Zenit beats Manchester United to win Super Cup

 NOVEMBER 26 ____ 30, 2

                                     Zenit beats Manchester United to win Super Cup

Zenit St. Petersburg beat Manchester United 2-1 to win the European Super Cup for the first time on Friday. The match pitted the Champions League winner against the UEFA cup champ from Russia, which led 2-0 then held on.
Pavel Pogrebnyak put Zenit ahead a minute before half-time from close range after Igor Denisov flicked on a corner from Alejandro Dominguez. Danny, signed for a Russian record euro 30 million (US$44 million) from Dinamo Moscow, added the second goal in the 59th when he drifted past two defenders and beat goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar with a low shot.
Nemanja Vidic pulled a goal back in the 73rd after good work by Carlos Tevez down the left, and substitute Jhon O’Shea almost equalized for United in the 88th when his header has tipped over by goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev. United midfielder Paul Scholes was shown a second yellow card and sent off in injury time for punching the ball into the net.

1. The passage above is … text.
a. narrative
b. exposition
c. recount
d. news report
e. report of information

2. Zenith's first position on the super cup is ….
a. for the first times
b. for the fifth times
c. for the second times
d. for the tenth times
e. for the third times

3. Who made the first score for Zenith?
a. Igor Denisov
b. Pavel Pogrebnyak
c. Alejandro Dominguez
d. Carlos Tevez
e. Danny

4. The goal back MU was the assist of ….
a. John O’shea
b. Carlos Tevez
c. Paul Scholes
d. Nemanja Vidic
e. None of the options

5. Who wrote the news?
a. Mu press released officer
b. Zenith press released officer
c. Jerome Pugmire
d. The Associated Press
e. None of the options are correct

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Giant Australian Cuttlefish

 NOVEMBER 25 _____ 29, 2

Giant Australian Cuttlefish

Location and habitat
The Giant Australian Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) is found in waters from less than a meter deep to probably around 100 m off Southern and eastern Australia.
Description
Australian Giant Cuttlefish (a solitary creature) is by far the biggest type of cuttlefish growing up to a length of 1 meter and up to 3 kg. They have a big flat broad head with 2 large eyes with 8 tentacles (arms) and 2extendable feeding tentacles emerging from this head. The 2 feeding tentacles which are used for feeding retract into pouches between the bases of the third and fourth arm pairs. Along their sides, they have thin fins.
It breathes like fish through gills.
Internally they have a spongy chalk-like internal shell (cuttlebone) which gives the body its shape. The cuttlefish has three hearts, which pumps blue blood

Movement 
The slow movement is obtained by using its thin fins located along their sides. Propulsion is increased by using jets of water squirted out from a funnel. Australian Giant Cuttlefish swim with their tentacles close to their body, and cuttlefish regulate their buoyancy by pumping water in and out of the gas-filled cuttlebone to change the volume (and thus buoyancy) of the gas to enable them to maintain the depth they wish.

Defense
Cuttlefish have the ability to change their color to match their background, even the texture of its skin to be more like sand or seaweed and can push up fingers of soft skin to impersonate the shape of seaweeds or rubble.
They can also eject ink from an ink sack just like an octopus to confuse and disorientate enemies so it can escape.

Feeding 
They actively forage amongst seaweeds and seagrasses catching shrimp, fish, prawns, crabs and other crustaceans. They use their 2 extendable feeding tentacles to snatch their catch, which is then mashed up by a hard “beak” (jaws).

Breeding
Individuals breed from April to July. This is the time they come closer to the surface and thus can be observed A courting and mateship dance ends up with the male and female entwining their tentacles together. The eggs (hundreds)are then laid a short time later often in little coral caves or on rocky reefs further south. The eggs take a couple of months to hatch.

