CHAPTER I

A Private Conversation

Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it.
A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could
not hear the actors. I turned around. 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!’

Vocabularies:
Private Conversation : Urusan Pribadi
Last week : Minggu Lalu VERB 1 VERB 2 MEANING
Seat : Tempat duduk Have Had Mempunyai
Show : Pertunjukan Can Could Dapat
Loudly : Dengan keras Go Went Pergi
Turned around : Menoleh Kebelakang
Angrily : dengan marah
Bear : Menahan
Rudely : dengan kasar

Impression:
“Don’t be lazy, as young generation getting up so late is a bad habit.“
(Jangan bermalas-malasan, sebagai generasi muda, bangun telat adalah kebiasaan buruk.)

Exercise:
1. Where did the writer go last week?
2. Did the writer enjoy the show?
3. Who was sitting behind the writer?
4. Could the writer hear the actors?
5. What did the young man say to the writer?
6. What does “it’s none of your business” mean?
7. Did the writer turn around to the young man and young woman?
8. Were they talking slowly?
9. Make a sentence using:
A. Bear : ___________________
B. Angrily :______________________

CHAPTER II

Breakfast or Lunch?

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I
got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. ‘what a day !’ I thought. ‘It’s raining again’
just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. ‘I’ve just arrived by train,’ she said. ‘I’m coming to see
you.’
‘But I’m still having breakfast,’ I said
‘ what are you doing?’ she asked.
‘I’m having breakfast,’ I repeated.
‘Dear me,’ she said.’ Do you always get up so late? It’s one o’clock !’
Vocabularies:
VERB 1 VERB 2 MEANING
Get Up : Bangun
Think Thought Berfikir
Early : Awal/Pagi Ring Rang Berdering
Late : Telat Say Said Berkata
Have just : Baru Saja Ask Asked Bertanya
Stay in bed : Tetap di Kasur Repeat Repeated Mengulangi
What a day : hari apa ini Arrive Arrived Tiba

Different Words:
BRUNCH : is eating in the middle of breakfast and lunch
LUNCH : is eating in the middle of the day
BREAKFAST : is eating in the morning
GET UP : is moving body from bedroom.
WAKE UP : is just open eyes without moving body

Exercise:
1. Did the writer get up early last Sunday?
2. Who telephoned the writer? / Who did telephone the writer?
3. Who is Lucy?
4. Does the writer always get up early on Sundays?
5. What did the writer do when his aunt called him?
6. What do you know about Brunch?
7. What is the meaning of “What a day!” ?
8. Make a sentence using:
a. Early b. Late c. Arrive
CHAPTER III

Please Send Me a Card

Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public
gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I
did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send
any cards to my friends. On the last day, I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I
spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !.

Impression:
Before going to other countries, we had better understand their language
(Sebelum pergi ke negara lain, sebaiknya kita memahami bahasannya).

Vocabularies:
Post card : Kartu pos
VERB 1 VERB 2 MEANING
Spoil : Merusak Sit Sat Duduk
Friendly : Dengan ramah Teach Taught Mengajari
A few : Beberapa Lend Lent Meminjami
Last day : Haro Terakhir Pass Passed Berlalu
Decision : Keputusan Spend Spent Menghabiskan
Whole day : Sepanjang hari Make Made Membuat

Exercise:
1. Do postcards always spoil the writer’s holiday?
2. Where did the writer spend his holiday last summer?
3. What was visited by the writer when he was in Italy?
 4. Who did teach the writer words of Italian?
5. Does he think about postcards every day?
6. How many cards did he buy on the last day?
7. What was a big decision of the writer?
8. When did the writer make a big decision?
9. Did the writer write any cards to his friends?
10. Make a sentence using “The whole day” !

CHAPTER IV

An Exciting Trip
I have just received a letter from my brother. Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months.
Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in
Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Spring, a small town in the center of
Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before,
so he is finding this trip very exciting.

Impression:
The first experience is the best teacher.
(Pengalaman pertama adalah guru terbaik)

Vocabularies:
Exciting : Menyenangkan
Engineer : Insinyur
Firm : Perusahaan
Abroad : : Luar negeri

Exercise:
1. Who has sent a letter from Australia?
2. How long has Tim been in Australia?
3. Where is he working?
4. What has he just bought?
5. Why is he so excited?
6. What is Alice Spring?
7. What is the job of Tim?
8. Will Tim fly to Perth?
9. Has he ever been abroad before?
10. Translate this sentence: He has been there for six weeks.

