But Mousedeer was standing on top of a big stone. In a proud voice he said, “Crocodile, I’m here to do the King’s order. The King will give away free meat to
all crocodiles. He has sent me to count the number of all the crocodiles here.”
Crocodile was so happy that he forgot his plan to eat Mousedeer. “Really?
How will you count us?” “Please call all your family, relatives, friends, neighbors. Tell them to line up
from here t o the other side of the river,” ordered Mousedeer. Before long, all the
crocodiles were in a long line across the river. Then, Mousedeer jumped onto the back of one crocodile to another, counting
loudly “One, Two, Three, Four.” When he got to the last croco
dile he said “One hundred” and quickly jumped up to the land.
“How many are we?” asked Crocodile. “One hundred. Hahaha, I fooled you Thanks for giving me a bridge to cross
the river. Bye” Adapted from: Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. 2014. Bahasa Inggris,
When English Rings a Bell: buku guru Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. Jakarta: Pusat Kurikulum dan Perbukuan, Balitbang, Kemdikbud.
Things I want to know further ….
1. what the text is about 2. the social purpose of the text
3. the parts of the text of that type 4. why one of the sentences in the text is written in between
quotation marks 5. the Indonesian meaning from the difficult words
Write more things you do not know or you want to know further. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.
Activity 2. In groups, r eferring to the items in the column “Things I want to
know further ” in Activity 1, make relevant questions. Examples
are provided for you.
1. What is the text about? 2. What is the social purpose of the text?
3. What are the parts of the text of that type? 4. Why is one of the sentences in the text written in between quotation
marks? 5. What is the Indonesian meaning of the difficult words?
6. …………………………………………………………………………... 7. …………………………………………………………………………...
8. …………………………………………………………………………... 9. …………………………………………………………………………...
10. …………………………………………………………………………..
Activity 3. In groups, propose temporary answer to your questions in Activity 2. Then discuss the following questions.
1. What is the story about? 2. What did Mousedeer want to do? Could he do it?
3. How did he think the crocodile could help him? 4. Were crocodiles willing to help Mousedeer cross the river?
5. Why did Crocodile sound friendly when he heard Mousedeer? 6. Did the King actually ask him to count the number of the crocodiles in the
river? 7. Would the King give away free meat to the crocodiles?
8. Was Mousedeer clever or cunning? Explain your answer. 9. To get what you want, would you ever cheat your friend?
Activity 4. In groups, reread the text in Activity 1. Then jot down the difficult words from the text and find their meaning in the
dictionary.
Difficult Words Indonesian
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
Activity 5. Read the following text carefully. Then find out more information about the social function of the text, the generic structure of the
text and the language feature of the text.
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
There was a big wolf. He was waiting for a chance to steel a sheep, but the shepherd and his dog continuously chased him away. After a week, the wolf
began to get very hungry, and thought, “I must find a way to get close to the sheep.” It was by luck that he found a sheep’s skin. He carefully pulled the skin
over his body so that none of his grey fur showed under the white sheep skin. Then he could walk in easily and now he was in the middle of the herd.
The big wolf knew that the most delicious sheep were the lambs, or the young sheep. He then imitated the voice of a ewe or a mother sheep. He could easily
cheat a lamb who thought that he was its mother. And the lamb followed him to the woods. There, he eventually ate the innocent lamb. For many days, he could