1. To which depth of water can a giant cuttlefish live?
a. 450 meters
b. 350 meters
c. 250 meters
d. 150 meters
e. 100 meters

2. To which part of the information criteria can you find about the weight of this giant cuttlefish?
a. habitat and location
b. breeding
c. feeding
d. description
e. movement

3. The following time that suitable for the breeding of giant cuttlefish is ….
a. June
b. August
c. September
d. October
e. November

4. This food is common for giant cuttlefish, except ….
a. seaweeds
b. seagrasses
c. mud
d. shrimp
e. crabs

5. The passage above is best read for a student of ….
a. Kindergarten
b. High school, science department
c. High school, technical department
d. High school, social department
e. None of the options are correct

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Taking care of the keyboard

 NOVEMBER 24 _____ 28 2

                                                  Taking care of the keyboard

The keyboard is a robust device used for inputting data on to your computer. As you type in information small letters are sent via the cable to the inside of the machine where they are organized into the words that you see. Keep your cable straight.
It is important that the keyboard cable has no kinks or that no object is placed on the cable to restrict the flow of letters to the machine. Care also must be taken that letters with sharp points do not become snared in the cable.
X’s and Z’s are the most common letters to be snared, and the result will be words appearing on the screen with these letters missing. O’s and D’s move the easiest through the cable.
     To best take care of your keyboard cable stretch it out and straighten the kinks frequently. Letters are snared most frequently where the cable enters the machine, so be sure to straighten that section of cable on a weekly basis.
Be aware that any spelling mistakes may be the result of letters stuck in the cable rather than dyslexic fingers. Letters caught in the cable decay away quickly once the machine is turned off, so no lasting damage occurs in the buildup of snared letters.


1. What does the writer compare the keyboard with?
a. small machine
b. tools
c. group of small letters
d. robust device
e. hardware

2. The most common letters to be snared are ….
a. X and W
b. X and A
c. X and Z
d. Z and A
e. A and X

3. To take care of your keyboard cable you should ….
a. straighten the kinks frequently
b. stretch the cable rarely
c. rolled the cable
d. let decay cable in use
e. none of the options are correct

4. Keyboard needs to be cleaned so that ….
a. dirt move away
b. keyboard works slowly
c. dirt and grit spread away
d. it smell good
e. none of the options are correct

Giant Australian Cuttlefish

Location and habitat
The Giant Australian Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) is found in waters from less than a meter deep to probably around 100 m off Southern and eastern Australia.
Description
Australian Giant Cuttlefish (a solitary creature) is by far the biggest type of cuttlefish growing up to a length of 1 meter and up to 3 kg. They have a big flat broad head with 2 large eyes with 8 tentacles (arms) and 2extendable feeding tentacles emerging from this head. The 2 feeding tentacles which are used for feeding retract into pouches between the bases of the third and fourth arm pairs. Along their sides, they have thin fins.
It breathes like fish through gills.
Internally they have a spongy chalk-like internal shell (cuttlebone) which gives the body its shape. The cuttlefish has three hearts, which pumps blue blood

Movement 
The slow movement is obtained by using its thin fins located along their sides. Propulsion is increased by using jets of water squirted out from a funnel. Australian Giant Cuttlefish swim with their tentacles close to their body, and cuttlefish regulate their buoyancy by pumping water in and out of the gas-filled cuttlebone to change the volume (and thus buoyancy) of the gas to enable them to maintain the depth they wish.

Defense
Cuttlefish have the ability to change their color to match their background, even the texture of its skin to be more like sand or seaweed and can push up fingers of soft skin to impersonate the shape of seaweeds or rubble.
They can also eject ink from an ink sack just like an octopus to confuse and disorientate enemies so it can escape.

Feeding 
They actively forage amongst seaweeds and seagrasses catching shrimp, fish, prawns, crabs and other crustaceans. They use their 2 extendable feeding tentacles to snatch their catch, which is then mashed up by a hard “beak” (jaws).

Breeding
Individuals breed from April to July. This is the time they come closer to the surface and thus can be observed A courting and mateship dance ends up with the male and female entwining their tentacles together. The eggs (hundreds)are then laid a short time later often in little coral caves or on rocky reefs further south. The eggs take a couple of months to hatch.

5. The passage above is … text.
a. narrative
b. exposition
c. recount
d. news report
e. report of information

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Language Literacy Development

NOVEMBER 23 ----- 27 2

                                                    Language Literacy Development

A major affective factor in second or subsequent language literacy development is age. As mentioned above, most learners in literate societies begin their formal literacy education in their first language when they start school at about the age of five. However, most second-language learners do not begin to learn literacy in a second language until they are older than this (Hammond & Derewianka 1999,p.30). some may be studying a second language at school or university while living in their own culture. Others may have migrated to a new culture where they must learn a second language in order to participate in the adopted society.

