Unit 2

THE WORLD IS
ROUND
Learning Outcomes
1. Describing colours, qualities, sizes, shapes, and materials.
2. Describing origins & nationalities and professions.

In our life, we often need to know how to describe

colours, sizes, shapes, etc. We also need to ask and answer
about someones profession, origin, and nationality. Besides,
we will always deal with numbers to get information about
times, days, dates, months, years, etc. And in this Unit, you
will study about all of those things.

Section One
A. COLOURS
Colours can make our life bright and interesting. Imagine
how boring our life would be if there were no colours. We
cannot enjoy the beauty of flowers, rainbow, butterflies, etc.
Wherever we are, we will find colours: at home, at school,
in the park, in the garden, etc.
We will also find colours from the time we get up in the
morning until the time we go to bed at night.
So, colours are very meaningful in our life.
Here are the colours:
1. Blue
5. Green
7. Grey

2. Red

3. White
COLOURS

8. Brown

9. Pink

4. Black
6. Yellow
10. Orange

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Activity 1

1. Flags

Mention several things that use colours by

filling the bubbles. Number one has been done
for you.

2.

3.

COLOURS

5.

7.

4.

8.

Activity 2

6.

9.

10.

Look at the pictures, and observe the

sentences in Activity 3.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

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10.

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Activity 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Listen to your teacher and repeat.

The circle is red. It is a red circle.

The square is blue. It is a blue square.
The triangle is yellow. It is a yellow triangle.
The rectangle is green. It is a green rectangle.
The parallelogram is orange. It is an orange parallelogram.
The oval is white. It is a white oval.
The cylinder is black. It is a black cylinder.
The pentagon is grey. It is a grey pentagon.
The hexagon is purple. It is a purple hexagon.
The box is brown. It is a brown box.

Activity 4

Listen to your teacher and number the picture.

B. QUALITIES

Activity 5

Look at the pictures, and observe the sentences

in Activity 6.

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Activity 6
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Listen to your teacher and repeat.

The flowers are beautiful. They are beautiful flowers.

The suitcase is good. It is a good suitcase.
The chairs are broken. They are broken chairs.
The picture is bad. It is a bad picture.
The butterfly is lovely. It is a lovely butterfly.

Activity 7

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Listen to your teacher and number the picture.

C. SIZES

Activity 8

Look at the pictures, and observe the

sentences in Activity 9.

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15 m

7m

BOOK
NOTE

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15 m

10

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Activity 9
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Listen to your teacher and repeat.

Box A is heavy. Its a heavy box.

Box B is light. Its a light box.
Cylinder A is big. Its a big cylinder.
Cylinder B is small. Its a small cylinder.
The electricity pylon is tall. Its a tall electricity pylon.
The telephone pole is short. Its a short telephone pole.
The dictionary is thick. Its a thick dictionary.
The notebook is thin. Its a thin notebook.
The road is long. Its a long road.
The rope is short. Its a short rope.
The boy is fat. Hes a fat boy.
The girl is skinny. Shes a skinny girl.

Activity 10 Listen to your teacher and number the picture.

3m

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D.

SHAPES

Activity 11 Look at the pictures, and observe the sentences

in Activity 12.

3
2
1
6
7

4
9

10

8
Activity 12 Listen to your teacher and repeat.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The coins are circular. Theyre circular coins.

The ball is spherical. Its a spherical ball.
The plates are oval. Theyre oval plates.
The chessboard is square. Its a square chessboard.
The protractor is semicircular. Its a semicircular
protractor.
6. The pipe is cylindrical. Its a cylindrical pipe.
7. The door is rectangular. Its a rectangular door.
8. The box is cubic. Its a cubic box.
9. The ice cream is conical. Its a conical ice cream.
10. The banners are triangular. Theyre triangular banners.
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Activity 13 Listen to your teacher and number the

picture.

E. MATERIALS

Activity 14 Look at the pictures, and observe the

sentences in Activity 15.
leather

paper

cotton

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rubber

plastic

wood

glass

5
9

6
iron

gold

copper

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Activity 15 Listen to your teacher and repeat.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

These shoes are made of leather. Theyre leather shoes.

