Tentu kamu pernah melihat debat? atau bahkan kamu juga pernah berdebat dengan temanmu, di posisi mana kamu berada? di pro atau di kontra, pada dasarnya sama, jika kamu bilang kamu pro sebenarnya adalah kontra di sisi lain karena tergantung sudut pandangnya. Bentuk tertulis dari mode debat ini dinamakan Discussion Text. Discussion text adalah bentuk teks yang menyajikan pembahasan suatu masalah yang dilematis. Masalah ini kemudian akan dibahas dari berbagai sudut pandang baik yang pro maupun kontra. Perhatikan diagram berikut :
Discussion text terdiri dari empat bagian, yaitu:
- Statement of issue : Bagian ini menyatakan permasalahan utama yang akan dibahas.
- List of supporting points (Pros) : Bagian ini berisi poin-poin yang mendukung (pro) ide utama permasalahan
yang dibahas. - List of contrastive points (Cons) : Kabalikannya, bagian ini berisi poin poin yang tidak mendukung (con) ide
utama permasalahan yang dibahas. - Recommendation : Bagian ini berisi saran atau rekomendasi penulis dalam menyikapi per2.3masalahan yang dibahas
Terdapat beberapa karakteristik discussiontext, antara lain:
- Additive, Contrastive, Causal, Connectives : Pada discussion text, kita dapat menggunakan additive Connective untuk menunjukkan tambahan informasi, seperti furthermore, moreover, in addition, dan lain-lain. Kita juga dapat menggunakan contrastive connectives untuk menunjukkan pertentangan, seperti on the other hand, however, while, dan lain-lain. Selain itu, kita juga dapat menggunakan causal Connectives untuk menyatakan hubungan sebab sepert consequently, because, due to, as the result, dan lain-lain.
- Modal Verb : kata kerja bantu modal banyak digunakan pada discussion text, contohnya must, can, could, may, will, would,should, dan lain-lain.
Contoh soal :
In modern world, women have the benefit from wider chance of getting a career outside their household sphere. many women, however, have some difficulties deciding whether they will pursue a career or not. some of them stay at their offices, while at the same time they act as a housewives. but, the others choose to concentrate their attention to their household only.
Being career women offers the advantages of a wider chance of self-actualization. they can widen their knowledge and develop their capacity. for example, many women do not know exactly what is their talent before they start a career. but then, after they have a career they know which field they can do best and which one they cannot. this will help them to refocus their life goal.
Another big advantage is that they can help supporting their household’s finance so that men do not become the single fighter in financing their families. for example, if a wife works, she can help her husband financing their children’s educational budget, so that their children can have the best education.
Being career women, significant disadvantages, too. they have more burdens in their life, as they have to manage their job as well as their household. for example, a female teacher has to prepare teaching material for tomorrow class while at the same time she has to think about how to handle her naughty son.
In addition, being career women can be risky for their household. for example, many women have to spend their time more in their career as it grows more challenging, so they have only limited time left for their family, resulting in their lack of care and attention for their husband and children. the extreme impact of this situation is the broken home.
In the end, the decision that each women makes will depend on their own personal values, as well as their readiness for talking on the considerable consequences of each choice.
Question :
1. Which of the following is true?
a. Career women have more chances to develop their knowledge and capacity.
b. Career women can’t support their household’s finance
c. Becoming career woman does not have disadvantages.
d. Career women have more spare time for their families.
e. In the modern world it will be better for woman to stay at home.
Pembahasan:
“They can widen their knowledge and develop their capacity.” (paragraf 2). Kalimat ini menunjukkan fakta bahwa wanita karir akan memiliki lebih banyak kesempatan (chance) untuk mengembangkan pengetahuan dan kapasitas
mereka. Jawaban: A
2. Being career women, on the other hand has some significant disadvantages too.”
The underlined words have similar meaning to ..
a. accordingly
b. on the contrary
c. nevertheless
d. Consequently
e. therefore
Pembahasan:
“On the other hand” merupakan kata sambung (conjunction) yang bermakna di sisi lain atau on the ontrary. Jawaban: B
3. The following are the disadvantages of becoming a career woman, except..
a. broken home
b. spend their spare time in their workplace
c. have more burdens
d. can support their household’s finance
e. unable to control their household’s finance
Pembahasan:
Yang bukan merupakan kerugian (disadvantage) dari menjadi wanita karir adalah dapat ikut menyokong keuangan keluarga. Jawaban: D
Vocabulary :
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