Write your own imaginative story of gods or extraordinary people in the past.

Step Forward | Unit 3 10 Choose the correct expression in the box to describe a person who … 1. is fat a. foolish 2. likes to talk a lot b. impolite 3. is not smart c. scruffy 4. is willing to respect others d. cruel 5. is realistic and not dreamy in approach to life e. muscular 6. is not polite to others f. a bit overweight 7. likes to hurt g. sociable 8. has good muscles h. easy-going 9. is unwilling to give, especially money i. talkative 10. is dirty and untidy j. stingy Adopted from English Zone, 2010 ADJECTIVES The effect felt by the subject How something gives causes to subject She is confused. The rules are so confusing. I am bored. That is a really boring lesson. They are disappointed with you. Last night, I bought a disappointing lipstick. Note: you have to be able to distinguish the translation of each word. For example: Excited gembira, riang Exciting menggembirakan Shocked kaget, terkejut Shocking mengagetkan, mengejutkan Adopted from English Zone, 2010 ROLL YOUR BOARD GRAMMAR ZONE Step Forward | Unit 3 11

A. Read this explanation about descriptive text carefully.

B. Read the text carefully and identify the generic structure.

C. Study this carefully. What things do you need to describe someone’s physical appearance? Hair Length long, short Style mohawk, bob, braid, bun Color blond, black, brown, red Type curly, straight, wavy Descriptive text aims to describe something place, people, animal. Descriptive text has the generic structure. The parts are: 1. Identification. This part provides general statements about the subject. 2. Description. This part provides statements that describe the qualities and characteristics of the subject. Descriptive text always uses simple present tense unless the topic is extinct, e.g. dinosaurs were ….. Compiled from Developing English Competencies, 2008, Interlanguage, 2008, and English Zone, 2010 Most people assume that twin siblings have the same things in common. This is not always true, then. My bestfriends, Gandhi and Abra, have the same parents and the same background, but they are different in appearance and characteristics. Gandhi, the old one, whose straight black hair, is quite thin and tall. He usually dresses casually in black jeans and a polo-shirt. He likes playing basketball and swimming. He really makes many girls in our school fall in love with him. On the other hand, Abra is different from Gandhi. He has wavy blond hair and he is wearing glasses. He likes to dress more casually in blue jeans and a T- shirt. He really loves music and always joins music competitions everywhere. Though he is shorter than Gandhi, Abra has already a girlfriend. Although they are twin brothers, they ever said t hat they don’t like to be compared each other. However, many people love them because they are nice persons. HAPPY WRITING Step Forward | Unit 3 12 Face Shape round, oval, square, heart Eyebrows bushy, thick, thin Eyes round, almond, narrow, close-set Nose biglong, flat, snubsharppointed, fake Lips full, thin Skin wrinkles, pimples, freckles, smooth, flawless Others moustache, beard Height tall, medium height, short, tiny Weight obese, fat, heavily built, well-built, of average build, slim, thinskinnybony Age young, middle aged, old, in hisher twenties, about forty years old Is shehe wearing braces, glassescontact lenses, shabbycasualelegantretrovintagemodist clothes, jewellery, high-heeledflat shoes, sneakers, suspender? Taken from many sources D. Imagine that your best friend has to move in Pontianak next week. In herhis farewell party, you are asked to give a speech. Make a draft of your speech and describe your best friend and the friendship between you and himher. Change your work with your friends. Check and give your comment about your friends’ works. Write up your reflection on your work and the lesson today on a piece of paper then submit to your teacher. GET BETTERMENT END IT WELL Roll Your Board Everywhere By the end of this unit, you will be able to:  Use spatial order to describe the location of a place  Produce a travel advertisement  Evaluate others’ work Step Forward | Unit 4 14 Look at the picture carefully. There’s a mouse in the cupboard. Where are the others? Write fifteen sentences on your book. Taken from Play Games with English, 1980 In a description, the writers often use a spatial order to organize their ideas. Spatial order is the arrangement of items in order by space. Spatial order also aims to help the readers to see what the intended place is like in their minds. Some common spatial order expressions are: At the top of next to in the center of Across from inside behind On the leftwest side Adopted from English Zone, 2010 oven cupboard plate door drawer piece of cheese sink saucepan cat chair cup glass ROLL YOUR BOARD GRAMMAR ZONE