Thinking critically

In this unit you will learn how to:

comment on art work

express what you feel, point of view, pleased/ displeased

write a review

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Getting Started

LET’S TALK • Look at the following pictures. Can you guess the title?

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Stage 1 Saying what you think

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What do you think?

1. Do you like watching TV?

2. What kind of TV programs do you like to watch? Comedy? TV serials? Talk shows? Music? News? Soap operas? Quizzes?

3. Why do you like to watch them?

4. Have you ever criticized a TV program while you watching it? Why/ why not?

ACTIVE LISTENING • Listen to the following pieces of information. Guess what kind of entertainment they are. Give a thick (√) in the right column. Number 1 has been done for you.

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Movie TV show

Book Plays Music

1 - - √ - -2 ……. ……. ….. ….. …..3 ……. ……. …… …… ……4 ……. ……. ……. ……. …….5 ……. ……. …… …… …….

ENJOY THIS • Read the following synopsis. Then, complete the following dialogue based on the information given in the synopsis.

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The Lost World

Jurassic Park Part II is a motion picture about an island populated with real dinosaurs. Released in 1977, this science fiction adventure is the sequel to the box-office hit, Jurassic Park (1993), in which a scientist built a dinosaur theme park on a remote island. Although those dinosaurs were destroyed, there were some left on another island. Dr. Sarah Harding (played by Julianne Moore) and Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) traveled to the island to observe the dinosaurs and try to prevent Roland Temblo (Pete Postlethwaite) from rounding the beast up and taking them to a theme park in the United States. The weather turns bad, the dinosaurs become violent, and one of the angry beasts makes its way to Los Angeles, California.

(Adapted from: www. Jurassic park. com)


Situation: Meilisa is reading a movie review about ‘jurassic park’ when Arinda comes to visit her.

Arinda : Hello, How are you?

Meilisa : Fine. What about you? You look so happy.

Arinda : Yup. I want to go somewhere to relax but …

Meilisa : What about watching ‘jurassic park’ at the plaza theater? It would be great.

Arinda : That’s good idea. Don’t you think any movie directed by __________ will be amazing? By the way who are the actors?

Meilisa :_____________________________________________

Arinda : So, what is the movie about?

Meilisa : Have you seen ‘jurassic park 1’ It’s about an island populated ____________________________________

Arinda : Is it a new film?

Meilisa : No, It was __________ in 1977 but it’s still popular.

Arinda : It has to be a science fiction movie.

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Meilisa : Right. I think you should read this review before deciding whether you’ll go or not.

Arinda : Thanks. It might be very good. A scientist built. _____? Dinosaurs? I don’t believe in a _________ and ______. They must be very crazy to take the beasts _________, California. Let’s go now Mel, I can’t wait.

Meilisa : But you have to wait until tomorrow at 3 p.m.

Arinda : What? I want to see it now.

Meilisa : Sorry pal. Calm down. Hey, what about another movie?

Arinda : No, thanks. Oh, I almost forgot. I have to call my mother. Bye, Mel. See you.

Meilisa : Bye. YOUR TURN • Work in pairs. Find examples of gambits and communication functions in the previous dialogue. See the example.

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Gambits What are they/ Write them here

1. Asking for opinion

2. Expressing attitude3. Expressing personal

opinion4. What you really mean5. Right or wrong6. Offering a suggestion7. Expressing agreement8. Expressing apology9. Leave-taking

1. What about ‘jurassic park’ at Plaza theater?

2. ____________________3. ____________________

4. ____________________5. ____________________6. ____________________7. ____________________8. ____________________9. ____________________

Get It Right

THINK ABOUT IT • Look at the following pictures. Then, answer the questions.

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Get It Right

THINK ABOUT IT • Look at the following pictures. Then, answer the questions.

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1. Have you seen ‘Finding Nemo’ the movie? Did you like it? Why/ why not?

2. What kind of movie do you like to watch?

3. How do you express your point of view about a movie? 9look ahead-erlangga

WAYS TO SAY ITShowing how you feel

• What do you think about TV shows?

• Have you got any comments about the latest album on Padi ?

• What is your reaction to …?

• I’d be glad to have your view on …

• What would you say to …?

• Thank you and Happy New Year to you too.

Asking someone’s point of view:• What do you think

about the comedian series ‘Bajaj Baijuri’?

• Excuse me, what do you feel about the language used in that film?

• What are your views about the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?

• What are your feelings about the two characters which were terrified by a tyrannosaurus rex in Jurassic Park?


• Great!

• Terrific!

• Fantastic!

• Super!

• Phew!

• How wonderful!

• Hey, that’s terrific.

• It’s the best thing …

• Interesting.

• Exciting!

• You will like/ love/ enjoy the movie very much.

Expressing point of view:

• Fantastic! I always love the ‘’Bajaj Baijuri’ serial and all of the silly ideas of these series.

• Awful! I must say frankly that sometimes the intimate language used in these series is very dangerous for Indonesian children.

• Personally I believe …

• In my view …

• It seems to me …

• From my point of view …

• I’d just like to say …

• Well, to my mind this scene …

• Personally, i consider …

• To be perfectly frank …

Expressing pleased


• How infuriating!

• I’m afraid …

• How boring!

• Totally uninteresting!

Expressing displeased:• I am very annoyed!

• How irritating!

