Unit 1

NEW THINGS IN MY BAG

In your daily communication, sometimes you have to describe things to give more information to the person we are talking with. You usually describe things by mentioning particular characteristic using adjectives. Do you know how to describe your things? Sometimes you read advertisements about lost and found item. The advertisements may be in the form of descriptive text because they mention the characteristic or the physical appearance of the lost/found item. When you lost your stationery, can you write such a text effectively? In this unit, you will learn how to do it through challenging task.

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A. Lead-in

Task 1 Study the following objects carefully. Write the description of each object. Look at the example.

a calculator a pencil sharpener a rubber a pencil a pencil case an electronic dictionary

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(a) It is a red pencil.

(b) . . .

(c) . . .

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(d) . . .

(e) . . .

(f) . . .

B. Lesson Proper

Task 2 Read the following text about electronic dictionary and guess the meanings of the words in the table according to the text. You may open your dictionary if necessary.

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I have a great dictionary. It is an electronic dictionary. I always bring it when I go to school. The dictionary is square with blue color. It is about 8x10 cm in size. The screen is about 2.5x4.5 inch. It is a touch screen. I can use the dictionary by touching it with touch pen. It can translate 4 languages such as Indonesian, English, Japanese, and Chinese. My electronic dictionary is special because it has many features. Besides using it as a dictionary, I can use it as an mp3 player too. I can play many songs from it and listen to the songs using a headset. It also has some games. So, when I get bored, I can play the music or play the games.

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Words special /spe.l/ (ks) electronic /lektrn.k/ (ks) 3

Meanings

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square /skwe r / (kb) screen /skrin/ (kb) touch /tt/ (kk) translate /trnslet/ (kk) bored /bd/ (ks)

Task 3 Read again text in Task 2. Then, answer the questions. 1. What is the shape of the electronic dictionary? 2. What is the size of the electronic dictionary? 3. How many languages the electronic dictionary can translate? 4. What makes the screen special? 5. What are the special features of the electronic dictionary?

Task 4 Open your dictionary. Find the antonyms of these words. Look at the example. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 special big boring long new soft Words Antonyms ordinary

Task 5 Study the following words. Then, in pairs use the words to fill in the blanks. Look at the example. carry favorite expensive color save length town pictures /kr.i/ (kk) /fe.v r.t/ (ks) /kspent.sv/ (ks) /kl.r/ (kb) /sev/ (kk) /lek/ (kb) /tan/ (kb) /pk.trs/ (kb)

My Pencil Case

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I have a . . . thing. It is my new pencil case. I . . . it in my bag every day. Its . . . is pink. It is very beautiful, with its soft color. There is also . . . of a grey bear in the right side and colorful flowers in the left side of the pencil case. The . . . is about 20 cm. It is big enough for saving all my stationery. I buy it from a supermarket in my . . . . The price is not really . . . , about Rp. 11.000. In this pencil case I can . . . my pens, pencils, eraser, ruler, etc.

Task 6 Read the text in Task 5 once again. Then, study the following explanation. In text in Task 5 you find the following phrases. Pay attention to the words in bold. new pencil case grey bear yellow flowers The words in bold in the noun phrase are called adjectives. They are used to describe things. Here is the order when you put adjective to describe things. Adjectives Size big small long short old new Age Color green yellow purple blue

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Task 7 Describe the following objects. Look at the example. No. 1 It is a big green bag. Picture Description

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Task 8 Read the following text about the description of lost and found item then discuss the meanings of the following words in small groups of four.

sharpener /.pn.r/ (kb) shape /ep/ (kb) zipper /zp.r / (kb) pattern /pt.n/ (kb) bookmark /bk.mk/ (kb)

