I am glad to receive your letter - SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS LUAR BIASA

CHAPTER 5 I Am Glad to Receive Your Letter

In this chapter I will learn to:

 read a personal letter;

 identify parts of a personal letter;

 write a personal letter.

84 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

A. Concept Map

B. Introduction

One way to communicate is through written communication. A letter and an email are two examples of written communication. In this chapter, I will learn how to read a personal letter. I will also learn to identify parts of a personal letter. Then, I will practice to write a simple personal letter.

To read and write a personal

letter

To read a personal letter

To identify parts of a personal letter

To write a personal letter

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 85

C. Materials & the Learning Process

Listen to your teacher reading letter 1.

Letter 1

Wonosobo, August 3, 2015

Dear Anti,

How are you? Things are OK here. I like living here. The weather is nice, and it is not hot like Jakarta. The traffic is not crowded like Jakarta, either. I miss you, and I hope I can visit you in Jakarta.

Good bye for now.

Best regards, Cici

Observing and Questioning

86 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

Read the letter and answer the following questions.

1. Who writes the letter?

2. Where is Cici?

3. How is the weather in Wonosobo?

4. Which city is hotter: Jakarta or Wonosobo?

5. How is the traffic in Wonosobo?

Read this letter. This letter is the answer of the previous letter.

Letter 2

Jakarta, August 10, 2015 Dear Cici,

I am glad you are fine in Wonosobo. I am good here, too. You are right, the weather here is hotter. However, I am used to it. The traffic is crowded because there are more and more vehicles. I miss you, too. I hope we can meet again. If you visit me here, I will take you to the beach. The beach in Ancol is nice.

So long.

Best wishes, Anti

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 87 Read letter 2 again and answer the following questions.

1. What is the weather in Jakarta?

2. How is Anti’s feeling about the weather in Jakarta?

3. Why is the traffic in Jakarta crowded?

4. Does Anti miss Cici?

5. Where will Anti take Cici if Cici visits Anti in Jakarta?

Learn the parts of a personal letter.

The place Wonosobo

The date August 3, 2015

The salutation Dear Anti

The message The weather and the traffic in Wonosobo

The closing Best regards

The signature Cici

Collecting Information

88 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI like living here. The weather is nice, and it is not hot like Jakarta. The traffic is not crowded like Jakarta, either. I miss you, and I hope I can visit you in Jakarta again.

Good bye for now.

Best regards,

Cici

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 89 Fill in the table below with the information from letter 2.

The place

The date

The salutation

The message

The closing

The signature

90 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

Read letter 3. This is an electronic mail.

Letter 3

To : M. Erwin >[email protected] Subject : My experience

Hi Erwin,

How are you doing? Hope you’re always fine in Pariaman.

I have stayed in Tarakan, East Kalimantan, for six months.

My family moved here from Makassar. I have a great experience here. Last holiday, we went to Mulawarman Museum in Tenggarong. Once it was the Kutai Palace. We tried a boat called ‘ketingting’ there. It did not run fast, but I liked it because I could feel the warm air and touched the cool water of Mahakam river! I also loved the slow shake of the boat. It made me sleepy, haha.

Okay Win, please tell me about your experience in Pariaman.

I’m waiting for your letter.

Best,

Andi Ibrahim

Observing and Questioning

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 91 Discuss the following questions with your friends and your teacher.

1. Who writes the letter?

2. To whom does he write the letter?

3. Where does Andi Ibrahim stay now?

4. When did he go to Tenggarong?

5. What is the boat called?

6. Why did he like going by the boat?

7. What made him sleepy?

Learn the parts of an electronic mail.

Fill in the table below with the information from letter 3.

The address M. Erwin <[email protected]>

The subject My experience

The salutation Hi Erwin

The message The experience in Mulawarman Museum in Tenggarong

The closing Best

The signature Andi Ibrahim

Collecting Information

92 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

Read letter 4. This is the answer of letter 3.

Letter 4

To : Andi Ibrahim < [email protected]>

Subject : My Experience Hi Baim,

I am glad to receive your letter. I’m fine here. What about you?

