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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
A. Background
Language is such a crucial thing in the daily life. Based on Wikipedia language refers to “The specifically human capacity for acquiring and using
complex system of communication. The use of language has become deeply entrenched in human culture, it is used to communicate and share information,
and it is as a system of communication that enables humans to cooperate each other’s”. Wikipedia.orgLanguage, accessed at October 20
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2011 Many countries have their own language, even their traditional language. Therefore,
there are thousand different languages in the world. For this reason then people need a language that unites the differences, and English becomes the
only language that is used in worldwide. As an international language, English has to be mastered because
mastering English is very useful in every place and in every aspect.English is one of the main languages when people communicate with others from
different nations, and different cultures and habits. English makes people communicate with foreign people. Moreover, now we are living in
globalization era where almost all of the aspects in our life, such as education, knowledge, economy, or institutions, need employers who have English
competency, they are not only professional but also communicative in English, both oral and written expression fluently.
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The ability to speak and write English properly has been one essential skill in the professional world. The world has become a global village and
English language has become a part of everyone’s life as the ability to speak English fluently and understand
it is almost a necessity. In some countries, English becomes one of the important lessons, which
is taught. For this reason, the government of Indonesia pays attention to English lesson seriously. Government has decided that English is one subject
that should be taught in every level of education starting from elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, until universities. The
purposes are to motivate and to prepare the students, in order to make them ready and confident in studying English in the higher level.
For students of junior high schools, English is not a new thing, because English has been given for three years at elementary school. However,
students often still get difficulties to study English. In order to make the students easy in understanding the materials, the materials given to the
students in junior high school must be organized from the easier to the more difficult.
The materials should cover four skills; writing, listening, reading, and speaking.The teacher should consider the way to integrate listening and
speaking or writing and reading. Almost in junior high schools, students are taught about the grammar, so when students are asked to write a simple text
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about describing things, for example, they do not know how to start their writing. Therefore, the writer tries to teach descriptive text, so it can help the
student to improve their skills, especially in writing. Finally, in this final project, the writer makes this final project entitled
“The Process of Teaching
Descriptive Text to 7
th
Grade Students in SMP Negeri 4 Karanganyar”
B. Objective
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