Mack : Tell me about a typical day. What time do you get up? David : We get up at five o’clock and start training immediately. We haven’t got time to have breakfast we’re late, the teachers hit us with sticks. Mack : How do you train? David : First we train our legs, arms, and stomachs. We run up and down 1,000 steps and do press-ups. The training is very hard. Mack : How do you understand the teachers? Do you speak Chinese? I speak Chinese a bit, I can possibly help you. David : I am okay. I speak a little. But the teachers speak English so I do not have a problem. Mack : Great. Anyway, when do you have breakfast? David : At half past seven. We have rice and coup. We have a short test and training starts again at nine o’clock. We practice hitting with our hands and kicking with our feet. Then we have lunch and a long rest. Mack : Oh, that’s a really rigid schedule. I wish I could help. Anyway, do you train in the afternoons too? David : Yes, I like the afternoons because we train with sticks and swords. Mack : Is it dangerous? David : No, not really, because we don’t fight. Mack : When does training finish? David : At six o’clock. We have a shower, and have dinner at half past six –rice and soup again, then we go to bed. Mack : What do you want to do when you go back to Britain? David : I want to start a kung fu school in London and teach people kung fu. I also want to appear in films as a kung fu fighter! Decide whether the given statements below are true or false. 7. David speaks a little Chinese. (True/False)

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Mack : Tell me about a typical day. What time do you get up? David : We get up at five o’clock and start training immediately. We haven’t got time to have breakfast we’re late, the teachers hit us with sticks. Mack : How do you train? David : First we train our legs, arms, and stomachs. We run up and down 1,000 steps and do press-ups. The training is very hard. Mack : How do you understand the teachers? Do you speak Chinese? I speak Chinese a bit, I can possibly help you. David : I am okay. I speak a little. But the teachers speak English so I do not have a problem. Mack : Great. Anyway, when do you have breakfast? David : At half past seven. We have rice and coup. We have a short test and training starts again at nine o’clock. We practice hitting with our hands and kicking with our feet. Then we have lunch and a long rest. Mack : Oh, that’s a really rigid schedule. I wish I could help. Anyway, do you train in the afternoons too? David : Yes, I like the afternoons because we train with sticks and swords. Mack : Is it dangerous? David : No, not really, because we don’t fight. Mack : When does training finish? David : At six o’clock. We have a shower, and have dinner at half past six –rice and soup again, then we go to bed. Mack : What do you want to do when you go back to Britain? David : I want to start a kung fu school in London and teach people kung fu. I also want to appear in films as a kung fu fighter! Decide whether the given statements below are true or false. 7. David speaks a little Chinese. (True/False)

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【Tips】Untuk menentukan apakah suatu pernyataan benar atau salah dalam teks, kita perlu mencari bukti langsung dari teks tersebut yang mendukung atau menyangkal pernyataan tersebut. Dalam hal ini, pernyataan tersebut adalah "David berbicara sedikit bahasa Cina". 【Deskripsi】Pertama, kita perlu mencari bagian teks di mana David berbicara tentang kemampuannya berbicara bahasa Cina. Dalam teks, David mengatakan "I am okay. I speak a little. But the teachers speak English so I do not have a problem." Artinya, "Saya baik-baik saja. Saya bisa berbicara sedikit. Tapi guru-guru berbicara bahasa Inggris jadi saya tidak punya masalah." Dari pernyataan ini, kita bisa menyimpulkan bahwa David memang bisa berbicara sedikit bahasa Cina. Oleh karena itu, pernyataan "David berbicara sedikit bahasa Cina" adalah benar (True).Jadi, jawaban akhirnya adalah (True). David memang berbicara sedikit bahasa Cina.

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