Nota Bahasa Inggeris Tingkatan 5 – Bab 2

📂 Investigation Site Reports

Area 51, Nevada USA

Located deep within the Nevada desert, Area 51 is a top-secret U.S. military facility. For decades, it has been the center of alien conspiracy theories.

The Legend: Many believe it houses debris from a UFO that crashed in Roswell, 1947.

The Reality: The government only officially acknowledged its existence in 2013, claiming it is a testing site for experimental aircraft.

The Bermuda Triangle

A loose region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where ships and aircraft are said to have vanished under mysterious circumstances.

Unexplained Events: Thousands of people have disappeared here over centuries.

Theories: Some suggest “methane bubbles” rising from the sea floor, while others blame strange magnetic forces or even alien abductions.

Teotihuacan, Mexico

An ancient Mesoamerican city located near modern-day Mexico City, built around 100 BCE. Its name means “The Place Where Gods Were Created.”

The Mystery: The original builders are unknown. The city was suddenly abandoned around 600 CE.

The Scale: It features the massive Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon.

📖 Key Investigation Glossary

Ancient (Adj) Sangat purba. Belonging to a distant past, often thousands of years ago.

Bizarre (Adj) Ganjil/Pelik. Very strange or unusual, especially in a way that causes interest or amusement.

Evidence (Noun) Bukti. Facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true.

Supernatural (Adj) Supranatural. Events or things that cannot be explained by nature or science (ghosts, magic).

Vanish (Verb) Lenyap. To disappear suddenly and completely.

Spooky (Adj) Menyeramkan. Strange and frightening, making you think of ghosts.

Investigate (Verb) Menyiasat. To carry out a formal inquiry to discover the truth about an incident.

Brave (Adj) Berani. Ready to face and endure danger or pain without showing fear.

⚔️ Used To vs. Would

Both are used to describe past habits, but there is one major difference you MUST remember for SPM.

Used To

Can be used for Past Habits AND Past States (feelings/situations).

Habit: I used to play football. State: I used to be scared of UFOs.

Would

Can ONLY be used for Repeated Actions/Habits. CANNOT be used for states.

Habit: He would watch the stars. Wrong: I would be a child (❌)

The Golden Rule: If the verb is a State Verb (be, like, believe, know, have), you must use Used To.

⏱️ Interruption in the Past

We often combine these two tenses to show how one action interrupted another long action in the past.

1. Past Continuous (Background)

The “Long Action” that was already happening.
Formula: Was/Were + Verb-ing

“The detective was searching the attic…”

2. Past Simple (Interruption)

The “Short Action” that interrupted the first one.
Formula: Regular (ed) / Irregular

“…when he found a spooky box.”

Combined Example:
“While the students were investigating the Bermuda Triangle, they found some bizarre evidence.”