English Final Exam

   Assalamualaikum lur, welcome back to my blog. This time is completely different from the previous post, because this blog is the result of my work for the Final Exam. This is the first exam in the independent curriculum, this exam does not use multiple choice questions but rather projects, so for English itself we were given 10 questions that had to be answered, the questions below:
1.What do you know about opinion?
2. What do you know about short functional text?
3. When you visit a school, what kinds of short functional text do you find?
4. What is a descriptive text?
5. Mention 3 titles of descriptive texts you have learned!
6. How do you like Semarang? (3 sentences)
7.How do you compare between Semarang and Jakarta? (3 sentences)
8. How many types are recount texts? Give the title of each type!
9. Tell me about your experience yesterday! (in 5 sentences)
10. What is a news item?
for the answers are in the video link below, check this out

https://youtu.be/cdKkTz3aYzQ?si=n69d8ywhN-eqTmS3

Explanation Text

  Assalamualaikum lur welcome back to my blog. In this time i will explain about explanation text.

  Explanation text is the text often tells you about how something works or why something happens. This text is used to examine natural phenomena, social phenomena, culture, or objects around us.

Purpose of Explanation Text
1. Provide information to readers
2. To educate or provide education

Generic Structure
1. General Statement
The content is a brief introduction regarding the subject to be discussed.
2. Explanation
This section explains the subject in detail and logically.
3. Conclusion
Contains conclusions or closing.

Types of Explanatory Text
1. Sequential
These detail the stages in an event.
2. Causal
Details what causes the change from one stage to the next.
3. Theoretical
Details the possible phenomena behind a natural or created process that is not fully understood.
4. Factorial and Consequential
Explanations explain effects and outcomes of processes.

Characteristics of Explanation Text
1. Explanation text answers questions how and why.
2. They have clear titles.
3. The first paragraph introduces the subject.
4. They have pictures and diagrams with labels for visual learners.

  So, that's about the explanation text. I hope this blog can be useful for us, thank you for reading, that's all, thank you

Procedure Text

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  Procedure text is a text that explains, informs, or helps the reader on how to make or use something. The purpose of procedure text is to show how something is made/used/done through a sequence of steps

Structure of procedure text

-Goals
Goal is a procedure text structure that explains the intent or purpose.

-Materials
Materials is a procedure text structure that describes the tools and materials needed.

-Steps
Steps contains steps or instructions for making or doing something.

Procedure text language
-Using simple present tense
-Using imperative sentences
-Using conjunctions
-Using adverbs

Types of Procedure Text

1. Procedure text that explains how to operate/use something
Examples: how to use a blender, how to use a oven, how to use a camera.

2. Procedure text that provides instructions for carrying out certain activities
Examples: how to play the guitar, how to create a website, and how to make rendang.

  So , that's an explanation about procedure text. Sorry if there are errors in writing or delivery, thank you for reading my blog, thank you

News Item

  Assalamualaikum lur, welcome back in my blog. In this time we will study about News Item. Check this out.

  News Item is a text that contains information about events or events newsworthy and considered important. The purpose of news item is to inform the readers about newsworthy or important event of the day.

The generic structure of news item are follows:

-Main event 

This part tells or contains news about key events or events which are usually written in summary.
-Background event
This part tells us about the elaboration. For example the background of events, who is the participant, when the events happeneda and the location of events.

-Source
This part is about the comment, witness or the opinion from the expert.

Language Features

-Using simple past tense
-Using action verb (hit, kick, walk, etc)
-Using saying verb (reported, stated, said)
-Adverb of time (yesterday, last year, last month.)

Example in text 

    So , that's an explanation about news item. Sorry if there are errors in writing or delivery, thank you for reading my blog, thank you

Read and Analyze the Structure of News Item

   Assalamualaikum lur, welcome back to my blog, this time I will provide material about news items. below is an example of a news item.

Highly Anticipated Coldplay Concert Sparks Ticket War, Frauds, and Homophobic Debate in Indonesia

Liputan6.com, Jakarta - The November concert in Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium will mark the first time the band Coldplay is performing in Indonesia. Coldplay fans in Indonesia felt nervous and could not relax as they prepared to buy the tickets on 17 May 2023. 

They tried their best, but some didn't succeed. For many people, the tickets were flying away from their reach too quickly. Social media users posted screenshots that they could not even access the ticket website because over 500,000 people were on the waiting list already. 

Through chaos as the ticket war swirled, it became us against the world situation. The ticket war in Indonesia has been very fierce in recent years; Tickets for K-pop concerts are usually fully booked within minutes. Last month, ticket sales for the Japanese band Radwimps also quickly booked. (Radwimps was the opening act for Coldplay's concert in Japan.) 

Life goes on, it gets so heavy for some fans. Struggling with the feeling that the ticket isn't theirs, some choose to find ticket resellers on Twitter. Buying tickets on Twitter is often a risky venture, but for some it is too tempting. And dozens of people were defrauded. 

Last week, the police said there were 14 people who collectively lost Rp30 million ($2,015) as they tried to buy the Coldplay tickets on social media.

After all the scams that occured, police said at least 60 people became victims per Tuesday. They lost Rp183 million ($12,293) in total.

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police also arrested a young couple aged 22 and 24 who scammed people with Coldplay tickets. 

Spokesperson of the national police, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, said the police received reports of fraud in the Jakarta area, Riau Islands, and Middle Java. Vice President Ma'ruf Amin also reminded the public to be careful.

"Regarding the Coldplay tickets, yes, I suppose it's not just Coldplay, but also in everything that the public be careful so not to be duped easily," said the 80-year-old VP.

