Chapter 4

Which One is Your Best Getaway?

Source: Document Kemdikbud’s

Picture 4.1

Tujuan Pembelajaran:
Setelah mempelajari Bab 4, siswa diharapkan mampu:
1. Mengidentifikasi makna, fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan pada teks deskriptif sederhana lisan dan tulis tentang
tempat wisata dan bangunan bersejarah sesuai dengan penggunaan.
2. Menjelaskan isi deskripsi lisan dan tulis tentang tempat wisata dan
bangunan bersejarah dengan memperhatikan tujuan komunikasi,
struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks deskriptif sesuai konteks
penggunaan.
3. Mendeskripsikan secara lisan dan tulis tempat wisata atau bangunan
bersejarah dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan teks deskripsi secara benar sesuai konteks penggunaan.

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 WARMER

Task 1: Let’s play odd man out game.

Below are lists of words related to tourist destinations. Let’s

play odd man out game. Play this game in groups of four. Find
the word that does not belong to the same category as the other
words in the same group. That word is the odd word (the odd man).
Cross out or circle the word and explain your reason. Look at the
example. Compete with other groups to finish this game.

outdoor camping ground air conditioner sleeping bag

1 2 3
wave savannah canopy
trees botanical garden leafy
sandy wood green
breeze jungle blue

4 5 6
cool coral dirty
hot clear nice
cold sofa clean
fresh fish comfortable

7 8 9
ship fall down valley
boat rock amusement park
raft splash hot spring
canoe waterfall crater

10 11 12
sunny terrible impressive
wet amazing interesting
warm awesome boring
hot marvelous unforgettable

VOCABULARY BUILDER

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 VOCABULARY BUILDER

Read the text about Tanjung Puting National Park. After you read
it, scan the text quickly to find the English equivalents for the
Indonesian words below. You are given the dashes and some letters
of the English words as the clues. Each dash represents a letter.
After you find the words, compare your answer to your friends.

_ _ _t_ _ _ _ _ _ (noun) ekoturisme

_ _ _tin_ _ _ _ _ (noun) tujuan
_ _ _ _ _ _ _la (noun) tanjung
un_ _ _ _ (adjective) tidak seperti
s _ _ _ _ (noun) hidung (binatang)
_ _ _ _mo_ _ (adjective) sangat besar
es_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (verb) mendirikan
h_ _ _ _ (noun) pusat/inti
_ _ _ _ _ss_ _ _ (adjective) mengesankan
ex-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (adjective) bekas tangkapan
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _tion (noun) pelestarian
_ _ _z_ _ _ (adjective) mengagumkan

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
Listen to your teacher pronouncing the following words.
Repeat after him/her.

destination : /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃ ə n /
peninsula : / pɪˈnɪnsjələ /
unlike : / ʌnˈlaɪk /
snout : / snaʊt /
enormous : / ɪˈnɔːməs /
establish : / ɪˈstæblɪʃ /
heart : / hɑːrt /
impressive : / ɪmˈpresɪv /
ex-captive : / eks ˈkæptɪv /
preservation : / ˌprezəˈveɪʃ ə n /
amazing : / əˈmeɪzɪŋ /

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 READING

Task 1:
Now, read text 1 carefully. What do you think about the place
described below?

Text 1
TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK

Tanjung Puting National Park is an internationally famous
ecotourism destination, which is located in the southwest of Central
Kalimantan peninsula. Visitors from foreign countries come to this park
because of its amazing nature. 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 interesting animal in the world: orangutans.
Though the park is home to many animals, seeing orangutans is
usually the visitors’ main reason to visit the park. Orangutans, which
literally mean the man of the forest, are the largest arboreal animal
on the planet. Most of their lives are spent in trees where orangutans
travel from branch to branch by climbing or swinging with their long
arms.
To see orangutans, we should go to Camp Leakey, which is
located in the heart of Tanjung Puting National Park. Camp Leakey is a
rehabilitation place for ex-captive orang utans and also a preservation
site. It is also a famous center for research about orangutans which
has been conducted by the famous primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas
since 1971. Here visitors can see daily feedings to orangutans at jungle
platforms as part of the rehabilitation process to their natural habitat.
This event gives them opportunity to see orangutans up close.
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 Leakey
takes three days and two nights. You sleep,
cook, and eat in that klotok, night and day
during your journey into the jungle.
The traveling in the boat offers an
unforgettable experience. In daylight,
on your way to Camp Leakey, you can
see trees filled with proboscis monkeys,
monkeys that have enormous snout which
can only be found in Kalimantan. The

