Thursday, June 7, 2012

Students' Worksheet Writing Narrative (1)


STUDENTS’ WORKSHEET
WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT (1)

Indicator:      
-          Identifying the “Conditional Sentences”
-          Finding the meaning of some words
-          Finding good and complete sentences
-          Identifying a Narrative Text
-          Writing a Narrative Text

Task 1:
LET’S STUDY “CONDITIONAL SENTENCES”
READ THE EXAMPLES

CONDITIONAL
TYPES
SITUATIONS
EXAMPLES
Type 1
True in the present/future
If I have a lot of money, I will buy a car.
Type 2
Contrary to the fact in the present
If I were a doctor, I would help poor people
Type 3
Contrary to the fact in the past
If I had been born in 1925, I would have fought against the Dutch

HERE ARE THE PATTERNS

CONDITIONAL
TYPES
PATTERNS
Type 1
If + Simple Present, S + Modal + VI + O
                                       (Present)
Type 2
If + Simple Past, S + Modal + VI + O
                                   (Past)
Type 3
If + Past Perfect, S + Modal + have + V3/ed + O
                                   (Past)



Task 3:
SUPPLY THE FORM OF THE VERB IN PARENTHESES TO MAKE CORRECT CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

01. If John studies hard, he … (pass) his examination.
02. If we had the money, we … (take) a trip to South America.
03. If I were in New York, I … (go) to some of the summer concerts
04. If he … not … (waste) so much time in class, he would make better progress
05. You would get there about four o’clock if you … (take) to noon train
06. I will attend his birthday party if he … (invite) me
07. If I had known that you needed me, I … (come) at once
08.You would have caught cold if you … not (wear) your overcoat.
09. If yesterday … (be) a holiday, I would have gone to the beach.
10. I … (look) you up if I had known you were living in New York


Task 4:
FIND THE SYNONYMS OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS!

1.      Hilly                = …                             6. Creature      = …
2.      Quiet               = …                             7. Exist            = …
3.      Beautiful         = …                             8. Great           = …
4.      Grow               = …                             9. Pain             = …
5.      Start                = …                             10. Darling      = …

Task 5:
PLEASE COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN WORDS!

1.      I think everybody wants to be … a person.
2.      She usually … at 07.00 a.m.
3.      Due to the storm, our ship’s departure was …
4.      I like to lie back onto my new … because it is very comfortable.
5.      My father is trying to … his smoking habit. He realizes that smoking is not good for his health.
6.      The villagers were … because of the drought.
7.      My father never arrives late. He always goes to his office early in the …
8.      There will be a monthly … to discuss the OSIS programs.
9.      The … response of the medic saved the patient’s life.
10.  Flooding is an annual … in our town.



Task 6:
COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE CORRECT WORDS IN THE BOX

a.       Owned           d. big                 g. catch                       j. notice
b.      race                e. enough          h. remembered          
c.       wings             f. flying             i. rest

 
Heron and Hummingbird

            Heron and Humming bird were very good friends, even though one was tall and awkward and one was small, sleek and fast. They both loved to eat fish. Hummingbird preferred small fish like minnows, but Heron liked the (1) … ones.
            One day, Hummingbird said to his friend, “I am not sure there are (2) … fish in the world for both of our kind to eat. Why don’t we have a race to see which of us should own the fish?”
            Heron thought that was a very good idea. They decided that they would (3) …for four days. The finish line was an old dead tree next to a faraway river. Whichever of them sat on top of the tree first on the fourth day of the race world own all the fish in the world.
            They started out the next morning. The Hummingbird zipped along, flying around and around the Heron, who was moving steadily forward, flapping his giant (4) …. Then, hummingbird would be distracted by the pretty, flowers along the way. He would flit from one to the other, tasting the nectar. When Hummingbird noticed that Heron was ahead of him, he hurried to catch up with him, zooming ahead as fast as he could, and leaving Heron far behind just kept (5) … steadily forward, flapping his giant wings.
            Hummingbird was tired from all his fitting. When it got dark, he decided to take a (6) …. He found a nice spot to perch and slept all night long. But Heron just kept flying steadily forward all night long, flapping his giant wings.
            When Hummingbird woke up in the morning, Heron was far ahead. Hummingbird had to fly as fast as he could to (7) … up. He zoomed past the big, awkward Heron and kept going until Heron had disappeared behind him. Then, Hummingbird noticed some pretty flowers nearby. He zip-zipped over to them and tasted their nectar. He was enjoying the pretty scenery and didn’t (8) … Heron flap-flapping past him with his great wings.
            For two more days, the Hummingbird and the Heron raced toward the far-distant river bank with the dead tree that was the finish line. Hummingbird had a marvelous time sipping nectar and flitting among the flowers and resting himself at night. Heron stoically kept up a steady flap-flap-flapping of his giant wings, propelling himself forward through the air all day and all night.
            Hummingbird woke from his sleep on the morning of the fourth day, refreshed and invigorated. He flew zip-zip toward the river bank with its dead tree. When it came into view, he saw Heron perched at the top of the tree! Heron had won the race by flying straight and steady through the night while Hummingbird slept.
            So from that day forward, the Heron has (10) … all the fish in the rivers and lakes, and the Hummingbird has sipped from the nectar of the many flowers which he enjoyed so much during the race.
(retold by S.E. Schlosser)
Adapted from: http://www.americanfolklore.net/folktales/ga3.html (November 19, 2008)




Task 7:
THE PARAGRAPHS BELOW ARE THE BEGINNING OF A STORY. PLEASE CONTINUE THE STORY!

Orientation:

          In a hilly village lived a girl named Amelia. Amelia’s house was in a quiet place. She had a beautiful garden. Amelia grew some roses in it. They started to blossom, but Amelia’s heart didn’t feel the same.


Complication 1:

          She thought she was the poorest creature that ever existed on the earth. One month before she was still in a great happiness, but then, she was in the greatest pain. She lost her beloved darling, Nico.

Complication 2:





Complication 3:







Resolution:







Taken from English for a Better Life Grade XII for Senior High School, 2005. Pakar Raya, Bandung.




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