Anti-Bullying Poster

ANTI-BULLYING CAMPAIGN

By X GRADERS

A little contribution we make can create a big change to the world

Perfect Tenses

Present Perfect Tense & Past Perfect Tense

A. Present Perfect Tense gives the idea that an action is done recently before now with no specific time, or it has already been repeated for several times. This present perfect is indicated by the use of HAVE + V3. See the examples below:

1. She has already seen the movie (unspecified time before now)
2. I have visited my hometown for many times since I was small till now (repeatedly done)
3. He has just eaten his breakfast ( recently completed before now)

B. Past Perfect Tense gives the idea that an action was done completely before another time or event in the past. It is indicated by the use of HAD + V3. See the examples below:
1. She had seen the movie a few days ago
2. I had visited my hometown before it was annihilated by the tornado
3. He had taken his deposit for building his house a month ago

Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense

We use this tense for stating a general truth or fact, habitual actions and scheduled activities. It implies that the condition of the things described will not be affected or changed by the time. A simple present is indicated by the use of VERB 1 or base verb. See these examples:

1. I follow a flag ceremony every Monday morning
2. She always comes to school on time
3. They have a general check up regularly

The three examples above explain a scheduled activity. While the three examples below describe general truth or facts:

1. This world is round
2. Ice is cold
3. The sun is hot

What about habitual actions? This kind of action is characterized by the way they occur. If something has become a habit, it is done spontaneously without taking a significant consideration. These are the examples:

1. She gets up every 4.30 in the morning
2. He eats very fast
3. He wets his pants every time he sleeps

Practices:

A: Put in the present form of the verb in brackets.
1.   I _______________ (try) to read my book everyday
2.   I _______________ (not/use) the computer for a long time
3.   Sue _______________ (teach) her 1essons today.
4.   I _______________ (build)a hotel once a month.It is my work.
5.   He____________ (help) someone
6.   Jack, you are very careless. You _______________ (always/forget) to do your        homework!
7.   Every year things (to be) more expensive
8.   I _______________ (clean) my shoes every time I get home
9.   It (to be) always hot in Africa
10. The neighbours are so noisy! They _______________ (always/argue) 1oudly

Exposition 2

Defeating Bullies

Araina Hardin  

Do you ever feel bullied? Or do you ever bully someone? What do you feel about doing that?

Sometimes someone do bullying things because they are mentally broken. They love to see people in suffer. Do you know people who do bully are actually people who ever been bullied?

The sociality has changed and it makes them has a power to bully the victims. They want to know how it feels and it's like a revenge.

But there are also people who are bullied but have no chance to change their lives and do bully to the next victims.

Do you know the impacts? People can kill themselves. People can take so much blood from them. They release the pain by giving pain.

You must have seen people who suffer caused by bullying. What do you see? You see people who feel like they have no one. They feel like they are unwanted in this life.

What if you bully? What will you say to them? "You are such a useless person", "we don't need you", "you are as ugly as the ugliest thing on earth".

Sometimes people who do bully don't mirror themselves. The victims are better than the disturber. But what do they think? The victims need to die because they don't deserve to live.

Imagine life without bullies. It's going to be peaceful and easy to live. There will be no victims, there will be no disturbers. All live together.

But the fact is, how can it be? My country, Indonesia is in the fact known as one of the country that has high percentage of bullies.

That 'how can it be?' question is one of the reasons why things won't change. Let me change it and open the mind. Maybe you think one person won't give impact. But what if one person and others gather into one?
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The text above displays the writer's thought on bullying problem. Most of the arguments is directed to empower her own opinion. In the last paragraph, she finally gave her recommendation on how she and the world can contribute to eliminate the problem. The statement of recommendation is part of Hortatory Exposition text. 

Personal letter

PERSONAL LETTER

175 Pitkin Park Road
Apt. No. 7
Montpelier, VT
05602-2950

April 10, 2009

Martin Gavin
175 Pitkin Park Road
Apt. No. 15
Montpelier, VT
05602-2950

Dear Martin:

Re: Parking Garage Problem

Please regard this as a letter of apology for the recent problems that I caused you by moving your belongings in the parking garage without your permission.

Believe me, I had no intention of causing you any problems. Over the long weekend I decided to rearrange my space in the garage and install some new shelving on the front wall opposite my parking space. While I was at it I thought I would also tidy up the entire garage. It was during that process that I noticed that your boxes of books were stored, what I thought was, dangerously close to the electric heating element. So, I took the liberty of moving those boxes to the other side of the garage. It didn't occur to me at the time that this would block the entry and exit on the passenger side of your vehicle.