Source: http://orangutanexplore.com
Picture 4.2

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monkeys anxiously await klotok arrivals. A troop of 30 light-brown
monkeys may plunge from branches 10 meters or higher into the river
and cross directly in front of the boat. These monkeys know that the
boat’s engine noise and the threat of its propeller scare crocodiles,
which find these chubby monkeys delicious. At night, you can enjoy
the clear sky and the amazingly bright stars as the only lights for the
night.
With such exotic nature, no wonder many tourists from foreign
countries who love ecotourism frequently visit Tanjung Puting National
Park. What about you?
Text sources: (1) https://www.lonelyplanet.com/indonesia/tanjung-puting-
national-park/sights/natural-parks-forests/tanjung-puting-national-park (2) www.
Indonesian.travel.com; (3) www. Exploguide.com

Task 2:
Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Based on the text, can you guess what ecotourism is? Give some
examples of other ecotourism destinations.
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 cities?
4. How is Camp Leakey related to Tanjung Puting National Park?
5. What does the word ex-captive tell you about the orangutans
in Camp Leakey, which is a rehabilitation site for orangutans?
6. How can people reach Camp Leakey?
7. What is special about the means of transportation to Camp
Leakey.
8. What can tourists enjoy during their trip to Camp Leakey?
9. What do you think is the most interesting scene in Tanjung
Puting National Park?
10. How important is the research by Dr. Birute Galdikas?
11. What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?
12. How is each paragraph related to each other?
13. What is the most dominant tense used in this text?

Task 3 :
Tourists probably bring food and snacks in paper or plastic packages
when they visit Tanjung Puting National Park. What should they
do with the wastes? If you were also a tourist, what would you do?

Task 4:
Rearrange the place of the main ideas in the right column to match
it with the purpose of each paragraph.

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Parts of the Text Purpose Man Idea
Paragraph 1 Opening statement a. Orangutan is the
to introduce the main reason why
subject people come to
Tanjung Puting
National Park.
Paragraph 2 Supporting b. Camp Leakey is
paragraph that where we can see
describes the subject orangutans.

Paragraph 3 Supporting c. People from foreign

paragraph that countries come
describes the subject because of its exotic
nature.

Paragraph 4 Supporting d. Tanjung Puting

paragraph that National Park is
describes the subject an internationally
famous ecotourism
destination because
of its amazing
nature.
Paragraph 5 Supporting e. To go to Camp
paragraph that Leaky we should
describes the subject take perahu klotok
down the Sekonyer
river.
Paragraph 6 Concluding f. The travelling by
paragraph that perahu klotok
indicates the end of gives interesting
the text experience.

A descriptive text describes a particular object like a place, thing,

or person. What is the author’s purpose in writing a description? The
author wants to describe the particular object by describing its or
his/her specific features to help readers visualize what a person, an
animal, a park, or a thing is like.
How is a descriptive text constructed? It starts with an opening
paragraph. In the paragraph there is a topic sentence that introduces the
object going to be described. A series of paragraphs follow the opening
to describe the parts or the features or the specific characteristics of
the subject.

