Narrative Text

 Fairy Tale

Reading Practice

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Do these activities, while you are waiting for your turn or after you read.

I  True or False

Instruction: Read each statement. Write T (True) or F (False).

1. The shoemaker became poor because he could no longer afford enough leather to make shoes.
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2. The shoemaker had enough leather to make three pairs of shoes at the beginning of the story.
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3. The first pair of shoes was already finished when the shoemaker woke up.
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4. The first customer paid less than the usual price for the shoes.
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5. The shoemaker and his wife stayed awake to discover who was helping them.
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6. Two little elves came to the workshop at midnight and made the shoes.
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7. The shoemaker and his wife decided to ignore the elves because they wanted them to continue working.
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8. After receiving the gifts, the elves never returned, but the shoemaker's business continued to prosper.
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Activity 2, Answer these questions

Title

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Orientation (introduction of setting, and characters)

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Complication (main conflict)

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Resolution (problem solve)

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Reorientation (story ends)

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Moral Values

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Activity 3, Answer these questions

1. Analyze the conflict in “The Elves and the Shoemaker.” Why do you think the shoemaker and his wife chose to give the elves clothes and shoes instead of simply asking them to continue helping? Explain your answer using evidence from the story.

2. Imagine that the shoemaker and his wife had never discovered the elves. How might the story have developed differently? Explain at least two possible consequences for the shoemaker's business and the elves

3. Evaluate the moral value of the story. What lesson about gratitude, kindness, and helping others can readers learn from “The Elves and the Shoemaker”? Explain how the characters' actions support your answer.

Narrative Text

 Fairy Tale

Past Tense

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Argumentative Text Kelas 12

 Reading Comprehension

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students are able to:

1. Read argumentative texts with good fluency and pronunciation.
2. Build and use new vocabulary related to e-money and digital payments.
3. Identify the main ideas and supporting details in the text.
4. Identify explicit and implicit information from the text.

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Do these activities, while you are waiting for your turn or after you read.

1. What do the following words mean based on the context?

• spending habits
• reliable internet access
• security risks
• financial activities
• digital records
• cashless payment system
• responsible spending
• online security risks

2. What is the main idea of text 1?

3. What is the main idea of text 2?

4. What is the main idea of text 3?

5. What is the main idea of text 4?

6. According to the text 1, why do some people believe that students should not use e-money?

7. According to the text 2, what are two problems that may occur in a completely cashless society?

8. According to the text 3, what do you think is the biggest benefit of using digital payments at school?

9. According to the text 4, what risks may teenagers face when using e-money?

10.  In your opinion, what is more important for teenagers: financial literacy or digital security? Explain your answer.

Narrative Text (options)

 Listening Practice

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students are able to:

1. identify vocabulary from the Snow White story through listening;
2. distinguish similar-sounding English words;
3. identify the main idea and specific information from an audio story;
4. identify the moral value of the story.

Listening Snow White 🔊

Activity 1

Fill the Blanks

 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

 

Once upon the time, in the middle of ………… 1, a Queen sat sewing at a window with an ebony frame. She pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell on the snow. She thought, “I wish I had a ………… 2 as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony.” Soon after, she had a daughter named Snow White. Sadly, the ………… 3 died, and the King married a new woman who was ………… 4 but very vain and wicked.

 

The new Queen had a magic ………… 5 and would ask, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” For years, it answered that she ………… 6 the fairest. But when Snow White turned seven, the mirror said Snow White was now the fairest. Enraged, the Queen ………… 7 a huntsman to take the girl into the woods and kill her. The huntsman felt pity and told Snow White to run away into the deep ………… 8, where she found a tiny cottage.

 

Inside the cottage, ………… 9 was small and neat. There were seven little plates and seven ………… 10 beds. Snow White, exhausted, fell asleep. When the owners, seven dwarfs who worked in the mines, returned, they were ………… 11 but welcomed her. They told her she could stay if she kept the house ………… 12. They warned her never to let anyone in while they were away, fearing the evil Queen would find her.

 

The Queen did find out and tried to kill Snow White ………… 13 times using disguises. First with a tight lace, then a poisoned comb, and ………… 14 a poisoned apple. Snow White took a bite of the red side of the ………… 15 and fell as if dead. The heartbroken dwarfs couldn’t bear to bury her in the ground, so they placed her in a glass coffin on a ………… 16. One day, a Prince riding through the forest saw her and immediately fell in love with her beauty.

