English For 8th GradeJunior High School

By : Cahya Fitria Wijayanti

INDICATOR

MATERIALS

EXERCISES

Indicator

Topic : Busy People

Grammar : Figurative

Meanings, Present and

Continous tense,

Adverbs of frequency.

Text : Descriptive

Listening skill :

Identifying how to talk

about jobs, Identifying

how to talk about

hobbies, Identifying how

to ask and give

opinions, Identifying

how to make questions.

Speaking skill : Expressing meaning in transactional (to get things done) and interpersonal conversation (socialization) to ask

and give opinions (make questions).Reading skill : Responding meaning

in a descriptive text.Writing skill : Expressing meaning of

ideas used in a descriptive text.

Materials

Asking and giving opinions.

Making questions.

Describing someone’s job.

Talking about hobbies.

Grammar focuses : Figurative

meanings, present and contino

us tense, adverbs of frequency

.Descriptive text.

Asking and Giving Opinions

Shinta : Do you think smoking is good?Bella : No. Smoking is not good for our health.

Mike : Hi, Sandra! Do you think singing is good?Sandra : Hmm... I think singing is good. It makes us happy.

Making QuestionsHow old is she?What does she do?Where does she live?Is she a student?Does she have brothers or

sisters?What time does she get up?What are her hobbies?How often does she work?

Describing Someone’s Job

CONVERSATION

KIND OF JOBS

Kind of Jobs

Lia : What does your father

do?Lucy : He is a civil servant.

He works in a government

office.

Lia : What does he do as a

civil servant?

Lucy : He serves people.

Lia : Wow! It sounds

interesting.

Kind of JobsNo

Job Work Place Responsibility

1 A Teacher School Teach Student

2 A Doctor Hospital Treat Patient

3 A Civil Servant Government Office

Serve People

4 An Actor/Actrees TV Station Entertain People

5 A Police Officer Police Station Solve Crimes

6 A Postman Post Office Deliver Letters

7 A Farmer Fields Grow Rice

8 A Sailor Ship Work in a ship

9 A Secretary Office Type letters

10 A Waitress Restaurant Serve Food

11 A Mechanic Garage Fix Car

Talking About Hobbies

CONVERSATION

KIND OF HOBBIES

Kind of Hobbies

Ida : Stamp-collecting is your hobby, isn’t it?Doni : Yes. I like collecting stamps.

Ryan: Volleyball is your hobby, isn’t it?Ali : No, it isn’t.Ryan: So, what’s your hobby?Ali : Badminton. I like playing badminton.

Kind of Hobbies

Painting : MelukisReading : MembacaJogging : JogingSwimming : BerenangDancing : MenariSinging : Menyanyi

Collecting stamps : Mengoleksi perangkoPlaying football : Bermain sepak bolaPlaying volleyball : Bermain voliPlaying badminton : Bermain bulu tangkis

Grammar Focus

Figurative meanings

Adverbs of frequency

‘before verbs’

‘after be’

Simple present and Continous

tense

Grammar Focus : Figurative Meanings

-Figurative meaning aren’t literal meaning. They have imaginative meanings.-Compare these sentences.

I saw a shark in Sea World. (literal meaning)That salesman was a shark. (figurative meaning)

Grammar Focus : Simple Present and Continous Tense

Some verb indicate actions

or activities. For

example : run,

swim, go, write,

and smile. These

are action verbs.

They can take

both simple and

continous forms.

Look the following example.- She usually

goes to school by

bicycle but today

she is going to

school on foot.

Some verbs do not indicate actions but state. Some examples are :

be, know, understand, and have. They are called state verbs. These verbs do not take continuous

form.- I like black coffee. (not : I am liking black coffee)

Grammar Focus : Adverbs of Frequency ‘before verbs’

Subject Adverb Verb Phrase

Tatang Never Cheats in exams.

Ronald Often Reads the newspaper in the morning.

Does he Always Come to class on time.

Grammar Focus : Adverbs of Frequency ‘after be’

Subject ‘Be’ Adverb Complement

Anis Is Always Happy.

Tinton Is Often Late.

Is Tatang - Never Absent?

Descriptive Text

GENERAL STRUCTURE

EXAMPLE

Purpose The purpose of descriptive text is describing something.

General Structure

Shanti is a radio presenter. She has a very tight schedule.

Identification

She gets up at 5 and she has rice and boiled egg for breakfast. At 6 she leaves home for school. After school, she works. She presents School Profile program in EOS. She works for two hours. After work she plays games or chats on the internet. Surfing on the internet and playing games are her hobbies. In the evening, she studies. She goes to bed at 9.30 p.m.

Description

Example

Camping

Camping is a hobby of people of different ages. They usually go

camping on weekends or holidays. They live outside their house for

one or more days. They bring food, clothes and other daily needs with

them. They often bring some cooking untensils and cook their

own food. They spend several days, or even weeks in a tent. They do a

lot of activities, like fishing, swimming, watching birds and wildlife, and playing games.

Exercises

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No. 1

1. Leycia : May I know your job?Dean : Sure. I am a police.Leycia : So, what do you do as a police?

a. Solve crimes.b. Teach students.c. Treat patients.d. Deliver letters.

No. 2

2. My father delivers letters every morning. He is a...

a. Doctorb. Teacherc. Studentd. Postman

No. 3

3. Alan : Global warming is a serious problem for many people.Riana : .........., we should have to keep the Earth from global warming right now.

a. I don’t think so.b. I hope so.c. You’re right.d. I disagree with you.

No. 4

a. A writer.b. A reader.c. A speaker.d. A dancer.

4. I go to library to read a book everyday. I like reading novel and comic. The most favorite book which I ever read is Harry Potter. I want to create a good book like that.So, I want to be.......

No. 5

5. My name is Barly. I (be) fourteen years old.The correct verb is.....

a. Am.b. Was.c. Been.d. Have.

No. 6

6. She is coming when I (cook). She always (come) to my house every evening. I don’t like it.

a. Was cook, coming.b. Was cooking, come.c. Cooked, came.d. Am cooking, come.

No. 7

7. Lin Dan is a badminton athlete from China. He is very great athlete. He is the most my favorite badminton athlete. He likes.......so he can be like that.

a. Play badminton.b. Playing badminton.c. Played badminton.d. Player badminton.

No. 8

8. I have a new friend from abroad. She comes from England. Her name is Michelle. She is a very beautiful girl. She has blue eyes, long straight blonde hair, and bright skin. She is very friendly. I like her so much.What the information can you get from the text?

a. Michelle comes from England.b. England is a beautiful country.c. My new friend, Michelle.d. Michelle is a very beautiful and friendly girl.

No. 9

9. 1. Fishing is my hobby. 2. I usually fishing in the river every week with

my father.3. Although fishing needs many time to do,

but I always like fishing.4. I also go to fishing with my friends every

holiday.Rearrange the text above into a good

paragraph!

a. 1-2-3-4.b. 1-3-2-4.c. 2-1-4-3.d. 1-2-4-3.

N0. 10

10.1. My house has 6 rooms. 2. They are living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a garage. 3. I have a house. 4. I feel comfortable in my house.Which paragraph that is an identification?

a. Paragraph number 1.b. Paragraph number 2.c. Paragraph number 3.d. Paragraph number 4.

TRUE

Congratulation!Good job !!!

FALSESorry.Try again!

Adverb of frequencyAn adverb of frequency indicates the frequency of an event or activity. It answer the question “How often...?”

E.g : Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never.Adverb of frequency can also be in the form of phrases (e.g : three times a day, once a week). They are placed at the end of a sentence.E.g : He comes here twice a week.