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 VOCABULARY EXERCISES

Complete the following sentences using the words in the

box.

amazing unlike destination impressive

center establish rehabilitation
snout enormous ex-captive peninsula

1. The tourist had never seen such a big monkey. When he saw
an orangutan swinging on trees for the first time, he shouted,
“Wow, that’s __________.”
2. ________________________ other types of monkeys, proboscis
monkeys are unique because of their big noses.
3. Bali has been the most popular tourist __________ for years,
but Indonesia has many other beautiful places to offer to
international visitors.
4. Visitors of the jungle will not forget the ________ nights in the
boats where they can enjoy the dark night sky decorated with
millions of bright stars that they cannot enjoy in big cities.
5. If only the national park were located in the ___________ of the
city, I would be able to inhale fresh air and observe the primates’
interesting behavior every day.
6. The local government needs to ____________ an information
center to attract more tourists to visit Indonesia.
7. Located at the ____________ of the jungle you can see a
rehabilitation center for ex-captive animals. The location makes
it easy to reach from all directions.
8. When people hear the words Tanjung Kodok, they may associate
the name with a _______________ like Tanjung Puting National
Park.
9. ____________________ orangutans may not be afraid of meeting
with humans because they used to live with them as illegal
pets.
10. I always appreciate the strength ants have because although
they are very small they can carry ________ load of food.
11. Their unusually large _______ differentiates proboscis monkeys
from other monkeys.
12. We may not keep endangered animals that are protected by the
law as our pet. If we have one, we should send it to _____________
site where it can live in a more natural habitat.

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VOCABULARY BUILDER

Rearrange the letters on the left to get the right words for
the definitions on the right. Use the first letter as the clue.
After you get the words, read text 2 and check whether the
meaning of the words suits the context of the sentences.

e tipmoe : a perfect example

m oleumaus : a special building made to hold the dead body
of an important person or the dead bodies of
a family
i alndi : decorated with designs of wood, metal, etc.
that are set into the surface (berhiaskan)
i ctnirtae : having a lot of different parts and small details
that fit together
s rdelen : thin or narrow
o aalogtnc : having eight angles and eight sides
be ardndeo : to make something/somebody look more
attractive by decorating it or them with
something
h osue (verb) : provide space for something
f asel : not real
t mob : a large grave, especially one built of stone
above or below the ground
t inge : a small amount of color
m icalastlyje : in impressive way because of size or beauty
b tkreanhtiga: impressive
r maesin : the body of a dead person or animal

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Listen to your teacher reading aloud the following words.

Repeat after him/her.

epitome : / ɪˈpɪtəmi /
mausoleum : / ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm/
inlaid : / ˌɪnˈleɪd◂ /
intricate : /ˈɪntrɪkɪt /
slender : / ˈslendər /
octagonal : / ɒkˈtæɡən ə l /
be adorned : / əˈdɔːrn /)
house (verb) : / haʊs /

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 false : / fɒːls /)
tomb : / tuːm /
majestically : / məˈdʒestɪk kli /
tinge : / tɪndʒ /
breathtaking : / ˈbreθˌteɪkɪŋ /
remains : / rɪˈmeɪnz /

READING

Task 1:
Read the following text carefully. While reading, think about
the similarity or difference between the following text with
the previous one about Tanjung Puting National Park.
Text 2

Taken from: http://www.santabanta.com/photos/tajmahal/9012035.htm

Picture 4.3

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal, an epitome of love, is actually a mausoleum.

Standing majestically on the banks of River Yamuna, the Taj
Mahal is synonymous to love and romance. Taj Mahal was
constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory
of his beloved wife and queen. The name “Taj Mahal” was
derived from the name of Shah Jahan’s wife, Mumtaz Mahal,
which means crown of palaces.
Taj Mahal represents the finest architectural and artistic
achievement. The mausoleum was constructed of pure white
marble. The white marble is inlaid with semi-precious stones
(including jade, crystal, lapis lazuli, amethyst and turquoise)
that form the intricate designs. Its central dome reaches a

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 height of 240 feet (73 meters). The dome is surrounded by
four smaller domes. Four slender towers, or minarets, stand
at the corners. Inside the mausoleum, an octagonal marble
chamber adorned with carvings and semi-precious stones
house the false tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Her actual remains
lie below, at garden level.
Taj Mahal shows shades of magnificent beauty at
different time during the day. At dawn when the first rays of
the sun hits the dome of this epic monument, it radiates like
a heavenly pinkish palace. At daytime, when the sky is bright
and clear, the Taj looks milky white. At a moonlit night when
the full moon rays fall on the glistening white marble, the
cool moon rays reflect back from the white marble and give
the Taj Mahal a tinge of blue color. It’s simply breathtaking!
With such beauty, no wonder that Taj Mahal becomes one of
the the Seven Wonders of the World.
Sources:
http://www.history.com/topics/taj-mahal
http://www.tushky.com/blog/taj-mahal-in-agra/

Task 2
Answer the following questions briefly.

