The Materials are:

1. The Materials are: • Reading Comprehension A CT : Rain Forest • Wh-Questions : How • Language Function Expressing Hope/Expectation • Vocabulary • Jumbled Sentences UN ‘06

2. The Four Layers of A Rain Forest A rain forest is one of the richest wild places on earth. The forest supports different kinds of plants and wild animals. The plants vary from the highest trees to bushes that covers the forest floor. The wild animals also vary. There are gorillas, orang-utans, tapir, parrots, butterflies, monkeys and hundreds of other animals. UN ‘06

3. There are four main layers of vegetation in rain forest. The lowest layer is the forest floor, which is covered with very short plants. Many wild animals live and find food in this part of the forest. The second layer is the bush. It is about one to four meters high. These trees are so dense that sunlight cannot penetrate into the forest. This makes the lower layers damp and dark. UN ‘06

4. The main idea of paragraph two is …. • The main forest layer • The main layers of the rain forest (jb) • The lower layers of the rain forest • The important part of the rain forest UN ‘06

5. Which of the following is true according to the text? • A rain forest is the richest wild place in the world. • The are many varieties of the plants in the rain forest (jb) • The canopy layer causes the bright of forest • The highest trees cover the forest floor UN ‘06

6. Many wild animals live and find food in this part of the forest. (par. 2)The underlined word refers to …. • four main layers • rain forest • the lowest layer (jb) • short plants UN ‘06

7. “These trees are so dense that ….” (par 2)The word ‘dense’ has the closest meaning as …. • thick (jb) • rinse • clear • thin UN ‘06

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9. Wh-Question“HOW” • How berarti “bagaimana” dan sebagai question word digunakan untuk menanyakan: • Keadaan (condition) How does she speak English? She speaks English very fluently. UN ‘06

10. How + much/many, digunakan untuk menanyakan jumlah. How much money do you have? I have only Rp 5,000. How many participants will come tonight? It will be about 100 people. UN ‘06

11. How + long, digunakan untuk menanyakan tentang “length of time”. How long did you stay there? I stayed there for about a week. How long has she been here? Two years. UN ‘06

12. How + adj/adv How cold is it? How old are you? How soon you get here? How fast were you driving? • How + often, digunakan untuk menanyakan frekuensi. How often do you visit your parents? Twice a week. UN ‘06

13. A : … money do you have in your wallet?B : It’s about 50 thousand rupiah.A : Ok, It will be enough for a day. • How many • How much (jb) • How long • How large UN ‘06

14. Usman: How … people live in your village?Umar : They were about 100 people last year but now the amount is increasing rapidly. • much • many (jb) • often • long UN ‘06

15. A : … is Bandung?B : It is about 6,542 square. • How wide (jb) • How high • How large • How long UN ‘06

16. A : … is mount Salak?B : It is about 1,543 m. • How long • How high (jb) • How large • How tall UN ‘06

17. A : … is Ciliwung river?B : It’s about 567 miles. • How fast • How high • How large • How long (jb) UN ‘06

18. A : … does your car run?B : It’s about 180 km/hour. • How far • How soon • How fast (jb) • How long UN ‘06

19. Hopefully …. I hope …. I expect …. I am hoping …. I am expecting …. I was hoping …. I wish …. Language FunctionHow to Express Hope / Expectation UN ‘06

20. You go and visit a sick friend in hospital. At the end of your visit, you say … to him/her. • Take care of yourself! • What’s wrong with you? • I hope you’ll get well soon! (jb) • How are you getting on? UN ‘06

21. Lukas : It’s cloudy. Do you think it’s going to rain?Bowo : …. We are going to watch a football match, aren’t we? • I don’t believe it • I think so • I’m not sure • I hope not (jb) UN ‘06

22. Hikmah : I’m going to spend my holiday in Hawaii.Wati : That’s great! ….Hikmah : Thanks. • That’s not exciting • I do agree with you • You must have a lot of money • I wish you’ll have a good time (jb) UN ‘06

23. Wati : Is father coming home today?Mother : I expect he’ll come backsoon.The underlined utterance expresses …. • permission • apology • sympathy • hope (jb) UN ‘06

24. Vocabulary UN ‘06

25. Check the context Are there any clues in the surrounding words or phrases? Look particularly at the words just before and just after the unfamiliar words. UN ‘06

26. Contoh Well, I may not be as lucky as you but my trip to Genting was equally thrilling. I had heard a lot about this popular gateway from a friend of mine and everything was just as exciting as she had described. UN ‘06

27. Look for a definition • Sometimes the writers realize that the word is an uncommon one so they define, restate, explain or give an example of it. Words that signal meaning often include ‘is', ‘means', ‘refers to', ‘that is', ‘consists of'. UN ‘06

28. Contoh : Definition • ‘Snoring is a noise generated by vibrations of the soft parts of the throat during sleep.' • The word ‘is' signals a definition. UN ‘06

29. Look for connective words They are often near the unknown words and will usually help to identify the general direction of the argument which will help to give some understanding of the unknown word. UN ‘06

30. And : additional information • But / although : Contrast • So : Conclusion • Because : reason UN ‘06

31. Mother : Marni, this is the list of the things you have to buy.Marni : Ok. Mum, I’ll go to the …now. • butcher • grocer (jb) • florist • drugstore Bread 2 box Candies 1 packet Sugar 1 kilo Cofee ½ kilo Tea 2 packet Rice 2 kilo Bananas 1 bunch UN ‘06

32. X : “How much is a tin of margarine”.Y : “Two thousand rupiahs”.X : “May I …?”Y : “No, it is fixed price”. • trade • bargain (jb) • change • exchange UN ‘06

33. Mother wants to buy vegetables. It means that the she needs some …. • cabbages, potatoes and carrots (jb) • apples, bananas and grapes • salt, pepper, onion and cloves • sugar, coffee, tea and chocolate UN ‘06