Biografi : BJ Habibie

Read the text of BJ Habibie carefully

I am the third President of the Republic of Indonesia, Jusuf Habibie Bacharuddin or in general, I am called BJ Habibie. I was born in Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi, on June 25, 1936. I am the fourth child of the eight children, spouse Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and RA Tuti Marini Puspowardoyo. I was married to Hasri Ainun habibie on May 12, 1962 was blessed with two sons namely llham Akbar and Thareq Kemal.

          I moved to Bandung to study at the School Gouvernments Middle Bare. In high school, I began to look outstanding achievements, aspecially in the exact sciences lessons. I became a favorite figure in her school.

          After graduating high school in Bandung in 1954, I entered the University of in Bandung (ITB now). I received my diploma from the Technische Hochschule, Germany in 1960 which then get Doctorate from the same place in 1965. In 1967, I became Professor of honor (Professor) at the Institut Teknologi Bandung.

Answer the following questions

1.   Where was Habibie b o r n ?

2.   Mention the name of Habibie’s family member!

3.   What is the profession mentioned in the text!

4.   Find out the main idea of the first paragraph!

5.   What is the social function of the text?

Exercise :

   1.    Give some questions to your friends about his/her family!

   2.    Give some answers to your friends about your family!

   3.    Work in group, make a dialog about a nice family!

   4.    Show your nice dialog in front of your class!