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Class         : X

Material     : Telling the Experience

Meeting      : 1-12

Time         : @90 Minutes

Theme       : Tell Me What Happened

v  Meeting I; Time: 90 Minutes

1. Building Knowledge of Field (BKOF)

A.    ENJOY THIS. Read the comic strip and practice the conversation with your friend.

B.     YOUR TURN. Make a conversation about your last holiday.

1.      What did you do last weekend/last holiday?

2.      Where did you go?

3.      Who did you go with?

4.      What did you do there?

5.      How did you feel after you did your activities?

Hint: You can begin your answer with: Well ...., Uumm ...., Actually ....

Personal Recount

C.    ENJOY THIS. Read the following text. Ten, answer the following questions.

I think my first memories began when I started school at about five years old. I lived in a suburb os Sydney. I had a happy childhood. I remember playing in a big garden. I fell from a big tree and broke my hand. I remember I had a naughty friend named Giant-O, because he was fat. He liked hitting and pulling my head. It was so pathetic. One day I hit him over the head with my bag. His parents were very angry with me. But I didn’t feel sorry at all at that time. Nevertheless, since the Giant-O has become my good friend. It was such an unforgettable childhood. (Adapted from: Kernel Three)

Find out:

a.      TRUE OR FALSE. Are these statements True or False?

1.      ( .... ) When she was a child she fell froma tree and broke her head.

2.      ( .... ) She was living outside Sydney when she was a child.

3.      ( .... ) The teacher was very angry with the boy because he hit her.

b.      Find the words or phrases in the text as defined below.

1.      What we remember.

2.      Part of a town or city not near the center.

3.      The time when you were a child.

c.       Work in pairs to complete and answer the following questions.

1.      What happened when she .... from the tree?

2.      How did she .... him over the head?

3.      What did her friend used to ....?

4.      When did she start ....?

d.      Can you remember something from your childhood similar what she had?

Work in pairs, tell each other some of your experiences when you were a child.

v  Meeting II; Time: 90 Minutes

Build up Your Knowledge

Discuss briefly with you partner.

      Do you know what happened to Tim? What did he experience

      What happened firstly, secondly, and finally? Can you tell the events chronologically?

      What do you think about Tim?

      How would you feel if you were Tim?

Activity 1

Change the verbs (present verbs) written in italics into Verb 2 (past verbs). Then identify which verbs are irregular and regular.

Example         : John sit .... down.

Correction      : John sat down.

1.      Catherine drink .... some coffee before class.

2.      Emily bring .... your books to class.

3.      Rony forget .... your briefcase.

4.      Tim shake .... his head.

5.      Mr. Brown catch .... the bus this morning.

6.      Nancy drive .... to school.

7.      Fatimah lose .... your book.

8.      Edward find .... your dictionary.

9.      Jack borrow .... your watch this morning.

10.  William understand .... what I said.

ACTIVITY 2

Change the following sentences into Simple Past Tense.

Example          : Tono usually gets up at 04.30. Yesterday he got up at 04.00.

1.      Steven usually wakes up early. Yesterday morning ....

2.      Jean usually walks to work. Yesterday ....

3.      Bill usually late for work. Yesterday ....

4.      Dhony usually has a bowl of soup for lunch. Yesterday ....

5.      Jack usually goes out in the evening. Yesterday evening ....

TRY THIS. Read the following text. Change the verbs into correct past forms. Then, answer the questions.

Say it right Punk legend /pʌŋk’ ˈledʒ.ənd/ Punk band /pʌŋk’ bænd/ Wednesday afternoon /ˈwenz.deɪ ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/ Prostate cancer /ˈprɒs.teɪt ˈkæn.sər/ Medical center / med.ɪ.kəl ˈsen.tər/ Original member /əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.nəl ˈmem.bər/ Hit song /hɪt sɒŋ/ Surviving member /səˈvaɪ.vɪŋ ˈmem.bər/

