Exposition is a text
that elaborates the writer‘s idea about the phenomenon surrounding. Its social
function is to persuade the reader that the idea is important matter.
2. Generic Structure of Analytical
Exposition
Thesis: Introducing
the topic and indicating the writer’s position
Argument 1: Explaining
the argument to support the writer’s position
Argument 2: Explaining
the other arguments support the writer’s position more
Reiteration: Restating
the writer’s position
3. Language Features of Analytical
Exposition
Using relational
process
Using internal
conjunction
Using causal
conjunction
Using Simple Present
Tense
4. Examples and structures of the text
Cars should
be banned in the city
Thesis Cars should be banned in the city. As we all
know, cars create pollution, and cause a lot of road deaths and other
accidents.
Arguments Firstly, cars, as we all know, contribute
to most of the pollution in the world.Cars emit a deadly gas that causes
illnesses such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and ‘triggers’ off asthma. Some of
these illnesses are so bad that people can die from them.
Secondly, the city is
very busy. Pedestrians wander everywhere and cars commonly hit pedestrians in
the city, which causes them to die. Cars today are our roads biggest killers.
Thirdly, cars are very
noisy. If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep at night, or
concentrate on your homework, and especially talk to someone.
Reiteration In conclusion, cars should be banned from
the city for the reasons listed.
Example of Analytical
Exposition
Is Smoking
Good for Us?
Before we are going to
smoke, it is better to look at the fact. About 50 thousands people die every year
in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die in
road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by
smoking.
Ninety percent of lung
cancers are caused by smoking. If we smoke five cigarettes a day, we are six
times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker. If we smoke twenty
cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen greater. Ninety five percent of people
who suffer of bronchitis are people who are smoking. Smokers are two and half
times more likely to die of heart disease than non smokers.
Additionally, children
of smoker are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in
smoky room, non smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he
had smoked fifteen cigarettes.
Smoking is really good
for tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit.
Smoking however is not good for every body else.
Notes on the generic
structure:
From the generic
structure, what make big different is that analytical exposition ends with
paragraph to strengthen the thesis while hortatory makes a recommendation for
readers.
Thesis: This
pre-conclusive paragraph states the writer’s point of view about the topic
discussed. Writer has show himself in clear position of the discussed topic.
Paragraph 1 is the thesis of this analytical exposition text. It states the
fact of the very fatal impact of the smoking habit. Clearly the writer wants to
say that smoking is not a good habit.
Arguments: Presenting
arguments in analytical exposition text is as important as giving conflict plot
in narrative text. The series of argument will strengthen the thesis stated
before. In this example of analytical exposition text, paragraph 2 and 3 are
the detail arguments presented in a reporting fact to support that smoking is
not good even for smokers themselves. Furthermore, people who do not smoke but
they are in smoky area have the bad effect too from the smoking habit.
Reiteration: This end
paragraph actually is restating the thesis. It is something like conclusive
paragraph from the previous arguments. The last paragraph of this example of
analytical exposition points again that smoking is not good for smokers and
people around smokers. However smoking is very good for Cigarette Companies
VERSI INDONESIA
A. Pengertian
Analytical Exposition Text
Analytical exposition
text adalah jenis teks yang termasuk ke dalam jenis Argumentation Text dimana
teks tersebut berisi tentang pemikiran terperinci penulis tentang sebuah
kejadian atau peristiwa yang ada di sekitar.
B. Tujuan Komunikatif
Analytical Exposition Text
Tujuan komunikatif
dari analytical exposition text adalah untuk meyakinkan pembaca bahwa topik
yang dihadirkan adalah topik yang penting untuk dibahas atau mendapat perhatian
dengan cara pemberian argumen-argumen atau pendapat-pendapat yang mendukung ide
pokok atau topik tersebut.
C. Struktur Kebahasaan
Analytical Exposition
Struktur kebahasaan
analytical exposition text terdiri dari tiga bagian yaitu:
Thesis
Di bagian Thesis,
penulis memperkenalkan topik atau ide pokok yang akan dibahas. Thesis selalu
berada di paragraf pertama dalam analytical exposition text.
Argument
Di bagian ini penulis
menghadirkan argumen-argumen atau pendapat-pendapat yang mendukung ide pokok
penulis teks tersebut. Biasanya dalam sebuah analytical exposition text
terdapat lebih dari dua argumen. Semakin banyak argumen yang ditampilkan,
semakin membuat pembaca percaya bahwa topik yang dibahas oleh penulis adalah
topik yang sangat penting atau membutuhkan perhatian.
