Answer these questions. Teacher: Alright, can you guess the thing that I'm going to tell you about? Student 1: What is it, ma'am? Teacher: It is a kitchen appliance. Student 2: What's it like, ma'am? Teacher: This appliance consists of a removable bowl. Beneath is a heater and a thermostat. A spring pushes the thermostat against the bottom of the bowl for good thermal contact. During cooking, it is heated at full power. By the end of cooking, there will be no free water left. Student 1: I think I know what you mean. It's a rice cooker. It's used for cooking rice. Teacher: Yes, you're right. Student 2: But nowadays, a rice cooker is not only used for cooking rice, ma'am. Teacher: That's true. Dishes can be made in a rice cooker, including beef stew. By simply adding ingredients and setting it to "warm", a rice cooker cooks that at about 65°C. In a few hours, the stew is fully cooked and ready to eat. How does the teacher describe the thing?

jawaban yang tepat adalah the teacher describes the thing by identifying its components, functions, and usages. 

Soal di atas menanyakan bagaimana guru mendeskripsikan benda yang dimaksud di dalam dialog.

Untuk menjawab soal ini, kita perlu membaca dan memahami isi dialognya, terutama bagian dialog teacher.

Teacher: This appliance consists of a removable bowl. Beneath is a heater and a thermostat. A spring pushes the thermostat against the bottom of the bowl for good thermal contact. During cooking, it is heated at full power. By the end of cooking, there will be no free water left.

"Guru: Alat ini terdiri atas mangkuk wadah. Di bawahnya ada pemanas dan pengatur suhu. Pegas mendorong pengatur suhu ke bagian alas mangkuk wadah untuk menghasilkan suhu panas yang baik. Selama memasak, Alat ini dipanaskan pada suhu yang tinggi. Di akhir proses memasak, tidak akan ada air yang tersisa". 

Student 1: I think I know what you mean. It's a rice cooker. It's used for cooking rice.

"Murid 1: Kurasa aku tahu apa yang ibu maksud. Alat itu adalah rice cooker yang dipakai untuk memasak nasi".

Teacher: .... Dishes can be made in a rice cooker, including beef stew. By simply adding ingredients and setting it to "warm", a rice cooker cooks that at about 65°C. In a few hours, the stew is fully cooked and ready to eat.

"Guru: .... Makanan, termasuk semur daging bisa dibuat di rice cooker. Cukup dengan menambahkan bahan-bahan dan atur tombolnya ke "hangat", rice cooker memasaknya dalam suhu sekitar 65"C. Dalam beberapa jam, semur sudah matang sempurna dan siap disantap".

Dari potongan percakapan di atas, ibu guru memberikan petunjuk dengan menerangkan ciri-ciri dan menyebutkan beberapa komponen dari suatu alat dapur, yaitu rice cooker.

Berdasarkan penjelasan isi dialog tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa guru mendeskripsikan benda dengan cara mengidentifikasikan komponen penyusun alat, fungsi, dan cara kerja alatnya.

Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah the teacher describes the thing by identifying its components, functions, and usages.