This kite is made of paper. Its a paper kite.
Those T-shirts are made of cotton. Theyre cotton T-shirts.
That tyre is made of rubber. Its a rubber tyre.
The set-square is made of plastic. Its a plastic set-square.
These cupboards are made of wood. Theyre wooden
cupboards.
7. The fence is made of iron. Its an iron fence.
8. That ring is made of gold. Its a gold ring.
9. Those marbles are made of glass. Theyre glass marbles.
10. These cables are made of copper. Theyre copper cables.

Activity 16 Listen to your teacher and number the picture.

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5

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Section Two
A. ORIGINS AND NATIONALITIES

Activity 17 Look at the pictures, and observe the

sentences in Activity 18.
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Activity 18 Listen to your teacher and repeat.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Hes from Indonesia. Hes Indonesian.

Theyre from China. Theyre Chinese.
Shes from Japan. Shes Japanese.
Theyre from Saudi Arabia. Theyre Arab.
Hes from Spain. Hes Spanish.
Shes from England. Shes English.
Theyre from the USA. Theyre American.
Theyre from India. Theyre Indian.
Hes from the Netherlands. Hes Dutch.
Shes from France. Shes French.

Activity 19 Listen to your teacher and number the picture.

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B. PROFESSIONS

Activity 20 Look at the pictures and observe the sentences

in Activity 21.

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Activity 21 Listen to your teacher and repeat.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

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Hes a teacher.
Theyre waiters.
Shes a secretary.
Theyre policemen.
Theyre nurses.
Shes a doctor.
Hes a postman.
Theyre singers.
Hes a dentist.
Hes a student.

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Activity 22 Listen to your teacher and number the

picture.

Section Three
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Activity 23 Look at the pictures and observe the sentences

in Activity 24.
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Activity 24 Listen to your teacher and repeat.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

The man is tall. He is a tall man..

The woman is short. She is a short woman.
The girl is slim. She is a slim girl.
The man is fat. He is a fat man.
The men are strong. They are strong men.
The men are weak. They are weak men.
The woman is beautiful. She is a beautiful woman.
The boy is ugly. He is an ugly boy.
Their hair is short. They have short hair.
Their hair is long. They have long hair.

Activity 25 Listen to your teacher and number the picture.

90kg

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45kg

Activity 26 Listen to your teacher and practice the

conversation.
Abdullah Zaky and Haritsa are a new couple. They have
just got married for about three months. They are looking
for a house. They are in a real estate agent now having a
conversation with an agent.
Agent
Zaky
Agent

: Good morning Mr. and Mrs. . . .?

: Zaky. Abdullah Zaky.
: Right, Mr. and Mrs. Zaky. Welcome to Gebyar
Pesona Real Estate. Im Fatih Hamzah. Can I help
you?
Zaky
: Yes. Weve just got married and are looking for a
house, a house which is not so big and not so small.
Ehm . . . medium, I mean.
Agent : Ah yes, youre very lucky, Mr. and Mrs. Zaky. We
have what you want, a medium house. Here is the
picture.
Haritsa : It looks beautiful.
Agent : It does, Mrs. Zaky.
Haritsa : How many rooms does it have?
Agent : There are six rooms. One living room, one bathroom,
two bedrooms, one kitchen, and one garage.
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Haritsa
Agent
Haritsa
Agent

: Wheres the kitchen?

: Well, heres the kitchen.
: Hmm . . . its very small.
: Yes, it isnt big. But theres a cooker and a fridge.
There are some cupboards under the sink. The tiles
are square.
Haritsa : Are there any plates?
Agent : Yes, there are some circular and some oval plates
in the cupboard.
Zaky
: Very good. What about the chairs? Are there any?
Agent : Yes, but they are in the living room, four wooden
chairs and one wooden table.
Haritsa : But there arent any glasses.
Agent : Yes, there are twelve in the cupboard. Conical
glasses.
Zaky
: And . . . is there a television in the living room?
Agent : Yes, a big, colour television.
Zaky
: What colour are the walls?
Agent : Blue outside and white inside.
Zaky
: And what about the yard? I mean, how large is the
yard?
Agent : The front yard is large enough but the back yard is
not so large.
Zaky
: And the garage?
Agent : The garage is enough for one car and one
motorcycle.
Zaky
: What do you think, honey? Can we take this house?
Haritsa : I think it very good. We can take it.
Zaky
: OK, Mr. Hamzah, before we take this house, may
I know how much it is?
Agent : Its not expensive, Mr. Zaki, only seventy five
million rupiahs. You can pay by installments,
twenty five million as the down payment and ten
million a month within five months.
Zaky
: I agree.
Agent : Very good, Mr. Zaky. And if you dont mind, can I
know where you are from and what you are?
Zaky
: Im from Semarang and my wife is from Bandung.
Im a businessman and shes a dentist.
Agent : Thank you very much, Mr. Zaky. Would you please
fill in this form?
Zaky
: All right.

