Chapter 1. Celebrating Independence Day

Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to:

Setelah menyelesaikan bab ini, kamu diharapkan dapat:

Talk about personal experiences in the past.

Bicarakan tentang pengalaman pribadi di masa lalu.

Identify specific information about personal experiences.

Identifikasi informasi spesifik tentang pengalaman pribadi.

Write the main events of personal experiences.

Tuliskan peristiwa utama dari pengalaman pribadi.

Listening for

Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing words!

"Hey, Monita! ___________ Independence Day celebration was amazing, right?"
"Absolutely! I really enjoyed the ___________. The students wore beautiful traditional costumes, and the ___________ was fantastic!"
"Yes! And the ___________ were so fun. I joined the ___________. It was difficult, but I came in ___________ place!"
"Nice! I participated in the ___________ game. The tree was very ___________, but my team worked together, and we finally got the ___________."
"That’s great, Galang! I took part in the ___________ contest. We sang ___________, and my team won ___________ place!"

Amazing

Activities

Attend

Announcement

Beat

Celebration

Celebrate

Ceremony

Champion

Climb

Colonial rule

Colorful

Committee

Community

Compete

Competition

Congratulations

Costume

Crackers

Creative

Delight

Dress

Dance

Decorate

Event

Exciting

Enjoy

Experience

Family

Flag-raising

Festival

Freedom

Fun

Game

Gather

Goal

Government office

Grease

Happy

Hero

Hoist

Honor

Independence

Invite

Interesting

Involve

Join

Joy

Joyful

Jump

Keep

Knowledge

Kind

Line up

Listen

Local

Laughter

March

Medal

Memory

Motivation

Luar biasa

Kegiatan

Menghadiri

Pengumuman

Mengalahkan

Perayaan

Merayakan

Upacara

Juara

Memanjat

Penjajahan

Berwarna-warni

Panitia

Komunitas

Bertanding

Kompetisi

Ucapan selamat

Kostum

Kerupuk

Kreatif

Senang

Mengenakan

Menari

Menghias

Acara

Mengasyikkan

Menikmati

Pengalaman

Keluarga

Pengibaran bendera

Festival

Kebebasan

Menyenangkan

Permainan

Berkumpul

Tujuan

Kantor pemerintahan

Minyak gemuk

Senang

Pahlawan

Mengangkat

Menghormati

Kemerdekaan

Mengundang

Menarik

Melibatkan

Bergabung

Kegembiraan

Gembira

Melompat

Menjaga

Pengetahuan

Baik hati

Berbaris

Mendengarkan

Lokal

Tawa

Berbaris

Medali

Kenangan

Motivasi

National anthem

Neighborhood

National

New

Notable

Organize

Opportunity

Outstanding

Parade

Participate

Prize

Performance

Plan

President

Prize

Proclamation

Proud

Question

Quiet

Quick

Race

Remember

Reward

Recount

Sack race

School

Sing

Spirit

Strong

Strategy

Tradition

Traditional games

Team

Together

Trophy

Tug of war

Unique

Understand

Unity

Value

Victory

Volunteer

Warm

Watch

Win

Without

Wonderful

Year

Young

Yell

Zeal

Zest

Zone

Lagu kebangsaan

Lingkungan sekitar

Nasional

Baru

Terkenal

Mengorganisir

Kesempatan

Luar biasa

Pawai

Berpartisipasi

Hadiah

Pertunjukan

Rencana

Presiden

Harga

Proklamasi

Bangga

Pertanyaan

Tenang

Cepat

Perlombaan

Mengingat

Penghargaan

Menceritakan kembali

Lomba karung

Sekolah

Bernyanyi

Semangat

Kuat

Strategi

Tradisi

Permainan tradisional

Tim

Bersama

Piala

Tarik tambang

Unik

Memahami

Persatuan

Kemenangan

Relawan

Nilai

Hangat

Menonton

Menang

Tanpa

Menakjubkan

Tahun

Muda

Berteriak

Semangat

Antusiasme

Zona

Recounting Past Experiences

When we talk about past experiences, we are recounting. For example, a teacher might ask students to share stories about their last holiday or activities on Independence Day.

Ketika kita berbicara tentang pengalaman masa lalu, kita sedang bercerita. Misalnya, seorang guru mungkin meminta siswa untuk berbagi cerita tentang liburan terakhir mereka atau kegiatan pada Hari Kemerdekaan.

To recount these past experiences, we use Past Simple verbs. Verbs in the Past Simple form can be regular or irregular.

Untuk menceritakan pengalaman masa lalu, kita menggunakan kata kerja Past Simple. Kata kerja dalam bentuk Past Simple bisa beraturan atau tidak beraturan.

Regular Verb 🔗

Regular verbs form the past tense by adding ‘d’, ‘ed’, or ‘ied' to the base verb.

Kata kerja beraturan membentuk bentuk lampau dengan menambahkan ‘d’, ‘ed’, atau ‘ied' pada kata kerja dasar.

celebrate + d | celebrated

Our school celebrated Independence Day with a parade.

Sekolah Anda merayakan Hari Kemerdekaan dengan parade.

try + [change the y to i ] + ed | tried

He tried to climb the slippery tree.

Dia mencoba memanjat pohon yang licin.

finish + ed | finished

She finished the sack race in second place.

Dia menyelesaikan lomba balap karung di tempat kedua.

Irregular Verb 🔗

Irregular verbs do not follow a fixed pattern when forming the past tense. You need to memorize their past forms.

Kata kerja tak beraturan tidak mengikuti pola tetap saat membentuk bentuk lampau. Kamu perlu menghafal bentuk lampaunya.

win | won

Galang won the marble in the spoon race.

