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Hari ini kamu akan melanjutkan belajar dan menyimak bersama materi Bahasa Inggris kelas X, nih.
Masih di Chapter 4, kamu akan diajak membaca sebuah teks berjudul 'Taj Mahal' di hlm. 58-59.
Kamu diminta membaca teksnya secara seksama.
Selagi membaca, kamu diminta memikirkan tentang kesamaan dan perbedaan antara teks yang kamu baca dengan teks sebelumnya yang berjudul Tanjung Puting National Park.
Di Task 2, jawab beberapa pertanyaan di hlm. 59 ini.
1. What is Taj Mahal actually?
Answer: Taj Mahal is a mausoleum that build as epitome of love.
2. What impression do you get when you read the word majestically?
Answer: When i heard word majestically i imagine something so big, beautiful, and standing tall in front of me.
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3. Why did the king construct Taj Mahal?
Answer: The king constructed the Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife and queen.
4. What does the phrase 'the crown of the palace' imply?
Answer: The name 'Taj Mahal' derived from the name of Shah Jahan's wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
5. Read the third line of paragraph two. What impression did you get after reading the description?
Answer: The third line of paragraph two: 'The white marble is inlaid with semi-precious stones (including jade, crystal, lapis lazuli, amethyst, and turquoise) that form the intricate designs.
The Taj Mahal is made with very beautiful and valuable materials.
Taj Mahal is a building that represents the finest architectural and artistic achievement.
6. How are the materials and architectural design of Taj Mahal?
Answer: Materials made of very high-value materials with the help of a reliable architect, that's why Taj Mahal build as the finest architectural and artistic achievement.
7. What do all the materials and the architecture indicate?
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Answer: All the materials and architecture indicate that this majestic building deserves to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
8. Where was the queen actually buried?
Answer: below the octagonal chamber, the queen buried at the garden level.
9. When do you think is the best time to see Taj Mahal? Why do you think so?
Answer: The best time to see Taj Mahal in in the daytime, when the sky is bright and clear, the building looks milky white.
10. What do you think about the inclusion of Taj Mahal as one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
Answer: I think the Taj Mahal is deserved to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
11. What is the writer's purpose in writing the essay?
Answer: The writer's purpose in writing the essay is to describe the beauty of the Taj Mahal building and attract people to come and visit the Taj Mahal.
12. How does the writer organize his idea?
Answer: The writer organizes his idea with an opening paragraph that introduces the object which going to be described later.
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13. What reaction from readers does the writer expect?
Answer: The writer expects to help readers visualize what this building like.
The readers get information about the magnificence of the building and interested to visit Taj Mahal.
14. Read text 1 again. Find out the similarities between text 1 (Tanjung Puting National Park) and text 2 (Taj Mahal).
Answer: The similarities between Tanjung Puting National Park and Taj Mahal are both text describe about a tourism objects, both also describe a particular place.
Later the writer also describing a specific features to help the readers visualize what the places are like.
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| Siapa nama ratu yang jenazahnya dimakamkan di Taj Mahal? |
| Petunjuk, cek lagi halaman 2. |
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