Reiteration
Bagian ini merupakan
bagian penutup dari sebuah analytical exposition text yang selalu terletak di
akhir paragraf. Reiteration berisi penulisan kembali atau penempatan kembali
ide pokok yang terdapat di paragraf pertama. Reiteration juga biasa disebut
dengan conclusion atau kesimpulan.
D. Ciri Kebahasaan
Analytical Exposition
·
menggunakan
simple present
·
mengunakan
reltional process
·
menggunakan
internal conjunction
·
menggunakan
casual conjuction
E. Contoh Analytical
Exposition Text
CARS SHOULD BE BANNED
(Thesis)
Cars should be banned
in the city. As we all know, cars create pollution, and cause a lot of road
deaths and other accidents.
(Argument 1)
Firstly, cars, as we
all know, give contribution to the most of the pollution in the world. Cars
emit deadly gas that causes illness such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and
‘triggers’ off asthma. Some of these illnesses are so bad that people can die
from them.
(Argument 2)
Secondly, the city is
very busy. Pedestrians wander everywhere and cars commonly hit pedestrains in
the city, which causes them to die. Cars today are our roads biggest killers.
(Argument 3)
Thirdly, cars are very
noisy. If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep at night, or to
concentrate on your homework, and especially when you talk to someone.
(Reiteration)
In conclusion, cars
should be benned from the city for the reason listed.
Terjemahan:
Mobil harus dilarang
di kota. Seperti yang kita ketahui, mobil membuat polisi dan membuat banyak
kematian di jalan dan kecelakaan.
Pertama, mobil,
sebagai mana kita ketahui, menyumbang polusi terbanyak di dunia. Mobil
mengeluarkan gas mematikan yang menyebabkan penyakit seperti bronchitis, kanker
paru-paru, dan pemicu asthma. Beberapa penyakit tersebut sangatlah buruk bagi
manusia yang bisa menyebabkan kematian.
Yang kedua, kota
sangatlah sibuk. Pejalan kaki berjalan ke mana-mana dan mobil umumnya menabrak
pejalan kaki di kota, yang menyebabkan kematian. Mobil hari ini adalah pembunuh
terbesar di jalan.
Yang ketiga, mobil
sangatlah berisik. Jika kamu tinggal di kota, kamu mungkin akan menjumpai
sangat lah susah untuk tidur di malam hari atau untuk berkonsentrasi pada
pekerjaan rumah kalian, dan khususnya ketika kamu berbicara kepada seseorang.
Kesimpulannya, mobil
harus dilarang dari kota berdasarkan alasan tersebut.
CORRUPTION AND INDONESIAN CULTURE
Thesis:
Corruption has
happened for many years and today it becomes a bad culture in Indonesia for
three reasons
Argument 1:
Most adult Indonesian
or foreigners have known and admitted that corruptions happen in many places.
The daily newspapers, news programs on TV and radio have reported corruptions
are done everywhere, almost in all departments or public services of this
country. Corruptions happen in health, education departments and banks. When we
manage to get some documents in public service offices, we usually need much
money to pay. Manipulations happen everywhere
Argument 2:
The actions to
eliminate corruption are weak. The ever stronger culture seems not to come to
an end when the responsible institutions who have to reinforce the justice
today commit corruption. This is the worst. Corruptions happen in police
department, courts where judges, public prosecutors, lawyers make deals to do
corruption. All of us also heard in the end of 2004, Probosutejo reported that
he had bribed the Supreme Court, or called Mahkamah Agung which becomes the
highest level where the justice can be obtained. Perhaps you have to try to
come to the local courts and see what happen there. You will see practices of
bribery and other kinds of corruption. Therefore, we can say that corruptions
becomes our culture. Do you like it?
Argument 3:
The citizens have no
goodwill to fight against the corruption. They create the situations in which
people have opportunities to do corruptions. The citizens like to break the
rules because they are not disciplined. For example, in the street when they
drive a car or ride motorcycle, they do not have the driving license or
necessary documents. Then, they are caught by the local policemen. To avoid
more difficulties, they like to bribe the officer. The officer let them go
then. In other words, the citizens and officers are the same, doing corruption
together. If only the people were critical, disciplined, and obey the rules,
and willing to report any wrong behaviors, this country will not be number one
corrupting country in the world.
Reiteration/
conclusion:
Conclusion Based on
the reasons, we can conclude that corruption is becoming a bad culture in
Indonesia if it is not ended soon by all of us. It seems that there must be
more severe penalty for the Corruptors. Do we still care about the future of
this country?
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH
Thesis { I personally
think that English is the world’s most important language. Why do I say that?
Argument 1 { Firstly,
English is an international language. It is spoken by many people all around
the world, either as a first or second language.
