Can You Tell Me the Story?

Chapter 1 Can You Tell Me the Story?

Activity 2

Activity 4

Student : Excuse me. My teacher gave me an 1. Erwin : Hi, Indra. How are doing? assignment to write a book report.

1 Indra : Oh, hi, Erwin. I’m À Can you tell me what book I should ne, thanks. Actually, I'm a little confused. read? Librarian : 2 Sure. Did your teacher set a speci À c Erwin : Why is it so?

book? Indra : My teacher gave me an assignment Student : Yes. A contemporary novel, actually.

to write a book review. Can you tell Librarian : Well, 3 I'd like to suggest you read

me what book I should review? Life of Pi. The book is great. It’s about

2. Rina : Hi, Nadia. How's it going today? the life of Pi and his great adventure.

Nadia : Hi, Rina. I'm À ne, thank you. How I think you should read the book.

about you? Student :

That's great. 4

Rina : I'm À ne, too. Hi, what book is it? the book now?

It sounds like a good suggestion. 5 Do you mind if I borrow

Nadia : Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Librarian : 6 I have no objection. You can borrow

Rina : It seems interesting. Can you lend it for a week.

me the book? Student : Thank you, but I think I need it for

3. Susan : Which book are you reading at

the moment? making a copy of it?

a longer period. 7

Would you mind

Librarian : Oh, 8 sorry to say that no part of the Harry : Well, as a matter of fact, I'm book may be copied.

reading the Da Vinci Code. Student : OK. 9 Will you extend the due date

Susan : Oh really? Is it interesting? by two weeks?

10 Librarian : Harry : Certainly. It's a best seller, you Sure, I will. Here you are.

know.

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Susan : May I borrow yours, please? 1. Bring that book to me.

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2. Why don’t you read this story?

1. Why don't you read this book?

3. Why not read this story? 2. What/ How about going to the library? 4. Read this story loudly.

3. You could (might) join the story telling 5. Would you mind lending me the book,

contest.

please? 4. Would you mind borrow me the book, 6. What about going to the library?

please?

7. I think you should join the story telling 5. Can you tell the story? contest.

6. Could you please bring me the book? 8. Stop writing your story.

7. Bring that book to me. 9. If I were you, I would buy this novel.

8. Read this story carefully. 10. Could you pass me that novel, please?

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Intergeneration Foundation Announces someone had dropped in the marketplace.

A beggar found a 1 leather purse that

2nd Storytelling Contest

Opening it, he discovered that it contained The Intergeneration foundation invites 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant

people of all ages to tell us a story: a 1 narrative 2 shout, "A reward! A reward to the one who

of their family's history or traditions or a story À 2 nds my leather purse!" from their imagination. Whether À ction

Being an honest man, the beggar 3 3 came or non- À ction, the story should illustrate forward and handed the purse to the merchant

intergeneration needs, connections, relationship understanding, and feature saying, "Here is your purse. May I have the 4 characters from at

reward now?"

least two generations.

"Reward?" scoffed the merchant, greedily Ideas to inspire and motivate you might be …. 4 counting his gold. "Why the purse I 5 dropped • Favorite family stories handed from generation

had 200 pieces of gold in it. You've already

to generation

stolen more than the reward! Go away or I'll • Stories about intergeneration care giving

5 tell 6 the police." and sharing "I'm an 7 6 honest man," said the beggar For further information, visit our w ebsite at

de À antly. "Let us take this matter to the court." www.intergenerationda.org

In court the judge 7 patiently listened to

both sides of the story and said, "I believe you

Chapter 2

both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated

that the purse you lost contained 8 200 pieces

How the Water Cycle Works

of gold. Well, that's a considerable cost. But, 9 the purse this beggar Activity 2 and 3 found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn't be the

Nadia : What’s 1 wrong, Adi? You don't look one you lost."

very happy.

Adi : I’m not. It's not 2 fair. Look at this. purse and all the gold to the beggar.

A nd, w ith that, the judge 10

gave the

Nadia : What's that?

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Adi : It’s my favorite CD. I 3 lent it to Rifki and now it is broken.

Activity 9

Nadia : What! What did he do to it? Adi : He didn't do anything. His sister's dog

4 chewed it. It’s completely destroyed. When Tiger jumped on Fox, cried out, 5 Nadia : So? What's the problem? Rifki can buy

W ho Is King of the Forest?

How dare you attack the King of the Jungle!" you a new CD. Tiger lo o ked at him in amazement,

Adi : That's what I think, but he says it’s not

"Nonsense! You are not King!" 6 his fault. He says he won't pay for it.

"Certainly I am," replied Fox, "All the Nadia : What? He has to pay for it. animals run from me in terror! If you want,

Adi : Well, he won't pay for it. It’s not fair. come with me." Fox went into the forest with

Nadia : Come on, let’s go and talk to him. Tiger at his heels. When they came to a herd

Nadia and A di come to Rifki of deer, the deer saw Tiger behind Fox and

ran in all directions. Nadia : Hi, Rifki. Adi has just told me about They came to a group of monkeys. The

his CD.

monkeys saw Tiger behind Fox and they Á ed. Rifki : Oh, yes. It’s 7 terrible, isn't? It's my Fox turned to Tiger and said, "Do you need

sister's fault.