• Extremely unhappy!

• That/ It makes me mad!

• That/ it isn’t nice!


YOUR TURN • Have you ever watch an movies/ TV programs? Give your point of view about them. See the example.

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I like watching “Liputan 6”. Personally I believe that watching Liputan 6 not only gimes me the latest information but also increases my awareness about the environment.


Superman Returns

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The Simpsons

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Indonesian Idol

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Empat Mata

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Moving Forward

THINK ABOUT IT • Answer the following questions.

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1. Have you ever read/ listened to a movie review?

2. What information can you get from reading/ listening to a movie review?

3. Who would be interested in reading/ listening to a movie review?


FIRST CHALLENGE • Listen carefully to the following short interview. While listening, fill in the blanks. Then answer the questions.

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Jurassic Park: The Lost World

A reviewer from Indonesia:

Good morning to all the fans of the science fiction movies. Welcome back with me, Putri Made Lestari in an adventure program, science fiction (1) _______. Do you still remember the story of Jurassic Park I? Great! I absolutely love Jurassic Park and all the science fiction movies will always please the fans, including me. The Lost World is Jurassic Park Part II which is still about an island populated with real dinosaurs. (2) _______ in 1977.

Orientation

A sequen

ced explanation of why or

how someth

ing occurs


This science fiction adventure is the sequel to the box-office hit Jurasssic Park (1993), in which a scientist built a dinosaur theme park on a remote island. Although those (3) _________ were destroyed, there were still some left on another island. Dr. Sarah Harding played by Julianne Moore and Dr. Ian Malcolm played by Jeff Goldblum travel to the island to observe the dinosaurs and try to prevent Ronald Tembo who is played by Pete Postlethwaite from rounding the beast up and taking them to a theme park in the United States. The (4) _______ turns bad, the dinosaurs become violent, and one of the angry beasts makes its way to Los Angeles, California. It’s very amazing, isn’t it?

Interpretative recount

Names of the artworks


Okay audience, with me this morning is Mr. Steven Spielberg, the director of the Jurassic Park. Good morning and welcome to Indonesia. I’d be glad to have your view on Jurassic Park.

Steven Spielberg: To be perfectly frank this is not (5) _______, it’s science eventually. This movie, however, wants you to learn one thing: You decide you can control nature, and from that moment on you’re in deep trouble, because you can’t do it. You can make a boat, but you can’t make the ocean. You can make an (6)

________, but you can’t make the air. You powers are much less than your dreams would have you believe.

Evaluation


The reviewer from Indonesia: Wow, Jurassic Park really deserves the highest praise. Thanks for joining with Mr. Steven Spielberg and me. (7) _______ tomorrow on the same program. Bye.

(Adapted from: Article online.com)

Find out:Decide whether these statements are True (T) or

False (F)

• T – F Putri Made Lestari is part of a science fiction fan club.

• T – F The director of Jurassic Park said that the movie was not science fiction but a science movie.

• T – F Putri Made Lestari said that it was difficult to control nature.

• T – F The biggest praise should be given to all the people involved in the Jurassic Park.

• T – F The Lost World is the title of Jurassic Park Part I.

Evaluative

Summation


SECOND CHALLENGE • Work in pairs. Read the previous imaginary interview again. Pay attention to its structure and language features. Then, answer the following questions.

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1. What is the text about?

2. Do you like science fiction movies? Why/ Why not?

3. What about Jurassic Park? Did you like it? Why/ Why not?

4. The reviewer compares Jurassic Park with another kind of art work. What is it?

5. Which one of these is the purpose of the text?

a. To describe the way things are.

b. To explain the processes involved in a phenomenon.

c. To critic an art work or event for a public audience.

6. Can you find expressions typically used in conversation in the text? Mention them.

7. Does the text focus on a general or particular participant? What is it?


8. Are there any effective mental processes (thinking verbs) used in the text? Mention them!

9. Circle any expression used to express point of view.

10.Mention the text organization of the text.

THIRD CHALLENGE • Listen carefully to the following book review. While listening, fill in the blanks. Then, answer the questions. Consult with your dictionary for the difficult words.

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The Guy Next DoorMeggin Cabot

A novel normally consist of chapters. But you will find none in this book. Why? Because it consists of e-mails. Yep, you read me right, they are a (1)

________ of e-mails from people who keep in touch with each other and talk about all kinds of seemingly unrelated things, which somehow share a common thread, in a (2) ________ way.

Mellisa Fuler is a journalist working for the New York Journal. From her and her friend’s (3) ________, we get the impression that Mellisa is an attractive, intelligent, red haired


single girl with a kind heart toward her friends and animals. After an accident and some arrangements, she (4) _________ living next door to a handsome stranger whom she believes is the nephew of her elderly neighbor. Actually, he is not what he admits he is. But before she knows it, they fall in love each other. Will she be able to accept the fact that the (5) _________ guy next door has been lying to her even though they both share the same feeling?

Meggin Cabot alias Meggin Patricia Cabot is also the writer of the successful for teenage series The Princess’ Diaries. The guy next door is her (6) ________ in the genre of the contemporary adult novel. It discusses relationships, working environments, and solving a mystery from many people’s different point of view. Just like her other books, The guy next door is (7) _________, refreshing, and enlightening altogether. I wonder what this and other writers will do next, create a (8) ________ out of cluster of SMS’s, perhaps? THAT would be cool. Ully

(Taken from: C’nS English Ten Magazine, vol .3 no. 18 August-

October 2003)


Find out:1. What is the title of the book being reviewed?