You have moved to Kalimantan? Great, you’ll have more experience in knowing different places. I still remember our togetherness in the junior high school in Makassar. Hope I can visit it again, besides coming to your town.

Last holiday, I went to Pantai Pariaman with my family. We walked along the beach. The air was fresh and cool. My mother said it was because there were many casuarina trees there. We even walked into the water at the beach and felt the wave strike our body. It was really fun. Once, I fell and was dragged by the wave to the shore! But it didn’t matter, my father helped me up and we laughed together.

Come here sometime, Baim, and go to this beach with us.

We will have much fun there.

Best, Erwin

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 93 Discuss the following questions with your friends and your teacher.

1. Who writes the letter?

2. In what city is his junior high school located?

3. Where did the writer go last holiday?

4. How was the air at that place?

5. Why did he and his family laugh?

Fill in the table below with the information from letter 4.

The address

The subject

The salutation

The message

The closing

The signature

Collecting Information

94 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

Read the following letter.

Letter 5

Observing and Questioning

Kupang, July 27, 2015

Hi Wayan,

It’s been a month since I moved here. How are things with you in Seminyak? I hope everything is fine.

My new school is large. There are many facilities I can use such as a computer laboratory, a music room, and a massage room. We can practice playing the keyboard or guitar in the music room. I enjoy playing the keyboard. So far I have mastered three new songs.

My new friends are friendly. They are helpful, too. They always show me how to deal with things I don’t know. I feel welcome here. That is my new school. I hope you can share your experience, too.

Good bye for now.

Regards,

Lalu

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 95 Discuss the following questions with your friends and your teacher.

1. How long has Lalu been in Kupang?

2. What facilities can Lalu use in his new school?

3. What musical instrument does Lalu play?

4. How many new songs have Lalu mastered?

5. How are Lalu’s new friends?

Fill in the table below with the information from letter 5.

The date The place The salutation The message The closing The signature

Collecting Information

96 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

With your friend, rearrange the following parts to make two complete letters.

Letter 1

1. Hi Arman,

2. My brother moved to Pekanbaru in November, and I hope I can spend my holiday with him and his family in the late December. I will arrive there on December 27. While I am there, I hope I can meet you, too. Shall we meet somewhere?

3. Best, Imam

4. I am waiting for your reply.

5. I hope you are ok in Pekanbaru. How is Pekanbaru now? Does it rain a lot? Surabaya now is cooler because of the rain. I heard Pekanbaru was swept by smoke during the dry season because of the forest fires.

6. Surabaya, December 10, 2015

Associating

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 97 Letter 1

98 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

Letter 2

1. My dear Ranti,

2. It is hard to believe that we have separated for quite a long time. How is everything in Kendari now? I hope you are fine.

3. Subang, February 12, 2016

4. After all, I enjoyed it very much. I want to take you there if you come to Subang.

5. I want to tell you about my experience in Ciater Hot Springs.

My family and I went there last week. It rained during the trip but fortunately it stopped when we got there. It was weekend so there were many visitors and the place was so crowded.

6. Good bye for now.

7. My father reserved two rooms for us to soak. At first, I enjoyed it. My sister and I splashed the hot water to each other. But after some time, we felt dizzy. Luckily, my mother knocked the door and told us to get out of the room. She told us we had been there for more than 15 minutes. She added we could only soak for maximum 15 minutes because of the strong smell of the sulphur. Then, I knew why I felt dizzy.

8. Cheers, Riana

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 99 Letter 2

100 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

Write a personal letter to your friend.

D. Summary

In this chapter I have learnt the parts of a personal letter:

1. Place 2. Date 3. Salutation 4. Message 5. Closing 6. Signature

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 101

E. Evaluation

Study the following letter.

Answer the following questions.

1. What is the salutation of the letter?

2. Who is the sender of the letter?

3. Who is Mr. Dino Iskandar?

4. Why did Sidik not attend the class?

5. What is the closing of the letter?

Palembang, February 9, 2016

Dear Mr. Dino Iskandar,

I am writing this letter to inform you that I did not attend your Bahasa Indonesia class three days ago because my great grandfather passed away in Solo, and I attended his burial.

Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely, Sidik Salman

102 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

F. Reflection

In this chapter I learned about:

 ___________________________________________________

The activities I enjoyed most were:

 ___________________________________________________

The difficulties that I had were:

 _________________________________________________

Chapter 5 I am glad to receive your letter 103

G. An Activity with Parents

You can request your parents to guide you to find personal letters telling about an experience or a specific event from any source. The sources could be online or offline:

 newspaper

 magazine

 articles

104 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

CHAPTER 6 Long Time Ago, There Lived …

In this chapter I will learn to:

 listen to a story;

 read a story;

 get a moral lesson from a story.

Chapter 6. Long time ago, there lived ... 105

A. Concept Map

B. Introduction

One activity we do in our leisure time is reading a story. In this chapter, I will learn to listen to a story and read a story. Later on, I will learn to get a moral lesson from a story.

To read a story

To listen to a story

To read a story

To get a moral lesson

106 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

C. Materials & the Learning Process

Listen to this story. Your teacher will read it for you.

Kesuma

A Folktale from East Java

The story told us about a husband and a wife named Joko Seger and Roro Anteng. They had been married for years and they did not have any children yet. They wanted to have children; they prayed to gods every day. And finally Joko Seger had a vision. His wife would be pregnant if he meditated in a cave. However, a lion lived in the cave. Joko Seger fought the lion. He won! Later he meditated in the cave.

Joko Seger was meditating. Later, he heard a voice.

“Joko Seger, all the gods agree to give you children, lots of children.”

“Really? Thank you very much,” said Joko Seger happily.

“But there is one condition you have to do.”

“Say it. I will do anything as long as you give me lots of children,” said Joko Seger.

Observing and Questioning

Chapter 6. Long time ago, there lived ... 107 “You will have 25 children. But you have to sacrifice one of them when they are adult.”

“I agree,” said Joko Seger without any doubts. He was so happy that Gods would give them 25 children. He thought

sacrificing one of them would not to be a problem. He would still have 24 children.

At home, Joko Seger told his wife about his conversation with the god. Roro Anteng could not say anything. After all, he husband had promised to Gods. She just hoped that they would never have to sacrifice one child.

Later, Roro Anteng was pregnant. They had a baby! Joko Seger and Roro Anteng were very happy. The first baby was followed by other babies. Sometimes, the babies were born twins and other times the babies were born triplets. And the couple finally had 25 children! They were extremely happy.

And when the children were grown up, Joko Seger had a dream. He talked to the gods, “Joko Seger, remember your promise.

I want you to bring one of your children to the crater of Mount Bromo. Sacrifice your child there. If you don’t keep your promise, the mountain will erupt and destroy everything.”

Joko Seger woke up from his sleep. He was restless. He then talked to all his children about his promise. “No, father. I don’t want to die,” said the oldest. “I don’t either, Father,” said another child.

All the children refused to be sacrificed. Joko Seger did not have the heart to force them. He loved all his children. Suddenly, the youngest child talked. His name was Kesuma.

“Please let me do it, Father. I love our family and the people of Tengger. But please, commemorate my sacrifice. Every year, please

108 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

hold a ceremony and provide some offerings to the creater of Mount Bromo,” said Kesuma.

Kesuma was a very good son. He was obedient to his parents and very kind to the other people. All the villagers loved him. He was kind and always helped other people. Kesuma went to the crater. He jumped and he was swallowed by fire. Everybody was sad, but they all were very thankful to Kesuma. Because of him, their place was safe from the eruption of Mount Bromo.

Until now, once a year the people of Tengger always hold a ceremony to commemorate Kesuma. They bring offerings to the crater of Mount Bromo.

Adapted from: http://folktaleszone.blogspot.com/ (accessed on April, 30, 2015 22:11)

Getting the gist of the story

Read the story. The following questions will lead you to make a summary of the story. With your friend, discuss the answer to the following questions. There is one example for you to copy.