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Activity 27 Answer these questions.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

How long have Zaky and Haritsa been married?

What kind of house do they want?
Does the agent have such a house?
Is the house beautiful?
How many bedrooms are there in that house?
How big is the kitchen?
What things are there in the kitchen?
What shape are the tiles?
What shape are the plates?
Are there any chairs in the kitchen?
What kind of chairs are they?
Are the glasses cylindrical or are they conical?
Is the television big or small?
Is it a black white television?
What colour are the walls?
Which yard is large enough and which yard is not so large?
Is the garage wide enough?
Where is Zaky from?
Where does Haritsa come from?
What are Zaky and Haritsa?

Activity 28 Write T (true), F (false), or NC (not clear) for the

following statements.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Zaky and Haritsa have got a child.

The agent asks Zaky and Haritsa to go around the house.
Haritsa thinks that the house is beautiful.
This house does not have a balcony.
The colour of the tiles of the kitchen is white.
The plates are made of ceramics.
There are four wooden chairs and a wooden table in the
dining room.
8. There are not any cups in the cupboard.
9. The walls are white outside and blue inside.
10. The house is very expensive.

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Activity 29 Make questions (orally) based on the

following responses. Consult your dictionary
for new words.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

_______________ ? Our uniform is white and grey.

_______________ ? The monster is very big.
_______________ ? The lake is very large.
_______________ ? My shirt is medium.
_______________ ? The clock is circular.
_______________ ? The calendar is rectangular.
_______________ ? The mattress is made of sponge.
_______________ ? Hes from Thailand.
_______________ ? Hes Thai.
_______________ ? Hes a film star.

Activity 30 Read this passage carefully.

Pratama is a 26 year single man. He comes from Magelang,
Central Java. He has just graduated from Law Department
of a state university in Semarang. Now he works in a great
insurance company in Jakarta. One of his hobbies is traveling.
He has visited many regions in Indonesia, such as North
Sumatra, West Sumatra, Ujung Kulon, Yogyakarta, Bali,
Lombok, North Sulawesi, etc. He also likes watching football
matches with a friend in a stadium in his free time.
His great dream is visiting Mecca in Saudi Arabia to do
the pilgrimage. He hopes that next year his dream will come true.
Pratama loves pets. He has three cute cats at home. He
loves them very much. He always keeps the cats well by
giving them the best food.
Other things that Pratama likes to do are getting up early
in the morning and going to bed early at night.

Activity 31 Answer the questions based on the pastage

above.
1.
2.
3.

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Has Pratama got married?

Where did he graduate from?
Did he study law in Semarang or in Magelang?

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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Where does he work now?

Does he have one hobby or more than one hobby?
When does he usually watch football matches?
What does he really want to do next year?
What pets does he have at home, dogs or cats?
How does he keep his pets?
Does he hate getting up early in the morning?

Activity 32 Complete the following sentences with suitable

words. Consult your dictionary for new words.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

____ are your trousers?

They are green.
____ is a mug?
Its cylindrical.
Mr. Akimoto is from Japan. He is ____.
Papandulos is from ____.
He is Greek.
____ are you?
Im 65 kg.
____ is she?
Shes 150 cm.
The shape of the moon is ____.
The ____ of the Indonesian flag is red and white.
____ he from?
Hes from Pakistan.
What are their ____ ?
Theyre journalists.
What ____ re you?
We are Indonesian.
What is a screwdriver ____ ?
Its made of steel.
Whats the ____ of your watch?
Its not so good.
____ is his house?
His house is very big.
____ is your T-shirt?
My T-shirt is XL.
Mr. Budi is ____ He examines peoples teeth.
Miss Anna is a secretary. She works in ____.
Mr. Sugito is an architect. He ____ the plan of a building.
Miss Sofi is a doctor. She examines ____.
Mr. Ari is a tailor. He makes or sews ____.

