Buku English in Focus Kelas 8 SMP

Materi English in Focus

Kata Sambutan ................................................................................. iii
Preface .......................................................................................... iv
Guide to Read This Book .................................................................... v

Chapter 1 My Favourite Animals and Plants .............................................. 1
Listening ........................................................................................ 2
• Listening to the expressions for admitting and denying a fact ..................... 2
• Listening to the expressions for asking giving and rejecting a help ............... 3
• Listening to a descriptive text .......................................................... 4
Speaking ........................................................................................ 8
• Asking, giving, and rejecting help ...................................................... 11
• Admitting and denying a fact ............................................................ 11
• Responding to a descriptive text ........................................................ 13
Reading .......................................................................................... 15
• Reading a descriptive text ............................................................... 16
• Reading a short functional text in the form of signs ................................. 18
Writing ........................................................................................... 19
• Writing a descriptive text ................................................................ 21
• Writing a short functional text in the form of memo ................................ 23
Learning Essential ............................................................................. 26
Learning Review ............................................................................... 26

Chapter 2 It’s Time for Holidays ............................................................ 27
Listening ......................................................................................... 28
• Listening to the expressions for asking, giving, and rejecting items .............. 28
• Listening to the expressions for asking and giving opinions ........................ 28
• Listening to the expressions for agreement and disagreement .................... 28
• Listening to a descriptive text .......................................................... 31
• Listening to a short functional text in the form of leaÁ ets ......................... 33
Speaking ........................................................................................ 34
• Asking, giving, and rejecting items ..................................................... 35
• Asking and giving opinions ............................................................... 35
• Expressing agreement and disagreement .............................................. 35
• Responding to a descriptive text ........................................................ 37
• Responding to a short functional text in the form of notes......................... 37
Reading .......................................................................................... 38
• Reading a descriptive text ............................................................... 39
• Reading a short functional text in the form of notices .............................. 41
Writing ........................................................................................... 42
• Writing a descriptive text ................................................................ 44
• Writing a short functional text in the form of postcard ............................. 44
Learning Essential ............................................................................. 46
Learning Review ............................................................................... 46

Chapter 3 Growing Up ........................................................................ 47
Listening ......................................................................................... 48
• Listening to the expressions for accepting, and declining an invitation .......... 48
• Listening to the expressions for congratulations ..................................... 48
• Listening to the expressions for compliment .......................................... 49
• Listening to a recount text............................................................... 50
• Listening to a short functional text in the form of advertisement ................ 52
Speaking ......................................................................................... 53
• Accepting and declining an invitation .................................................. 54
• Congratulations and Compliment ....................................................... 54
• Responding to a monologue in the form of recount text ............................ 56
• Responding to a short functional text in the form of announcement ............. 57
Reading .......................................................................................... 59
• Reading a recount text ................................................................... 60
• Reading a short functional text of school’s regulation .............................. 64
Writing ........................................................................................... 65
• Writing a recount text .................................................................... 66
• Writing a short functional text in the form of timetable............................ 67
Learning Essential ............................................................................. 70
Learning Review ............................................................................... 70
Exercise of Chapters 1–3 .................................................................... 71

Chapter 4 A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed .......................................... 75
Listening ........................................................................................ 76
• Listening to the expressions for asking, giving, and declining opinions........... 76
• Listening to the expressions for asking, offering, giving, and rejecting things
or something ............................................................................... 78
• Listening to a narrative text ............................................................. 79
Speaking ......................................................................................... 81
• Asking, giving, and declining opinions ................................................. 83
• Asking and giving agreement ............................................................ 85
• Asking, giving, and rejecting help ...................................................... 86
• Asking, offering, giving, and rejecting an item ....................................... 86
• Responding to a statement............................................................... 87
• Responding to a narrative text .......................................................... 88
• Responding to a short functional text in the form of brochure .................... 89
Reading .......................................................................................... 91
• Reading aloud a narrative text .......................................................... 92
• Identifying characteristics of a narrative text ........................................ 92
Writing ........................................................................................... 96
• Writing a narrative text .................................................................. 98
• Writing characteristics of a narrative text ............................................ 98
Learning Essential ............................................................................. 102
Learning Review ............................................................................... 102

Chapter 5 Personal Experience ............................................................. 103
Listening ......................................................................................... 104
• Listening to the expressions for starting, extending, and ending a conversation
on the phone ............................................................................... 104
• Listening to the expressions for giving attention to the speaker .................. 104
• Listening to a recount text............................................................... 106
• Listening to a short functional text in the form of diary ............................ 107
Speaking ......................................................................................... 109
• Responding to a recount text ............................................................ 111
• Starting, extending, and ending a conversation on the phone ..................... 112
• Giving attention to the speaker ......................................................... 112
Reading .......................................................................................... 114
• Reading aloud a recount text ............................................................ 115
• Identifying characteristic of a recount text ........................................... 116
Writing ........................................................................................... 119
• Writing a recount text .................................................................... 121
• Writing a short functional text in the form of letter ................................ 122
Learning Essential ............................................................................. 124
Learning Review ............................................................................... 124

Chapter 6 Share Your Story .................................................................. 125
Listening ......................................................................................... 126
• Listening to the expressions for asking, giving, and denying information ........ 126
• Listening to the expressions for starting, extending, and ending a conversation ... 126
• Listening to the narrative texts ......................................................... 127
Speaking ......................................................................................... 129
• Asking, giving, and denying information ............................................... 130
• Starting, extending, and ending a conversation ...................................... 133
• Responding to narrative monologue .................................................... 134
• Retelling stories ........................................................................... 134
Reading .......................................................................................... 135
• Reading narrative texts ................................................................... 135
• Identifying characteristics of narrative texts ......................................... 136
• Reading an advertisement ............................................................... 138
Writing ........................................................................................... 140
• Writing a narrative text .................................................................. 143
• Writing a short functional text in the form of weather chart ...................... 144
Learning Essential ............................................................................. 148
Learning Review ............................................................................... 148
Exercise of Chapters 4–6 .................................................................... 149
Final Evaluation ................................................................................ 153
Bibliography .................................................................................... 160
Photo Credits ................................................................................... 161

Glossary ......................................................................................... 163
Index ............................................................................................. 167
Listening Script ................................................................................ 169
Answer Key ..................................................................................... 172