Why don't you choose SMK?

 

Choose the correct word in the bracket to complete the sentences in the paragraph below!

When I was a third-year student of SMP, SMP 1 TULIS, I had been dreaming of being a student of SMK JUTEX PEKALONGAN, which belongs to the textile group. My choice met the economic conditions of my parents, as only poor villager-farmers in CLUWUK, SUBAH. At that time, I thought that being a graduate of SMK was (easier, more easy) to getting any job; (compared, comparing) with a graduate of SMA. Students learning in SMK will study a lot of life skills, such as; typing, operating computers, repairing machines, etc

Hence, (being, be) a student of SMK is (more skillful, skillfuler)than those of SMA. SMK students will get (applicativer, more applicative) courses; which are needed in the world of work. I enrolled to be a student of SMA, however; instead of being a student of SMK. One of my teachers in SMP led me (be, to be, being)a student of SMA Negeri 1 PEKALONGAN. My teacher said, "There, you'll be (more competitive, competitiver)than that in other schools; more over, you're smart enough to be one of the students in that favorite school." Finally, I was (happy, happier)to be a (commuting, commuted)student in(better, the best) SMA in the Residency of PEKALONGAN, SMANSA PEKALONGAN. A senior high school that brought me to be a student of the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, FACULTY of LETTERS, UNS SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY, SURAKARTA; through PMDK, new student recruitment for the big ten rank students in the classroom. Now, I'm an English teacher of SMK 1 BATANG, however. After being a three-year honorarium teacher and getting the certificate of teaching license, AKTA  IV, from UT, UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA, I'm a candidate for stabled teacher of government.

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Presentation

 

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English Discussion

 The many years of learning activity in our school laboratory, when English was a subject that was considered needed in our school at that time, because the national exam was still assigned for the twelfth graders. hehe

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Practical English

 English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England.^[3][4][5] It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots and then most closely related to the Low German and Frisian languages, English is genealogically Germanic. However, its vocabulary also shows major influences from French (about 28% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 28%),^[6] plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language).^[7][8][9] Speakers of English are called Anglophones.

The earliest forms of English, collectively known as "Old English", evolved from a group of North Sea Germanic dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th centuries. Middle English began in the late 11th century after the Norman Conquest of England, when considerable Old French (especially Old Norman French) and Latin-derived vocabulary was incorporated into English over some three hundred years.^[10][11] Early Modern English began in the late 15th century with the start of the Great Vowel Shift and the Renaissance trend of borrowing further Latin and Greek words and roots into English, concurrent with the introduction of the printing press to London. This era notably culminated in the King James Bible and the works of William Shakespeare.^[12][13]

Modern English grammar is the result of a gradual change from a typical Indo-European dependent-marking pattern with a rich inflectional morphology and relatively free word order to a mostly analytic pattern with little inflection and a fairly fixed subject–verb–object word order.^[14] Modern English relies more on auxiliary verbs and word order for the expression of complex tenses, aspects and moods, as well as passive constructions, interrogatives, and some negation.

Modern English has spread around the world since the 17th century as a consequence of the worldwide influence of the British Empire and the United States of America. Through all types of printed and electronic media in these countries, English has become the leading language of international discourse and the lingua franca in many regions and professional contexts such as science, navigation, and law.^[3] English is the most spoken language in the world^[15] and the third most spoken native language in the world, after Standard Chinese and Spanish.^[16] It is the most widely learned second language and is either the official language or one of the official languages in 59 sovereign states. There are more people who have learned English as a second language than there are native speakers. As of 2005, it was estimated that there were over 2 billion speakers of English.^[17] English is the majority native language in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Republic of Ireland (see Anglosphere) and is widely spoken in some areas of the Caribbean, Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.^[18] It is the co-official language of the United Nations, the European Union, and many other international and regional organisations. English accounts for at least 70% of speakers of the Germanic language branch of the Indo-European family.

