Dear student…

Masih ingat jenis teks exposition? ada dua jenis exposition yaitu analytical exposition dan hortatory exposition. kali ini, kita membahas jenis teks yang baru, namanya discussion. Namanya juga diskusi, pasti ada perdebatan, ada yang setuju dan ada pula yang tidak setuju. Teks discussion adalah pengembangan dari teks exposition. Teks discussion adalah teks yang mengemukakan pendapat dari dua sisi, yaitu sisi pro dan sisi kontra. Tentu saja untuk memperkuat pendapat diperlukan adaya fakta dan bukti yang kuat agar si penerima informasi merasa yakin.

Sama seperti teks exposition, dalam teks discussion ada alasan (arguments) yang dikemukakan untuk memberikan informasi sejelas-jelasnya kepada orang lain sehingga orang tersebut yakin dan percaya bahwa yang kita sampaikan adalah benar. Dalam teks exposition kita hanya membahas salah satu sisi saja, boleh sisi positif maupun sisi negatif. Misalnya ada tema tentang kartu kredit. Kalau dalam teks tersebut hanya membahas manfaat dari kartu kredit, maka teks tersebut dinamakan teks exposition. Namun jika dalam teks tersebut membahas manfaat dan kerugian dari kartu kredit, teks tersebut dinamakan discussion. Clear right?

Genre: Discussion
Social Function: To present information and opinion about more than one side of an issue (“for” points and “against” point)
Generic Structure/Text organization:
1. Opening
2. Arguments or evidence from different points of view (pros and cons) 3. Concluding or Recommendation.

Contoh:
(Opening) The issue we are discussing is whether women need higher education or not.
(Argument for) Some people think that there is no use for women to get higher education, for women’s main role is n the household and surrounding. Higher education does not ensure women get better life, so why bother about it?
(Argument cons) On the other hand, some other people believe that women also have right to pursue higher education. They claim that educations important for everyone, including women. Because it is one way to improve the quality of life, therefore, every woman must get education as high as they can pursue.
(Conclusion or Recommendation) In summary, women have the same right as men to get higher education. However, it is also their right to take the chance or just to leave it.

It happened on Sunday morning a few days ago. When I was about to have my routine cup of coffee along with a bagel, I realized that I did not have any bread at all. I have to admit that I am unable to enjoy coffee without some kind of baked goods.
Then I decided to run out to buy something, but all the stores were closed, but one. That store did not have any fresh pastries, and I ended up buying four slices of wheat bread. I was frustrated for two reasons: firstly, I couldn’t enjoy drinking my coffee on Sunday morning; and secondly, the sales woman charged me $3.00 for four slices of bread!
Next, I returned to the building where I live on the tenth floor, stepped into the elevator, pushed the button, and got out. When I reached my apartment and tried to unlock the door, I could not turn the key. I made a few attempts without success. I started banging on the door hoping to wake up my daughter. I was not successful at that either.
I can’t explain how it crossed my mind to check the number of the apartment. The apartment number was correct, except for the first digit: the apartment was on the ninth floor, but the tenth. I was shocked to realize that I had been banging on somebody else’s door.
I still muse over what might have happened if somebody had opened the door and what he or she would have said to me at 8:00 a.m on Sunday morning.

What is the purpose of the author in writing the text?
A. To tell about her ruined Sunday morning routine
B. To tell about the expensive price of the bread she bought at a local store
C. To tell about her mistake in finding her apartment
D. To show how angry she was for not being able to enter her apartment
E. To show how embarrassed she was for banging on somebody else’s door

When she went to the store, she intended to buy …..
A. Wheat bread
B. Bread
C. Fresh fruit
D. Fresh pastries
E. Coffee

Why couldn’t she unlock the door of her apartment?
A. She took the wrong key
B. Her apartment door was broken
C. Her daughter locked the door from the inside
D. It was not her apartment
E. She forgot to bring the key

She experienced a series of events that had ruined her Sunday morning, EXCEPT ….
A. There was not any baked goods to enjoy with her coffee
B. She had to pay more for the bread
C. She could find what she wanted in the store
D. Even though she had banged on the door, her daughter did not wake up
E. She realized that she had mistakenly tried to enter an apartment that was not hers

