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LET’S START
1 SNAPSHOT
Look at the pictures below and discuss the
Task 1
questions with a partner.
Picture 6.3 www.hindustantimes.com
1. Check (√) the life events that you have passed. Which are
important in your life?
2. What are other life events important in your family?
3. Have any of these things recently happened to you or someone
you know?
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2 WORD POWER
Complete the word map with activities from the
Task 2
list. Then add two more words to each
category.
birth play photocopy type
go fishing study drop out enrolled
lead incorporate irresponsible learn
Life Events
Childhood Job
Education
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3 EXPRESSIONS
Study the following expressions of telling the
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past.
Expressions Functions
- Firstly, … Beginning to tell a
- First of all, … story/experience.
- Initially, …
- Then, … Continuing to tell a
- After that, … story/experience.
- Next, …
- Finally, … Ending to tell a
- In the end, … story/experience.
- Eventually
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LET’S EXPLORE
4 LISTENING
Listen to your teacher read the conversation.
Task 4
Then practice with your partner.
Lisa : So, how was your last weekend, Yo?
Riyo : Oh, I had a great time. First, I spent time with my family.
Then, I went fishing with my co-worker.
Lisa : Sounds great! Did you also go to the movies?
Riyo : No, we didn’t. We just played sports at noon. What about
you? How was your weekend? Did you have a nice
weekend?
Lisa : No, I didn’t go anywhere all weekend. I was busy doing
office tasks.
Riyo : Oh really?
Lisa : Yes. In the morning I typed some invitation letters. After
that, I photocopied the report. And finally, I finished it all in
the evening. So, I didn’t have time to enjoy my weekend.
Riyo : But you enjoy with the big salary, isn’t it?
Lisa : Yeah, I hope.
Practice the conversation again using the
Task 5
information in the box.
Student A: go swimming, finish the report, play football.
Student B: stay at home, photocopy document, learn English.
Now practice the conversation with your
Task 6
partner telling your own activities last
weekend.
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Listen to the announcement below and fill in
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the blank.
Alan : So what were you like when you were younger?
Carol : When I was a kid, I was kind of irresponsible.
Alan : You? Really? What ……. you change?
Carlo : Graduating from high school.
Alan : What do you mean?
Carol : Well, until I ……., I’d never …… any important
responsibilities. But then, I ……. off to college.
Alan : I know what you mean. That was really immature when
I was teenager
Carol : So what …… you change?
Alan : I think I …… more mature after I got my first job and ……
away from home. Once I had a job, I ……….. totally
independent.
Carol : Where …….. you work?
Alan : I …… for my dad at the bank.
Listen to the rest of the conversation. What
Task 8
was another turning point for Carol? For Alan?
Name Turning Point
Carol
Alan
Work in pairs. Answer the following questions
Task 9
and discuss with your partner.
1. What were you like when you were younger?
2. Were you a responsible kid or not? Describe it!
3. What things changed when you were kid and then?
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5 PRONOUNCIATION
Listen to your teacher pronouncing the
Task 10
following words. Then repeat after him/her.
Irresponsible : /ˌɪrɪˈspɑːnsəbl/ remember : /rɪˈmembər/
invitation : /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/ mature : /məˈtʃʊr/
photocopy : /ˈfoʊtoʊkɑːpi/ responsibility: /rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
weekend : /ˈwiːkend/ independent : /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt
6 GRAMMAR FOCUS
Study the following explanation of simple past
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tense.
Simple Past Tense
Simple past tense is used to talk about actions and situations
in the past. The Past Tense describes the things you did
yesterday, last year, back in February, in 1973, or an hour ago.
Did you have a good weekend?
- Yes, I did. I spent my weekend with family.
- No, I didn’t. I just sleep all day long.
What did you do at work?
I printed and photocopied some letters.
Regular Verb Irregular Verb
print printed spend spent
photocopy photocopied sleep slept
type typed so went
finish finished have had
change changed get got
watch watched make made
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Complete the sentences using the words from
Task 12
the box.
attend finish talk hear get go work
1. All of the staffs in my office …… to Bali in our last holiday.
2. We didn’t …… home from meeting until very late last night.
3. Our manager was so angry because all the staffs didn’t ……
the meeting
4. I was shocked when I …… your company bankrupt.
5. With whom did Anita …… yesterday?
6. Even Arman was busy, she still …… and …… all of his duties.
Complete the conversations below, then
Task 13 practice with your partner.
A. Dika : (1) …………… you (2) …………… (stay) home last
Saturday?
Andi : No, I (3) …………… (finish) my work at office.
Then, I (4)…………… (go) to the cinema with my friend.
B. Arif : What (5)…………you (6) ….……… (remember) when
you were six years old?
