Pertemuan : 5

Pertemuan : 5

Mapel : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas : 10

Hari/Tanggal : Selasa, 2 Maret 2021

Materi : Battle of Surabaya

Task 1 : Observe the crossword puzzle below. In the puzzle, there are 10 regular and 10 irregular verbs in past tense.

READING

Task 2: Reading Comprehension

BATTLE OF SURABAYA

On 10 November, Indonesia celebrates Hari Pahlawan or Heroes Day in remembrance of the Battle of Surabaya which started on that very date in the year 1945. The bloody battle took place because Indonesians refused to surrender their weaponry to British army. British Army at that time was part of the Allied Forces. The defiant Bung Tomo is the well-known revolutionary leader who played a very important role in this battle.

It all started because of a misunderstanding between British troops in Jakarta and those in Surabaya, under the command of Brigadier A.W.WS. Mallaby. Brigadier Mallaby already had an agreement with Governor of East Java Mr. Surya. The agreement stated that British would not ask Indonesian troops and militia to surrender their weapons.

However, a British plane from Jakarta dropped leaflets all over Surabaya. The leaflet told Indonesians to do otherwise on 27 October 1945. This action angered the Indonesian troops and militia leaders because they felt betrayed.

On 30 October 1945, Brigadier Mallaby was killed as he was approaching the British troops’ post near Jembatan Merah or Red Bridge, Surabaya. There were many reports about the death, but it was widely believed that the Brigadier was murdered by Indonesian militia. Looking at this situation, Lieutenant General Sir Philip Christison brought in reinforcements to siege the city.

In the early morning of 10 November 1945, British troops began to advance into Surabaya with cover from both naval and air bombardment. Although the Indonesians defended the city heroically, the city was conquered within 3 days and the whole battle lasted for 3 weeks. In total, between 6,000 and 16,000 Indonesians died while casualties on the British side were about 600 to 2000.

Battle of Surabaya caused Indonesia to lose weaponry which hampered the country’s independence struggle. However, the battle provoked Indonesian and international mass to rally for the country’s independence which made this battle especially important for Indonesian national revolution.

Task 3: Answer the following questions briefly based on the text above.

1. What is the passage about ?

2. When did the battle take place?

3. Where did it happen?

4. What caused the battle? Draw a diagram that shows chronologically the events that led to the battle.

5. What do you think about the Indonesian military power compared to that of the British army at that time?

6. What made the Indonesians dare to face the British army military aggression?

7. Did the Indonesian lose or win the battle? Why do you think so?

8. How did the battle influence the national revolution at that time?

9. Who was the prominent figure in the battle? What did he do?

10. Indonesia had gone through many battles. Why do you think the date of the Battle of Surabaya is used as a momentum to commemorate our hero’s contribution?

11.Describe in one world the Indonesians who defended their city at at that time ?

12. Do you think that the information in the text is clear ?

13. Have you read other texts that tell about similar event? What are they ?