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Soal Exercise Bahasa Inggris Describing Places The text below is for question number 1 – 5
On the banks of the Chao Phraya, Bangkok’s “Waterway of Kings”, lies an inn that has effectively set new principles of neighborliness for this commended city.
Set in sublimely landscaped tropical patio nurseries, the Shangri-La Bangkok furnishes visitors with all the appeal and warmth of the orient and, in the meantime, unbeatable scope of offices and relaxation exercises.
There is a decision of 12 heavenly settings in which to go out on the town, a huge freestyle swimming pool that ignores the stream, convention and getting offices for together to 2000 individuals, and a 24-hourbusiness focus.
Furthermore, from each and every visitor room and suite, there is a stunning perspective of all the extraordinary hurrying around of the mythical “Stream of Kings”.
One may expect such an all-around prepared and situated inn to be miles far from the downtown area at the same time, at Shangri-La Bangkok the business region and principle shopping zones are insignificant minutes away.
From over 200 years, Bangkok’s grandeur has been reflected in the waters of the Chao Phraya. Today, the Shangri-La Bangkok towers close to this glorious waterway, offers its visitors the brilliant guarantee of the East.
1. The content primarily concentrates on… ….. A. Bangkok’s granduer
B. Shangri-La Bangkok C. Bangkok’s “Stream Kings” D. the water of the Chao Praya E. the lofty waterway in Bangkok
2. The sort of content above is an/a… … A. report
B. relate C. story D. story E. graphic
3. For what number of individuals the getting offices are together to? A. 6000 individuals
B. 4000 individuals C. 2000 individuals D. 5000 individuals E. 1000 individuals
4. The informative reason for this content is… … A. to portray Chao Praya
B. to retell occasions for amusement
C. to present no less than two perspectives about an issue
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D. to tell the advantage of Shangri-La Bangkok
E. to advise perusers, audience members, or viewers about occasion
5. The text above is included form of…………. a. hortatory exposition
b. narrative c. description d. report e. explanation
MAKASSAR
Makassar is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was named Ujung Pandang, after a pre-colonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably.
The port city is located at 5°8′S 119°25′E, on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar strait. Its area is 175.77 km2 and has population of around 1.4 million.
Makassar is home to several prominent landmarks including the 16th century Dutch fort Fort Rotterdam, Trans Studio Makassar the third largest indoor theme park in the world and the Karebosi Link the first underground shopping center in Indonesia.
Makassar has several famous traditional foods. The most famous is Coto Makassar. It is a stew made from the mixture of nuts and spices with beef parts which include beef brain, tongue and intestine. Konro rib dish is also popular traditional food in Makassar. Both Coto Makassar and Konro are usually eaten with Burasa, glutinous rice with coconut milk and sauted coconut granule. In addition, Makassar is the home of pisang epe, or pressed bananas. These are bananas which are pressed, grilled, and covered with palm sugar sauce and sometimes eaten with Durian. Many street vendors sell pisang epe, especially around the area of Losari beach.
Answer the questions based on the text above 6. Where is Makassar located?
7. Based on the text, what is the biggest city on Sulawesi Island? 8. What is the old name of Makassar?
9. According to the text, what is the first underground shopping center in Indonesia? 10. What is the most well-known food in Makassar?
Answer key: 1. B 2. E 3. C 4. C 5. C
6. Makassar is located on South Sulawesi.
7. The biggest city on Sulawesi Island is Makassar. 8. The old name Makassar is Ujung Pandang.
9. The first underground shopping center in Indonesia is Karebosi Link. 10.The most well-known food in Makassar is Coto Makassar.
