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Reading Comprehension

GORILLAS        Gorillas are the largest of all the primates. A male gorilla can be 180 centimeters tall and can weigh 200 kilograms. Gorillas are very strong but they do not often fight. In fact they are peaceful animals.        Gorillas live in small family groups of about 15. In a group there is one strong, older male, some young males, and a few females with their babies.They move slowly around a large area of jungle eating leaves and bushes.        In some ways gorillas are very like humans. When they are happy, they laugh and wave their arms. When they are angry, they beat their chests. When they are sad, they cry. But they cry quietly, without any tears.       Unfortunately, people hunt and kill gorillas. They also cut down and burn their trees. There are now only about 10,000 gorillas left in the world.

Questions:

1. How tall can gorillas be?

2. How much can they weigh?

3. Do gorillas like fighting?

4. Where do they live?

5. Do gorillas usually live alone?

6. What do they eat?

7. What do gorillas do when they are happy? Sad? Angry?

8. How many gorillas are there left in the world?

9. Why are not there many left?

Vocabulary

1.  A male gorilla can be 180 centimeters tall and can weigh 200 kilograms.

2.  Gorillas are very strong but they do not often fight.

3.  Gorillas are the largest of all the primates.

4.  Gorillas live in small family groups of about 15.

5.  In some ways gorillas are very like humans.

6.  They move slowly around a large area of jungle eating leaves and bushes.

7.  When they are happy, they laugh and wave their arms.

8.  When they are angry, they beat their chests.

9.  In a group there is one strong, older male, some young males,

     and a few females with their babies.

10. When they are sad, they cry.

11. But they cry quietly, without any tears.

12. Unfortunately, people hunt and kill gorillas.

13. They also cut down and burn their trees.

14. There are now only about 10,000 gorillas left in the world.

Elephants: The Amazing Animals      Elephants are the largest land animals on earth. They have the largest brains of any mammal. Elephants talk to each other. Researchers have discovered more than 50 different types of calls that they use to communicate with each other.      Their trunks are strong enough to pick up trees but sensitive enough to pick up a flower. They use them as tools to sweep paths, to scratch themselves, to swat flies, and to draw in the dirt.      They are good swimmers and use their trunks like snorkels. They live together in family groups. They help each other when in trouble. They join together to care for and rescue their young.

Comprehension questions

1. What kind of animal is reported in the text?

2. What is its brain like?

3. Mention its parts of the body as described in the text.

4. Which of the following descriptions is not correct?

    a. Elephants can’t take flowers.

    b. They can communicate well with their babies.

    c. They are cooperative among others.

5. How do they sweep paths?

6. Who discovered that elephants have different types of calls they use for

    communication?

7. Do elephants like to isolate themselves from other elephants?  Why or why not?

DANCING BIRDS     Many birds dance to attract a mate, especially in springtime. From pigeons to parrots, birds like to show themselves off by dancing. Have a look at the birds near where you live and see what kinds of dances they perform.     Ostriches are the only birds which dance for fun. Early in the morning, the birds gather and begin to dance in circles on tip-toes with their wings outstretched. Very soon, the whole group joins in with the twirling dance.     Scientists think that this dance is purely an expression of joy at being alive!

Comprehension questions

1. What kind of bird is reported in the text?

2. Why do they dance?

3. Which of the following description is not correct?

     a. Birds may dance to attract their mates.

     b. Ostriches dance for fun.

     c. Ostriches dance without their friends.

4. When do they dance?

5. Who says that the ostriches’ dancing is an expression of joy?

6. The writer uses a pronoun to replace a noun. What does ‘their’ in ‘their wings

    outstretched’ refer to?

    a.  circles         b.  tip-toes       c.  ostriches

Fill in the blanks with is, are, have or has.

1. There ….. many types of flowers in the park.

2. A seed ….. a food store, an embryo, and a seed coat.

3. All cheetahs ….. a small head and small ears.

4. Cheetahs ….. the fastest runners on land.

5. ….. there any cheetah in the zoo near your house?

