NURBEYTI NASUTIONXII.A3

SMA NEGERI 1 PEKANBARU

Definition and purposes of Explanation

- Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena.

- Explanation text is to say 'why' and 'how' of the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science, geography and history text books.

Generic structure of Explanation- General statement; stating the phenomenon

issues which are to be explained.- Sequenced explanation; stating a series of

steps which explain the phenomena.Language Feature

Featuring generic participant; sun, rain, etc- Using chronological connection; to begin

with, next, etc- Using passive voice pattern- Using simple present tense

How Venus Eclipse Happens

On May 16, 2010, people in most regions in the world have seen a very rare natural phenomenon. It was Venus eclipse. It was very rare amazing natural event. It was reported that the Venus eclipse will seen again in the future in 2050. Do you know how this rare Venus eclipse happens?

Well, actually Venus eclipse is like Sun eclipse. Venus eclipses occurs when the position of the earth, moon and Venus is parallel. Venus planet will slowly disappear for a moment because it is covered the surface of the Moon. Venus planet seems to move to the back side of the Moon.

The moon and planets are sharing a similar apparent path in the sky. That is why, it is not unusual for the moon to appear to pass close to Venus. In fact, the moon appears somewhere near it about once a month. However, most people don’t see these events because they are visible in the evening sky only half the time, and then only for a short period after sunset. The apparent closeness varies from month to month as well.

Definition and purpose of DiscussionDiscussion is a text which present a problematic discourse. This problem will be discussed from different viewpoints. Discussion is commonly found in philosophical, historic, and social text.The purpose is To present (at least) two points of view about an issue.

Generic Structure1. Issue: Statement Preview2. Arguments for against or statement of differing

points of view: Point Elaboration3. Conclusion or recommendation

Significant Lexicogrammatical Features

1. Focus on generic human and generic non-human Participants

2. Use of: Material Processes, e.g. has produced,

have developed, to feed Relational Processes, e.g., is, could have,

cause are Mental Processes, e.g., feel.3. Use of Comparative, contrastive and

Consequential conjunctions4. Reasoning expressed as verbs and

nouns (abstraction).

The Advantage and Disadvantage of Nuclear Power

Nuclear power is generated by using uranium which is a metal mined in various part of the world. The first large scale of nuclear power station was opened at Calder Hall in Cumbria, England in 1956.

Some military ships and submarines have nuclear power plant for engine. Nuclear power produces around 11% of the world's energy needed, and produces huge amounts of energy. It cause no pollution as we would get when burning fossil fuels. The advantages of nuclear plant are as follow:It costs about the same coal, so it is not expansive to make.

It does not produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect.

It produces huge amounts of energy from small amount of uranium.

It produces small amount of waste. It is reliable.

On the other hand, nuclear power is very, very dangerous. It must be sealed up and buried for many years to allow the radioactivity to die away. Furthermore, although it is reliable, a lot of money has to be spent on safety because if it does go wrong, a nuclear accident ca be a major accident.

People are increasingly concerned about this matter. In the 1990's nuclear power was the fastest growing source of power in many parts of the world.

Giving Children Homework; Pro and Con

There are a lot of discussion as to whether children should be given homework or not. Is it enough for children having time to study at school or needing additional time in home for study after school time?

Some people claim that children do enough work in school already. They also argue that children have their hobbies which they want to do after school, such as sport or music. A further point they make is that a lot of homeworks are pointless and does not help the children 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 learned in school.

Furthermore they claim that the school day is too short to get anything done. Itmakes sense to send home tasks like independent reading or further writing task which do not need the teacher support.

I think, on balance, that some homework is good idea but that should only given at the weekend when children have more time.

Definition and purpose of ReviewReview text is a text that has social function to summarize, analyse, and respond to literary works. Some literary works that can be reviewed are novel, book, and movie.  The purpose is to criticise an art work, event for a public audience.

Generic Structure Review Text Orientation : places the work in its general and

particular context, often by comparing it with others of its kind or through an analog with a non–art object or event. 

Interpretive Recount : summarize the plot and/or providers an account of how the reviewed rendition of the work came into being

Evaluation : provides an evaluation of the work and/or its performance or production; is usually recursive

Title : 2012Genre : Science Fiction / Action / DramaDirector : Roland EmmerichYear : November 13th 2009Duration : 2 hours 40 minnutesStars : John Cusack, Amanda Peet

2012 is Roland Emmerich's film which uses the Mayan calendar and other end-of-days prophecies for their doomsday scenario. In the Mayan calendar indirectly implied live on earth will be destroyed at the end of the year 2012. It imagines the world coming to an end in 2012. And the world is in ruin. 

