Here are some questions about the news item text: 1. What is the missing link in Indonesia's public school curriculum according to the title? 2. Where does Pria Saptono teach? 3. What subject does Pria Saptono teach? 4. What did Pria Saptono think he could squeeze in for his students? 5. What school does Pria Saptono teach at? 6. Where is Sevilla School located? 7. What is Pria Saptono's profession according to the text? Now let's read the news item text: Character building: The missing link in Indonesia’s public school curriculum

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National Exams Leakage Problem Easily Tracked
Tangerang – Leakage of the national exam easily tracked because on every matter spiked with a secret
code, including the printing company. Therefore, all parties do not try to commit fraud with the leaking problem.
Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh, after reviewing the preparation of the national exam (UN) and
the readiness of scripts about the SMA Negeri 1 and 6 South Jakarta, Sunday (15/4). UN SMA / SMK / MA will
take place 16 April-19 April of this. When reviewing, Noah was accompanied by South Tangerang Mayor Airin
Diany Rachmi. “It’s easy to find who is responsible. Residence was told about the serial number. If the mass of
fraud, the UN can be stopped, “said Noah. Regarding supervisory duties, the Supervisory Team Coordinator of
Community Service Agency Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta Yayan Sofyan explained,
supervisors can not directly reprimand students if they see any cheating. Supervisors can only record the actors
and forms of cheating. “I’ll record a regulatory recommendation about the delay in the scanning process,” he
said. Implementation ready In some areas, the distribution about the UN is ready to run smoothly and organized.
In Tasikmalaya, West Java, 238 members of the Tasikmalaya Police will escort the distribution of matter to the
UN organization of 153 points on Monday morning. “At least one police escort at one point in the
implementation of the UN,” said Head of Operational Police Commissioner Tasikmalaya Nurcahyo Endon. In
Merauke, Papua, questions the UN has been distributed to 28 schools UN organizers. “We guarantee you will
not leak because the team also monitored the school superintendent,” said Chairman of the UN Committee for
2011/2012 Daniel John Taraneno Merauke Regency. For supervision, faculty and students at the University
Musamus Merauke involved. In Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, 130 3 Banjarbaru vocational students
quarantined in school during the examination. “Quarantine is not constrained to transport students when UN.
This activity was approved by students and parents, “said Chief SMK 3 Rosihan Anwar.
• Source : Kompas.com

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1. What is the text about?
2. Who is the Education and Culture minister?
3. Where did he review the preparation of
international exam and the readiness of script?
4. When will the UN SMA SMA / SMK / MA
take place?
5. What is the main idea of the second
parapraph?
6. How many member of the Tasikmalaya

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10. Seven Killed in Accident on Jalan Sultan
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Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car and a truck at
10:35 p.m. on Jalan Sultan last night.
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The dead were all passengers in the car. Police believe the car may have
been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from
the opposite direction. The driver of the car may not have been using his
lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.
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The police said the car should not have been trying to pass the bus, since
overtaking is not allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police reported
that the car–a small Japanese car–should not have been carrying more than
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13. This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
Indonesia has one of the world's fastest growing economies, expanding at a rate of six percent this year. Technology is helping
fuel that growth, and producing a new generation of young ………………(1)
One of these "technopreneurs" is Nadiem Makarim. He graduated from the Harvard Business School in Boston,
Massachusetts. He returned home and launched Go-Jek. This service connects motorcycle taxis, called ojeks, with people
who need a ride or a delivery.
Go-Jek uses online maps, mobile phones and a call center. The aim is to improve Jakarta's disorganized ………………….(2)
system. Nadiem Makarim says everything depends on a business plan.
NADIEM MAKARIM: “If you want to do good, there needs to be a business model behind it. If you want ……………(3) impact,
then you need a market incentive to do that. I firmly believe that business and just straight up rational business growth,
…….………(4). business growth and social impact are not mutually exclusive.”
Go-Jek recently won ten thousand dollars in a competition through the American State Department's Global
Entrepreneurship Program. Indonesia is one of five countries in this program which links ……….….(5) businesses with
investors.
Many startups are Internet-based services. Indonesia already has more than seven hundred startups online, and new ones
are ………………(6)every week. Half of Indonesians still live on less than two dollars a day. But Indonesia has a young population
interested in trying new technology.
Right now, about forty-five million Indonesians, or only about one in five, use the Internet. But about half of those people use
……………….(7) to go online, and those numbers are only growing.
Some experts say the conditions for local entrepreneurs are the best in the world. Still, the World Bank currently ranks
Indonesia one hundred twenty-first out of one hundred eighty-three economies in ease of doing business.
The biggest barrier to entrepreneurs is a lack of ………….(8). Also, economists say Indonesia needs more entrepreneurs. They
now make up less than one percent of the workforce. The rate is over seven percent in nearby Singapore, and almost twelve
percent in the United States.
Indonesia’s biggest bank, Bank Mandiri, …………..(9) loans by as much as twenty-five percent this year. Demand is growing for
credit for small businesses and for consumers.
Leonard Theosabrata helped start Whiteboard Journal. This online publication offers a place for young designers to show
their products. He says Indonesia has a lot of (
…………..(10) for entrepreneurs who take a risk.
And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report. I'm Mario Ritter.

