English Class Grade VIII - March 26 2020

Hello students of grade VIII Negrosa!
Welcome to our class.

This is our schedule for today, Thursday, March 26 2020
The topic is Recount Text
What you need to do
07.30-08.15
1. Prepare your book, pen, LKS (chapter 5), dictionary close to you
2. Watch 2 videos below 
3. Read the information in this post.
4. Ask questions or discuss with me through WhatsApp group.

08.15-09.30
1. Do the exercise I attach here (I will publish later)

So, happy studying.
  
Check this video first 👩

Do you like telling stories to others? 
Sometimes, sharing experience to others can help us to enrich each other's life.

So, here's the next question.

How can we tell our experience to others?

We can use recount text. 
My friend will explain about it. Check it out:

Now, please read one story from my experience in Bali last year.

My precious experience

Does it sound interesting? Hopefully.

I tried to share my experience using recount text. 

In short, recount text is a text we can use to share our past experiences. It consists of three main structures (orientation, sequence of events and reorientation)

Look at my text again.

It uses past tense. We can notice it from the verbs that are used (look at the words in yellow highlights) and the to be (the blue highlights).

The first part is orientation. As you can see, it introduces the writer ('I' as the writer) and the highlights of the experience (where and when).

Recount text (especially in the second part: sequence of events) is written chronologically, from time to time. It makes it easier for the readers to follow the story. The transitional words such as 'after that', 'next' and 'then' help to make the story run smooth.

Now, let's move to the last part, reorientation.

This part is no less important. It concludes the experience that we share. It usually uses particular adjectives to support our impression. Referring to my text, I used the word 'tired', 'pleased', and 'unforgettable'.

So, can you conclude? How did I feel about visiting GWK? 👩

Okay. I think that's all I can tell you about recount text. If you have any questions, feel free to discuss with me through chat in our group.

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Now, to check your understanding, I challenge you to do this set of exercise. These are all about recount texts.

Have fun with it.

You can click here CLICK HERE

Or do it directly here:

Best regards,
Ms. Ratnana

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Something is happening right now.

Hello everyone, 
welcome back to my page.

Do you know what does a journalist do? Yes, they usually report some news to the audience or listeners. I think their job is cool. Maybe some of you are interested to be a journalist later when you grow up, aren't you?

When the journalists report a live event in English, they will use present continous tense. So, we will learn about it through this post.

I will tell you briefly about present continous tense through this video. I recorded it few months ago. Check it out.

In short, here are some key points of present continous tense:

• Present continous tense is used to describe condition which is happening at the moment of speaking.
• The word like now, at the moment, at present, this time are the signal words commonly found in present continous text.
• These are the structures for the sentence formation:

	Formation	Example
Positive	Subject + is/am/are + v1 + ing.	I am creating a blog post. She is cooking dinner. They are playing outside.
Negative	Subject + is/am/are + not + v1 + ing.	I am not typing an email. He is not teaching about simple past. We are not going to the market together.
Interrogative	Is/am/are + subject + v1 + ing?	Are you waiting for me? Is she calling the doctor? Am I doing the right thing?

Here I attach some work by my previous students related to the use of present continous tense. They are reporting about one big event in our school, SMPN 2 Salatiga. Look at their work.

I think their work is great. It looks like a live report on the spot. Don't you want to give it a try? It is fun. Trust me. 👩

Now, it's time for you to practice. Are you ready? Please take a moment to fill in the worksheet. I'm waiting for your response.

Best regards,
Ms. Ratnana

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How can we share our experience?

Hello everyone!

Do you like telling stories to others? 

People say that experience is the best teacher. The more we experience things the more we learn. Unfortunately, we are limited by time and chances. Sometimes, sharing experience to others can help us to enrich each other's life.

So, here's the next question.

How can we tell our experience to others?

Please check my story first.

My precious experience

Does it sound interesting? Hopefully.

I tried to share my experience using recount text. 

What is recount text? 

Our friend will tell you more about recount text through this video. Just click and check it out. ( shorturl.at/afiG6 ).

In short, recount text is the one we can use to share our past experiences. It consists of three main structures (orientation, list of events and reorientation)

Look at my text again.

It uses past tense. We can notice it from the verbs that are used (look at the words in yellow highlights) and the to be (the blue highlights).

The first part is orientation. As you can see, it introduces the writer (I, as the writer) and the highlight of the experience (where and when).

Recount text (especially in the second part-list of events) is written chronologically, from time to time. It makes it easier for the readers to follow the story. The transitional words such as 'after'and 'then' help to make the story runs smooth.

Now, let's move to the last part, reorientation.

This part is no less important. It concludes the experience that we share. It usually uses particular adjectives to support our impression. Referring to my text, I use the word 'tired', 'pleased', and 'unforgettable'.

So, can you conclude? How did I feel about visiting GWK? Drop your comment below. 👩

Okay. I think that's all I can tell you about recount text. If you have any questions, feel free to discuss with me through the comment.

Now. I challenge you to do this set of question. These are all about recount texts.



Have fun with it.

Best regards,
Ms. Ratnana

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Welcome to my page

Hello everyone,

I am an English teacher at a junior high school in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia. And through this page, I want to share some things related to English language learning.

For me, learning language is more than just fun. I can learn many things beyond the structures, sounds, words, or texts. There are many valuable things that I get. I am sure you can catch them, too.

So, welcome to my page. I hope you enjoy it. 

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