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UN Preparation
English
for SMP Students
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The Materials are:
• Reading : Season
• Degree of Comparison
• Simple Present Tense and Future
Tense
• Vocabulary
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European countries usually have
four seasons, namely : spring, summer,
autumn and winter.
In spring it looks green every
where because the leaves of the trees
begin to grow in this season. But many
parts of European countries look more
beautiful while the flowers are
blooming. In these places the scenes
are colorful.
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In summer it is sunny almost the whole day. Most European people
usually get recreation in this season. They like to go to the beaches to
enjoy
sun bathing, surfing, skiing, swimming
and bathing in the sea.
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In autumn the leaves of the trees fall down to the ground. The scenes are
dominated by the dry leaves every where. The wind usually blows hard in this
season. Sometimes the strong wind causes damage.
In winter it looks white every where because most of European areas are
covered with snow. During this season
people there prefer wearing thick clothes like sweaters, coats and jackets because the weather is very cold. Many places
especially the highlands, become ski areas.
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Of course, those situations are very different from the conditions in some
Asian countries like Indonesia. Indonesia has only two seasons, the dry and wet
seasons. In the dry season it is usually hot the whole day. It comes from April to
October, while the wet season comes from October to April. Most parts of
Indonesia get rain during the wet or rainy season. But the down pour usually comes in December and January which often
causes flood in many parts of Indonesia.
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1. How many seasons does
European countries have ?
a. one
b. three
c. two
d. four
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2.
The main idea of paragraph two
is….
a. the condition of European countriesduring the spring.
b. European countries have four seasons.
c. during the spring European countries look more beautiful.
d. the summer time in European countries.
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3. Which paragraphs tells about
the season when people like to
have a picnic ?
a. paragraph one
b. paragraph four
c. paragraph three
d. paragraph five
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4.
But the down pour usually comes
… (paragraph 6).
The underlined word has the same
meaning as….
a. heavy rain
b. flood
c. drizzle
d. erosion
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5. It
comes from April to October.
(paragraph 6)
The underlined word refers
to….
a. Indonesia
b. dry season
c. season
d. wet season
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6. Why does it look white every
where in winter ?
a. Because people wear thick clothes. b. Because most of European countries
are covered with snow.
a. Because the weather is very cold. b. Because many places become ski
areas.
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DEGREE OF COMPARISON
• Menggunakan “adjective” dalam kalimat sehingga disebut “Qualitative Adjective”
• Ada tiga tingkatan “Qualitative Adjective”, yaitu:
1. Positive degree (as + adj + as )
Your house is as big as my school.
2. Comparative degree (adj + er + than) Tuti is shorter than her sister.
3. Superlative degree (the + adj + est) Andri is the tallest man I’ve ever met.
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Comparative Degree
• Formula
a. Adj dengan satu suku kata adj + er … than
My book is thicker than yours. b. Adj dengan dua suku kata
adj + er … than
Ani is happier than Ida. (happy – ier) c. Adj dengan lebih dari dua suku kata
adj + more … than
Fila is more obedient than Didi.
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Superlative Degree
• Formula
a. Adjective (adj) dengan satu suku kata
“the + adj + est”
Mr. Iman is the oldest man in my office. b. Adj dengan dua suku kata
“the + adj + est / the + most + adj”
Iqbal is the happiest boy among the students. Or Iqbal is the most happy boy among the students. c.Adj dengan lebih dari dua suku kata
“the + most + adj “
Sheila is the most obedient girl at home.
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Quantitative Comparison
Countable Comparativ e
less than
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Irregular Adjective
Positive Comparativ
e Superlative
good far
many/much little
better than further than more than less than
the best
the furthest the most
the least
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1. The Nile is … river in the world.
a. longer
b. the longest c. as long as d. not along
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2. Look at this table !
a. Andin is younger than Bimbin. b. Shelly is the youngest of all. c. Laras is older than Andin . d. Shelly is as old as Laras.
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3. Tania : I like the Galaxy Radio
very much. The programs
are very interesting.
Vira : I know, it is good, but the Family radio is …, I think.
a. good b. better c. worse d. bad
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4. X : How far is your house from here ?
Y : It’s about 4 km, and yours ? X : About 6 km.
Y : Oh, your house is … than mine.
a. nearer b. longer c. farther d. shorter
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5. From the picture below we know
that….
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a. the telephone is the cheapest
b. the dinner set is the most
expensive
c. the telephone is cheaper than the
dinner set
d. the juicer is more expensive than
dinner set
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Future Tense
• Digunakan untuk menunjukkan
suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang
akan terjadi atau dilakukan pada
waktu yang akan datang.
Subject + will + Verb(1)
I will see you tomorrow morning.
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Time Signals
• Tomorrow • Tomorrow
morning • Tomorrow
afternoon
• Tomorrow evening • Tomorrow night
• Next week
• Next month
• Next year
• Next July
• Next spring
• Next summer
• Next Sunday
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1. Next Monday, we … a meeting in
that hotel.
a. attend
b. will attend c. attended
d. have attended
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2. Ana : Why don’t you eat your fried fish.
Ani : I’ll give it to my kittens. They … it very much.
a. likes b. like
c. will like d. liked
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3. Fina : I miss grandma. I want to
see her
Mother : Don’t worry honey. We …
her the day after tomorrow.
a. visit
b. has visited c. will visit (jb) d. visited
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VOCABULARY
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1. Roast chicken for me, please, with
mushroom.
Which of these pictures is a mushroom?
a. .
b.
c.
d.
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2.
The picture is ….
a. shooting
b. wrestling
c. boxing
d. judo
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3. These birds have wings but they cannot fly. They can stand straight and flat-footed like us. They live in extremely cold climates. Each of them has a black back and white belly. The picture of the bird is ….
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4. We need a pest sprayer to kill the pest
.
Which of these pictures is a pest sprayer
a. c.
b.
d.
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or injured people.
I show tourists around places such as museums or cities.
Excuse me, would you show me you driving
licence?
I provide the information about the weather on television every night.
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5. Study the pictures above.
Based on the above utterances, the person working as a guide is…..
a. Mr. Samsul b. Mr. Yanto c. Mr. Jefri d. Mr. Harun
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