1. The passage above is … text.
a. narrative
b. exposition
c. recount
d. news report
e. none of the options are correct

2. What is a major factor in learning the second language to language literacy according to the writer?
a. intelligence
b. address
c. habits
d. age
e. experience


3. Some may be studying a second language at university while living in their own culture. The statement above is ….
a. a supporting idea to the writer's point of view
b. a thesis the writer expresses for his/her point of view
c. an opposite idea to counter his/her ideas
d. a theme the writer uses to support his/her ideas
e. none of the options are correct


4. Why does the writer mention the name Hammond & Derewianka in his/her writing?
a. To show that s/he reads more books
b. To tell readers that s/he has read the books
c. To mention the reader that s/he they are his/her friends
d. S/he wants to describe more facts about his/her ideas
e. S/he wants to support his/her point of view by quoting other ideas



                                           Taking care of the keyboard


The keyboard is a robust device used for inputting data on to your computer. As you type in information small letters are sent via the cable to the inside of the machine where they are organized into the words that you see. Keep your cable straight.
It is important that the keyboard cable has no kinks or that no object is placed on the cable to restrict the flow of letters to the machine. Care also must be taken that letters with sharp points do not become snared in the cable.
X’s and Z’s are the most common letters to be snared, and the result will be words appearing on the screen with these letters missing. O’s and D’s move the easiest through the cable.
    To best take care of your keyboard cable stretch it out and straighten the kinks frequently. Letters are snared most frequently where the cable enters the machine, so be sure to straighten that section of cable on a weekly basis.
Be aware that any spelling mistakes may be the result of letters stuck in the cable rather than dyslexic fingers. Letters caught in the cable decay away quickly once the machine is turned off, so no lasting damage occurs in the buildup of snared letters.

5. The description of the script includes ….
a. selling your keyboard
b. cleaning your keyboard
c. washing your keyboard
d. none of the options is correct
e. all of the options are correct

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Sunlight

 NOVEMBER 22

Text 3

Sunlight

Sunlight appears to have no colors. We call it white light. It is really made up of different colors. When you see a rainbow, you see the white light that has traveled through millions of falling raindrops. 

White light is a mixture of all the colors of the rainbow, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. When white light in a drop of rain, it changes direction is called refraction. Some orange colors in the light change direction more than others and so the white light separates into its different colors.

1. The text tells us about …
a. rain
b. color
c. sunlight
d. Rainbow
e. raindrops

2. In the second paragraph, the writer describes…
a. White light
b. Falling raindrops
c. The change direction
d. The mixture of color
e. The process of a rainbow

3. The function of the text is… the process of a rainbow is formed
a. to share
b. to inform
c. to explain
d. to persuade
e. to describe

4. The part of the text is called (paragraph 1)?
a. Event
b. Conclusion
c. Explanation
d. Argumentation
e. General explanation

5. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a. White light has no color.
b. White light is mixture of all the colour.
c. All colour in the light change direction.
d. The rainbow is made up of different colors.
e. The rainbow occurs when the light traveled through millions falling raindrops.

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Rama and Shinta

 (1) Several days later, the dove was flying over a lake. (2) He saw an ant floating on the surface of the water. (3) It was the ant that had saved the dove’s life from the hunter. (4) The ant was almost drowned. (5) The dove got an idea, he picked up a big leaf and dropped it onto the surface of the water near the ant. Luckily the ant could get on the leaf (paragraph 1).

1. Which of the following sentences in paragraph 1 belong to PASSIVE FORM?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

Text 2

November 21

                                                          Rama and Shinta

King Rama, his wife Shinta and his brother Laksmana were in the forest. Suddenly, there was a beautiful deer. Queen Shinta wanted to have the deer. So she said to her husband, “Please catch deer for me.” So Rama and Laksmana ran after the deer. King Rahwana was flying over the forest. He saw Shinta and wanted to have her. So, he flew down and asked Shinta to go with him. Of course, Shinta did not want to go then he took by force, put her on his back. And flew away to his home in Alengka. When King Rama and Laksmana came back with deer, they found that Shinta had gone. A speaking bird told that Rahwana had abducted her. Rama and Laksmana were sad and very angry. So they went to Alengka to take Shinta back from Rahwana.

