PERCAKAPAN BAHASA INGGRIS DI KAMPUS Bagian 1

Pada saat memasuki kampus dua siswa melakukan percakapan yang membahas beberapa hal 

Dodi: Morning Mirna

Mirna: Hi Dodi? You are taking Ecology Three Eleven, too?

Dodi: Looks like it. It's my only elective this term.

(Mirna menanyakan jurusan yang diambil Dodi)

Mirna : really? What happened?

Dodi: I just took too many my second year, and now I've got to pick up all the required courses I've been ignoring. University's just too much fun, I guess.

(Dodi telah banyak ketinggalan pelajaran karena mengabaikan}

Mirna: Too many parties?

Dodi: Well, yeah, that too. But you know there are just so many interesting things to learn about, and we've only got four years here to explore them. I've having too good a time at it, that's all. But it has helped me decide my mayor, finally.

Mirna: And?

Dodi:  I've learned a lot here, and one thing I've learnt is that most fields don't hold out a lot of promise for gainful employment. So I'm playing it safe and going for my BA in business administration.

Mirna: So, Why Three Eleven? An ecology course isn't going to help you in your office job at some corporation.

Dodi: Probably not, but It still seems interesting and important. We all need to know about the environment, no matter what we do for a living.

Mirna: You're right. And maybe you will be able to use it. Maybe you'll end up working for a green company or something.

Dodi: Could be. There's more and more of those every day.

Mirna: And thank goodness. Poor old earth.

Karena kepedulian Dodi akan lingkungan hidup, dia mengambil mata kuliah ekologi, dengan mengesampingkan sulitnya mendapatkan pekerjaan setelah lulus kuliah.

Latihan Soal-Soal Reading Comprehension persiapan Ujian Nasional SMP 2016 bagian 2

Text 3         

Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative new comers. They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayan foothills. where an animal with all essential features of the genus live a million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia. During one of the ice ages, the faunas of Asia and North Africa began to intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison moved eastward to the North American continent. Much later, men followed the same route.

Questions

1. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

• A. The classification of Asian and North American fauna
• B. An introduction to the North American bison
• C, A hypothesis of the evolution of the bison
• D. An analysis of the bison genus in the Bovidae family

2. According to the passage, what is true about the evolution of the bison?

• A. They evolved from the steppe bison.
• B. They originated in China and Himalayas.
• C. Their ancestors were domestic cattle and wild buffalo.
• D. Their beginning was in Africa and Asia.

3. According to the passage, when did the bison move to North America?

• A. Over a million years ago.
• B. Relative recently in North American history.
• C. Early in man's habitation of North America.
• D. During of the ice ages.

4. According to the passage, the bison moved from Asia to North America by ...

• A. traveling trough the foothills
• B. climbing over a bridge
• C. crossing the sea
• D. walking over the land

5. The passage would most likely be assigned reading for courses in which of the following subject?

• A. Modern science
• B. Anthropology
• C. Zoology
• D. American history

Text 4

        Last holiday I visited my uncle's family who live in Bogor. His house is near a tea plantation and has wonderful surroundings.

       One morning, my cousin Doni, who is two years older than me, show me his horse. Doni said that he is a pretty skillful horse rider. To hear that, I felt envious. So, I asked him to teach me how to ride a horse. Doni then asked me whether I was really brave enough to ride a horse. Confidently I said yes.

        Doni taught me how to sit on the horse's bridles. He didn't let me ride the horse by myself. He sat behind me and guided the horse.

      The following day, I intended to ride the horse by myself. The horse was quite tame so Doni allowed me to. However, he still watched me. He followed me on another horse. I held the bridles and rode the horse carefully. Finally I succeeded in riding the horse around the plantation. I felt very happy. It was like a dream that I could finally ride a horse!

        You know what! It is the best holiday I've ever had! I promise Doni that I will return next holiday and explore the plantation with him, on horse. That'll be great!

Questions

1. What did the writer learn during his visit to his uncle's house?

• A. How to feed a horse.
• B. How to ride a horse.
• C. How to look after a horse.
• D. How to choose a good horse.

2. What is the main idea of paragraph four?

• A. The writer learned how to ride a horse
• B. The writer was brave enough to ride a horse
• C. The writer rode a horse by himself, around the plantation
• D. The writer felt very happy at being able to ride a horse.

3. Which of the following statements is not true?

• A. Doni's house is close to a tea plantation
• B. The writer's cousin was able to ride a horse
• C. The writer's uncle taught him how to ride a horse
• D. The writer's uncle taught him to ride a horse

4. "The horse was quite tame ... " (Paragraph 4)

     What is the synonym of 'tame'?