GRAMMAR FOCUS 1
A. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT . . .
QUESTIONS
COLOURS

1 . What colour is your shirt?

2. What colour are your eyes?

ANSWERS
1 . Its blue.
2. Theyre black.

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QUESTIONS
QUALITIES

SIZE
SHAPES
MATERIALS

1 . Whats the quality of your

watch?
2. Whats the quality of this
picture?
1 . How big is your house?
2. What size are your shoes?
1 . What shapes is the earth?
2. What shape are the tiles?
1 . What is a spanner made of?
2. What are your shoes made of?
1 . a. Where are you from?
b. Where do you come from?
2. a. What nationality are you?
b. What is your nationality?

ORIGIN AND
NATIONALITIES

ANSWERS
1 . Its good.
2. I ts bad.
1.
2.
1.
2.
1.
2.

Its very big.

They are medium.
Its round.
Theyre square.
Its made of steel.
Theyre made of
leather.
1 . a. Im from Indonesia.
b. I come from
Indonesia.
2. Im Indonesian.

3. a. Wheres he from?
3. a. Hes from Vietnam.
b. Where does he come from?
b. He comes from
Vietnam.
4. a. What nationality is he?
b. What is his nationality?

4. Hes Vietnamese.

5 . a. Where are they from?

5 . a. Theyre from Iraq.
b. Where do they come from?
b. They come from
Iraq.

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6. a. What nationality are they?

b. What is their nationality?

6. Theyre Iraqi.

1 . a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Whats your job?

Whats your profession?
Whats your occupation?
What are you?
What do you do?

1 . I am a teacher.

2. a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Whats her job?

Whats her profession?
Whats her occupation?
What is she?
What does she do?

2. Shes a secretary.

3. a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

What are their jobs?

3. Theyre farmers.
What are their professions?
What are their occupations?
What are they?
What do they do?

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B. ADJECTIVES IN SERIES
1.

Put opinion adjectives in front of descriptive adjectives.

Examples:
Opinion Adjective

Descriptive Adjective

beautiful
handsome
expensive

2.

small
tall
big

Noun
girl
boy
diamond

This is the table of Adjectives in Series:

Opinion Adjectives
lovely/nice
expensive
good
pretty

Descriptive Adjectives
Size
big
small
big
small

Shape
circular
flat
square

Age
old
new
new
old

Colour Origin
Material Noun
brown Javanese wooden table
metallic Japanese
car
TV
white
stone
house

C. ADJECTIVES SHOWING PHYSICAL

APPEARANCE
a.

b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

Looks

: handsome, ugly, beautiful, pretty,

cute, fat, thin, skinny, slim, charming,
attractive
Height
: tall, short
Weight
: heavy, light
Age
: young, old
Hair type : long, short, curly, straight, wavy
Hair colour : black, grey, white, blonde
Etc.

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Activity 33 (Pronunciation)
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
circular
conical
cubic
cylindrical
decagonal
heptagonal
hexagonal
octagonal
oval
pentagonal
pyramidal
rectangular
rhombus
square
triangular

circle
cone
cube
cylinder
decagon
heptagon
hexagon
octagon
oval
pentagon
pyramid
rectangle
rhombus
square
triangle

Activity 34 Complete the table. Number one has been done

for you.
NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

SHAPES
Noun

Adjective

circle
cone
cube
cylinder
oval
rectangle
rhombus
square
triangle

circular
conical
cubic
cylindrical
oval
rectangular
rhombus
square
triangular

OBJECTS
coins, wheels, CDs

Activity 35 Make sentences as the examples.

Examples:
a. (Tonny/strong/boy) t
Tonny is strong. He is a
strong boy.
b. (Lussy/bright eyes) tLussy has bright eyes. Her eyes

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

are bright.
Diana / smart / girl
Mujahid / naughty / boy
Devi / blonde hair
Chamim / flat nose
Fatimah / polite / woman
Luqman / diligent / boy
Fasya / expressive / girl
Fadhila / big eyes
Haryanto / straight hair
Suyuti / thick lips

Activity 36 Make questions and answers.