Galang memenangkan lomba kelereng dengan sendok.

make | made

His team made a human ladder to climb.

Timnya membuat tangga manusia untuk dipanjat.

sing | sang

The students sang the Hari Merdeka song.

Para siswa menyanyikan lagu Hari Merdeka.

Using Time Connectives in Recount Texts

When telling a story about past experiences or events, we use words to show a sequence. These words are called time connectives.

Saat menceritakan kisah tentang pengalaman atau peristiwa masa lalu, kita menggunakan kata-kata untuk menunjukkan urutannya. Kata-kata ini disebut konjungsi waktu.

Time connectives help

Konjungsi waktu membantu

Organize events in order.

Mengatur peristiwa secara berurutan.

Show relationships between past events.

Menunjukkan hubungan antara peristiwa masa lalu.

Make stories easier to follow for the reader or listener.

Membuat cerita lebih mudah diikuti oleh pembaca atau pendengar.

Common Time Connectives

Konektivitas Waktu Umum

Beginning

In the beginning

Pada awalnya

First/Firstly

Pertama/Pertama-tama

First of all

Pertama-tama

Middle

Then

Kemudian

After that

Setelah itu

Later

Nanti

Berikutnya

Second/Secondly

Kedua/Kedua

Third/Thirdly

Ketiga/Ketiga

After

Setelah

Before

Sebelum

Futhermore

Selanjutnya

Not so long after

Tidak lama setelahnyaa

Ending

Finally

Akhirnya

At last

Akhirnya

At the end

Pada akhirnya

By the end

Pada akhirnya

In the end

Pada akhirnya

Afterward

Sesudahnya

Lastly

Terakhir

Example

First, the students gathered in the schoolyard.

Pertama, para siswa berkumpul di halaman sekolah.

Then, they marched in a parade around the town.

Kemudian, mereka berbaris dalam pawai keliling kota.

After that, they returned to school for a speech.

Setelah itu, mereka kembali ke sekolah untuk berpidato.

Finally, the winners of the competitions were announced.

Akhirnya, pemenang lomba diumumkan.

Structure of a Recount Text

When we write about a series of past events in the order they happened, we create a recount text.

Saat kita menulis tentang serangkaian kejadian di masa lalu berdasarkan urutan terjadinya, kita membuat teks cerita ulang.

Orientation

Introduce the story (who, where, when).

Perkenalkan ceritanya (siapa, di mana, kapan).

On August 17th, SMP Merdeka held a school parade to celebrate Independence Day.

Pada tanggal 17 Agustus, SMP Merdeka mengadakan parade sekolah untuk merayakan Hari Kemerdekaan.

Record of events

Describes what happened in order.

Menjelaskan apa yang terjadi secara berurutan.

First, students lined up in the schoolyard. Then, they marched around the town...

Pertama-tama, para siswa berbaris di halaman sekolah. Kemudian, mereka berbaris mengelilingi kota...

Comment

Evaluates the significance of the event.

Mengevaluasi signifikansi suatu peristiwa.

It was a wonderful and memorable event for everyone!

Itu adalah acara yang luar biasa dan berkesan bagi semua orang!

Reading Comprehension on Independence Day

Read the text Indonesia’s Independence Day and answer the following questions based on the passage.

Indonesia’s Independence Day

Indonesia celebrates Independence Day every year on August 17th to remember the day the country became free from colonial rule. On this special day in 1945, Indonesia’s first president, Soekarno, read the Proclamation of Independence, declaring that Indonesia was an independent nation. Since then, August 17th has been an important national holiday filled with various celebrations.

The day begins with a flag-raising ceremony, which is held in schools, government offices, and even the Presidential Palace. People stand proudly as they sing the national anthem, "Indonesia Raya," to show their love for the country. Many cities and villages also organize parades, where people march in colorful traditional clothes and display cultural performances.

Another exciting part of Independence Day is the traditional games. Children and adults join fun competitions such as panjat pinang (climbing a slippery pole to get prizes), balap karung (sack race), balap kelereng (marble in spoon race), makan kerupuk (eating crackers without using hands), and tarik tambang (tug of war). These games bring joy and strengthen the spirit of unity among Indonesians.

Questions :

What meals are described in the text?
What ingredients are highlighted for each meal?
How does the author describe the preparation of their favorite meal?
What emotions are associated with the meals described?
Which meal does the author recommend trying and why?

Analyzing a Recount Text

Read the recount text about SMP Merdeka's school parade.

Identify and list the main events in chronological order :

SMP Merdeka’s School Parade

Last month, SMP Merdeka held a colorful school parade to celebrate Indonesia’s Independence Day. The event was planned by the teachers and student council, and it became one of the most exciting events in the village.

The parade began in front of the school at 7:30 AM. Students were dressed in various creative costumes. Some wore traditional clothing from different regions of Indonesia, while others represented local farmers, fishermen, and traditional dancers. The school marching band led the parade, followed by a line of students carrying red-and-white flags.

As the parade moved through the village roads, many villagers came out of their houses to watch and cheer. Some even gave snacks and drinks to the students. The parade passed by the village hall, the mosque, and the rice fields. Along the way, students performed short traditional dances and sang patriotic songs.

The villagers were very happy and proud. Many took pictures and clapped their hands as the parade passed by. They said it reminded them of the spirit of unity and culture in the village.

After walking for more than an hour, the parade ended back at the school, where students enjoyed traditional snacks like klepon, lemper, and es sirup. The headmaster gave a short speech to thank everyone for their participation.

The students and teachers felt tired but very proud and happy. It was a day they would always remember.

Questions :