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Unit Titles
Indicators
from recording of telephoning. Identify expressions used in telephoning.
Practice using expressions for telephoning. Answer questions related to reading
passage about telephoning. Write notes on telephone message.
Change direct speech into reported speech. 3
Tell Me about Yourself Students are able to:
Write kinds of jobs from the recording. Answer questions related to jobs from video
recording. Describe kinds of jobs orally.
Answer questions related to reading passage about job.
Answer questions related to sentences that use simple present tense.
Write short paragraphs of someone’s job.
4 What Did You Do?
Students are able to: Write words from recording that uses simple
past tense about past events. Practice role play about past events.
Answer questions related to reading passage about past events.
Write the correct form of words in a text using simple past tense.
c. Selecting Subject Content
Subject content in this research was the materials included in the product as the content. It was the outline of the materials to be developed. Subject content
comprises the selection and organization of the specific knowledge, skills, and step of procedures Kemp, 1977. The content was suited with the objectives that
had been stated. According to Kemp 1977, the subject content of the materials was listed to support each objective. There are four units included in the materials.
The subject contents for each unit are described as follow:
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1 Subject Content of Unit 1
In unit 1, the materials are under the topic of hobbies. There are vocabularies and comprehensions related to hobbies. In the beginning of the unit,
the students are working with background experience about their hobbies and vocabulary related to hobbies for listening section. Then, students listen to
recording of conversation about hobbies, along with the comprehension questions. The expressions related to hobbies are provided. To check the students’
understanding, they are to identify expressions about hobbies in a conversation, and use the expressions for speaking practice with friends.
For reading and writing part, students are provided with hobbies reading and writing activities. Students are
to read someone’s hobbies and answer the comprehension questions. Related to the topic, grammar of gerund is provided to
add students’ understanding of the English grammar. After the reading text about hobbies, there is writing activities. Students are to write someone’s hobbies. At
the end of the unit, there is learning reflection. It aims to help students identify, reflect, and find solution of the problems they find from learning unit 1.
2 Subject Content of Unit 2
The topic for unit 2 is telephoning. It begins with a game, and some questions related to telephoning. For listening section, students arrange jumbled
conversation between two persons who make a business call, based on the listening passage. It is followed by an informal conversation between two persons.
The listening is followed with comprehension questions. After the example of
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speaking practice of making business telephone calls based on provided situation. In reading section, there is a another written telephone conversation
between a secretary and a sales representative, along with the comprehension questions based on the conversation text. Continuing to writing section, there is
note-taking activity based on telephone conversation. Then, related to direct speech used in telephoning, there is grammar explanation and exercise of direct
and reported speech. Reflection about the learning ends up the unit.
3 Subject Content of Unit 3
Unit 3 is about describing jobs. Vocabulary building is provided through a game and listening to job descriptions. A video about job interview that includes
job description is also provided. Then, to practice speaking, there is role-play activity of interviewing friends.
Reading part of unit 3 is about job advertisements, in which there is qualifications for certain job position. It is followed by explanation and exercise
about simple present tense that is used to describe jobs. The writing part, there is an exercise of writing family’s jobs. The last part of unit is learning reflection.
4 Subject Content of Unit 4
The topic of the last unit is about past event. Listening part provides conversation between two men about past sighting of UFO landing, followed by
comprehension questions. For speaking part, there is exercise to make role play of
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near death experience because of coconut and in a minibus. Since the topic is about past event, grammar part includes simple past tense. The exercise for the
grammar is a text about experience about boating trip in Thailand. Then, writing part consists of an exercise to write about unforgettable experience. Reflection of
learning experience in unit 4 becomes the last activity of the unit. In addition, each unit contains additional information to broaden students’
knowledge namely Check It O ut… It also has quotation to motivate and inspire
students in their lives, and Fun Riddle to stimulate them think creatively. Those can be additional reading activities.
d. Selecting Teaching and Learning Activities and Resources.