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Police investigate Instagram account advertising babies
1. Iqbal said the Catholic foundation, Yayasan Gembala Anak, claimed that it had neither
posted nor been involved in baby buying and selling practices as advertised on the
Instagram account.
2. “The Jakarta Police’s cyber crimes is investigating the account. If it is a prank, we would
like to understand the motive behind it,” he said. (fsu/ebf)(++++)
3. He said police officers, along with a special team from the Social Affairs Ministry and the
Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI), had visited a location that was
mentioned on the account.
4. “When we arrived at the location, we found an office of a Catholic foundation that
provides shelter for teenagers. We found no babies there and they could provide all legal
documents related to the foundation,” Iqbal told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
5. Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr.Comr.Muhammad Iqbal said on Sunday the police were
investigating an Instagram account that offered babies for sale.
6. The baby-for-sale advertisement on the Instagram account has drawn anger from
netizens.
7. The investigation began after an Instagram account with username @jualbayimurah
posted photos of babies for adoption. One of the babies was offered at Rp 10 million
(US$750.55). The account provided a complete address and phone number of a location
in East Jakarta where the babies were being accommodated.

15. Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr.Comr.Muhammad Iqbal said on Sunday the police
were investigating an Instagram account that offered babies for sale.
He said police officers, along with a special team from the Social Affairs Ministry and
the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI), had visited a location that was
mentioned on the account.
“When we arrived at the location, we found an office of a Catholic foundation that
provides shelter for teenagers. We found no babies there and they could provide all
legal documents related to the foundation,” Iqbal told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
The investigation began after an Instagram account with username @jualbayimurah
posted photos of babies for adoption. One of the babies was offered at Rp 10
million (US$750.55). The account provided a complete address and phone number
of a location in East Jakarta where the babies were being accommodated.
The baby-for-sale advertisement on the Instagram account has drawn anger from
netizens.
Iqbal said the Catholic foundation, Yayasan Gembala Anak, claimed that it had
neither posted nor been involved in baby buying and selling practices as advertised
on the Instagram account.
“The Jakarta Police’s cyber crimes is investigating the account. If it is a prank, we
would like to understand the motive behind it,” he said. (fsu/ebf)(++++)

16. Activity 5
Survey, make questions, read, recite and review the following news item text.
Character building: The missing link in Indonesia’s public school curriculum
Pria Saptono, a math teacher at Sevilla School in Pulomas, East Jakarta, thought he could squeeze in some character
building lessons for his students by having them compete in an international math competition.
“The Gauss contest puts more emphasis on student’s abilities in figuring out logical solutions to mathematical
problems, since children are free to use their own methods,” Pria said, referring to the 2009 Gauss test — a Canadian
mathematics competition held at Sevilla School on Saturday.
This was one of Pria’s attempts to develop his student’s willingness to learn by making mathematics fun, as opposed
to information-cramming to get students through the national exams.
“The national exams focus so much on solving problems using formulas, teachers are pressed to cram as much as they
can into students’ minds, which I think causes students to forget the essence of learning.
Sri Sungging Sumunan, also a kindergarten teacher at Al-Azhar, said children did not “As a teacher, I would be doing
a disservice to my students and their parents if I didn’t teach them the more fun aspects of problem solving.”
Many of the city’s teachers have questioned Indonesia’s education system since apparently it can produce
International Science Olympics gold-medalists, and yet the country still ranks high among the most corrupt in the
world.
In response to this perceived shortfall, many have begun investing in character education programs, social work and
friendly competitions to develop students’ characters.
Teachers like Pria who do not teach at such schools, can only do their best to make sure children leave the classroom
not just smarter, but also more responsible.
“I don’t think children from my school will grow up without morals,” said Betsy Eliana, a kindergarten teacher at the
Al-Azhar mosque in Rawamangun.
“Morals are an important part of our lessons, which we impart using examples of how the Prophet acted.”
“Especially students at public schools. I think private school teachers have more time to impart important moral
lessons,” Sri said.
Character School executive director Rahma Dewi criticized public schools’ moral education (PPKn) programs under
the national curriculum.
“Just compare the amount of time given to moral education, and even art lessons, to math and science classes. It’s
astounding how much the government is ignoring this important facet of children’s development,” she added.
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/05 22/character-building-the missinglinkindonesia%E2%80%99s-
public school-curriculum.html

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