VOCABULARY BUILDER
Match the words with their Indonesian equivalents.
Compare your work to your classmate’s.
descent (noun) pensiun
a sick leave (noun) pengunduran diri
reacquainted (verb) meninggalkan/ menyerahkan
settled in (verb) berteman kembali
marque (noun) cuti sakit
respectively (adverb) secara berurutan
retirement (noun) merek/label
resignation (noun) keturunan
sworn in (verb) menetap, tinggal
relinquishing (verb) menerbitkan
release (verb) disumpah
PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
Listen to your teacher reading these words. Repeat
after him/her.
agriculturist : / ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃ ə rɪst◂ /
descent : / dɪˈsent /
reacquainted : / rɪəˈkweɪntəd /
wage : / weɪdʒ /
aerodynamics : / ˌeərəʊdaɪˈnæmɪk /
announced : / əˈnaʊnsəd /
resignation : / ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃ ə n /
chaos : / ˈkeɪ-ɒs /
relinquishing : / rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪŋ /
READING COMPREHENSION B.J. HABIBIE
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie known as BJ. Habibie was born on 25 June 1936. He was the Third President of the Republic of Indonesia (1998–1999). Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. His father was an agriculturist from Gorontalo of Bugis descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewoman from Yogyakarta. His parents met while studying in Bogor. When he was 14 years old, Habibie’s father died. Following his father’s death, Habibie continued his studies in Jakarta and then in 1955 moved to Germany. In 1960, Habibie received a degree in engineering in Germany, giving him the title Diplom-Ingenieur. He remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the Lehrstuhl und Institut für Leichtbau, RWTH Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral degree. In 1962, Habibie returned to Indonesia for three months on sick leave. During this time, he was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun, the daughter of R. Mohamad Besari. The two married on 12 May 1962, returning to Germany shortly afterwards. Habibie and his wife settled in Aachen for a short period before moving to Oberforstbach. In May 1963 they had their first son, Ilham Akbar Habibie, and later another son, Thareq Kemal Habibie. When Habibie’s minimum wage salary forced him into parttime work, he found employment with the Automotive Marque Talbot, where he became an advisor. Habibie worked on two projects which received funding from Deutsche Bundesbahn. Due to his work with Makosh, the head of train constructions offered his position to Habibie upon his retirement three years later, but
Habibie refused. Habibie did accept a position with Messerschmitt-Bölkow- Blohm in Hamburg. There, he developed theories on thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics known as the Habibie Factor, Habibie Theorem, and Habibie Method, respectively. He worked for Messerschmit on the development of the Airbus A 300B aircraft. In 1974, he was promoted to vice president of the company. In 1974, Suharto requested Habibie to return to Indonesia as part of Suharto’s drive to develop the country. Habibie initially served as a special assistant to Ibnu Sutowo, the CEO of the state oil company Pertamina. Two years later, in 1976, Habibie was made
Chief Executive Officer of the new state-owned enterprise Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN). In 1978, he was appointed as Minister of Research and Technology. Habibie was elected vice president in March 1998. On 21 May 1998, Suharto publicly announced his resignation and Habibie was immediately sworn in as president. Habibie’s government stabilized the economy in the face of the Asian financial crisis and the chaos of the last few months of Suharto’s presidency. Since relinquishing the presidency, Habibie has spent more time in Germany than in Indonesia. However, he has also been active as a presidential adviser during Susilo Bambang Yudoyono’s presidency. In September 2006, he released a book called Detik- Detik Yang Menentukan: Jalan Panjang Indonesia Menuju Demokrasi
Task 1:
Form Completion
Fill in the blanks with information about B.J. Habibie
mentioned in the reading text.
Short Bio
Name : B.J. Habibie
Place of birth : ____________________________________________
Date of birth : ____________________________________________
Parents and Origins : ____________________________________________
Education : ____________________________________________
Marriage date : ____________________________________________
Name of wife : ____________________________________________
Name of sons : ____________________________________________
Work Experience : ____________________________ (______ - ______)
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Task 2:
Comprehension Questions
Answer the following questions by referring to the reading
text about B.J. Habibie.
1. When did Habibie’s father die?
2. Why did Habibie move to Germany?
3. When did Habibie receive a degree in engineering in Germany?
4. Why did Habibie remain in Germany after getting a degree?
5. What happened to Habibie in 1962?
6. Had Habibie met Ainun before meeting her in 1962?
7. Where did the new couple settle in after getting married in May
1962?