• A. Wild
• B. Powerful
• C. Dangerous
• D. Domesticated

5. Yesterday, while Nina _______ , her mother ___________.

• A. studied ; arrived
• B. studies ; has arrived
• C. was studying ; arrived
• D. was studying ; was arriving

Kunci jawaban pada bagian terakhir

         

     

Latihan Soal-Soal Reading Comprehension persiapan Ujian Nasional 2016 SMP Bagian 1

Hal-hal yang sering ditanyakan dalam soal bacaan UN:

1. Topik dan ide utama suatu paragraf atau bacaan
2. Wh-question: what, when, where, who, how, dll
3. Informasi tertentu yang benar atau salah dalam bacaan
4. Makna kata: antonim, sinonim, defenisi, dll
5. Referensi (mengarah ke apa atau siapa)
6. Tujuan pengarang
7. Jenis teks 

Text 1

         

         For many years people believe that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees. Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.

           Although dolphin lives in the sea it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a human being.

           Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy because dolphins can not hear the kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.

            Dolphins are also very friendly towards man. They often follow ships. There are many stories of dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous waters.

Questions

1. Which animals do people think may be the cleverest?

• A. Dolphins
• B. Chimpanzees
• C. Big apes
• D. Mammals

2. What other beings are dolphins like in many ways?

• A. Men
• B. Fish
• C. Animals
• D. Reptiles

3. What have scientists discovered about dolphins?

• A. They can teach men their languages.
• B. Men can now talk to them.
• C. They can speak to one another.
• D. They understand simple language

4. Why is a third language necessary if man wants to talk to dolphins? 

• A. The dolphins language hard to learn 
• B. Dolphins cannot hear men speaking
• C. Most men do not speak English
• D. Men want to talk to dolphins in secret

5. In what way are dolphins friendly to man?

• A. They often follow ships
• B. They often jump on to ships
• C. They seem like stories
• D. They like interesting things about man

Text 2

          In 2006, there was an earthquake in Bantul, Yogyakarta. More than five thousands people died. Many buildings. Many buildings broke and the students lost their school. The victim was predicted more if it happened at night or at noon, not at the morning. Many countries such as USA, Australia, Kuwait, Holland and Japan helped the victims. They supported the victims during the recovery. It was a terrible disaster.

6. The text tells about ...

• A. a disaster
• B. an earthquake in Indonesia
• C. an earthquake in Bantul
• D. Many countries help Indonesia

7. What is the kind of the text above?

• A. report
• B. recount
• C. descriptive
• D. narrative

8. When did the disaster happen?

• A. at morning
• B. at noon
• C. at evening
• D. at night

9. These countries helped the earthquake victims, except ...

• A. America
• B. Australia
• C. Japan
• D. Poland

10. "It was a terrible disaster." The synonym of terrible is ...

• A. best
• B. big
• C. awful
• D. amazing

Kunci jawaban tersedia di bagian terakhir

Penjelasan tentang Articles (a, an, the) dan soal-soal untuk pemahaman

A and An

A dan an hanya bisa mengawali kata benda yang dapat dihitung dan menunjukkan jumlah hanya satu (singular countable noun). A dan an biasanya digunakan untuk menyatakan hal secara umum.

A digunakan untuk kata yang berawalan bunyi konsonan
An digunakan untuk kata yang berwalan bunyi vokal (a,o,e,u,i)

The  digunakan menunjukkan sesuatu yang sudah tentu atau sesuatu yang sudah dipahami oleh pembicara dan lawan bicara. The juga digunakan untuk mengawali suatu benda yang sama yang pernah disebutkan sebelummnya.

Example:

I saw a boy in the street
The boy in the corner is my friend

Untuk memahami lebih dalam, akan disajikan contoh-contoh soal dan pembahasan/kunci jawabannya. (Kunci jawaban berada paling bawah)