Argument 2 { Secondly,
English is also the key which opens doors to scientific and technical
knowledge, which is needed for the economic and political development of many
countries in the world.
Argument 3 { Thirdly,
English is a top requirement of those seeking jobs. Applicants who master
either active or passive English are more favorable than those who do not.
Conclusion { From the
fact above, it is obvious that everybody needs to learn English to greet the
global era.
Contoh lainnya
CAREER IN TRANSLATION
Functionally,
translation is transferring the message or the meaning and not the word.
According to Nida, such translation is called dynamic equivalence translation.
It tries to bring the precise message in different language.
Many people like to
watch Hollywood movie but many get trouble in understanding to the actors' dialogue.
So the way they get the understanding about the movie is reading the
translating text running. If Hindi translation is provided, it will bring the
better understanding for Indian moviegoer. Hollywood movie spread over other
Asia countries. Therefore, Arabic translation, Indonesian translation and Farsi
translation are widely needed and that is a big chance for English master in
that countries.
India is likely being
an English speaking country. India translation will grow better and. It seems
Indonesia, Malaysia and Filipina will reach that mark too soon. Translation job
will be great in amount and that is good development for translating job
seekers.
Terjemah:
KARIR DALAM MENERJEMAH
Secara fungsional,
menerjemahankan berarti mentransfer pesan atau makna dan bukan kata. Menurut
Nida, terjemahan tersebut disebut terjemahan ekuivalensi dinamis ketika akan
mencoba untuk membawa pesan yang tepat dalam bahasa yang berbeda.
Banyak orang suka
menonton film Hollywood tetapi banyak mendapatkan kesulitan dalam memahami
dialog para aktor. Jadi cara mereka mendapatkan pemahaman tentang film adalah
membaca teks terjemahan yang berjalan. Jika terjemahan bahasa Hindi disediakan,
itu akan membawa pemahaman yang lebih baik untuk penonton bioskop India.
Film-film Hollywood menyebar di negara-negara Asia lainnya. Oleh karena itu,
terjemahan bahasa Arab, bahasa Indonesia dan terjemahan baasa Farsi secara luas
diperlukan dan itu merupakan kesempatan besar untuk orang yang mahir bahasa
Inggris di negara-negara itu.
India kemungkinan
menjadi negara berbahasa Inggris. Menerjemakan ke bahasa India akan tumbuh
lebih baik dan tampaknya Indonesia, Malaysia dan Filipina akan mencapai hal
yang sama kemudian. Pekerjaan menerjemahkan akan menjadi besar dalam jumlah dan
itu merupakan perkembangan yang baik untuk pencari kerja penerjemah.
IS SMOKING GOOD FOR US?
Before we are going to
smoke, it is better to look at the facts. About 50 thousands people die every
year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die
in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused
by smoking.
Ninety percent of lung
cancers are caused by smoking. If we smoke five cigarettes a day, we are six
times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker. If we smoke twenty
cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen times greater. Ninety five percent of
people who suffer of bronchitis are people who are smoking. Smokers are two and
half times more likely to die of heart disease than non smokers.
Additionally, children
of smoker are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in
smoky room, non smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he
had smoked fifteen cigarettes.
Smoking is really good
for tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit.
Smoking, however is not good for health both the smokers themselves and every
body else.
Terjemah:
APAKAN MEROKOK BAIK UNTUK KITA?
Sebelum kita akan
merokok, lebih baik untuk melihat kenyataannya. Sekitar 50 ribu orang meninggal
setiap tahun di Inggris sebagai akibat langsung dari merokok. Angka tersebut
tujuh kali lebih banyak dari pada meninggal akibat kecelakan di jalan raya.
Hampir seperempat dari perokok meninggal karena penyakit yang disebabkan oleh
kebiasaan merokok.
Sembilan puluh persen
dari kanker paru-paru disebabkan oleh kebiasaan merokok. Jika kita merokok lima
batang sehari, kita enam kali lebih mungkin untuk meninggal akibat kanker
paru-paru dibandingkan non perokok. Jika kita merokok dua puluh batang sehari,
risikonya sembilan belas kali lebih besar. Sembilan puluh lima persen orang
yang menderita bronkitis adalah orang-orang yang merokok. Perokok dua setengah
kali lebih mungkin untuk meninggal karena penyakit jantung dibandingkan non perokok.
Selain itu, anak dari
perokok lebih mungkin untuk mengembangkan bronkitis dan pneumonia. Dalam satu
jam di ruangan berasap, non perokok menghirup zat penyebab kanker seolah-olah
ia telah merokok lima belas batang rokok.
