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Hortatory Exposition
LM Bahasa Inggris XI

Definition
An argumentative text in the form of spoken or written that is intended to the listeners of
readers that something should or should not happen or be done.

Purpose
To persuade the reader or the listener that something
should or should not be the case or be done.

Type Generic Structure

1. Scientific books 4. Speeches

2. Journals 5. Letter to editor
3. Magazine / 6. Plea in a trial
newspaper articles case Thesis

Language Features
words that link arguments, such as firstly,
however, on the other hand, therefore
simple present tense
compound sentences and/or complex Arguments
sentences
modals : should, ought to
subjective opinion using pronouns : I or We

Recommendation
Read the following text and answer the questions below

Text 1
Many people become more and more stressful nowadays. The stressful job, social ignorance,
and the traffic jam they face every day are among the examples of factors influencing their
emotion. When they cannot manage their emotion, they will create another stress for people
around them. Consequently, their depression increases and it will become more difficult to coup
with. No wonder that there have been some people attempting to commit suicide for they can’t
stand bearing such depressive life. How about us? Do we belong to the depressed ones or the
ones creating depression to others? Being depressed is so terrible, but it doesn’t mean that we
surrender to such condition. There are always ways to face the stress. One of them is expressing
what we feel through art, such as painting, dancing, composing songs, poems or short stories,
and making handicrafts. Why is art advisable for expressing our emotion? Here are the
reasons.

First, art both gives the beauty of the artwork and penetrates the soul of the person who creates
it. Through art, we may express and release our emotion without being afraid to be hurt or hurt
others. It is believed that art has such a greatly powerfull effect on our body that it can make
our brain to be creative and stimulate it to think out of the box. This will enable us to find a
solution on our problem, and support us not to easily give up. For example, someone who has
much pressure on their job is trying to draw what causes them stressed. Having been satisfied
on expressing their feeling, they analyze what they have drawn. They can find the reason why
they become stressed and then make an effort to find the solution. We are always able to think
clearly when our emotion is being controlled and we are in the peaceful mind. Artwork can give
the positive energy to anyone who enjoys it as well. It gives relaxation when they are delighted
in, for instance, singing. Hearing a song, they are moving their body following its rythm. This
will release their stressful mind.

Secondly, artwork can function as a therapy because it will focus on our spiritual experience.
Making artwork brings positive energy for our body for when we concentrate on what we are
doing, we make image on our concious mind which commands our sub concious mind to print
or manifest it. While doing it, we can feel as if we got “food” for our soul. The food is changed
into such a powerful energy that peace and comfort will slowly conquer our heart. It’s like a
meditation. Being able to control our emotion, we are developing our personality. Let’s take an
example of dancing. While we are moving our body, our mind is focusing on and enjoying each
movement we construct. This automatically expresses one by one what we are feeling and
releases them. Being relaxed is what we get at the end, so is being free from depression.

In short, it is highly recommended to avoid a stressful life which can bring some diseases by
releasing our stress through arts. We can choose kinds of artwork we like to have or just have a
pleasure on them. For everyone who are not able to appreciate arts, they can choose any
activity that can make them happy such as having sport or social activities. Doing what we like,
makes our life more qualified for ourselves and others.

(written by Hedwig Maria – inspired from “Intisari Maret 2019)

Answer the questions below based on the text 1

Exercise 1

1. Write main idea of each paragraph!

2. Write the generic structure of the text!

3. Do you agree with the arguments? Explain!

Answer the questions below based on the text 1

Exercise 2
1. Write the meaning of the underlined words in text 1! (the meaning in Bahasa
Indonesia)

1. ignorance
2. manage
3. consequently
4. increase
5. depressive
6. surrender
7. advisable
8. penetrate
9. stimulate
10. give up
11. enable
12. pressure
13. effort
14. relaxation
15. concentrate
16. conquer
17. release
18. recommend
19. pleasure
20. appreciate

2. Choose 5 words from the list above and make your own sentence using the word
(sentence in English)
Read the text below and answer the question

Text 2

When asked what major they may have after graduating from senior high school,
many students are doubtful and give uncertain answer about it. This becomes worse
when they even don’t know what they are learning for since their parents think that
they are not mature enough to choose what they have to learn. Life is full of choices,
so what will happen to these young men in the future life? Surely, it is impossible for
them to be always dependent on their parents or someone else for the whole of their
life. Therefore, they should be taught to have personal responsibility for their
successful life.

The outcome of their life is a product of what has been decided. How their life is
shaped mostly depends on themselves although there is an opinion that externals
may contribute to shape it. There are two kinds of people, ones who are the creator
mindset and ones who are the victims mindset. The creator mindset is empowered.
They believe that what they are doing will give positive outcomes. On the other hand,
the victims mindset is powerless. They think that their future life is determined by
others. Thus, young people must be guided to know who they are – the creator
mindset or the victim mindset -, and what they want to be so that they can prepare it
now for the better life later.

Responsibility means the ability to respond wisely to the choices which will give us
the desired outcomes or life experiences. Young people now prefer waiting passively
for their fate that is determined by luck or others to creating their own destiny, taking
action or seeking solution on their own problems. They are afraid to get risks which,
according to their belief, will destroy their life forever. They like to play safe though
they realize that their life is under controlled by others. Teaching teenagers to be
responsible to their own life is neccessarily done by both parents and teachers
because proactive personal responsibility can help them avoid troubles. For
example, when using social media, teenagers who are responsible will know what
they have to do to protect or secure themselves from the negative exposures of the
misleading information. Their ability to find solution and make decision which is
psychologically beneficial will not only put them away from being stressful but also
develop their self-esteem.

In short, it is advisable for parents as the first educators and teachers to guide
teenagers to be responsible for their own life. Parents, who especially determine a lot
what their children must do, should realize that their children are also learning about
life. By letting them take their own choice, they lead them to the true path of their
own life.

(written by Hedwig Maria)

Based on Text 2, answer the questions below

Exercise 3
Based on text 2, we can conclude that ...

1. Students still ...

2. Young men’s life ...
3. Personal responsibility ...
4. The contribution of externals ...
5. The positive outcomes ...
6. The better future life ...
7. The young people’s destiny ...
8. The fear of getting risks ...
9. The way to avoid troubles ...
10. Parents’ control ...

Exercise 4

Find five other words which relate to each word below! The words can be its synonym
or antonym or word that contain the word itself
Example: deficient

good
bad

Worse

excellent
inadequet

virtuous

1. Afraid :
2. Self-esteem :
3. Responsible :
4. Outcome :
5. Solution :
6. Secure :
7. Empower :
8. Mindset :
9. Beneficial :
10. Personal :