The way to improve the reading competence of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Bumiayu were: (1)English area is one of the methods used at SMP Negeri 3 Bumiayu, (2)Daily activity is a kind of translation activity in which students have to translate all of the activities everyday.
Based on the research findings there were some strategies used by the teacher to overcome the students difficulties in reading descriptive text. They are : (1)Using pictures, (2)Drilling method, (3)Peer teaching, (4)Searching words, and (5)Collective guiding.