What would have probably happened if the owner of the apartment had woken up?
A. She/he would help her find her apartment
B. She/he would be so angry at her
C. She/he would offer he a cup of coffee
D. She/he would call her daughter to pick her up
E. She/he would do nothing

Last week I took my five-year old son, Willy, to a musical instrument store in my hometown. I wanted to buy him a set of junior drum because his drum teacher advised me to buy him one. Willy likes listening to music very much. He also likes asking me everything he wants to know. Even his questions sometimes seem precocious for a boy of his age. He is very inquisitive.
We went there by car. On the way, we saw a policeman standing near a traffic light regulating the passing cars and other vehicles. He blew his whistle now and then.
Seeing the policeman blowing his whistle, Willy asked me at once, “Dad, why is the policeman using a whistle, not a drum?”
Hearing his unexpected question I answered reluctantly, “Because he is not Phil Collin!”

1. What does the text talk about?
A. Willy and his new drum
B. Phil Collins and his drum
C. A policeman and his whistle
D. Willy’s drum private teacher
E. The writer’s five-year old son

2. From the text above we know that Willy is a/an ….. boy.
A. smart
B. funny
C. stupid
D. childish
E. annoying

3. Which sentence makes the text a funny story?
A. He is very inquisitive
B. “Because he is not Phil Collin!”
C. He blew his whistle now and then
D. He also likes asking me everything he wants to know
E. “Dad, why is the policeman using a whistle, not a drum?”

One day I asked Mary to do an exercise on the blackboard. When she got the front of the room, everybody began laughing. Mary would usually take any opportunity to get a laugh, so I was always on guard. This time, though, I really couldn’t see what was so funny. Then I noticed her stockings. She was wearing one red stocking and one blue one.
“What unusual stockings,” I remarked casually to Mary, hoping to stop the laughter by getting in on the joke.
“I’m so glad you like them,” Mary said seriously, “I have another pair at home just like them.”
I saw that this delighted the class even more. I’ve decided not to call on Mary again for some time.

Which of the statements is not true about Mary?
A. Mary was a student
B. Mary was the teacher’s idol
C. Mary usually did something funny
D. Mary liked to laugh in her teacher’s face
E. Mary often made her teacher not be able to cope with her jokes

The main idea of the first paragraph is…
A. Mary’s class was always cheerful
B. Mary often laughed at her teacher
C. The teacher tried to stop Mary making jokes
D. The teacher had a serious problem with Mary
E. Mary was a student who always did funny things

The function of the text is to…
A. entertain the readers
B. retell Mary’s activity
C. describe the writer’s reactions
D. inform Mary about her stockings
E. persuade the readers to read this story

Which of the following shows the writer’s solution to his/her problem?
A. I was always on guard
B. Mary usually takes any opportunity to get a laugh
C. I’ve decided not to call on Mary again for some time
D. This time, though, I really couldn’t see what was so funny
E. One day I asked Mary to do an exercise on the blackboard

This product is intended for external use only.
No occlusive dressing should be employed.
Run in the gel leaving no residual material on the skin

A dosage of one gram (corresponding to 5 mg of Piroxicam) should be applied to the affected area three or four times per day

Use in children
Dosage recommendations and indications for use in children have not been established

Where is the text probably found?
A.At the laundry centre
B.On a detergent package
C.On children’s toy package
D.On shoe polish cover
E.On medicine cover

What is the best subtitle for this text?
A.External gel product
B.Dosage and administration
C.How to use it
D.Light gel on skin
E.All purpose gel

It can be inferred from the text that ….
A.It is better not to use this product on children
B.People may drink this product
C.Apply thick gel on the affected area
D.Rub this product on the affected skin three or four times a day, one gram for each time of application
E.This product can be used for all ages

BUILDER Phil Young is celebrating a very special anniversary today – it is exactly one year since he was operated on at St Bartholomew’s hospital and given a new heart.
Mr. Young, 47, of Tottenham, is now so full of energy that he is training to play in a charity football match to raise money for the hospital’s transplant programme. So far eleven people have been given new hearts.
Mr. Young wants to help others like himself. In 1990 he was seriously ill with heart disease. He couldn’t work, he couldn’t climb the stairs, and he had two young sons to look after.
Now the boys are helping to train their father for the ball match. “My boss is very pleased that I am so fit again,” said Mr. Young. “I have become a real father to them again. We don’t just play football – we go jogging and swimming and play snooker together. I hope more people will help by the hospital, as I was.

