Rubber for My Life_Sonny Mukhson

READING

1. Read  this following article carefully and discuss it in pair

Rubber Plantation in Rimbo Bujang

By: Soni Mukhson (May 2011)

          Nowadays, the need of rubber in the world reaches the highest number in the late of years. Many industrial countries import rubber from rubber country producer. For example Indonesia as one of highest rubber country production has exported rubber to some industrial country such as Japan and Australia. The number of Indonesia rubber export has taken up in the second main commodity of the whole Indonesia Export value.

            Therefore, the government has been planning to enlarge the field of rubber trees in some provinces in Indonesia. One of the target enlargements of rubber plantation is Jambi Province in Sumatera. Why Jambi is chosen as the target of rubber plantation? Actually, as the main reason is Jambi province has large area to plan rubber. There are still many empty fields to be planted, Rimbo Bujang for example.

            The program of rubber plantation has been starting in Rimbo Bujang district for several years ago. The government has been asked to the rubber farmer to plan rubber in the available field. Therefore, the farmer has starting to plan rubber.

            In addition, many considerations that has to be considered in planting rubber trees. It starts form the providing the field and make the appropriate measurement between one trees to another. It is aimed, in order to the trees can grow up well. Beside, the chosen of the seed is important anyhow since; it might decide the quality of the latex. The seeds that are usually used can be from the grafting, cutting, or extension. 

            As the result, the rubber trees filed in Rimbo Bujang has reached more than thousands hectares recently. Even, by citing from the successful rubber plantation in Rimbo Bujang, this program has also applied in many regions in Jambi Province. Therefore, nowadays rubber has been main commodity export of Jambi province. 

2. Cross the correct option

1.      Where does Indonesia export the rubber?

a.      Thailand

b.      Japan

c.      India

d.      North Africa

2.      Why the government asked the farmer to plan rubber trees?

a.      Because Indonesia is agriculture country

b.      Because Indonesia is rubber consumer

c.      Because the growth of rubber need

d.      Because Indonesia has many farmers

3.      In what level of commodity Indonesian rubber has taken up? 

a.      First level of commodity

b.      Second level of commodity

c.      Third level of commodity

d.      Fourth level of commodity

4.      Why Jambi is chosen as the model of rubber plantation?

a.      Because Jambi is the largest province

b.      Because Jambi is the poor province

c.      Because Jambi has large forest

d.      Because Jambi has large area to be planed

5.      What kind of seeds that is used by the farmer in planting rubber?

a.      Gifting

b.      Cutting

c.      Extension

d.      All the answers are true

3. Match these following sentences with the suitable word beside 

A	Filed		A region that is leaded by an leader called as governor
B	Farmer		The result of rubber tapping
C	Latex		A place to plan rubber
D	Province		Sending goods to abroad
E	Export		Someone who works in the field or farming land

4. Discuses these following questions based on the text above in a group.

2.      What does the article above discuss?

3.      What is the writer wants the reader to know?

4.      What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

5.      What is the conclusion of the article zabove?

VOCABULARY NOTICE

a.      Practice

Reaches                                       Export                                   Commodity             Value                                           Government                           Enlarge                   Rubber farmer                             Providing                               Fields                      Seed                                              Latex                                     Grafting   Cutting                                          Extension

b.        Fill the blank with the appropriate definition

c.        Reached          :……………………………………………………………………………………………………

d.        Export              : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

e.        Commodity        : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

f.         Value              : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

g.        Government       : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

h.        Enlarge            : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

i.          Rubber farmer    : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

j.          Providing          : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

k.        Fields              : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

l.          Seed               : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

m.      Latex               : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

n.        Grafting            : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

o.        Cutting             : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

p.        Extension          : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

WRITING

1. Rearrange the sentence bellow in good order

	It means, the need of rubber is very high today
	Even, for this several late years Indonesian rubber production can be in the second rank in the word
	Indonesia is one of rubber country producers in this world
	Indonesia can increase the economic level through rubber plantation.
	The export value of Indonesian rubber reaches 40.000 tons in every years