8. What was Habibie’s role in Talbot?
9. What theory was developed by Habibie?
10. What was Habibie’s first position when he returned to Indonesia?
11. When was Habibie appointed CEO of IPTN?
12. What had happened before Habibie was sworn in as a president?
POINTS TO PONDER
• Mention the good points that you can learn from Habibie.
• Which good points do you want to imitate?
• What steps will you take to develop the good points?
VOCABULARY EXERCISE
Complete the following sentences using the words
in the box.
resignation relinquishing sick leave
descent respectively release
settled in retirement sworn in
reacquainted
1. He traces his _____________ from Yogya palace.
2. She is coming here on a ____________ She will come back to the
company when she is recovered.
3. They were classmates when they were in senior high school.
Now, after ten years of separation, they are now ______________
in Bandung.
4. After getting married, the young couple ___________ Minneapolis.
5. English and Arabic courses are held in Room 10 and 11
_________________
6. After his ___________, the company faces a complicated problem.
7. He was only seventeen when he was _____________ as King of
Marcalaca.
8. ______________ her position as the CEO of the oil company, she
mostly spend her time in New Zealand.
9. They will ____________ a new album by the end of this year to
mark their 25th anniversary.
TEXT STRUCTURE
Individually, complete the following chart to find out
the structure of the biographical recount of B.J Habibie.
Paragraph Purposes Details
Introductory
paragraph
To start the recount
by introducing the
person
- When and where
Habibie was born.
- Habibie’s parents
and how they met.
- Habibie’s father
died.
Supporting
paragraph 1
Supporting
paragraph 2
Supporting
paragraph 3
Supporting
paragraph 4
Supporting
paragraph 5
Concluding
paragraph
GRAMMAR REVIEW
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Observe the italicized verbs in the following
sentences in the left and the right columns. What’s the
difference?
• Habibie continued his
studies in Jakarta.
• His parents met while
studying in Bogor.
• Habibie received a degree
in engineering in Germany.
• They had the first son,
Ilham Akbar Habibie
• Habibie and his wife
settled in Aachen for a
short period.
• He found employment with
the Automotive Marque
Talbot.
• He developed theories on
thermodynamics.
• Habibie became an advisor
in the Automotive Morque
Talbot.
• He worked for
Messerschmit.
• Habibie spent some of his
life in Germany.
Past Tense: Irregular Verb
Make a sentence from each of the following irregular verbs.
Example:
see – saw: I saw him yesterday.
Present-past Present-past Present-past
arise- arose see – saw become - became
begin - began sleep – slept bend- bent
break - broke teach - taught bring - brought
build - built take - took buy - bought
catch - caught write - wrote cut - cut
choose - chose say - said draw - drew
drive - drove shake - shook drink - drank
fall - fell sit - sat find - found
eat - ate tell - told go - went
give - gave win – won grow - grew
have - had pay – paid hide - hid
hear - heard read – read keep - kept
know - knew mean - meant lead - led
leave - left put - put make - made
SPEAKING
Task 1:
Identifying an idol
Think of a famous person that you like very much. Write
the name on a circle. Write down important information about
that person. Look at the following example.
Task 2:
Pair work
Tell your friends about your idol. Use your note on Task
1 to help you.
- Tell your friends about your idol’s parents/family.
- Tell your friends about your idol’s education.
- Tell your friends about your idol’s job.
- Tell your friends about your idol’s contribution to the
society.
- Tell your friends about what you want to imitate from
your idol’s life.
WRITING
Task 1:
Independent Writing
Using Habibie’s biography as a reference, write a
biographical recount about your idol. Use your notes on the
speaking activities to help you write.
Task 2:
Peer Feedback
Exchange your work with your friend. Ask your friend to
write feedback on your writing. Then, discuss the feedback you
obtain from your friend and the one you give to your friend.
Use the following guide to give feedback for your friend.
- Look at the spelling: Is the spelling correct?
- Look at the use of the words: Does your friend use suitable
choice of words?
- Look at the grammar: Are your friend’s sentences
grammatical?
- Look at the references: Are the references clear and correct?
- Look at the organization: Is there any topic sentence? Are
there adequate supporting sentences? Are there concluding
sentences?
Task 3:
Rewrite the Biographical Recount
After getting feedback from friends, rewrite your
biographical recount. To improve the content of your writing,
you might need to browse the internet or read books to find
more information about your idol.
REFLECTION
At the end of this chapter, ask yourself the
following questions to know how effective your learning
process is.
1. What have you learned from this chapter?
2. Can you do all the exercises here? If not, what is your
plan to solve your problem? If you can, what is your plan
to further your English competence?
FURTHER ACTIVITIES
Read more biographies of famous people. Reading
this kind of texts may inspire you to be a better person.
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