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I. Spoken Cycle A. Building Knowledge of Field Activity 1: Look at The Picture!
I. Spoken Cycle A. Building Knowledge of Field Activity 1: Look at The Picture!
I. Spoken Cycle A. Building Knowledge of Field Activity 1: Look at The Picture!
SPOOF TEXT
I. SPOKEN CYCLE
A. BUILDING KNOWLEDGE OF FIELD
Activity 1
Look at the picture!
Activity 3
Answer the questions according to the dialogue above!
1. What experience did Vira tell to Hana?
Answer:.................................................................................................................................................
2. Where and when did the incident happen?
Answer:.................................................................................................................................................
3. What was crawling across Vira’s foot?
Answer:.................................................................................................................................................
4. How did she react?
Answer:.................................................................................................................................................
5. How did she feel? How do you know?
Answer:.................................................................................................................................................
6. Why did she feel so embarrassed?
Answer:.................................................................................................................................................
7. Find the expression of embarrassment in the dialogue!
Answer:.................................................................................................................................................
8. Give other examples of expression of embarrassment!
Answer:.................................................................................................................................................
Activity 4
Learn the expression of embarrassment below!
Expressing Embarrassment
Have your ever been embarrassed in front of your friends or have they ever been in an embar-
rassing situation? In order to show that kind of feeling, we can use certain expressions of em-
barrassment. Here are some of them.
• What an embarrassing situation!
• I’m so embarrassed!
• It’s so embarrassing!
• I’m so ashamed.
• It makes me feel so ashamed.
• I was so embarrassed.
Activity 5
Make the dialogues using the expression of embarrassment based on the situations below.
1. You had your first date with your girl friend. You invited her to get dinner in a
luxurious restaurant. When you wanted to pay the bill, you realized that your wallet
was left.
You : ……………………………………………………………
Your girl friend : ……………………………………………………………
You : ……………………………………………………………
Your girl friend : ……………………………………………………………
2. Your friend invited you to join his/ her party. You thought that it’s just a party as
usual. You dressed up casually. You just wore jeans and t –shirt. You were
surprised that the party is very formal.
You : …………………………………………………………………
Your friend : …………………………………………………………………
You : …………………………………………………………………
Your friend : …………………………………………………………………
3. You saw a young girl in a mall. From behind she looked like your friend. You
clapped her shoulders and called her name. Then she turned her head to you. To
your surprise she was not your friend.
You : …………………………………………………………………
A girl : …………………………………………………………………
You : …………………………………………………………………
A girl : …………………………………………………………………
Grammar Focus
Activity 6
Study the sentences below!
Grammar Summary
The Simple Past and The Past Continuous
The Simple Past The Past Continuous
Used to describe: Used to describe:
• completed actions that took place at a • an action that was in progress at a defi-
definite time in the past. nite time in the past.
e.g. I was naughty when I was a child. e.g. This time last Monday, I was
• permanent situations in the past seeing the doctor.
e.g.John lived in Ireland for 15 years. • actions happened at the same time in the
(He doesn’t live there any- past.
more.) e.g. While I was reading, he was
• past habits or repealed actions in the talking to my mum loudly.
past. • a lengthy action that was in progress
e.g.When I was in Elementary school, when a shorter or sudden one inter-
I often played in the yard. rupted it. The longer action is in the
Past Progressive and the shorter one is
in the Past Simple.
e.g. They were having dinner when
I came.
Time Expressions
Yesterday, ago, last month/night/week, etc. While, when, as, etc.
Activity 7
Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or simple past!
1. Donny was listening (listen) to his walkman when I arrived (arrive).
2. What were you doing (you/do) this time yesterday?
3. Did you go (you/go) out last night? No, I was too tired.
4. Was Tony at the party last night? Yes, he wore (wear) a really nice dress.
5. How fast were you driving (you/drive) when the accident happened (happen)?
6. When I was young, I wanted (want) to be a police officer.
7. Mozart wrote (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
8. I was walking (walk) along the street when suddenly I heard (hear) footsteps behind me.
Somebody was following (follow) me. I was frightened and I started (start) to run.
Activity 8
Cross out the wrong answer!
I was getting/got out of the taxi and walked/was walking into the airport. There were
being/were a lot of people waiting for their flights. Some of them chatted/were chatting,
some of them were sleeping/slept and some children were running/ran around shouting at
the top of their voices. I wanted/was wanting to ask If my flight was going to be delayed so I
was going/went straight to the information desk.
