Maya Gazali was born in Palu. She grew up in a small village. She began school
when she was six years old. She went to elementary school, but she didn’t go to high
school. Her family was very poor, and she had to go to work when she was thirteen
years old. She worked on an assembly line in a shoe factory.
When Maya was seventeen years old, her family moved to West Java. First, they
lived in Bogor, and then they moved to Bandung. When Maya arrived in Java, she
wasn’t very happy. She missed her friends back in Palu and she didn’t speak like
other children. She began to learn to speak like other children, and she practiced with
her new friends at the factory in Bandung.
Maya also studied hard. She learned English, and after a few months she got a job
as a secretary. Now Maya still studies at night, but now she studies advertising at a
business school. She wants to work for an advertising company some day and write
commercials.
Maya still misses her friends back home, but she communicates with them very
often over the Internet. She’s very happy now, and she’s looking forward to an
exciting future.
Questions:
1. What is the text mainly about?
2. How was her childhood?
3. How old was she when her family moved to Java?
4. What does she do?
5. What is she studying now? Why?
6. What does she do to avoid missing her friends back home?
7. How does the writer start the text?
8. How does the text end?
One day Sandra Dewi fell sick in the middle of the English lesson. All the students
did reading tasks. Suddenly Sandra Dewi vomited. All other students stopped writing.
Mrs. Lidia helped her immediately. The chairman of the class sent for the school’s
doctor.
In fie minutes the doctor came. He examined her carefully. He examined her eyes.
He felt her stomach. He listened to her heart beat. He measured her blood pressure.
Then he took her temperature.
“I’m afraid she suffers from
malaria. Her temperature is very
high. That is why she vomited.
She has a very bad cough, too.
I’ll give her some pills for her
malaria, some tablets for her
fever, and syrup for her cough.
She needs a week’s rest”, said
the doctor.
Questions:
1. What is the text telling you about?
2. What did the students do? What happened?
3. What was the name of the teacher?
4. What did the doctor do?
5. What was Sandra Dewi suffering from?
6. What did the doctor recommend?
7. Identify the text structure by listing the happenings according to
these categories of: orientation, events, and re-orientation.
After the movie was over, I left the cinema quickly.
My watch showed 11.30 p.m. as I got on to my bicycle.
I pedalled hard on my bicycle and was soon speeding
home. My thought went back to the movie I had just
seen. It was a scary story. I could remember clearly
a woman screaming as she was being attacked by a
monster. Somehow that frightful scene stayed in my
mind and I could not forget it.
The road was dark and quiet. I had to pass a
graveyard on the way home. As I approached the
graveyard, I heard some sounds behind me. I was
frightened and began to cycle faster. The sound came
nearer and nearer. Then I heard a familiar voice calling
me. I looked back and saw Hadi, my classmate. He had
also seen the movie and was frightened too. He had
cycled after me so that he would not be alone. Both of
us laughed out loud over our behavior.
“I’m afraid she suffers from
malaria. Her temperature is very
high. That is why she vomited.
She has a very bad cough, too.
I’ll give her some pills for her
malaria, some tablets for her
fever, and syrup for her cough.
She needs a week’s rest”, said
the doctor.
Questions:
1. What is the text telling you about?
2. What did the students do? What happened?
3. What was the name of the teacher?
4. What did the doctor do?
5. What was Sandra Dewi suffering from?
6. What did the doctor recommend?
7. Identify the text structure by listing the happenings according to
these categories of: orientation, events, and re-orientation.
After the movie was over, I left the cinema quickly.
My watch showed 11.30 p.m. as I got on to my bicycle.
I pedalled hard on my bicycle and was soon speeding
home. My thought went back to the movie I had just
seen. It was a scary story. I could remember clearly
a woman screaming as she was being attacked by a
monster. Somehow that frightful scene stayed in my
mind and I could not forget it.
