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Biography Text Part 1-3.

Definition of Biography Biography text is a detailed description or account of a person’s life and written by someone else, it is nonfiction text. Function of Biography 1. To know a person’s story about his/her life outside of any accomplishments this person may be known for. 2. To give much information easily and educate the readers. Characteristics of Biography - Biography is not written by subject and always written in the third person. - Based on research. - Describes the person’s surroundings (where, when and how the person lived). - Use vivid language to narrate events. Generic Structure of Biography 1. Orientation (Introduction) It is the opening paragraph, gives the readers the background information of the person. 2. Events In events, should be in chronological order. 3. Re-Orientation (Closing) It consists of a conclusion or comment or the writer. Tell about the achievement or the contribution of the person. Grammar & Language Features 1. Use Simple Past Tense Simpl...

Descriptive Text Questions.

This text for number 1-3! Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and business woman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex, England. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girl”and was known as Posh Spice. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter. After The Spice Girl split up, she pursued a solo singer career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb Style. Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled “Intimately Beckham”and a range of handbags and jewelry. In addition she had written two best-selling books: one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide. 1. What did Victoria do before being a solo singer? A. Married to David Beckham B. Worked as fashion designer C. Joined The Spice Girl D. Created fashion style...

Descriptive Text Part 1-3.

Definition of Descriptive Text. Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing. In a broad sense, description, as explained by Kane (2000: 352), is defined like in the following sentence: Description is about sensory experience—how something looks, sounds, tastes. Mostly it is about visual experience, but description also deals with other kinds of perception. Thus, if we conclude it from Kane’s explanation above, the descriptive text is meaningful text that describes the experience related to the senses, such as what shape, sound, taste is. Most descriptive text is about visual experience, but in fact the experience other than the sense of sight, we can also use it to make descriptive text. But in particular, the descriptive text is, “… is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.” So, it can be said th...

Procedure Text Questions.

This text for number 1-3! A quick and easy cheese cake recipe Yield: 6 servings Preperation time: 5 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 16 ounces cream cheese, 2 packages, softened ½ cup sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 large eggs 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 prepared Graham cracker crust Directions: Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla at medium speed until well-blended. Blend in 2 eggs. Stir in chocolate chips then pour batter into Graham cracker chust. (you may sprinkle ¼ cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips on top if you desire). Bake at 35calcius for 40 minutes, or until certer is almost set. Cool. For best results refrigerate for 3 hours. 1. How many persons is the cake for? A. 2 B. 5 C. 6 D. 35 E. 2 2. The goal of the text is to tell about... A. how to beat cream cheese B. how to blend sugar and vanilla C. how to bake chocolate cheese and cake D. how make chocolate cheese cake E. how to make mini sweet chocolate chips ...

Procedure Text Part 1-5.

A. Definition There are three definition about procedure text: (1) Texts that explain how something works or how to use instruction/operation manuals e.g. how to use the video, the computer, the tape recorder, the photocopier, the fax. (2) Texts that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rules. (3) Texts that deal with human behavior, e.g how to live happily, how to succeed. B. Generic Structure of Procedure Text - Goal, e.g: How to make spaghetti) - Material or Ingredient, e.g: the material to cook omelette are egg, onion, vegetable oil - Step, e.g: first, wash the tomatoes, onion, …, second cut the onions becomes slice ... . C. Purpose of Procedure Text - To explain/tell (the reader) how to make/operate/do something through a sequence of actions or steps. - To explain steps/instruction to make/operate/do something. D. Language Feature of Procedure Text - Use adverbial of sequence/using temporal conjunction, e.g: ...

News Item Text Questions.

This text for number 1-3! Karl Lagerfeld was born in 1933, and he worked for Chanel as the creative director for 36 years. He was a fashion icon. He always wore similar clothing – a white shirt, black suit,black tie and black glasses. This became his typical look. Last month, he missed Chanel’s culture show. He was not well and recently he died. He was 85. 1. What statements is incorrect based on the news above? A. Karl worked for chanel for more than 36 years. B. Karl likes to wear black glasses. C. Karl has an unique looks. D. Karl is known as fashion icon. E. Karl passed away last month. Answer: E. Karl passed away last month. 2. What kind of outfit that Karl doesn’t usually wear? A. Black suit B. White shirt C. Black glasses D. White tie E. Black tie Answer: D. White tie 3. “He was a fashion icon”. What does the bolded word mean? A. A person who created fashion brand. B. A person who report latest fashion news. C. A person who reviewing fa...