TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Siswa SMA/MA Kelas 12 kini memasuki Unit 1 dalam buku pelajaran Bahasa Inggris Tingkat Lanjut Kurikulum Merdeka, berjudul “Digging the Hidden Gem of Borneo”, yang disusun oleh Sunengsih, dkk dan diterbitkan oleh Kemdikbudristek pada tahun 2022.

Unit ini dirancang untuk membangun kesadaran siswa terhadap kekayaan alam dan budaya Indonesia, khususnya Kalimantan, melalui keterampilan mendengarkan dan berdiskusi dalam bahasa Inggris. 

Materi disajikan dengan pendekatan komunikatif yang mendorong siswa berpikir kritis, memperluas kosakata, serta mengekspresikan pendapat secara lisan maupun tertulis.

Pada halaman 5, siswa menemukan Activity A.2, yaitu latihan menyimak percakapan antara dua tokoh yang membahas pengalaman berwisata ke Kalimantan. 

Aktivitas ini mengajak siswa untuk mengenali potensi pariwisata lokal, serta pentingnya menjaga kelestarian alam, seperti yang tergambar dalam cerita tentang ubur-ubur tak menyengat di Pulau Kakaban, Kalimantan Timur.

Sebelum melihat kunci jawaban, sangat disarankan agar siswa mencoba memahami isi percakapan dan menjawab pertanyaan berdasarkan pemahaman mereka sendiri. 

Adapun kunci jawaban yang disajikan di artikel ini bertujuan membantu proses belajar, baik bagi guru, siswa, maupun orang tua sebagai pendamping belajar di rumah.

Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Tingkat Lanjut Kelas 12 Halaman 5 Kurikulum Merdeka

Activity A. 2

Listening
Listen to the conversation between two people talking about Kalimantan. Audio file can be accessed by scanning the QR Code or visit the link on appendice.

Baca juga: 50 Soal TKA SMA 2025 Bahasa Indonesia, Matematika, Bahasa Inggris dan Kunci Jawabannya

Conversations between two people (Rudi and Samuel) 

Rudi : Hi , Sam?
Sam : Hello , Rudi?
Rudi : Are you a travel blogger? I heard you just came back from Madura?
Sam : Yes i’m trying to become a travel blogger, by the way not from madura, I just came back from Kalimantan
Rudi : Kalimantan? Borneo? What a great place it is!
Sam : That’s right!
Rudi : What is Kalimantan like?
Sam : Very beautiful and pleasant place. There are so many interesting places, a nature that has not been touched by humans yet.
Rudi : Wow, very interesting. What’s in there? 
Sam : There are so many beautiful places such as, Derawan Archipelago, Kumala Island, Maratua Island, Sangalaki Island, Lemukutan Island, Pine Island, and many more.
Rudi : Cool, what an amazing place
Sam : Do you know? …. Kakaban island is an uninhabited island in Berau, East Kalimantan. It is one island in the Indonesian archipelago that has a saltwater lake where stingless jellyfish live. It was simply amazing
Rudi : really? A saltwater lake? … great!!!. Wait the minute, you said Stingless Jellyfish?
Sam : Yeah, We have so much fun swimming with the jellyfish, there are 4 species of jellyfish and they are so adorable. It is too bad, the jellyfish population has reduced massively in recent years. The main reason is because people swim around with their fins and hit the jellyfish, so, please don’t use fins when swimming here and don’t touch the jellyfish, even though they are sting less and so adorable.
Rudi : What a Pity. I couldn’t agree more with you, we have to pay attention to the species, to protect that species from extinction.
Sam : Agreed
Rudi : thank you for your great story
Sam : Anytime Rudi

Question

1. What is the conversation mostly about?

Kunci Jawaban: Talking about the beauty of Kalimantan, and its problematic aquatic / underwater Preservation.

2. What does the speaker imply about Kalimantan?

Kunci Jawaban: Kalimantan is a very beautiful and pleasant place. There are so many interesting places, a nature that has not been touched by humans yet.