Monday, March 7, 2011

Spoof 3A-B;3A; Nasruddin's Coat. What would you do if you were the host or the guests?



Text 3A
     One day Nasruddin had been invited to th dinner party. He want to the party by wearing old clothes. When he arrived in the party, nobody looked at him and gave him a seat. He got no food in the part so he went home and and changed his clothes.
     Next he put on his best clothes. He wore his newest coat and went to the party again. The host at once got up and came to meet him. The guests offered him the best table and gave him a good seat and served him the best food.
     Nasruddin sat and put off his coat. He put his coat and said ,"Eat the food, Coat!" the host and the guests were very surprised and asked Nasruddin, "What are you doing?" Nasruddin replied calmly; "When I came here with my old clothes, nobody looked at me. Then I went home and put on my best clothes. I came back in my newest coat and you all give me this best food and drink. So, you give food to my coat instead of me, "Getting Nasreddin's answer they just shook the head.

Text 3 B
   Soon after he left college,Dave found one of his uncles who was very rich and had no children of his own died and left him a lot of money, so he decided to set up his own real estate agency.
   Dave found a nice office.He bought some new furniture and moved in, he had only been there for few hours when he heard someone coming toward the door of his office. "It must be my first customer"Dave thought. He quickly picked up the phone and pretended to be very busy answering an important call from someone from New York who wanted to buy a big and expensive country.
    The man knocked at the door while this was going on. He came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation on the phone. Then the man said to Dave, " I am from the telephone company and I was sent here to conversation telephone.


Source: 
  • Detik-detik Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris Program.2009. IPA/IPS/KEAGAMAAN SMA/MA2009. klaten: Intan Pariwara.
  • Cicik Kurniawati, MartaYuliani. 2010 Detik-detik Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris Program IPA/IPS/KEAGAMAAN SMA/MA. Klaten: Intan Pariwara.
  • Cici. 2008. Speaking material performance at SMAN 3 Yogyakarta 

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Spoof 2A -B; 2A: Why was Ted most surprised when he heard the bicycle had been found? 2B: Why James and Lucy's marriage caused Lucy's children and grandchildren many objections?


Text 2A
Abstract
Ted Robinson has been worried all week
Orientation
Last Tuesday he received letter from the local police.
Crisis
Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police. But he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore. 
Reaction
At the station, he was told by a smiling police that his bicycle has been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train.
Coda
Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused, too because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago  when Ted was a boy of fifteen.

Source: Saefudin Aziz,S. Ag.Bahasa Inggrisi Klaten : Kresna Sinar Mandiri

Text 2B
     James Peterson grew up three houses away from Lucy Teddy in Ham Rock Street, Texas. He often did chores for her; he washed her car and ran errands for her.
     They often spent time together, and they eventually fell in love. Months later, the couple decided to get married, which caused many objections from Lucy's children and grandchildren!
     in fact, James was younger than Lucy's grandchildren. He was 21 when they got married. His bride was 81 !.

Source : Creative English Workbook 2B, p.2B in Linawati Setiadi. Risuli Hutauruk, Teguh Santoso, Josephine SAri Kustanti.2009.Seri Pendalaman Materi Bahasa Inggris SMA dan MA. Jakarta: Penerbit  Erlangga

2c
The Purse of Gold
A beggar found a leather purse that some one had droppedin a market place .Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shouted. " A reward!


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