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Di halaman 248, siswa dihadapkan pada Section 6 - Speaking yang berisi materi untuk berlatih berbicara dengan bahasa Inggris di Chapter 5 Embrace Yourself, Unit 1. Be Yourself.

Siswa diminta membuat kelompok dengan siswa lain untuk membaca naskah cerita "Have you heard of makeup?" .

Sebelum membacanya bersama-sama, pada halaman 250, siswa harus melengkapi kolom keterangan ekspresi dan intonasi untuk setiap dialog.

Orang tua/wali/guru dapat menggunakan kunci jawaban untuk membandingkan jawaban siswa setelah siswa mengerjakan semua soal secara mandiri.

Baca juga: Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 Halaman 245, Learning to Express Opinions

b. Think of the actions and feelings of each character while retelling the story. Discuss with your groups how to project the feelings while retelling. 

Answers:

• The Girl (Student 1): “Have you heard of makeup?”
  Feelings, intonation: Annoyed, Rising tone 
• Narrator 1 (Student 2): I threw her a glance. She came to me in the morning, waiting for the class to begin.
  Feelings, intonation: .. Curious, slightly uneasy — calm, neutral tone
• The Girl (Student 1): “You’d look prettier with makeup on.” 
  Feelings, intonation: .. Casual but insensitive, judgmental — flat tone with slight emphasis on prettier
• Narrator 2 (Student 3): She looked at me intently; her eyes were scanning every inch of my face.
  Feelings, intonation: .. Uncomfortable, exposed — slow, observant tone
• Narrator 3 (Student 4): Every dent, every scratch, every line. Every law.
  Feelings, intonation: .. Hurt, reflective — slow pace, falling tone
• Narrator 1 (Student 2): Suddenly, all the words I had made friends with throughout my life vanished. I didn’t say anything to her for a solid minute, I didn’t know what to say.
  Feelings, intonation: .. Shocked, confused, overwhelmed — hesitant, broken rhythm
• Narrator 2 (Student 3): “Yeah, I know,”
  Feelings, intonation: .. Defensive, insecure — quiet voice, falling tone
• Narrator 3 (Student 4): Finally managed.
  Feelings, intonation: .. Relieved but sad — soft, low tone
• Narrator 1 (Student 2): She turned away to do her work, humming a song that was overplayed by the radio. Apparently, not aware of how much her words had hurt me.
  Feelings, intonation: .. Hurt, resigned — calm but heavy tone
• Narrator 2 (Student 3): Dear girl who I sat next to for one music class. Maybe someday I’ll carefully conceal my dents, my scratches, my lines. 
  Feelings, intonation: .. Reflective, vulnerable — gentle, slow tone
• Narrator 3 (Student 4): Maybe someday I’ll “prettify” my face. 
  Feelings, intonation: .. Bitter irony, sadness — slight pause before prettify, falling tone
• Narrator 1 (Student 2): Maybe someday, but for now, I’ll learn how to embrace every imperfection, law, and part of me that needs to be painted away.
  Feelings, intonation: .. Acceptance, self-empowerment — steady, confident rising tone at the end
• All Narrators (all students): Maybe someday.
  Feelings, intonation: .. Hopeful, unified — soft but firm, gentle rising tone.

*) Disclaimer: Kunci jawaban di atas hanya sebagai referensi. Jawaban setiap siswa dapat berbeda-beda sesuai pemahaman siswa.

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