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Activity 2
The instructors of the English club, Utami, Krisna and Hani are talking about quality improvement in
their English club. Now they are in the classroom. Utami : Our headmaster wanted us to improve
and increase the quality of our English club.
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What do you think , Krisna?
Krisna : Well. I think so. We should be able to do that.
Utami : So what should we do? Krisna : I think that
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we have to improve our
syllabus. It must be more relevant to English.
Hani : Thats a great idea. But dont forget. I think
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it is not only that . We should also
know the students needs, because we handle different levels and wishes.
Utami : Yes, I know that. Thank you. And then do we need new instructors here?
Krisna :
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I don’t think so . It is not necessary. Why
dont you recruit the qualified ones among us. Or are you still doubtful
about us? Utami : Oh, of course not. I believe that we
are still able to show our quality and capability, in fact from time to time
many people from different levels want to learn English here. It means
that they are satisfied.
Hani : Are you going to accept children to study here?
Utami : Why not? As long as we are still trusted and able to handle them, we will open
new classes. So should we recruit new instructors? I myself heard statements
from some participants that
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they feel satisfied
with our teaching methods. Krisna : Alright. If so we need new ones. Err ...
I have no objection. Utami : How about you, Hani?
Hani : Well
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I am with him. I agree with him.
Utami : Thank you all. So we can conclude that fi
rstly, the syllabus should be analysed and improved if needed. Secondly we
will recruit new instructors to handle children classes.
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Activity 3
1. Etty
: The book we read just now
is the newest publication. What do you think?
Ferry :
Yes, I think its great. It was printed two months ago.
2. Tiara : Experience is the best
teacher. What do you think? Sonny
: I agree. Because what we have seen and done can give
us lesson and knowledge. 3. Ledina
: Excuse me, Maam. Here is my poetry.
Mrs Yenni : Wow, how interesting it is. I
am pleased with your work. 4.
Mia :
The ending of the film made me sad.
Joko : Thats true. Im with you.
From the beginning to the end I never saw the actors
found happiness. 5. Bram
: Violence on TV should be censored. What’s your
opinion? Linda
: I think it depends on the purpose. The publication
of tragedy in Jatinangor or in Jakarta will be able to
stop the bad behaviour. The victims in Jatinangor will
increase if the violence is not publicised.
Activity 5
Honey is the sweet, thick fluid made by bees from flower nectar. Nectar is a thin, watery
liquid. Bees sip it from the blossoms and carry it to their hives. Each worker bee has a pouch in its
body, called a honey stomach where the nectar is stored. In the pouch, the sugar and nectar are
broken down by a process called inversion into two simple sugars, fructose and glucose. After
bees deposit the nectar in the hive, they allow most of the water to evaporate and the liquid thickens.
They also add enzyme that enhance the flavour.
Honey is an excellent energy food because it contains simple sugars that can be used quickly
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by the body. It differs chemically from cane sugar, which is also an energy food. Honey contains
mineral salts and other materials needed by the body. It is the only form of sugar food that does not
need to be refined.
Taken from The World Book Encyclopedia, 2007
Activity 6
1. What is
fl ower nectar?
2. What is a honey stomach?
3. What happens in a bee’s pouch?
4. What makes honey an excellent energy food?
5. What is the content of honey?
Activity 7
1. sweat swet
sweet swi:t
2. hectare ˈhekteər
nectar ˈnektər
3. hive haɪv
hip hɪp
4. cane keɪn
crane kreɪn
5. food fu:d
foot fʊt
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