8th Graders: Mr. Gunawan's Family (Recount text)

 

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    How's life today? Thank to Allah for the blessing today that we could meet each other although in this virtual session as usual. I wish you all in good condition, dears. Alhamdulillah. 

    Before studying, let's say Bismilahirrohmanirrohim first ... .👐

    Today's session is recount text about Mr. Gunawan's Family. Read and try to complete the text with suitable words below.

    Last week, Mr. Gunawan’s family ^{1. went}... to the beach for spending our holiday. They ^{2. were}... Mr. And Mrs. Gunawan, their son, Ali, their doughters Vina and Sari. You can guess that in the beach was full of the visitors, so they ^{3. decided}... to went there earlier. They  went to the beach so earlier, the road was lonely, so they ^{4. spent}... a half hour to arrive there. They ^5.got... the beach around 6 p.m it was because it was not far from our city. After arriving the beach, they ^{6. bought}... the entering ticket, each the entering ticket was Rp.10.000/ person. They ^{7. had to}... have breakfast before playing in the beach especially swimming. finishing the breakfast, we went to the beach and ^{8. swam}.... They were very happy.

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a.    decided               d. spent                      g. swam

b.    went                    e. bought                   h. had to

c.    were                    f. got

Read the text again and let’s check your comprehension, dears.

1.  What does the text tell us about?

Answer :_______________________________________________________

2.  What time did they go to the beach?

Answer :_______________________________________________________

3.  How much did Mr. Gunawan pay for their ticket?

Answer :_______________________________________________________

4.  What did they have to do before swimming in the beach?

Answer :_______________________________________________________

5.  What kind of text is it?

Answer :______________________________________________________

       

     Now! Let's check you response with the keys below.

        1. The text of course tells us about Mr. Gunawan Family's holiday.

        2. They went to the beach around 6. pm.

        3. Mr. Gunawan paid all the tickets Rp 50.000,- because they were 5 members in 

            Mr. Gunawan's family: Mr. Gunawan, Mrs Gunawan, Ali, Vina, and Sari.

        4. Before they went swimming, they had breakfast.

        5. The kind of the text is Recount text since it tells about the writer's experience.

Okay, dears! Don't forget to write down on your note book for the learning material today.    

        Happy learning, dears!