2012 film brings off a series of wonders. It starts when John Cusack drives a limo through the streets of Los Angeles as freeways and skyscrapers crumble all around him from the shock of a 10.5 earthquake. The climax occurs aboard the giant ark, when an equipment malfunction almost threatens the entire mission.Some people say this film is very great. Because the images on the film looks like real. combined with good sound effects, making this film was intense. therefore, this film received a very high rating.I think this movie is perfect, with a combination of music and images on film.This film also suitable to watch with the family when the holidays.

MOVIE REVIEW

Title                            : The Signalman and the Ghost at the TrialAuthor                        : Charles DickensGenre                         : HorrorLevels                        : BeginnerSerial Number            : ISBN 979-523-612-1Publisher                    : Dian RakyatYear                          : 2003Reviewed By             : Annisa Adelina Fajri

            The Signalman and the Ghost at the Trial is a ghost book story which written by Charles Dickens. The original book was published at 1866. It is one of some Charles Dickens’s books that had been filmed. Now, the books were published and distributed by PT. Dian Rakyat for sale in Indonesia. This book is used to help the learners at beginner level of English. This book contains 2 short stories, the first story is The Signalman, and the second story is The Ghost at the Trial. In this change, I will explain the second story, The Ghost at the Trial.

            The Ghost at the Trial tells about a man, George Fotherly. He had a job in a famous bank in London. He lived in his apartment with his servant. He had no wife and family. One day, he was reading a newspaper on is sitting room. On the front page, there was a news about a horrible murder. After he read that news, he had a dream about the victim’s room that he read before. When he woke up, he saw a strange thing happened in front of his apartment. He saw a frightened man who was followed by a pale face’s man. Both of them are staring at him. Three days later, some police arrested a man who accused as the murderer.

        

Book Review

     Two month later, George and his servant saw a ghost in his dressing room. They were frightened. The next morning, George got a letter from the Law Courts. He was asked to be a member of the jury in a trial. He must stay together with the other members of jury at night. The jury has a job to find out the fact of the case in the trial. They must discuss about the truth based on the evidence from the witnesses. In the trial, George had some strange experience again. First, he saw the frightened man that he saw in front of his apartment two months ago as the accused person. And he lifted his hands up when the judge asking who wants to be the foreman between the jury, and the last, He saw thirteen juries in the trial. Meanwhile in the list there were only twelve juries. The thirteenth jury is a shadow of the ghost. And he recognized the ghost face’s as the pale man’s face that he saw two months ago in front of his apartment and followed the accused man.

           On the fifth day of the trial, George realized that the ghost

who kept following him during the trial is the victim of murderer case and he wanted him to recover the fact. The ghost wants George to prove that the accused man is guilty and must be punished. George decided to help the ghost. And at the last day of the trial, the judge spoke to the jury. George as the foreman told the judge about the accused man, the victim, and the witnesses. At that time, the ghost appeared in the trial room. But, George was the only one who can see him. When the judge finally decided that the accused man is guilty, the ghost disappeared. His revenge has been paid.

   The story told us a strange relation between the death and life people, I think it’s hard to believe that they can make a contact. But from this story we can learn one thing, we should help each other. However, the truth will always be the winner and the bad one will get punishment. George character’s reminds us that we must help to recover the fact.

         I recommended this book for the reader at beginner level in English. This book using simple vocabulary and it’s easy to understand. It also explains us about the condition of the mid-nineteenth century with some picture. Besides, the size of this book is small so it can be brought everywhere easier than another book which much thicker.

Narrative text is a kind of text to retell the story that past tense. The purpose of the text is to entertain or to amuse the readers or listeners about the story.The generic structure of Narrative text :

Orientation : It set the scene and introduce the participants (it answers the question : who, when, what, and where).

Complication : Tells the problems of the story and how the main characters solve them.

Resolution : The crisis is revolved, for better or worse.

