Pelajar Bahasa Inggris Yang Ideal [Lanjutan]
C. Reading
Reading tidak hanya kemampuan membaca, namun kemampuan memahami bacaan. Untuk mengukur apakah kemampuan reading kita cukup baik atau belum, kita dapat menanyakan kepada diri sendiri apakah kita bisa menceritakan kembali isi bacaan tersebut. Jika belum mampu melakukannya, maka itu menunjukkan bahwa reading kita belum cukup baik. Kemampuan reading sangat membantu anda dalam mengerjakan soal reading dalam TOEFL ataupun IELTS.
Bacaan yang kita konsumsi juga menunjukkan sejauh mana kemampuan kita. Ada bacaan yang tergolong elementary (tingkat dasar), intermediate (tingkat menengah), dan advanced (tingkat tinggi). Untuk pemula, maka anda sebaiknya belajar dari bacaan tingkat elementary, baru kemudian intermediate dan advanced.
Contoh bacaan tingkat elementary adalah buku-buku cerita di sekolah atau buku-buku yang berisi cerita-cerita rakyat. Bacaan seperti ini biasanya menggunakan kalimat-kalimat pendek, berupa kalimat sederhana (simple sentence), jarang menggunakan kalimat majemuk setara atau bertingkat (compound sentence atau complex sentence) dan bercerita tentang kehidupan sehari-hari atau cerita ringan. Bacaan seperti ini sangat membantu bagi pelajar bahasa Inggris tingkat pemula untuk mengenal beberapa kosakata (vocabularies) yang baru.
Contoh Bacaan Tingkat Dasar (Elementary)
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Visit BaliElena, Pipit and I were on a bus on theway to bali. We stopped to eat at a small restaurant and the following day we had lunch at pasir putih. It is a village located on the northem coast of east java. The view from the restaurant was magnificent and we could see the sea with its white sandy beach stretching into the distance. That's why they call the village pasir putih, or white sand. There were a lots of hawkes selling souvenirs such as jewelry, vases, ashtrays, and pictures made of sea shells. There was also a beautiful sea garden which we could see if we went snorkeling or just sitting in a glass bottomed boat. After lunch, we continued on our journey. (Mila Day, Visit Bali, Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 1997, hlm.1)
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Bacaan yang tergolong intermediate adalah berita-berita koran atau majalah. Tulisan dalam koran atau majalah tidak lagi menggunakan kalimat sederhana (simple sentence), tapi sering menggunakan kalimat majemuk setara (compound sentence) maupun kalimat majemuk bertingkat (complex sentence). Isinya pun bukan cerita-cerita ringan, tapi berita-berita yang aktual. Bacaan tingkat intermediate sangat membantu memperluas wawasan sekaigus kosakata baru. Jika anda telah merasa menguasai bacaan tingkat elementary, maka sebaiknya mulai mencoba bacaan tingkat intermediate, misalnya dengan membaca The Jakarta Post.
Contoh Bacaan Tingkat Menengah (Intermediate)
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Seeking Aceh's New LeadersPutting decades of armed conflict and the devastating tsunami behind them, the people of Nagroe Aceh Darussalam are now preparing to landmark elections on Dec. 11. For the first time ever in the province's history, voters will be able to vote for governor and other local position. It is certainly a privilege for the Acehnese to hold such an election, in which independent candidates are permitted to run. For the sake of peace, democracy and prosperity in the westernmost province, the nation's full support for just, transparent and fair elections is essential. (The Jakarta Post, Wednesday, September 6, 2006, hlm.6).
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Kiat praktis belajar speaking [M. Solahudin]
Visit BaliElena, Pipit and I were on a bus on theway to bali. We stopped to eat at a small restaurant and the following day we had lunch at pasir putih. It is a village located on the northem coast of east java. The view from the restaurant was magnificent and we could see the sea with its white sandy beach stretching into the distance. That's why they call the village pasir putih, or white sand. There were a lots of hawkes selling souvenirs such as jewelry, vases, ashtrays, and pictures made of sea shells. There was also a beautiful sea garden which we could see if we went snorkeling or just sitting in a glass bottomed boat. After lunch, we continued on our journey. (Mila Day, Visit Bali, Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 1997, hlm.1)
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Bacaan yang tergolong intermediate adalah berita-berita koran atau majalah. Tulisan dalam koran atau majalah tidak lagi menggunakan kalimat sederhana (simple sentence), tapi sering menggunakan kalimat majemuk setara (compound sentence) maupun kalimat majemuk bertingkat (complex sentence). Isinya pun bukan cerita-cerita ringan, tapi berita-berita yang aktual. Bacaan tingkat intermediate sangat membantu memperluas wawasan sekaigus kosakata baru. Jika anda telah merasa menguasai bacaan tingkat elementary, maka sebaiknya mulai mencoba bacaan tingkat intermediate, misalnya dengan membaca The Jakarta Post.
Contoh Bacaan Tingkat Menengah (Intermediate)
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Seeking Aceh's New LeadersPutting decades of armed conflict and the devastating tsunami behind them, the people of Nagroe Aceh Darussalam are now preparing to landmark elections on Dec. 11. For the first time ever in the province's history, voters will be able to vote for governor and other local position. It is certainly a privilege for the Acehnese to hold such an election, in which independent candidates are permitted to run. For the sake of peace, democracy and prosperity in the westernmost province, the nation's full support for just, transparent and fair elections is essential. (The Jakarta Post, Wednesday, September 6, 2006, hlm.6).
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Reference :
Kiat praktis belajar speaking [M. Solahudin]
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