Merokok benar-benar
baik bagi perusahaan tembakau karena mereka menghasilkan banyak uang dari
kebiasaan merokok. Namun kebiasaan merokok tidak baik bagi kesehatan perokok
itu sendiri dan orang lain.
STUDENTS' LAPTOP
Conventionally, students
need book, pen, eraser, drawing book, ruler and such other stuff. Additionally,
in this multimedia era, students need more to reach their progressive
development. Students need mobile keyboards to record every presented subject
easily. Of course it will need more cost but it will deserve for its function.
First, modern schools
tend to apply fast transferring knowledge because the school needs to catch the
target of curriculum. Every subject will tend to be given in demonstrative
method. Consequently students need extra media cover the subject. Since there
is a laptop on every student’s desk, this method will help student to get
better understanding.
Secondly, finding an
appropriate laptop is not difficult as it was. Recently there is an online shop
which provides comprehensive information. The best is that the shop has service
of online shopping. The students just need to brows that online shop, decide
which computer or laptop they need, and then complete the transaction. After
that the laptop will be delivered to the students' houses. That is really easy
and save time and money.
From all of that,
having mobile computer is absolutely useful for students who want to catch the
best result for their study.
Terjemah:
STUDENTS' LAPTOP
Secara konvensional, siswa
membutuhkan buku, pena, penghapus, buku gambar, penggaris dan hal-hal lain
seperti. Selain itu, di era multimedia, siswa memerlukan hal yang lebih untuk
mencapai perkembangan progresif mereka. Siswa perlu keyboard mobile untuk
mencatat setiap subjek disajikan dengan mudah. Tentu saja akan membutuhkan
biaya lebih tetapi akan layak untuk fungsinya.
Pertama, sekolah
modern cenderung menerapkan transfer pengetahuan secara cepat karena sekolah
perlu untuk menangkap target kurikulum. Setiap subjek akan cenderung diberikan
dalam metode demonstratif. Akibatnya siswa membutuhkan media tambahan mencakup
subjek. Karena ada laptop di meja setiap siswa, metode ini akan membantu siswa
untuk mendapatkan pemahaman yang lebih baik.
Kedua, menemukan
sebuah laptop yang sesuai tidak sulit seperti dahulu. Baru-baru ini ada sebuah
toko online yang menyediakan informasi yang komprehensif. Toko yang terbaik
adalah toko memiliki layanan belanja secara online. Para siswa hanya perlu
mencari yang toko online tersebut, memutuskan komputer atau laptop mana yang
mereka butuhkan, dan kemudian menyelesaikan transaksi. Setelah itu laptop akan
dikirimkan ke rumah siswa. Itu benar-benar mudah dan menghemat waktu dan uang.
Dari semua itu,
memiliki komputer mobile benar-benar berguna bagi siswa yang ingin mengejar
hasil terbaik untuk studi mereka.
THE PROBLEM OF BEING TOO FAT
Being too fat is
commonly known as overweight or obesity. It is simply defined as too much body
fat inside. Overweight potentially leads high risk of health problem.
Being too fat is
recognized as a major factor for heart disease. Due to the overweight, the
heart will work harder. It can lead to the heart attack. Furthermore, obesity
potentially rises blood cholesterol and blood pressure. In addition, being too
fat can change the amount of sugar in the blood. This will cause diabetes and
other serious disease.
Beside all of that,
being too fat is often avoided by many young women. They said that becoming too
fat will bother their physical beauty appearance.
More serious studies
are necessary to see the effect of obesity. However it is clear enough that
overweight is not good enough for healthy life.
Terjemah:
MASALAH MENJADI ORANG GEMUK
Menjadi terlalu gemuk
umumnya dikenal sebagai kelebihan berat badan atau obesitas. Hal ini hanya
didefinisikan sebagai terlalu banyak lemak tubuh dalam. Kegemukan berpotensi
menyebabkan risiko tinggi masalah kesehatan.
Menjadi terlalu gemuk
diakui sebagai faktor utama untuk penyakit jantung. Karena kelebihan berat
badan, jantung akan bekerja lebih keras. Hal ini dapat menyebabkan serangan
jantung. Selain itu, obesitas berpotensi naik kolesterol darah dan tekanan
darah. Selain itu, karena terlalu gemuk dapat mengubah jumlah gula dalam darah.
Hal ini akan menyebabkan diabetes dan penyakit serius lainnya.
Selain semua itu,
karena terlalu gemuk sering dihindari oleh banyak wanita muda. Mereka
mengatakan bahwa menjadi terlalu gemuk akan mengganggu penampilan kecantikan
fisik mereka.
Studi lebih serius
diperlukan untuk melihat efek dari obesitas. Namun cukup jelas bahwa kelebihan
berat badan tidak cukup baik untuk hidup sehat.
