CRITICAL BOOK REPORT

CONTEXTUAL ORAL LANGUAGE SKILL

ARRANGED BY :

Hartati Nainggolan ( 2202421011)

DIK ING B 2020

Lecturer : Rafika Dewi Nasution, S.Pd, M.Hum

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF

LANGUAGES AND ARTS STATE UNIVERSITY OF
MEDAN 2021
CHAPTER 1

IDENTITY OF BOOK 1

Title : Gateway english for communication

Author : Slamet Riyanto
ISBN : 979-3477-24-3
Publisher : Pustaka Pelajar
City of Publish : Celeban Timur, Yogyakarta
Year : 2004
Pages : 483

IDENTITY OF BOOK 2

Title : Modul “Learn of English”

Author : Juliana dan Novi Afrianti
ISBN : 978-623-7655-04-6
Publisher : Natural Aceh
City of Publish : Ulee Kareng, Banda Aceh
Year : 2019
Pages : 50
CHAPTER 2

COMPARE TWO BOOKS

A. STRENGTHNESS AND WEAKNESSES OF BOOK 1

a. Strengthness
The cover of this book is quite simple, but it can explain the meaning of
the book itself
In terms of language, this book is very good because it uses good language
and is easily understood by readers.
The explanation in this book is very complete and is accompanied by
examples
This book provides examples of how to explain locations, cities and
buildings before giving examples of questions and the listening section
Before the listening section, this book makes speaking activities in sample
conversations
The explanation in this book is not long-winded so that the reader will
understand more easily
This book is not too thick, so that the reader does not feel tired or bored
reading it.
This book is easy to access to and can be downloaded from the internet.
Apart from listening and conversational activities, this book also contains
grammar understanding, proper use of conjuction, and vocabulary which
will certainly make the reader understand more.
This book also provides writing practice.

b. Weaknesses
The skin of the book uses a dark color, this affects the readers' interest in
terms of the skin of the book.
This book is not accompanied by pictures, so readers may get bored more
quickly
This book should provide sample map images to show how to give
directions

B. STRENGTHNESS AND WEAKNESSES OF BOOK 2

 a. Strengthness
This book is easy to access to and can be downloaded from the internet.
In terms of language, this book is very good because it uses good language
and is easily understood by readers.
This book explains concisely and clearly
This book is equipped with picture that can make readers more interested
This book provides information on how to give the right direction
Apart from explaining how to give directions, this book also explains how
to ask for directions
This book is not too thick, so that the reader does not feel tired or bored
reading it.
This book is equipped with tasks that can support your abilities

b. Weaknesses
This book provides the correct way to ask and giving directions, but it does
not provide examples of conversations to make it easier for readers to
understand
This book is not accompanied by listening activities
Although concise and clear, it seems that this book still has to add and
complete the material

CHAPTER 3

CONCLUSION

From the two books that I have reviewed, I can conclude that the two books
have significant differences. In the first book, there is no picture to help reader in
order interested. But in second book there is a picture who makes reader more
interested about giving direction. In the first book, it explains how to ask questions
and how to give directions using conversation. Even in the first book an example was
given in the form of listening.
In the second book explain the giving direction very simple and clearly. In the second
book I think it explains more details how to ask for directions and gives directions
more clearly, than in the first book.