to read a consultation about baking problem and tick √ and write items that you want to know. This task aims to give students the opportunity to observe the language phenomenon that occurs in the text. Questioning 5 Formulate relevant questions based on the items you want to know in Task 4. Then, provide your temporary answers for the questions. In this task, students are asked to formulate relevant questions based on the items they want to know in previous task, then provide temporary answers for the continued continued Task Instruction Description 5 Number 1 has been done as the example. questions. This task is adapting the second stage of the scientific method. Collecting, Analising, Communicating 6 Below are some words taken from the text in Task 4. Find the Indonesian words from these English words. Then, share your answers with your classmates. In this task, students are asked to find the Indonesian words from some English words. It aims to give students the opportunity to collect information related to vocabulary. 7 Read the text in Task 4 again and answer the following questions. After that, report your answers to your classmates. In this task, students are asked to read again the previous text, and then answer some questions related to it. This task aims to check students’ comprehension about the text and guide them to the language expressions that are being learned. 8 Study the explanation below and discuss it with your classmates. Ask your teacher if you do not understand. In this task, students are asked to study the explanation of expressions of asking for and giving suggestions and its formula. It aims to give them the opportunity to collect information related to language feature. 9 There are some grammatical mistakes in the sentences below. Circle the mistakes and then rewrite the sentences correctly. Students are asked to correct the grammatical mistakes of some sentences. It aims to give them the opportunity to study grammar used in the unit. 10 Work in pairs. Match the expressions in the left side with the suitable response in the right side. Then, report your answers to your classmates. Students are asked to match expressions with the suitable responses. It aims to give them the example about the use of expressions of asking for and giving suggestions in a context. 11 Work in pairs. Identify the expressions of asking for and giving suggestion in Task 10. Write down those Students are asked to identify the expressions of asking for and giving suggestion in previous task. This task aims to let students continued continued Task Instruction Description 11 expressions in the table below. Then, report your answer. practicing to analise the expressions of asking for and giving suggestion. 12 Work in group of three. Alice has some problems in baking. She needs some suggestions. Please help her by writing a suggestion for each problem. In this task, students are asked to write a suggestion sentence about each problem. This task aims to make sure that students understand the formula of the expressions of asking for and giving suggestions. 13 Study the following explanation about how to write a consultation email. In this task, students are asked to study the explanation about how to write a consultation email and its structure. It aims to give them the opportunity to collect information before they write a consultation email. 14 Danny has a problem with his cake. He wants to consult his problem with Mrs Stafford, but he does not know how to write it. Help him to compose an email. Phrases in the brackets give you clues on what you have to write. In this task, students are asked to complete a consultation email based on the given situation. It aims to give students a chance to practice before they write a consultation email. Creating 15 Respond to the following baking problems by writing a simple email of suggestions based on the situation. Students are asked to write two consultation emails based on the given situation. It aims to give them free practice after collecting and analising information about email and expressions of asking for and giving suggestions. LET’S LISTEN AND SPEAK Observing 16 Listen to the dialogue between a pastry chef and Adam. Tick √ and write items that you want to know. In this task, students are asked to listen to a dialogue and tick √ and write items that you want to know. This task aims to give students the opportunity to observe the language continued