Punk Legend JOHNNY RAMONE DIED LOS ANGELES: Johnny Ramone, a guitarist and confounder of the seminal punk band “The Ramones’ (die) (1) .... He (be) (2) .... 55. Ramone (die) (3) .... in his sleep on Wednesday afternoon at his Los Angeles home surrounded by friends and family. He (battle) (4) .... against prostate cancer for five years, and was hospitalized in June at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Ramone, born John Cumming, was one of the original members of ‘The Ramones’, whose hit song I Wanna be Sedated and Blitzkrieg Bop, among others, (reach) (5) .... there Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Johnny Ramone (found) (6) .... ‘The Ramones’ in 1974 with Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone and Tommy Ramone, the only surviving member of the original band. (Adapted from: The Jakarta Post, Friday, September 17,2004)

Find out:

1.      How old was Johnny ramone?

2.      How long he suffered from prostate cancer?

3.      What was Johnny Ramone’s given name?

4.      When was The Ramones established

5.      The Ramones consited of four people. How many people have died?

6.      When did Johnny Ramone Ide? (Mention the day and date)

7.      According to the text, where was the hospital?

8.      Where was this news taken from?

9.      Pay attention to the verbs in the biography of Johnny Ramone. All the verbs are written in the past tense. Do you know why?

v  Meeting III; Time: 90 Minutes

Grammar in Action : Noun Phrase Study the following information. Pay attention to the phrases in bold. ·         Johnny Ramone wa a punk legend. ·         He was hospitalized in a medical center. ·         The Ramones was a semi-rock band. ·         He battled against prostate cancer for five years. The bold phrases in the sentences above are called Noun Phrases. A noun phrase can consist of: ·         Noun and Noun (e.g. punk legend) ·         Adjective and Noun (e.g. a beatiful girl) ·         Noun + adverbial phrases (e.g. prostate cancer for five years)

Make two passages from the following text by filling in the appropriate words below.

I went to a (1) .... to buy (2) .... presents for my (3) .... . I have two (4) .... Kiran and Kitar (Maya and Luna). There were a lot of (5) .... on the shelves and I began by choosing (6) .... for both the boys (girls). I know that both of them like (7) .... . After looking at several (8) .... I finally bought them both (9) ....

1.     Bookshop, toyshop                      8. Toys for girls, picture books,                 6. Doll houses, story books,

9.  Barbie dolls, adventure stories     4. Lovely nieces, handsome nephews         2. Birthday, Valentine’s Day

5. Children’s books, girls’s toys        3. Teenage nieces, 10-year-old nephews   7. Adventure stories, Teddy Bear dolls

Text 1:

I went to a bookshop

 

Text 2:

I went to a toyshop

 

Did you Know Time conjunctions are used to show the order of events. Examples: At first                                      next                                         then When                                        then                                         soon after At this point                             lastly                                       at this time At this moment                        before that                               after a while Afterward                                following that                          meanwhile

Complete the following e-mail sent by Ricky Masbuloh to his friend in Indonesia, talking about his experienece of being mugged while on air. Fill in the blanks with the correct time conjunctions.

To                    : Rachmat@telkom.net.com From                : Ricky@google.com Subject            : Mugged on air Last Tuesday was a nightmare in my life. I’ve never been in such an experience. (1) .... I was about to deliver an on-site report from a local statement (2) .... somebody mugged me. He pulled a gun and pointed it at my head. (3) .... he threatened me, “Give me your cellphone or I will kill you” I gave him my cellphone but (4) .... he also asked for my other belongings. (5) .... I complied and the show went on without my report.

v  Meeting IV; Time: 90 Minutes

Meeting     : 2

Read the text. This is an example of a historical recount text. Pay attention to the bold typed words. Use your dictionary if youm don’t understand the words.

The Spanish Armada Orientation        In May 1588, Spain, whose army was believed to be the greatest, was the most powerful country in the world. King Philip II of Spain was determined to conquer England and become its king. SERIES OF EVENT           He ordered a large number of ships to be prepared to set sail and invade England. At first, Queen Elizabeth I, who believed that her army was the greatest in the world, ignored the rumors of a Spanish invasion. However, soon she came to realize the great danger tha country was in and she made sure that England would be prepared for a battle. Eventually, the Spanish were ready and over 100 ships set sail towards the English channel. As soon as the Spanish ships were seen from the English coast, fires were lit on the hills as a signal that the incvasion was coming. When the spanish ships got close enough, the English navy closed in and great sea battle began. Once the battle started, it was obvious to the Spanish that they would be deeated.Not only did the English sailors have stronger and more powerful ships, they also made terrifying use of fire ships boats that were deliberately set ablaze and then sent in among the Spanish fleet. Reorientation            At last, the battle was over. A few Spanish ships escaped and eventually reached home, but many were sunk and this day some of their wrecks still lie on the sea bed in the English Channel.

a. Anwer the questions based on the text.