2. Which is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a. Shinta was in the forest when Rahwana abducted her.
b. Shinta wanted to catch the deer.
c. Shinta was taken by force.
d. Rama went to Alengka with Laksmana.
e. A bird informed Rama where Shinta went.

3. Who is the main character of that story?
a. Rahwana
b. Shinta
c. Laksmana
d. A deer
e. A bird

4. The type of the text is …
a. Report
b. Recount
c. News item
d. Descriptive
e. Narrative

5. What kind of the sentences is using mostly used in such type?
a. The Passive voice
b. The Simple Past Tense
c. The Past Perfect Tense
d. The Simple Present Tense
e. The Present Perfect Tense

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The hunter vs a dove and an ant

November 20

                                        The hunter vs a dove and an ant

Once upon a time, there was a man who liked hunting very much. He often went to the forest to hunt any animal he met. One day he went hunting into the forest. He intended to shoot any animal he saw. He brought his gun with him. When he was searching for his prey, suddenly he saw a bird perching on a branch of a tree. It was a dove. When he was aiming his gun at the dove, suddenly an ant came and bit his foot. He was so startled that he didn’t shoot the dove. It was safe and then flew away. 

Several days later, the dove was flying over a lake. He saw an ant floating on the surface of the water. It was the ant that had saved the dove’s life from the hunter. The ant was almost drowned. The dove got an idea, he picked up a big leaf and dropped it onto the surface of the water near the ant. Luckily the ant could get on the leaf. The ant tried to bring the leaf to the edge of the lake and landed on the ground. The ant was safe because the dove helped him.

1. The main idea of paragraph 2 is…
a. An ant saved the dove’s life.
b. The dove tried to avoid the hunter.
c. The dove was perching on a branch of a tree.
d. The hunter with his gun was seeking his prey.
e. The hunter with his gun was seeking his prey.
2. The hunter was very … when the ant bit his foot.
a. angry
b. Furious
c. Shocked
d. Surprised
e. Disappointed
3. Which one of the following sentences INCORRECT or IRRELEVANT with the text above?
a. The man hunted some animals that he met in the forest.
b. The hunter saw a dove on the branch of a tree.
c. The man didn’t shoot the dove because of a policeman.
d. The dove helped the ant that on the surface of the water.
e. The ant was safe because of the dove.
4. From the story, we can conclude that both the ant and the dove are a good example for human beings because …
a. the bird could fly over the lake.
b. the ant could land on the ground.
c. the ant could bite the hunter’s foot.
d. the hunter couldn’t shoot the dove.
e. they could help to save each other’s lives.
5. The purpose of the text above is to…
a. tell the readers of the story.
b. to explain the readers of the story.
c. to entertain the readers of the story.
d. to inform the readers of the story.
e. to retell the readers of the story.
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A Farmer

 NOVEMBER 19, N1V2

                                                            A Farmer

Once a man sold his well to a farmer. The next day when a farmer went to draw the water from that well, the man did not allow him to draw the water from it. He said, “I have sold you the well, not the water, so you cannot draw the water from the well.”

The farmer became very sad and came to the Emperor’s court. He described everything to the Emperor and asked for justice. The Emperor called Birbal and handed over this case to him. Birbal called the man who sold the well to the farmer. Birbal asked, “Why don’t you let him use the water of the well. You have sold the well to the farmer.” The man replied, “Birbal, I have sold the well to the farmer, not the water. He has no right to draw the water from the well.”

Then Birbal smiled and said to him, “Good, but look, since you have sold the well to this farmer, and you claim that water is yours, then you have no right to keep your water in the farmer’s well. Either you pay rent to the farmer to keep your water in his well, or you take that out of his well immediately.”

The man understood, that his trick has failed. Birbal has outwitted him.   

