Jawaban:

Reading Comprehension:

............ located in Semarang, Central Java, was Lawang Sewu is a (1) building (2) built by Dutch 1904 to 1907 as Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij, Dutch Indies Rail Company. Local people call this building Lawang Sewu or Thousand Doors, as this building has (3) hundreds of doors, but sure less than one thousand actually. It has tall and wide windows, that local people in the call the window as doors. This big, beautiful yet sad building (4). in Semarang area. Pindal QR Code untuk Mendengarkan After Indonesian Independence day, this building was functioned as Republic of Indonesia Railway Office, now called PT KAI, after that used as Military office, Communication office. During the (5) process of Independence, this building was an (6). interesting site where ...... of the fight between 5 days combat from 15 October to 19 October 1945. As a dumb (7) site Angkatan Muda Kereta Api (Young Generation of Railway) against Japanese Kempetai and Kidobutai. *********** (8). has protected this building as one of preservation sites in Semarang, with on going revitalization has been done by preservation service. Prof. Jacob F. Klinkhamer (TH Delft) and B.J. Ouendag, two architects (9) who lived in Amsterdam, designed this building. All the design finished in Amsterdam in 1903 and then (10) flew to Semarang. All this work was signed in 1903 in Amsterdam. When designing the building the two architects had made a careful study of Semarang (11). city and yield in a design with (12) art, by galleries that was inspired by the front and rear galleries (voor en achter galerijen) of Indies style houses and louvered doors. Lawang Sewu is known for its (13) horror stories. Local people believe that this old building is (14). scary due to the Kempetai interrogation that took place here and also the battle in October 1945. This ghost stories make this building more interesting for people besides making them afraid too. Tours to the tiny basement of the building and prison where prisoners (15) were imprisoned are quit popular, but sure tourists do not wish to meet any ghost, or probably yes. The guides have plenty toll visitors about this building.​

Penjelasan:

Jawaban dicetak tebal dan merupakan materi pembelajaran Reading Comprehension (pemahaman bacaan) tentang Lawang Sewu dalam Bahasa Inggris.

1. building karena lawang sewu adalah sebuah gedung

2. built karena dibangun di masa lampau

3. Hundreds karena memiliki ratusan pintu.

4. in Semarang karena area nya ada di Semarang

5. process karena saat proses mewujudkan kemerdekaan

6. interesting karena merupakan suatu hal yang menarik

7. site karena merupakan sebuah situs

8. has karena sudah dilindungi dari dulu hingga sekarang

9. who lived karena mereka tinggalnya di Amsterdam

10. flew karena mereka terbang dan pindah kerja ke Semarang

11. city karena Semarang adalah sebuah kota

12. art karena desain gedungnya dibuat dengan seni

13. horror karena gedung itu banyak cerita horor nya

14. scary karena gedung tua tersebut terlihat menakutkan

15. were imprisonedkarena banyak tahanan yang ditahan di sana dulu

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