Listening Section

Hello students...

In this very first occasion, I will give you listening section. Listening Section will be divided into three section, they are pre listening, whilst listening and post listening section. Pre listening section is such warming up, it contains material which delivers you into main activity or listening test. Whilst listening section is listening test itself. Post listening section contains examination which you can do as homework.

I. PRE LISTENING SECTION

Have you ever learned about procedure text? I think some of you have learned it but the others haven't.

Now, you will have listening test about procedure text, let's see what is procedure text.
You can download the explanation of procedure text through this link
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Procedure : a text that shows a process in order. Its social function is to describe how something is completely done through a sequence of series.



Characteristic of Procedure Text:
1. Generic Structure

• a. Goal/Aim: Showing the purpose

• b. List of material: Telling the needed materials. For example: The materials are as follows : 1. Two slides of bread, 2. fried-egg, strawberry jam, chocolate sprinkles

• c. Sequence of steps: Describing the steps to achieve the purpose, for example: First, take two slides of bread and …

2. Language Feature of Procedure

• a. Using simple present tense
• b. Using imperative/order sentences: for example: Turn on the lamp, Put the rice into the rice cooker, Don’ t forget to press the ‘on’ button.
• c. Using sequences/temporal conjunctions: first, second, then, next, the last, finally.

Here is a video example of procedure text:

Below is an example of procedure text:

HOW TO MAKE FRIED RICE

Things You'll Need:

• 2 tablespoons peanut, sesame or other oil

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced (optional)

• 1/2 cup diced onion or 4 green onions, thinly sliced

• 1/3 cup diced carrot, cooked

• 1/4 cup frozen peas, thawed

• 4 cups cooked white or brown rice, cooled completely

• 1 cup chopped, cooked shrimp, pork or beef

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

• Measuring spoons

• Rice cooker

• Groceries

• Measuring cups

• Wok or large skillet

• Chef's knives

• Stirring spoon

• Cutting board

Instructions:

1. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat.

2. Add the garlic, ginger and onion and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

3. Reduce the heat to medium, and add the carrot, peas, rice and meat and cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes.

4. Use your stirring spoon to make a well in the center of the rice and pour the eggs into it. Let the eggs cook for 1 minute, then slowly start to stir and incorporate the egg into the rice.

5. Add the soy sauce and cook for 2 minutes longer, stirring and tossing with the spoon.

6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

7. Serve immediately.

VOCABULARY REVIEW:

Tablespoon: a large spoon used for measuring or serving food (sendok makan)

Teaspoon: a small spoon used to stir tea or coffee in a cup (sendok teh)

Cloves: a small separate part of a bulb of garlic (butir)

Minced: having been cut up into very small pieces (dicincang)

Ginger: the spicy root of a tropical plant which is used in cooking or eaten preserved in sugar (jahe)

Diced: to cut food into small squares (dipotong dadu)

Sliced: cut into thin flat pieces (diiris tipis)

Frozen: turned into ice (beku)

Thawed: dicairkan

Chopped: to cut something into pieces with an axe , knife or other sharp instrument (diiris)

Soy sauce: kecap

Shrimp: a small sea animal with a thin shell, ten legs and long tail, or its pink curved body eaten as food (udang)

Pork: meat from a pig, eaten as food (daging babi)

Beef: the flesh of cows which is eaten (daging sapi)

Large skillet: large frying pan (wajan besar)

Groceries: the food that you buy in a grocer's shop or supermarket (bahan pangan)

Stir: to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern (aduk)

 

After you have read the procedure text above, I provide you some pictures of the things which you need to make cuisine, look at the pictures below!

After you look at the pictures, answer the questions below!
Please submit your answers through the comment.

1. What cuisine can we make from all of those things?

2. Do you ever cook this cuisine?

II. WHILST LISTENING SECTION

It is time to listening section, are you ready students?

In your test book, you will read five questions about procedure text. Each question will be followed by four answers. You have to choose the best answer to each question and mark it on your answer sheet.

Listen carefully!

You can download the audio file trough this link

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After listening the audio file, answer the questions below to enlarge your understanding about procedure text. 

Listening Test » ProProfs Quizzes

You have to print your listening test result than submit it in the next classroom meeting. 

GOOD LUCK!

III. POST LISTENING SECTION

Hey students....how's the result of your listening test? I hope you did your best.

Now, after you did your test, I will give you more exercises.

1. Match the word with the appropriate meaning. Write in your book and submit it in the next classroom meeting.

a. Chopped                    1. having been cut up into very small pieces
b. Diced                         2. to cut something into pieces with an axe , knife or other sharp instrument
c. Minced                       3. cut into thin flat pieces
d. Sliced                         4. to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern
e. Stir                             5. to cut food into small squares

2. Find the audio or video file about procedure text, listen then transcript it. We will discuss it in the next meeting.

PS: If you have any difficulties or questions, please, leave your comment

Have a fun learning, students!

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