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In  many  areas,  libraries  are  an  important  part  of  the  community

                       network so they cannot be replaced by simple objects.


                       Activity 2
                       Watch  and  observe  the  video  entitled  “Homemade  Banking:  E-

                       Money  Services  Emerge  in  Indonesia”.  You  may  click  on  the
                       following link: https://youtu.be/XSEvyBf8Mz4

                       Then discuss the following issues concerning the video in pairs :

                          1.  How popular is e-money in your community?
                          2.  When do you usually use e-money?

                          3.  What  are  the  attitudes  of  the  people  you  know  towards  e-

                              money?
                          4.  Do you have a bank account yourself? What is it commonly

                              for?
                          5.   How  could  branchless  banking  support  e-money  usage

                              among the locals?


                   F.  Conclusion

                       In conclusion, argumentative text is a type of writing that presents an
                       opinion  on  an  issue  and  supports  it  with  evidence  and  reasoning.

                       Structure  of  argumentative  text  is  thesis  statement  (introduces  the
                       issue  and  the  writer's  point  of  view),  arguments  (reasons  and

                       evidence  to  support  the  thesis),  conclusion  (summary  of  the
                       arguments). Language Features of expressions of asking and giving

                       opinions,  abstract  nouns,  technical  terms,  modal  auxiliaries,  action

                       verbs.







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