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CHAPTER 5
THEY ARE GREAT PEOPLE
Kompetensi Dasar KI 3.5
Membedakan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks recount lisan
dan tulis dalam bentuk biografi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait tokoh
terkenal, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.

Kompetensi Dasar KI 4.5


Teks recount dalam bentuk biografi
4.5.1 Menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan teks recount lisan dan tulis, dalam bentuk biografi terkait tokoh terkenal
4.5.2 Menyusun teks recount lisan dan tulis, dalam bentuk biografi, terkait tokoh terkenal,
dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan, secara benar dan
sesuai konteks
Learning Target:
Basic Competence 3.5
 Students are able to identify the characteristics of recount text orally.
 Students are able to explain recount text orally.

Basic Competence 4.5


 Students are able to analyze social, structural text and language feature of recount in the
form of report and description of great people based on the context.
 Students are able to catch the meaning of recount text both spoken and written based on
the context.
 Students are able to arrange a recount text in the form of both spoken and written based
social function structural text language feature based on the context.
 Students are able to tell an example of great persons fluently.

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Pre-speaking Activity

A. Personal Connection
1. What do you know about recount?
2. Mention the examples of recount!
3. What do you know about biography?
4. What things usually included in a biography?
5. Do you have inspiring people in your life? Mention!
B. Repeat these words after your teacher!
• He was a great person.
• He got many achievements.
• He is very popular.
• He inspired many people.
• He had good educational background.
Main Activity
A. Observing
Activity 1. Listen and practice the following dialog.
Shop keeper : Good morning, Sir. What can I do for you?
Mr. Habib : Good morning. I’m looking for the biographies books. What is the most
popular biography book nowadays?
Shop keeper : Oh… we have biography of Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid, Jefri Al
Bukhori and many more. You might choose, please…
Mr. Habib : I think I will buy “Habibie.” How much it price?
Shop keeper : Let me see the price list. Wait a moment please.
Mr. Habib : Okay….
Shop keeper : It is Rp. 75.000,00.
Mr. Habib : Okay, I take one.
Shop keeper : Thank you Sir, please wait because I will cover it to make the book look
more beautiful.
Mr. Habib : You’re welcome

Activity 2. Skim read the following texts.


Text 1.
B.J. Habibie

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Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was born in Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi, on June 25, 1936.
He is the fouth of eight children in his family. His parents are Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and RA.
Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. Habibie married Hasri Ainun Habibie on May 12, 1962. He has 2
sons. They are Ilham Akbar and Thareq Kemal. He spent his childhood with his brothers and
sisters in Pare-Pare. His faithful and persistent characteristics have been shown since he was
a kid. Habibie’s hobby is riding horse and reading books. He is well-known as smart child
when he was in elementary school.
After his father died, his mother sold their house and moved to Bandung. Her mother
worked hard to afford their life. When he was in senior high school, Habibie showed his
great achievement, especially in science subjects. He became a favorite student at school.
After he graduated from high school, he continued his study in Bandung Institute of
Technology (ITB). During his study in ITB, he got a scholarship from the government to
study abroad. Then, he continued his study in Germany. When he arrived in Germany, he
determined to be successful because he remembered the struggle of his parents to afford his
course cost and his daily life. Several years later, in 1955, almost all of the Indonesian
students got full scholarship. He was the only one who held green passport among his
friends. For him, holiday season is not holiday. That was a gold chance to make money for
buying books and having examination. After holiday, all activities were suspended, except
studying.That habit was different from his friends who didn’t take any examination in the
holiday.
He graduated in 1960 with cumlaude predicate and average score 9.5. Then, he
applied a job in Firma Talbot, an industry company of train. TA that time, Talboot needed
100o carriage to carry light but big stuff. Dealing with that problem, Habibie applied some
ways in making the construction of plane wings and finally he was successful to apply that.
After that, he continued his doctoral degree in in TechnischeHochschule Die Facultaet
Fuer Maschinenwesen Aachean and Hasri Ainun Habibie in 1962. After the wedding
ceremony, he brought Ainun to Germany. His life was getting tougher. In the morning, he
must have walked fast to work and his wife washed the clothes in the public washing place
to save money, and in the evening he studied. In 1965, he finished his doctoral degree with
summa cumlaude predicate and average score 10. Habibie was also the first Asian person
who had high position in plane industry of Germany.