THE UNHEALTHY FAST FOOD
Fast food, nowadays,
is considered as a normal eating venture. People are not just eating out on
special occasions or weekends anymore. It means that all the time they mostly
eat fast foods. However is fast food good for health?
Fast food has its
popularity in the 1940’s. Within a few years, fast-food operations popped up
everywhere. With the compelling rise in fast-food restaurants since the 1940’s,
oddly it started the rise in obesity and cancer during that same time period.
Fast food is highly
processed with a wide array of additives. To ensure fast food’s low cost, the
fast food products are made with highly-processed ingredients to give it
shelf-life, to hold consistency, and to enhance flavor. Fast food is altered
from its original healthy form.
It is not the calories
in fast food which damage health and waistline. It is the chemical additives
such as aspartame and MSG (monosodium glutamate). Studies show that the
chemical additives lead to weight and disease issues.
So, there is
absolutely nothing nutritional about fast food. Fast food simply feeds hunger
and craving.
Terjemah:
MAKANAN CEPAT SAJI YANG TIDAK SEHAT
Makanan cepat saji
saat ini dianggap sebagai kegiatan makan yang biasa. Orang-orang tidak hanya
makan makanan cepat saji pada acara-acara khusus atau akhir pekan lagi. Hal
tersebut berarti bahwa sepanjang waktu mereka kebanyakan makan makanan cepat
saji. Namun apakah makanan cepat saji baik untuk kesehatan?
Makanan cepat saji
memiliki popularitasnya di tahun 1940-an. Dalam beberapa tahun, operasi makanan
cepat saji muncul di mana-mana. Dengan kenaikan yang cepat di restoran cepat
saji sejak 1940-an, anehnya itu lah mulanya kenaikan obesitas dan kanker pada periode
waktu yang sama.
Makanan cepat saji
diproses secara cepat dengan beragam aditif. Untuk memastikan makanan cepat
saji murah, produk-produk makanan cepat saji yang dibuat dengan bahan yang
diproses dengan cepat untuk memberikan cita rasa, konsistensi rasa, dan untuk
meningkatkan rasa. Makanan cepat saji diubah dari bentuk aslinya yang sehat.
Bukanlah kalori dalam
makanan cepat saji yang merusak kesehatan dan menyebabkan obesitas. melainkan
bahan kimia tambahan seperti aspartam dan MSG ( monosodium glutamat ). Studi
menunjukkan bahwa bahan kimia tambahan mengakibatkan masalah berat badan dan
penyakit.
Jadi, sama sekali
tidak ada gizi yang terkandung dalam makanan cepat saji. Makanan cepat saji
hanya memuaskan rasa lapar dan kebutuhan.
WRITING IS A GREAT FOR MONEY ONLINE
The emergence of the
internet has given internet entrepreneurs many ways to make money. Writers are
one group that have benefited from their talents as a result in the rise of
internet based jobs.
Blog writing is an
increasingly popular way to earn money online determined by the owner of the
blog. There are many free websites out there that will help you set up your own
blog if you choose to go that route because blog plus advertisement is a
potential money.
Article writing is
also good to earn money online. Make sure to optimize your articles to promote
and advertise you own business ventures. These articles are a free way to
market the products and services you offer for free. The most effective
advertising with these articles comes from the dialogue box that is inserted at
the end of each article. These dialogue boxes contain links to basically any
website you would like to drive traffic to. For instance, you might have one
link in your dialogue box to a product you are selling and one to a blog where
you are promoting a discussing other products.
Writing takes some
time to gain credibility through but once it's done, earning potential can become
very powerful.
Terjemah:
MENULIS ONLINE MENGHASILKAN UANG
Munculnya internet
telah memberikan para pengusaha internet banyak cara untuk menghasilkan uang.
Penulis adalah salah satu kelompok yang telah memperoleh manfaat dari hasil
bakat mereka dalam munculnya pekerjaan berbasis internet.
Menulis blog adalah
cara yang semakin populer untuk mendapatkan uang secara online yang ditentukan
oleh pemilik blog. Ada banyak situs gratis di luar sana yang akan membantu Anda
membuat blog Anda sendiri jika Anda memilih untuk menjalani rute itu karena
blog ditambah iklan adalah menghasilkan uang yang potensial.