1. What is the text about?

A. A farmer and witty Birbal

B. A smart man and a farmer

C. An emperor and a witty Birbal

D. Farmer’s well and witty Birbal

E. A farmer and an emperor

2. Why didn’t the man let the farmer use the water from the well?

A. Because the man needed the water for himself

B. Because there was no water in the well

C. Because the man obeyed what the emperor said

D. Because water in the well was not included in the sales agreement they made before

E. Because the man thought that he had sold the well but the water was not involved

3. What is the moral value of the text?

A. Stealing is not a good thing, you can always use your brain and ease out of the difficult situations.

B. Don’t try to cheat because you will end up paying for it regardless of how smart you think you are.

C. One who desires more lose all. One should remain satisfied with what one gets

D. There is no substitute for hard work because dreams cannot be fulfilled without hard work

E. Do not just blindly walk into anything without thinking

 

4. . . . . . . . your Uncle come here every year?

a. Do

b. Does

c. Are

d. Is

e. Will

5. … she … the flower every time you visit her house every day?

a) are - water

b) is - watering

c) is - waters

d) are - watering

e. is - watering

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Creamy Mushroom Potatoes

 .NOVEMBER 18

                      Creamy Mushroom Potatoes

1. How much chopped parsley does the recipe require?
a. 1/4 cup
b. 1 tablespoon
c. 1 1/2 cups
d. 2 cups
e. 8 oz

2. The third step in the method states that . . .
a. Soybean milk is used merely for garnish
b. Extra cups must be provided
c. Extra soybean milk must be added to the soup
d. Six cups of soybean milk must be added to the soup
e. The soup must be thick

3. What is not included in the recipe?
a. Soybean milk
b. Mushroom
c. Salt
d. Potatoes
e. Cheese

4. Veal is the meat of . . .
a. Chicken
b. Goat
c. Duck
d. Lamb
e. Cow

5. What need to be done to the potato mixture?
a. Bring the mixture almost to a boil
b. Serve it with veal
c. Garnish it with parsley
d. Add the mixture with extra soybean milk
e. Stir the mixture occassionally

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Mrs. Andrew

 .NOVEMBER 17

                                                 Mrs. Andrew

1. What is the text mostly tell about?
a. The woman and her cat
b. The policeman and the cat
c. The woman and her clever losing cat
d. The police and the losing cat

2. What is the last paragraph called?
a. Reorientation
b. Twist
c. Conclusion
d. Resolution
e. Reiteration

3. How did the policeman feel when the woman said that her cat almost talked.
He felt . . .
a. Sad
b. Disappointed
c. Tired
d. excited
e. Happy

4. The product advertised above says that . . .
a. It can remove the scars on the face
b. It can cure pimples, whiteheads and blackheads
c. It can whitten your complexion
d. It can't smoothen your rough skin
e. It can't glow your shabby skin

5. Study the sign above and decide which sentence best describes the sign.
a. Use this door in case of fire
b. Use this door to leave your room
c. Use this door in case of emergency
d. Use this door to enter the building
e. Use this door to go to the dinning-room.

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City officials - UNIT 6

 NOVEMBER 16

                                                             

1. What is the text about?

       a. The plan of Governor Sutiyoso to help other people

       b. The project development on fishing villages

       c. The annual bonus of high-ranking officials

       d. The donation of the annual bonus for the development of fishing villages

       e. The paying out of the donation will be conducted in

           September

2. What do you call the first paragraph of the text?

       a. Orientation

       b. Thesis

       c. Newsworthy event

       d. General classification

       e. Identification

3. Which statement is not true according to the text?

a. There is a project helping develop fishing villages

b. Some high-ranking city officials had agreed to donate their annual bonus.

c. Governor Sutiyoso supported the program.

d. The donation would be channeled directly to the needy

e. The paying out will be conducted in September            

4. The organization of the text consists of . . . 

a. Issue - arguments for - arguments against - conclusion

b. Thesis - arguments - reiteration

c. Thesis - arguments - recommendation

d. General statement - a sequence of explanations - closing.

e. Newsworthy events - background events - sources

5. The synonym of the word 'donate' is . . .

a. Waste

b. Spend

c. Give

d. Spread

e. Distribute

Summary of 17 texts

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