ENGLISH FOR NUSANTARA KELAS 8 - CHAPTER 4 NO LITTERING - UNIT 1 - DID IT RAIN LAST NIGHT?

Summary

In this educational YouTube video from Putri Ardiva's channel, the lesson focuses on teaching English using the 'English for Nusantara' book, specifically chapter 4 on past events. The video covers various topics such as plastic waste, its environmental impact, and past incidents. It teaches the simple past tense through activities like answering questions, listening to dialogues, and forming yes/no questions. Students engage with visual aids and audio clips to identify main ideas, write about past events, and learn how to structure questions related to past incidents. The video encourages students to think critically about the environment while practicing their English skills.

Takeaways

• 😀 The video introduces a lesson on English for Nusantara, focusing on English language learning and practice exercises for 9th-grade students.
• 😀 The main theme of Chapter 4 is about past events and incidents, particularly related to environmental issues such as plastic waste and its dangers to the environment.
• 😀 Students will learn to talk about past events, formulate questions for short interviews about past incidents, and identify main ideas and details from past events.
• 😀 The first unit of the chapter discusses 'Did it rain last night?' and includes activities to explore different situations involving past incidents and their impact on the environment.
• 😀 The video encourages students to analyze pictures, such as those showing trash being dumped into rivers and floods caused by plastic waste.
• 😀 One important activity is to identify types of trash in the pictures, with a focus on plastic waste, which contributes to flooding and environmental harm.
• 😀 The lesson also includes listening exercises and dialogue completion, where students learn to ask and answer questions in the past tense about past incidents.
• 😀 The chapter emphasizes the use of the Simple Past tense for discussing past events and incidents.
• 😀 Students will practice asking Yes/No questions using 'Did,' 'Was,' and 'Were' to gather information about past events, such as whether people swam in the river or whether the river was dirty in the past.
• 😀 The video encourages students to reflect on the impact of plastic waste, with examples from the dialogue about a river that was once clean but has become polluted due to plastic waste.
• 😀 Lastly, the video includes exercises where students create their own Yes/No questions, reinforcing their understanding of the past tense and environmental issues.

Q & A

What is the main topic of the video?

The main topic of the video is about learning English through the 'English for Nusantara' book for 9th-grade students, specifically focusing on Chapter 4 which deals with past incidents and events.

What are the main learning objectives of Chapter 4?

The learning objectives of Chapter 4 are: 1) Talk about past incidents or events, 2) Make questions for a short interview about past incidents or events, 3) Identify the main idea and detailed information on a series of past incidents or events, and 4) Write a series of past events.

What grammar tense is primarily focused on in this chapter?

The chapter primarily focuses on the Simple Past tense, which is used to discuss past incidents or events.

What kind of environmental issue is discussed in Chapter 4?

Chapter 4 discusses the environmental issue of plastic waste and its harmful effects on the environment, particularly its role in flooding and pollution in rivers.

What do the pictures in Section 1 of Unit 1 depict?

The pictures in Section 1 of Unit 1 show scenes of people throwing trash into a river, flooding caused by waste, and people evacuating due to the flooding. These images illustrate the consequences of improper waste disposal.

How does plastic waste contribute to flooding, according to the video?

Plastic waste contributes to flooding because it does not decompose easily. The accumulation of plastic in rivers can obstruct water flow, leading to floods in nearby areas.

What are some questions discussed in the video about plastic waste in rivers?

Some of the questions discussed in the video include: 'What kind of trash do you see in the pictures?', 'Where do you think the trash will end up?', and 'Can plastic waste cause floods?'

Who are the characters involved in the conversation in Section 2?

The characters involved in the conversation in Section 2 are Galang, Pak Rahmansyah, and Ibu Posma. They discuss the state of the Lestari River and the impact of plastic waste.

What did Pak Rahmansyah mention about the cleanliness of the river in the past?

Pak Rahmansyah mentioned that when he was young, the Lestari River was quite clean, and many children used to swim in it. However, over time, the river became dirty due to the increase in plastic waste.

What grammar structures are emphasized for forming questions in the past tense?

The video emphasizes two types of question structures in the past tense: Yes/No questions with 'did' (e.g., 'Did you swim in the river?') and Yes/No questions with 'was' or 'were' (e.g., 'Was the river this dirty back then?' or 'Were there many children in the river?').