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Get started
A. Look at the pictures.
www.nationalforest.org
www. statismwatch.ca
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B. Discuss the pictures in groups of three.
1. What do you see in the pictures? 2. What are the characteristics of a good environment?
3. Do you have an interesting place to visit in your country? Why are they interesting?
4. What do you do to keep your environment safe to live?
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Dig it out
A. Read the text.
B. Based on the reading passage above, answer the following questions.
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Cepi Watu Beach
When people visit Borong city, the capital of East Manggarai Regency, they always spend their time to stop in Cepi Watu. Cepi Watu is an
interesting and beautiful beach. It is about two kilometers in south of Borong. People can go there by motorcycle, car or on foot.
What makes Cepi Watu special, interesting and even attract people to go there? Certainly, Cepi Watu catches people sight because of its very
beautiful sandy beach. The beach lays along one kilometer. The sand is white and smooth. In the sea shore line we can find many colorful stones.
Moreover, the visitors can sit under the shadows of big trees growing in beach coast and feel the touch of fresh air blowing.
The name of Cepi Watu is inspired from the stone blocks that are naturally formed in rainy season. Cepi Watu means natty structured stone
blocks. The stone blocks disappear in the dry season. All the stone blocks are covered by the smooth colorful sands. People usually visit Cepi Watu in the
dry season. Besides, the beautiful sight of sands and stones, the sea wave for surfing is also the special sight of Cepi Watu. The entire views portraits the
complete mixture of south sea beach. It is a pity that all the portraits are not managed well to attract the visitors. Ardo Tanis
1. What is the text about? 2. What does the writer try to describe?
3. What are the characteristics of Cepi Watu Beach?
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Hand in hand
Project 1. Read the paragraphs below and underline the thesis statement.
Traveling to a foreign country is always interesting, especially if it is a country that is completely different from your own. You can delight in
tasting new foods, seeing new sights, and learning about different customs, some of which may seem very curious. If you were to visit my
country, for instance, you would probably think that my people have some very strange customs, as these three examples will illustrate. Regina L.
Smalley, Mary K. Ruetten, Joann Rishel Kozyrev, Refining Composition Skill, 109.
Seeing a beautiful sight is an interesting event that impresses people deeply. It makes people enjoy to talk, visit, even to stay there for a
long time. There, the beauty of nature impresses people’s feelings and fulfills their souls. People will feel peace and quiet, be freed of
depression, and worship the creator. It is a freak of nature. Nevertheless not all places have it. People can find it in my country Flores. Flores has
some of the most beautiful sights you will ever see. Ferry H. Warman, 2006.
George M. Rooks, Paragraph Power, 1999: 18
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Project 2. Work in groups of four; brainstorm the information about an
interesting place in your home town. Mention the name of the place, its location, the parts of the place, the quality and the characteristics.
Find the goals
1. Write a descriptive text about your home town or an interesting place in your home town
2. Begin your descriptive text with the identification. Create a clear identification
The name of the place The location
Use relating verbs, simple present tense, and adjectives to describe the place
3. Paragraph 2, 3, 4 and …. Continuing your writing by mentioning:
The parts of the place The quality of the place using descriptive words
Make a comparison with another place The characteristics of the place which make people interested
to go there And some additional information if you want
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Identification Mention the name of the place
Description Mention the physical features
The use of adjectives and compound adjective
The use of linking verbs The use of degree of comparison
Summary
Purpose
Text Organization
Language Features
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Get started
A. Look at the pictures.
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