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to get, and easy to use compare than the other media. They can be used everywhere regardless of the lack of the electricity. They can be used in a school that is located in a small village even without any electricity connection. There are many kinds of non-projected visual media. Anitah 2009 says that there are ten kinds of non-projected visual media, namely picture, illustration, caricature, poster, chart, diagram, graph, map, realia or model, and board. Those non-projected visual media have their own advantages and they help the teacher to explain the material in various ways. They can be used in presentation step, practice step, or even production step. Picture is the first non-projected visual media that has many functions. Gerlach Ely 1980 say that a picture can represent thousands of meaning. A picture can bring the students to the place that unreachable into the classroom. Smaldono 2008 states that a picture can give a vision about anything, such as animals, people, places, or scenes. A picture can bring the abstract idea to the reality world. Edgar Dale 1963 says that a picture can transform the learning experience from the words step into the concrete experience. There are some advantages of using picture in the classroom. First, a picture can transform the abstract idea into the concrete idea. Second, it can be found in the books. Third, it is easy to use because it does need any equipment. Fourth, it is relatively cheap. Fifth, it can be used for any studies or any levels of the students. Pictures may also give another benefit by helping the teacher to change the situation fast in oral drill. Kreidler 1963 says that since the student’s goal in learning English is to use the language for communication in many different situations, it is important that a number of different situations should be presented PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI to the students in classroom drill. The use of pictures can make the students more understand about the situation. However, there is quite a major problem that the teacher must face during the teaching and learning process which is keeping the students’ interest. Since Junior High School students are easily to get bored, then the teacher must prepare and carefully plan the drill. However, the picture also has some weaknesses. First, it is too small to be shown in front of the class especially in a big classroom. Second, it cannot move. Third, the students do not always know how to interpret the picture. There are some characteristics of a good picture. First, it is suitable with the students’ age and the students’ level of knowledge. Second, it is simple and not too complicated. Third, it is realistic. Fourth, it can be touched by hands. Figure 2.1 Pictures Illustration comes fro m Latin “illustrare” which means explain or make something clearer. Anitah 2009 defines illustration as a picture that followed the text. Illustration is a picture that the function is to explain something. In wider explanation, it can be in a form of picture, writing, words, movement dance, and music sound.