The text is about ……
a.Phil Young, a man with a new heart
b.a real father with his two sons
c.Phil Young’s special anniversary
d.Phil’s activity after having been given a new heart
e.A charity football match for the hospital’s transplant programme

Paragraph 3 mainly discusses about …….
a.a charity football match
b.the hospital’s transplant programme
c.new hearts for eleven people
d.Tottenham, Mr. Young’s football club
e.Mr. Young’s activity before a charity football match

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about Phil Young according to the text?
a.Phil Young had a heart disease in 1990
b.He wants to help the hospital’s transplant programme
c.He is very energetic now
d.He is a football trainer for the charity
e.He has two sons

“My boss is very pleased that I am so fit again ….” (Paragraph 4)
The underlined word means ……
a.strong
b.healthy
c.excited
d.courageous
e.powerful

All of the followings are Mr. Young’s activities, EXCEPT …..
a.He plays football for a charity football match
b.He trains to play in a charity football match
c.He raises money for the hospital’s transplant programme
d.He gave new hearts for eleven people
e.He goes jogging, swimming and playing snooker with his sons

An Indonesian businessman plans to throw 100 million rupiah (US$10,600) out of an airplane over the capital this Sunday as a publicity stunt to promote his new book.
“I want to create a rain of money in Jakarta,” author and motivator speaker Tung Desem Waringin said, “It’s a little bit crazy, but it’s marketing.”
Police spokesman Col I Ketut Untung said authorities may not allow the plan to go forward because it could draw huge crowds and cause chaos.
Ten of millions of Indonesians live on less than US$1 a day and food and aid giveaways always draw large numbers.
The 42-year-old Tung said instead of opting for regular advertising for his book, he came up with an idea that “will make people happy.”

‘Giveaways’ in line 8 has the same meaning as ….
A.Information
B.Money
C.Idea
D.Charity
E.Marketing

It can be inferred from the text that …..
A.Tung Desem Waringin is crazy
B.Many Indonesians are still poor
C.Tung Desem Waringin’s plan is common advertising campaign
D.Tung Desem waringin is permitted to realize his advertising plan
E.Many Indonesians will not like Tung Desem Waringin’s plan

What is the main reason why the authorities might refuse Tung Desem Waringin’s plan?
A.It is expensive
B.It is dangerous
C.It is difficult
D.It is crazy
E.It is unbelievable

It happened on Sunday morning a few days ago. When I was about to have my routine cup of coffee along with a bagel, I realized that I did not have any bread at all. I have to admit that I am unable to enjoy coffee without some kind of baked goods.
Then I decided to run out to buy something, but all the stores were closed, but one. That store did not have any fresh pastries, and I ended up buying four slices of wheat bread. I was frustrated for two reasons: firstly, I couldn’t enjoy drinking my coffee on Sunday morning; and secondly, the sales woman charged me $3.00 for four slices of bread!
Next, I returned to the building where I live on the tenth floor, stepped into the elevator, pushed the button, and got out. When I reached my apartment and tried to unlock the door, I could not turn the key. I made a few attempts without success. I started banging on the door hoping to wake up my daughter. I was not successful at that either.
I can’t explain how it crossed my mind to check the number of the apartment. The apartment number was correct, except for the first digit: the apartment was on the ninth floor, but the tenth. I was shocked to realize that I had been banging on somebody else’s door.
I still muse over what might have happened if somebody had opened the door and what he or she would have said to me at 8:00 am on Sunday morning.