1. Santi went to _______ theater with some friends to see Shakespeare's Hamlet

a. the
b. an
c. a
d. ---

2. Everyone who works in this department uses ______ computer

a. an
b. the
c. ---
d. a

3. Can you repair ______ computer at Bayu's office? It's not working

a. the
b. a
c. ---
d. an

4. Be careful. Radiation from ______ sun can cause skin cancer

a. The
b. an
c. a
d. ----

5. Excuse me is there ______ bank near here?

a. a
b. ----
c. the
d. an

6. Please don't stand in front of me. I can't see _____ television.

a. ---
b. an
c. a
d. the

7. Hernita had eggs and bacon for ______ breakfast so she wasn't very hungry at lunch time.

a. a
b. the
c. ---
d. an

8. When Danny was promoted at work he moved to a bigger office at ______ end of the corridor.

a. an
b. a
c. ---
d. the

9. The train to Bandung will depart from _____ platform 7 in ten minutes. Will passengers please board the train now.

a. a
b. ---
c. the
d. an

10. Nelly like listen to ______ radio while she is getting dressed.

a. The
b. An
c. A
d. ----

11. Linda gave me _______ book for my birthday.

a. an
b. ---
c. a
d. the

12. I read _____ book Linda gave me while I was on holiday.

a. a
b. the
c. ---
d. an

13. Sonia lives in _____ big house in the country.

a. the
b. an
c. a
d.---

14. Donny's house is over there. It's _______ big one with lots of plants in the front garden.

a. an
b. the
c. ----
d. a

15. Can you tell me where ______ nearest Post Office is, please?

a. ---
b. an
c. the
d. a

Kunci jawaban dan pembahasan singkat:

1. a. the

2. d. a

3. a. the. (it is clear in the situation)
   Jawaban the dipilih karena situasinya sudah jelas, "komputer Bayu yg ada di kantor)
  The computer in Bayu's office

4. a. the

5. a. a

6. d. the

7. c. ---
dalam kalimat seperti no 7 for breakfast langsung saja tanpa pemakaian kata sandang a, an, atau the
(have something for breakfast bukan have something for a breakfast)

8. d. the

9. b. ---

10. a. The
Gunakan the untuk listen to the radio, tapi untuk menonton tv cukup dengan watch tv bukan watch the tv

11. c. a

12. b. the

13. d. a

14. c. the

15. c. the (superlative)










 

Eliptical Construction contoh dan pembahasan soal bahasa Inggris prediksi UN SMP 2015

Eliptical Construction merupakan dua kalimat yang dijadikan satu karena terdapat persamaan pada predikat, objek, dan modal/tense. Eliptical Construction terdiri dari dua jenis yaitu too and either, serta so and neither.

Soal dan Pembahasan:

1. Wira : I can't go to the Billy's party.

    Dani : I can't either

    Wira : Why?

    Dani : I feel not good today. Well, What about you?

    Wira : I must go to Bali this afternoon.

  What does it mean?

A. Both of Dani and Wira will not present at Billy's party.

B. Wira attends the Billy's party in Bali but Dani doesn't.

C. Dani and Wira go together at Billy's party.

D. Dani comes to Billy's party without Wira.

Pembahasan:

Wira : I can't go to the Billy's party. ( saya tidak bisa pergi ke pesta ulang tahun Dani)

Dani : I can't go either.

Dari percakapan tersebut diketahui bahwa Wira dan Dani tidak akan datang ke pesta ulang tahin Billy.

2. Sinta and Jojo went to Bali last week. We can also say that Sinta went to Bali last week and ...

A. Neither did Jojo.

B. Jojo didn't either

C. Jojo did too.

D. So did I.

Pembahasan:

Sinta and Jojo went to Bali last week.

(Sinta dan Jojo pergi ke Bali minggu yang lalu)

Maksudnya, Sinta pergi ke Bali minggu yang lalu dan Jojo juga. - Past tense

Sinta went to Bali last week and Jojo did too.

3. My father would like to go to Darwin and .... my mother.

A. so would.

B. Would too.

C. Neither would.

D. Wouldn't either.

Pembahasan:

a. My father would like to go to Darwin

b. My mother would like to go to Darwin

a + b = My father would like to go to Darwin and so would my mother.

4. Indonesia is in South East Asia and .... Vietnam.

A. neither is.

B. so is

C. isn't either

D. is there too

Pembahasan:

Indonesia berada di Asia Tenggara dan begitu juga dengan Vietnam.

Indonesia is in South East Asia and so is Vietnam.

5. I can't swim well and neither can my brother. It is similar with ....

A. I can't swim well and my brother can too.

B. I can't swim well and so can my brother.

C. I can't swim well and my bother can't either.

D. I can't swim well and my brother can't too.

Pembahasan:

Neither = not either

I can't swim well and my brother can't either.

6. Teacher : Now tell me what orchid you found at Senayan Orchid Garden

    Mega     : I did't find the orchid we were looking for, Sir.

    Tia         : .....

   Teacher  : What? Are you kidding?

