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Bali Island
Bali is the most famous island in Indonesia. It is an awesome place which holds
spectacular combination of natural beauty and cultural landscape. Its Beauty blends
in harmony with warm and friendly people. Here the culture continues to be
preserved from generation to generation. This island is called Bali.
Bali is well known by many names; the island of gods, thousand-temples island, and
the island of paradise. People call Bali ‘the island of paradise’ is not without reasons.
Bali has outstanding natural beauty like a volcano that looks close and big; endless
green paddy fields which give a sense of peace and tranquility; as well as the grains of
Balinese beach sand and the beauty of the sea which are so mesmerizing. Bali also
has dramatic dances, diverse customary ceremonies, the best traditional culinary, as
well as beautiful and wholesome arts and crafts.
This exotic island has many interesting things to offer; ranging from spiritual life and
traditional culinary to extraordinary experience such surfing, diving, and jungle
tracking which challenging your courage. That is why Bali is nominated as the
World's Best Island in 2009 by Travel and Leisure Magazine and as the second Best
of Travel in 2010 by Lonely Planet.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara waterfall is the most popular waterfall in the world. It is one of the most
beautiful natural wonders of North America. Tough it is not too high; Niagara
waterfall is very wide and able to produce more than 6 million cubic water per
minute. It is considered as the most powerful waterfall in North America.
Niagara waterfall is on Niagara River which is part of the border between Canada and
the United States. It is located about halfway between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Niagara waterfall has two waterfalls. The Horseshoe Fall belongs to Ontario, Canada
and the American Fall belongs to New York, United States of America.
At the Niagara waterfall, the water from Niagara River drops into a steep gorge or
canyon. Most of the water flows over the Horseshoe waterfall. Horseshoe waterfall is
not as high as the American waterfall, but it is 792 meters wide (0.8 kilometers); the
American waterfall is only about 305 meters wide. Beyond the falls are the Whirlpool
Rapids. There, the powerful swirling water has carved a bowl out of the rock.
Niagara waterfall becomes one of many favorite places to visit in United States. To
attract many tourists, at night colored lights shine on the thundering waterfall. It is
estimated that about 10 million tourists visit Niagara waterfall each year.
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Descriptive Text
1. Fungsi sosial
membanggakan , menjual, mengenalkan, mengidentifikasi, mengkritik.
2. Struktur
3. Unsur kebahasaan
-Kosakata dan istilah terkait dengan tempat wisata dan bangunan bersejarah
terkenal
4. topik
Latihan soal
Study the following sentences. Identify the noun phrase by circling the adjectives and
underlining the noun. Draw an arrow to show how the adjectives modify the nouns.
Number 1 is done for you as the example.
Kunci jawaban
1. Impressive experience
2. Unforgettable experience
3. Favourite food
4. Gigantic trees
5. Incredible animal
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