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When he came back to Indonesia, he applied his knowledge and experiences that he
got during his life in Germany to build plane industry in Indonesia. After three years he lived
in Indonesia, he got Professor title from ITB. Then, he became the minister of research and
technology for 20 years. On March 11, 1998, Habibie was elected as the 7th vice president
of Indonesia by the decision of parliamentary session.
At that time, there was a crisis which made many people hold demonstration.
President Soeharto was asked to step down from his position by the society and Habibie was
pointed as the 3rd president of Indonesia as it was ruled in 1945 constitution number 8. In
his short presidency, he was able to save Indonesia from the crisis.
http://www.belajarbahasainggrisku.com/2015/11/biografi-bj-habibie-dalam-bahasa-inggris-secara-singkat.html

Activity 3. Discuss the meaning of the following words with your table mates.
a. Persistent (adj.) = _______________________________________________________
b. Struggle (N) = _______________________________________________________
c. Afford (V) = _______________________________________________________
d. Suspended (V) = _______________________________________________________
e. Tough (adj.) = _______________________________________________________
f. Elected (V) = _______________________________________________________
g. Ruled (V) = _______________________________________________________

Text 2.
Ibn Sina

Also popularly known as ‘Avicenna’, Ibn Sina was indeed a true polymath with his
contributions ranging from medicine, psychology and pharmacology to geology, physics,
astronomy, chemistry and philosophy. He was also a poet and an Islamic scholar and
theologian. His most important contribution to medical science was his famous book al-
Qanun, known as the “Canon” in the West. This book is an immense encyclopedia of
medicine including over a million words and like most Arabic books is richly divided and
subdivided. It comprises of the entire medical knowledge available from ancient and Muslim
sources.
Early life
This great scientist was born in around 980 A.D. in the village of Afshana, near
Bukhara which is also his mother’s hometown. Ibn Sina received his early education in his
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home town and by the age ten he became a Quran Hafiz. He had exceptional intellectual
skills which enabled him to overtake his teachers at the age of fourteen. During the next few
years he devoted himself to Muslim Jurisprudence, Philosophy and Natural Science and
studied Logic, Euclid, and the Almagest.
Ibn Sina was an extremely religious man. When he was still young, Ibn Sina was
highly baffled by the work of Aristotle on Metaphysic so much so that he used to leave all
the work and pray to God to guide him. Finally after reading a manual by famous
philosopher al-Farabi, he found the solution to his difficulties.
Contribution and achievements:
At the age of sixteen he dedicated all his effort to learn medicine and by the time he
was eighteen gained the status of a reputed physician. During this time he was also lucky in
curing Nooh Ibn Mansoor, the king of Bukhara, of an illness in which all the renowned
physicians had given up hope. On his great effort, the King wished to reward him, but the
young physician only acquired consent to use his exclusively stocked library of the Samanids.
On his father’s death, when Ibn Sina was twenty years old, he left Bukhara and
moved to Jurian near Caspian Sea where he lectured on logic and astronomy. Here he also
met his famous contemporary Abu Raihan al-Biruni. Later he travelled to Rai and then to
Hamadan where he wrote his famous book Al Qonun fi al Tibb. Here he also cured Shams al
Daulah the King of Hamadan, severe colic.
From Hamadan, he moved to Isfahn, where he finished many of his epic writings.
Nevertheless, he continued to travel and the too much mental exertion as well as political
chaos spoilt his health. The last ten or twelve years of his life he spent in the service of Abu
Ja’far Ala Addaula, whom he accompanied as physician and general literary and scientific
consultant. He died during June 1037 A.D. and was buried in Hamedan, Iran.
Besides his monumental writings, Ibn Sina also contributed to mathematics, physics,
music and other fields. He explained the concept and application of the “casting out of
nines.” He made several astronomical observations, and devised a means similar to the
venire, to enhance the accuracy of instrumental readings. In physics, his contribution
comprised the study of different form of energy, heat, light and mechanical, and such
concept such as force vacuum and infinity.
http://www.famousscientists.org/avicenna/
Activity 4. Discuss the meaning of the following words with your table mates.
a. Immense (adj.) = _______________________________________________________
b. Comprise (V) = _______________________________________________________
c. Entire (adj.) = _______________________________________________________
d. Exceptional (adj.) = _______________________________________________________
e. Acquire (V) = _______________________________________________________
f. Overtake (V) = _______________________________________________________
g. Devise (V) = _______________________________________________________
h. Enhance (V) = _______________________________________________________

B. Questioning

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Activity 1. Study the following summary.
BRIEF MATERIALS
Biography is a kind of recount text about life story of a person written by someone
else. The person or the writer who writes biographies is called biographer. It entails more
than basic facts like education work, relationships and death. The main elements of
biography are:
● someone’s origin ● personal life
● educational background ● someone’s achievement
Language features:
● third person pronouns ● passive voice
● simple past tense ● linking verb; was were

Activity 2. Work in pair. Reread the two texts entitled “B.J. Habibie” and “Ibnu Sina”. Find
the text organization, the purpose of the text and the language elements used in the text by
completing the column below. Present your finding in front of the class.