Collecting Information

Chapter 6. Long time ago, there lived ... 109 With your friend, discuss the answers to the following

questions.

1. What is the story about?

2. What did Joko Seger and Roro Anteng want?

3. What did the gods offer to Joko Seger to have children?

4. How many children did they have?

5. Did Joko Seger love his children?

6. What would happen if Joko Seger did not sacrifice one of his children?

7. Who jumped into the crater of Mount Bromo?

8. How do the people of Tengger commemorate Kesuma’s sacrifice?

9. How often is the commemoration held?

10. What can you learn from the story?

110 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

The story is about a husband and a wife named Joko Seger and Roro Anteng.

____________________________________________________

Chapter 6. Long time ago, there lived ... 111 The first paragraph of the story introduces the story. It introduces the characters in the story.

Write the information you get from the first paragraph.

__________________________________________________________

112 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

In paragraph 2 the story says:

Joko Seger was meditating. Later, he heard a voice.

You will read on and find the conversation between Joko Seger and a voice. This begins a problem in the story.

Answer this question.

What is the problem in the story?

__________________________________________________________

Chapter 6. Long time ago, there lived ... 113 The last three paragraphs tell you about the solution to the problem in the story.

Answer the following questions.

1. Did all children refuse to be sacrificed?

______________________________________________________

2. Who wanted to sacrifice his life?

______________________________________________________

114 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

Below is the summary of Kesuma story. Arrange these jumbled sentences in order to make up a complete story. Complete the table.

1. Joko Seger meditated in a cave.

2. Joko Seger and Roro Anteng wanted to have children.

3. Joko Seger promised to sacrifice one of his children.

4. Kesuma jumped into the crater of Mount Bromo.

5. Roro Anteng gave birth to twenty five children.

6. Joko Seger fought a lion.

7. People of Tengger commemorate Kesuma’s sacrifice once a year.

Associating

Chapter 6. Long time ago, there lived ... 115 Read this paragraph below. Pay attention to the Verbs.

Kesuma was a very good son. He was obedient to his parents and very kind to the other people. All the villagers loved him. He was kind and always helped other people.

Kesuma went to the crater. He jumped and he was swallowed by fire. Everybody was sad, and they all were very thankful to Kesuma.

Because of him, their place was safe from the eruption of Mount Bromo.

All verbs are in the past tense. You can use BE (was/were) or VERB. Read this table below:

BE VERB

Kesuma was a very good son.

He was obedient to his parents …

Everybody was sad, and they all were very thankful to Kesuma.

All the villagers loved him.

He always helped other people.

Kesuma went to the crater.

He jumped and …

Observing and Questioning

116 Buku Siswa Bahasa Inggris SMALB Tunanetra Kelas XI

Now, complete the paragraph below. Change the verbs in brackets into the past tense.

Joko Seger and Roro Anteng __________ (want) children, and the gods __________ (agree) to give them many children. However, Joko Seger __________ (have) to sacrifice one of his children. All of his children __________ (refuse) to be sacrificed, but Kesuma, the

youngest children, __________ (want) to be sacrificed. He __________

(jump) to the crater. Everybody __________ (be) sad but __________

(be) thankful to him.

Associating

Chapter 6. Long time ago, there lived ... 117

Listen to your teacher.

The Origin of Hedgehog River A Folktale from North Sumatra

Long time ago, there lived a farmer and his wife in a village by the side of a forest. They lived in a simple way and they liked to help other people, especially people in afflictions.

One night, the farmer and his wife were resting in their house. The farmer was sitting beside his sleeping wife. Suddenly, a white centipede came out of the wife’s head. The farmer was

amazed. He then followed the centipede until they reached a small pond not far from their house. Then the centipede suddenly

disappeared. The farmer went home and found his wife still soundly asleep.

In the morning, the wife told his husband about the dream she had last night. “I was walking through a vast field, and I came to a lake. I saw a giant hedgehog in the lake. It was glaring at me, so

Dalam dokumen SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS LUAR BIASA (Halaman 89-0)