Listening of Narrative Text

A. Learning Objectives

After studying the material about narrative texts, students are able to:

1. identify the main idea of a spoken narrative text;

2. find detailed information in a spoken narrative text;

3. determine the meaning of specific vocabulary in a spoken narrative text, including key terms and phrases, and identify synonyms or antonyms in the context of the text;

4. infer meaning and draw conclusions from a spoken narrative text;

5. get the moral value of the story

B. Listening Material

1. Related Vocabulary 

Study the following vocabulary to make you easier understand the upcoming spoken narrative text.

No	Vocabulary	Meaning
1	Widow	a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again
2	Coast	the land along the edge of the sea
3	Crew	a group of people who work together on a ship
4	Sailor	a person who works on a ship
5	Merchant	a person who buys and sells goods for profit
6	Harbor	a place near the coast where ships can stop safely
7	Elegant	graceful, beautiful, and stylish in appearance
8	Torn	damaged by being pulled apart or ripped
9	Ungrateful	not showing thanks or appreciation
10	Heartbroken	extremely sad or full of sorrow
11	Prayed	spoke to God, usually to ask for help
12	Punish	to make someone suffer for doing something wrong
13	Lightning	a flash of bright light in the sky during a storm
13	Cursed	having something bad happen because of someone’s anger or a spell
15	Villagers	people who live in a small village or rural area

2. Pre Activities (Prediction)

a.  Have you ever heard the story of Malin Kundang?

b. See the pictures below!

c. Let students predict: “What do you think happens in the story?”

3. Whilst Activities

Please listen to the following text carefully.

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