The road was dark and quiet. I had to pass a
graveyard on the way home. As I approached the
graveyard, I heard some sounds behind me. I was
frightened and began to cycle faster. The sound came
nearer and nearer. Then I heard a familiar voice calling
me. I looked back and saw Hadi, my classmate. He had
also seen the movie and was frightened too. He had
cycled after me so that he would not be alone. Both of
us laughed out loud over our behavior.
Last night, I read an article about adolescence in a
magazine. I learned that it was a time of change between
childhood and adulthood.
After I finished reading the article from the
magazine, I remembered my own adolescence. I
was fourteen at that time. I felt very emotional about
everything. But I tried to learn more about myself.
I tried to discover what I wanted to do, and what kind
of people I wanted to be.
To divert my emotions, I took many extra
curricular activities. I took piano lessons on Mondays.
On Tuesdays, I joined an English course. Then on
Wednesdays and Thursdays, I had extra science and
math lessons. Fridays, it was my time to play basketball
with my friends. Finally, I spent most of my weekends
with my family.
I was able to control my emotions and to have a
place where I could express my creativity in positive
ways.
magazine. I learned that it was a time of change between
childhood and adulthood.
After I finished reading the article from the
magazine, I remembered my own adolescence. I
was fourteen at that time. I felt very emotional about
everything. But I tried to learn more about myself.
I tried to discover what I wanted to do, and what kind
of people I wanted to be.
To divert my emotions, I took many extra
curricular activities. I took piano lessons on Mondays.
On Tuesdays, I joined an English course. Then on
Wednesdays and Thursdays, I had extra science and
math lessons. Fridays, it was my time to play basketball
with my friends. Finally, I spent most of my weekends
with my family.
I was able to control my emotions and to have a
place where I could express my creativity in positive
ways.
Last Saturday I woke up early, but I didn’t get up
because there was no school. Suddenly, my telephone
was rung. It was my friend Fanny, she asked me to go
out at 10.00 o clock. She wanted to buy something in
traditional market.
Finally, we were out. In the street, I saw a piece of
pink coupon. Interested with its colour, I took it, then
Fanny and I read this out. We were fully shocked, it
was a receipt of a four nights tour to Lombok !! The
expired date was that day. To our surprised, the name
was Fanny Fenita and the birth date was exactly the
same like Fanny my friend, and it was also valid for
two persons. My God!! We were thinking that maybe
the coupon just fell from the sky and it was there for
us.
We were in hurried to the address of the tour
agency that issued the coupon. The tour agency took
care of everything. We went home and still could not
believe what was going on. Two days later we were on
the Senggigi Beach, lied in the warmth sun. Moreover,
we had long public holiday, so we could enjoy the
“gift” happily. We also bought some presents for our
family and friends.
because there was no school. Suddenly, my telephone
was rung. It was my friend Fanny, she asked me to go
out at 10.00 o clock. She wanted to buy something in
traditional market.
Finally, we were out. In the street, I saw a piece of
pink coupon. Interested with its colour, I took it, then
Fanny and I read this out. We were fully shocked, it
was a receipt of a four nights tour to Lombok !! The
expired date was that day. To our surprised, the name
was Fanny Fenita and the birth date was exactly the
same like Fanny my friend, and it was also valid for
two persons. My God!! We were thinking that maybe
the coupon just fell from the sky and it was there for
us.
We were in hurried to the address of the tour
agency that issued the coupon. The tour agency took
care of everything. We went home and still could not
believe what was going on. Two days later we were on
the Senggigi Beach, lied in the warmth sun. Moreover,
we had long public holiday, so we could enjoy the
“gift” happily. We also bought some presents for our
family and friends.
I had my adolescence when I was thirteen.
It started with acne that showed up on my face.
It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and
I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play
with friends.
Fortunately, my Mum gave me a good medicine.
In three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although
those showed some black spots in my face.
That was my bad experience with adolescence,
though there were still lots of good experience too.
It started with acne that showed up on my face.
It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and
I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play
with friends.
Fortunately, my Mum gave me a good medicine.
In three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although
those showed some black spots in my face.
That was my bad experience with adolescence,
though there were still lots of good experience too.
