3. TEXT
STRUCTURE
Orientation
what happened
who was involved
where the events
took place
when it happened
Series of
events
What happened
sequence
Re-
orientation
Optional-closure of
events/ending.
4. Spain was the most powerful country in the world.
He ordered a large number of ships.
The Spanish ships got closer.
7. 1. A British plane from Jakarta ___ (drop/dropped) leaflets all
over Surabaya.
2. The leaflets ___ (tell/told) Indonesians to do otherwise on 27
October 1945.
3. British troops ___ (begin/began) to advance into Surabaya
with cover from both naval and air bombardment.
4. Lieutenant General Sir Philip ___ (bring/brought) in
reinforcement to siege the city.
5. There ___ (are/were) many reports about the death.
6. The battle of Surabaya ___ (happen/happened) on 10
November 1945.
7. He already ___ (have/had) an agreement with Governor of
East Java, Mr. Surya.
8. The agreement ___ (state/stated) that British would not ask
Indonesian troops and militia to surrender their weapons.
9. Remembrance (noun) : kekuatan militer
Surrender (verb) : menyerahkan
Weaponry (noun) : persenjataan
Defiant (adjective) : menantang
Drop (verb) : menjatuhkan
Leaflet (noun) : selebaran
Anger (verb) : membuat marah
Be betrayed (verb) : dikhianati
Siege (verb) : mengepung
Reinforcement (noun) : bala bantuan
Casualties (noun) : korban
Hamper (verb) : menjatuhkan
Militia (noun) : kelompok pejuang
Advance (verb) : bergerak maju
Rally (verb) : berkumpul untuk mendukung
Vocabulary
10. Answer the following questions briefly based on the text above.
1. What is the passage about?
2. When did the battle take place?
3. Where did it happen?
4. What was stated in the agreement between Brigadier Mallaby and Mr. Surya?
5. Who was killed on 30 October 1945?