What is the purpose of the author in writing the text?
A.To tell about her ruined Sunday morning routine
B.To tell about the expensive price of the bread she bought at a local store
C.To tell about her mistake in finding her apartment
D.To show how angry she was for not being able to enter her apartment
E.To show how embarrassed she was for banging on somebody else’s door

When she went to the store, she intended to buy …..
A.Wheat bread
B.Bread
C.Fresh fruit
D.Fresh pastries
E.Coffee

Why couldn’t she unlock the door of her apartment?
A.She took the wrong key
B.Her apartment door was broken
C.Her daughter locked the door from the inside
D.It was not her apartment
E.She forgot to bring the key

She experienced a series of events that had ruined her Sunday morning, EXCEPT ….
A.There was not any baked goods to enjoy with her coffee
B.She had to pay more for the bread
C.She could find what she wanted in the store
D.Even though she had banged on the door, her daughter did not wake up
E.She realized that she had mistakenly tried to enter an apartment that was not hers

What would have probably happened if the owner of the apartment had woken up?
A.She/he would help her find her apartment
B.She/he would be so angry at her
C.She/he would offer he a cup of coffee
D.She/he would call her daughter to pick her up
E.She/he would do nothing

Space travel should be stopped for many reasons. Firstly, it is totally unsafe as proven by the Colombia Space Shuttle disaster. Thousand people have been killed in accidents. Secondly, it costs billions and billions dollars everyday just to put fuel into rockets. Professor Smith from the Spend Money on People Space Association agrees that space travel is a waste of time and money. Further, space travel is altering the world’s weather pattern as evidenced by the record of high temperatures this summer in Cobar. Everyone knows that if God wanted us to fly in space we should have been born with space suits. Stop space before it destroys the earth.

How many reasons are stated in the text dealing with the point that Space travel should be stopped?
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four
E.Five

“Professor Smith from the Spend Money on People not Space Association agree that space travel is a waste of time and money.”
The sentence contains a word expresses…..
A.Agreement
B.Disagreement
C.Contrast
D.Certainty
E.Desire

Which is not true based on the text above…..
A.Space travel should be stopped
B.Space travel destroys the earth
C.Space travel costs billions and billions of dollars everyday
D.Space travel offer benefits to the earth
E.Space travel is unsafe

What does the text above mainly talk about?
A.Air travel
B.Road travel
C.Water travel
D.Space travel
E.Rocket travel

Stop space before it destroys the earth.
This part of paragraph indicates the…..
A.Reiteration
B.Reinforcement
C.Argument
D.Thesis
E.Elaboration

Stop space before it destroys the earth.
What does the word it refer to…..
A.Space
B.Travel
C.Space travel
D.The earth
E.Space suit

“Further, space travel is altering the world’s weather pattern as evidenced by the record of high temperatures this summer in Cobar.”
The underlined word is a transitional word showing…..
A.Time
B.Addition
C.Logical relationship
D.Conclusion
E.Example

The Tasmanian devil is a marsupial – an animal that feeds and carries its young in a pouch. It lives only in Tasmania and was called a devil by the early European settlers because of its fierce appearance and loud screeching.
The devil is the same size as a small dog. It has a large head, a stocky body and a short, thick tail. While the fur is mostly black, there are often white markings on the back and chest. Because the devil is a nocturnal animal (it is active at night), it spends the days in the dense bush and hunts for food after dark.
While it can catch prey the size of a small wallaby the devil often feeds on the bodies of dead sheep and cows from farms. Its very powerful jaws and teeth enable it to eat bones and fur as well as the meat. Farmers are pleased that devils stop the spread of disease by removing the rotting bodies of dead animals. Groups of devils eat together from the same carcass – body of a dead animal – and they are such noisy eaters that they can be heard for several kilometers.
Devils breed in March and the young are born in April. While more are born, only two or three babies survive to live in their mother’s pouch for four months. They move with their mother into a whole or a hollow log until they are ready to live on their own in the bush at the end of December. Devils live until they are seven or eight years old.
Recently adult devils have been affected by cancer. This begins with lumps around the mouth and spreads to the face and neck. Scientists are studying the cancers so they can find out the cause and save the devil population in Tasmania.

Which of the following animals is categorized as marsupial?
A.Crocodile
B.Sheep
C.Cow
D.Kangaroo
E.Lion

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the devils?
A.They rest during the day
B.They are wild animals
C.They are large in size
D.Their population is threatened
E.They can eat dead animal from farms

What is the topic of the passage?
A.The habits of Tasmanian devil
B.The population of Tasmanian devil
C.The life pattern of Tasmanian devil
D.The Tasmanian devil
E.The breeding of Tasmanian devil

Where can a young devil live independently?
A.At the age of seven or eight years
B.At the age of four months
C.In March
D.In April
E.In December