I went to Rahman’s house yesterday to do
homework. I went there with Dodi. After À nishing
the homework, Rahman made rujak. Rahman likes
spicy food, so he made it very spicy. Actually, I am
not used to eating spicy food, but yesterday I could
not restrain myself from eating it. The rujak was very
tasty, although it was spicy. I ate it too much. The
next morning I got stomachache and I could not go to
school.
homework. I went there with Dodi. After À nishing
the homework, Rahman made rujak. Rahman likes
spicy food, so he made it very spicy. Actually, I am
not used to eating spicy food, but yesterday I could
not restrain myself from eating it. The rujak was very
tasty, although it was spicy. I ate it too much. The
next morning I got stomachache and I could not go to
school.
When I was in junior high school, I was not a very
diligent student. In fact, I was quite lazy. I hated all the
subjects that I took during school, especially science.
For me science was very difÀ cult. It was hard for me to
remember the chemical processes, physics calculations,
and biological processes.Once, my teacher grounded me in the library
because I did not do my Biology homework. The teacher
asked me to read several books and make a summary
about them. When I was browsing the shelves, I found
a book entitled “The inventors of Medicine”. I thought
“OK, this is a start”. I took it out then began reading it.
I learned from the book about Edward Jenner. He
was an English doctor who found the cure for smallpox.
The next one was Louis Pasteur. His interest in bacteria
led him to discover the treatments for rabies and anthrax.
Just like Pasteur, Robert Koch’s experiments on bacteria
also proved that tuberculosis can be spread to others
by contact. Finally, there was Alexander Flemming, a
British bacteriologist who found the À rst antibiotic and
penicillin.
After I read the book, I realised that science is useful
for human kind. By studying, we can discover things
that can help human kind. Therefore, since that moment,
I managed to change my behaviour and became a
doctor.
diligent student. In fact, I was quite lazy. I hated all the
subjects that I took during school, especially science.
For me science was very difÀ cult. It was hard for me to
remember the chemical processes, physics calculations,
and biological processes.Once, my teacher grounded me in the library
because I did not do my Biology homework. The teacher
asked me to read several books and make a summary
about them. When I was browsing the shelves, I found
a book entitled “The inventors of Medicine”. I thought
“OK, this is a start”. I took it out then began reading it.
I learned from the book about Edward Jenner. He
was an English doctor who found the cure for smallpox.
The next one was Louis Pasteur. His interest in bacteria
led him to discover the treatments for rabies and anthrax.
Just like Pasteur, Robert Koch’s experiments on bacteria
also proved that tuberculosis can be spread to others
by contact. Finally, there was Alexander Flemming, a
British bacteriologist who found the À rst antibiotic and
penicillin.
After I read the book, I realised that science is useful
for human kind. By studying, we can discover things
that can help human kind. Therefore, since that moment,
I managed to change my behaviour and became a
doctor.
My Football Experience
When I was in junior high school, I really loved
football. Every Saturday afternoon I practised in
school À eld with my team and my coach. They were
strong and smart players. My coach, Mr Sentana was
a kind person. But, while he was coaching us, he was
very discipline. He would grounded anyone who
came late and not obeyed the team’s rules.
With Mr Sentana, our team won many tournament
in many big cities. Our team named after our school,
67 Team (from SMP 67) and we had many fans too,
you know. Ohh, that was so cool. Now, I still love
football and have a team too. But, my parents warn
me to pay attention more to my study, football just for
hobby.
When I was in junior high school, I really loved
football. Every Saturday afternoon I practised in
school À eld with my team and my coach. They were
strong and smart players. My coach, Mr Sentana was
a kind person. But, while he was coaching us, he was
very discipline. He would grounded anyone who
came late and not obeyed the team’s rules.
With Mr Sentana, our team won many tournament
in many big cities. Our team named after our school,
67 Team (from SMP 67) and we had many fans too,
you know. Ohh, that was so cool. Now, I still love
football and have a team too. But, my parents warn
me to pay attention more to my study, football just for
hobby.
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