The comparison between picture and the words is harmonious
103 The appropriateness of the picture was seen from the suitability between the
pictures given with the lesson. The existence of the picture on LKS was meant to add more clues to the students about the certain topics. A good picture would always help
the students to understand the material well. An example of a good picture provided by English LKS was as seen on page
37 of the LKS Formatif 1. In this chapter, the lesson was about describing thing. One of the aspects which were taught in this part was to recognize the shape of things. The
picture presented below was a picture of an exercise where the students are asked to match the pictures and the correct answers from the boxes.
Figure 4.59 Matching the pictures exercise
The pictures above were considered as good and appropriate picture since the topic of the lesson was describing thing. It was an example of an exercise
‟s variations provided by the LKS. The first box was full of the vocabularies related to the shape of
104 things. The second box was the place where the writer of the LKS put the pictures of
several things and several shapes. Still about describing thing on pages 38 there were three different pictures of
things. This time the students were asked to describe the picture that they see in LKS. The size of the picture was big enough for the students to recognize. The LKS
designer also chose the most familiar pictures for the student such as ball, copy machine, and sofa.
Figure 4.60 Describing thing material
On page 56 of LKS Formatif 2, the picture helped the students to get more idea about what they could say about department store. The student may recognize it
since the first time they see the picture.
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Figure 4.61 A picture of a supermarket
On page 69, there were four pictures provided by the LKS designer. Those pictures were meant to be the object of discussion for the students. The students are
asked to give their opinion about the picture. The quality of the picture is very good that the students may recognize what they are. In the first picture we may see it
clearly that there are shrimps in the plate. The second picture is also very clear that the boy in the picture is writing or studying. In the third picture the students may
realized that the man in the front is Bill gates. The last picture is a car.
Figure 4.62 Picture in describing thing material
Another very helpful picture can be found in the LKS Formatif 3 which was used by students grade XII. The students are asked to arrange the sentences into a
good order of procedure. In this case the students need to make the procedure about
106 how to record on a cassette. The picture provided is a picture of a tape. It is a very
appropriate picture for this task.
Figure 4.63 A clear picture of a tape recorder
After seeing the picture of the tape recording above, the students were asked to rearrange the jumble sentences into a correct paragraph about how to operate the
tape recorder. The presence of the picture helped the students to get the pictures in their mind about how to operate it correctly.