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1.    READING TEXT OF RECOUNT: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE        William Shakespeare was born in 1564 at Stratford-on-Avon in England. At the time Elizabeth I had been Queen for six years.        His father was a shopkeeper and his mother was the daughter of a farmer. William went to Stratford Grammar School, where he learnt Latin, Scripture and Mathematics.       When he left school, William was employed by his father. He married a local girl, Anne Hathaway, when he was eighteen. Three years later he left Stratford and went to London.       Shakespeare’s life was between the year 1585 and 1590. By the end of 1590 he had joined a group of actors and had started writing plays. During the next twenty years he wrote thirty-two plays. He wrote possibly more plays, which he did not have published or performed.       Shakespeare went back to Stratford-on-Avon a few years before he died in 1616 at the age of 52.               (Adapted from: Reading With Understanding 3) Note: Orientation Events EXERCISE 1: Answer the following questions. 1.   Who was Shakespeare? 2.   Where was he born? 3.   When was he born? 4.   What subject did he study? 5.   What did Shakespeare do in 1582? 6.   What had Shakespeare done by the end of 1590? 7.   When did Shakespeare return to Stratford? EXERCISE 2: Answer the questions based on the recount text above. What tense is mostly used in the text? How many events are mentioned in the text? What is the structure of the text? Is there any resolution? For other Reading Texts, Always join us through this Blogspot: <Kediriinternationalschools.blogspot.com>

2.    SPEAKING: A. GREETINGS Study the following dialogs and understand the use of greetings. Situation: In the morning, Jack meets his teacher, Mr. Brian. Jack               : Good morning, Mr. Brian. Mr. Brian        : Good morning, Jack. How are you today? Jack               : I’m fine, thank you. How are you? Mr. Brian        : Very well, thanks. Situation: Rose meets her friend, Jane Rose           : Hi, Jane. How are you doing? Jane           : Not bad. And you? Rose           : Pretty Good. EXERCISE 1: Find the expressions of greetings. Find the responses of greetings. Find other expressions of greetings. Find other responses of greetings. Make a dialog with your partner and practice it in front of the class Greetings Responses A. B. Formal: Good morning/afternoon/ evening How are you? Informal: Hello, how are things? Hi, how are you doing? Hi, how’ve you been? Good morning/afternoon/evening. I’m fine, thank you. Fine, thanks. Pretty good. Not bad. EXERCISE 2: Fill in the space below with the correct expressions. A.  Agus  : Good morning, Budi.      Budi   : ……………………….              Agus  : How…………………. ?      Budi   : I'm …………., thank you. B. Brown : Hi, how are you doing ?      Clara   : ………………… C.  Charles  : How’ve ………….. ?       Dona     :  Not bad EXERCISE 3 Find the expressions of leave-takings. Find the responses of leave –takings. Find other expressions of leave-takings. Find other expressions of leave-takings. Make a dialog with your partner and practice it in front of the class.