    Mega     : No, Sir

A. So did I

B. I do too

C. I don't either

D. Neither did

Pembahasan:

Pada percakapan diatas, Tia hendak menyatakan hal sama dengan Mega, bahwa dia juga tidak menemukan anggrek.

 Tia : I don't either

7. I din't know where my cat was and neither did Susi. It means ....

A. Both Susi and I know where the cat was.

B. Both Susi and I didn't know where the cat was.

C. I didn't know where the cat was but Susi did.

D. Lusi didn't know where the cat was but I did.

Pembahasan:

Aku dan Susi tidak tahu dimana kucingku.

(Both Susi and I didn't know where the cat was)

8. Wolverine and Spiderman are heroes. It means .....

A. Wolverine is hero but Spiderman isn't.

B. Spiderman is hero and Wolverine is too.

C. Wolverine isn't hero and neither is Spiderman.

D. Spiderman isn't hero and Wolverine isn't either

Pembahasan:

Wolverine adalah pahlawan dan Spiderman juga pahlawan.

Sipderman is hero and Wolverine is too.

             

Pembahasan tentang Greeting Card pelajaran bahasa Inggris SMP kurikulum 2013

Greeting card atau kartu ucapan adalah kartu yang kita kirimkan untuk mengucapkan sesuatu pada orang lain, misalnya ucapan selamat, ucapan turut berdukacita, ucapan terimakasih, mendoakan seseorang, tahun baru, kesuksesan, dan lain-lain.

Berikut ini adalah beberapa contoh greeting card:

• Birthday card, diberikan pada seseorang saat berulang tahun
• Eid ul-Fitr card, diberikan pada saat lebaran 1 syawal.
• Happy New Year Card, diberikan saat datangnya tahun baru.

Greeting card menyerupai surat, tetapi dalam bentuk yang sangat sederhana. Isi greeting card bisa berupa ucapan biasa atau kata-kata mutiara.

1. Soal dan Pembahasan:

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To: Graciella

I'd like to congratulate you on passing your exam. I do hope you are always succesful.

Love

Joshua

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Why does Joshua send the card? Because ....

• A. he wants to tell Graciella about his exam
• B. he wants to congratulate Gaciella
• C. his exam is difficult to do
• D. he wants to be succesful

Pembahasan:

Kalimat I'd like to congratulate you ..... 

berarti Joshua mengirimkan kartu itu untuk mengucapkan selamat pada Graciella (He wants to congratulate Graciella).

2. What does Joshua hope for?

• A. That he would see Graciella again.
• B. That Graciella would remember him
• C. That Graciella will always be succesful.
• D. That he will always be succesful.

Pembahasan:

Pada kartu ucapannya Joshua menulis pada Graciella, I do hope you are always succesful

Yang berarti "aku berharap kesuksesanmu selalu". Jadi Joshua berharap Graciella akan selalu sukses (that Graciella will always be succesful).

2. Soal dan Pembahasan.

__________________________________________________________

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Andy

Congratulations!

May this and many other wedding anniversaries be filled with happines and contentment.

Best wishes,

Rita

_______________________________________________________________

Rita sent this card to:

• A. congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Andy for their succes
• B. congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Andy on their wedding anniversary
• C. congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Andy on their wedding
• D. congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Andy for their first-born son

Pembahasan:

Didalam kartu ucapan ini, terdapat kalimat "May this and many other wedding anniversaries ..." Oleh karena itu, kartu ini dikirim untuk memberi ucapan selamat kepada tuan dan nyonya Andy atas ulang tahun pernikahan mereka.

 

Pembahasan Soal Bahasa Inggris berhubungan dengan Notice and Caution UN SMP

• Notice adalah pemberitahuan dalam bentuk tulisan atau tanda yang ditunjukkan pada publik untuk memberi informasi, instruksi, atau peringatan.
• Caution adalah peringatan atau saran yang ditunjukkan pada publik tentang sebuah bahaya atau resiko yang mungkin terjadi.

Peringatan di atas dapat kita temukan di bandara atau didalam pesawat terbang. Maksudnya adalah agar pengguna telepon seluler tidak menghidupkan teleponnya yang dapat mengganggu navigasi pesawat.

• Notice anda caution selalu ditulis dalam kalimat yang singkat dan jelas agar mudah dipahami. Ciri-cirinya adalah menggunakan kata kerja dalam bentuk imperative seperti yang biasa kita gunakan dalam perintah.

Contoh:

• Keep off the grass!
• Do not enter
• Beware of the dog
• no smoking