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

Dara, congratulations! It's a great achievement to be one of the leading roles in a soup opera that will be aired next month. I know its just the first stop to become a famous actress. I wish you will always be the best.

Yossy

 

"I know it's just the first step to become a famaous actress."
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....

Dear Dewa,

CONGRATULATIONS! You won the young puppeteer competition 2019. Hopefully this best achievement will encourage you to improve your performances in the years ahead. This may also inspire young people to learn traditional arts.

Candra

 

"This may also inspire young people to learn traditional arts."
What can you conclude from the sentence?

Dear Jelita,

I just want to remind you to bring old newspapers and sticks from a coconut leave tomorrow. I'll bring glue and clockwork. Let's finish our assignment to make a clock from old newspapers after school. The following day is the due date.

Ita

 

What is Ita's intention to write the text?

PT Alfindo Spell Tbk.

JI. Permata Hijau no. 23, Medan

10th April 2019

Dear Mrs. Amanda Sentosa,

Allow me the pleasure of inviting you, and a few of your fellow associate, on behalf of PT Alfindo Setel Tbk to a business luncheon at our officies on Wednesday, 17th April 2019.

As nur companies fill begin to have a closer working relationships in the upcoming months, it would be a good opportunity for us to get to know each lther better anda discuss future business prospects in properties.

Pelase give our reception a hall on (061) 3445566666 to informs us whether you will be attending.We look forwards to seeing you there and getting to know you better in the coming months.

Yours sincerely,

 Andika Hendrawan

PT Permata Konstruksi Tbk.

E-mail: andika [email protected]

 

"... and a few of your fellows associatees, ..."

What does the underlined world mean?

How to Get Better at Kicking Football

1. The Position of Your Kicking Let-The first point is critical whether you will get a powerful kick or not. The technique behind it is very simple. The higher you bring your kicking let back, the more powerful kick you will get. However, it is not necessary to hit your back with the feel of your kicking foot in order to get a powerful kick.
2. The Position of Your Ankle ry to keep the ankle of your kicking foot locked. This is one of the easiest things to forgot during the kicking moment.
3. Position of Your Knee-The knee of your suporting let needs to be lightly bent. By doing this, it will be easier to kick the ball with the instep part of your foot. Keep in mind that the more you bend your knee, the easier youll have to kick the ball with your instep
4. Distances of Your Suporting Let-The foot of your suporting let needs to be about a foot away from the ball. This will make it possible to strike the ball from a 45-degree angle which will give your kick with great lower. Keep in mind also that the direction of the ball will depends in which direction your suporting foot is pointing
5. Position of Your Body-lf you lean your body forward, your shoot will stay low to the ground. However, if you lean your body back the ball will fly higher

Summary

Whether you are new to football, or have played it for some time, the points mentioned above will help you improve your kick. Leaving out one of these points wil decreased the quality of your kick. Adoptep from: htt://wws.soccer-training-guided.come/soccer-ball kicking-technique.html#.xagx2yxxiu (5th December 2018)

What will you most likely overlook when kicking a football?

                There was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he loses his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.

                The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose him temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

                The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.”

                You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

"..., they leave a scar just like this one." (paragraph 3)

The underlined word refers to ....

     This large waterbird is unmistakable due to its unique 'shoe-shaped' bill which gives it an almost prehistoric appearance-reminding us of birds' dinosaur ancestry.

     Found in nine countries across Africa, the species has a large range, but exist in small localised populations concentrate around swamps and wetlands. Individuals are highly solitary-often the male and female in a breeding pair prefer to occupy different ends of their shared territory

     The nest is large and flattened, built amid swamp grasses or sedges and usually on a mound of floating vegetation or a small island. The construction can be up to three metres wide. Although a clutch of up to three dull, chalky-white eggs is laid, typically only one nestling survives due to enter-siblings rivalry, where the larger (generally first born) chick will out-compete and/or kill its siblings. The breeding season varies, being dependent on Africa's seasonal flood cycle.