Activity 9
Rina’s Dream
Insert the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous) of the verbs in brackets!
Tommy’s wife, Rina, had a dream which she told Tommy about next morning.
Rina : I (1) had (have) a wonderful dream last night! I (2) dreamt (dream) that I was a
lady of leisure who (3) did not do (not do) any housework! You (4) did (do) it
all instead! I (5) dreamt (dream) that while I (6) was lying (lie) in the sun, you
(7) were cutting (cut) the lawn. While I (8) was relacing (relax) in the bath, you
(9) were ironing (iron) the shirts. While I (10) was taking (take) a swim in the
pool, you (11) were hanging out (hang out) the washing. While I (12) was
watching TV (watch) TV, you (13) were cooking (cook) the meal. While I (14)
was buying (buy) new clothes in town, you (15) were cleaning (clean) the house.
Wasn't that a marvelous dream?
Tommy: And while you (16) were dreaming (dream), I (17) had (have) an even better
one. I (18) dreamt (dream) that I (19) became (become) a king with beautiful
ladies around me. But, I (20) did not find (not find) you among them.
B. MODELLING OF TEXT
Activity 10
Read the text and learn the generic structure.
Title A Bumpy Flight
Orientation "This is your captain speaking. We have had a failure in one of our en-
gines. There is no cause for alarm as we still have three engines left. Un-
fortunately this means that we will be one hour late”
A short time later the captain again spoke to the passengers: “There is
Event 1 no cause for alarm, but we have just lost another engine. We will now be
two hours late.”
When the captain spoke to the passengers for the third time, he again
had bad news. “Ladies and gentlemen, I assure you that we are in no dan-
Event 2
ger, but I must inform you that we have had another engine failure. This
means that we will now be three hours late.”
Event 3 Finally, the captain announced that the fourth engine had failed.
One of the passengers turned to another passenger and said, “Oh no!
Twist
That means we’ll be four hours late!”
(Taken from English Elements 3)
Activity 11
Answer the questions according to the text above!
1. Who were the participants in the story?
Answer: the captain and the passengers
2. Where do you think the story happened?
Answer: in a plane
3. When did the story happen?
Answer: when the plane was flying
4. What tense is mostly used in the story?
Answer: simple past tense
5. Which part of the story is funny?
Answer: the twist
6. How many events are there in the story?
Answer: 3 events
7. Why do you think the story is funny?
Answer: because the there was one passenger who didn’t realize that the plane was going
to drop, instead the passenger thought the plane was about going to be late
8. What is the purpose of the writer telling the story?
Answer: to entertain the reader who read the event with humorous twist
Note:
The text above is called a spoof. It retells an event with a humorous twist. That’s
why the story is funny. Sometimes, we can also find spoof in a sport conversation
or in a cartoon.
Activity 13
Answer the questions according to the text above!
1. Who were the participants in the story?
Answer: A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy, a priest
2. Where do you think the story happened?
Answer: On a small private plane
3. When did the story happen?
Answer: On Sunday afternoon flight
4. What happened with the plane?
Answer: The plane develop engine trouble
5. Why did not all passengers get the parachutes?
Answer: Because there were only 3 parachutes
6. Who jumped out for the first time? Why?
Answer: The doctor, because he save lives so he must live
7. Who was the smartest person in the world?
Answer: The lawyer
8. Is he really smart? Why?
Answer: No, because he mistook the parachute with the little boy back pack
9. Why did not the little boy want to accept the parachute from the priest?
Answer: Because he know there was another parachute
10. Why do you think the story is funny?
Answer: The lawyer who boast himself as smartest person in the world but mistook
the back pack as parachute
Activity 14
Rearrange the following paragraphs into good and meaningful story. Then put in the text
organization of Spoof!
- Three days later the farmer called again and said, “You’ve got to do something about
these drivers. The School Crossing sign seems to make them go faster.” So, again, the
sheriff went out and put up a new sign: SLOW: CHILDREN AT PLAY
- So he called the sheriff’s office and said, “You’ve got to do something about these people
driving too fast and killing all my chickens.” So the next day the sheriff went out and put
up a sign that read: SLOW: SCHOOL CROSSING
- A farmer lived on a quiet rural highway. But a new expressway bypass meant an alarming
increase in traffic. In fact, it so heavy and so fast that his chickens were being run over at
a rate of three a day.
