modul bahasa inggris 1

UNIT 1

1. READING

You have to read the following text at home

College Life in the United States

Instructors at American colleges and universities have many different teaching methods. Some instructors give assignments every day. They grade homework. Students in their classes have to take many quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Other instructors give only assignments. Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use textbook. Others send students to the library for assignments.

The atmosphere in some classrooms is very formal. Students call their instructor “ Professor Smith,” “Mrs. Jones,” and so on. Some teachers wear business clothes and give lectures. Other classrooms have an informal atmosphere. Students and lectures discuss their ideas. Instructors dress informally, and students call them by they first name. American teachers are not alike in their teaching styles.

At American colleges and universities, libraries and learning centers are available to the students. They can often use typewriter, tape recorders, video machines, and computers. They can buy books, notebooks, and other thing at campus stores. There are also services available to the students. They can get advice on their problems from counselors and individual help with their classes from tutors. In addition to facilities and services for study, colleges and universities usually offer facilities for recreation. Some schools have swimming pools and tennis courts. Most have snack bars or cafetarias. (Taken from INTERACTIONS, Kirn, 1985)

2. SPEAKING

Activity 1

As a student you have to schedule your routine activities. Fill in the form below. Now ask in turn about routine activities. Follow this model:

A	: Where are you at 6 o’clock in the morning?
B	: I am at home.
A	: What do you usually do at home at 6 o’clock?
B	: I usually read a book.
	Schedule of my daily activities

No	Time	Place	Activities
1	6	at home.	read a book
2	6… 6.10……	………at contract house	Wake up, pray, cook
3	………	………	………
4	………	………	………
20	………	………	………

Activity 2

Work in pairs with another partner telling him/her your partner’s routine activities you have talked about. Begin like this:

                        A : Please tell me your friend’s routine activities?

                        B : Well, Ani/Anto is at home at 6 o’clock. S(he) usually reads a book. Etc.

3. WRITING

Write down a paragraph about your own routine activities. See the example below.I am usually at home at 6 o’clock in the morning. At the time I often read a book,etc