     The shoebill is undergoing a continuing decline owing to the effects of habital destruction and degradation, pollution, nest disturbance, hunting a capture for the live bird trade. The global population is currently estimated at between 5,000-8,000 birds and the species is classed as vulnerable by the IUCN red list of threatened species.

     This species inhabits wetland habitats, preferring large, seasonally flooded marshes with dense vegetation and areas of floating vegetation often formed by papyrus. They are highly solitary and they forage by 'walking slowly' or standing. Large fish such as lungfish are their preferred prey item, but it will feed on a variety of aquatic animals including amphibians, water snakes, young crocodiles, as well as rodents and waterfowl chicks.

Adopted from: http://wws.edgeofexistence.org/species/shoebill/ (5th December 2018)

What can we do to prevent shoebills from extinction?

     This large waterbird is unmistakable due to its unique 'shoe-shaped' bill which gives it an almost prehistoric appearance-reminding us of birds' dinosaur ancestry.

     Found in nine countries across Africa, the species has a large range, but exist in small localised populations concentrate around swamps and wetlands. Individuals are highly solitary-often the male and female in a breeding pair prefer to occupy different ends of their shared territory

     The nest is large and flattened, built amid swamp grasses or sedges and usually on a mound of floating vegetation or a small island. The construction can be up to three metres wide. Although a clutch of up to three dull, chalky-white eggs is laid, typically only one nestling survives due to enter-siblings rivalry, where the larger (generally first born) chick will out-compete and/or kill its siblings. The breeding season varies, being dependent on Africa's seasonal flood cycle.

     The shoebill is undergoing a continuing decline owing to the effects of habital destruction and degradation, pollution, nest disturbance, hunting a capture for the live bird trade. The global population is currently estimated at between 5,000-8,000 birds and the species is classed as vulnerable by the IUCN red list of threatened species.

     This species inhabits wetland habitats, preferring large, seasonally flooded marshes with dense vegetation and areas of floating vegetation often formed by papyrus. They are highly solitary and they forage by 'walking slowly' or standing. Large fish such as lungfish are their preferred prey item, but it will feed on a variety of aquatic animals including amphibians, water snakes, young crocodiles, as well as rodents and waterfowl chicks.

Adopted from: http://wws.edgeofexistence.org/species/shoebill/ (5th December 2018)

What is the main idea of paragraph four?

                One day, Rahwana kidnaped Sinta took her to his palace in Alengka. Rama was so sad. He tried many efforts to save his wife. He sent his best troops to search for his beloved wife but Sinta remained unfound.

                After four months, Hanoman, the king of white monkeys found Sinta’s crown in the bushes. It was a clue that led them to Alengka. Rama thanked his best friend, Hanoman, and soon they went to Alengka with thousands of troops.

                The battle was unavoidable. Rahwana’s troops were very powerful giants. They made many of Rama’s soldierd wounded. The battle took two months. Yet, after Rama got involved in the battle, the problem solved. It was also because of Rama’s power. Rahwana, the very powerful king of giants was killed.

                Rama was so happy to see his beloved wife. They returned to Ayoda and lived happily forever.

Rama thanked Hanoman because ....

The cycle rick-shaw is a small-scale local means of transport; it is also known by a variety of other names such as pedicab, bikecab, cycle, becak, or trishaw or, simply rickshaw which also refers to auto rickshaw pulled by a person on foot. Cycle rickshaw are human-powered, a type of tricycle designed to carry passengers in addition to the driver. They are often used on hire basis. Cycle rickshaw are widely used in major cities around the world, but most commonly in cities of South, Southeast, and East Asia.

Cycle rickshaws in Indonesia are called becak. Becak was considered an icon of the capital city of Jakarta prior to its ban in the 1970s. Citing concerns of public order, the city government forbade the on the city’s main streets. However, many becaks still operate near slums throughout the city. Attempts at reinforcing the ban resulted in large-scale seizure of the vehicle in the late 1990s and in 2007

 

According to the text, we know that...