- Finally, the telephone calls stop, and the sheriff becomes very curious. So he drives out to
the farmer’s house, and there on the edge of the road he sees a new sign. It’s a whole
sheet of plywood. And written in large yellow letters are the words: SLOW: NUDIST
COLONY
- No good. So, the farmer calls again...and again, every day for three weeks, but the sheriff
just doesn’t have time to put up signs every week.
A Smart Solution
Orientation A farmer lived on a quiet rural highway. But a new expressway bypass meant an
alarming increase in traffic. In fact, it so heavy and so fast that his chickens
were being run over at a rate of three a day.
Event 1 So he called the sheriff’s office and said, “You’ve got to do something about these
people driving too fast and killing all my chickens.” So the next day the sheriff
went out and put up a sign that read: SLOW: SCHOOL CROSSING
Event 2 Three days later the farmer called again and said, “You’ve got to do something
about these drivers. The School Crossing sign seems to make them go faster.” So,
again, the sheriff went out and put up a new sign: SLOW: CHILDREN AT PLAY
Event 3 No good. So, the farmer calls again...and again, every day for three weeks, but the
sheriff just doesn’t have time to put up signs every week.
Twist Finally, the telephone calls stop, and the sheriff becomes very curious. So he
drives out to the farmer’s house, and there on the edge of the road he sees a new
sign. It’s a whole sheet of plywood. And written in large yellow letters are the
words: SLOW: NUDIST COLONY
Activity 2
Answer the questions below!
1. What pictures are they?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
2. Where can you find the pictures?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
3. Do you think that the pictures are funny?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
4. Can the content of these pictures motivate you?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
5. What for do people usually put on this picture?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
6. Do you have the picture which is like them?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
7. Where do you usually put on it?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
Note:
The pictures above are Posters.
A poster is any large piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or verti-
cal surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a
poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly textual. Posters are designed to be
both eye-catching and convey information. Posters may be used for many purposes,
and they are a frequent tool of advertisers (particularly of events, musicians and films)
to communicate a message.
Activity 4
Complete the passage below by listening to your teacher.
English humor is often difficult to (1) ................. A lot of (2) ................ depends on the
use of (3)..................... which sound the (4) ................ but have different meanings. For ex -
ample, when someone said he was on a seafood diet, everyone thought that the person
(5) ................fish. When he was asked what (6) ......................of seafood he ate, however, the
(7) ................. replied, ‘It’s very simple indeed. When I (8) .................. food, I eat it. That's a
see - food (9) ...................
People often begin to (10) ......... jokes by saying, ‘Have you (11) ....... the one about
(12) .........?
Grammar Focus
Activity 5
How do you say about something’s feelings?
How do you say about the things which cause such feelings?
Form “-ing” or “-ed” adjective from these verbs and makes sentences!
1. depress ....................................
2. tire ....................................
3. annoy ....................................
4. frighten ....................................
5. worry ....................................
6. astonish ....................................
7. satisfy ....................................
8. amaze ....................................
9. delight ....................................
10. terrify ....................................
Activity 6
Learn the explanation!
• Other “-ing” adjectives are used to describe something that continues over a period of time.
increase --> increasing
exist --> existing
live --> living
• “-ed” adjectives are used to describe people’s feelings. They have the same form as the
past participle of a transitive verb and a passive meaning.
bore --> bored
amuse --> amused
interest --> interested
surprise --> surprised
Example: I was very surprised the young tennis player defeated the Wimbledon champion.
Activity 7
Complete the following pairs of sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
You must use the “-ed” form for one sentence in each pair and the “-ing” form for the
other!
1. a. I had nothing to do. I was.... and lonely. (bore)
b. I had only one book with me but I didn’t read it. It was so....
2. a. I enjoyed Dina’s visit. She is a very.... speaker. (interest)
b. We invited them to join us, but they weren’t really....
3. a. The bad news was very.... (depress).
b. It was a bad day. We were all thoroughly....
4. a. I enjoyed the film. The monster was absolutely.... (terrify)
b. We were told there was a bomb in the building. Everyone was absolutely....
5. a. We were rather.... with the results. (disappoint)
b. The result was very …………….
6. a. We were dreadfully late. It was very.... (embarrass)
b. Tommy made a perfect fool of himself. He was awfully....
7. a. The article in the Daily News is very.... (annoy)
b. People are.... with the article.
8. a. The letter is very.... He is awarded a scholarship, (surprise)
b. He is very.... at the letter.
