UNIT 1 : OVERVIEW

01 Introducing Reading Skills

02 Introducing Grammatical Skills
03 Introducing Speaking Skills
READING SKILLS
In this unit, various reading skills
will be introduced.
 READING SKILLS

TEXT ORGANIZATION
Process
REFERENTS Comparison & Contrast
Cause & Effect

VOCABULARY BUILDING Classification

Definition
 SAMPLE PASSAGE
Read the paragraph and the sentences that follow.

Camphor is a very useful chemical. It is generally used for making

motion picture films, celluloid, and medicines. The camphor tree grows
mainly in Japan, China, and Formosa, but some places in the United States
also are home to the camphor. The camphor tree grows tall and has white
flowers and green leaves.
The chemical is removed from the branches by steaming. It is almo
st transparent. The chemical so obtained is then drained and pressed to
remove oil and water. The chemical itself remains in the form of whitish
crystals, which are then treated until they are in liquid form. Although it has
medicinal qualities, it can be extremely poisonous if taken in large doses.

No. 1-5 No. 6-10 No. 11-15

01 The topic of the passage above is the
characteristics of camphor.
That camphor can be a health hazard if taken
02 in large quantities is stated in lines 8-9.

03 Camphor is removed from the tree as a liquid.

Fewer camphor trees exist in the United States

04
than in other countries.

05 Camphor can probably be dangerous.

TEXT
06 Camphor is not used in medicine.

The chemical is removed by placing the

07 branches in a cold container.
According to the passage, besides medicine,
08 camphor is commonly used for film for movies.

09 The word “whitish” in line 7 is closest in

meaning to liquid.
10 The word “doses” in line 8 is closest in
meaning to amounts. TEXT
11 The word ‘it” in line 5 refers to nothing.

The word “which” in line 7 refers to whitish

12 crystal.
The part of speech of the word “useful” in
13 line 1 is noun.

14 The part of speech of the word “medicinal”

in line 8 is adjective.
15 The word “but” in line 2 is used to
add information. TEXT
GRAMMATICAL SKILLS
In this unit, some grammatical items
will be given.
 STRUCTURE
Yes/No Question TENSES
WH Question ? Past, Present, Future

Passive Voice Modal Auxiliary

SUB CLAUSES Basic

Noun, Adjective, Preposition
Adverb Clauses
 Camphor is a very useful chemic
Read again al. It is generally used for making
motion picture films, celluloid, and
the passage medicines. The camphor tree grows 1. What tense is
mainly in Japan, China, and Formos used in p.1&2?
and answer a, but some places in the United Sta
tes also are home to the camphor.
The camphor tree grows tall and 2. Is there any pa
the questions! has white flowers and green leaves. ssive sentence
The chemical is removed from
the branches by steaming. It is alm in p. 2?
ost transparent. The chemical so ob
tained is then drained and pressed
to remove oil and water. The chemi
3. Are the italic s
cal itself remains in the form of whit ub-clauses cal
ish crystals, which are then treated led “noun clau
until they are in liquid form. Althou
gh it has medicinal qualities, it can ses”?
be extremely poisonous if taken in
large doses.
SPEAKING SKILLS
 SELF INTRODUCTION
The followings are the steps to introduce yourself in class.

Stand up when Smile when you Give your name first Offer details, like
it's your turn. speak and speak and share why you hobbies / interests
with confidence are taking the class you have.
The followings are some expressions you
can use when introducing yourself:

1
Name / Nickname
Hi/hello, my name’s Christina Tobing,
but you can call me Chrissy.

Address

2 4
Origin
Now I live on ……….
I come from….
(name of street)
I am originally from ….

3 5
Study Age
My major is …… I am ……… years old.
Asking for and Answering Basic Information

a) Do you come from Medan?

b) Are you from Solo?
c) Will you enjoy studying in this
YES/NO university?
QUESTION
Yes, I am.
Yes, I do.
Yes, I will.
Asking for and Answering Basic Information

a) What’s your name?

WH b) Where do you live?
QUESTION c) When did you come to Bogor?
d) What’s your phone number?
 Thanking and Responding
How to say thank you and how to respond

• I’m so grateful for … • You’re entirely welcome.

• Thanks a lot for … • Don’t mention it.

• I really can’t thank you enough. • No worries.

• That was nice of you. Thank you. • It was my pleasure.

• Thanks a million. • Sure!

 Expressing thanks for failed attempt:

Thank you for trying I appreciate your I’m sorry it didn’t

help anyway. work out.
Thank you very
much for your effort Thanks, anyway. Perhaps you’ll have
better luck next time