something, which are descriptive texts in this case, through something that is close to their real life.
The data gained from the expert judgment prove that the materials are appropriate with Grade VII students and the Core Competences and the Basic
Competences in the Curriculum 2013. The task-based supplementary English reading materials for Grade VII students of Junior High School is useful for the
students to comprehend descriptive texts about animals, people and houses.
2. Activities
The kind of activities in the developed task-based supplementary English reading materials for Grade VII students of Junior High School were chosen based
on the results of the needs analysis. The activities are gap filling activities, matching activities, answering comprehension questions in the form of multiple
choice questions and short answer questions, truefalse activities, arranging the jumbled wordssentences and discussion. Since the Grade VII students are
considered as teenage learners who are easy to get bored, some games are provided. Those games are the snakes and ladders and the flash card game.
The activities in the developed task-based supplementary English reading materials for Grade VII students of Junior High School are relevant with the
requirement of the curriculum 2013. Those activities were arranged from the easy to the difficult activities and based on the six-step procedures proposed by Nunan
2004. Those activities also lead the students to learn the descriptive text
autonomously. The students not only answer the questions based on the texts but also are involved in the interesting activities.
The data gained from the expert judgment proves that the activities support the students in the learning processes. The activities in the developed task-based
supplementary English reading materials for Grade VII students of Junior High School were well-organized from the guided to the less guided.
3. Instructions
The instructions in the developed task-based supplementary English reading materials for Grade VII students of Junior High School are in the above of each
activity. They are presented by using simple terms in order to make the students understand what they are going to do to complete the tasks and lead the students
learn the materials autonomously.
4. Media
There are some media that help the students to complete the activities. They are pictures, worksheets, real objects, flyers, brochures and snakes and ladders
game board. The pictures were provided in order to describe the objects in the text and also t
o attract the students‟ interest. The real objects can be used to relate the materials with the students‟ real life, so that they do not get bored while doing the
less guided activities. The flyers and brochures were provided as the input of the tasks. The snakes and ladders game board was designed to play the game.