2. Who is the reviewer?

3. Arrange the generic structure of the previous text type. Which one comes first?

Interpretative Recount

Orientation Evaluation

Evaluative Summation

4. Label the previous text with its generic structure.


Hand in HandYOUR PROJECT • Work in group of four. Rent a DVD/VCD. Choose any movie you like. Then, make a review of the movie. Choose one member in your group to read the review aloud in front of the class.

Find the information below.

HINT

Film Review

Title :……………………………………………………………………………

Genre : Drama /Action/ Horror/ Science fiction/ Comedy.

Director :……………………………………………………………………………

Year :……………………………………………………………………………

Duration :……………………………………………………………………………

Stars :…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………


Orientation

(background information on the movie you’re going to review)

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Interpretative Recount

(summary of the movie)

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Evaluation

(concluding statement: judgment, opinion or recommendation. It can consists of more than one paragraph)

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Evaluative Summation

(final opinion: the appraisal or the punch line of the film being criticized)

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Show It Off

YOUR MISSION • Do the following instructions.

1. Pretend that you were a reviewer of a TV show for a review program.

2. Prepare a review. Choose one of the following forms of entertainment.

• movies • plays/ dramas •exhibitions

• TV shows • operas • concerts

• books • recordings • ballets

3. Read aloud your review in front of the class.


Before you present your review, use this checklist to check whether or not you have included all the elements of a review.

HINT

Checklist for a Review

Elements Yes No

Orientation:• Have I named the art work?• Have I mentioned the writer?• Have I mentioned the publisher/

producer/ the director?• Have I used gambits or other

communication function?

Interpretative Recount:• Have I written a summary or the

synopsis?• Have I used gambits or other

communication functions?


Elements Yes No

Evaluation:• Have I written my evaluation clearly?• How many evaluation did write?• Have I used gambits or other


Evaluative Summation:• Did I used metaphorical expressions?• Did I used words of appraisal?• Have I used gambits or other



Getting Started

THINK AND DISCUSS • Look at the following pictures. Then, answer the questions

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Stage 2 Saying what you think


Find out:1. What do you call the brown cake in the picture?

Brownies, tiramisu, or sponge cake?

2. Why is it called that?

3. Do you like the cake in the picture?

4. Do you know how it tastes?

5. Recently, the name of this cake was used for:

(choose which one is correct)

a. a news paper

b. a film

c. a song

d. a painting

ACTIVE READING • Read the following review of Brownies. Then, work in pairs to discuss the questions.

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Brownies.

A bite of sweet cake, a bit of love story

Another Indonesian romantic drama feature film by a young and talented director, Hanung Bramantyo, will soon be released this year. Fans of Marcella Zalianty, Bucek Depp, and Arie U. Kuncoro will be able to see their idols acting in a movie titled Brownies. The film is produced by SinemArt, which also produced ‘Mengejar Matahari’.

The theme is simple; it’s about love. Love with its bittersweet story becomes the highlight that enriches the movie plot. The reason is quite obvious: A love theme always attracts more people to come to the cinema.

Mel (Marcella Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising agency, has a life that’s focused on her job. Although Mel is engaged to Joe (Philips Yusuf), Didi (Renia)-her close friend-, questions if Joe is really Mel’s kind of guy.

Later in the story, Mel finds out that Joe has been going out with another girl all this time. Then, Mel, meets Are (Bucek Depp), a young artist who writes, owns a bookstore, and makes brownies! Are even has a small brownies shop that Mel loves to visit. Are’s artistic attitudes and Joe’s betrayal have clearly affected Mel’s life.


Brownies is the first Indonesian movie that was shot using Panasonic High Definition Cameras, Which results in a film that looks as if it’s recorded on standard celluloid film, while reducing production costs.

(Taken from: C’ n S magazine Vol. 4 no. 27)

Find out:1. The genre of the film is …..

2. The name of the director is …..

3. The names of the actors are …..

4. The producer of the film is …..

5. The first paragraph is called the introduction or the …

6. The second paragraph tells us about the … of the film and the ….. Why the director called the film Brownies.

7. The third paragraph tells us about …..

It tells the sequences of the film in brief. This part of the text is called …..


8. The fourth paragraph tell us that the quality of the pictures in the movie is very good because they use …… to shoot the scenes and using this kind of camera will reduce the ….. This part of text praises and gives a good opinion of the film. This is called …..

9. Is this film for children, youth, or adults?

10.How would you rate this film? Excellent, Very good, quite good, good or boring?

YOUR TURN • Match the words in column A with the words or phrases in column B.

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A B1. Original

2. Companionship3. Make a run4. Effort5. Infuse

a. Performance of art given in the afternoon

b. Fillc. Trying hardd. Producee. fellowship


6. Matinee7. Sequel• Pachyderm

9. Wicked10. Bested11. Thrills12. Spills13. staples

f. First/earliestg. Defeatedh. Strong feeling of

happiness or feari. Bad/ very evilj. Thick/ skinned animalk. Main productsl. Pouring outm. Complete story

containing an earlier one

TRY THIS • Read the following review. Pay attention to its structure and language features. Label the structures. Then, answer the questions.