After you brought this to my attention Monday evening I immediately moved your boxes back to where they were stored originally. As you suggested, by stacking them carefully I was able to place them so that there was sufficient safe clearance from the heating element. I trust you will find everything in order now.

I'm really sorry that I didn't check with you first before moving your belongings. I can now see how it would have upset you to return after the holiday weekend and find your belongings moved for no apparent reason. All I can say is that it won't happen again.

Sincerely,


Jeff Gibson

1.    What kind of text is shown above?

a.       Recount

b.       Hortatory exposition

c.       Personal letter

d.       Advertisement

e.       Report

2.      Who is the sender of the letter?

a.       Martin Garvin

b.       Montpelier

c.       Pitkin

d.       Jeff Gibson

e.       None of the above

3.      Who is the receiver of the text?

a.       Martin Garvin

b.       Montpelier

c.       Pitkin

d.       Jeff Gibson

e.       None of the above

4.      What is the purpose of the text?

a.       To entertain the reader

b.       To describe the reader about the text

c.       To apologize personally

d.       To tell something about the reader

e.       To tell you about the past

5.      When did the writer write the text?

a.       12th April 2009

b.       11th April 2009

c.       10th April 2009

d.       10th April 2010

e.       13th April 2010

Description Text

Descriptive Text

Beautiful Bag

When I just hang out in a mall one day, I saw a very beautiful bag. I love this bag at the first sight. This was the first time I've spent much money on a bag and I don't regret it. The bag is wonderful. It is made of thin but strong leather. The weight is light and the size keeps it from getting stuffed with junk. It has a long shoulder strap that I like because it keeps the bag hands-free. Its neutral color is fun and sporty. The design is simple and well-made. The bag is very functional. It is the perfect size to carry a cell phone, a pocket sized wallet, a small book, a pack of gum, and pens. It also fits well into my laptop backpack for bike commuting to school. This bag also has more pockets inside so my small items don't all fall to the bottom. In overall I really satisfy with the bag. 

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The text above is an example of description. It describes a specific thing, the writer's bag, not a bag in general. It is mostly written in simple present because it tells facts about a certain object.

1.  Where does the writer usually put her small items?
A. In her pockets.
B. In her laptop backpack.
C. In her pocket size wallet.
D. In the pockets of her leather bag

E. In her clutch.

2.  What makes the small items of the writer not falling down in the bag?
A. The satisfying bag.
B. Her laptop backpack.
C. A pocket-sized wallet.
D. The pockets inside the bag.

E. The pockets inside the jacket.

3. “I've spent much money on a bag and I don't regret it”. The underlined word refers
to …the bag.
A. Having.
B. Seeing.
C. Buying.
D. Loving.

E. Carrying.

4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? 
A. The writer has a new bag. 
B. The bag is very functional. 
C. The bag has many pockets. 
D. The writer is in love with the bag.

E. The bag is very expensive.

5. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To to retell the past.
B. To entertain the readers.
C. To describe the writers new bag.
D. To give instruction how to buy a bag.

E. To tell the writers feeling.

6. What kind of text is it?

A. report

B. description

C. narrative story

D. analytical exposition

E. hortatory exposition

7. I have spent much money. The italic sentence is made with…

A. simple present

B. simple past

C. present perfect

D. past perfect

E. present continuous

8.  The paragraph above is developed based on…

A. the writer’s observation or fact

B. advertisement

C. another person

D. interview

E. opinion

Exposition 1

BANNING THE CARS

Cars should be banned in the city. As we all know, cars create pollution, and cause a lot of road deaths and other accidents. Firstly, cars, as we all know contribute the most of pollution in the world. Cars emit a deadly gas causes illnesses such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and trigger of asthma. Some of these illness are so bad that people can die from them. Secondly, the city is very busy. Pedestrians wander every where and cars commonly hit pedestrians in the city, which causes them to die. Cars today are our roads biggest killers. Thirdly, cars are very noisy. If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep at night, or concentrate in your homework, and especially talk to someone. In conclusion, cars should be banned from the city for the reasons listed

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The text above is made to persuade people to not use many cars. Based on that purpose, we can infer that the text above is an exposition. But, which exposition? The last sentence of the paragraph above underlines the importance of banning cars without recommending people to do it. So, it is clear the text above is an analytical exposition.