KOMODO DRAGON

Do you know what is the largest lizard? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the
scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.
Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The
largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed
366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5
meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg)
Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail.
They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several
miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes
cannibalistic.
The Komodo dragon's teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it
feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that
live in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its
victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry
on.
This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss.

Television
Television, or TV, is one of humanity's most important means of communication. It
brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes.
People with a television set can sit in their house and watch the president makes a
speech or visits a foreign country. They can see a war being fought, and they can
wacth government leaders try to bring about peace. Through television, viewers at
home can see and learn about peopl, places, and things in a away lands. Television
even takes viewers out of this world as the astronauts explore outer space.
In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of
programmes that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more
entertainment programmes than any other kind of information media. The
programmes include action-packed dramas, light comedies, soap operas, sports
events, cartoons, quizzes, variety shows and motion pictures.
More than 83 million homes in the United States - or 98% of all the country's homes have at least one television set. On the average, a television set is in use in each home
for about 6 3/4 hours each day. As a result, television has an important influence on
how people spend their time, as well as on what they see and learn. After they arrive
from work, they usually watch TV. Then, the importance of television is proven.
(Taken from The New Book of Knowledge)

A Motel
A motel is a kind of accommodation that provides parking space for the guests car.
Thats why it is called a motel that stands for a motor hotel. The parking space is near
building. Sometimes a motel provides a kitchen set to make a simple cook for

breakfast. It is usually located in a small town between two big cities.

(Taken from Bahasa Inggris SMP kelas 3)

Football
Football is a game played by two teams of eleven. They try to score by kicking or
heading the ball into the other teams goal. Ten of the players can not use their hands.
The goal keeper can handle the ball to stop it going into the goal.
Games similar to football have been played for many centuries. The rules of the
games were written down in 1863. In England, the FA ( Football Association ) cup
was first played for in 1872. In the same year, England played Scotland in the first
game.
Today the most important International Competition is the World Cup which takes
place in every four years. Brazil and Italy have each won the world cup three times.