ASSIGNMENT FOR AKUN D

Describing People

1. Are your answers correct?

Dear Mr. Dadang,

My name’s Fitriani Fauzia. I’m 18 years old. I’m from Bandung. I’m student at Telkom Institute of Management. I’m in class D of Accounting.

My father’s name is Cecep Hidayat. He’s 49 years old. My mother’s name is Nenny Suminar. She’s 50 years old. I’ve got one little sister. Her name is Rizky Dwi Insani.

I’m interested in music and films, but I’m not interested in animals or computers. I’m good at music and sports. In my bedroom, I’ve got a photograph of myself. I’ve also got two badminton rackets.

Please write soon. Best wishes,

Fitriani.

2. Can you answer these questions?

1. What’s her surname? she doesn't has a surname

2. How old is she? she is 18 years old

3. Where’s she from? she is from Bandung

4. What’s the name of her school? the name of her school is Telkom Institute of Management

5. What class is she in? she is in class D of Accounting

6. What’s her father’s name? her father's name is Cecep Hidayat

7. How old is he? he is 49 years old

8. What’s her mother’s name? her mother's name is Nenny Suminar

9. How old is she? she is 50 years old

10. How many brothers and sisters has she got? she has one sister

11. What is her name? her name is Rizky Dwi Insani

12. What's she you interested in? she is interested in music and films

13. What isn't she interested in? she's not interested in animals or computers

14. What is she good at? she is good at music and sports

15. What is she got in her bedroom? she has got two badminton rackets

Reading:

Wilma Rudolf

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Wilma Rudolf was born in Clarksville,Tennessee,in 1940. There were twenty-two children in her family. Wilma was not a strong child. When she was very young, she got a disease called polio. Wilma’s leg began to have problems. Wilma’s family loved and helped her. Her mother and her sisters massaged her bad leg. The doctor put a brace on her leg for six years. One lucky day when she was twelve, the doctor took off the brace.

At high school Wilma started on run. Soon she won every race she ran. At age fifteen she prepared for the national races. She won all nine of the races. The next year, 1956, Wilma was in the Olympic games in Australia. Wilma came back with a bronze medal.

In 1960 Wilma went to the Olympic games in Italy. The weather was very hot just as it was in Tennessee. The Italians cheered her, Wilma won the 100 meter, 200 meter, and the 400 meter relay. Wilma Rudolf was the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals.

In 1963 Wilma got her degree in education. That year she married her high school sweetheart, and have four children.

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3. COMPREHENSION.

A. Looking for the Main Ideas

Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. When she was young, Wilma had problems with her ____________

a. doctor

b. mother

c. leg

2. At high School Wilma _________________________

a. started to run and won every race

b. started to run with a brace

c. ran for Australia

3. In the Olympic games of 1960, Wilma _______________________

a. won a bronze medal

b. won three gold medal

c. won because she was a woman

B. Looking for Details

Circle T if the sentence is true. Circle F if the sentence is false.

1. Wilma was a strong child. T F

2. Wilma had a brace on her leg for twelve years. T F

3. When she was fifteen, she ran for the national races. T F

4. In 1956 the Olympic games were in Italy. T F

5. Wilma won three gold medals in 1960. T F

6. Wilma got married in 1963. T F