Hopes and Dreams

Building Blocks

Hopes and dreams *Page 54

Hope is something that we want to happen and we work very hard for it to happen. But we are not sure whether it will happen or not and sometimes we can’t do anything about it. Hopes and dreams signal future intentions (Ben, 2012).

How to express our hopes:

·      Sentence structure to express hope using “ing verbs”.

Ø  I am hoping for some good weather tomorrow.

Ø  I am hoping for a good grade in English.

Ø  I am hoping for a good result of my exam.

Bullying: A cancer that must be eradicated

Word Power (Page 37)

1.      Eradicate         : Membasmi, memberantas.

We should work together to eradicate bullying because of intimidation make someone get intimidated became depressed, left school, and also decided to stayed at home.

2.      Violent            : Kekerasan.

Dinda has been involved in serious and violent offending over a prolonged period of time.

3.      Merciless         : Tanpa belas kasihan.

That is a terrorist attack, a merciless evil that should exist in no world.

4.      Intimidation    : Intimidasi.

Some students who get intimidation not dare to report it to their parents or their teachers.

5.      Scared             : Takut.

I think sometimes people feel anxious when they lie to his friends, and scared that his lied will be revealed.

Opinion On a Social Issues

Writing Connection (Page 43)

Choose one of the topics given below. Write your opinion about it. Follow the opinion giving technique you have learnt in building blocks.

Ø  Do you think education is a right or a privilege? Support your opinion with reasons and examples.

Ø  Do you think conservation of wildlife is important? Support your opinion with reasons and examples.

Ø  Time is more important than money. Support your opinion with reasons and examples.

Ø  Exploitation of natural resources is a major problem in Indonesia. Support your opinion with reasons and examples.

Ø  Do you think gaming affects the life of teenagers? Support your opinion with reasons and examples.

Do you think gaming affects the life of teenagers? Support your opinion with reasons and examples.

Yes, games can affect a teenager's life because they will be addiction to play and wasting their time not to learn, do sports, or spending time with family. For example, a teenager who play online games for hours and forget the time wasted, they will not focus on learning because they will feel bored when faced with the book than stare at the screen to play games. Feeling lazy, tired, and sleepy is a side effect of the game. Their health will be distracted, also less sociable because they rarely hang out with friends but with the same hobby, gaming.