Menulis artikel juga
baik untuk mendapatkan uang secara online. Pastikan untuk mengoptimasi artikel
Anda untuk mempromosikan dan mengiklankan usaha bisnis milik anda. Artikel
adalah cara gratis untuk memasarkan produk dan jasa yang Anda tawarkan secara
gratis. Iklan yang paling efektif dengan artikel-artiel tersebut berasal dari
kotak dialog yang disisipkan pada akhir di setiap artikel. Kotak dialog tersebut
berisi link-link yang pada dasarnya merujuk ke setiap situs web yang Anda ingin
arahkan. Misalnya, Anda mungkin memiliki satu link dalam kotak dialog Anda ke
produk yang Anda jual dan satu untuk sebuah blog di mana Anda mempromosikan
membahas produk lainnya.
Menulis membutuhkan
beberapa waktu untuk mendapatkan kredibilitas tetapi setelah selesai, potensi
penghasilan dapat menjadi sangat kuat.
SOCIAL MEDIA ARE BAD FOR TEENAGERS
Social media Web
sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and many others have become nearly
inescapable facets of modern life, particularly for teenagers. Social media is
becoming more than just a part of their world, it’s becoming their world. Teens
are spending more and more time online, usually on a social media platform like
Facebook or Twitter. Most teens now have smart phones where they are on social
media networks all throughout the day. They are constantly texting, tweeting,
and posting pictures via Snapchat and Instagram. However, hyper-connected to
social media could be bad for them.
Today teens don’t know
how to disconnect. Social media has allowed them to take their life online from
the time they wake up till they back to sleep via their smart phone. One reason
this “always connected” activity is harmful is because of the alarming trend of
cyberbullying. Bullying has now moved from not only being in the school and on
the bus, but online. What does this mean? If a teen is getting bullied, they
cannot get away from it! The people bullying them simply continue their
bullying via social media
A new study has found
that teenagers who engage with social media during the night could be damaging
their sleep and increasing their risk of anxiety and depression. Teenagers spoke
about the pressure they felt to make themselves available 24/7, and the
resulting anxiety if they did not respond immediately to texts or posts. Teens
are so emotionally invested in social media that a fifth of secondary school
pupils will wake up at night and log on, just to make sure they don’t miss out.
Another impact social
media has had on teens is teens being more comfortable online doing things that
they should be more sensitive to doing. A separate study by the National
Citizen Service found that, rather than talking to their parents, girls seek comfort
on social media when they are worried. The survey also suggests that girls are
likely to experience stress more often than boys – an average of twice a week.
Social media such as
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and many others are basically created to connect
everyone around the globe so they can interact and communicate each other.
However, too much exposure of social media can also be bad especially for
teenagers. As it mentioned above, social media could become media for bullying,
risk them of anxiety and depression, and risk their real-life social
interaction. Therefore, social media are dangerous for teenagers’ health both
mentally and emotionally.
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MEDSOS ITU BURUK UNTUK REMAJA
Situs-situ media
sosial, seperti Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, dan banyak orang lain hamper
telah menjadi bagian dari kehidupan moderan yang tak terhindarkan, khususnya
untuk remaja. Media sosial menjadi lebih dari sekedar bagian dari dunia mereka,
itu menjadi dunia mereka. Remaja menghabiskan lebih banyak waktunya online,
biasanya pada platform media sosial seperti Facebook atau Twitter. Kebanyakan
remaja sekarang memiliki ponsel pintar di mana mereka berada di jaringan media
sosial sepanjang hari. Mereka terus-menerus mengirim SMS, tweeting, dan posting
gambar melalui snapchat dan Instagram. Namun, penggunaan media sosial
berlebihan bisa berdampak buruk bagi mereka.
Hari ini remaja tidak
tahu bagaimana untuk tidak terhubung dengan meida sosial. Media sosial telah
telah mengambil hidup mereka secara online dari waktu mereka bangun sampai
mereka kembali tidur melalui ponsel pintar mereka. Salah satu alasan aktivitas
"selalu terhubung" ini beigut berbahaya karena tren yang
mengkhawatirkan dari cyberbullying. Bullying sekarang telah pindah dari tidak
hanya berada di sekolah dan di bus, tapi sekarang terjadi secara online. Apa
artinya ini? Jika seorang remaja mendapatkan bullying, mereka tidak bisa lepas
dari itu! Orang-orang yang membully akan lanjut membully mereka melalui media
social.
Sebuah studi baru
menemukan bahwa remaja yang terlibat dengan media sosial pada malam hari bisa
merusak tidur mereka dan meningkatkan risiko kecemasan dan depresi. Remaja
berbicara tentang depresi yang mereka rasakan ketika mereka harus ‘ada’ 24 jam
seminggu, sedangkan kecemasan yang mereka rasakan jika mereka tidak segera
merespon teks atau tulisan. Remaja begitu emosional saat mereka menghabiskan
waktu di media sosial dimana seperlima dari siswa sekolah menengah akan bangun
di malam hari dan membuka situs media sosila mereka hanya untuk memastikan
mereka tidak kehilangan berita atau status.
