As the title written, this presentation is about Proverb and Riddle, especially about how the students learn about them. This material is mainly for High School students in SMAN 5 Cirebon, Grade X, English Literature Subject (TEFL). For watching the presentation of this file, please visit https://youtu.be/bfZ0c53DKew.

2. Goal
 menafsirkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks khusus dalam
bentuk proverb dan riddle, dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait
kehidupan remaja sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya
 menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan teks khusus proverb dan riddle terkait kehidupan remaja
Why it’s important
 Learn about culture. It’s the indicator of how certain language is growing;
 Parameter language proficiency.

3. Identification
Social Function
Text Structure
Language
Features
Comprehension
Social Function
Text Structure
Language
Features
Application
Social Function
Text Structure
Language
Features
Analysis
Social Function
Text Structure
Language
Features
How to reach the Knowledge target.

4. Proverb Riddle
A famous phrase or sentence that gives you advice.
(Cambridge Learners Dictionary)
a strange and difficult question that has a clever
and often funny answer (Cambridge Learners
Dictionary)

5. KNOWLEDGE STEPS

6. Identification
A conversation between two friends.
Friend 1: “Have you been keeping up
with the recent political
happenings?”
Friend 2: “No, when it comes to politics
my philosophy is ignorance is
bliss.”
A conversation between two friends.
Friend 1: “If six children and two dogs
were under an umbrella, how
come none of them got wet?”
Friend 2: “Because it wasn’t raining.”

7. Comprehension
Proverbs Bahasa Indonesia Value
A beggar can never be bankrupt. Pengemis tak akan pernah bangkrut.
a beggar presumably has not much
money to lose and become
A black plum is a sweet as a white.
Plum hitam sama manisnya dengan
yang putih.
People should not be judged by
appearance.
A bad shearer never had a good
sickle.
Pencukur yang buruk tak pernah
mempunyai parang yang bagus.
A smart worker doesn’t depend on
the tools, instead of her/his skill.
A cat has nine lives.
Seekor kucing punya Sembilan
nyawa.
Ability to endure, continue, or
despite a near encounter with death
or disaster
A chain is no stronger than its
weakest link.
Sebuah rantai tak dapat lebih kuat
daripada sebuah sambungan
terlemah.
a group is only as strong or
successful as its weakest or least
successful member.

8. Application
Choose a word to fill the blank.
1) Haste makes … .
2) A … in time saves nine.
3) Ignorance is … .
4) A bird in the hand is … two in the bush.
• Hay
• Stitch
• Barking
• Bliss
• Rotten
• Bush
• Haste
• Ignore
• Waste
• Worth
Dialogue 1
Man: “You know, I’m very disappointed that you
didn’t tell me about this situation.””
Woman : “I thought it would be better if you
didn’t know. Isn’t it good for us?”
Man: “What do you mean?”
Woman : “As the saying goes, …… .”

9. Interpretation
Read the situation and determine the most
suitable proverb for that.
Situation
“Jack is always unwilling to complete
his task. In his group, he is considered
as someone who is unmanageable
and lack of responsibility. Responding
to that, his team always leaves him
when they have to complete any
task.”
Proverb?
Look at this conversation. Can you interpret
the meaning of the proverb?
A: “What score did the teacher give you
for your essay?”
B: “She gave me 30%!”
A: “30%!? That’s bad!”
B: “I know. I made so many mistakes.”
A: “Really? How long did it take you to
write the essay?”
B: “I had no time. I wrote it in 15 minutes.”
A: “15 minutes!? Haste makes waste!”
B: “You’re right … .”

10. Interpretation
What do you need to be able to
interpret?
- Vocabularies;
- Context understanding;
- Analysis for the meaning

11. 1) It smokes a lot but never buys a cigarette?
2) How many sides does a ball have?
3) What is the most useless thing in your pocket?
• A towel
• A photograph
• A chimney
• Two (inside and outside)
• An egg
• A hole
• A photograph

13.  menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan teks khusus proverb dan riddle terkait kehidupan remaja
Kehidupan
remaja?
Friendship
Lifestyle
Love
Family/per
sonal life
Social life
Find
proverb/riddle