NARRATIVE TEXT :

The Tiger Who Would Be King

One morning the tiger woke up in the jungle and told his mate that he was king of
beasts.

"Leo, the lion, is king of beasts," she said.

"We need a change," said the tiger. "The creatures are crying for a change."

The tigress listened but she could hear no crying, except that of her cubs.

"I'll be king of beasts by the time the moon rises," said the tiger. "It will be a yellow
moon with black stripes, in my honour."

"Oh sure," said the tigress as she went to look after her young, one of whom, a
male, very like his father, had got an imaginary thorn in his paw.

The tiger prowled through the jungle till he came to the lion's den. "Come out," he
roared," and greet the king of beasts! The king is dead, long live the king!"

Inside the den, the lioness woke her mate. "The king is here to see you," she said.

"What king?" he inquired, sleepily.

"The king of beasts," she said.
"I am the king of beasts," roared Leo and he charged out of the den to defend his
crown against the pretender.

It was a terrible fight and it lasted until the setting of the sun. All the animals of the
jungle joined in, some taking the side of the tiger and others the side of the lion.
Every creature from the aardvark to the zebra took part in the struggle to
overthrow the lion or to repulse the tiger, and some did not knot know which they
were fighting for, and some fought for both, and some fought whoever was nearest
and some fought for the sake of fighting.

"What are we fighting for?" someone asked the aardvark.

"The old order," said the aardvark.

"What are we dying for?" someone asked the zebra.

"The new order," said the zebra.

When the moon rose, fevered and gibbous, it shone upon a jungle in which nothing
stirred except a macaw and a cockatoo, screaming in horror. All the beasts were
dead except the tiger, and his days were numbered and his time was ticking away.
He was monarch of all he surveyed, but it didn't seem to mean anything.
REVIEW :
Rhymes of the Times By: Harold Matthew Nash
Publisher: Booksurge
Reviewed by: John Lehman

I particularly liked the first few pages of this book where the poet acknowledges
those who have helped him and tells us something about his life. Too often writing
is a lonely task and poetry so personal that it excludes others until they read the
final result. But both poets and audiences are intimately involved in the process.
Readers are not consumers looking for a pair of shoes, but people trying to discover
something about how they feel, as well as understand the emotions of the person
writing the poem. This spirit of openness and participation is right here from the
start in this collection.

Harold is one of nine children, raised by his mother. In the Introduction he tells us
about public moments that have shaped his life (Martin Luther Kings I Have a
Dream speech, Muhammad Alis I can float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.)
as well as very private ones like attending the wedding of a girl he was still very
much in love with. This not only gives us an insight into the person behind these
poems, it helps us understand their inspiration and connection to things outside of
the words. The Bee in the Web draws on the butterfly/bee of Alis boast, yet
expands on it to a message of racial harmony as opposed to one of militant
aggression and separatism.

There are some great titles (The Martian and the Wino, W Stands for Wrong",
Fasten Your Seatbelt) and lines that make us think (Sometimes I feel that lifes a
curse, has front-wheel drive and no reverse and the very poignant I hate in order
to protect yourselfyou pack a gun or mace. So why dont I say what the hell and
hate the human race.) There are also some bad lines: Her skin is cream, her body
is slim. Looking at her makes the average saint sin.perhaps, but what or who is
the average saint? The book ends with a sweet poem by Charla Angeline
Hultmann (and I really like the candor of her bio) called Gift and giving is the
real spirit of this book of poetry.

I will be honest, I am not a fan of rhyme. There is a delight in adjacent sounds

rubbing togethervowels held and savored, consonants clicking in a rowbut
easy rhymes (head/dead; love/dove; moon/prune) tend to
overshadow poetic subtleties, determine word choice and the words themselves
lose their meaning, becoming clichs. But this is the music of this poets
generation, and there is no denying that poetry is more alive, more meaningful and
more accessible than it has ever been at any other time during my life. PS I do love
the Osama mama rhyme. In general I think it would benefit Harold Nashs
development to read more of the published contemporary Black poets.

But form aside, this is an honest (courageous and unflinching) look at life today
 one we need to share together for the survival of us all. That is Rhymes of the
Times message. And it is a good one.