Adi : It was your more proof than that? See how the animals 8 responsibility, Rifki. Á

ee at the very sight me?!" Rifki : You have to talk to my sister about it. "I'm surprised, but I've seen it with my

Adi : I lent it to you, Rif, not to your sister. ow n eyes. Forgive me for attacking you,

Nadia : That's right, Rif. You should buy Adi a Great King." Tiger bowed low and with great

new CD.

ceremony he let Fox go.

Rifki

: Look, 9 stay out of it, Nadia. It's none of

your business.

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Developing English Compet encies f or Grade XII of Nat ural and Social Science Programmes

Nadia : Yes, it is, Rifki, Adi's my friend. sometimes over long distances. When clouds

or fog form in acid-laden air, they too are Adi : It's good you 11 admitted that. Apology

Rifki : OK. It's my fault, isn't it? I must 10 apologize.

the rain or snow that 12 accepted.

acidic, and so is

falls from them.

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B. Evaporation is an important part of the 1. Dani

: What's the matter, Sir? earth’s water cycle, the continual movement Teacher : Sit down, Dani. One of your

of fresh water between the earth’s surface classmates told me you cheated.

and its atmosphere. The water rises into Dani :

the atmosphere, condenses in clouds, and 2. Teacher : Is anything wrong, Nana?

falls back to the earth as precipitation. This Nana

: I do apologize, Sir. I cheated. precipitation replenishes streams, rivers, Teacher : Apology accepted, but you

lakes, groundwater reservoirs, and other have to take another exam.

freshwater supplies. Nana

: Yes, Sir. I honestly regret doing C. Carbon cycle is the cycle of carbon usage this. I promise I won’t do so by which energy Á ows through the earth's next time. ecosystem. The basic cycle begins when Teacher :

photosynthesizing plants use carbon 3. Nina

: Nadia, my sister lost the book dioxide (CO2) found in the atmosphere you lent me.

or dissolved in water. Some of this Nadia

: You have to pay for it, Nina. carbon is incorporated in plant tissue as Nina

: OK. It’s my fault, isn’t it? carbohydrates, fats, and protein; the rest

Nadia : .

is returned to the atmosphere or water

Activities 7, 8 and 9

primarily by aerobic respiration. D. For more than a century scientists have known

What causes rainfall, w here does the that certain gases in the atmosphere-most water come from and where does it go? The

notably water vapor, carbon dioxide, and answers to these questions lie in the water

methane-contribute to atmospheric warming. cycle. The cycle begins when the sun causes

These greenhouse gases, which also include the evaporation of water from the world’s

nitrous oxide and chloro Á uorocarbons, oceans, lakes and rivers. The water is changed

allow about half of the short-wave radiation into small droplets called water vapor. This

in sunlight to pass through the earth’s evaporated water gathers in the atmosphere.

atmosphere, heating the earth’s surface. At As this moisture-laden air rises, it cools and

the same time, greenhouse gases absorb and condenses, forming clouds. As the amount

reradiate most of the longer wavelengths of of water vapor grows in the air, rain clouds

radiation, such as infrared radiation, which is form and the water is returned to earth as

emitted by the earth's warmed surface. This precipitation (rain, hail or snow). The water

heat-trapping capacity of the atmosphere is then Á ows back to the rivers, lakes and oceans,

popularly known as the " greenhouse effect. "

where the process begins all over again

Taken from SOSE: Studies of Society & Taken from Microsoft Encarta Reference Library, 2008

Environment, 2000

Activity 12

Activity 11 1 The w ater cycle is the never-ending movement of the earth’s water. Water goes

A. The process that leads to acid rain begins from 2 the ocean to the air to the land and with the burning of fossil fuels. Burning, or combustion, is a chemical reaction in which 3 back to the oceans again. For that reason, its

oxygen from the air combines with carbon, 4 movements is called a cycle. cycle nitrogen, sulfur, and other elements in the 5 This begins when heat from the

substance being burned. The acid compounds sun turns ocean water into 6 water vapour. are carried by air currents and the wind,

Water vapour is water that has become 7 a gas. The water vapour rises high into 8 the sky,

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Randi : Well, 6 I think it’ s w ell grounded. It’ s where it cools off. The cooled water vapour

worth speculating. Yet, if the weather tiny drops of water. The drops 10 g ets w o rse, 7 are held up in the sky by rising w o uld there be any warm air.

changes into 9

11 When billions of these drops of water possibility of changing the plan? Maybe cluster you can go camping.

together they form 12 a cloud. The water in

Deni : Hmm. 8 That’s one possibility.

the clouds eventually 13 falls to earth as rain. If the water vapour is 14 cold enough, it turns

Activity 5

into ice an falls as 15 snow. Most rain and snow

Dialogue 1

Didu : Many people against GMO. I wonder time, this water also 17 Á ows back to the ocean

falls into the ocean, but some falls on 16 land. In

why?

and the 18 cycle starts again. Tami : I think they d o n’ t like the id ea o f eating foods that have been genetically

Taken from The W orld Book Student Discovery

modi À ed.

