SMA Bahasa Inggris: Pertanyaan, Jawaban, Latihan Soal & Pembahasan

What does the singer describe the person in the song lyrics like?

What does the song tell us about?

This text is for questions 40 to 43.

The Coronavirus Pandemic is Making Earth Vibrate Less

(CNN, April 3, 2020): Once-crowded city streets are now empty. Highway traffic has slowed to a minimum. And fewer and fewer people can be found milling about outside.

    Global containment measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus have seemingly made the work:l much quieter. Scientists are noticing it, too.

    Around the world, seismologists are observing a lot less ambient seismic noise-meaning, the vibrations generated by cars, trains, buses and people going about their daily lives. And in the absence of that noise; Earth's upper crust is moving just a little less.

    Thomas Lecocq, a geologist and seismologist at the Royal Observatory in Belgium, first pointed out this phenomenon in Brussels.

    Brussels is seeing about a 30% to 50% reduction in ambient seismjc noise since mid-March, around the time the country started implementing school and business closures and other social distancing measures, according to Lecocq. That noise level is on par with what seismologists woukl see on Christmas Day, he said

    The reduction in noise has had a particularly interesting effect in Brussels: Lecocq and other seismologists are able to detect smaller earthquakes and other seismic 􀮥vents that certain seismic stations wouldn't have registered.

    Take, for example, the seismic station in Brussels. In normal times, Lecocq said, it's "basically useless" Seismic stations are typically set up outside urban areas, because the reduced human noise makes it easier to pick up on subtle vibrations in the ground The one in Brussels, however, was built more than a century ago and the city has since expanded around it.

    The daily hum of city life means that the station in Brussels wouldn't typically pick up on smaller seismic events. Seismologists would instead rely on a separate borehole station, which uses a pipe deep in the ground to monitor seismic activity.

    "But for the moment, because of the city's quietness, it's almost as good as the one on the bottom," Lecocq said

    Seismologists in other cities are seeing similar effects in their own cities.

(Adopted from: Harmeet Kaur, https:/ /edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/workJ.jcoronavirus-earth-seismic-noise-scn-trnd/index.html (April 11, 2020))

What do paragraphs 3 and 5 tell us about?

"Something's bothering you
Tell me what the problem is" (1st stanza)

Based on the above lines, a friend means a persons who can ____.

This song lyrics are for questions 18 to 20.

Unstoppable
(By Sia)

I'll smile, I know what it takes to fool this town
I'll do it 'til the sun goes down
And all through the night time, oh yeah,
Oh, yeah, I'll tell you what you want to hear
Keep my sunglasses on while I shed a tear
It's never the right time, yeah, yeah

I'll put my armor on,
Show you how [18] ____ I am
I'll put my armor on,
I'll show you that I am

I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so powerful
I [19] ____ batteries to play
I'm so confident
I'm unstoppable today
Unstoppable today [3x]
I'm unstoppable today

I break down, only alone I will cry out loud
You'll never see what's [20] ____ out
Hiding out deep down, yeah, yeah

I know I've heard that to let your feelings show
Is the only way to make friendships grow
But I'm too afraid now, yeah, yeah
...

(Adapted from: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sia
unstoppable.html (April 4, 2020))

Read the following words taken from the song lyrics in Activity 18.
Find the correct meaning of each word from the box.
Discuss your work with your friend

4. fading = ____ 

Jane: Please lend me a novel.

Lidia: I am sorry, the novel is ____ (1) by my sister.

Jane: Do you have another novel?

Lidia: No, I don’t have any novel, but my sister has.

Jane: So what is your favorite book?

Lidia: I like comics so much.

Jane: May I see your comics?

Lidia: Yes, sure. Here you are. But Conan is being read by my brother.

Jane: No problem. Where did you buy these comics?

Lidia: Those ____ (2) in Gramedia.

Jane: Does your sister like a novel so much?

Lidia: Yes, she does. Novels ____ (3) by her. A novel is always bought in a month.

Work in groups of three. Few companies do not make products. Instead, they offer services. Study the names of the following companies below. Discuss the services these companies offer.

Example:

Dora Pet Salon

 Dora Pet Salon grooms domestic pets.

10. Sentosa Security Services 

Match the profession and what they do. Study the example.

Example:

Author: ____ (a person who writes books or novles)

• a person who helps build houses using bricks
• a person who cleans/tidies an area or place, such as in an office
• a person who puts out fires
• a person who prepares food for others, often in a restaurant or cafe
• a person who repairs machines, especially car motors
• a person who cuts the meat and sells it in their shop
• a person who has the job of designing things
• a person who collects garbage and brings them to the landfill
• a person who keeps gardens clean and tidy. They take care of the plants in the garden
• a person who works in a factory
• a qualified person who decides cases in a law court
• a person who works with flowers
• a person who gives lectures, usually in a university 

Gardener : ____ 

Match the profession and what they do. Study the example.

Example:

Author: ____ (a person who writes books or novles)

• a person who helps build houses using bricks
• a person who cleans/tidies an area or place, such as in an office
• a person who puts out fires
• a person who prepares food for others, often in a restaurant or cafe
• a person who repairs machines, especially car motors
• a person who cuts the meat and sells it in their shop
• a person who has the job of designing things
• a person who collects garbage and brings them to the landfill
• a person who keeps gardens clean and tidy. They take care of the plants in the garden
• a person who works in a factory
• a qualified person who decides cases in a law court
• a person who works with flowers
• a person who gives lectures, usually in a university 

Lecturer : ____