1. Do you think the story is real or it is based on imagination?

2. What do you call a recount written based on history?

3. Why did King Philip II of Spain invade England?

4. What did the Spanish prepare for a battle with England?

5. Did the Spanish win? Why/ why not?

6. What do you think about Spanish invasion to England?

b. Find the meaning of the words in bold typed on the text.

c. Make sentences using the words in bold typed on the text.

d. Compare your work with your friends’.

e. Pay attention to the use of ‘whose’ and ‘who’ in the text indicating the presence of adjective clauses.

Essential Grammar Point: Simple Past tense Using “Verb Be” in simple Past Tense Verb- “be” (“to be”) in the Simple Past Tense: was and were Study the uses of verb-be in these sentences. a.       At a campus Ria       : Were you at the seminar yesterday? John     : No, I wasn’t. I was busy. I did my homework. What about you? Ria       : I wasn’t either, but my brother was. He said it was interesting. The presenter were good. b.      I was afraid to come out of my room when I heard the knocks on the door last night.

Activity 1

Write complete sentences based on the words provided. Do as the examples. This is to train your mastery in using verb-be in Simple Past Tense.

1.      They – to be – at the seminar – two days ago

(+) They were (‘re) at the seminar two days ago.

(-)  They were not (weren’t) at the seminar two days ago

2.      The food – to be – good

(+) The food was good.

(-)  The food was not good (wasn’t) good.

3. I – to be – busy

(+) .............................................................................................

(-) ..............................................................................................

4. He – to be – in his room

(+) .............................................................................................

(-)  .............................................................................................

5. She – to be – a hard worker

(+) .............................................................................................

 (-) .............................................................................................

6. They - to be – lazy

(+) .............................................................................................

(-)  .............................................................................................

7.  Rudy – to be – the director of the company

(+) ...............................................................................................

(-)  ...............................................................................................

Activity 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb-be.

1.      I .... in Bali last month.

2.      Mr. Wilson .... surprised to hear the news.

3.      Those exercises .... not very easy.

4.      .... that book interesting?

5.      We .... almost ready when he came.

v  Meeting V; Time: 90 Minutes

2.    Modelling of Text

You  will be given some models of witten recount text. You will have to analyze the application of the generic structure and features in the given models.

A. FIRST CHALLENGE. Listen to your friend’s, talking about his/her experience about earthquake. Check (√) the answer.

1. When did it happen?	3.      Years ago	4.      A year ago
2. Where did it happen?	Along the coast road	Along the crossroads
3. What happened?	Earthquake	Car accident
4. What did your friend’s say anout the event?	He said nothing	It was a nightmare

Earthquake
Has everybody here heard of an earthquake? Do you know what it is like when it happens? Well, I once experienced it. Okay, I’ll tell you about my experience. Listen.	Prologue
I was driving along the coast road when the car suddenly lurched to one side.	Orientation Action Verbs: was driving; lurched. Specific Participant: I
You know what happened? At first I thought a tire had gone flat but then I saw telegraph poles collapsing like matchsticks. It’s terrible, isn’t it?	Event 1 Specific Participant: I Action Verbs: thought; had gone; saw.
Next, guess what! The rocks came tumbling across the road and I had to get out of the car.	Event 2 Time Conjunction: Next. Action Verbs: came; had to get. Specific Participant: I
When I got back to town, well as I said, there wasn’t much left.	Event 3 Action Verbs: got back; wasn’t. Specific Participant: I
My God, that was a nightmare.	Reorientation Speech Function
“Say it right” Earthquake: /ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/ ; coast: /kəʊst/ ; collapsing: /kəˈlæpsiŋ ; nightmare: /ˈnaɪt.meər/ ; experience: /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/ ; tyre: /taɪər ; matchsticks: /ˈmætʃ.stɪk/ ; abandoned: /əˈbæn.dən/ ; tumbling: /ˈtʌm.bl̩/ ; terrible: /ˈter.ə.bl̩/.

