Read the following text, and then answer the following questions.

MY BEST FRIEND
I have a lot of friends in my school, but Dinda has been my best friend since junior high
school. We don’t study in the same class, but we meet at school everyday during recess and after
school. I first met her at junior high school orientation and we’ve been friends ever since.
Dinda is good-looking. She’s not too tall, with fair skin and wavy black hair that she often
puts in a ponytail. At school, she wears the uniform. Other than that, she likes to wear jeans,
casual t-shirts and sneakers. Her favourite t-shirts are those in bright colors like pink, light green
and orange. She is always cheerful. She is also very friendly and likes to make friends with
anyone. Like many other girls, she is also talkative. She likes to share her thoughts and feelings
to her friends. I think that’s why many friends enjoy her company. However, she can be a bit
childish sometimes. For example, when she doesn’t get what she wants, she acts like a child and
stamps her feet.
Dinda loves drawing, especially the manga characters. She always has a sketchbook with her
everywhere she goes. She would spend some time to draw the manga characters from her
imagination. Her sketches are amazingly great. I’m really glad to have a best friend like Dinda.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Who is being described in the text?
2. How long have the writer and Dinda been friends?
3. What does Dinda look like?
4. What are her favourite clothes?
5. What kind of t-shirts does she like?
6. Describe Dinda’s personality briefly.
7. Why do many friends enjoy Dinda’s company?
8. What is Dinda’s bad habit?
9. What is Dinda’s hobby?
10. How does the writer feel about Dinda?

Answer Keys:

1. Dinda
2. Since junior high school.
3. Dinda is good-looking. She’s not too tall, with fair skin and wavy black hair that she
often puts in a ponytail.
4. She likes to wear jeans, casual t-shirts and sneakers.
5. Her favourite t-shirts are those in bright colours like pink, light green and orange.
6. She is always cheerful. She is also very friendly and likes to make friends with anyone.
Like many other girls, she is also talkative. She likes to share about her thoughts and
feelings to her friends.
7. Because she’s cheerful and friendly.
8. When she doesn’t get what she wants, she acts like a child and stamps her feet.
9. Dinda loves drawing, especially manga characters.
10. The writer is really glad to have a best friend like Dinda.
 Part of text Purp ose Details from the text
Identification Part To identify the person I have a lot of friends
or thing being in my school, but
described Dinda has been my
best friend since junior
high school. We don’t
study in the same class,
but we meet at school
everyday during recess
and after school. I first
met her at junior high
school orientation and
we’ve been friends
ever since.
Description Part To describe the Dinda is good-looking.
characteristic features She’s not too tall, with
of the person or thing fair skin and wavy
black hair that she
often puts in a ponytail.
At school, of course
she wears uniform.
Other than that, she
likes to wear jeans,
casual t-shirts and
sneakers. Her favourite
t-shirts are those in
bright colours like
pink, light green and
orange. She is always
cheerful. She is also
very friendly and likes
to make friends with
anyone. Like many
other girls, she is also
talkative. She likes to
share about her
thoughts and feelings
to her friends. I think
that’s why many
friends enjoy her
company. However,
she can be a bit
childish sometimes.
For example, when she
 doesn’t get what she
wants, she acts like a
child and stamps her
feet.
Dinda loves drawing,
especially manga
characters. She always
has a sketchbook with
her everywhere she
goes. She would spend
some time to draw
manga characters from
her imagination. Her
sketches are amazingly
great.

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Jawaban Buku Guru Bahasa Inggris X hal 44

Task 1:
Now, read the text carefully. What do you think about the place described below?
TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK
One of the internationally famous ecotourism destinations in Indonesia is Tanjung Puting
National Park in the southwest of Central Kalimantan peninsula. Tanjung Puting National Park
offers impressive experience to its visitors. This is called a park, but unlike any park that you
have seen in your city, this is a jungle! It is a real jungle, which is home to the most incredible
animals in the world: orang utans and proboscis monkeys! The male proboscis monkeys are
interesting because they have enormous snout. So, imagine yourself to be in the jungle and meet
these special animals in their original habitat. What will you do when you meet them?
To see orang utans we should go to Camp Leakey. Camp Leaky is located in the heart of
Tanjung Puting National Park. This is a rehabilitation place for ex-captive orang utans and also a
preservation site. This camp was established by Birute Galdikas, an important scientist who has
studied orang utans since 1971.
To reach the place, we should take a boat down Sekonyer river. The boat is popularly
called perahu klotok which is a boathouse that can accommodate four people. The trip by the
boat to Camp Leaky takes three days and two nights.
The traveling in the boat offers another unforgettable experience. You sleep, cook, and eat
in that klotok, night and day during your journey into the jungle. In daylight, on your way to
Camp Leaky, you can see trees filled with proboscis monkeys. At night, you can enjoy the clear
sky and the amazingly bright stars as the only lights for the night.
Task 2:
Comprehension Questions
Answer the following questions briefly.
1. Based on the text, can you guess what ecotourism is?
2. As one of ecotourism destinations, what does Tanjung Puting National Park offer to tourists?
3. How is the park different from the parks in the cities?
4. How is Camp Leaky related to Tanjung Puting National Park?
5. How can people reach Camp Leaky?
6. What does the word ex-captive tell you about the orang utans in Camp Leaky?
7. What is special about the means of transportation to Camp Leaky?
8. How interesting or uninteresting is the journey on the way to Camp Leaky? Why do you think
so?
9. How interested are you in visiting Tanjung Puting National Park? What makes you interested
(or not interested) in the park.
10. Give some examples of other ecotourism destinations that you know.

