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Subject : Bahasa Inggris 1 – MKDU

Lecturer : Restu Arini

E-learning : Meeting 10

Topic : PROBLEM SOLVING

You are going to give your logical point of view to solve the problems given. The task covers

two things: 1) mini paper and 2) power point slide for presentation.

1. Read the illustration on page 2 and choose one topic which interests you. Find more

information about the topic from newspapers, magazines or on-line resources. Then, work on

the topic by using “PROBLEM-SOLVING CHART” (on page 3) which helps you in developing a

critical thinking and real action concerning the topic you chose. The Sample of PROBLEM

SOLVING CHART on page 3 is just a model of how you should prepare your presentation. You

must add more information in the chart.

2. After completing the chart, you must elaborate you’re the problem solving chart in a

two-page-mini paper. Submit the hardcopy of your paper next week.

3. Then, prepare for a presentation that will be done in our next meeting

4. FOR PRESENTATION: Use visual aids (power point) for supporting your presentation. Your power

point should provide point A-F of “PROBLEM-SOLVING CHART”.

5. The time allocation for the whole presentation is 10 minutes.

6. The presentation should contains INTRODUCTION

BODY

CLOSINGS

Please go to page 5 to get clear idea about SPEECH STRUCTURE.

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Presentation TOPIC. Read carefully.

Our President is sitting at the veranda, enjoying his breakfast with a cup of hot coffee and a bowl of

soto. Some headlines on newspaper steal our President’s attention which, then, makes him sad and

frustrated with the situation. Here are the headlines:

Winning Sea Games 2012 Indonesia counted on senior athletes while other countries

relied on athletes of the third or even forth level. What’s wrong with the regeneration?

He plans to designate some candidates to occupy several positions at his new cabinet, as follows:

1. Minister for Women’s Empowerment

2. Minister for Youth and Children

3. Minister of Agriculture

4. Minister of Information & Technology

5. Minister of Sport

He invites you to meet him and present your brilliant idea about the problems related to those things

which can save us from this condition.

So, come on. It’s your job to help our President. Choose one title (jabatan) and convince him that you

are the one he is looking for.

AY (not the real name) admitted that it is easy to find teenager to become a prostitute,

especially after she applies Multi Level Marketing (MLM) system. The old members would get

bonus for the new member they recruit. With this system, they get more members.

A nineteen year old boy committed suicide after he was mocked by his cyber

friends in a social media. He was only one of several victims of cyber bullying

statutes on social media which happen recently.

Being left by his wife who is

immigrant worker in Hongkong, a

father raped his daughter for 10

years. This depraved deed has been

started since the girl was 6 years old.

Land or rice fields are changed into houses,

buildings, and malls. What will happen in the

next 7 years? No more lands for farm. How

can we get food?

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How to work with PROBLEM SOLVING CHART:

Problem Solving Chart creates framework for you to build argument and work through a step-by step

process of:

1. Describing the problem,

2. Identifying the potential solutions,

3. Choosing the best solution

4. Explaining the action plan and

5. Predicting the success

Solve-the-Problem Chart

Problem: _________________________________________________________

A. Describe the Problem

In this section you should clearly discuss the problem you have chosen. Support your

arguments with the facts and data.

B. Potential Solutions

In this part, you are to write down more than one possible solution that might be used to

overcome the problem. Simply describe your reason how the solutions are said to be

potential and effective.

C. Best Solution

This part requires you to choose one of the points you presented in part B which you think

as the best solution. Elaborate your answer.

D. Action Plan

In this part you are to explain the process you are doing in order to solve the problem.

Discuss the detail steps of your action by explaining them one-by-one. Your plan should

be creative and logical.

E. Sign of Success

Set the criteria for knowing whether your solution is successful or not. The sign of success

can be presented by referring to the problems you discussed in part A which would be

much more convincing if you use data or statistics

F. References

Write down the source (magazine, websites, books, etc.) where you get the data,

information about the problem.

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PROBLEM SOLVING CHART EXAMPLE

Title : How to save $ 100 for school trip in June 2013!

Presenter : __________________

Student Number : __________________

Major : __________________

•Need $ 100 for school trip by May 2013

A. DESCRIBING PROBLEM

•Sell properties

•Borrow money

•Work part time (monthly salary $25)

B. POTENTIAL SOLUTION

•Work part time

C. BEST SOLUTION

•Apply for a job (hand phone counter, waitress)

•Prepare for an interview

•Work for 3 days a week

•Put the money in saving accounts

D. ACTION PLAN

•.Money in saving account should be:

•Jan 30 $25

•Feb 28 $50

•March, 30 $75

•April 30 $100

E. SIGN OF SUCCESS

•Darwanti, Lita. 2013. Cara cepat cari uang. Majalah Femina Edisi XLI Tahun 2013, No 38, pp. 33-34.

•Burton, Richard, 2012. I don't want to be bankrupt! retrieved on Oct 15, 2013 at http://www.discoverychannel.com/on-line/nature-knowledge/

F. REFERENCES

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SPEECH STRUCTURE

Structure of Presentation Language Expressions

INTRODUCTION

Greetings Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen.

How’s everything? I hope everybody in this room is in good

condition.

Attention Getter (berilah audience ilustrasi masalah sebagai Warming-Up sebelum Anda masuk ke Body )

First of all, I’d like to know is there anybody in this room

who are never been lack of money? (look around) no

money at all

Almost everybody in this room? Wow. Amazing.. we have

the same problem … well managing our money is the most

difficult thing to do. We are smart at spending th money.

Aren’t we?

But I don’t want to talk about it today. I want to discuss

about how to get $100 in only five months

BODY

Describe the problem Potential Solution Best Solution Action Plan Sign of Success

Describe your idea that you have elaborated in problem solving chart

CLOSING

State the title Therefore, I believe that you agree if I say I am the right

person for becoming Minister of …………. (mention the title

that you choose/ sebutkan jabatan yang Anda pilih).

Closing statement That’s all about my presentation. Thank you very much.