SMP Bahasa Inggris: Pertanyaan, Jawaban, Latihan Soal & Pembahasan

                A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to a lake one day. The ducklings were very happy following their mother and quack-quacking along the way. All of a sudden the mother duck saw a fox at a distance She was frightened and shouted, “Children, hurry to the lake. There’s a fox!”

                The ducklings hurried towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do. She began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground. When the fox saw her, he became happy. He said to himself, “It seems that she’s hurt and can’t fly! I can easily catch and eat her!” Then he ran towards her.

                The mother duck ran, leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. Now he wouldn’t be able to harm her ducklings. The mother duck looked towards her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake. She was relieved, so she stopped and took a deep breath. The fox thought she was tired and he came closer, but the mother duck quickly spread her wings and rose up in the air. She landed in the middle of the lake and her ducklings swam to her.

                The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings. He could not reach them because they were in the middle of the lake. In this way she fooled her enemy thinking she was hurt. When the enemy followed her, this gave her children time to escape.

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                The Sydney Opera house is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, Australia, identified as one of the 20^th century’s most distinctive buildings.

             Designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon’s 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition. The government of New South Wales, led by the premier, Joseph Cahill, authorized work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction. The government’s decision to build Utzon’s design is often overshadowed by circumstances that followed, including cost and scheduling over runs as well as the archietect’s ultimate resignation.

              The building and its surrounds occupy the whole of Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, between Sydney Cove and Farm Cove, adjacent to the Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens, and close by the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

            Though its name suggests a single venue, the building comprises multiple performance venues which together are among the busiest performing arts centres – hosting well over 1,500 performances annually, attended by more than 1.2 million people. Performances are presented by numerous performing artists, including four resident companies: Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney, Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. As one of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia, more than eight million people visit the site each year, and approximately 350,000 visitors take a guided tour of the building each year. The building I managed by the Sydney Opera Houe Trust, an agency of the New South Wales State Government.

                 On 28 June 2007, the Sydney Opera House became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House, 28-07-2016, 05:16

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                The Sydney Opera house is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, Australia, identified as one of the 20^th century’s most distinctive buildings.

             Designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon’s 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition. The government of New South Wales, led by the premier, Joseph Cahill, authorized work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction. The government’s decision to build Utzon’s design is often overshadowed by circumstances that followed, including cost and scheduling over runs as well as the archietect’s ultimate resignation.

              The building and its surrounds occupy the whole of Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, between Sydney Cove and Farm Cove, adjacent to the Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens, and close by the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

            Though its name suggests a single venue, the building comprises multiple performance venues which together are among the busiest performing arts centres – hosting well over 1,500 performances annually, attended by more than 1.2 million people. Performances are presented by numerous performing artists, including four resident companies: Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney, Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. As one of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia, more than eight million people visit the site each year, and approximately 350,000 visitors take a guided tour of the building each year. The building I managed by the Sydney Opera Houe Trust, an agency of the New South Wales State Government.

                 On 28 June 2007, the Sydney Opera House became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House, 28-07-2016, 05:16

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To : Pre School & Primary School parents

Students may wear their old black shoes and school uniforms while the school shoes are not yet available.
kindly remind your children to wear their IDs for the meantime.
Thank you.

Glyness Jean

Headmaster for Student Affairs

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To : Pre School & Primary School parents

Students may wear their old black shoes and school uniforms while the school shoes are not yet available.
kindly remind your children to wear their IDs for the meantime.
Thank you.

Glyness Jean

Headmaster for Student Affairs

While wearing their old black shoes, the students ....

Dear Ramdan,

I’m sorry for cancelling our plan to visit grandma on Lebaran day. I hope you are not upset. I promise we will do it next year.

Dad

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Dear all Studex members,

The time for preparing our art performance for Studex to Europe is limited. We plan to start our ‘angklung’ music practice next week. Let me know your available day and time. We need at least 80 minutes for practice. Text the available time via our WhatsApp group soon.

Thank you.

Adelia

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 Grasshoppers belong to insect. They are typically ground-dweling insects with powerful hind legs which enable them to escape from threats by leaping vigorously. At high population densities and under certain environmental conditions, some grasshopper species can change colour and behavior and form swarms. Under these circumstances they are known as locusts.

Grasshoppers are plant-eaters, sometimes becoming serious pests of cereals, vegetables and pasture, especially when they swarm in their millions as locuts and destroy crops over wide areas. They protect themselves from predators by camouflage; when detected, many species attempt to startle the predator with a brilliantly-coloured wing-flash while jumping and (if adult) lauching themselves intothe air, usually flying for only a short distance. Other species such as the rainbow grasshopper have warning coloration which deters predators. Grasshoppers are affected by parasites and various diseases, and many predatory creatures feed on both nymphs and adults. The eggs are the subject of attack by parasitoids and predators.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper,02/08/2016, 22:00

"They protect them selves from predators"

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