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I lost my pencil-sharpener. It has a pig-like shape and pink color. It is about 8 cm height and 5 cm width. It only has an ear. If you find it, please contact me immediately on 0274-743374 or you can see me at Jl. Godean km 9. I have lost my pencil case. It is red with a blue zipper. It has a teddy bear picture. There are two pencils, an eraser, a correcting pen, and a ballpoint. If you find it, please contact me at 0274-638957. A bag was found near a pet shop at Jl Palagan Tentara Pelajar. It is a white bag with a polka dots pattern. There is an English book for grade 8, pencil case, and colored pencils in it. Please contact Natalisa (013254768911) at Jl Palagan Tentara Pelajar.
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An English book was found at Serraffina Caf. It is entitled Fun English 1 by Jill Leighton. It has yellow paper. There is a paper bookmark with a teddy bear picture. Contact Esti Nawati (09876543219) at Jl. Sangaji No. 5.
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Task 9 Study the text in Task 8 again. Then, read the following statements. Write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the statement is FALSE. No. Statement 1 2 The pencil sharpener has two ears. The pencil case has a teddy bear picture. 3 There are two pencils, an eraser, a correcting pen, and a scissor in the pencil case. 4 The bag was found at accessories shop. 5 The English book has a yellow cover. 6 There is a plastic bookmark with a teddy bear picture. T/F Correction F The pencil sharpener has an ear.

Notes: The texts in Task 8 are the descriptions of lost and found items. They focus on the characteristic features of particular thing, e.g. small objects, stationery. Descriptions are usually organized to include: an introduction to the subject of description; characteristic features of the subject, e.g. physical appearance, qualities, significant attributes.

The common grammatical patterns of a description include: use of particular nouns, e.g. my bag, my pencil case, my electronic dictionary. use of detailed noun groups to provide information about the subject, e.g. The dictionary is square; It is blue; It is about 8x10 cm in size use of a variety of types of adjectives, e.g. describing, numbering, classifying use of relating verbs to provide information about the subject, e.g. It is new

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Task 10 You have lost the following items. How do you describe them? In groups of three, write the descriptions beside the items. Look at the example.

It is a ruler. It is long and has blue color.

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C. Homework
Task 11 There are two situations about stationery. Choose one and make a dialogue based on the situation. 1. You lost your favorite notebook. Your classmate tries to help you to find it and ask you how it looks like. 2. You have a new bag and eager to tell your friend how good it is through telephone.

D. Evaluation
Task 12 Read the following text about a notebook. I have a new notebook. I bought it yesterday in the shop near my house. It is not expensive. The price is just Rp 8.000,-The color is blue and there are three pictures of fish in the middle of the book cover. It is provided by a cat shaped book mark inside the notebook. I really like it because the cat looks like my pet, Ponta.

Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False. No. Statement 1. 2. The notebook is expensive. The price is below Rp 10.000,-. T F

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The color is blue. There are three picture of fish in the corner of the book cover. It is provided by a book mark.

Task 13 Make a description about your own bag.

E. Reflection
How much do you learn from this unit? Put a tick ( ) in the right box according how much you have learnt. Aspects Reading descriptive texts Very much Much Little

Writing descriptive texts

Vocabulary

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F. Summary
In this unit you learn: 1. How to describe things, for example: Adjectives Size big small long short old new Age Color grey yellow red blue green

Thing chair table book

2. Descriptive text:

Descriptions are usually organized to include: an introduction to the subject of description; characteristic features of the subject, e.g. physical appearance, qualities, significant attributes.

The common grammatical patterns of a description include: use of particular nouns, e.g. my bag, my pencil case, my electronic dictionary. use of detailed noun groups to provide information about the subject, e.g. The dictionary is square; It is blue; It is about 8x10 cm in size use of a variety of types of adjectives, e.g. describing, numbering, classifying use of relating verbs to provide information about the subject, e.g. It is new 14

G. Vocabulary List
accessory /kses. r.i/ (n) bookmark /bk.mk/ (n) bored /bd/ (adj) bring /br/ (v) colors /kl.r / (n) cover /kv.r / (n) electronic /lektrn.k/ (n) expensive /kspen t.sv/ (adj) favorite /fe.vr.t/ (adj) feature /fi.tr / (n) length /lek/ (n) pattern/pt.n/ (n) pictures /pk.t r / (n) price /pras/ (n) rubber /rb. r / (n) scissor /sz. r/ (n) screen /skrin/ (n) shape /ep/ (n) special /spe. l/ (adj) square/skwe r / (n) touch /tt/ (n) town /tan/ (n) translate /trnslet/ (v) zipper /zp. r / (n) : aksesoris : pembatas buku : bosan : membawa : warna : sampul : elektronik : mahal : kesukaan : kegunaan : panjang : corak :gambar : harga : penghapus : gunting : layar : bentuk : istimewa : kotak : sentuh : kota : ubah : resleting

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