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Reading Comprehension
Non-continuous Text : A Recipe
Intensifier
Language Function
Expressing Likes and Dislikes
Expressing Hopes
Ingredients (for ten)
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125 grams butter
40 grams white sugar
40 gram soft brown
sugar
2 eggs
125 ml milk
200 grams flour
5 ml baking powder
200 g chocolate chips
15 ml cocoa powder
You need :
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10 paper cases
A small bowl
2 large bowl
An electric mixer
A large spoon
A baking tray
a. how to make chocolate muffins
b. the ingredients for chocolate
muffins
c. tool and ingredients to make
chocolate muffins.
d. the shopping list
a. 40 grams
b. 20 grams
c. 200 grams
d. 400 grams
a. 5
b. 7
c. 10
d. 12
a.
b.
c.
d.
The mixer which is used manually
It needs hand power only to use it
It needs electricity power to use it
It is an expensive mixer
a.
b.
c.
d.
125
250
200
300
grams
grams
grams
grams
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Definition
Intensifier adalah kata yang digunakan untuk
menguatkan arti kata sifat (adjective) dan
kata keterangan (adverb).
Kinds of Intensifiers
enough; very; too; quite; rather
A.
enough
Berarti cukup dan ditempatkan sesudah kata
sifat (adjective) atau adverb.
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It’s good enough to go fishing.
Fajri isn’t old enough to enlist in the army.
Have you bought enough tickets fro the show?
B.
very
Digunakan untuk menguatkan arti:
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Di depan adjective
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Di depan adjective + Noun
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Di depan adverb
Nada is very clever.
Jakarta is a very big city.
She always studies very seriously.
C.
too
Artinya “terlalu” dan ditempatkan di depan
kata sifat (adj) atau kata keterangan (adv)
untuk menunjukkan “more than is
desirable”.
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He is still too young to get married.
The house is too big for us.
The weather in this city is too cold to go out
during the night.
D.
quite
artinya “sungguh” dan digunakan di depan
kata sifat, kata keterangan, dan kata kerja
yang bersifat positif.
This novel is quite interesting.
He walks quite slowly.
I quite like swimming, but it is not my favorite
sport.
 It is quite a nice day to have a picnic.
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E.
rather
Berarti “agak” dan digunakan dengan
‘negative words’ dan menunjukkan
negative idea.
It’s rather cold this morning. You had better wear
your sweater.
 The test was rather difficult. I could not do it
well.
 She is quite pretty but rather arrogant.
 This dictionary is quite good but rather
expensive.
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1.
Indi:
Ari:
Indi:
Would you take that box on the top
shelf for me.
Why don’t you take it yourself?
It is … high for me to reach the top of
the shelf.
Ok, I’ll get it for you.
Ari:
a. too
b. very
c. quite
d. rather
a.
b.
c.
d.
too
very
quite
rather
a.
b.
c.
d.
too
very
rather
quite
a.
b.
c.
d.
quite big
too short
quite long
too long
a.
b.
c.
d.
so
quite
rather
too
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Expressing Like
like
be fond of
be keen on
be crazy about
+
+
+
+
N
N
N
N
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V(ing)
V(ing)
V(ing)
V(ing)
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Expressing Dislike
dislike
don’t/doesn’t like
can’t stand of + N
hate
+ N / V(ing)
+ N / V(ing)
/ V(ing)
+ N / V(ing)
a.
b.
c.
d.
I
I
I
I
am not keen on reading comic
am fond of it
don’t like it
hate it
a.
b.
c.
d.
I
I
I
I
hate
dislike
couldn’t stand of
am crazy about
a.
b.
c.
d.
I
I
I
I
am fond of
can’t stand of
dislike
don’t like
a.
b.
c.
d.
Do you like it
Is it your favorite
I can’t stand of it
Are you interested in it
a. I
b. I
c. I
d. I
am not keen
hate
am fond
can’t stand
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Expressing Hopes
I
hope you’re OK
 I hope that you will
get better soon
 I hope everything
goes well
 I hope you will ….
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Responding
 Don’t
worry, I’m
fine.
 Oh, well, not to
worry I suppose.
 That’s OK
 Thanks. I’m OK
1. Edo
: My mother is seriously ill.
Muctar
: Have you taken her to the doctor ?
Edo
: Yes, and she has to take some
medicine regularly.
Muchtar
: … she will get well soon.
a. I say
b. I hope
c. I think
d. I don’t say
2. Anita
: Do you think the rain is going to stop?
Roma
: … because I have something to do at five.
Anita
: Look at the sky. It’s very dark. Still let’s hope
for the best
Roma
: Yes, Who knows someone pick us up now.
a. I hope so
b. I don’t know
c. I want it
d. I don’t think so
3. Indah
: How is your mother, Dewi ?, Is she
getting better ?
Dewi
: She is. She looks healthier
Indah
: … soon
Dewi
: So do I
a.
May God Bless her
b.
I hope she’ll be here
c.
I hope she’ll be better
d.
The doctor will operate her
a.
b.
c.
d.
I’m glad it happened again
I hope it is the last one
I’m certain it will happen again
I agree it happened there
a.
b.
c.
d.
I don’t think so
I hope so
I am sorry
It’s O.K