UN English Preparation
The Materials are:
• Reading Comprehension
Non-continuous Text : A Recipe • Intensifier
• Language Function
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients (for ten)
125 grams butter
40 grams white sugar 40 gram soft brown
sugar
2 eggs
125 ml milk
200 grams flour
5 ml baking powder 200 g chocolate chips 15 ml cocoa powder
You need :
• 10 paper cases
• A small bowl
• 2 large bowl
• An electric mixer
• A large spoon
1. What is the text about?
The text is about ….
a. how to make chocolate muffins
b. the ingredients for chocolate muffins c. tool and ingredients to make
2. How much soft brown sugar do you
need if you want to make 5
muffins?
3. How many muffins can be made
from the recipe above?
4. You need
electric mixer
to make
muffins.
The underlined word means …
5. You want to share your chocolate muffin to 20 of your friends in your birthday. How many grams of butter do you need to make the muffins?
INTENSIFIER
• Definition
Intensifier adalah kata yang digunakan untuk menguatkan arti kata sifat
(adjective) dan kata keterangan (adverb). • Kinds of Intensifiers
Explanation
A. enough
Berarti cukup dan ditempatkan sesudah kata sifat (adjective) atau adverb.
It’s good enough to go fishing.
Fajri isn’t old enough to enlist in the army. Have you bought enough tickets fro the
B. very
Digunakan untuk menguatkan arti: Di depan adjective
Nada is very clever.
Di depan adjective + Noun
Jakarta is a very big city.
Di depan adverb
C. too
Artinya “terlalu” dan ditempatkan di depan kata sifat (adj) atau kata
keterangan (adv) untuk menunjukkan “more than is desirable”.
He is still too young to get married. The house is too big for us.
The weather in this city is too cold to go out
D. quite
artinya “sungguh” dan digunakan di depan kata sifat, kata keterangan, dan kata kerja yang bersifat positif.
This novel is quite interesting. He walks quite slowly.
I quite like swimming, but it is not my favorite
sport.
E. rather
Berarti “agak” dan digunakan dengan ‘negative words’ dan menunjukkan negative idea.
It’s rather cold this morning. You had better
wear your sweater.
The test was rather difficult. I could not do it
well.
She is quite pretty but rather arrogant. This dictionary is quite good but rather
Contoh Soal Intensifier
1. Indi: Would you take that box on the top shelf for me.
Ari: Why don’t you take it yourself?
2. Budi: Who got the highest score for the last Math test?
Adi: Ahmad did.
Budi: He is a … clever student. He always gets good score.
Adi: Yeah, you’re right.
3. Bima: Did you come to the meeting yesterday?
Arya: No, I was … lazy. Besides I was busy preparing the test.
4. The tailor: Can I help you?
Ida: Yes, I’d like to shorten my trousers. It is ….
The tailor: How many centimeters I have to cut it?
Ida: Make it five.
5. Ardi: The music is loud. Amir: Loud? It certainly is.
Ela: Yes, I’m getting a headache. I think the music is very loud.
Irma: I can’t hear what anybody is saying. The music is … loud.
a. so
Language Function
Expressing Likes/Dislikes
• Expressing Like
like + N / V(ing)
Language Function
Expressing Likes/Dislikes
• Expressing Dislike
dislike + N / V(ing)
don’t/doesn’t like + N / V(ing) can’t stand of + N / V(ing)
1. Fila : What did you do last weekend, Tina?
Tina : Reading
Fila : Do you like reading comic?
Tina : Yes, …. I spent a lot to buy the newest edition.
a. I am not keen on reading comic b. I am fond of it
2. Manda : You never miss Julia Robert’s movie, do you?
Rima : Yes, … her. She’s just a perfect actress for me.
Manda : Oh, I see.
a. I hate b. I dislike
3. Alif: How many hours a day do you watch TV?
Abi: It’s about 2-3 hours after 7 p.m. How about you?
Alif: … watching TV. I can stay for hours in front of it.
a. I am fond of
b. I can’t stand of c. I dislike
4. Ami : What are you doing, Ela?
Ela : I’m listening to some Indonesia music.
Ami : Is it dangdut?
Ela : No, ... . I prefer listening to some traditional music to dangdut.
a. Do you like it
b. Is it your favorite c. I can’t stand of it
5. Wila : … of traveling so much. It really makes me happy to go out and see new place. Banu: Why don’t you go camping
on next holiday. a. I am not keen
b. I hate
Expressing Hopes
Mengungkapkan Harapan
• Expressing Hopes
I hope you’re OK I hope that you will
get better soon
I hope everything
goes well
I hope you will ….
• Responding
Don’t worry, I’m fine. Oh, well, not to worry
I suppose.
That’s OK
1. Edo : My mother is seriously ill.
Muctar : Have you taken her to the doctor ? Edo : Yes, and she has to take some
medicine regularly.
Muchtar : … she will get well soon. a. I say
b. I hope c. I think
3. Indah : How is your mother, Dewi ?, Is she getting better ?
Dewi : She is. She looks healthier Indah : … soon
Dewi : So do I
a. May God Bless her b. I hope she’ll be here c. I hope she’ll be better
4. Pipi : Transportation from North Sumatera has been stop for a week.
Akim : Is there any earthquake again in Aceh?
Pipi : Yes, but ….
a. I’m glad it happened again b. I hope it is the last one
5. Yudi : I heard you have got a job, Rud? Rudi : Yes. I thank to God for it. I hope
you will get one too. Yudi : ….
a. I don’t think so b. I hope so