1.      Who was involved in that story?

2.      Where did the story happen?

3.      What is the first event of the story?

4.      What is the second event of the story?

5.      The last event of the story is ....

6.      Among the three events, which event touches your heart the most?

7.      What is the purpose of the writer telling his story?

8.      Why do you have to use “past tenses” in the story?

9.      How did the writer feel about this story?

v  Meeting VI; Time: 90 Minutes

Activity 1

Before reading the text model, discuss briefly these questions with the class.

1.      Have ever gone to a cafe? What is the special food from the place?

2.      Whom can you see there?

3.      How is the situation in a cafe?

How Could I Hide My Face? One afternoon a month ago, I was very hungry. As I didn’t cook anything for lunch, I decided to go to a cafe about a hundred meters from my boarding house. As I didn’t cook anything gor lunch, I decided to go to a cafe about a hundred meters from my boarding house.
I change my trousers and shirt then left for the cafe by my self because my roommate hadn’t come yet from the school. As soon as I go to the cafe, I ordered the meal with fresh vegetable soup that seem very delicious in the hot day, and also a glass of iced tea.
When they were served, I eagerly ate up the meal and soup and drank the tea. I was satisfied and it was the time to pay. I grabbed my trousers’ pocket and I was shocked. My hand didn’t feel any wallet there. I felt so embarassed that I didn’t dare to see the faces of the customers. My body stayed still on the chair and began sweating.
I tried to control myself in front of the people. I collected my courage to come to the cashier to say something. Feeling uneasy, I told her that I felt my wallet in the other trousers at the boarding house and promised to take it and come back soon. Some customers looked at me. I thought I must hide my face. She nodded and said it was not a matter. Finally, I ran to the house and got back with the money. I gave it to her and came out of the cafe.
What a relief! It should not happen again to me.

Activity 2

Read the text carefully. Then identify the orientation, events, and reorientation in the text. Complete the spaces on the right side of the text.

Activity 3

Discuss orally with the class the following comprehension questions based on the written text above. Your teacher will give you several minutes to prepare it.

1.      Why did the writer decide to go to the cafe?

2.      How did the writer eat the lunch? Why?

3.      What did the writer dod to solve the problem?

4.      Why did he have to run to his boarding house?

5.      What did he mean by saying, “What a relief”?

Activity 4

Read the following biographical recount carefully. Then answer the questions.

Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artist of the 1900’s. His best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in picasso’s works.	Orientation Specific Participant: Picasso Pronoun: his Verb of being: was, is
Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting with his father and also in Madrid.	Event 1 Spesific Perticipant: Picasso Verb of being: was
From about 1895 to 1901 he painted realistic works in a traditional style. Then he entered what was called the Blue Period. During this time he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show poverty he saw in Barcelona.	Event 2 Time conjunction: From about 1895 to 1901
After 1907, he entered into the style of cubbism. Among his well-known cubbist paintings are “The Three Musicians” and “The man with guitar” which depict the destruction of a Spanish town.	Event 3 Time conjunction: After 1907 Verb of being: are
Picasso died in France in 1973. (adapted from: Golden Home encyclopedia p.4751)	Reorientation Spesific Participant: Picasso

Find out:

1.      Who was Picasso?

2.      Where and when he was born?

3.      Why did he become famous?

4.      What tense is mostly used in the text?

5.      How many events are mentioned in the text?

6.      What was the writer’s evaluation on Picasso?

7.      What is the structure of the text?

8.      Is there any resolution?

9.      Underline the action verbs used in the text?

10.  Circle the noun phrases.

v  Meeting VII; Time: 90 Minutes

Activity 5

FIRST CHALLENGE. Read and identify the structure of the text.

Visit to the Brewery          Ian and Lucy asked us to visit the brewery.          Firstly, we met at the big wheel on the corner of Bellevue Street and Milton Road, five minutes before the tour began.           Then, we divided into three groups and went into the brewery in different ways. During the tour we saw how the machines made the beer from beginning to end.           After this, we went to the bar to watch the video about the brewery’s history while we drank beer.           Finally, we asked our guides some questions. Before we left, two of our classmates thanked them for their attention and help. Then we left to go to our homes.           We had a wonderful day. (Taken from: Listening Student’s Book 2, by Becket & Doff)

Write down what you find in the above text. Use the table below.