6. There ….. no singing bird in the park near my house.

7. Baluran ….. a national park located in Banyuwangi.

8. Tigers ….. sharp teeth, so do cats.

9. There ….. much water under the ground.

10. A singing bird ….. a very beautiful sound.

The foolish girl    Dolly was a young girl. She worked on a farm. She had to milk the cows and feed the hens. This was hard work, but Dolly was a good worker and did her work carefully.    One day her mistress said to her, " Dolly, you do your work well, so I am going to give you a present. Here is a whole jug of milk for yourself. Take it to the market and sell it there and you can keep the money for yourself."    Dolly was happy. She put the large jug of milk on her head and walked along the road.While she walked she thought. She said to herself. I shall get much money for this milk. With the money I shall buy some hens. The hens will lay eggs. From the eggs I shall get more hens. These hens I shall sell, and with the money I shall buy a new dress.    " How beautiful I shall look in my new dress! I shall be more beautiful than all the other girls. They will want to walk with me, but I shall not  walk wihth them. All the men  will want to dance with me, but  I shall not dance with them-at first. When they come near me I shall just turn my head away, like this...."    As she thought this she really turned her head. At once the jug of milk fell down and all the milk flowed away. So this was the end of the foolish girl's thoughts for the future. She had now no milk to sell, no hens to buy, no eggs to get, and no dress to make her look more beautiful than the other girls.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

She is a bad worker  She is a careful worker  She is a happy worker  She is a good worker  She is a hard

-           She works badly She works carefully She works happily She works well She works hard

EXERCISE
Complete these sentences

1.   He is a slow walker.  2.   The Sun is bright.   3.   She is a beautiful singer.   4.   He was hungry.   5.   He is a splendid writer.   6.   He is a bad speaker.   7.   He is a good runner.   8.   He is a hard worker.   9.   He is a careful rider.   10. He was happy.

He walks slowly. It shines .... She sings .... He ate his lunch .... He writes .... He speaks .... He runs .... He works .... He rides .... He danced ....

Complete these sentences:

1.   A careful writer does not make any ....

2.   You must do your work again because you did not do it ....

3.   I can not hear you. Please speak more ....

4.   I can not see your face. Please ....round.

5.   The farmer sells his hens at the ....

6.   Hens .... eggs.

7.   Rivers .... into the sea.

8.   When we are happy we want to jump and ....

9.   Dolly had to .... the cows and .... the hens.

10. Dolly's .... gave her a .... she worked.

If these sentences are not right, correct them

1.   The letter Z is the first letter of the alphabet.

2.   A butcher sells grapes.

3.   There are sixty five seconds in a minute.

4.   We wash ourselves with chalk and ink.

5.   When we buy something we receive money.

6.   We play football with our teeth.

7.   The teacher's desk is behind the blackboard.

8.   Wednesday is the third day of the week.

9.   There are three syllables in the word children
10. Seven and eight make eighteen

Television Television, or TV, is one of humanity's most important means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. People with a television set can sit in their house and watch the president makes a speech or visits a foreign country. They can see a war being fought, and they can watch government leaders try to bring about peace. Through television, viewers at home can see and learn about people, places, and things in a away lands. Television even takes viewers out of this world as the astronauts explore outer space. In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs than any other kind of information media. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, soap operas, sports events, cartoons, quizzes, variety shows and motion pictures. More than 83 million homes in the United States - or 98% of all the country's homes - have at least one television set. On the average, a television set is in use in each home for about 6 3/4 hours each day. As a result, television has an important influence on how people spend their time, as well as on what they see and learn. After they arrive from work, they usually watch TV. Then, the importance of television is proven.

Football In Indonesia we call it “sepak bola”.In Malaysia they call it “bola sepak “.In Great Britain they call it “football”,while in the U.S.A.,it is called soccer.Whatever you call it,it is the most popular sport in the world.In our country,as in many other counties,it is sometimes called “folk sport” or “olahraga rakyat.” A football (soccer) team has eleven players.One of them is called goal keeper.He guards the goal.For the names of the other ten players,see the diagram of football field below. A football game lasts 90 minutes and is devided into two 45-minutes halves.It is officiated by a referee,who is assisted by two linesmen.They signal to the referee by waving a flag when the ball is out of play,when a player is offside,or when a team should be awarded a thrown-in,corner kick or a free kick.A free kick is what we call “tendangan bebas” in Indonsia.

A Hospital Hospital is a place where people a treated for illness or injures. In modern hospitals, there are two separated entrances and many parts of rooms to treat people dealing with their health. One of these is for patients in need of immediate treatment. It is the emergency entrance. The other entrance is the main entrance of the hospital. On the ground floor inside the main entrance there are probably a reception area and waiting room, and also an office. On this floor may also be the laundry and the kitchen. On the floor above and below are numerous other departments, for examples: a maternity section for mothers and their babies, rooms of patients, operating rooms, and special rooms such a radiography room, laboratories, pharmacy, and blood bank.