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Interviewing

1. Interviewer: Hello, Dan. 
2. Dan: Hi. 
3. Interviewer: Can you tell me about a typical day in your life for the school magazine? 
4. Dan: Yeah, sure. 
5. Interviewer: So, what time do you get up? 
6. Dan: Oh, I get up very early. I get up every day at 5 o’clock and go to the pool. Then I swim from 6 o’clock to 8 o’clock. 
7. Interviewer: You get up at 5 o’clock? Wow, that’s early! 
8. Dan: Yeah. Then at 8 o’clock I have a shower, I get dressed and I have breakfast. I have a big breakfast: cereals, toast, bacon and eggs and orange juice. 
9. Interviewer: What do you do after breakfast? 
10. Dan: At 11 o’clock I go to university. I’m studying sports science and I have classes from 11 o’clock to 4 o’clock. 
11. Interviewer: When do you have lunch? 
12. Dan: I have lunch at about 2 o’clock at the university. 
13. Interviewer: What do you do after classes? 
14. Dan: Sometimes I go to the gym and sometimes I meet my friends at a café. 
15. Interviewer: What time do you have dinner? 
16. Dan: I have dinner at 7 o’clock, then I watch TV or go online and I usually go to bed at 10 o’clock. Interviewer: Thanks, Dan. That’s a busy day!
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Speaking Section

Recount Text: My Educational and Teaching Journey

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📘 Recount Text

My name is Agus Bagyo. I was born on August 19th, 1976, and I grew up in a small village named Cluwuk, located in Tulis, Batang, Central Java. I am the first son of Wastono and Arni, who were small farmers. I actually have one sister and two brothers, although sadly, my youngest brother passed away when he was just three years old.

I started my education in my village primary school, where I learned for six years. After finishing primary school in 1991, I continued to a state secondary school, SMP 1 Tulis. I studied there for three years until 1993. In that same year, I was accepted at SMA 1 Pekalongan, one of the public senior high schools in the Pekalongan regency. After three years of studying, I graduated from the school and continued my education at Sebelas Maret University in Solo, joining the English Department in the Faculty of Letters.

I graduated from the university in March 2001. After that, I spent six years as an honorarium teacher before being officially accepted as a civil servant teacher at SMK Negeri 1 Batang. Until now, I am still teaching at the same school, continuing my commitment to education and my students.

📝 Comprehension Questions

1. Why did the writer likely choose to become an English teacher?
   A. Because he wanted to follow his parents’ career.
   B. Because he studied English during university. ✔️
   C. Because his siblings were also teachers.
   D. Because he lived in Pekalongan.
   E. Because he could not find another job.
   
   
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The Final Works of XII OTKP 1

Here are some assignments done by the students as final tasks

Group 1 Topic Procedure "The Procedure of Book Borrowing in City Library"

1. Amelia (02)
2. Angelina (03)
3. Arum (07)
4. Dewi (10)
5. Monic (21)

Group 2 Topic Tourism Spot  "Pandan Sari Arung Jeram"

1. Ahla Fatihatul Karimah
2. Lia Febianti
3. Mita Sifa Devitasari
4. Nofa Hawa Sagita
5. Sekar Mairani

Group 3 Topic Tourism Spot "Kliwonan"

1. Anita Ali Mufti
2. Harnik
3. Trimulyaningsih
4. Windayani

Group 4 Topic Tourism Spot "Hutan Kota Rajawali"

1. Mifkiana Zulfa
2. Naida
3. Narda Azizah
4. Stefani Putri Damayanti

Group 5 Topic Traditional Food "Megono"

1. Arifah Miladiyah
2. Bella Azzahra
3. Elisa Anggraeni
4. Liviangi Putri H

Group 6 Advertising Kerajinan Bambo 

1. Hera Anjarani
2. Juanesta Lovileana
3. Lailatus Swaranisah
4. Siti Marsela

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