The main B.J. Habibie’s life story


character
Education Work personality relationship

The use of The use of was, The use of Writer’s opinion


The language
pronouns were simple past
features

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The main Ibnu Sina’s life story
character
Education Work personality relationship

The use of The use of was, The use of Writer’s opinion


The language
pronouns were simple past
features

Activity3. Discuss the questions with your friends!


1. What is the text mainly about?
2. What is the purpose of the text?
3. What did Habibie do?
4. What are the achievements of Habibie?
5. What can you infer from Habibie’s personality?

C. Exploring
Activity 1. Practice your punctuation by punctuating the text correctly.
Ismail Marzuki also known as Bang Ma’ing was born on May 11 1914 he was an Indonesian
composer songwriter and musician who wrote between 202 and 204 songs between 1931
and 1958 including numerous poular atriotic songs aming his best known works are Gugur
Bunga and Rayuan Pulau Kelapa in 1968 he was honoroud with the cretion of the well-
known taman ismail marzuki park often called TIM it is a cultural centre in menteng in
central Jakarta in 2004 he was declared one of the national heroes of Indonesia he passed
away on may 25 1958.

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Activity 2. After completing the text above with correct punctuation identify the structure of
the text.

Activity 3. Rearrange these jumbled sentences into good text. Then retell using your own
language.
_____ Adam Malik quickly developed an interest in politics and when he was 17, he became
the Chairman of the Pematang Siantar branch of Partindo (Indonesia Party).
_____ He was from Batak Mandailing family of the Batubara clan.
_____ Did you know that Adam Malik was born in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Dutch
East Indies to Abdul Malik Batubara and Salamah Lubis?
_____ As a result of this, he was put in prison for disobeying the Colonial Government’s ban
on political assemblies.
_____ In this position, he was campaigned for the Dutch Colonial Government to grant
independence to Indonesia.
_____ Once he was freed, Adam Malik left Pematang Siantar for Jakarta.
_____ After completing Junior High School, he received his first job as a shopkeeper, filling
in time by reading books and increasing his knowledge.
D. Associating
Activity 1. Learn the explanation of simple past and passive voice.
The Simple past tense is used to talk about a complete action in time before now.
The formula is

Sentence Formula Examples

positive S + Verb-2 (past tense) The teacher came yesterday.


S + be(was/were) I was a stamp collector
negative S + did + not + bare The teacher didn’t come yesterday.
infinitive I wasn’t a stamp collector
S + be(was/were) + not
interrogative Did + S + bare infinitive Did the teacher come yesterday.
be(was/were) + S Was I a stamp collector

Time signals usually used are yesterday, last night, two days ago etc, in 2017 etc.

Passive voice
The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action
rather than the person or object that performs the action. I other words, the most important
thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.
The formula is
Tenses Formula Examples
Simple present S + is/am/are + V3 A book is bought by her everyday.
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Present Continuous S + is/am/are + ing + V3 A book is being read by her now.
Present Perfect S + has/have + been + V3 Our homework have been done by us.
Simple Past S + was/were + V3 The floor was swept by her.
Past Continuous S + was/were + ing + V3 The floor was being swept by her.
Past Perfect S + had been + V3 Our homework had been done by us.

Let us focus on the passive voice of simple past.

Activity 2. Choose the best answer to the following question.


1. He didn't ......... the answer for that question
a. Knew
b. Knows
c. Know
d. Knowing
e. To know
2. I ......... a very interesting short story yesterday.
a. Reads
b. to read
c. readed
d. reading
e. read
3. ......... they do their homework last night?
a. Do
b. Did
c. Does
d. Don't
e. Doesn't
4. We didn't ......... with his plan.
a. to agree
b. agreeing
c. agreed
d. agree
e. agrees
5. Mr. Oscar ......... his car three days ago.
a. Sold
b. Sell
c. to sell
d. selling
e. sells
6. Did he ......... English last night?
a. Studies
b. Studied
c. Study
d. to study
e. studying
7. That girl ......... here yesterday.
a. Am
b. Is
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c. Are
d. Were
e. Was
8. She didn't ......... her holiday anywhere.
a. Spent
b. Spending
c. Spend
d. to spend
e. spends
9. Miss Caroline ......... me to her party two days ago.
a. Invited
b. Invites
c. Inviting
d. to invite
e. invite
10. ......... you sleep early last night?
a. Do
b. Did
c. Does
d. Don't
e. Doesn't

Activity 3. Guess whether the sentences are passive voice or active voice! Circle your anwer
then give the reason orally.

