Dear all my beloved XII IPA students,
I’m so sorry that I can’t come to your class today due to
some circumstances. So you have to study
on your own.
What are you are
going to do are :
Ø Learn the five of discussion text below
Ø Answer the questions
Ø Rewrite one text that you like most on your exercise book
Ø List 10 difficult words and write the meaning
Ø
Thank
for your attention
Love,
Anita
DISCUSSION TEXT
to present information and opinions about issues in more one side of an
issue (‘For/Pros’ and ‘Against/Cons’)
KIND OF
TEXT
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PURPOSE
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GENERIC
STRUCTURE
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LANGUAGE
FEATURES
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DISCUSSION
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to present information and
opinions about issues in more one side of an issue (‘For/Pros’ and
‘Against/Cons’)
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1. Issue
2. Arguments for and against
3. Conclusion
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1. Using Simple Present Tense
2. Use of relating verb/to be
3. Using thinking verb
4. Using general and abstract noun
5. Using conjunction/transition
6. Using modality
7. Using adverb of manner
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Read the
following text and answer the questions on your exercise book
TEXT 1
There are a lot of discussions whether
children should be given homework or not.
Some
people claim that children do enough work in school already. They also argue
that children have hobbies that they want to do after school, such as sports or
music. A further point they make is that a lot of homework is pointless and
doesn’t help the child learn at all.
However,
there are also strong arguments against this point of view. Parents and
teachers argue that it is important to find out whether children can work on
their own without the support from the teacher. They say that the evening is a
good time for children to sit down and think about what they have learnt in the
school.
Furthermore
they claim that the school day is too short to get anything done that needs
doing and it makes sense to send home tasks like independent reading or further
writing tasks that don’t need teacher support.
On
balance, I think that some homework is a good idea but that it should only
given at the weekend when children have more time.
Answer the questions
1.
What is the text talking about?
2.
What reasons are
presented by those who are against homework?
3.
What reasons are
presented by those who are pro homework?
4.
What
is the writer’s suggestion about the homework?
TEXT 2
Some high school and college students have part time jobs. They do them at different time; before school, after school and at weekends. Some people believe this is good. By doing part time jobs students earn money, and therefore they learn to be independent. They help themselves and their families financially. They appreciate for it, value of money more than students who just ask their parents for it.
Some people, however, think that students should not work. They believe that students have two full time jobs already, growing up and going to school.
According to them, part time jobs make the students tired. Tired students cannot study well. They tend to lose their temper easily. They also tend to fall asleep in class, and when they do, their classmates usually make fun of them. According to these people education is more important than money. Students should not do part time jobs
5.
What is the text about?
6.
What are the advantages of having
part time job for the students ?
7.
What are the two
jobs of the students?
8.
What arguments
are proposed by those who dissagree with the part time job for students?
TEXT
3
SHOULD EXAMINATIONS BE ABOLISHED?
Many
people say that examinations should be abolished because they are not the best
measure of students’ capabilities. These people believe that students can study
on their own and do better without the nagging worry and pressure exerted by
examinations.
Yet, there are persuasive reasons to
show that examinations should not be abolished. It is insufficient that
teachers assign homework and correct it. Because this is not done under
supervision, they can not be sure that it is really the work of the students
themselves. Moreover, homework is not a test of student’s ability; homework is
more a method of merely keeping him occupied.
Nowadays, in the hunt for jobs,
students need to produce some evidence of their capabilities. Prospective
employers like to see copies of examination results; this is the only way a
student’s qualifications can be judged. This attitude greatly encourages the
use of examinations, if not making them a necessity.
9.
What information
do we get from the text?
10. How to judge the student’s qualifications?
11. Why do some people disagree to abolish examination?
Text
4
TO BIOENGINEER OR NOT TO BIOENGINEER
Bioengineering which is a process in
which a set of genes from one plant is inserted into another plant is a hot
topic for debate these days.
Those who are in favour of
bioengineering could lead to bigger crop yields and “new and improved” fruits
and make it possible to grow the most desirable crops. In addition, they look
at bioengineering as a high-tech version of cross pollination, which happens
naturally with certain types of plants.
However, those who are against
bioengineering say that there may be dangers of genetically altered food. There is no telling what the long-term
effects of bioengineering. Furthermore, they add that because it is
difficult to control cross-pollination when genetically modified crops
interbreed with conventional crops, there is also the risk that some of native
or non modified species would be extinct.
We have no idea how bioengineering
would impact not only the people who eat the crops, but also the wildlife that
feeds on them and the environment as a whole.
12. The text mainly discusses about....
13. What is the risk of bioengineering
according to those who against it?
14. What can we imply from the text?
TEXT
5
Gene Splicing
Genetic research has produced both
exciting and frightening possibilities. Scientists are now able to create new
forms of life in the laboratory due to the development of gene splicing.
On the one hand the ability to
create life in the laboratory could generally benefit mankind. For example,
because it is very expensive to obtain insulin from natural sources, scientists
have developed a method to manufacture it inexpensively in the laboratory.
Another beneficial application of
gene splicing is in agriculture. Scientists foresee the day when new
plants will be developed using nitrogen from the air instead of from
fertilizer. Therefore food production could be increased. In addition, entirely
new plants could be developed to feed the world’s hungry people.
Not everyone is excited about gene
splicing, however. Some people feel that it could have terrible consequences. A
laboratory accident, for example, might cause an epidemic of an unknown disease
that could wipe out humanity.
As a result of this controversy, the
government has made rules to control genetic experiments. While some members of
the scientific community feel that these rules are too strict, many other
people feel that they are still not strict enough.
15.
What are the benefits that people can get from gene splicing?
16.
What will scientists probably do to provide
the people’s need for food?
17.
What can we infer about the writer’s
attitude toward gene splicing?
GOOD LUCK