Dampak lain media
sosial telah di remaja adalah remaja menjadi lebih nyaman melakukan hal-hal
sensitive tertentu secara online dengan melakukannya secara langsung. Sebuah
studi terpisah oleh National Citizen Service menemukan bahwa, remaja perempuan
lebih nyaman curhat pada media social ketika merka merasa khawatir daripada
berbicara dengan orang tua mereka. Survei tersebut juga menunjukkan bahwa
perempuan cenderung mengalami stres lebih sering daripada anak laki-laki -
rata-rata dua kali seminggu.
Media sosial seperti
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, dan banyak yang lainnya pada dasarnya dibuat
untuk menghubungkan semua orang di seluruh dunia sehingga mereka dapat
berinteraksi dan berkomunikasi satu sama lain. Namun, terlalu banyak
menggunakan media sosial juga bisa berdampak buruk terutama bagi remaja.
Seperti disebutkan di atas, media sosial bisa menjadi media bullying, beresiko
membuat remaja cemas dan depresi, dan beresiko meninggalkan interaksi sosial
kehidupan nyata mereka. Oleh karena itu, media sosial berbahaya bagi kesehatan
remaja secara mental dan emosional.
TV IS BAD FOR CHILDREN
Television plays very
important role in our lives, and it is also main source of entertainment. We
watch TV whenever we are free, or sometimes while working, and learn many
things from it. As the TV is used in our daily life, it broadcasts many live
events and news which educate us in many ways. But, sometimes children watch
those programs on TV which should not meant to be viewed by child's age group
and have many negative impacts on their lives.
The American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids under 2 years old not watch any TV and
that those older than 2 watch no more than 1 to 2 hours a day. The first 2
years of life are considered a critical time for brain development. TV and
other electronic media can get in the way of exploring, playing, and
interacting with parents and others, which encourages learning and healthy
physical and social development. As kids get older, too much screen time can
interfere with activities such as being physically active, reading, doing
homework, playing with friends, and spending time with family.
I believe that many
children who watch TV for long hours, have many negative impacts on their
health such as they may weak their eye-sight at young age. In fact, these
children should spend most of their time playing and studying, which would give
them better result later and keep them healthy as well. If these children keep wasting
their precious time watching TV for long hours instead studying, it may affect
their school result.
Many children tend to
follow their favorite actors or actress and imitate them by wearing same
cloths, following same attitude and try to speak same languages. This becomes
worse when they watch any action movies and perform same actions at home, which
might injure them or change their behavior toward other people.
Television indeed can
be a media to entertain and to teach children something. However, programs in
TV are not designed for children only; they also include some programs for
adult. Watching TV too much could make children following some clothes,
attitudes, and language which may be bad for them. Too much watching TV also
will weaken children eyes. Thus, watching TV too much is bad for children.
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TELEVISI ITU BURUK UNTUK ANAK
Televisi memainkan
peran yang sangat penting dalam kehidupan kita, dan juga merupakan sumber utama
hiburan. Kami menonton TV ketika kita sedang tidak ada kerjaan, atau
kadang-kadang saat bekerja, dan saat kita sedang belajar. TV yang digunakan
dalam kehidupan kita sehari-hari, itu menyiarkan banyak acara live dan berita
yang mendidik kita dalam banyak cara. Tapi, kadang-kadang anak-anak menonton
program-program di TV yang seharusnya tidak dimaksudkan untuk dilihat oleh
kelompok usia anak dan memiliki banyak dampak negatif pada kehidupan mereka.
American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) merekomendasikan bahwa anak-anak berusia di bawah 2 tahun
tidak boleh menonton TV apapun dan untuk mereka yang usianya lebih dari 2 tahun
dianjurkan untuk tidak menonton TV lebih dari 1-2 jam sehari. 2 tahun pertama
kehidupan dianggap waktu yang penting untuk perkembangan otak. TV dan media
elektronik lainnya bisa menghalangi untuk menjelajahi, bermain, dan
berinteraksi dengan orang tua dan orang lain, yang mendorong pembelajaran dan
perkembangan fisik dan sosial yang sehat. Ketika anak bertambah usianya,
terlalu banyak waktu menonton juga dapat mengganggu kegiatan mereka seperti aktif
secara fisik, membaca, mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah, bermain dengan teman-teman,
dan menghabiskan waktu bersama keluarga.