1. She lost her car last night.

a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

2. My motorcycle was stolen in the parking area.

a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

3. I am listening to the dialogue.

a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

4. She doesn’t like playing tennis.

a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

5. The book was written by my father.

a. Active voice
b. Passive voice

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Activity 5. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice!

1. My sister is washing dishes. ______________________________________


2. The teacher closes the door. ______________________________________
3. Diana opened the window. ______________________________________
4. The dog did not bite your mouse. ______________________________________
5. Sandra took the bottle. ______________________________________
6. Daniel asked a question to Mahendra. ______________________________________
7. The worker built the house. ______________________________________
8. They have given me a useful advice. ______________________________________
9. She will buy my phone. ______________________________________
10. The teacher is telling us a joke. ______________________________________

Activity 4. Choose the correct form!

1. In the 1990’s, this car ______.


a. is manufactured
b. was manufactured
c. will be manufactured
2. His first book _____ tomorrow morning.
a. is launched
b. was launched
c. will be launched
3. Last year, this child _____.
a. is adopted
b. was adopted
c. will be adopted
4. She _____ to my birthday party.
a. are invited
b. have been invited
c. has been invited
5. They _____ killed in the same place.
a. were
b. was
c. has been

Activity 5. Make group of three or four. Read the text carefully. Find the examples of simple
past tense and passive voice.

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Bill Gates

William Henry Gates III or who is popular well known in the public. He, Bill Gates,
was born in 1985 in Seattle, Washington in United States Of America. He is a well known as
the American business executive, who serves as chairman of One of the popular IT
corporation, Microsoft Corporation, as the leading computer software company in the United
States Of America. Before his success came, he attended public school through the sixth
grade of his school. In the seventh grade he entered Seattle’s exclusive Lakeside School, in
which he met his best friend Paul Allen. Surprisingly, they cofound Microsoft, in 1975 which
now everybody knows it as popular software corporation.
In 1980 Microsoft closed a pivotal deal with International Business Machines
Corporation (IBM) and as also popular American corporation, which to provide the operating
system for the IBM PC personal computer. In 1986 Microsoft offered its stock to the public
so that is why everyone in the world now can use Microsoft application; by 1987 rapid
appreciation of the stock had made Gates, 31, as the youngest over self-made billion are
person. Wow.
In 1980 Microsoft closed a pivotal deal with International Business Machines
Corporation (IBM) and as also popular American corporation, which to provide the operating
system for the IBM PC personal computer. In 1986 Microsoft offered its stock to the public
so that is why everyone in the world now can use microsoft application; by 1987 rapid
appreciation of the stock had made Gates, 31, as the youngest over self-made billion are
person. Wow.
In 1989 he founded Cobis Corporation, which now owns the largest collection of
digital images in all over the world. In the 1990s, as Microsoft’s Windows Operating system
and Office application software achieved worldwide market dominance by their works, so
that Gates amassed a fortune who tens of billions of dollars.
In the late 1990’s, with his wife, Melinda, he established the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation as the corporate social responsibility, which at that time, ranked by assets,
quickly became the largest foundation in the world. In addition, Gates has also authored
some books that: The Road Ahead (1995;revised, 1996), which details his vision of
technology’s in society, and Business @ the Speed of Throughout (1999), which is discussed
the role technology that can play in running a business.

http://www.sekolahbahasainggris.com/contoh-biografi-dalam-bahasa-inggris-bill-gates/

E. Communicating

Activity 1. Work in group of four. Do the following instruction.


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a. Find one example of a famous person i from magazines, the internet and other
sources.
b. Paste the text and create PPT.
c. Write a brief explanation about social function text structure and language element.
d. Present your work in front of the class.

Activity 2. Write a biography about an inspiring person you know! Tell your work using your
own language and present in front of the class.

Activity 3. Make a group of two. Discuss the following questions. Choose the right tenses of
these following sentences! Tell your reason orally.

1. By the guide, Diana had been warned.


a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect
2. You will be picked up by the police.
a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect
3. My computer was used.
a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect
4. The salary has been paid.
a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect
5. She had been taught by my father for two meetings.
a. Simple past
b. Simple future
c. Past perfect
d. Present perfect

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Word Power

vocabularies Pronunciation Meaning


Achievement əˈtʃiːv.mənt something very good and difficult that you have
succeeded in doing
Biography baɪˈɒg.rə.fi the life story of a person written by someone else
Contribute /kənˈtrɪb.juːt/ to give something, especially money, in order to
provide or achieve something together with other
people
Enhance ɪnˈhɑːn t  s to improve the quality, amount or strength of
something
Famous ˈfeɪ.məs known and recognized by many people
Inspire ɪnˈspaɪə r to make someone feel that they want to do
something and can do it

Allah has revealed to me that you must be humble toward one another.
(Shahih Muslim 2865)

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