DESCRIPTIVE

READING SKILL

Meeting 1 (Describing People)

Activity 1
In pairs, match each name of parts of the body with its descriptive word.
Discuss the Indonesian words of the descriptive adjectives. Open your dictionary if necessary. See the
example.

Activity 2:
Read the text below and answer the questions. Then, compare your answers with a classmate’s

Questions:
1. What is Mr. Danu?
2. How old is he?
3. How does he look like?
4. How does his nose look like?
5. How do his lips look like?
6. How does his hair look like?
7. Is he strong?
8. What is the color of his skin?
 9. Is he diligent?
10. Is he clever?

Activity 3:
In pairs, complete the following description about Captain David Michael. Look at the picture and words
in the box.
Meeting 2 (Describing things)
Activity 1

Read the text below then answer the questions

Bale Kambang is a small village in the Southern coast of East Java, seventy kilometers from Malang town
and two hours' drive from South. It is well known for its long beautiful white sandy beach as well as the
similarity of its temple to the one of Tanah Lot in Bali.

In Bale Kambang, there are three small rocky islands namely Ismaya Island, Wisanggeni Island, and
Anoman Island, those names are taken from "wayang" figures (Java traditional puppets). These islands
are surrounded by Indonesian Ocean which huge waves frighten most overseas cruisers.

1. What is Bale Kambang?

2. How far is Bale Kambang from Malang town?
3. What makes Bale Kambang famous?
4. How many rocky islands are there in Bale Kambang? Mention them!
5. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
(jawaban)
1. is a small village in the Southern coast of East Java
2. seventy kilometers
3. It is well known for its long beautiful white sandy beach as well as the similarity of its temple to
the one of Tanah Lot in Bali.
4. there are three small rocky islands namely Ismaya Island, Wisanggeni Island, and Anoman
Island, those names are taken from "wayang" figures (Java traditional puppets).
5. Bale Kambang has three small rocky islands

Activity 2

Rearrange the following passage into the right order then translate into Bahasa.

My Small House

- My bedroom is in the left side of the living room. In this room there is a night table next to the
bed, a TV, a radio, and a computer. When being bored of reading, I usually play online games,
chat with my friends via Facebook and so on.

- I live in a small house. It has five rooms: there are two bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom, and
a kitchen. Indeed it is a small house; but I like living in here for wasting my spare time.
 - Next to my bedroom is my mother's. I do not know what is inside because I never come in to see
it. In the right side of the living room there is the kitchen. In the kitchen I have everything I need
when I get hungry. It is very pleasure when my mother cooks, the smell fills my whole house. I
know it is a very small house; but it is the best place I have ever seen.

- When the door is open, I can see the living room. It is so small with only three chairs and a table,
nothing else. I prefer reading a novel in this room.

(jawaban)
My Small House

I live in a small house. It has five rooms: there are two bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom, and a
kitchen. Indeed it is a small house; but I like living in here for wasting my spare time.

When the door is open, I can see the living room. It is so small with only three chairs and a table, nothing
else. I prefer reading a novel in this room.

My bedroom is in the left side of the living room. In this room there is a night table next to the bed, a TV,
a radio, and a computer. When being bored of reading, I usually play online games, chat with my friends
via Facebook and so on.

Next to my bedroom is my mother's. I do not know what is inside because I never come in to see it. In the
right side of the living room there is the kitchen. In the kitchen I have everything I need when I get
hungry. It is very pleasure when my mother cooks, the smell fills my whole house.
I know it is a very small house; but it is the best place I have ever seen.
Meeting 3 (Describing animal)

- Kosa kata

Discuss the meaning of these words with your classmates. (Use dictionary if necessary)
Adjective : Cute, adorable, beautiful, long, tall, strong, short, big, small, sharp, clean,
retractable, twinkling, smooth,
Noun : fangs, fur, whisker, eyes, nose, teeth, legs, paw, claws, mouth, tail, tusks,trunk,
mane

- Struktur Bahasa

Read these sentences carefully.

This is my cat
Those are my cats
It is cute.
They are cute.
Amy is an adorable cat.
It has soft fur
They have long legs

- Materi
 My Cat
That is my cat. Its name is Amy. Amy is an adorable cat. It has beautiful paws and cute
ears. It has big eyes clean fur and long whiskers. Although its fangs are so sharp, Amy never bites
me. I love Amy very much.

Task II (group work)

Fill the blanks with the appropriate words in the box correctly!

Jaw Eyes Smell Bone Body Shark Animals Muscl

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GREAT WHITE SHARK

Great white shark is one of the deadliest 1._______ in the ocean. Hollywood uses them as a terror-bringer
in their movies like Jaws, Shark Attack, Deep Blue Sea etc. It works, because great white 2._____ is more
like a killing machine than an animal.
Their torpedo shaped 3._____ makes them could swim up to 60km/h while chasing their prey. They have
a 4 up 6 meters body full of 4.______, that makes them could do an ambush. Like the other shark, great
white have a super sensitive sense of 5._____ that make them could sniff a single drop of blood in some
cubic sea water. Great white have the best sight as they use their 6.____ to spot their target. But, the most
lethal weapon of them is their large 7.___. It could give a super massive pressure that could even break
human 8.____ easily.

Assessment

· Task III (individual work)

Write simple descriptive text about the animal that you like.
Meeting 4 (Describing place)

Activity 1

Read the text carefully, then answer the questions below.

Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley between the Kelud and Willis mountains and
inhabited by about 1.3 million people. In the centre of the town there is a large hill which is called the
Dathok Mountain. Because of the topography of the region, Kediri is called a chilly town by the locals.
There is a big river called Brantas cutting off the centre of the town.
Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a special kind of tofu or bean
curD. This highly nutritious food is delicacy of Kediri and has a distinctive taste. The cigarettes factory
dominates the town economy and employs the majority of the women labor force. Kediri and the
cigarettes factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest cigarette factory in Indonesia. Most of
the local people work in this factory. Those who do not work here are farmers or traders.
1. What does the above text tell about?
A. The history of Kediri
B. The famous products of Kediri
C. The description of Kediri
D. The people
E. 1.3 million people

2. Which one has a distinctive taste?

A. The cigarette
B. The special food
C. The bean curd
D. The highly nutritious food
E. Tofu

3. “Those who do not work here …” (last sentence). The “those” word refers to ….
A. The local people
B. The factory workers
C. The farmers
D. The traders
E. Woman labour force

Activity 2

Make a short dialogue based on the following situations.

Situation:
You and your friend are in Bali now. You want to go around the island, so you go to a car
rental to hire a car. You want to know everything about the car and the cost for renting it.
Make a dialogue between you and the rental owner!