Title
Orientation/sets the scene
Event(s) tell what happened	1.      ................................................. 2.      .................................................
Reorientation/closure of events

SECOND CHALLENGE. Read the following factual recounts. Then, label the parts of text below. Decide which one is the title, orientation, event(s), and reorientation.

Drunk Dutch tourist gets sharp lesson MOPELLIER: A Dutch tourist who drunkenly tried to pet a circus lion in its cage in southern France was nursing a wounded hand and neck on Tuesday after being stratched in return, police said. The unnamed 21-year-old woman was lucky to be only slightly injured in the incident, which occured late Sunday after she and her friends went up to the cage following an evening of drinking in a campsite in the town of Vacquires, officers said. She had stuck her hand in the enclosure in an attempt to touch the three-year old lion when the animal sprung around and slashed at her with its claws. The tourist was taken to shospital in Monpellier. – AFP

(Taken from The Jakarta Post, Monday, January 23, 2006)

“He’s a she” spares Thai drug dealer SINGAPORE: A sex change operation spared a Thai drug dealer a caning but not six years in a Singapore jail, news reports said Friday. Prostitute Mongkon Pusuwan, 37, was charged with drug trafficking last month, an offense caryying a caning punishment for males. The problem, according to The Strait Times, was Mongkon looked every inch like woman. Mongkon’s passport however identified her as a male. Thai law does not recognize a sex change, which Mongkon underwent 10 years ago. A doctor in Singapore confirmed her female gender. District Judge Bala Reddy sentenced Mongkon to the Jail term after she pleaded guilty to trafficking in 1.52 grams of cocaine and 25 tablets containing 2.5 grams ketamine. – DPA

(Taken from The Jakarta Post, Monday, January 23, 2006)

v  Meeting VIII; Time: 90 Minutes

3. Joint Constructruction of Text

In groups of four, complete this autobiography with the appropriate words on the right.

Orientation Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Event 6 Event 7

An Autobioraphy of a Book I am a (1) .... . My name is (2) .... Let me tell you my (3) .... It was just (4) .... before I was born. First a few workers put me through in a press and I (5) .... with words and illustrations on my body. I was cut (6) ...., (7) .... and (8) .... together. Then I was given a handsome (9) .... . My friends and I were packed into a huge box and we were delivered to a bookstrore called “The Guardians”. A (10) .... put a (11) .... of Rp 25.000,00 on my back. I was (12) .... in the shop’s window. It was avery (13) .... room with an (14) .... (15) ...., a gentleman came to the shop. He immediately (16) .... me. He (17) .... through a few pages and (18) .... decided to buy me for his son’s (19) .... (20) .... Sam treated me well.  Every day he would read me. (21) .... he would keep me carefully in his cupboard. However, (22) .... he became bored and forgot about me. He left me to (23) .... Oh! I was bored to death. (24) .... Sam decided to give me to his classmate, Joe. Joe was not a (25) .... boy as Sam was. He put me (26) .... he wanted. Sometimes I got oil on my body. (27) .... I began to grow old. (28) .... appeared on my face. My body was also (29) .... and torn in several places. I looked (30) .... and smelt (31) .... too. Seeing me so dirty with torn pages, Joe threw me into a (32) .... I was very (33) .... and cried softly to myself. Now I am lying in a dustbin awaiting my (34) .... soon I will be burnt in a (35) ....

Modern short stories, paperback, life story. Two years ago, emerged, face(cover)into pieces, stapled, bound Air-conditioner, tag, displayed, comfortable, salesgirl Finally, flipped birthday present, spotted, one day Collect dust, then, at first, a few, months later Careful, everywhere, a year later Wrinkles, stained, unpleasant, worn, soon Incinerator, heartbroken, dustbin, death

YOUR PROJECT. Have you ever blushed because of something embarassing? Here are two stories about someone’s embarasssing experience. Work in groups to complete text 2.