Calls from Rejection

Chris Martin has been a strong advocate for gay rights. The conservative groups in Indonesia use that as the pretext to reject the band. 

The strongest voice comes from PA 212 (Persaudaraan Alumni 212 or Brotherhood Alumni of 212) which strongly rejects Coldplay. But the moderate Indonesia Ulama Council (MUI) also voiced their rejection. The deputy head of MUI Anwar Abbas highlights Coldplay's support toward LGBT community, and he believes Coldplay would ruin the morality in the country.

In Indonesia, the political support toward gay rights in Indonesia is rather dim. Populist politicians and public figures often avoid the advocacy issues to protect the LGBT community. Although ironically, homosexual artists such as Troye Sivan, Sam Smith, and Freddie Mercury are immensely popular in the country.

The government of President Joko Widodo has tried to de-escalate the situation. Minister for Tourism Sandiaga Uno said he has heard the opinions from the religious figures while ensuring the legality of Coldplay's concert. 

"We have opened communication and wanted to hear the inputs and suggestions from the ulamas as a part of our [efforts] to ensure that this concert is within the legal corridor in Indonesia," said Sandiaga. 

Sandiaga said that Coldplay's concert will be beneficial for the economy and tourism. The minister also hopes that Coldplay will be able to have a second day concert in Jakarta.

In 2012, Lady Gaga's concert was finally cancelled after dangerous threats from the conservative groups. Lady Gaga, who is also a strong LGBT rights advocate, was dubbed as vulgar and satanic. 

Since the rejection, Lady Gaga has gained more power and popularity, including winning an Oscar. But Lady Gaga still has not visited Indonesia.

The generic structure of News Item 

1. Headline: Highly Anticipated Coldplay Concert Sparks Ticket War, Frauds, and Homophobic Debate in Indonesia

2. Newsworty Event: Coldplay band ticket war in Indonesia and Coldplay's offer in Indonesia by some Muslim citizens in Indonesia because the vocalist voiced the rights of LGBT

3. Background Event: 5W 1H

-What  : Band coldplay ticket war in Indonesia 

-Where: Indonesia 

-When : May 17, 2023

-Who   : Indonesian cetizen

-Why   : The first time the band Coldplay is performing in Indonesia.

-How   : Struggling with the feeling that the ticket isn't theirs, some choose to find ticket resellers on Twitter.

4. Souce: Liputan6.com, Jakarta

Congratulion Card

  Assalamualaikum lur, back to my blog, this time I will discuss about the congratulion card.

  Congratulion cards are a type of greeting card, but here I will only discuss congratulation cards. Congratulation cards are greeting cards that contain cards to congratulate friends, relatives, or even family on achievements or successes, their function is to express feelings through the messages contained in the cards. Congratulation cards can be divided into several types such as regarding birthday wishes, success at work, congratulations on titles, etc.

There is a section in the congratulation card

1. Receivers. The first part is the receiver, that is, to whom the card is intended. Usually written at the top of the greeting card.

2. Body. This section is the contents of the greeting card or the purpose for which the card is given which contains a quote, picture or image regarding that special day or it could also be the sender's wish for the recipient.

3. Senders. Sender is the identity of the sender of the card, usually under the card after the contents are written

Example:

1. Hi, Nia!

Congratulations today and best wishes for all your tomorrows. And, may you always dare to do great things with your life! 

From your best friend,

Naina

2. Congratulations on your victory!

Hi, Liam! I heard that you took part in the regional art week competition and won first place. I am so happy and proud to hear that.

Once again, congratulations! You deserve that prize.

With love,

Dian

Example congratulion card

  So, that's about the congratulation card. I hope this blog can be useful for all of us, thank you for reading, that's all, thank you

Asking and Giving Opinion

  Assalamualaikum lur welcome back to my blog. In this time i will explain about asking and giving opinion.

  Asking and giving opinion is a way that someone does to ask and give opinions to other people. When carrying out daily activities, we usually cannot be separated from this common expression. Asking and giving opinion is included in the interrogative sentence with the purpose of getting a response or answer from the other person.

1. Asking Opinions

  What is meant by asking? Asking comes from the word "ask" with the suffix -ing which means to ask. In verbs, asking is part of the saying verb which is included in the action verb category. Meanwhile, opinion, or it can also be replaced with the term suggestion suggestion.

Asking Opinion in Formal Situations
-Would you give me your opinion on …?
-What are your views on …?
-Do you have any ideas...?
-What is your feeling about …?

Expression of Asking Opinion in Informal Situation
-What do you think about …?
Any comments?
-How do you feel about …?
-I need your opinion about …
-What's your opinion?

Examples of asking opinion in English sentences

Formal
-Would you give me your opinion on the marketing team's strategic plan to prepare for the new school's academic year?
-Please give me your thoughts on the material about managerial finance in our class tonight.

Informal
-Sinta, any comments for my makeup look today?
-What do you think about Rara's outfit of the day?

2. Giving Opinion or Telling Suggestions

Giving for Opinion in a Formal Situation

-May I make a comment on that?
-In my point of view...
-My opinion about …
-Feel that we should …

Giving for Opinion in an Informal Situation
-As for me…
-From my point of view, …
-I think that...
-Not everyone will agree with me, but...

Examples of Giving Opinion in English Sentences

Formal:
-In my point of view, this business pitch does not explain the company's goals for the next 5 years.
-Feel that we should be looking for influencers who reflect that education is very important.

Informal:
-Not everyone will agree with me, but Siwon Choi is not as handsome as people say.
-I think that your spaghetti is too salty.

Example dialog in comic strip 

  So, that's an explanation about asking and giving opinion. Sorry if there are errors in writing or delivery, thank you for reading my blog, thank you