2. Descriptive Writing

Definition:	Descriptive Writing is kind of writing that is usually used to describe something, person, situation, condition and others.
Goal:	Descriptive writing vividly portrays a person, place, or thing in such a way that the reader can visualize the topic and enter into the writer’s experience.
Characteristics:	The general characteristics of descriptive writing include: ·         elaborate use of sensory language ·         rich, vivid, and lively detail ·         figurative language such as simile, hyperbole, metaphor,    symbolism and personification ·         showing, rather than telling through the use of  active verbs and precise modifiers
Uses:	Descriptive writing appears almost everywhere and is often included in other genre, such as in a descriptive introduction of a character in a narrative.
Genetic Structure:	General Statement-------------Explanation-------------Closing General statement-the topic that you want to tell Explanation-the detailed points from the topic Closing-such as conclusion
Example	General Statement………I like flower very much Explanation…………….It is beautiful and smell nice Closing…………………I plant many flower in my garden
Example of descriptive writing	I have so many animal pets at my house. They are cats, birds, hamsters and iguana. But, among them, cats are the most that I like because they look funny and interesting food and they also often make noisy. Therefore, I have many cats at my house.

3. Write simple out line of descriptive writing in to five sentences by using these following pictures

 

1……………………………………………….          

2. ………………………………………………         

3. ………………………………………………         

4. ………………………………………………         

5. ………………………………………………         

                 1……………………………………………….          

                 2. ………………………………………………         

                 3. ………………………………………………         

                 4. ………………………………………………         

                 5. ………………………………………………  

 

4. Write a short descriptive writing in to two paragraphs in which each of paragraph consist of five sentences by using this following topics or you can take another topic as you want.

1. My daily Activity

2. My favorite music

3. My beloved mother

4. My idol  

SPEAKING

a.      Dialogue Practice

Rico       : Hi Pamela

Pamela  : Hi Rico

Rico       : How are you?

Pamela  : I’m fine, what about you?

Rico       : I’m ok so far. You look so busy today.

Pamela  : as you see. Can you help me to bring some of these books?

Rico       :  of course.

Pamela  : thank you

Rico       : No matter. Well, do you have plan to go after this class?

Pamela  : I don’t think so

Rico       : great, would you come to my house? I have matter with our homework.

Pamela  : Let me see, ok, I’ll be there. What time I should be there?

Rico       : at 03,00 p.m

Pamela  : ok...

Rico       : thank you so much Pamela

Pamela  : don’t mention it. Sorry Rico, I need to be at my class now

Rico       : all right

Pamela  : see you then

Rico       : see you

b.     How to use Greeting, Asking, and Inviting

Greeting

            Greeting is usually used when someone meet other in the first time in a situation. It can be stranger or someone who has been well-known by you before. Here are some examples of greeting that usually exist in a conversation in certain condition. 

General greetings (Formal)

Asking

            It is used in a conversation conditionally. It will be necessary if you need someone else to help you in doing something. Let us see the examples bellow

Inviting

            When you want someone comes to a certain place or event you probably need this kind of conversation. Here are the examples of how to invite someone.

Example 1

You     : Would you like to join us in the party tonight?
Friends : Sure.
You     : Ok. See you at Peter's house tonight at 9 pm.

Example 2

You    : Are you coming to the party tonight?
Friend : I'm afraid not.
You    : How come?
Friend : I have to study for an exam tomorrow.
You    : Well. In that case, I will have to let you go.
Friend : Sorry. Maybe next time.

Example 3

You    : Do you want to join the party tonight?
Friend : I wish I could but I have to visit my grandmother.
You    : That's alright.

c. Fill the bank with the suitable expression

1.      Eddy      : I will have a small party tonight,………………come to my party tonight?

       Cindy    : Yes, I will be there

2.      Edo        : It seems the weather is very hot,…………………..turn on the air conditioner, please?

       Andy     : Ok. I will

3.      Rido       : Hi Anggi

       Anggi    : Hi Rido

       Rido      :.......................this morning?

       Anggi    :…………….., and you?

       Rido      : I’m very well.

4.      Indah      :…………………to bring this bag to my room?

        Exa      : All right

5.    Arie       : Are you busy this afternoon?

       Joko      : I don’t think so

       Aries: Sound’s good, ……………….taking me to the library?

       Joko: ok, no matter

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