Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas 10 Chapter 14 – Strong Wind

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Listen to your teacher reading the following words. Repeat after
him/her.

Once there was a great warrior named Strong Wind. He lived with
his sister in a tent by the sea. Strong Wind was able to make himself
_______________(1). His sister could see him, but no one else could. He
had said he would marry the first woman who could see him as he came at
the end of the day. Many women came up to his tent to watch for him. When his sister saw
him coming, she would ask, “Do you see him?”
Each girl would answer, “Oh, yes! I see him!”
Then Strong Wind’s sister would ask, “What is he pulling his sled with?”
And then the girls would answer, “with a _____________ (2)” or “with
a wooden pole.”
Then Strong Wind’s sister would know that they were lying, because
their guesses were wrong.
A chief lived in a village. His wife had died, and he had three daughters.
One was much younger than the other two. She was gentle, kind and
beautiful, but her sisters were ___________ (3) of her and treated her
badly. They cut off her long black hair and they made her wear rags. They
also burned her face with coals so that she would be ugly. They lied to
their father that she did these things to herself. But she remained calm and
_______________ (4).
The two older sisters also went to try and see Strong Wind. When he
was coming, Strong Wind’s sister asked them, “Do you see him?”
“Oh, yes! I see him!” Each of them answered.
“What is his bow made out of?” asked Strong Wind’s sister.
“Out of iron,” answered one. “Out of wood,” answered the other.
“You have not see him,” said Strong Wind’s sister.
Strong Wind himself heard them and knew that they had lied. They
went into the tent, but still they could not see him. They went home very
sad.
One day the youngest daughter went to try and see Strong Wind. She
was wearing ____________ (5), and burn covered her face. People laughed
at her, but she kept going. When she got to Strong Wind’s tent she waited.
When Strong Wind was coming, his sister asked the girl, “Do you see
him?” “No,” the girl answered. “I don’t see
him.”
Strong Wind’s sister was surprised
because the girl had told the truth. “Now
do you see him?” asked Strong Wind’s
sister.
“Yes,” answered the girl. “Now, I do
see him. He is very wonderful.” “What is his _______________ (6) made of?” asked Strong Wind’s
sister.
“The rainbow,” answered the girl.
“And what is the bowstring made of?” asked Strong Wind’s sister.
“Of Stars,” answered the girl.
Then Strong Wind’s sister knew that the girl could really see him. He
had let her see him because she had told the truth.
“You really have seen him,” said Strong Wind’s sister. Then the sister
washed the girl, and all the burns went away. Her hair grew ____________
(7) and black again. The sister dressed the girl in _______________ (8)
clothes. Strong Wind came and the girl became his wife.
The girl’s two older sisters were very angry, but Strong Wind turned
them into aspen trees. Ever since that day, the leaves of the aspen tree
always ______________ (9) with fear wherever he comes near, because
they know he remembers their ______________ (10) and meanness.

Task 2:

Answer the following questions:

VOCABULARY EXERCISE

GRAMMAR REVIEW

THE PAST PERFECT TENSE

Look at these sentences taken from the reading text. Focus your attention on the verbs in italics.

1. He had said he would marry the first woman who could see him.

2. A chief lived in a village. His wife had died.

3. Strong Wind himself heard them and knew that they had lied.

4. Strong Wind’s sister was surprised because the girl had told the truth.

5. Then Strong Wind’s sister knew that the girl could really see him. He had let her see him because she had told the truth.

The use of Past Perfect:

1. Completed Action Before Something in the Past

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Example:

I had met the beautiful girl before I came to this city

Task 1:

Grammar Exercise

Read the following sentences and change the bracketed verbs into correct forms.

1. My plane landed at 8 pm yesterday. I ________ (ask) the hotel staff to pick me up at the airport.

2. John ________ (repair) many cars before he received his mechanic’s license.

3. She _______ (never see) jackfruit before she came to Indonesia.

4. Marie ______ (feel) bad about selling her car because she ________ ( own) it for ten years.

5. We __________ (understand) the movie because we ________ (read) the book about it.

6. Kamal ________ (study) about Germany before he ______ (go) there for his university education.

7. I did not have any money to buy food because I ______(loose) my wallet.

8. Ahmad _______ (never be) to Mecca before last week trip to Masjidil Haram.

9. We could not get a hotel room last night because we ______(not book) in advance.

10. We were not welcome by the family because we ______(not make) a telephone call telling them that we would come last night. 

SPEAKING

Task 1: Pair Work

Discuss with your classmates: 1) important stages in Strong Wind story. 2) discuss whether they have similar story to Strong Wind folktale.

Task 2: Writing a Script

Work in groups of 4: 1) choose a fragment from Strong Wind or other folktales you love to perform, 2) write a scenario and decide who plays what. 

Task 3: Role play

In your groups, do the following: 1) rehearse for your performance, 2) perform in the class for maximum of 10 minutes. 

WRITING

Collaborative Story Writing

Your teacher will assign you to sit in a big circle and ask you to write a story collaboratively with your classmates. Follow her/his instructions:

Step 1:

• Prepare a piece of paper. Choose a story to write.
• Write a sentence to start your story. Think of a sentence that can be easily continued by your classmate.
• Give your paper to your classmate on your right and get another piece of paper from your classmate on your left.
• Read your classmate’s sentence. Continue writing another sentence.
• Try to connect your sentence and your classmate’s. Then, give the paper to your classmate on your right.
• Continue the activities until your paper arrives back to you.

Step 2:

• Read the story that you’ve written with your classmates. What do you think? What’s good and not good about it?

Step 3:

• Rewrite your story. Don’t forget to include connecting words and phrases. Use clear references, too.

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