Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas VII Chapter 1 About Me, Unit 3. My Friends and I


 

Section 1 – Say What You Know

Picture 1.2 Galang and his friends

 

In Picture 1.2, you can see Galang and his friends. Can you identify each
of them?
a. Point the pictures and say their names.
b. What are their physical traits?

Section 2 – Writing

a. In Section 1, you have learned a few words to describe people’s physical traits. Now, you may think about the words related to personality traits. Some words have been provided as examples in the table. See the Wordbox


 



b. Now, use the words in Part a to write a description about Galang and his friends. You can also look at the picture to write about their hobbies. Look at the example. See the Wordbox.

 





Section 3 – Reading and Viewing

a. Look at Picture 1.3. Observe the physical traits of each person in the picture. You can use the words in the box to describe each person.
See the Wordbox


 



b. Complete the blanks with the correct words in the clouds.


 
Worksheet 1.22



c. Read the text again. Point and say the name of the characters in Picture 1.3



Section 4 – Reading

a. Read a text about Made, the Basketball Player.


 



Made the Basketball Player

Made is Galang’s friend. He is 14 years old. He is very friendly. He has a lot of friends.  Made has short, black hair. He always wears a cap wherever he goes.
 Made is special. He uses a crutch and sometimes uses a wheel- chair. He likes playing basketball. He plays for a basketball team called Kalimantan Wheelchair Basketball. He practices basketball once a week on Saturday. His teammates are proud of him. Together, they make a very good basketball team.

b. Answer the questions based on the text.


 

c. Complete Worksheet 1.24 with the correct information from the text.


 


Section 5 – Language Focus
a. Describing people
Describing people typically contains information about their physical features, personality traits, their current condition or facts; such as job, age, hobby, and regular activities; or what they usually do. Look at the following examples:
1. His name is Made.
2. He uses a crutch.
3. Made likes playing basketball.
4. They like playing badminton.


 

b. Now, complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
Number one has been done for you.



 

c. Observe the following structure of a descriptive text about Made presented in Section 4.

 



Section 6 – Your Turn: Writing
a. Planning and brainstorming.
1. Think of one friend.
2. List the words to describe your friend. 


 



b. Outlining and drafting.
Make an outline of your paragraph using the structure at Worksheet 1.27.

 

c. Writing and editing.
Write your descriptive paragraph on Worksheet 1.28


 



Section 7 – Fun Time: Guess Who!
a. When you inish, give your paragraph to a friend and let him/her read.
b. Ask your friend to guess who you are describing and see if he/she has the correct guess.


Enrichment: Write Once More
a. Think of the name of a popular person. It can be a singer, actor, actress, gamer, or youtuber.
b. Write a descriptive paragraph about this person.
c. Ask your friend to guess who you are describing and see if he/she guessed it correctly.


 


Learning Relection




WORDBOX