Preface

Developing English Competencies for Grade X is designed to facilitate you, students
of senior high school (SMA/MA), to communicate in English according to the context
of the language use.
Developing English Competencies for Grade X enables you to access information of
various fields of science to prepare you to go to university.
English learning in Developing English Competencies for Grade X is based on literacy
based approach so you can get many learning experiences by considering the aspects
of interpretation, convention, collaboration, cultural knowledge, problem solving,
reflection and language use.
In Developing English Competencies for Grade X, there are many activities available
for you to do individually or with other students. These activities explore your
creativity. You are expected to be skillful in doing the exercises, acting out dialogues,
constructing sentences or texts and the other activities that facilitate you to be skillful
in using English in communication.
Last but not least, the writers are very grateful to all people who have helped
and given their input, support and encouragement. We would like to thank PT Setia
Purna Inves, especially the editors and team, for facilitating us to publish our work.  
Hopefully, this book will help you learn English in a communicative way.
    Bandung, July 2008
       

             Wr iters