Rita : Maybe when I (7) …………… (cry) almost one hour at
school, because my father (8)……………(pick) up me.
C. Lia : When (9) …………you (10) ………… (start) learning
English?
Sandi : I (11) ……………(start) learning English when I was
junior high school. How about you Lia?
Lia : I (12) …………… (learn) English at the first time in
kindergarten. I still remember my classmates and
I (13) …………… (sing) some English songs together.
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7 SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Take turns asking the questions
Task 14 in Task 13. Give your own information when
answering the questions.
Example:
A: Did you stay home on Saturday?
B: No, I didn’t. I played football with my classmates.
Work in groups. Take turns with your group
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members. One student makes a statement
about the weekend and other students ask
questions.
Example:
A: I played futsal with my friends last Sunday.
B: Where did you play?
A: I played in Jack-Futsal.
C: What time did you start playing?
A: I started at about 4 p.m.
D: Did you win?
A: Ah no, we didn’t. We didn’t play as usual.
8 READING
Read the text below. Find the words in italic in the
Task 16
text. Then match each word with its meaning.
… 1. Grew up a. officially a member of course, college, etc.
… 2. Voracious b. a student in the first year.
… 3. Enrolled c. gradually become an adult.
… 4. Freshman d. a set of rules that someone follows.
… 5. Regimen e. very enthusiastic for something.
… 6. Dropped f. get out from school or college.
Young Bill Gates.
35Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington.
Bill Gates grew up in an upper middle-class family. The Gates
family atmosphere was warm and close, and all three children
were encouraged to be competitive and excellent.
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Read the text again and answer the following
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questions.
1. When was Bill Gates born?
2. What did Bill Gates’s parents teach to their children?
3. What happened to Bill Gates at the age of 13?
4. How was Bill Gates’s study in University?
5. What business did he run?
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What do you think about Bill Gates? Mention the
Task 18
good points that you can learn from him. Which
good points do you want to imitate? What steps will you take to
develop the good points? Discuss with your partner.
9 TEXT STRUCTURE
Task 19 Study the structure of Recount Text below.
Recount Text
Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the
past. Its purpose is either to inform or to entertain the
audience.
Generic Structure of Recount
1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time.
2. Events : Describing series of event that happened in the
past.
3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of
the writer to the story.
Language Feature of Recount
• Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc.
• Using chronological connection; then, first, etc.
• Using linking verbs; was, were, saw, heard, etc.
• Using action verbs; look, go, change, etc.
• Using simple past tense
Scan the text below and decide the generic
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structure (orientation, events, and reorientation if
any).
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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14th, 1984 in
White Plains, New York. His father is a dentist named Edward
Zuckerberg and his mother is a psychiatrist named Karen
Kempner.
Zuckerberg went to Arsley high school, he excelled in
classes. Then, he transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy. By
the time he started studying at Harvard, he already achieved a
reputation as programming prodigy. On February 2004,
Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his dormitory room in
Harvard. Over the summer, Zuckerberg met Peter Thiel who
invested in the company. They got their first office in the middle
of 2004.
On July 21st 2010, Zuckerberg reported that the
company reached 500 million users. On the early 2009, He got
Young Global Leaders award. In 2015, according to Forbes,
Zuckerberg’s total assets was 35.7 billion dollars which
nominated him as the richest young businessman in the world.
https://www.tutorialbahasainggris.com/biografi-mark-zuckerberg-dalam-
bahasa-inggris.html
Read again the text, then number these
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sentences into good order of events.
….. a. Zuckerberg got Young Global Leaders award.
….. b. Zuckerberg and his friend got their first office in 2004.
….. c. Zuckerberg was nominated as the richest young man in
the world.
….. d. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14th, 1984 in
White Plains, New York.
….. e. Zuckerberg launched Facebook for the first time in 2004.
…... f. Zuckerberg went to Arsley high school, he excelled in
classes.
Work in pairs. Answer these questions based
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on the text above.
1. What is the text about?
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2. What happened to Zuckerberg on February 2004?
3. Who is Peter Thiel?
4. “…nominated him as the richest young man in the world.”
What does the word “him” in the text refer to?
5. What are the rites of passage of each paragraph?
10 WRITING
Find on the internet a famous businessman
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who inspires you. Then write his/her life
events. You may use the following notes.
Businessman
Born ……………
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Family Education Job / Business
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REFLECTION
At the end of this unit, ask yourself the following questions
to know how effective your learning process is.
1. Have you been able to understand about telling past
experience?
2. Do you know how to ask someone’s someone experience?
3. Do you know how to tell past experience?
4. Can you talk or write about telling past experience?
5. Can you use simple past tense?
If your answer is ‘no’ to one of these questions, discuss with your
teacher on how to make you understand and be able to talk or
write about telling past experience.
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