D.


The Jungle Books 2

Reviewed by ROBIN CLIFORD

The original The jungle book was one of Disney Studios biggest hits and the last Mouse House animation directly supervised by the late, great Walt Disney himself. That was back in 1967 and it has taken all that time to tell us what happens after the man-cub, Mowgli (voice of Haley Joel Osment) gave up his jungle homeand the companionship of his best friend, Baloo (voice of John Goodman), to live with the rules of the human village in The Jungle Books 2.

Disney studios seems to be getting into the habit of taking the second tier sequels of its classics that used to go direct to video, like The Little Mermaid 2, Aladdin 2, and The Lion King 2, and making a run at the big screen before the little screen take over. With such kid’s flicks as Return to Neverland and The Jungle Book 2, it’s nice to see that the effort is being made to infuse this lower budget follow-ups with the same intent and quality, if not the scope, of the originals.

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The Jungle Book 2 is an example of a Disney animation that belongs in the pay–per–view and video store shelves but gives a good enough show to satisfy the Saturday matinee kid crowd. While it doesn’t have the number of song or the original Source material (after all, TJB is a Rudyard Kipling story), the screenplay by Karl Geurs does a better than averag job of creating a lively sequel.

Mowgli has been living in the safe, boring village since he has adopted by his little buddy Ranjan’s (voice of Connor f unk) family and developed a crush on the girl, Shanti (voice of Mae Whitman), who got him to come out of the jungle in the first place. But, Mowgli can’t forget his old best friend, Baloo (John Goodman), his beloved papa bear, and the laid back bruin, too, yearns to see his little man-cub pal. Even though the wise panther Bagheera (voice of Bob Joles) does his best to keep Baloo away from his friend, including the use of the dedicated pachyderms of Colonel Hathi’s (voice of Jim Cummings) Elephant Patrol, it is all for naught.

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Baloo may be simple but he certainly knows his own mind and he is able to get around bags’s defense, sneaks into the village to find his best friend, Mowgli for a grand reunion. But, the noise over Baloo’s quest reaches the ears of the wicked tiger, Shere Khan (Voice of Tony Jay), wh Mowgli bested in the original. Hen Baloo enters the village so does Shere Khan and a big commotion ansues with the villagers battling the dreaded tiger while Shanti and Ranjan set in pursuit of the bear and Mowgli, thinking that their friend is in danger. This begins an adventure that has every one searching for Mowgli, friend and foe alike, with trills, spills, songs, and dance that will be one of the children’s entertainment staples on home video.

My only complaint about The Jungle Book 2 is that it could have used another song or two. The ones that are here, though, are good fun and well staged to toe tapping pleasure. The hipster Jungle Rhythm, the reprised Bare necessities and the super-fun, big scale Busby Berkeley-esque swing number, ‘W-I-L-D’ are great fun to watch and listen to, both for kids and adults.

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Vocal characters are uniformly well caste to give continuity to the characters first heard 35 years ago. Haley Joel Osment voices Mowgli with the right note throughout, even when doing a soulful solo rendition of Jungle Rhythm. John Goodman gives just the right, big-hearted, bid-sized feel to the original party animal, Baloo original voiced by Phil Harris. Brit stage thespiant Tony Jay, give the same sleek, sinister, and malicious note to Shere Khan, the tiger that George Sanders gave in the original. Bob Joles also does a fine reprise of Bagheera, first done by Sebastian Cabot. Mae Whitman and Connor Funk do well as Shanti and Ranjan and veteran John Rhys-Davies gives caring dignity to Mowgli’s adopted father. Cumming also gives a good imitation of Sterling Holloway’s slithering vocal performance as the sneaky snake Kaa.

Animation is simple with set backgrounds but the quality of the character animation, the fine vocal performances, lively song-and-dance numbers and nice story make The Jungle Book 2 a fun thing to see at the theater and worth to wait on home video (but you shouldn’t have too long to wait). The kids are going to like it, maybe even love it. I give it a B.

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Find out:

A B1. The reviewer

compares The Jungle Book 2 with …

2. The original of Jungle Book was directly supervised by …

3. The Jungle Book 2, the second tier sequels, can be enjoyed not only on the big screen ….

4. The Jungle Book 2 doesn’t have the number of songs …

5. The setting of the animation is simple …

6. The kids are going to like The Jungle book 2 ….

a) The late great Walt Disney.

b) But also the video as well.

c) The original one produced in 1967.

d) Or the original source material

e) Because it has fine vocal performances, lively son g-and-dance numbers and nice story.

f) But it has the quality of the character animation.


Grammar In Action

Read and try to understand the following information.

Study the following patterns.

A.

1. Conjunction in complex sentences

a. To express time (after, before, since, until, when , while, as)

e.g: •While Sarah was getting ready for bed, she heard someone fire a gun.

• I have been acting in movies since I was young.

b. To express cause (because, since, as)

e.g: •Since Mark is only seven years old, he can’t vote yet.

• Ted refused to marry that beautiful girl because he didn’t love her.

c. To express condition (if, unless)

e.g: •Unless her stepmother gave her permission, Cinderella wouldn’t go anywhere.


d. To express concession (although, even though, though)

e.g: • Ben was not accepted by the university although he had good grades and several

recommendations.

e. To express purpose (in order to, so that)

e.g: • My father took an extra job so that our family could take a vacation this summer.

f. To express identification (that, when, where, who)

e.g: • I want to talk to the little girl who is wearing the white dress.

