Introduction
A paragraph is a group of sentence that are all about the same thing. that they all have the same topic.
Task
1. susan and her husband led a rugged life in the alaskan mountains, with no electricity and no running water. the young man face was rugged, but his smile was friendly and the children soon forgot their fears.
What does "rugged" mean?
2. the study window had been left open during the storm, and my papers were a soggy mess. we gathered up the soggy towels and bathing suits and hung them all in the sun to dry.
What does "soggy" mean?
3. One day a big ship wrecked near a small island. The only survivor of the shipwreck washed up on a small , empty island. He prayed for God to rescue him, and everyday he watched the horizon for help, but no one seemed coming. He built a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the bad weather and to keep his few possessions. One day, after looking for food, he arrived home to find his little hut on fire, the smoke rolled up to the sky. The bad thing had happened; he lost everything. He was very sad. "God, how could you do this to me !" he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here ?" asked the weary man to his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal", they replied. The man thanked God for that.
What is the main idea of the second paragraph ?
a. The man got help
b. The ship began to sink
c. The man cried for help
d. The ship came to the island
4. There will be the tenth (1) .............. contest held by Teenlit Magazines. If you want to (2) .............. , send your answers and copy of your (3) .............. to Teenlit Magazines PO BOX 110 Jakarta. Don't to write your
active phone number. There are a lot of prizes for you. So, send your answer of the puzzle before March the seventh, 2011. The winner will be (4) ............. at teenlit Magazines on March (5) ................... , 2011
Complete the Following Text with The Correct Words :
a. announced b. the twentieth c. crossword puzzle
d. valid ID card e. participate5. A couple from Miami, Bill and Simon Butler, soent sixty-six days in a lift-raft in the seas of Central America after their yacht sank. They survived in very good condition.
Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their yacht, named Siboney, they met some whales which started to hit the side of the yacht. Then suddenly they saw water in the yacht. Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the yacht go under the water.
What does the second paragraph tell you about ?
a. The life-raft for sailing
b. The reason why the yacht sank
c. The way how Bill and Butler survived
d. The reason why the whales hit the boat
Process
as a teacher, I would tell the students to create a group, one group consisted of two people. to discuss the assignment I gave. then they would describe the task that has been done to the other students.
Evaluation
1. cooperation.
2. the explain.
Conclusion
in this material describes paragraph, determine the main idea, complete the sentence incomplete. and in this material teach cooperation.