Text 1 Slobber on the Train One day, I was on the train on my way home from my grandmother’s place. I had spent the day there and I was very tired. I tried to stay awake, but didn’t succeed. After some time, my eyelids started to feel very heavy. Brfore I knew it, I was slobbering. Startled, I awoke to find two beautiful girls who were sittting in front of me gigling and watching me. I was mortified! Sent by Can Yin, Jakarta (Taken from CnS English Magazine Vol. 3 no. 18)

Text 2 Afraid of Needles When I (1) .... in the first year of elementary school, all the students (2) .... to be inoculated against a certain disease. I (3) ... so afraid of needles that when the doctor (4) .... to my class, I started to cry. When I (5) .... my friends getting an injection, I (6) .... so nervous that I ran out of the classroom. My teacher (7) .... to catch me but he couldn’t. After a while he caught me and finally, with everyone watching and laughing I(8) .... (9) .... so embarassing.

v  Meeting IX; Time: 90 Minutes

YOUR PROJECT. Works in groups of four. Write a factual recount from a newspaper report. Use the following information to make your writing.

Report 1 Robber arrested No one injured Keris Band in Percetakan Negara Street, Mojogedang Police car was in the area Entered the bank around 10 a.m. Teller pressed silent alarm Two shorts fired Chased by police through crowd

Report 2 Australia’s netball team won championships Final played at State Sport center Big crowd, more than 5,000 spectators Winning goal scored in last minute Game commenced at 5 p.m. Beat New Zealand’s team

YOUR CHALLENGE. Share your past experience by wrtiting them down in a diary. Read the following examples of a diary written by a schoolgirl named Anindya. She named her diary, Mooza.

Monday 11/1/14 Dear Mooza, Today I was so tired because I had to do a lot of homework. Boring, boring, and boring !!	Friday 15/1/14 Mooza, my friend you know what?? My art teacher asked me to draw my own picture. Can you imagine that??? Gosh... You know how bad my drawing was! And I bet he knew it too!! Oh, how I hate drawing class!	Tuesday 12/1/14 Hello Mooza, I had a bad day today. My math teacher gave us a test and I couldn’t do the test. STUPID! STUPID!!!! I got so depressed.
Thursday 14/1/14 Hay, Happy to go to school again. Today, Mr. Sumarmo, our Math teacher was absent. Hooorray!! My friends and I went to the canteen. Then i met Danny, the most handsome guy in school. It was really cool!	Wednesday 13/1/14 Hi Mooza, Last night I got ill so I didn’t go to school today. I had to stay at home. There’s nothing for me to do at home. Totally BORING!!!

v  Meeting X; Time: 90 Minutes

Tell your friends your embarassing experience

Opening          : 1. Greeting and introduction.

                          2. Motivating the listeners’ attention.

                          3. Telling your purpose for standing in front of the class.

Telling             : 1. Who were involved in your story?

                          2. When did it happen?

                          3. Where did it happen?

                          4. What happened first?

                          5. What happened next?

                          6. How was the ending of the story?

                          7. How did you feel?

·         After you did the practice, do you think you have improved your vocabulary/gambits?

·         Did you find any problems in talking about your past experience? Share your difficulties with your teacheer for a solution.

v  Meeting XI; Time: 90 Minutes

4. Independent Contruction of text

YOUR MISSION. Read this postcard below. Then, do the following instruction.

Flores, Indonesia Dear Hndri, Here we are in Flores! Flores is undoubtly on eof the most beautiful places in Indonesia if you like to get ‘off the beaten track’! I started off with Rado in Moumere and took an amazing journey over the mountain village called Detusoko. We managed to wake up at 4  to see the three different coloured lakes at dawn. It was trully awe-inspiring! I would love to go back to Flores one day. Best wishes, Denise

M. Hendrison Mambo Street No. 5 Bekasi – 17415 Indonesia

Tell a story about what you did at the weekend:

1. Glue some photographs of your weekend or holiday on a special attractive piece of paper.

2. Start by greeting someone to whom your postcard is going to be sent.

3. Give information about the place you visited.

Tell your friend:

·         Who were involved in your story?

·         When it happened?

·         Where it happened?

·         What happened first

·         What happened next?

·         What was the ending of the story?

·         How did you feel?

