Activity 1
Study and practice the following dialogues!
Lisa : What do you think of Bali?
Any :Bali is wonderful Island. There are so many tourist spots there. I have been here several times.
Lisa :Really, will you share you experiences?
Any :Of course yes!
Eko : What’s your opinion about Andy’s birthday party last night?
Joko :The party was fantastic. There were so many foods there. I ate everything there.
Yeah, from the dialogue above, you can learn the expression of asking and giving opinion. And of course, it relates to our topic. That is Recaount Text.
Are you ready to share your experience?
Well, if you are not ready yet, don't worry I will help you.
These are some expression that you can learn:
Usefull expressions
Asking opinion
What do you think of…?
How about…?
What is your opinion about…?
What do you fell about…?
Giving opinion
That was great.
I think…
In my opinion,…
In my point of view,…
Fantastic!
Grammar is important component, Students. So, here is the basic stucture used in Recount Text:
Grammar
Simple Past Tense
The Simple Past Tense is used to tell about past experiences. When you are telling about your experience in the past, you are creating a recount text.
The basic formula: S+V2+O/C
Activity 2
Find the past form of the verbs bellow and read aloud!
Verb 1 | Verb 2 |
Go | Went |
Eat | ... |
Come | ... |
Fall | ... |
Arrive | ... |
Wake | ... |
Activity 3
Look at the following pictures. Make short dialogues telling what you did, yesterday.
For example:
Ani : What did you do last weekend?
Bimo : I got up late.
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It's easy right?
let's move on the next activity!
Activity 4
Read the following text carefully. Make notes to some main sentences then try to retell it. Change into third point of view!
Hi, I’m Jedi. I have a twin sister, named Jada.
We were born on August 5, 1992. We are in the eighth grade now. Jada and I do everything together. We are in the same class. We dress alike. We look the same. We always get other people confused. This really makes Jada and I laugh. Teachers and friends always get us mixed up at school. Even our father has trouble telling us apart. Our mother doesn’t. She always knows which twin is which. Jada and I often try to confuse her, but it has never happened.
One day, our teacher told our mother to get one of us a different haircut, so that he could tell us apart. Jada and I were horrified. We didn’t want to look different. We liked looking the same.
Our mother came to the rescue, and refused to make us cut our hair. We were happy just the way we were and didn’t want to change. Our dad just shook his head. He would have to stay confused. Jada and I didn’t care.
We knew which one was which, and that was all that mattered.
Activity 5
Work with your partner to answer the following questions.
1. Who never gets confused telling the twin girls apart?
2. What did their teacher suggest to make them look different?
3. How did they feel about the teacher’s suggestion?
Activity 6
Work in pairs. Listen to the following dialogues and complete the missing information. Then identify the expression of asking for and giving opinion!
Shinta : Hello.
Jojo : Hello, can I speak to Shinta?
Shinta : It is she. Oh, is that you, Jojo? How nice to hear your voice.
Jojo : yea, Shinta, ………(1) tonight? There is a good film at Citra 21. You should like it.
Shinta : At 21? Do you mean Black Swan? The Oscar nominator? …..(2), really.
Jojo :……(3), what time should we go?
Shinta : seven p.m. …….(4).
Jojo : Ok, I’ll ………(5) up at seven, OK?
Shinta : All right. See you at seven. Bye.
Jojo : Bye.
Activity 7
Watch the video bellow! Based on the video, try to tell their experience to your partner!
Activity 8
Watch the video bellow! Based on the video, try to tell their experience to your partner!
Activity 8
Don't worry, Students! There is still one interesting activity. Now, Get ready to tell your own experience to your friend. Remember that you should do the following:
1. Begin your story by telling:
a. when and where it happened
b. who the character was/were
2. Then, tell the events
3. Finally, end your story with an ending.
You may choose one of the following topics:
1. your holiday
2. Scary experience
3. a special day (e.g.: birthday party)
4. funny experience
5. an accident
Or, you can choose a story of your own.
This is an example for you:
For example you choose the theme “A Party”
Tell about a party you enjoyed.
What did you eat?
What did you drink?
What did people do at the party?
Example:
“I was at my friend’s birthday party last weekend. We ate a lot of food and drank many kinds of drink. We danced and talked about funny things”.
well done students! It's very easy right?
Happy speaking!
