Borobudur Temple

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur

Borobudur is Hindu - Budhist temple. It was built in the nineth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.

Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction is influenced by the Gupta architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 m high and consist of eight step like stone terrace. The first five terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned with Budist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire height is crowned by a large stupa at the centre at the centre of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage and starways. The design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at Angkor, Cambodia.

Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.

Source: http://www.belajarbahasainggris.us/2012/02/contoh-teks-descriptive-borobudur.html

VOCABULARIES

1.       Temple: candi

2.       Dynasty: masa pemerintahan suatu raja

3.       Ancient: kuno

4.       Construction : bangunan

5.       Architecture : gaya bangunan

6.       Adorned : menghiasi

7.       Sculpture : pahatan

8.       Height : puncak

9.       Extends : memperluas

10.     Rededicated : mempersembahkan kembali

GRAMMAR FLASH !

Passive Voice

In a pasive sentence, the receiver of the action is the subject of the sentence.

Pattern: S + to be* + Verb 3 + complement

Example:   It     was        built       in the nineth century

                s    to be      verb 3          complement

*note

Subject	Present		Past
I	am	have	was	had
You	are		were
We
They
She	is	has	was
He
It

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?

• List the new words that you find in the text, then write the meaning!
• Find the passive sentences on the text!
• Make a conversation with your friends about Borobudur using passive sentence!
• Answer the question based on the text!

1.  When was Borobudur Temple built?

2.  Where is Borobudur Temple located?

3.  The construction of Borobudur Temple is influenced by..

4.  What is the shape of stupa at the upper of temple?

5.  When was Borobudur temple rededicated as an Indonesian monument?

6.  What the text  is talking about?

7.  What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

8.  Its (underline word) refers to..

9.  What is the synonym of well-kown?

10.What is the antonym of high?