TUGAS 1

ASK 1 : Reading text “Understanding American Education System”.

TASK 2 : VOCABULARY LISTING

1) major              : utama

  2) froth                : sebagainya

       3) pursuit            : pengajaran

       4) graduating      : lulus

       5) commonly       : biasanya

       6) discover          : menemukan

       7) extremely        : sangat

       8) knowledge      : Pengetahuan

       9) degree             : gelar

      10) Switch             : Beralih

TASK 3 : PART 1 READING QUESTIONS

READING QUESTIONS

1. Circle the correct meaning for each of the following words in the passage

1. Degree

1. A legal grade of crime or offense, especially a murder.
2. A unit in any various scales of temperature, intensity, or hardness.
3. A qualification given to a student after she/he has completed her/his studies in higher education.

2. Course

1. The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road or river.
2. A series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, typically leading to a qualification.
3. A dish, or a set of dishes served together, forming one of the successive parts of a meal

3. Switch

1. Change
2. Control
3. Create

4. Excel

1. To show superiority
2. To show inferiority
3. To show mediocrity

2. Decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false one.

1. In the United States, children began their primary school at the T F

age of seven.

2. Another name for middle school is junior high school. T F
3. Students who finish grade 12 will receive a diploma. T F
4. A community college is a four-year college. T F
5. A student usually decides on his/her major as soon as he/she graduates T F

from high school.

6. Many students choose to take their prerequisite courses at a four-year T F

college.

7. A major is an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student T F

formally commits.

8. The American education system is a very rigid system. T F

3. Provide brief answers to the following questions.

1. What is an Associate of Arts (AA)?
2. Name five common prerequisite courses!
3. Provide an example of a major!
4. What is the name of the degree awarded to students who pass their four-year college education?
5. What is college or university study known as?

4. Reading discussion (Group work)

1. How is the college/university system in the U.S different from the college/university system in Indonesia?
2. Which one do you prefer: to decide on your major early in your college year or later?
3. What major will you choose for college and why?
4. What do you think can be improved from the college/university system in Indonesia?

ANSWER

PART 1

1. C
2. A
3. A
4. A

PART 2

• F
• T
• T
• T
• T
• T
• T
• T

PART 3

1. transfer degree and then transfer to a four-year university or college.
2. literature, science, the social sciences, the arts, history, and so forth.
3. A “major” is the specific field of study in which your degree is focused.For example, if    someone’s major is journalism, they will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
4. bachelor’s degree.
5. higher education.

PART 4

1. the American system focuses more on one subject and the time is not too long, so students in the United States are more effective to the ability of each student, in contrast to Indonesia which requires the learners to learn all subjects

2. I choose a department that suits my own abilities and desires

3. I will choose the right course according to my ability, because it will make me easier to accept the lesson

4. in our opinion that should be improved is when we get the theory directly practice against the theory