Rabu, 27 Januari 2021

Explanation text

 


Understanding of the explanation text

Explanation text is a type of English text that contains how or why something happened.

Generally, this type of text describes the process of something happening. The things described in the explanatory text are in the form of natural and social phenomena.

Purpose

Explanation aims to explain something, for example natural phenomena or social or historical phenomena.

The explanation here is why or how something happened (natural phenomenon, social phenomenon, history).

Explanation Text Characteristics

  • Using the Simple Present Tense

because this text describes the facts

  • Using Action Verbs

Action Verbs are verbs used to describe an action that takes place, for example, produces, enters, moves, and so on.

  • Using Passive Voices

The use of Passive Voices aims to emphasize the focus on the event that is taking place rather than the subject

  • Using Noun Phrases

examples of blue color in the sky, the roasted beans, a brief transient sound, and others.

  • Using Technical Terms

These technical terms refer to technical terms related to the topics discussed

Generic Structure of Explanation Text

There are two parts to the Explanation Text, namely:

  • General Statement

Contains general information on topics to be discussed in the text.

  • Explanation 

Contains a series of events (sequence of events) from a process which is the topic of the text.

  • Closing

The closing or closing part is optional or does not have to be in this text. This section may contain additional information or the author's opinion on the topics discussed.


Characteristics Explanation Text

An explanatory text usually comes from the author's questions related to 'why' and 'how' to an existing phenomenon. Because what is raised is a phenomenon, the focus of the material is not on the object or person, but on events or events that occur to that person or thing using the Simple Present tense.

Types of Explanation Texts: Explanation texts are categorized according to the type of process they describe. 

Cause and Effect Explanation: Explanation text that links cause and effect in explaining how and why an event occurred, for example volcanoes. 

Sequential Explanation: Explanations that describe natural and non-natural phenomena, for example life cycles.


Example of explanation text 


How a Tsunami Happens?


General Statement

We all know that tsunamis are a series of destructive waves and powerful. Tsunami is the deadliest wave because the wave speed is incredibly fast. But do you know how a tsunami can happens?


Explanation

Tsunami originated from Japan, “tsu” meaning harbor and “nami” meaning wave. They are normally caused by landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions in, or close to an ocean. After some sort of underwater disturbance, this causes energy to rise up to sea level pushing the water high into the air. Gravity kicks in and pulls it down again and then consequently causing the water to filter out into many different directions.

When a tsunami begins to approach the shore the energy in the wave is compressed. As a result, the water is pushed up into the wave, resulting in a powerful tsunami. If the trough hits the shoreline first, it then causes the tide to drastically retreat.


Conclusion

So, tsunamis happen because of natural disasters such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. People who live near the shoreline have to be careful because they are threatened by tsunamis whenever there is an earthquake.


Video material on explanation text :

https://youtu.be/VINvR1GuYXY





Rabu, 20 Januari 2021

Cause and Effect


Understanding Expressing Cause and Effect

Expressing Cause and Effect describes a causal relationship and can take the form of clauses or sentences. If it is a clause, it is usually contained in the same sentence and separated by commas. Meanwhile, if it is in the form of a sentence, it usually consists of two related sentences.

Cause is something, someone, or action that causes something else to happen.While the effect is another thing caused by that cause.To connect the cause and effect, a linking word is needed.



Linking Word untuk Expressing Cause and Effect

1. Conjunction

A conjunction is a word or group of words used to connect phrases and clauses.

Several commonly used conjunctions:
  • Because
  • Since
  • As
  • So
2. Transition

Transition is a transition word. The transition connects two separate sentences and makes the two sentences connected.

Some of the most frequently used transition words: 
  • Therefore
  • As a result
  • Consequently
  • Thus
  • For this reason
3. Preposition

Preposition is a preposition that is used to indicate the relationship of one part to another in a sentence. Position is used to describe cause (sebab) which refers to the phrase noun (benda).

Here are some of the most commonly used prepositions: 
  • Due to
  • Because of
  • Thanks to
  • Caused by

Cause and Effect Conversation




Salsha : Hi Reta, why are you running on the field?
Reta     : I didn’t do my homework, so the teacher punished me.
Salsha : Why didn’t you do your home work?
Reta     : Due to my wrong time table, I forgot to do the homework.
Salsha : Oh my God, I didn’t finish my homework either, because last night I over slept.
Reta    : Go back to class and finish it right now.

Conclusion

So in this cause and effect material we can draw the conclusion that cause is why that thing or something happens, and effect is what happens.










Rabu, 06 Januari 2021

My Hope In 2021

Hello everyone...👋

🥳 HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳


How are you? I hope you are always healthy.

Maybe it's been almost a month or so that I haven't written any more blogs, because I don't have any assignments :) and now I'm back😁

After changing years, have you still studied from home? Or have you gone to school?

Everywhere now we learn to stay healthy and obey protocols, hopefully this pandemic can end quickly

But the longer I study at home, I feel lazy about going to school😅

Oh yeah, 6 days ago we all must have celebrated the change of years, right? even though there are no fireworks🎉🧨 events that we usually see decorating the sky in the new year and the family gatherings that we usually look forward to. But God does not reduce the grace that is given to us

In this new year, surely you all have hope, right? as well as I

So many requests and hopes that I want God to hear. The most important hope for me this year is to be healthy, always both physically and spiritually, to be obedient in worship, to want to be closer to God, to always be protected by him, to be given abundant sustenance 🤑💰, to make parents and family happy, to be a better person, and can be a good example for my younger siblings.

And actually there are many more :) I hope that the hopes that I put forward can come true aamiin ...

You can also write your biggest wishes in the comments

Thank you, for those of you who have taken the time to see my blog

See you next week, bye .....👋✌️

A Letter To God