EXERCISE

Use the Future Tense

1. Rahma
: My mother (buy)shoes for me next Sunday.
Feni
: Really? How lucky you are.
2. Budi
Dodo

: What will you do next week?

: I (go).camping

3. Rudi is an SLTP student now. She (study)at SMU next year.

4. I (buy, not)some vegetables and fruits in the market tomorrow.
5. We (have)..a test next week.

Use the Simple Past or The Past Progresive of the verb in the
parenthesis
1. I am sitting in class right now. I (sit)in class at this exact same
time yesterday.
2. I dont want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same
thing happened yesterday. I (want, not)..to go to the zoo because
it (rain).
3. I (call)Roger at nine last night, but he (be, not)_____at home.
He (study)_______at library.
4. I (hear,not).the thunder during the storm last night because I
(sleep).
5. When I (see), she was trying to find out what she was
supposed to do.
Use the simple Past or The Present Perfect
1. I (attend, not).any parties since I came here.
2. Al (go)to a party at Sallys apartment last Saturday night.
3. Bill (arrive)three days a go.
4. Last January, I (see)snow for the first time in my life.
5. I know., Greg Adams for ten years.

READING COMPREHENSION
Read this letter and answer the questions!
Dear Angelica,
Thanks you for your letter. It was indeed exciting to read about
your recent trip to Perth. You did have a wonderful time, didnt
you?
Well, I may not be as lucky as you but my trip to Genting was
equally thrilling. I had heard a lot about this popular gateway from a
friend of mine and everything was just as exciting as she had
described.
We stayed overnight at my uncles house in Kuala Lumpur and
left quite early so as to avoid the hot, midday sun. As soon as we
arrived, I was the first to get out of the car. It was very cold but the
air was fresh and clean. I took an instant liking to this place.
I felt sad to leave this wonderful place after a brief stay but Ill
be there again. Perhaps you can be with me the next time.
Write soon, wont you?
Your friend,
Sally
1. Sally mostly talks about in her letter.

2. Why did Sally say I may not be as lucky as you?

3. but my trip to Genting was equally thrilling, what does the
underline word mean?
4. .everything was just as exciting as she had described. She
refers to..
5. What is I in the letter above?
6. You did have a wonderful time. You refer to
The Lion and The Hare
One upon a time, a lion had been hunting for days without
catching anything to eat.
It looks like I will go hungry again! he thought.
Then he saw a hare fast asleep beneath a shady tree. He
moved quietly towards it, thinking, At last! Here is a
delicious meal sitting and waiting for me!.
He was about to catch the hare when a fine young deer
trotted by. The lion thought, Now there is an even better
dinner! He turned and chased the deer. The noise woke the
hare and he quickly hopped away.
After a long chase, the lion failed to catch the deer.
Tired out he came back looking for the hare, but found that
it had run away.
What a fool I am! the lion said as his empty stomach
growled.
It serves me right for losing the food that was almost
mine, just for the chance of getting more!
1. What was the hare doing when the lion saw him?
2. Why did the lion postpone catching the sleeping hare?
3. What can we learn from the story?

4. It looks like I will go hungry again! he thought. He refer

to
5. It serves me right for losing the food that was almost mine,
just for the chance of getting more! It refer to

The Flowers from the Moon

High in the mountains live a prince whose great wish
was to journey to the moon, because he love its gentle glow.
His dream finally come true. When he reach the moon he
discovered its light came from the moon kings beautiful
daughter.
The two young people soon fall in love, but the worlds
they come was just too different and soon they had to
part. As a sign of her great love, the moon kings daughter
give the prince one of the smooth and lovely flowers that
covered the moon like snow and this was how the first
alpine flower was bring to earth.
Work with your partner. Answer the following questions
based on the text you hear.
1. When did the story happen?
2. Where did the story take place?
3. What did the prince great wish?
4. Why did the prince had such a wish?
5. What did happen when he reached the moon?

6. What is the meaning of the phrase but the worlds they came
from were just too different?
6. What did the king give to the prince?

My Personal Experience
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 difficult. 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 Kochs 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 first 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.

Read the text in Practice 1 again. Then, answer the

following questions.
1. When did the story take place?
2. Was the writer a diligent student?
3. What lessons did the writer hate?
4. What was the title of the book that the writer read?
5. Who were mentioned in the book? Who were they?
6. What happened to the writer after he read the book?
Decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The writer was a lazy student when he was in junior high school.
2. The writer was grounded because he didnt do his Biology
homework.
3. The writer was told to make a book review.
4. He looked for the books in a bookstore.
5. He found a book about medical health.

Mantus Little Elephant

Little Mantu lived in a village deep in the jungle where elephants

helped the men with their work. These elephants were so big and
strong. They could lift up the heaviest logs with their trunks and toss
them high in the air.
Now, Mantu had an elephant of his very own. His name was Opie.
He was just a baby and Mantu loved him very much. Mantu whispered
to Opies ear that someday he would become the biggest, strongest and
bravest elephant in the jungle. The other elephants heard this. They
began to laugh and made rude noises with their trunks. Were so big
and tall, but youre so small. Youre nothing at all, said one of the big
elephants.
Mantu looked up at the huge elephant with a mishievous glint in
his eye. Youre so tall and can see far away. We can see what is
happening down here in the jungle. In fact, we would be the rst to
see any slithering snakes that may be a danger. After hearing the word
snakes, the elephants screeched and off they gwents thundering in
fright.
Did I say there were snakes? giggled Mantu. No, I dont think
so, smiled Opie. Mantu then climbed upon his little friends back and
went home to the village to tell everyone about the foolish elephants.

Mantus Little Elephant

Little Mantu lived in a village deep in the jungle where elephants
helped the men with their work. These elephants were so big and
strong. They could lift up the heaviest logs with their trunks and toss
them high in the air.
Now, Mantu had an elephant of his very own. His name was Opie.
He was just a baby and Mantu loved him very much. Mantu whispered
to Opies ear that someday he would become the biggest, strongest and
bravest elephant in the jungle. The other elephants heard this. They
began to laugh and made rude noises with their trunks. Were so big
and tall, but youre so small. Youre nothing at all, said one of the big
elephants.
Mantu looked up at the huge elephant with a mishievous glint in
his eye. Youre so tall and can see far away. We can see what is
happening down here in the jungle. In fact, we would be the rst to
see any slithering snakes that may be a danger. After hearing the word
snakes, the elephants screeched and off they gwents thundering in
fright.
Did I say there were snakes? giggled Mantu. No, I dont think
so, smiled Opie. Mantu then climbed upon his little friends back and
went home to the village to tell everyone about the foolish elephants.