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1. The Compatibility of Materials with Core Competence and Basic
Competence a.
Completeness
This chapter covers the requirement as stated in basic competence; Understand the purpose and able to compose spoken and written text of self
introduction brief and simple using appropriate text structure and precise language element within context.There are several texts that presented how to make self
introduction as shown in page 25, 28, 30, and 36 as well as how to introduce other people in page 35.
b. In Depth
The exercise in this chapter varies; students are exposed to several exercises on a simple way of self introduction in page 26, introducing other
people in 29 and response to inquiry of self introduction in page 31. Students are also encouraged to make interaction with their classmates by asking their personal
detail, this is a form of transactional conversation of giving information in page 33 and 34. These are also exercises that require students to interview other people by
asking their favourite colour and food in page 34.
2. The Accuracy of Materials
a. Social Functions
This chapter covers the element of interpersonal and transactional communication. Students are exposed to explore their knowledge about
themselves and other people. Students are required to give information about themselves as well as interviewing their classmates to obtain information about
them as instructed in the exercises in page 35.All the context are related to students daily lives and encourage student to interact with their surroundings to
obtain information.
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b. Element and structure of meaning
The element and structure of meaning is appropriately developed. The students are taught to do a simple structure of self introduction before advancing
to introduce other people. The students then required to obtain information of other people. These transactional interaction fulfil the criteria of social function.
c. Linguistic Features
The texts used in this chapter are brief and simple, and commonly used in students daily live and serve the purpose of communication. The dialogues are
short and serve its purpose for self introduction as shown in page 27 and introducing other people in page 29.The example of simple conversation of asking
personal details also used simple and comprehensible text as shown in dialogues in page 30.
3. Supporting Materials
a. Relevance
The chapter provide relevant illustration for each type of text. The pictures of characters are those of students and the people of their circle; classmates,
teachers, and neighbours these illustration match well with student’s context in their daily lives. The context of material also revolves around the student’s daily
interaction at school surrounding.
b. Life skills Development
The exercises in this chapter require students to interact with their surroundings to obtain information in their school context by finding information
about their friends, teachers and community. The life skills developed in this chapter are personal and social skills. Students are encourage to know their own
and other’s surplus and flaws and implement appreciation in communicating and interacting with other people.