Example :

a.

b.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

(he / handsome)
A : What does he look like?
B : Hes handsome.
(she / blonde hair)
A : What does she look like?
B : She has blonde hair.

she / skinny
they / big
Susan / fair skin
Achmin / dark skin
Pratiwi / small eyes
Susetya / tall and thin
Pramono / good looking
Nindya / pointed nose
Dyah / short and fat
Rifky / small mustache

Activity 37 Make questions and answers.

Example :

a.

b.

(he / kindhearted)
A : Whats he like?
B : Hes kindhearted.
(they / bad tempered)
A : What are they like?
B : Theyre bad tempered.

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Fauzan / humorous
Fadhila / generous
the men / careless
the women / diligent
Riza / naughty
Farida / lazy
Ardian / boring
The boy / polite
Doctor / patient
Mr. Akhadun / brave.

Activity 38 Arrange the adjectives in the parentheses into

a good order of adjectives in series.

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1.

A : May I borrow your (triangular plastic long)

ruler?
B : Here you are.
A : Thanks.

2.

A : Can I use your (curved metal big) hammer.

B : Yes, please.
A : Thank you.

3.

A : Do you mind if I borrow your (Chinese big new)

motorcycle?
B : Not at all.
A : Thanks a lot.

4.

A : Would you have dinner with me in (wooden

comfortable Javanese old) restaurant?
B : With pleasure.

5.

A : What kind of furniture does he want?

B : He wants (dark brown cheap wooden old)
furniture.

6.

A : Which gloves do you need?

B : I need (rubber white big) ones.

7.

A : Can I borrow the hammer?

B : Which one?
A : (new metal heavy) one.

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Activity 39 Arrange these words into a good sentence.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

blue the colour the book is of

is the English-Indonesian very dictionary thick
leather shoes usually made are of
of are spectacles what your made ?
does from where come she ?
people are nationality those what of the ?
laptop this a useful white is modern light

Activity 40 Complete the conversation with the words /

phrases from the box and then practice it with
your partner.
Jatmiko is a friendly person. He likes getting acquainted
with other people.
Now he is on an excursion boat to Japan. He is having a
conversation with Badawi, a passenger from Malaysia.
Jatmiko : Hi, my name is Jatmiko. Im from Surabaya,
Indonesia. (1). __________ I know your name?
Badawi : Oh, Im Badawi. I (2). __________ Selangor,
Malaysia.
Jatmiko : Nice to meet you, Badawi.
Badawi : Oh, (3). __________? Nice to meet you, too.
Jatmiko : (4). __________ do you do in Malaysia, Badawi?
Badawi : Im a student. I (5). __________ economy in
Kuala Lumpur University. What (6).
__________ you, Jatmiko?
Jatmiko : Im a teacher. I (7). __________ English in a
vocational school in Surabaya.
Badawi : English teacher? Great! Lucky me! I (8).
__________ English very well, and you know
that most people in this boat speak English. I can
(9). __________ you, then.
Jatmiko : Dont (10). __________.
Badawi : By the way, you look still (11). __________ to
be a teacher. I (12). __________ you were a
student like me.

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Jatmiko : I (13). __________ from my university last

year.
Badawi : Oh, wait a minute. Do you hear that (14).
__________?
Jatmiko : Yes. What does it mean?
Badawi : It means lunch time. Lets have lunch in that
restaurant. We can (15). __________ our talk
there. Dont worry, I treat you.
Jatmiko : OK. Thanks.
continue
about
thought

May
cant
What

teach
speak
rely on

sound
graduated
worry

come
really
too

from
study
young

Activity 41
Read this passage.
My mother is a very beautiful woman. She is slim, not
too short, about 157 cm tall. She has long, wavy, black hair.
She has fair skin, blue eyes, and pointed nose. She is energetic,
humorous, diligent, and patient.

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1.

Now you make similar paragraph describing:

a. your father
b. your English teacher

2.

Make a short dialogue based on the following situations.

Situation:
a. You and your friend are in Bali now. You want to
go around the island, so you go to a car rental to
hire a car. You want to know everything about the
car and the cost for renting it. Make a dialogue
between you and the rental owner.
b. There is a new student in your class. You intend to
introduce yourself to him and want to know
everything about him, such as where he is from,
what he is, etc. Write a dialogue between you and
him.

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