• Citra chose the dog that was running around and barking.

2. Conjunctions in compound sentences (and, but, so, or)

e.g: • The man ate shrimp and the woman sipped champagne.

3. Conjunctions in compound-complex sentences (while, when)

e.g: • While the waiter served dessert, the man ate shrimp and the woman sipped champagne.


Work in pairs. Make good compound or complex sentences from sentences below.

B.

1. Jurassic Park Part II is a motion picture about an island populated with real dinosaurs. It was released in 1997.

2. This science fiction adventure is the sequel to the box-office hit Jurassic Park (1993). A scientist built a dinosaur theme park on a remote island.

3. Those dinosaurs were destroyed. There are some left on another island.

4. Dr. Sarah Harding is played by Julianne moore. Dr. Ian Malcolm is played by Jeff Goldblum. They travel to the island to observe the dinosaurs.

5. They try to prevent Roland Tembo (Pete Posletwaite) from rounding the beast up. They take them to a theme park in the United States.

6. The weather turns bad. The dinosaurs become violent. One of the angry beasts makes its way to Lost Angeles, California.

7. You can Make a box. You can’t make the ocean.

8. You can make an aero plane. You can’t make the air.


Still with your partner, create your own compound-complex sentences. See the example.

C.

1. (who, and) Bunanta

Bunanta, who has written 31 picture-books, conducted indepth research ever two years and compiled the material she unearthed into a folklore collection.

2. (but, after) Bajaj Baijuri

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3. (and, if) Ungu

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4. (so, because) Sponge Bob

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5. (and, so) Breakthru’ (Nidji)

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1. (but, while) Harry Potter

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7. (or, even though) Virus (Slank)

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8. (and, before) Peter Pan

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Read and try to understand the following information. Observe the following symbols and phrases used for making a judgment/ appraisal.

D Adjectives and Phrases of Appraisal

4 bytes = super3 bytes = too good

to miss2 bytes = average1 byte = save your

money

90 = excellent91 = very good92 = good93 = quite good/ not

bad

■ ■ ■ = perfect■ ■ = good■ = not too bad_ = no comment


Sometimes, critics or reviewer (people who give judgments on art works) would say or write like this:

a. The film is better than the original book.b. The film features high powered action with excellent special

effects.c. Spiderman was a huge hit.d. Tobey Maguire excels as Peter Parker. He really drew into

Peter’s character.e. Kirsten Dunst is still the ideal Mary Jane.f. The scenes turned out very well.g. Alfred Molina is excellent as Dock Ock.h. The movie is richer than the original comic.i. The actress brings out this aspect of the movie beautifully.j. The scene of the drama touches our heart.k. The scene of the drama is really a heart-breaker.l. Without the mask, the actor of Batman expresses a greater

impact.m. You’ll see the actor’s full performance in this film.n. ‘Batman Forever’ is an excellent movie. The character is

well developed.o. After seeing this film once, I intend to see it again.

Did you Know ?


Work in pairs. Make five sentences to express your appraisal of these kinds of entertainment. The first one has been done for you as an example.

E.

1. Monalisa – painting

Monalisa, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, still brings out a great inspiration for the present young painters.

2. Beauty and the Beast – Disney’s animation

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3. Michael Jordan – The NBA player

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4. Eiffel I’m in love – film

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5. OB (Office Boy) – comedy show

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Read and try to understand the following information. Observe the following verse of a song taken from ‘You are the sunshine of my life’ by Stevie Wonder.

F Metaphorical expressions

“You are the sunshine of my lifeThat’s why I’ll always be around.

You are the apple of my ayesForever you’ll stay in my heart”

Underline two sentences in the verse that use an analogy like this:

A = B You are my life


The expression That you have underlined above use metaphoricalLanguage. A metaphor is defined as the substitution of one idea orobject with another and used to assist expression or understanding.

Now look at the other sentences again:

Spiderman 2 reminds me somewhat of superman, in which Clark Kent struggles with his secret power.

(Here the writer compares two different titles of movies but they have the same complication/ problem in the story).

The analogy is:

Spiderman 2 = Supermanstruggles with his secret power struggles with his secret power


The music of the Aladdin movie is spectacular, following the success of its predecessor Beauty and the Beast.

The analogy is:

Aladdin = Beauty and the Beast● spectacular ● Spectacular● successful ● Successful● duet ● duet

The analogy is:

Aladdin = Beauty and the Beast● spectacular ● Spectacular● successful ● Successful● duet ● duet

Remember!

Metaphorical language is used in a review text to compare the similarity of two different art works.


Work in pairs. Try to make your own metaphorical sentences. One has been done for you as an example.

G.

1. Bajaj Bajuri – Si Doel Anak Sekolahan

Following the success of Si Doel Anak Sekolahan, Bajaj Bajuri takes on the setting of Betawi culture.

2. Britney Spears – Christina Aguilera

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3. Hercules - Xena

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4. GIGI - Dewa

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5. Jurassic Park 1 – Jurassic Park 2

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Each line below is taken from a song. Pay attention to the underlined words. Decide whether it is being used as a metaphor or a simile. Explain your answer.