Encyclopedia, 2006

Didu : It’s just that? Transgenic maize has the same taste as common corn.

Chapter 3

Tami : It’s not only the reason some fear that certain types of genetically engineered

Let’s Discuss Some Issues

crops will further reduce biodiversity in the cropland. Is that clear?

Activities 2 & 3

Didu : Yes, I see the point. By the way, what’s

your opinion on GMO? is.

N adia : 1 I wonder what your opinion on abortion

Tami : Let me just say that I oppose it, for any Adi : 2 Let me just say that I oppose it.

reasons. I wish we could insist on a ban Nadia : So, is that why you voted for a president

on GMO.

candidate who is pro-life? Adi : Yeah. 3 I do hope the government won’t

Dialogue 2

pass a law legalizing abortion. Nisa : H i. I w o nd er if y o u w o uld m ind Nadia : But I heard the House is discussing

answering a question for me. a bill to legalise abortion for medical

Maya : OK, what’s the question? reasons.

Nisa : Do you approve of genetically modi À ed Adi : Really? 4 I wish the law won’t be misused

food? Maya : Well, I don’t think GM food is good for

by some irresponsible people.

us.

Activity 4

Nisa : So your answer is “ no” . Deni : Hey, Randi have you ever been mountain

Maya : That’s right. I’m against it. climbing?

Nisa : OK, thank you, Maya. Randi : Yeah. I w ent a couple of times a few

Maya : No problem.

years ago. Why do you ask? 1 What’s the

Activities 7 and 8

plan? Deni : 2 I'm p lanning o n maybe go ing this

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weekend. Genetic engineering, genetic modification, Randi : Really? Where? With whom?

and gene splicing are terms for the process of

manipulating genes in an organism. It has important thinking of going to Mount Pangrango.

Deni : W ith Bud iman and Heri? 3 They ’ re

uses, but many people are worried by it. Randi : Humh. Well, be careful! It’s been raining

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a lot. You’ve never been climbed before, Proponents of genetic engineering argue have you?

that the technology is safe, and that it is necessary Deni : No. I don't know the À rst thing about it.

in o rd er to maintain fo o d p ro d uctio n that Budiman and Heri are quite experienced,

w ill co ntinue to match p o p ulatio n gro w th.

though, I guess. 4 I would say we'll get

However, others argue that food distribution, not

production, is the biggest problem. speculate that the weather will be better

to the to p safety. A fter all, 5 w e can

this weekend.

Developing English Compet encies f or Grade XII of Nat ural and Social Science Programmes

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Review 1

: Hi, Nadia. You look tired. Didn’t you the gro und s that genetic mo d ificatio n may

Others o p p o se genetic engineering o n

1. Ita

sleep very well last night? have unforeseen consequences in the modi À ed Nadia : I slept OK, but not enough. organisms and their environments. The ecological

. and environment effects of transgenic plants are

Ita :

: Will yo u let me kno w if she has constantly being investigated.

2. Adi

returned the book? Paragraph 4

. Anti-genetic-engineering activists say that

Dani :

3. Nadia : This book is interesting. The author w ith current reco mbinant techno lo gy there

wrote it for teenagers. I suggest you is no w ay to ensure that genetically modi À ed read it.

. of this technology outside of secure laboratory

organisms will remain under control, and the use

Adi :

4. Maya : The weather is bad. Would there be any environments carries unacceptable risks for the

possibilities of changing your plan. future.

. Paragraph 5

Nisa :

: I’m doing a survey on homework. I Some fear that certain types of genetically

5. Adi

wonder if you would mind answering engineered crops will further reduce biodiversity

some questions for me in the cropland.

. Paragraph 6

Nadia :

Proponents of current genetic techniques as

Listening Text 1 (Questions 6–10)

applied to food plants cite the bene À ts that the technology can have. Proponents like to cite golden

In the eastern part of Persia there lived rice that contains elevated vitamin A levels.

at one time a gardener whose one joy in life Paragraph 7

was his Á owers and fruit trees. He had neither Many opponents of current genetic engineering

w ife, no r child ren, no r friend s; no thing believe the increasing use of genetic modi À cation in major crops has caused a power shift in agriculture

except his garden. At length, however, the towards biotechnology companies.

good man wearied of having no one to talk to. He decided to go out into the world and

Activity 9

À nd a friend. Scarcely was he outside the garden before he came face to face with a

bear, who, like the gardener, was looking for I believ e that GM techno lo gy isn’ t

Just Say No to GM O