Sabtu, 03 Desember 2011

soal primary 1 conversation


Ben        : It’s crazy !
Nita        : Now , ben
Ben        : I can’t stand it !
Nita        : Ben listen to me. What happened ?
Ben        : These blockheads from …
Sofia      : Oh no. you have not been fighting again , have you ben ?
Ben        : No, unfortunately not. I wish I had been.
Nita        : don’t be like that. What was it , this time ?
Ben        : they said that we were a number one.
Sofia      : they did ?
Ben        : and that they were the number one.
Nita        : why don’t you just let them ?
Ben        : Because that is one not true. Who do they think they are ?
Tom       : Language and social science , again ?
Ben        : Yeah , blockheads ?
Nita        : Won’t you stay away from them ?
Ben        : um .. I don’t know
Sofia      : I would if I were you
Tom       : Me too
Ben        : why ?
Sofia      : well , we’re quite happy with that we’re doing.
     Tom        : it’s good to have that balance , you know. We need to have math and physics stuff all right. But we  also need tohave these language and social studies. Come on , you can do it !
Ben        : Yes , I suppose so
Tom       : That;s good. Take poetry , for example. From poetry we can learn many things.
Sofia      : the beauty of language , for one. It’s kind of cute listening to rhyming words.
Nita        : which cannot be found in other classes
Ben        : Yes , I suppose so.
Tom       : then there is usually some philosophy in a poem. I love philosophy , especially Eastern philosophy
Sofia      : And I like how poetry tell us about life about happiness and sadness , about love and hate , about truths and lies.
Nita        : it’s like a song to me
Ben        : yes , I suppose so
Nita        : Ben , why do you go ‘yes. I suppose so’ all the time ?
Ben        : because ii do not understand poetry.

Check your comprehension with the question below.
1.       At the beginning of the conversation , Ben feels offended. From which sentences cann we know this ?
2.       What does nita say to persude him ?
3.       What is the use of such expressions ? can you find other expressions functioning the same in the text?
4.       According to yhe conversation , what good can we get from poetry ?
5.       In the conversation , we have these short forms. What are their complete sentences ?
a.       I wish I had been. (line 8)
b.      They did ? (line 14)
c.       I would if you were you (line 22)

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