Re-orientation : The ending of the story. Evaluation : The stepping back to evaluate

the story or the moral message of the story

Linguistic features :1. Use active verbs.2. Use past tense.3. Use conjunction.4. The first person (I or We) or the third

person (He, She, or They).5. Use specific nouns.6. Use adjective and adverbsKind of Narrative text :1. Legend : Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang,

etc.2. Fable : Mousedeer and crocodile.3. Fairy tale : Cinderella, Snow white,

Pinocchio, etc.4. Science fiction

Narrative text KnightTHE KING ROCK

Once upon time, King Rock brought his best knights and soldiers to besiege Vernon castle. They surrounded the castle for days, trapping the Lord Vernon inside. However, they refused to surrender. They fought hard to defend their castle.One day Sir Paul, a brave and encourageous Knight, put on a disguise and went out of Vernon castle. He walked stealthily to enter the king’s camp. However he was discovered by the king’s soldiers. They chased after him shouting . “ a spy! A spy!” Sir Thompson one of the king’s night caught him. They fought boldly. Sir Paul tried to run away quickly to the Vernon castle. However, Sir Thompson could cacth up with him again. Just as he was about to stab Sir Paul with his sword, he heard someone screaming . “ Please, do not kill him” Looking up Sir Paul saw a beautiful lady with fair hair. It was his sister, Lady Etvia.  “ Both of you are brave knights” she said. “ This war has been fought by brave and chivalrous knights and soldiers. But we women and children suffer because of the war. We are starving because there is no food to eat. Sir Paul and Sir Thompson looked at one another dumbfounded. They were surprised by what the lady said. No one had ever been brave enough to speak to the knights like this. They promised Lady Etvia to tell their king and lord to stop the useless war. 

After a few days, lord Vernon and King rock made an agreement. Each of them would choose a knight to fight for his side. If the lord’s knight won, the king would end the siege.But if the lord’s knight lost, the king would take over Lord Vernon’s castle and his people must surrender. Sir paul was chosen to fight for Lord Vernon and Sir Thompson was chosen for the king.

 Both knights were strong and powerful.They fought like two fierce Thompson fell to the ground. Lord Vernon’s people cheered while the king’s army groaned. Sir Thompson bowed his head humbly and prepared himself for death. “stop! Oh please don’t kill him, paul!” Lady Etvia cried. “if you say so, my dear sister, “ Sir Paul replied gallantly,” your wish is my command” ,“ I wish that there were no more wars in the world …….” Lady etvie said with tears in her eyes. “ both of you have fought braveky for your lord and king. Now it’s time to stop.” “Paul, don’t you remember how sir Thompson spared your life in the fight earlier?” “ you are right Etvia” he is my friend who is such an honorable knight. I will not kill him.” “ thank you very much, wise lady” said Sir Thompson. “ I am glad that my brother and you are friends now Sir Paul, “ replied Lady Etvia.  Hearing this King Rock and Lord Vernon agreed to stop fighting too. The lady smiled and then her body turned into a beautiful golden dove. All people who saw this could only open their mouths wide showing their surprise. “who is the lady actually?” they thought ,The beautiful and wise lady had shown them the value of peace and friendship.

NARRATIVE ADVENTURE (101 Dalmatians) Long time ago, American video game designer Roger Dearly

lives with his pet dalmatian Pongo in London, England. One day, Roger takes Pongo for a walk, and the dog sets his eyes on a beautiful female Dalmatian named Perdy. After a frantic chase through the streets of London, Roger and Pongo discover that Perdy likes Pongo; and Perdy's owner, fashion designer Anita Campbell-Green, falls in love with Roger when they meet in St. James's Park. Anita and Roger get married along with Perdy and Pongo.

Anita works as a fashion designer at the House of de Vil. Her boss, Cruella de Vil, has two passions in life: cigarettes and fur. Anita, inspired by her dalmatian, designs a coat made with spotted fur. Cruella is intrigued by the idea of making garments out of actual Dalmatians. When Cruella learns that Perdy has given birth to 15 Dalmatian puppies, she offers the couple a decent price for the newborn puppies, but the couple refuses. Flying into a maniacal rage, Cruella dismisses Anita and seeks revenge against the couple. She has her henchmen, Jasper and Horace ,steal the puppies and deliver them to her ancient estate, De Vil Mansion.

With the help of the other dogs and animals scattered throughout London, the puppies manage to outwit Jasper and Horace, and escape to a farm, where their parents have been called to wait. But shortly after, Cruella shows up and tries to retrieve them, but is kicked into a pig pen by a horse after being covered in molasses. All of the Dalmatians get home by the Metropolitan Police Service, who then arrest Cruella and her henchmen. The family adopts the other Dalmatians Cruella stole, bringing the total to 101. Roger designs a successful video game featuring dalmatian puppies as the protagonists and Cruella as the villain, and they move to the English countryside with their millions.