Saya percaya bahwa
banyak anak-anak yang menonton TV selama berjam-jam, memiliki banyak dampak
negatif pada kesehatan mereka seperti mereka mungkin memiliki mata yang lemah
di usia yang masih muda. Faktanya, anak-anak ini harusnya menghabiskan sebagian
besar waktu mereka bermain dan belajar, yang akan memberi mereka hasil yang
lebih baik kemudian dan menjaga mereka sehat juga. Jika anak-anak ini terus
membuang-buang waktu berharga mereka menonton TV selama berjam-jam bukan
belajar, hal itu dapat mempengaruhi hasil sekolah mereka.
Banyak anak cenderung
mengikuti artis atau idola favorit mereka dan meniru mereka dengan memakai
pakaian yang sama, berikut sikap dan perilakunya dan mencoba untuk berbicara
bahasa yang sama. Hal ini menjadi lebih buruk ketika mereka menonton film aksi
dan melakukan tindakan yang sama di rumah, yang mungkin melukai mereka atau
mengubah perilaku mereka terhadap orang lain.
Televisi memang bisa
menjadi media untuk menghibur dan mengajar anak-anak sesuatu. Namun, program di
TV tidak dirancang untuk anak-anak saja; program-program TV tersebut juga
termasuk beberapa program untuk orang dewasa. Menonton TV terlalu banyak bisa
membuat anak-anak mengikuti cara berpakaian, sikap, dan bahasa yang mungkin
buruk bagi mereka. Terlalu banyak menonton TV juga akan melemah mata anak.
Jadi, menonton TV terlalu banyak tidak baik untuk anak-anak.
Exercises
DUST BIN
To improve comfort and
cleanliness at our school, a number of dust bins should be increased.
When we look at
classrooms, school corridors and school yard, there are paper mineral water
cups, straws, and napkins here and there.
The condition of uncleanliness and discomfort really hinders learning
and teaching environment. Litters thrown carelessly cause disease, especially
empty plastic cup or glasses. They can
be filled out with water coming from the rain.
This can be placed for dengue mosquitoes to spread out. Besides, these rubbish can deteriorate the
scene. Well painted wall and green
school yard do not mean anything litters are scattered everywhere.
Anyway I notice that
most of the students in our school have responsibilities for the school
environment. They put their litters on
the proper places. But some are not
diligent enough to find the dust bins.
The numbers of dust binds in our schools are not enough. Ore dust bins should be put beside each of
steps, outside of the classrooms, and some more also the corridors. Probably one dust bin should be in every ten
meters. So when students want to throw
away their litters, they can find the dust bins easily.
When school is
equipped with sufficient dust bins, we do not have problems of freak and
discomfort any more. Our school will be
very clean and become a nice place to study.
1. What is the writer’s intention? To ….. readers to do something good.
a. inform
b. explain
c. describe
d. entertain
e. persuade
2. According to the writer, more dust
bins….. in every ten meters.
a. should be decorated
b. should be painted
c. should be placed
d. are unnecessary
e. are not required
3. What is the writer’s argument on a
sufficient number of dust bins?
a. They can prevent litters
b. They can save janitor’s energy
c. Students are asked to clean them
d. They make school environment neat
e. Students can throw garbage away easily
4. What is the writer’s suggestion?
a. To buy more dustbins
b. To hire more gardeners
c. To use dustbins efficiently
d. To ask parents to give more dustbins
e. To ask students to clean the school yard
If you want to advance
your career, you will have to make some careful decisions about which jobs you
take. Consider a job offered for the value it has to your career. It may mean
sacrifices at first. You may have to move to a different region or country to
get a job that is right for you. You may have to work late hours, at least
temporarily. You might even have to take a lower salary for a job that offers
you the experience that you need. But you should never accept a job if it is
not related to your career goals.
Accepting a job that is not within your career
path will not give you the skill or experience you need or want. You will find
yourself frustrated in such a position and consequently will not perform your
best. This will have an effect on the people around you, who will not feel as
if you are being part of the team. The best advice is to think carefully before
accepting any position and make sure that the job is one you to have.
What is mainly
discussed in the text? …………
a. how to look for a job
b. how to advance a career
c. what to do to get a good job
d. how to lessen your stress in your office
e. how to make the people around happy
Answer : B
The main idea (ide
pokok) of the second paragraph is that ………
a. considering a job offered is necessary
b. moving to a different region to get a job can
help you
c. relating your jobs to your career goals will
be advantageous for your boss
d. making a careful decision before accepting a
job is important
e. looking for a higher salary and experience
will benefit you
Answer : D
According to the text,
the author advice the reader about……..
a. how to increase the career
b. make a decision in a job
c. think carefully before accepting position in
a job
d. how to get a good job
e. never accept a job if it is not related to
your career
Answer : C
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