Task 2
Comprehension Question
The answer to the question before the text depends on the students’ answers, such as
interesting, boring, important place, and so forth. All answers are correct as long as the
students can give the reason.
1. Ecotourism is a kind of tourism in which tourist visit pristine, undisturbed natural areas.
Some of the purposes of ecotourim is to educate the visitors about nature preservation and
to provide funds for ecological conservations. For more information about this go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Ecotourism. Some examples of ecotourism: visiting Raja
Ampat in Papua or going snorkeling or scuba diving in Bunaken.
2. Tanjung Puting National Parks offers an impressive experience of living in a small boat
and going into the jungle, meeting with orang utans, and seeing proboscis monkeys.
3. Parks in cities are man-made. Tanjung Puting National Park is a jungle.
4. Camp Leaky is located in the Tanjung Puting National Park.
5. Visitors can reach Camp Leaky by taking a small boat or perahu klotok.
6. Ex-captive orang utans means that the orang utans once were caught by human beings and
lived with them for some time.
7. The major means of transportation to Camp Leaky is a small boat. This boat also serves as
‘hotel’ in which tourists sleep, cook, and eat there, and enjoy the sight and sound of the
jungle.
8. (The answer depends on the students’ opinion. All answers are correct depending on their
reasons).
9. (The answer depends on the students’ opinion. All answers are correct depending on their
reasons).
10 (The answer depends on the students’ opinion. All answers are correct depending on their
reasons).

Paragraph Main Idea Details

1 Tanjung Puting - Living in a small
National Park offers boat and going into
impressive the jungle, meeting
experience to its with orang utans,
visitors. and seeing proboscis
monkeys
2 To see the orang - Camp Leaky is a
 utans visitor should preservation place or
go to Camp Leaky. ex-captive orang
utans
- Established by Birue
Galdikas
3 The means of - The boat/boathouse
transportation to can accommodate
Camp Leaky is a four people
small boathouse. - The travelling takes
3 days and two
nights.
4 The travelling in the - Visitors do daily
boathouse to Camp activities in the
Leaky offer another boathouse.
unforgettable - In daylight, visitors
experience. can see proboscis
monkeys.
- At night, visitors can
see the amazing stars
in the sky.

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VISITING NIAGARA FALLS

Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that cross the international border
between the Canadian province of Ontario and the USA’s state of New York. They form the
southern end of the Niagara Gorge. From largest to smallest, the three waterfalls are the
Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. The Horseshoe Falls lie on the
Canadian side and the American Falls on the American side. They are separated by Goat Island.
The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the other
waterfalls by Luna Island. There are various attractions that people can enjoy in Niagara Falls,
six of them are described here.
The first to enjoy in Niagara Falls is Cave of the Winds. This attraction helps people get
closer to the falls and go face-to-face with the pounding waters of the Falls. People can get
soaked on the Hurricane Deck where they are just feet from the thundering waters. Waterproof
clothing and sandals are provided. A trip at night when the Falls are illuminated in a rainbow of
color is really amazing.
The second charm is Maid of the Mist Boat Tour. It is a world-famous scenic boat tour of
the American and Canadian Falls for about a half-hour ride. People may access the tour via the
Observation Tower elevator at Prospect Point in the state park. The boat operates mid-May until
late October.
 The next to visit in Niagara Falls is Niagara Adventure Theater. Here tourists may enjoy
the most powerful and involving film experience that brings reality to life on a 45 foot screen.
Audience members are given the priviledge to discover the thundering Falls from a completely
new and exhilarating perspective, and plunge over them. The theater shows hourly and free
multi-language headsets are made available.
Niagara Science Museum is another place to visit. It is a sanctuary for the preservation
and appreciation of old science instruments and philosophical apparatus.
The fifth point of interest is Niagara’s Wax Museum of History. Here, life-size wax
figures portraying dramatic history of Niagara Falls are presented to guests. They can see Fort
Niagara Scene, Indian Village, old store, blacksmith and barber shop scenes and how electricity
is made. Wax figures of Julia Roberts, Princess Diana and many more are displayed here, too.
Finally, people can also enjoy Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours above and around the
American and Canadian Falls. The tours start from downtown, next to the entrance to the
Rainbow Bridge, and open from 9am to dusk when weather permits. The tours operate every day
from second weekend in May until October 31st.
The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of
hydroelectric power. Managing the balance between recreational, commercial, and industrial
uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 19th century.