Activity 8
Look at the verbs in the box. Fill in the blanks with the correct “-ing” and “-ed” adjectives
formed from the verbs!
1. Unemployment is on the increase. A ... number of young people, in particular, are finding
themselves out of work.
2. When you are ...., you feel tired and impatient because you have nothing to do.
3. If you are ...., you feel very surprised.
4. I’m very .... about the chance of playing for our school team.
5. Scientists say that there is no ... evidence that consuming a lot of onion leads to cancer.
6. When you find something funny, you are ... by it.
7. If something makes you very worried, you are .... by it.
8. There is nothing more … than queuing when you only want to pay a bar of chocolate.
9. If something makes you sad and unhappy, you feel ....
10. The report on the increasing air pollution is ....
B. MODELLING OF TEXT
Activity 9
Read the text and pay attention to the generic structure!
Title Aren't you his Mother? Language Features
Activity 10
Answer the questions according to the text above!
1. Who were the participants in the story?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
2. Where do you think the story happened?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
3. When did the story happen?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
4. What tense is mostly used in the story?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
5. Which part of the story is funny?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
6. How many events are there in the story?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
7. Why do you think the story is funny?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
8. What is the purpose of the writer telling the story?
Answer:................................................................................................................................
Activity 11
State true (T) or False (F) the sentences below according to the story above!
1. A young boy broke the window consciously. (…)
2. A young boy came back to the lady’s house to take his ball. (…)
3. His father came to the lady’s house and fixed the window. (…)
4. The man fixed the window costless. (…)
5. The man thought that the lady was the young boy’s mother. (…)
Summary
SPOOF
Social Function :to tell an event with a humorous twist
Text organization :
- Orientation
(who were involved in the story, when, and where)
- Event
(tells what happened in a chronological order)
- Twist
(provide the funniest part of the stories)
Language features: - the use of action verbs (walked, laughed, ran away)
- the use of connectives (first, then, finally)
C. JOINT CONSTRUCTION - OF theTEXT
use of adverbial phrases of time and place
- the use of simple past tense
Activity 12
Read the text and analyze the generic structure of this story!
Label the parts of the spoof in the spaces provided.
After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the
next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he
asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good
…………… morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us
spoke during the journey.
I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said,
…………… very slowly, ‘Do you speak English?’ As I soon learned, he was
English himself!
Now try to write your own three or four paragraph story. You can choose one of the fol-
lowing topics.
1. The most embarrassing moments in my life or in my friend’s life.
2. The funniest film or story I have ever seen or read.
COMPETENCY TEST
I. Choose the correct answer by crossing the a, b, c, d, or e.
Text 1
One of my students could not take my university seminar final exam because of funeral.
I suggested him to make up the following week. That week come, and again he couldn't take
the test due to another funeral. Then, I insisted him to take the exam early the following week. He
said that he might be able to sit in the exam it there was no one died.
By now I was suspicious how so many people he knew could die in three weeks. I started to
find out what actually happened. I went to administration office to find what actually the student
did. I found out later that he was a gravedigger, and of course he didn't know the people who
died.
1. Why the student couldn't take the final exam?
Because ....
a. He had to bury the dead person.
b. He had to see the funeral
c. He had to dig a hole for the dead person
d. He had to visit his friend who died
e. He had to visit his teacher
2. What did the lecturer suggest him?
a. Not to take the final exam
b. Not to come to the following week
c. To bury the dead person
d. To go to the administration office
e. To take the exam the following week
3. "He said that he might be able to sit in the exam..." (par.2 sentence. 4)
What does "he" refer to?
a. the lecturer d. the reader
b. the student e. the professor
c. the writer
4. What did the lecturer do to find what the student do?
a. He went to the cemetery
b. He asked the student
c. He went to the administration office
d. He went to the student's house
e. He asked the student parents
5. What did the student actually do?
a. He was a lecturer
b. He was a teacher
c. He was an officer
d. He was a farmer
e. He was a gravedigger
Text 2
English Custom
This story is about two Indians settled in England. One had been living there for some years
and had picked up some of their quaint euphemisms. The other, recent settler, was as yet unaware
of them. They were invited for dinner by their English friends. After they had had their drinks,
their hostess asked then, "would you like a wash before I serve dinner?"
The knowledgeable one replied, "No, thanks". The new settler replied, "I wash my hand
before I came."