H.

A metaphor is not a simile.e.g: ● A good book is food for thought. (Metaphor)

● A good book is like a good meal for thought. (Simile)

Basic Rule: If it uses the words ‘is like’ or ‘is as’ (seperti, bagaikan, laksana), it is usually a simile. If it uses the word ‘is’ without ‘as’ or ‘like’, it is usually a metaphor.

Did You Know?


“Love is like oxygen. You get too much, it gets you high; not enough and you’re gonna die.”

(Love is like oxygen, by * sweet)

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“Love is a flower, and you only the seed.”

(The rose, Bette Midler)

2

“Television is the drug of the nation …”

(Television, by The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy)

3

“Remember when you’re talking to the Man upstairs, just because He doesn’t answer doesn’t mean He doesn’t care”

(Unanswered prayers, by Garth Brooks)

4

“See how they run, like pigs from a gun …”

(I am the Walrus, by The Beatles)

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Noun Phrase

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Noun Phrase

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Work in pairs. Underline the head noun in each sentence. See the example

I.

1. A very good book.

2. Mary’s new China doll.

3. The Great Crystal Palace Exhibition.

4. Two very dirty pairs of brown leather shoes.

5. A large blackberry and apple pie.

Work in pairs. Discuss and complete the following sentences.

J.

1. What is ‘a noun’?

● A noun is a word which is used to refer to a _________ or_____________.

e.g: salesman, farm, balcony, bicycle, love, and trust.

● If you find the ‘a’ or ‘the’ before a word, it is a noun.

e.g: a book, _________, _________, _________

● If you can make the word plural or singular, it’s a noun. e.g: chair – chairs, _________, ___________, __________


2. Pre-modifiers and Post-modifiers Noun

● A modifier is a technical term in linguistics. To modify means to limit, restrict, characterize, otherwise focus meaning.

● English places modifiers before a noun (pre-modifiers) and after a noun (post-modifiers).

e.g: pre-modifier : white house, running water, her thought

post-modifier : the book on the table, conflicts in Africa, A task done by a student.Remember !

Implication of Noun Phrases for Effective Reading and Writing

● We do not read texts word by word, but chunk by chunk. We must read each grammatical construction as a single unit. Understanding sentences involves isolating phrases within a sentence and recognizing where long phrases begin and end.

● To write well is not to string words together, but to string together larger phrases, to create full references that carefully distinguish one idea from another.


We can increase the clarity and sophistication of our thought by using extended phrases instead of single words.

Underline pre-modifiers noun and circle post-modifiers noun used in this except.

K.

Tandi Crawford in an unsatisfied woman. Her 13- year-marriage has become lonely and empty after she discovered her husband’s Jared’s affairs three years ago. The only thing that has got Tandi through hia difficult time are the fantasies of her first love, Brent Rogers.

After reaching the end of her rope with her marriage, Tandi leaves Jared, take her 11-year-old sun, Michael and ends up moving into the place she ran away from 18 years before, with her father Glynne Belson.

Now Tandi has to pick up the pieces of her puzzling life and learn the hard truth that everything that looks good to you is not necessarily good for you.


Complete the sentences with a noun phrase (pre- or post-modifier). The first one has been done for you.

L.

1. Among the wonderful ‘Harry Potter’ stories. I love ‘the prisoner of the azkaban’ the most.

2. ___________ will soon be released this year.

3. I have never seen such a _________________.

4. The doll _____________ is a barbie doll.

5. Reading a _________________ is always interesting.

6. The winners of ________________ will be announced in this magazine.

7. When we went to Jogja, we had ‘nasi kucing’ for dinner. This ______________ consist of ____________ rice, a bit of ____________ paste and a piece of ____________ fish.


Work in pairs. Put comma and capital letters in the following text.

M.

Scene from Gone with the Win


although gone with the win was a short of second choice in the new york film critics presentation was accorded more space in newspapers than any motion picture has ever been given. after buying the rights of the novel david selznick had attracted attention by his suggestions for the part of scarlett o’hara. The picture was first presented publicly in atlanta an some of the newspapers including the new york times sent staff writers to attend that opening. the accounts were printed on the first pages of some editions of the afternoon newspapers in large cities all over the country. gone with the win was launched in two theaters in new york the aster and the capitol. in the new york times the review was spread over four columns with a two column cut and an edit account of the celebrities present. the critic referred to it as ‘a handsome, scrupulous’ unstinting version of the 1,037-page novel’


Get It Right

1. Do you still remember the parts of a review?

2. Do you like reading a music or movie review? Why/ why not?

THINK ABOUT IT • Answer the following questions.

A.

FIRST CHALLENGE • Read the following music review. Consult your dictionary for the difficult words. Then, answer the questions.

B.


Original Soundtrack of Brownies

Bisa saja was chosen as the first single of the album and theme song of Brownies because the lyrics reflect the story in the

movie. Budjana of GIGI demonstrates his skills in playing an acoustic guitar in

Cinta Terakhir. Three other brand new songs, Dilema, Jangan Bilang

Pacarku, and Semua Orang Berhak Mendapat Rasa Bahagia, give supporting nuances to the flow of

the movie. GIGI composed them by imagining how the scenes would

look like based on the screenplay.