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PERSUADING PEOPLE :
Rosa : Come on, Jack. Dont give up !
Jack : All right
You : Sorry madam, this bus is full
Paloma : Just for me, please !
Dona : Come on, take this tablet
You : OK
Sinta : Tickets are gone, sory
You : Standing is OK
Mila : This stadium is full
You : Plese, just this once !
Sinta : Sorry , Sir. No tickets left
You : I dont thing so
Mila : Sorry, Sir. The bank is closed
You : Please, let me enter it. Its still 10 minutes to go

Encouraging people :
Good luck! (Semoga sukses)
Good luck on your test. (Semoga sukses ujiannya)
You can do it! (Kamu pasti bisa)
Do your best. (Lakukan yang terbaik)

Do the best you can. (Lakukan hal terbaik yang

kamu bisa)
Work hard. (Bekerja keraslah)
just believe in yourself keep it up (percaya pada diri
sendiri)
Criticizing :
A : Hi
B : Hi
A : What are you doing?
B : Im thinking.
A : What are you thinking about?
B : School Festival
A : Oh, whats wrong?
B : Do you know the festival should be held every two years.
A : Yes, I know. Then ...?
B : The festival should have been held last year. But, it wasnt
held.
A : Oh, Why do you think the festival wasnt held?
B : I dont know. Thats why Im thinking.
A : Why should we hold the festival?
B : Because we have paid for that.
A : Oh, really?
B : Yes, Its Rp 15.000 per student.
A : Its only Rp 15.000. Thats too little.
B : Do you know how many students our school has every year?
A : Around 600 students
B : Now try to calculate. Rp 15.000 x 600. Its around Rp
9.000.000. So where is that money? A : Oh, I see. What should we
do?
B : I dont know. Maybe we should protest to our teacher.
A : Yes, I absolutely agree with you.
B : Lets meet our friends and discuss about this.
A : Ok, lets go.

Predicting :
* It looks like that ...
* I predict ...
* I suspect ...
* I suppose ...
* It seems as if ...
* I diagnose that ...
* I convincingly think ...
* I suppose ...

Speculating :

* I'm sure that ...

* It's my speculation that ...
* I guess...
* I hypothesize ...
* I bet ...
* I foresee that ...
* It's worth speculating.

Assessing :
A : Have you read my novel it has been published this month
B : Yes , I have. Your novel is very interesting. The story plot is
unpredictable
A : Thank you very much
B : You deserve to be famous a writer

Expressing Hope :
Gina: Hi, Jean. How are you doing?
Jean: Bad.
Gina: What's wrong?
Jean: My father got sick. He has to stay in the hospital for a few
days to get medical care. Gina: What happened to him?
Jean: He got cancer.
Gina: I'm sorry to hear that. But you still go to school?
Jean: Yea, my mom told me that I have to go to school. She is in
the hospital to accompany my dad.
Gina: I hope your dad will get better soon. Jean: Yea, I hope so.

Expressing regret :
1. I regret not having done my homework / I regret not to have
done my homework

2. I regret that I did not do my homework

3. I am sorry I should have done my homework

 4. I am sorry I ought to have done my homework

Asking / Starting Plans, Intentions, and

Purposes :
A : Hey, u look so serious. Whats the matter ?
B : Oh.., im just thinking about something
A : What is it about ?
B : Im thinking that im gonna hold a xmas party in our class in
this year
A : Wow, sounds great !
B : Really ? U think so ?
A : Yeah. But whats the purpose of that party ?
B : Im just thinking thats the best idea to gathering all of our
class members during the xmas eve this year
A : I think it would be nice if we also make an event, like change
our present to our friends
B : Ok. Now, i need to have permission from head master. I need
his permit to use our class room on xmas eve and talk to our
mother class to ask her to come and participate in that party
A : is there anything that i could do ?
B : we also need to make permissions letter to give to our
parents. It would be helpful if u make it.
A : sure. With my pleasure

DIRECT / INDIRECT SPEECH

Direct Speech :
-Nida said, I am so happy.

-They said, We have watched Dance competition.

Indirect Speech :
-Nida said that he was so happy

-They said that they had watched Dance competition

Preferences :
A: Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?
B: I would rather go shopping.

A: Would you like to have some Japanese food?

B: I would prefer eating Chinese. What do you think?

A: What are we going to do today? The weather is good.

B: I think we should go to the beach.
Why dont we go to the beach?
Lets go to the beach.
How about going to the beach?
Compound Sentence :
He didnt come last night, for he fell asleep.

Vina and Amel wake up at 5:00 am, and they go to school at

6:30 am.

Please reconsider, so you will not regret oneday.

Complex Sentence:
While he was cleaning the kitchen, he found a lot of expired food.
I like the book that you bought yesterday.