1. What is the source of the text?

- The source of the text is from a news text, The Jakarta Post, May 9, 2014.
2. What is the text about? What is the social function of the text?
- The text is about an advice that tenants must obey certain regulations when living in an apartment.
- The social function of the text is to inform people on what the difference between living in a
landed-house and apartment complete with its regulation.
3. Which one is the headline? Write it down.
- The headline is in the title of the text.
"Tenants advised to obey regulations on apartment."
4. Why do you think living in an apartment is getting popular?
- There is no more land to build houses.
- It is more practical for single city people
- The price is lower than the landed-house.
5. Can you identify some regulations of living in an apartment? What are they
- Pets regulation according to each owner of the apartment.
- Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily.
- Tenant is responsible for the cleanliness of area in front of their apartment and for any common
area used by tenant or their guest.
6. Who sets the regulations?
- The one who sets the regulation is the owner of the apartment.
7. Did you find any information about who in the text?
- owner
8. Did you find any information about where in the text?
- The where in the text is apartment in Jakarta.
- According to the speaker, the trend of living in an apartment in Jakarta started only 10 years ago.
9. Did you find any information about what in the text?
- Yes, I did.
- The information about the difference between landed-house and apartment and its regulations.
10. Did you find any information about why in the text?
- Yes, I did.
It is an useful information because many people didn't know about certain regulation when living in
an apartment which much more different from living in a landed-house.
Penyewa disarankan untuk mematuhi peraturan-peraturan di apartemen)

Jakarta: A building architect has advised families planning to live in an apartment to study all the
relevant regulations prior to moving in to help prevent unexpected security-related occurrences.
(artinya: Arsitek gedung/ bangunan telah menyarankan perencanaan keluarga untuk tinggal di
apartemen untuk mempelajari seluruh peraturan yang berkaitan sebelum pindah (ke apartemen)
untuk membantu mencegah kejadian-kejadian berkaitan dengan keamanan yang tidak terduga/
diharapkan)

“Tenants must obey certain regulations when living in an apartment, which is far different from
living in a landed-house,” Fendhi Ibuhindar said. (artinya: “Penyewa harus mematuhi peraturan-
peraturan tertentu ketika tinggal di apartemen, yang jauh berbeda dari tinggal di rumah tapak,” kata
Fendhi Ibuhindar)

“Tenants of an apartment should abide by regulations set by the owner of the high-rise building,” he
added. (artinya: “Penyewa apartemen harus patuh/ tunduk oleh peraturan yang ditetapkan oleh
pemilik gedung bertingkat tinggi,” ia menambahkan)

“This is important, especially for a family that has a young child,” he was quoted as saying by
okezone.com. (artinya: “Ini penting, terutama bagi keluarga yang memiliki anak kecil,” katanya
seperti dikutip okezone.com)

According to him, the trend of living in an apartment in Jakarta started only 10 years ago. Living in an
apartment has increasingly become popular. (artinya: Menurutnya, tren tinggal di apartemen di
Jakarta telah dimulai sekitar 10 tahun yang lalu. Tinggal di apartemen telah menjadi makin populer)

“Most of Jakarta’s residents are more accustomed to living in a landed house and when they live in
an apartment, many are not ready for apartment-living habits and regulations. They have to
abandon their mindset of living in a landed-house,” he said. (artinya: “Sebagian besar warga Jakarta
lebih terbiasa tinggal di rumah tapak dan ketika mereka tinggal di apartemen, banyak yang tidak siap
terhadap peraturan-peraturan dan kebiasaan tinggal di apartemen. Mereka harus meninggalkan
pola pikir tinggal di rumah tapak,” katanya)

He said that an owner of apartment should also consider aspects of designing and building materials
that are safe for children. “The quality of building materials should be prioritized,” he said. (artinya:
Dia berkata bahwa pemilik apartemen juga harus mempertimbangkan aspek desain dan material
bangunan yang aman untuk anak-anak. “Kualitas material bangunan harus diprioritaskan,” katanya)

“Children’s safety should be the main concern with regards to the building materials that are used,”
he said. (artinya: “Keamanan anak-anak harus menjadi kepedulian/ perhatian utama berkaitan
dengan material bangunan yang digunakan,” katanya)

(Adapted from: The Jakarta Post, May 9, 2014. (artinya: Diadaptasi/ diambil dari: The Jakarta Post, 9
Mei, 2014)