 

As the Prince’s ………… 17 moved the coffin, the piece of poisoned apple lodged in Snow White’s throat fell out. She opened her ………… 18 and was alive again! The Prince asked her to be his wife, and they had a grand wedding. The evil Queen was ………… 19, but when she saw Snow White, she was so consumed by rage and fear that she fell ill and died. Snow White and her Prince lived in ………… 20 and happiness.

Activity 2 

True or False Listening

After reading the story one more time, ask students to write T (True) or F (False).

1. The story began in summer. ______

2. Snow White's mother wished for a child as white as snow. ______

3. The new Queen was kind and humble. ______

4. The Queen ordered a huntsman to protect Snow White. ______

5. Snow White ran away into the forest. ______

6. She found a cottage belonging to seven dwarfs. ______

7. The Queen tried to kill Snow White three times. ______

8. Snow White ate a poisoned apple. ______

9. The Prince's servants helped move the glass coffin. ______

10. Snow White and the Prince lived in peace and happiness. ______

Activity 3

Put the events in the correct order.

 1. Snow White ate a poisoned apple.
2. The Queen ordered the huntsman to kill Snow White.
3. Snow White was born.
4. Snow White opened her eyes again.
5. Snow White found the dwarfs' cottage.
6. The magic mirror said Snow White was the fairest.
7. The Prince saw Snow White.
8. Snow White and the Prince got married.

Activity 4

Structure Analysis

Write down these structures based on the story you’ve heard

1. Orientation (Who? Where? When?)

2. Complication(What problem happened?)

3. Resolution(How was the problem solved?)

4. Reorientation(What happened at the end? What is the moral value?)

Activity 5

Answer the Questions

1. What is the main idea of the Snow White Story?

2. Why do you think the Queen became jealous of Snow White? What does her behavior tell us about her personality?

3. Do you think the huntsman made the right decision when he allowed Snow White to escape? Explain your answer.

4. If you were one of the seven dwarfs, what rules would you make to keep Snow White safe from the evil Queen? Why?

5. What lesson can people today learn from the Queen's obsession with being the fairest? How is this lesson relevant to modern life?

Argumentative Text Kelas 12

 E-Money

Giving Arguments

Speaking Practice

Mengungkapkan pendapat secara lisan tentang isu terkait e-money dan digital money menggunakan ungkapan asking for and giving opinions dengan tepat dan percaya diri. (Komunikasi)

Memberikan dan merespons argumen dengan menyampaikan alasan yang logis, serta menyatakan persetujuan atau ketidaksetujuan terhadap pendapat teman. (Penalaran Kritis & Komunikasi)

Menggunakan modal verbs seperti should, must, can, may, dan might dalam dialog argumentatif untuk menyatakan saran, kewajiban, kemampuan, dan kemungkinan dengan tepat. (Penalaran Kritis)

Menggunakan conjunctions seperti because, furthermore, however, dan therefore untuk menghubungkan ide dan memperkuat argumen dalam komunikasi lisan. (Komunikasi)

Menyusun dan mempraktikkan dialog argumentatif sederhana secara berpasangan, dengan setiap peserta didik menyampaikan minimal 8 giliran berbicara, mengenai isu e-money dengan struktur ide yang runtut. (Komunikasi, Kolaborasi & Kreativitas)

Example

Argumentative Text Kelas 12

E-Money

Giving Arguments

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students can:

1. identify the communicative purpose of an argumentative text;
2. identify the issue and the writer's position;
3. identify advantages and disadvantages of e-money.

Task

Activity 1 – Look, Think, and Talk

Look at the pictures of different payment methods:

QRIS – GoPay – OVO – DANA – Debit Card – Cash

Answer the questions.

1. Which payment method do you use most often?
   

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2. What do you usually use it for?
   

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3. Which payment method is the most convenient?
   

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4. Which payment method is the safest? Why?
   

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5. Do you think people will stop using cash in the future?
   ☐ Yes
   ☐ No
   ☐ Not sure

Why?

Activity 2 Determine whether each statement is an Opinion (O) or an Argument (A).

Statement	O / A
1. I think e-money is convenient.	____
2. E-money makes transactions faster.	____
3. In my opinion, cash is safer.	____
4. E-money provides a record of transactions.	____
5. I believe students should learn to use digital money responsibly.	____
6. Digital payments can be used for online purchases.	____

O = Opinion → a personal belief or viewpoint.
A = Argument → a reason or supporting statement that can strengthen an opinion.

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