English task

English task
Name : Teguh Erwinda
Class : D

Task 1 : Reading text " Understanding the American Education System"

Task 2 : list of difficult vocabulary
1. Graduating : lulus
2. Awarded : diberikan
3. Bachelor degree : gelar sarjana
4. Required : wajib
5. Pursuit : pengajaran
6. Commonly : biasanya
7. Prerequisite : prasyarat
8. Extremely : sangat
9. Discover : menemukan
10. Switching : beralih

Task 3
Part 1. Circle the corret meaning for each of the following words in the passage
1. Dagree
• a. A legal grade of crime of offense, especially a murder.
• b. A unit in any various scales of temperature, intensity, or hardness
(c). A qualification given to a student after she/he has completed her/his studies in higher education
2. Course
• a. The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road or river.
(b). A series of lectures of lessons in a particular subject, typically leading to a qualification.
• c. A dish, or a set of dish served together, forming one of the successive parts of a meal.
3. Switch
(a). Change
• b. Control
• c. Create
4. Excel
(a). To show superiority
• b. To show inferiority
• c. To show mediocrity

Part 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 age of seven ( F )
2. Another name for middle school is junior high school. ( T )
3. Students who finish grade 12 will receive a diploma. ( T )
4. A community college is a four-year college. ( T )
5. A student usually decides on his/her major as soon as he/she graduates from high school. ( T )
6. Many students choose to take their prerequisite courses at a four-year college. ( F )
7. A major is an academic disipline to which an undergraduatr student formally commits. ( T )
8. The american education system is very rigid system. ( F )

Part 3. Provide brief answers to the following question.
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-years college education?
5. What is college or university study known as?

Answer . ,
1.many students choose to study ar a community college in order to complete the first two years of prerequisite courses. The will earn an associate of arts (AA) transfer degree and then transfer to a four-year university or college.
2.literature, science, the social sciences, the arts , history.
3.if someone's major is journalism , they will earn a bachelor of arts in journalism.
4. Bachelor's degree
5. Higher education

Part 4 . Reading discussion ( Group work)
Name of group:
1. Federika yeni B1011171156
2. Teguh ade pangestu B1011171141
3. Teguh erwinda B1011171136
4. Trifonia meryanti ela B1011171137

Question:
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:
1. American are very individualistic , informal , treat everybody actually regardless of age or position, are future based thinkers and are devoted to competition
Indonesian culture is quite different.
Indonesian give great respect to older people and consider competition appropriate for athletics.
2.we must choose majors at the beginning of the year, because Choosing a college majors can be just as hard as choosing the college itself. Students are told that majors can help us choose a course at the beginning of the year because it will determine a person's career, that they are directly correlated with how much money students earn after they graduate
3. Economic aand business, this is a major reason why businesses are important for a country is economic. Businesses are also the means by which many people get their jobs. Businesses create job opportunities because they need people to produce and sell their goods and services to consumers
4. Which is done improving the education system which in 8 national education standards are:
1. Competence of graduation
2. Contents of education
3. Education process
4. Educators and education
5. Facilities and infrastructure
6. Management or management of education
7. Financing education
8. Educational assessment