Read the texts below, and identify the structure of the text, social function and the language
features. Then, fill in the blanks on the table provided!
Cleopatra (69-30 B.C.) is one of the most famous women of all time. A Greek Queen of Egypt, she
played a major role in the extension of the Roman Empire. She was the brilliant and beautiful last
Pharaoh of Egypt. Historically, she became a queen of Egypt in 51 B.C. at the age of eighteen. She
was a Ptolemy, descended from one of Alexander the Great’s generals. When she was twenty-
one, Julius Caesar became her lover. Seven years later she met Antony. The romantic tragic
relationship continued until they died by suicide in 30 B.C.
Cleopatra was legendary. She was famous not only for her breathtaking beauty but also for her
great intellect. She had brown eyes and they were shaped like cat eyes. Her skin was in fact an
olive shade, darker than Hollywood actress Liz Taylor who portrayed her in the film ‘Cleopatra’ in
1963. She had medium dark brown hair, about to the middle of her shoulder blades. She had a
reputation as an extraordinarily sensuous woman.
Cleopatra was a woman of remarkable poise and unusual intelligence. She was highly educated.
She spoke proficiently in nine languages and also skilled in mathematics. She is often considered
to be a stunning seductress though she was studying to be a nun. Cleopatra was a very intelligent
queen and a politician with a great charisma.
NO IDENTIFY
2 language features.
3 social function
Activity 2
Read the text above and answer the questions base on the text correctly!
1. What is topic of the text?
2. What is the main idea of paragraph two?
3. What kinds information do you get from paragraph one?
4. Did you find information about personality in the text? If so, write it down!
5. Find out the simple present tense in the text and write it down!
Answer
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Activity 3
Activity 4
Please demonstrate the text that you have made with your group in front of class!