STUDENTS’ WORKSHEET 1DESCRIPTIVE (KD 3.4/4.4)

ACTIVITY 1 : WATCHING

1. PreparationDo this exercise before you watch the video! Match the name of the buildings with the pictures!

Big Ben The Giza Pyramid Borobudur Sidney Opera House The Colosseum Fatahillah Museum Hagia Sophia Taj Mahal The Louvre

1 ______________________ 2 ______________________ 3 ____________________

4 ____________________ 5 _______________________ 6 _____________________

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7 _____________________ 8 ____________________ 9 _____________________2. Check your background knowledge : matching

Match the name of the buildings with the places where they stand!

1. ………. The Giza Pyramid

2. ………. Borobudur

3. .……… Taj Mahal

4. ………. Sidney Opera House

5. ………. Big Ben

6. ………. The Colosseum

7. ………. Fatahillah Museum

8. ………. The Louvre

9. ………. Hagia Sophia

A. Sydney Harbour, Australia

B. Paris, France

C. Istanbul, Turkey

D. Jakarta, Indonesia

E. London, England

F. Uttar Pradesh, India

G. Central Java, Indonesia

H. Rome, Italy

I. Cairo, Egypt

3. Check your understanding : completionWatch the video then complete the blanks with the information from the video!

1. Name of building : ………………………………………………………...

2. Location : ………………………………………………………...

3. Number of entrance gates : ………………………………………...............

4. Color of The Great gate frame : ………………………………………...

5. Color of Taj Mahal building : ………………………………………...

6. The year when Taj mahal was built : ………………………………………...

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7. Name of Shah Jahan’s wife : ………………………………………………...

8. Function of Taj Mahal : …………………………………………………

9. Decoration of the façade : …………………………………………………

10. The color of Taj’s marble at sunset : …………………………………………

Link :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49HTIoCccDY

ACTIVITY 2 : READING

1. PreparationDo this exercise before you read the text! Match the words in the left box with their definitions in the right box!

1. ...…….. Mausoleum

2. ………. Architecture

3. ………. Monument

4. ………. Iconic

5. ………. Heritage

6. ………. Minaret

7. ………. Marble

8. ………. Dome

(A) A rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.

(B) The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.

(C) Property that descends to an heir.

(D) A building, especially a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs.

(E) Describes something or someone that is considered symbolic of something else.

(F) A tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.

(G) A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a famous or notable person or event.

(H) A hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone which is used in sculpture and architecture.

2. Check your understanding : Group Discussion

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Make groups of three to discuss these questions of the text then report to the class!

TAJ MAHAL

Taj Mahal is mausoleum complex located in Agra, western Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is situated in the eastern part of the city on the southern bank of the Yamuna River. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to immortalize his wife Mumtaz Mahal who died in childbirth in 1631.

In its harmonious proportions and its fluid incorporation of decorative elements, the Taj Mahal is distinguished as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a blend of Indian, Persian, and Islamic styles. One of the most beautiful structural compositions in the world, the Taj Mahal is also one of the world’s most iconic monuments, visited by millions of tourists each year. The complex was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.

There are five principal elements of the complex: main gateway, garden, mosque, jawab (a building mirroring the mosque), and mausoleum (including its four minarets). Building commenced about 1632. More than 20,000 workers were employed from India, Persia, the Ottoman Empire, and Europe to complete the total construction of 17-hectare complex for 22 years.

Resting in the middle of a wide plinth 7 metres high, the mausoleum proper is of white marble that reflects hues according to the intensity of sunlight or moonlight. It has four nearly identical facades, each with a wide central arch rising to 33 metres. The majestic central dome, which reaches a height of 73 metres is surrounded by four lesser domes. The interior of the mausoleum is organized around an octagonal marble chamber ornamented with low-relief carvings and semiprecious stones. Therein are the cenotaphs of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan. Those false tombs are enclosed by a finely wrought filigree marble screen. Beneath the tombs, at garden level, lie the true sarcophagi.

At the edges of the garden, there are two symmetrically identical buildings—the mosque, which faces east, and its jawab, which faces west and provides aesthetic balance. Built of red Sikri sandstone with marble-necked domes and architraves, they contrast in both colour and texture with the mausoleum’s white marble. The garden is set out along classical Mughal line,a square quartered by long watercourses (pools) with walking paths, fountains, and ornamental trees. Enclosed by the walls and structures of the complex, it provides a striking approach to the mausoleum, which can be seen reflected in the garden’s central pools.

( Adapted from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Taj-Mahal )

1. What do you call the above text?_____________________________________________________________________

2. What is the writer purpose in writing such a text?_____________________________________________________________________

3. Explain the text organization of the text!_____________________________________________________________________

4. Which paragraph is the identification of the text?_____________________________________________________________________

5. Which paragraphs are the descriptions of the text?_____________________________________________________________________

6. Most sentences are written in ____________________ tense.

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3. Check your understanding: multiple choiceChoose the best answer for each question!

1. What did Shah Jahan build Taj Mahal for?A. Making tombs for himself and his families.B. immortalizing his wife Mumtaz Mahal.C. Commemorating the day of his wife's death.D. Building a mosque for all his people.E. providing a magnificent garden for the people.

2. When did Taj Mahal finish to be built?A. 1631B. 1632C. 1644D. 1654E. 1983

3. Paragraph 4 mostly talks abaout … of Taj MahalA. purpose and functionB. interior and exteriorC. layout and architectureD. design and materialE. visitors and location

4. Which part of Taj Mahal is considered to be the highest part?A. Main gatewayB. Four minaretsC. MausoleumD. Central poolsE. Central dome

5. When visiting Taj Mahal, what can people find at west side at the edges of the garden?

A. TombsB. MosqueC. JawabD. FountainsE. Walking paths

6. “It is situated in the eastern part of the city on the southern bank of the Yamuna River.” (First paragraph)The word “it” in the sentence refers to …

A. Taj MahalB. AgraC. Northern IndiaD. The cityE. Yamuna river

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7. After reading the text, what can we conclude?A. The Taj Mahal is a building that has many towers made of red limestone.B. The Taj Mahal is a marvelous graves for the Shah Jahan family in all

corners of the areaC. Taj Mahal is a strange tourist destination and rarely visited by tourists from

all over the world.D. The Taj Mahal is a magnificent building with luxurious materials, designs

and structures.E. The Taj Mahal has some canals connected to the river beside the building.

8. “Building commenced about 1632.” (Paragraph 3) The synonym of the word “commenced” is …

A. startedB. restoredC. movedD. raisedE. shifted

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