On their way back after dinner, the older settler admonished his friend, "My dear chap, in
England, 'would you like a wash' doesn't mean 'would you like to wash your hands.' it is a polite
way of asking 'would you like to urinate?". The new settler made a mental note of it.
Some days later he was invited by another English friend and after he had his drinks he was
asked by his hostess: "Would you like a wash before I serve my dinner?"
He replied promptly, "No, thank you, Madam. I washed against a tree before coming to your
house."
6. X: How many people are there in the text?
Y: There are ... people.
a. Two d. five
b. Three e. six
c. Four
7. What is meant by 'a wash' in English custom?
a. Washing the hands
b. Washing the clothes
c. Taking a bath
d. Urinating
e. Cleaning the hands
8. "The new settler made a mental note of it." (par.3 sentence.3)
What does 'it' refer to?
a. No, thanks.
b. I washed my hands before I came.
c. My dear chap.
d. Would like to urinate?
e. The advice of the old settler
9. What kind of party is it in the text?
It is ...
a. Dinner party d. tea party
b. Birthday party e. evening party
c. Wedding party
10. The phrase "made a mental note" has the same meaning with...
a. Say d. remember
b. Write e. record
c. Recognize
11. Who was invited by another English friend some days later?
a. The Indians d. the hostess
b. The older settler e. the customers
c. The new settler
Text 3
A Private Conversation
Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seal. The play was very interesting. I did
not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were fitting behind me. They were talking loudly.
I got very angry. I could not hear the actors I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman
angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. "I
can’t hear a word!”, I said angrily. "It’s none of your business," the young man said rudely. “This
is a private conversation!’"
12. Where did the writer go last week?
a. to the play
b. to the theatre
c. to the movie
d. to the private conversation
e. to a business
13. Who was sitting behind him?
a. the writer
b. the listener
c. Me
d. a couple of lovers
e. A businessman and a businesswoman
14. What did the young man think of the sentence “This is a private conversation”?
a. He didn’t want him to hear their conversation
b. The conversation was important
c. They were spies
d. They were not interested in the play
e. The play was very boring
15. Why did the writer say “I can’t hear a word” to the man and the woman behind him?
a. Because he wanted to interrupt
b. Because he wanted to know the conversation
c. Because he was jealous of their conversation
d. Because it was prohibited to speak in the theatre
e. Because he couldn’t listen to the play
16. What does the writer intend to the readers?
a. inform
b. entertain
c. persuade
d. describe
e. aim
17. Which term does not belong to spoof?
a. orientation
b. complication
c. event 1
d. event 2
e. twist
18. The main different between recount and spoof lies on ....
a. twist
b. orientation
c. complication
d. thesis
e. crisis
19. Dina: When did you ... your new car?
Dody: I ... last month.
a. buy - bought
b. to buy-buy
c. to buy-buying
d. was buy-was bought
e. buy-bought
20. Mr. Brown ... from England last week.
a. to return
b. returning
c. returns
d. returned
e. was returning
21. Doly : My sister ... want to see her friend yesterday.
Leiy : Why?
Doly : Because she ... angry.
a. didn’t -is
b. didn’t - was
c. doesn't - is
d. don’t - is
e. wouldn't - was
22. When I ... home last night, my sister… TV
a. come - is watching
b. came - watched
c. came - was watching
d. am coming - is watching
e. doesn’t - is
23. Yesterday, I came late. When I entered the classroom, my teacher... a story.
a. telling
b. was telling
c. tells
d. told
e. tell
24. The students ... while the teacher was speaking to the guest.
a. were discussing
b. was discussing
c. are discussing
d. is discussing
e. have discussing
25. Mary is going to Indonesia for the first time next week.
It will be an ... experience for her.
a. excite d. excites
b. excited e. to excite
c. exciting
26. I feel ... because this book is so ....
a. bore; bore
b. boring; boring
c. boring; bored
d. bored; boring
e. bored; bored
27. Samson last his ... when Delillah cut his hair.
a. strong
b. strenght
c. strongness
d. strongment
e. strengten
28. Rika : I wish I could have covered my face.
Delon : Don't wory. It’s not that bad.
Rika expresses her ....
a. anger d. embarrassment
b. opinion e. dissatisfaction
c. love
29. Johan : Hi, Jane!
What are you doing here?
A girl : Oh ... I am not Jane.
Johan : Ups ................................................................. sorry.
a. I don't agree with you
b. I love it
c. Don't worry
d. I was so ashamed
e. Calm down
30. What can you learn from the poster?