Answer the following questions by referring to the text ‘Visiting Niagara Falls.’
1. Where is Niagara Falls located?
2. Mention the three waterfalls that form the Niagara Falls.
3. What can people enjoy in the Cave of the Winds?
4. Can people ride on the Maid of the Mist Boat Tour in January?
5. Where can people watch a film of the thundering falls with completely different background?
6. Can the tourists enjoy the film in their own language?
7. What is kept in Niagara Science Museum?
8. What is shown in Niagara’s Wax Museum of History?
9. Where can people see the story of how electricity was made?
10. Is it possible for people to have Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours at night?

11 If you had an opportunity to visit Niagara Falls, which attraction would you visit first? Why?

12. Can you find a place of similar beauty to Niagara Falls in your area? Tell your classmates
about the place. 87

Answer keys:

New York.
2. The Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls form Niagara Falls.
3. In Cave of the Wind people can enjoy the pounding waters of the Falls, get soaked on the
Hurricane Deck where they are just feet from the thundering waters, and the Falls that are
illuminated in a rainbow of color in the night.
4. No, the boat operates mid-May until late October.
5. People can enjoy it in Niagara Adventure Theater.
 6. In Niagara Science Museum
7. Old science instruments and philisophical apparatus
8. Life-size wax figures portraying dramatic history of Niagara Falls
9. Niagara’s Wax Museum of History
10. No, it opens from 9 am-dusk when weather permits.
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Parts of text Purpose Details

Introductory - To introduce Niagara - It is the collective
Paragraph Falls in general. name for three
waterfalls.
- The three waterfalls
are the Horseshoe
Falls, the American
Falls and the Bridal
Veil Falls.
- The Horseshoe Falls
lie on the Canadian
side and the American
Falls on the American
side.
- They are separated by
Goat Island.
- The smaller Bridal
Veil Falls are also
located on the
American side,
separated from the
other waterfalls by
Luna Island.
- There are various
attractions that people
can enjoy in Niagara
Fall.
Supporting paragraph To describe Cave of - It helps people get
1 the Winds closer to the falls.
People can get soaked
on the Hurricane
Deck.
- Waterproof clothing
and sandals are
 provided.
- A trip at night is really
amazing.
Supporting paragraph To describe Maid of - It is a world-famous
2 the Mist Boat Tour scenic boat tour for
about a half-hour ride.
- People may access the
tour via the
Observation Tower
elevator at Prospect
Point in the state park.
- The boat operates mid-
May until late
October.
Supporting paragraph To describe Niagara - Tourists may enjoy the
3 Adventure Theater most powerful and
involving film
experience.
- Audience members are
given the priviledge to
discover the
thundering Falls from
a completely new and
exhilarating
perspective.
- The theater shows
hourly and free multi-
language headsets are
made available.
Supporting paragraph To describe Niagara - It is a sanctuary for the
4 Science Museum preservation and
appreciation of old
science instruments.
Supporting paragraph To describe Niagara’s - Life-size wax figures
5 Wax Museum of are presented.
History - Guests can see Fort
Niagara Scene, Indian
Village, old store,
blacksmith and barber
shop scenes and how
electricity is made.
- Wax figures of Julia
Roberts, Princess
Diana and much more
are displayed, too.
Supporting paragraph To describe Rainbow - The tours start from
6 Air Helicopter Tours downtown, next to the
entrance to the
Rainbow Bridge, It
opens from 9 am-dusk
when weather permits.
- The tours operate
every day from second
weekend in May until
October 31st.
Concluding Paragraph To conclude the essay - Niagara Falls are
renowned both for
their beauty and as a
valuable source of
hydroelectric power.
- Managing the balance
between recreational,
commercial, and
industrial uses has
been a challenge for
the stewards of the
falls.