When Hanung Bramantyo (the director) and Dewa Budjana of GIGI chatted, Budjana expressed his interest in making a soundtrack album. Then, he recommended a few GIGI song, which the producer accepted because of the chemistry they created with the movie.


Since GIGI could provide a variety of colors to add all kinds of musical nuances to enrich the movie, the producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the original soundtrack of Brownies.

Armand Maulana (vocalist), I Gede Dewa Budjana (guitarist), Thomas Ramadhan (bass player), and Gusti Erhandy (drums-stand-in player for Budhy Haryono) put a lot of effeort into this album. As a result, they’ve created a perfect blend of a movie and songs that makes Brownies tastier.

It’s always fun to have a piece of brownies in your mouth but having it on your stereo is more entertaining. No movie is perfect without a music score and Ost. of Brownies has proved it excellently .

(Adapted from: C n S magazine, October 2002)


Find out:1. What does ‘Ost.’ stand for?

2. Why was the song Bisa Saja chosen as the theme song?

3. Why did the director of the movie approve of nominating GIGI to make the soundtrack?

4. What is the writer’s opinion of this soundtrack album?

5. What words are used by the writer to show the appraisal for this song album?

SECOND CHALLENGE • Study the text organization below. Then, answer the questions.

C.


Original Soundtrack of Brownies

Bisa saja was chosen as the first single of the album and theme song of Brownies because the lyrics reflect the story in the movie.

Budjana of GIGI demonstrates his skills in playing an acoustic guitar in Cinta Terakhir. Three other brand new songs, Dilema, Jangan Bilang Pacarku, and Semua Orang Berhak Mendapat Rasa Bahagia, give supporting nuances to the flow of the movie. GIGI composed them by imagining how the scenes would look like based on the screenplay.

When Hanung Bramantyo (the director) and Dewa Budjana of GIGI chatted, Budjana expressed his interest in making a soundtrack album. Then, he recommended a few GIGI song, which the producer accepted because of the chemistry they created with the movie.

Since GIGI could provide a variety of colors to add all kinds of musical nuances to enrich the movie, the producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the original soundtrack of Brownies.

title

Interpretative

Recount

Names of the artwork


Armand Maulana (vocalist), I Gede Dewa Budjana (guitarist), Thomas Ramadhan (bass player), and Gusti Erhandy (drums-stand-in player for Budhy Haryono) put a lot of effeort into this album. As a result, they’ve created a perfect blend of a movie and songs that makes Brownies tastier.

It’s always fun to have a piece of brownies in your mouth but having it on your stereo is more entertaining. No movie is perfect without a music score and Ost. of Brownies has proved it excellently.

(Adapted from: C n S magazine, October 2002)

Evaluation

Evaluative

summationMetaphorical

expressions

Word (adjectives)

of appraisal.


Cross (X) the correct answers.

• A review focuses on …a. particular participants (name of the art work).b. particular science.c. particular animal.d. particular medication.e. particular profession.

2. The use of appraisal adjectives in a review show direct expression of opinion that reflect …a. the quantity of a certain art works, e.g: good, bad, not bad, quite good, etc.c. the appreciation of the actors and the actresses.d. the appreciation of the producers and the directors.e. the appreciation of the government to art works.

3. It is common to see the use of elaborating, long clauses (sentences), and … to package the information in the review.a. complex sentences.b. simple sentences.c. negative sentences.d. interrogative sentences.e. positive sentences.

Find out:


4. The use of … can be easily found in a review.a. metaphorical expressions.b. simile expressions.c. hypocritical expressions.d. complex expressions.e. simple expressions.

5. In a review, the simple present is used to express the evaluation whereas the simple past is used to tell …a. the past event of the summary.b. the past event of the orientation.c. the past event of the evaluation.d. the past event of the interpretative recount.e. the past event of the evaluative summation.

THIRD CHALLENGE • Work in pairs. Read the review of “Spiderman 2” below. Label the text with its generic structure of the text. Then, answer the questions.

D.


I just watched Spiderman 2 and I enjoyed it thoroughly. It is better than the original

because the story has more depth and lots funny

moments too. Frankly speaking when I walked into the cinema, I

thought we were going to watch Finding Nemo 2.

The cinema was filled with kids. Not surprising though, since the

original Spiderman movie was a huge hit.

The story starts with Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), having a though time with his dual life. Two jobs by day, high expectations in school to boot, and crime fighter by night. No time for his personal life or to follow his dreams. Always exhausted. Always late. He reminds me of a born loser.

Spiderman 2 – the ReviewBy ANDY PERMADI


Peter faces problems which many of us do: problems on the job and no money for the rent. The woman he loves, Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), is with some one else. Basically, anything that goes wrong, does. Even as Spiderman, things go wrong as his power vanishes.

The villain, Doc Ock is a multi- dimensional person, somewhat like Norman Osborne in the original Spiderman movie. Originally a good hearted scientist, the unfortunate accident allowed the artificial intelligence in his tentacles to take over and turn him into a formidable villain. Alfred Molina is excellent as Doc Ock, the good scientist and as the villain whose mind was taken over by the tentacles.

As the story progresses, Peter finds himself that he has to be his own self. With this self confidence, he has to hurry to save Mary Jane because Doc Ock kidnaps the girl.