4. Give your regards at the end of the letter.

Use the student’s checklist below to help your work. Check (√)

	On my own	With help	Can not do
1. I can name the main character in my story. 2. I can mention the time and place the story     happened. 3. I can tell the events in a chronological order. 4. I can give comments to some of the events. 5. I can talk about the experience using the past     tense. 6. I can express my feelings about the experience clearly.

v  Meeting XII; Time: 90 Minutes

YOUR MISSION. Choose one of the following tasks

1. Write a biographical recount about someone you know well.

2. Write a factual recount about a piece of news you have heard lately.

Consider the following question

·         Mention who were involved in the story. ·         When, and where it happened. ·         Tell what happened in achronological order. ·         Give your comments about the experience. ·         Write a conclusion at the end of your writing. ·         Use the past tense of verbs (verb 2).

  Have I described the characters in the orientation in an interesting way?

  Have I written the events clearly?

  Does each paragraph have enough information so that the reader understands what I wrote?

  Have I used words showing events in order such as: next, after, meanwhile, at last,

     afterward, etc?

  Have I used the correct simple past tense verbs in my writing?

  Did I use the correct punctuation, capitalization and spelling?

PORTFOLIO: Making Class Recount Collection

·         The class will establish work teams (determined by the class) which consist of students who are good at writing recounts. The teams will have to collect all of the students’ works and edit them. Classify them into several main topics: embarassing, frightening, funny (silly) surprising, etc. Then, compile them to make a Recount Collection Book. Some pictures may be added to give illustrations.

·         There should be a coordinator for this activity. Each them should also have a coordinator.

·         The works compiled are from all the activities done previously. The recount texts can be from group works or individual works.

·         After the book is finished, the recount books of the class can be presented to your school library collection.

Types of Recount

1.      Personal Recount

This usually retells an event that the writer was personally involved in.

2.      Biography Recount

      This usually retells accounts of a person’s life.

3.      Factual Recount

This records an incident, e.g. a science experiment, police report.

4.      Imaginative Recount

The writer writes an imaginary role and giving details of events in the recount, e.g. a day in the life of pirate: a story of a mango tree.

5.      Historical Recount

This retells historical events in the past.

Ø  Discuss with your friends to answer these questions.

a)      Do you know the person in the picture?

b)      Why is the person so famous?

c)      Where does he come from?

d)      Tell your friend a little about him.

e)      Can you tell your friend about his career?

Activity 1

Read the following biographical recount carefully. Then answer the questions.

David Beckham         David Beckham is an English footballer who was currently just retired from his professional football career and he is also an established member of the England National Team.         Beckham was born on the 2nd of May 1975 in Leystone, London, England. He is the son of a kitchen fitter and a hairdresser. When he was a child, he regularly played foot ball in Ridgeway park and attended Chase lane Primary School and Chingford Foundation School. Beckham said, “At school, whenever the teachers asked, ‘What do you want to do when you are older?’ I would say, ‘I want to be a footballer’. And they would say, ‘No, what do you really want to do for a job?’ But that was the only thing I ever wanted to do.”        At the age of 17, Beckham’s career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United (MU), making his first-team debut in 1992. During his team there, MU won the Premier League six times, the FA Cup twice and the UEFA Champion League in 1999. He left MU to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he reminded for four seasons.        Beckham played in all of England’s matches at EURO 2004, but the tournament was a disappoinment for him. He has a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-final against Portugal. England lost the shoot-out and went out of the competition.        Beckham became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in January 2005 and was involved in promoting London’s successful bid for 2012 Olympic Games.        In England’s opening game at the 2006 World Cup, against Paraguay Beckham’s free kick led to own-goal by Carlos Gamarra as England won 1-0.        In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham signed a new contract with Major League Soccer Club Los Angeles Galaxy and this gave him the highest player salary. His playing contract in 2007, 2008, and 2009 was worth $6.5 million each year.        Beckham is married to a former singer of Spice Girl, Victoria Adam. The couple has four sons.                                                                                                Adaptep from Pathway to English

1.      What is the text about?

2.      Where and when was he born?

3.      What football club did Becham join firstly?

4.      Has Beckham ever lost a game? When?

5.      How much did he earn at Los Angeles Galaxy?

6.      What was Beckham’s role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador?

7.      “... this gave him the highest player salary.” (paragraph 7) What does the word ‘this’ refer to?

8.      What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

9.      What do you think of David Beckham?