1. What is Taj Mahal actually?

2. What impression do you get when you read the word majestically?
3. Why did the king construct Taj Mahal?
4. What does the phrase ‘the crown of the palace’ imply?
5. Read the third line of paragraph two. What impression did you
get after reading the description?
6. How are the materials and architectural design of Taj Mahal?
7. What do all the materials and the architecture indicate?
8. Where was the queen actually buried?
9. When do you think is the best time to see Taj Mahal? Why do
think so?
10. What do you think about the inclusion of Taj Mahal as one of
the Seven Wonders of the World?
11. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the essay?
12. How does the writer organize his idea?
13. What reaction from readers does the writer expect?
14. Read text 1 again. Find out the similarities between text 1
(Tanjung Puting National Park} and text 2 (Taj Mahal).

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TASK 3
After reading text 2 (Taj Mahal), identify the main idea of the
paragraphs. Pay attention to how the ideas in the text are organized.

Part of Text Purpose Main Idea

Opening statement
Paragraph 1 to introduce the
object
Supporting
Paragraph 2 paragraph that
describes the object
Supporting
Paragraph 3 paragraph that
describes the object

TASK 4
Using the following Venn diagram, try to find the similarities and
differences between text 1 and text 2. In what way are they similar
or different? Write the similarity in the shared area [B] and the
differences in the separate areas [A] or [C].

A B C

Tanjung Puting Taj Mahal

National Park

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

Fill in the blanks with the right word from the list below.

majestically breathtaking tomb false

house adorns octagonal tinge slender
intricate inlaid mausoleum epitome

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1. The very intricate designs of the white marble palace shows an
_________ of the professional work and expertise of a dedicated
architect to his/her work.
2. The walls of the building are _______ with beautiful carving and
precious stones.
3. That the towers are ________ and not big makes them the right
decoration that _________ the domes, and the combination of
which makes the complex look amazingly beautiful.
4. The white marble palace, bathed in the moon rays, reflects back
the rays that give the ________ of bluish color.
5. The different appearance of the Taj in the morning, during
daytime and evening is just _____________. Words cannot
describe the beauty sufficiently.
6. The room which has 8 sides is called __________ chamber. This
is the room that _____________the remains of the queen.
7. However, the ________ in the chamber is a _______ one because
the remains of the queen was buried below at the garden level.
8. What is your opinion if a millionaire in this country builds a
luxurious ______________ to house the remains of his dead
family?
9. The four minarets at the four corner surround the palace
___________, making the palace look symmetrically beautiful.

GRAMMAR REVIEW
Nouns and Adjectives

When describing, writers use many noun phrases in

trying to make readers get the mental picture of what is being
described. As you know, noun is a thing, a place, or a person,
an animal, while adjective is a word that describes a noun. An
adjective that describes a noun is called a modifier. A noun
that goes with a modifier is called a noun phrase. Observe
where the position of the modifier is.

For example:

adjectives nouns noun phrases

beautiful bird beautiful bird

unique monkey unique monkey
enormous nose enormous nose

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 white marble white marble
intricate design intricate design
precious stones precious stones

Task 1:
Study the following sentences. Identify the noun phrase by circling
the adjectives and underlining the noun. Draw an arrow to show
how the adjectives modify the nouns. Number 1 is done for you as
an example.

1. Taj Mahal offers spectacular view.

2. Tanjung Puting National Park offers an impressive experience.
3. The traveling in the boat offers another unforgettable experience.
4. At night, you can enjoy the clear sky and the bright stars.
5. Local people call proboscis monkeys Bekantan.
6. Fruits are orangutans’ favorite food.
7. Keeping orangutans as our pet is an illegal act.
8. In the rehabilitation site, ex-captive orangutans learn to live a
natural life.
9. In a real jungle, we can see many incredible animals.
10. Imagine yourself to be in the jungle and meet these special
animals in their original habitat.
11. The gigantic trees in the forest indicate that the forest is well
preserved.
12. The slender minarets make the palace beautiful.
13. The remains were kept in the octagonal chamber.
14. Her actual remains lie below, at garden level.