Unrequited love. The longing glances exchanged. Some of these could have become uncomfortably mushy, but with Tobey’s understated performance and the powerful on screen chemistry between him and Kirsten, these scenes turned out very well.

Tobey Maguire, with his talent in drama, brings out this aspect of the movie beautifully. The process Peter has to go through as he struggles with what he really wants to do with his life. This reminds me somewhat of the TV series smallville, where young Clark Kent (Superman) struggles with his secret powers.

Rosemary Harris (as Peter’s Aunt May) touches our hearts. She still misses Uncle Ben terribly. A brave old lady who faces life alone, with not enough money to pay the bills. Even then, she is spunky enough to whack Doc Ock. Incidentally, in the Spiderman comic books, Aunt May almost married Doc Ock.

Spiderman, with his mask on looks emotionless. Kind of boring. In a number of key moments of the movie, you see Spidey without mask. The comic book Spidey would never take


Off his mask voluntarily, but in the movie, seeing the maskless Spidey’s expressions have a greater impact. You will see the actor’s full performance when you see his facial expressions.

Overall, Spiderman 2 is an excellent movie. The plot is excellent. The characters are well developed. The humor is there. Lots of inside jokes. There is loads of action too. Consequently, it is fun for the entire family. I intend to see this movie again.

(Taken from: www. Spiderman 2.

com) Find out:1. What is the writer’s opinion of Spiderman 2 ?

2. Write all the sentences that support your answer here:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Underline the adjectives of appraisal in the text above.

4. Does he compare the Spiderman 2 with other movies? What are they? In what way does he compare them?

5. What is the purpose of the writer writing this text?


Hand in Hand

FIRST PROJECT • Work in pairs. Rearrange the following jumbled paragraphs into a good text of review. The title is ALLADIN – The Movie Review.

A.

Paragraph AAnxious to be reunited with Jasmine, Aladdin asks to be made a prince. He makes a grand entrance into the city and later takes the princess on a magic carpet ride. Yet, he is filled with self-doubt. Would she love him and would he be anything without Genie’s magic? Jafar soon puts him to the test.

Paragraph BThese two meet when the Princes runs away from the palace and Aladdin rescues her in the crowded marketplace. But their budding romance is cut short when he is captured by the evil Jafar, who recognizes the boy as the “diamond in the rough” needed to retrieve a magic lamp from a cave in the desert. Aladdin, however, ends up with the lamp and the bonus inside – a Genie who is able to grant him three wishes.


Paragraph CIn the big production number of film, the Genie tells Aladdin “You’ve Never Had a Friend Like Me.” That’s certainly an understatement! This genie is voiced by Robin Williams in a bravura performance of celebrity improvisations and witty asides about American popular culture. Aladdin also boasts dazzling Disney animation, computer enhanced backgrounds and special effects for the action sequences, music by the Academy Award team of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, and additional lyrics by Tim Rice (particularly the love song A Whole New World). Paragraph D“Like so many things, it is not what is outside but what is inside that counts,” notes a story teller at the beginning of Aladdin. But sometimes it takes a little magic to get that message across. That is the message of the movie, though, that is most endearing. The movie may not be as artistically astounding as Beauty and the Beast, not will it have the emotional impact of Bambi, but its new brand of comedy and memorable jazz tunes will certainly brand this movie a clssic animation.


Paragraph EOn Saturday, November 14th, Disney unveiled, its latest animated feature film, Aladdin, in sneak previews across the country. Since then, it has gone on to become the highest-grossing animated film ever produced, and to anyone who has seen this film, the reason is no secret.

Paragraph FIn this animated musical version of the classic story from The Arabian Nights, Aladdin survives by his wits on the street of the Arabian city of Agrabah. The townsfolk think he’s just riffraff. “if only they’d look closer,” Aladdin tells hid best friend, Abu the monkey. “There is so much more to me.” Princess Jasmine, the Sultan’s daughter, also believes she can do better than the traditional role she’s been assigned. She longs to make her own choices, especially about whom she will marry.


Consider the following information to help you check whether or not your arrangement is correct.

HINT

The text organization of a review is as follow:

1. Orientation2. Interpretative Recount3. Evaluation4. Evaluative Summation.

SECOND PROJECT • Work in group of four. Complete the following instructions.

B.

1. Have you seen a Harry Potter’s episode: Harry Potter an the Prisoner of Azkaban? If you haven’t, rent the DVD/VCD.

2. Make a review of Harry Potter an the Prisoner of Azkaban film.


Show It Off

YOUR MISSION • Make your own review. Go to the library and/ or internet. Make the review from one of the following art works.

1. movies 4. plays/ dramas 7. exhibitions

2. TV shows 5. operas 8. concerts

3. books 6. recordings 9. ballets


If you have finished writing your review, use this checklist to make sure you have written all the elements of your review.

HINT

Checklist for ReviewElements Yes No Evidence

Orientation:• Have I named the art work?• Have I mentioned the writer?• Have I mentioned the publisher/

producers/ the director?• Are there noun phrases, complex,

or compound sentences?

See in paragraph …

Interpretative Recount:• Have I written the summary or the

synopsis?• Are there noun phrases, complex,



Evaluation:• Have I written my evaluation

clearly?• Are there noun phrases, complex,



Evaluative Summation:• Did I use the metaphorical

expressions?• Did I use the words of appraisal?• Are there noun phrases, complex,




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