TUGAS
TUTORIAL 1
READING
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Question
1
Why
do we know so little about the life of William Shakespeare when we know
comparatively so much about the lives of his less accomplished peers? Our lack
of knowledge about Shakespeare has inspired countless conspiracy theories. The
actual writing of Shakespeare’s works has been attributed to others from
contemporary playwrights Christopher Marlowe and Ben Johnson to the brilliant
Renaissance scientist and philosopher Francis Bacon. Shakespeare was an
immensely successful dramatist as well as a prosperous property owner. Circumspect,
and only too aware of the government-inspired branding of Johnson, its torture
of Thomas Kyd, and its murder of Marlowe, Shakespeare kept himself nearly
anonymous. Wary to the end, Shakespeare led a life
virtually without memorable incident, as far as we can tell.
a. Circumspect and wary are
synonyms. In the context of the passage, what do they mean?
b.
Write down two words that start with spect-!
c.
How do the roots circum- and spect- relate to
the definition of circumspect?
Answer
:
- In
the passage, circumspect and wary mean is cautious. Branding, torture and
murder are all scary prospects, so Shakespeare would have been cautious
and careful.
- Spectator,
Spectacle, Inspect
- Circumspect literally means “looking around” (cautiously) which combines the roots circum and spect.
Question 2
The world around us is filled with sound. There are loud sounds and soft sounds. There are pleasant sounds and unpleasant sounds. At this very moment, you are surrounded by sound. Where does sound come from? How does it get to your ears? Why are there different kinds of sound? The study of these questions about sound is called acoustics.
Imagine a cymbal hit with a drumstick. The cymbal shakes rapidly, and this vibration causes the tiny particles in the air around it to vibrate. These vibrating air particles, called molecules, bump into the air particles next to them and make them vibrate. This spreading vibration moves outward in every direction from the cymbal in waves.
When a
small object is made to vibrate, the sound waves move up and down very quickly.
This produces a high-pitched sound, like a
high note in a song. When a large object is made to vibrate, the sound waves
move up and down more slowly. This produces a low-pitched sound, like a low
note in a song. Hitting a small cymbal makes a more high-pitched sound than
hitting a large cymbal.
a. Write
the context clues that give a hint to the meaning of each of acoustics word!
b. Write
the context clues that give a hint to the meaning of each of vibration word!
c. Write
the context clues that give a hint to the meaning of each of high-pitched word!
Answer
:
a.
Acoustics = Study of
b.
Vibration = Shake rapidly
c.
High-pitched = High note in a song
Question 3
March
17th is an Irish holiday which honours the patron saint
of Ireland, St Patrick, 1. ............. brought Christianity to
the Irish people. According to tradition, St Patrick, 2. ............. father
was a wealthy man, was actually born in England. At the age of 16, he was
kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave. Some years later, he escaped to
France, 3. ................ he lived for many years and became
a priest. At the age of 60, 4. .................... he
returned to Ireland, he built his first church. On March 17th, the day 5.
.................. St Patrick died, people wear green clothes
decorated with the shamrock, which is the national symbol of Ireland.
a. Complete
the passage with relative pronoun
(1…….;
2……; 3…….; 4……..; 5…….)
b. Write
three noun phrases in the text above
(1……;
2…..; 3……)
c. Identify coordinating conjunction in the text above
Answer :
a.
1. Who
2. whose
3. where
4. when
5. when
b. -wealthy man
-his first church
-green clothes decorated with the shamrock
c. Coordinating conjunction in the text
above is “and". Coordinating conjunction in the
text is “At the age of 16, he was
kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave”
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