Task 2:
Make noun phrases. The words on the left columns are adjectives
and the words on the right column are nouns. Combine them to
make noun phrases. See number 1 as an example.

attractive lake
memorable waterfall
fresh atmosphere
deep trees
clear people
gigantic air
quiet situation
relaxing water

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 friendly journey
intricate dome
beautiful cave
breathtaking flora and fauna
large stones
various souvenirs
spectacular view
misty

1. spectacular view
2. __________ __________
3. __________ __________
4. __________ __________
5. __________ __________
6. __________ __________
7. __________ __________
8. __________ __________
9. __________ __________
10. __________ __________
11. __________ __________
12. __________ __________
13. __________ __________

Task 3:
From the previous task, you have reviewed noun phrases made by
combining adjectives and nouns, such as pristine jungle, beautiful
garden, precious stones, expensive marble, etc. Those kinds of
adjectives are called opinion adjectives because the adjectives
tell about our opinion about something. If we want to give more
information, we can add more modifiers to the thing (noun) we
describe. For instance, in addition to the opinion adjectives, we
can also inform people about the size, and the color, the age, and
nationality of the thing (noun). Look at the following examples. Pay
attention to the order of the modifiers. Where is the position of the
opinion adjectives?

Example:

a beautiful old tree → opinion age noun

a beautiful reddish leaf → opinion color noun
a beautiful Indonesian island → opinion nationality noun

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 The following is the common word order of adjectives before a noun.

Opinion Size Age Color Nationality Materials Noun

impressive large old purple Chinese ceramic vase
beautiful little young dark Indonesian - girl

However, it is very rare to find noun phrases with more than 3

modifiers like the examples in the table above.

Now, read the phrases below. Identify the modifiers. See

number 1 as an example.

1. large black stones → size color noun

2. a shallow small lake → _____ _____ _____
3. cold tiny droplets → _____ _____ _____
4. sweet yellow corns → _____ _____ _____
5. powerful small ants → _____ _____ _____
6. beautiful white palace → _____ _____ _____
7. a unique golden monkey → _____ _____ _____
8. favorite slender minarets → _____ _____ _____
9. an enormous reddish snout → _____ _____ _____
10. misty grey morning → _____ _____ _____
11. an octagonal marble chamber → _____ _____ _____ _____
12. four smaller domes → _____ _____ _____ _____
13. breathtaking blue view → _____ _____ _____ _____

Task 4 Identifying noun phrases

Try to find as least 10 (ten) noun phrases from the reading
text about Tanjung Puting National Park and Taj Mahal and
discuss the meaning of the phrases.

Example:
internationally famous ecotourism destinations

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 WRITING

Task 1: Editing - Pair Work

Read the following description about a tourist destination

carefully. The writer forgot to edit her draft. Can you find the
errors in the text and help her edit the text?
For example, read carefully the fifth sentence in the
following text. Can you find the errors in the sentence? Yes,
waterfal and a bowl giant. The first error should be written
waterfall because it was misspelled, and a bowl giant should
be written giant bowl (remember how to make noun phrase).
Now try to find the other errors and try to correct them.
If you go to Batu city in East Java, do not forget to visit
Cuban Rondo. Cuban Rondo is a must-see waterfall because of it
spectacular scenery. The first amazing natural charm to enjoy is
the huge greenish rock. The gigantic rock and its vegetation that
surrounds the waterfal soar high into the sky. The top of the rock
bends inward so that when we stand close to the waterfal, we will
feel as if we were inside of a gigantic cave or a Bowl Giant. The
greatness of the nature will make you feel very small and price God
The second scenery to enjoy is the charm of the waterfall itself. From
the top of the soaring rock, huge amount of water continuously
falls down, splash on the large black stones at the bottom of the
waterfall, and forms a shallow small lake and stream. The water in
the lake and stream crystal clear and icy cold. The wind that blow
the falling water and the splash produce millions of tiny droplets of
water. The wind can blow your boat. The droplets covers the small
lake and visitors in mist. Yes, you will get
wet. But you can go to the mall. When
the sunlight shine through the cold tiny
droplets, you will see rainbows on the
earth, not in the sky, that seems close
enough to you the senery is breathtaking.
End the trip with something that can
warm you up. In the rest area, you can
buy roasted sweet corns. If that is not
enough, you can also buy drinks hot
delicious and meatball soup hot. When
you go home, leave nothing in the area
but your footsteps and bring home only
your memory unforgettabel about the
beautiful Cuban Rondo Waterfall.
Source: http://nugrohorino81.student.
umm.ac.id/2012/08/02/kabupaten-
malang/
Picture 4.4