VERB 1 VERB 2 VERB 3 MEANING

Receive Received Received Menerima
Visit Visited Visited Mengunjungi
Buy Bought Bought Membeli
Go Went Gone Pergi
Find Found Found Menemukan
 CHAPTER V

No wrong numbers
Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has bought another garage in Pinehurst. Pinehurst is
only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought
twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinehurst to Silbury. The bird covered the
distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent
messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private “ telephone” service.
Vocabularies:
Garage : Garasi
Miles : Mil
Pigeon : Merpati
Up to : Sampai
Request : Permintaan
Spare Part : Suku Cadang
Urgent : Mendesak
Own : Milik Sendiri
Service : Layanan

Exercise:
1. Who has a garage in Silbury?
2. Where has he just bought another garage?
3. How far is Pinehurst from Silbury?
4. Can he get a telephone for his new garage?
5. How many pigeons has he just bought?
6. What did a pigeon carry from Pinehurst to Silbury?
7. What did the bird cover in two minutes?
8. What has he sent up to now?

VERB 1 VERB 2 VERB 3 MEANING

Carry Carried Carried Membawa
Cover Covered Covered Menempuh
Begin Began Begun Memulai

CHAPTER VI
Percy Buttons
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for
a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal.
He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbor
told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once
a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

Vocabularies:
Beggar : Pengemis
Meal : Makanan
In Return : Imbalan
A piece of : Sepotong
Pocket : Saku
Exercise:
1. Has the writer just moved to a house on Bridge Street?
2. Who did knock at her door yesterday?
3. What did the beggar do after being given a meal?
4. What is the beggar’s name?
5. Does he call every house once a week?
6. Where did he put a piece of cheese?
7. Who did tell the writer about the beggar?
8. What did the beggar want from the writer?
9. Did he sing a song by sitting?
10. Make one sentence using: beggar!

VERB 1 VERB 2 VERB 3 MEANING

Move Moved Moved Pindah
Knock Knocked Knocked Mengetuk
Stand Stood Stood Berdiri
Give Gave Given Memberi
Eat Ate Eaten Makan
Drink Drank Drunk Minum
Sing Sang Sung Bernyanyi

CHAPTER VII
Too Late
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a
valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves
would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main
building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the
Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their
surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

Vocabularies:
Too late : Sangat terlambat
All Morning : Sepanjang pagi
Expect : Mengharapkan
Parcel : Paket
Thieve : Pencuri
Steal : Mencuri
Airfield : Lapangan terbang
Surprise : Terkejut
Precious : Berharga
Full of : Penuh dengan
Stone : Batu
Sand : Pasir
CHAPTER VIII

The Best and The worst

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for “the nicest garden
competition” each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith’s Garden is larger than Joe’s. Bill works harder than
Joe and grows more flowers and vegetable, but Joe’s garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and
has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter the
garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town.
Vocabularies:
Worst : Terburuk
Best : Terbaik
Enter : Mendaftar
Each : Setiap
Nearly : Hampir
Over : Di atas

Exercise:
1. Who has the most beautiful garden in the town?
2. What is the competition held each year?
3. How is Bill Frith’s Garden?
4. Who has the worst garden in the town?
5. Why does the writer always win for the worst garden every year?
6. Describe Joe’s Sander Garden!

Degree of Comparison

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Big (Besar) bigger Biggest
Famous (Terkenal) More Famous The Most Famous
Fast (Cepat) Faster The Fastest
Young (Muda) Younger The Youngest
Bad (Buruk) Worse The Worst
Beautiful (Cantik) More Beautiful The Most Beautiful
Good (Baik) Better The Best
Interesting (Menarik) More Interesting The Most Interesting
Large (luas) Larger The Largest

CHAPTER IX
A Cold Welcome

On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of
people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minute’s time. Fifteen minutes
passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited,
but nothing happened, suddenly someone shouted, “it’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped! “I
looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the new year. At that moment, everybody
began to laugh and sing.

Vocabularies:
Welcome : Selamat dating
Town Hall : Balai Kota
Large Crowd : Kerumunan
Shout : Berteriak
Refuse : Menolak
Laugh : Tertawa

Exercise:
1. Where did people go on Wednesday evening?
2. Why did people gather under the town hall?
3. What time did the clock stop?
4. What time did people realize that year has changed?
5. Why did people laugh?
6. Why did the clock stop?
EXERCISE

CHANGE INTO ENGLISH!

1. Mr. Bondan mempunyai garasi paling paling terkenal di Surabaya.
2. Hampir semua murid mengetahui bahwa Paijo adalah murid terbaik di sekolahku.
3. Agnez Monica adalah seorang penyanyi yang lebih terkenal daripada Mahalini.
4. Mobil Lamborgini adalah mobil tercepat/paling cepat.

TRANSLATE INTO INDONESIA!

1. Boy William is the youngest child in his family.
2. Indonesia is the most interesting country in Asia because Indonesia has many cultures.
3. Visiting Pocary Factory is my best experience.
4. The beggar stood and sang in front of my house yesterday.

MAKE A SENTENCE USING:

a. Largest
b. More beautiful
c. Thieve
d. Surprise
e. Pocket