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ENGLISH PRESENTATION

CHAPTER 7, BC 3.8 : 4.8 ABOUT EXPLANATION TEXT

GROUP 3

XI SCIENCE 2

THE SECOND SEMESTER

29 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2022

Name : Rindiani
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 Class : XI MIPA 2

Absent Number : 34

I. Answer the question based on their presentation at class.

1. How did the group 3 open and introduce themselves to their audiences at class?

First of all, they started greeting to all the student and Mrs. Dwi. Then, they introduce
theirselves one by one. Fadia introduced herself as a leader of the group, Kalimata introduced
himself as a vice leader, Nurhaliza introduced herself as a secretary, Aditya introduced
himself as a member 1, Andhika introduced himself as a member 2, Karin introduced herself
as a member 3, and Naila introduced herself as a member 4. They told the audience which
slide they will read, and then they started their presentation.

2. What are they talking about in their presentation ? When and where is the
presentation carried out ?

They are talking about “Explanation Text” the presentation was carried out on Wednesday,
February 16th 2022 and the presentation was carried out on Google Meet.

3. How many person are there in the group 1? Mention their name and their position
one by one and What is basic competency in the group 1 ? Mention them detail.

There are 7 person in the group. Their name are

Fadia Meyra Mukti position as leader

Kalimata H.P.J as vice leader

Nurhaliza as secretary

Aditya Al Fathir as member

Andhika Putra Ilhami as member

Karin Adella as member

Naila Putri Aviandi as member

Basic Competencies are BC 3.8 and BC 4.8

BC 3.8 is Distinguishing social functions, text structures, and linguistic elements of several
oral and written explanation texts by giving and asking for information related to natural or
social phenomena covered in other subjects in class XI, according to the context of their use.

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BC 4.8 is Capturing contextual meaning related to social functions, text structure, and
linguistic elements of spoken and written explanation texts, related to natural or social
phenomena covered in other subjects in class XI.

4. a. What do you know about explanation text ? Explain it detail and give the example
titles

of the text .

An explanation text is a non-fiction text that is used to describe how or why

things happen. It usually includes a sequence of events (explaining how) and provides
reasons for a process or phenomenon (why).

For example : Rain

The water cycle Earthquakes

b. How many types of explanation text? mention and explain it detail.

There are 2 types of explanation text. The first one is Sequential Explanation,
this text is about explanations that describe natural and non-natural phenomena, for
example life cycles. The second one is Cause and Effect Explanation, this text is link
cause and effect in explaining how and why an event occurred, for example volcanoes.

c. What is social function and generic structure of explaination text?

The social function of explanation text is used to describe how or why an certain
phenomenon happens. And the generic structure of explanation text are :

1. A title that identifies the topic to be explained

2. An opening statement that identifies the process to be explained

3. A clear order of paragraphs that describe how and why

4. A concluding paragraph that puts all the information together

5. Finally, a visual text (a labeled image)

d. What is linguistic features of explanation text ?

Linguistic Features

(1) Focuses on general group rather than specific

(2) Use of linking words like in general, rather, for instance

(3) Use of action verbs like breaks, erupts.

(4) Use of present tense like is, wake, are.

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 (5) Reference to people should not be given.

(6) Passive voice may be used.

(7) Use of technical terms and language relevant to the subjcet.

(8) Conjunctions should be used to make connections like and, but.

(9) Gives a detailed description to create a rich meaning.

e. What is passive voice and give 5 sentences examples of it ?

A passive voice construction is a grammatical voice construction that is found in many

languages. In a clause with passive voice, the grammatical subject expresses the theme
or patient of the main verb – that is, the person or thing that undergoes the action or
has its state changed.

Example:

1. The painting is made by her

2. The book is being sent right now
3. He was invited by Carl
4. She was invited by me
5. The rice is made by him

f. Make An annotated explanation text about *How The Water Cycle is Processed*

Generic Structure How The Water Cycle is Processed Lingustic Features

Introduction Have you ever wondered how the
water cycle is processed?

Opening statement The water cycle describes how water Present tense
is exchanged or cycled through
Earth's land, ocean and atmosphere. Technical terms
Water always exists in all three
places, and in many forms — as lakes
and rivers, glaciers and ice sheets, Conjunction
oceans and seas, underground
Explanation aquifers, and vapor in the air and
sequence 1 clouds.

The water cycle is made up of three

Explanation major parts: evaporation,
sequence 2 condensation and precipitation.
Action verbs
Evaporation is when a liquid changes
to a gas. Liquid water is found in seas,

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 lakes or rivers. The sun warms up the
water and the water turn into gas. It
becomes water vapor. It goes up into Technical language
Explanation the air. The planet is surrounded by
sequence 3 gases. It is called the atmosphere.

Condensation is when gas changes to

a liquid. This happens to water vapor
Explanation in the atmosphere. The gas cools
Sequence 4 down. It turns into a liquid.

After condensation, liquid or solid

Conclusion water falls to Earth. Precipitation is
what falls. Rain and snow are
precipitation. This is how water
moves from the atmosphere to Earth.
Humidity is how much water vapor is
in the air. Places on the coast are very
humid. There is a lot of water vapor in
the atmosphere. Places far away from
water, like deserts, are different. They
are not humid.

The water cycle can change how the

land looks. Glaciers grow slowly.
They can push up mountains. Rivers
can wash away land. They can make
big canyons.

5. How does the group 3 close their presentation infront of their audience at class ?

First, the leader says their gratitude to Allah SWT because without God they cannot carried
out the presentation well. After that, they said their gratitude to our English Teacher, Mrs.
Dwi Mulyani for helping them making the presentation and gave them advices for their
presentation that helped them in making their presentation. Lastly, they said their gratitude to
11 Science 2 classmates for listening well to their presentation. And then, all the Group 3
members said Alhamdulillahirobbillallamin, All praise due to Allah Lord of The World. After
that, they closed the presentation.

Reflection !!!

Complete these statements below

1.The most interesting thing I learnt in this chapter 7 was how to make explanation text
correctly
2.The part I enjoyed most was describing the technical terms
3. I would like to find more about explanation text

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4. The hardest part in this chapter was making the conclusion
5. I need to work harder at conclude something from explanation text

Day/Date Score Signature

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Nilai No urut :

‫ين‬
َ ‫م‬ َ ٰ ‫ه َربِّ ٱ ْل‬
ِ َ ‫عل‬ ِ َّ‫م ُد لِل‬ َ ‫ٱ ْل‬
ْ ‫ح‬
*ALL PRAISE DUE TO ALLAH LORD OF THE WORLD*

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