EXERCISE

Lake toba
A long time ago, there was no Lake Toba. In its place was once a green valley where
a young farmer named Shari lived.
One day he caught a very big fish in a pot. But to his surprise, a beautiful young
woman emerged from the pot. She told Shari that she was changed into a fish by wicked
spirit. By catching her, Shari changed her back into a human being. She told Shari that she
belonged to him and would be his wife under one condition.
He had to promise never to tell anyone what happened to her and never to use the
word fish when she was around. If he broke his promise, something bad would happen.
Shari was very happy that he was going to have a beautiful wife.
Did he keep his promise? Unfortunately not. One day he was very hungry but there
was no food. Apparently, while waiting for him, his hungry son was terrified and ran away.
Without realizing it, Shari shouted angrily, Come back here you greedy son a fish!
Suddenly the ground began shake violently and the water from the river started to
flow into the village very fast. Soon the village turned into a lake. Thats show Lake Toba
came into being.
TASK 15
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Who lived in the green valley?

What did Shari catch one day?
Who changed the beautiful woman into a fish?
Why was Shari happy?
What did Shari promise to the beautiful woman?
Did Shari keep his promise?
What did Shari say to his son?
What happened after that?

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Part A. Try This. Listen and repeat.

Apparently

Furious

Belong to

Promise

Catch

Realize

Change

Terrified

Emerge

Violently

TASK 18
1. The cat runs after the rat and it.
2. Can you .not to play truant again next time?
3. If you about your weaknesses you will try to get the strong points.
4. These are mine, and those .. you.
5. You said yes two days ago, but now you . your mind.
6. I have been waiting for my friend Andi but .he doesnt come today.
7. The sun ..from behind the clouds.
8. I have never been so in my whole life.
9. We were .. that the bridge would collapse.
10. The volcanic erupted and made disaster.
The Legend of the Rice Paddy
Once upon a time, a man named Batara Guru created a beautiful girl. Her name was Retno
Dumilah. Batara Guru was attracted her. Batara Guru wanted to marry her. She formed him that he must
meet there conditions. Food with everlasting taste, a shirt that cant be ruined, and a gamelan, a traditional
Javanese instrument that can play by itself.
She would marry him if he fulfilled all of these conditions. If not, shed rather die. So, Batara
Guru sent a messenger to Earth to find all of these conditions. On the way to Earth, the messenger fell in
love with Dewi Sri, Batara Wisnus wife. The messenger always followed her. She became mad, so the
messenger was cursed by Dewi Sri.
Batara Guru continued to wait for the messenger. After a long time, he forget about the conditions
needed to marry Retno Dumilah. After sometime, he decided to try to hug her and see if she would
consider marrying him. Suddenly, she died. Just as she promised, she would rather die than marrying
Batara Guru without all of these conditions. He tried to bring her back to life. But, it was no use. And so,
he buried her. After her funeral, some strange plants grew from her to feed the local citizens. From her
head grew a coconut tree, from her body grew rice paddy plants, from her hands grew hanging fruits. And
from her feet grew top-roof plants.
After that day, the rice paddy plants were spread all over the world. The rice paddy plants from
the body of Retno Dumilah became the master paddy.
Another day, Dewi Sri was being chased by a wild pig. She asked Dewata, Hindus God, if she
could be banished instead of being chased by a wild pig. Plopl she was suddenly banished from the world.
She also became rice paddy plants. These rice paddy plants were planted in a paddy field. A farmer named
Pak Tani, was happy to plant Dewi Sris paddy. He was taught how to farm the rice paddy.
The wild pig who cased Dewi Sri died. Many kind of insects that kill plants, appeared from his
body. To fight the insects, Dewi Sri sent paddy snakes to eats the rats.
Because of this, farmers dont kill paddy field snakes anymore, since they kill the insects that eat
the rice.

TASK 19
1. What did Batara Guru create one day?
2. How many conditions should be met by Batara Guru to marry Retno Dumilah?
3. What does the writer introduce in the first paragraph?
4. What is the text organization of the first paragraph?
a. Orientation

c. resolution

b. Complication

d. reorientation

5. In which paragraph does Batara Guru have a hard time?

6. What is the moral lesson that you can learn from the text?
7. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To entertain readers
b. To describe particular person
8. She was suddenly banished from the world.
What does the underlined word mean?
9. Why did Batara Guru forget about the conditions needed to marry Retno Dumilah?
10. What type of texts does the writer use?

ANSWER KEY
TASK 15
1. A young farmer named Shari
2. One day he caught a very big fish in a pot
3. She was changed into a fish by wicked spirit.
4. Shari happy because he was going to have a beautiful wife.
5. He had to promise never to tell anyone what happened to her and never to use the
word fish when she was around.
6. No, he didnt keep his promise.
7. Shari said come back here you greedy son s fish!
8. The ground began shake violently and the water from the river started to flow into the
village, soon the village turned into a lake.
TASK 18
1. Catches
2. Promise

3. Realize
4. Belong to
5. Changes
6. Apparently
7. Emerges
8. Furious
9. Terrified
10. Violently
TASK 19
1. One day Batara Guru created a beautiful girl.
2. Batara Guru should be met three conditions : Food with everlasting taste, a shirt that
cant ruined, and a gamelan.
3. In the first paragraph introduced about Batara Guru and a beautiful girl, her name was
Retno Dumilah.
4. a. Orientation
5. 4 ( four )
6. The moral lesson of the text is if you promise to anyone we should keep it.
7. a. to entertain readers
8. c. Went out
9. Because because he has spent a lot of time to wait for the a messenger, but a
messenger doesnt come
10. d. Narrative

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Phrases
Ask someone out
Add up to
Back someone up
Break up
Bring someone down
Call something off
Call on someone
Cheer someone up
Clean something up
Cut something out
Eat out
Fall apart
Figure something out
Get away
Get back
Get up
Give something away
Go after someone
Go ahead
Go out with someone
Grow up
Hand something in
Hang up
Keep something from someone
Look for someone/something
Look something over
Pass away
Pick something out
Take off
Try something out

Meaning