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Guiding questions for editing:

1. Does the writer use indentation? What should she do?

2. Does the writer use correct paragraphing?
3. Is there any sentence that begins the description by introducing
the object to be described?
4. If you want to divide the text into some paragraphs, how will
you do it?
5. Does each paragraph start with a sentence that introduces the
object to be described?
6. Are there any irrelevant sentences? Can you help the writer find
out if any?
7. Are there any misspelled words? Can you help her find out if
any and correct them?
8. Does the writer use correct grammar in all of her sentences?
Help her check the following things:
a. whether the verbs in the sentences agree with the subjects,
b. whether the modifiers in the noun phrases are well sequenced.
9. Does she begin all sentences with capital letters? Check the
sentences and correct any mistakes you find.
10. Does she end all sentences with full stops? Correct them if she
does not.

Task 2 – Rewriting description

Pairwork

A word web help writers organize their ideas. Now, make a word
web of the text about Cuban Rondo and include the details. Now,
based on the word web that you’ve made, write a description about
Cuban Rondo. You may also use your imagination to develop the
text. To enrich your vocabulary, you can try to use the words found
in reading text 1 and 2. You can also use the organization of ideas
of text 1 and 2. Do this in pairs.

Cuban Rondo
a waterfall with
spectacular
scenery

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 Task 3 – Writing a descriptive essay

Think of a place you like to visit or a favorite place that you

have visited several times. This can be tourism object or your
favorite part of your house, or school, a park, or a traditional market
in your hometown. Describe what is special about the place. Make
a word web to help you get and organize ideas.
Using your word web, write an essay about that place. Include
an introductory paragraph, two body paragraphs that contain the
supporting details, and a concluding paragraph (read again task 4
for text 1).

After you finish writing, ask yourself the questions used

in the editing section (writing-task 1).

SPEAKING

Describing - role play

Have you ever visited a waterfall, natural park, or

other natural tourism objects, or interesting buildings,
monuments, museum, temples, etc.? Describe what make
the place interesting.

Pretend as if you were a guide describing the special

peculiarities of the tourism object. You can also pretend to
be a tourist guide for Tanjung Puting National Park or Taj
Mahal. In that case, make a word web about Tanjung Puting
National Park, or Taj Mahal, or your own favorite place.
Based on the word web, take turns with your classmate
describing the place.

REFLECTION

At the end of this chapter, ask yourself the

following questions to know how effective your learning
process is.

1. Can you do all the exercises in this chapter?

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 2. Which part is still difficult to do? What is your plan
to make you better at doing that?
3. Do you remember the meaning of the new words
found in this chapter?
4. What is your plan to make you retain the words
and the meaning more firmly in your mind?
5. Do you know what the communicative purpose of
a descriptive essay is?
6. When do people use this type of text?
7. What are the characteristics of a descriptive text?

FURTHER ACTIVITIES

Noun phrase (NP) is an important element in giving

people a lot of information. That is why it is important that
you learn to create noun phrases. To do that you will need to
read a lot of texts, such as science texts, that often use noun
phrases. Find a biology text and identify the noun phrases
used. Share what you have with your classmates.

“
fa
A journey o
iles
thousand m p.
a single ste
begins with

Lao Tzu

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