The Materials are:

1. The Materials are: • Reading : Season • Degree of Comparison • Simple Present Tense and Future Tense • Vocabulary UN ‘06

2. European countries usually have four seasons, namely : spring, summer, autumn and winter. In spring it looks green every where because the leaves of the trees begin to grow in this season. But many parts of European countries look more beautiful while the flowers are blooming. In these places the scenes are colorful. UN ‘06

3. In summer it is sunny almost the wholeday.MostEuropean people usually getrecreation in thisseason. They like to goto the beaches toenjoy sunbathing,surfing, skiing, swimming and bathing inthe sea. UN ‘06

4. In autumn the leaves of the trees fall down to the ground. The scenes are dominated by the dry leaves every where. The wind usually blows hard in this season. Sometimes the strong wind causes damage.In winter it looks white every where because most of European areas are covered with snow. During this season people there prefer wearing thick clothes like sweaters, coats and jackets because the weather is very cold. Many places especially the highlands, become ski areas. UN ‘06

5. Of course, those situations are very different from the conditions in some Asian countries like Indonesia. Indonesia has only two seasons, the dry and wet seasons. In the dry season it is usually hot the whole day. It comes from April to October, while the wet season comes from October to April. Most parts of Indonesia get rain during the wet or rainy season. But the down pour usually comes in December and January which often causes flood in many parts of Indonesia. UN ‘06

6. How many seasons does European countries have ? • one • three • two • four UN ‘06

7. The main idea of paragraph two is…. • the condition of European countries during the spring. • European countries have four seasons. • during the spring European countries look more beautiful. • the summer time in European countries. UN ‘06

8. Which paragraphs tells about the season when people like to have a picnic ? • paragraph one • paragraph four • paragraph three • paragraph five UN ‘06

9. But the down pour usually comes … (paragraph 6).The underlined word has the same meaning as…. • heavy rain • flood • drizzle • erosion UN ‘06

10. It comes from April to October. (paragraph 6) The underlined word refers to…. • Indonesia • dry season • season • wet season UN ‘06

11. Why does it look white every where in winter ? • Because people wear thick clothes. • Because most of European countries are covered with snow. • Because the weather is very cold. • Because many places become ski areas. UN ‘06

12. DEGREE OF COMPARISON • Menggunakan “adjective” dalam kalimat sehingga disebut “Qualitative Adjective” • Ada tiga tingkatan “Qualitative Adjective”, yaitu: • Positive degree (as + adj + as ) Your house is as big as my school. 2. Comparative degree (adj + er + than) Tuti is shorter than her sister. 3. Superlative degree (the + adj + est) Andri is the tallest man I’ve ever met. UN ‘06

13. Comparative Degree • Formula a. Adj dengan satu suku kata adj + er … than My book is thicker than yours. b. Adj dengan dua suku kata adj + er … than Ani is happier than Ida. (happy – ier) c. Adj dengan lebih dari dua suku kata adj + more … than Fila is more obedient than Didi. UN ‘06

14. Superlative Degree • Formula a. Adjective (adj) dengan satu suku kata “the + adj + est” Mr. Iman is the oldest man in my office. b. Adj dengan dua suku kata “the + adj + est / the + most + adj” Iqbal is the happiest boy among the students. Or Iqbal is the most happy boy among the students. c. Adj dengan lebih dari dua suku kata “the + most + adj “ Sheila is the most obedient girl at home. UN ‘06

15. Quantitative Comparison UN ‘06

16. Irregular Adjective UN ‘06

17. The Nile is … river in the world. • longer • the longest • as long as • not along UN ‘06

18. Look at this table ! • Andin is younger than Bimbin. • Shelly is the youngest of all. • Laras is older than Andin . • Shelly is as old as Laras. UN ‘06

19. Tania :I like the Galaxy Radiovery much. The programs are very interesting. Vira : I know, it is good, but the Family radio is …, I think. • good • better • worse • bad UN ‘06

20. X : How far is your house from here ? Y : It’s about 4 km, and yours ? X : About 6 km. Y : Oh, your house is … than mine. • nearer • longer • farther • shorter UN ‘06

21. From the picture below we know that…. UN ‘06

22. the telephone is the cheapest • the dinner set is the most expensive • the telephone is cheaper than the dinner set • the juicer is more expensive than dinner set UN ‘06

23. Future Tense • Digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang akan terjadi atau dilakukan pada waktu yang akan datang. Subject + will + Verb(1) I will see you tomorrow morning. UN ‘06

24. Tomorrow Tomorrow morning Tomorrow afternoon Tomorrow evening Tomorrow night Next week Next month Next year Next July Next spring Next summer Next Sunday Time Signals UN ‘06

25. Next Monday, we … a meeting in that hotel. • attend • will attend • attended • have attended UN ‘06

26. Ana : Why don’t you eat your fried fish.Ani : I’ll give it to my kittens. They … it very much. • likes • like • will like • liked UN ‘06

27. Fina : I miss grandma. I want to see herMother : Don’t worry honey. We … her the day after tomorrow. • visit • has visited • will visit (jb) • visited UN ‘06

28. VOCABULARY UN ‘06

29. Roast chicken for me, please, with mushroom.Which of these pictures is a mushroom? • . b. c. d. UN ‘06

30. The picture is …. • shooting • wrestling • boxing • judo UN ‘06

31. These birds have wings but they cannot fly. They can stand straight and flat-footed like us. They live in extremely cold climates. Each of them has a black back and white belly. The picture of the bird is …. UN ‘06

32. We need a pest sprayer to kill the pest.Which of these pictures is a pest sprayer • c. b. d. UN ‘06

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34. Study the pictures above.Based on the above utterances, the person working as a guide is….. • Mr. Samsul • Mr. Yanto • Mr. Jefri • Mr. Harun UN ‘06