Thursday, February 28, 2008
Idiom: Rack One's Brain
Donny racked his brain, trying to find the solution for his problem.
= Donny memeras otak, berusaha mencari solusi bagi masalahnya.
Note:
Gantilah one's dengan bentuk possessive adjective (my, your, our, their, his, her, its) yang sesuai dengan subjek kalimat.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Basic Conversation: Personal Information
Mr. Amir : What’s your name?
Hasan : My name is Hasan.
Mr. Amir : How do you spell your name?
Hasan : H-A-S-A-N.
Mr. Amir : Where do you live?
Hasan : I live on Jl. Sudirman.
Mr. Amir : When were you born?
Hasan : I was born on April 30, 1992.
Mr. Amir : What are your hobbies?
Hasan : My hobbies are reading, watching TV, learning foreign languages and
jogging.
Mr. Amir : Are you married?
Hasan : No, I’m not. I’m still single.
Mr. Amir : What does your father do?
Hasan : He is a lecturer. He teaches English in a university.
Mr. Amir : How many brothers and sisters do you have?
Hasan : I have two brothers and one sister.
Mr. Amir : Do you have many friends here?
Hasan : Yes, I do. I have a lot of friends.
Mr. Amir : How many foreign languages do you speak?
Hasan : I speak four foreign languages: English, German, Arabic, and
Japanese.Monday, February 18, 2008
Modal: Can
1. untuk mengungkapkan kemampuan (ability) di waktu sekarang
Heru can solve the problem easily.
Jika can digunakan untuk mengungkapkan ability, maka can bisa juga digantikan dengan be able to.
Kata be disesuaikan dengan subjek kalimat, yaitu am, is, atau are.
Heru is able to solve the problem easily.
2. untuk mengungkapkan kemungkinan (possibility)
I lost my beautiful cat. It can be anywhere now.
3. untuk meminta/memberi izin (permission)
Can I use your car now?
~ Of course, you can.
4. untuk menungkapkan suatu permintaan/permohonan (request)
Can you help me, Hasan?
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
METER or METRE?
Contoh kata-kata lain yang memiliki pola ejaan yang sama:
LITER/LITRE
THEATER/THEATRE
CENTER/CENTRE
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Family & Relatives
father : ayah
mother : ibu
parents : orang tua
child : anak
son : anak laki-laki
daughter : anak perempuan
brother : saudara laki-laki
sister : saudara perempuan
husband : suami
wife : istri
uncle : paman
aunt : bibi
nephew : keponakan laki-laki
niece : keponakan perempuan
cousin : sepupu
grandfather : kakek
grandmother : nenek
grandparents : kakek nenek
grandson : cucu laki-laki
granddaughter : cucu perempuan
grandchild : cucu
father-in-law : ayah mertua
mother-in-law : ibu mertua
son-in-law : menantu laki-laki
daughter-in-law : menantu perempuan
brother-in-law : saudara ipar laki-laki
sister-in-law : saudara ipar perempuan
stepfather : ayah tiri
stepmother : ibu tiri
stepson : anak tiri laki-laki
stepdaughter : anak tiri perempuan
Isilah titik-titik dengan kata yang tepat!
- Your father’s wife is your ……………
- Your uncle’s son is your ……………
- Your mother’s father is your ……………
- Mr. Hasan has a daughter whose name is Susi. Susi is Rudy’s wife. So, Rudy is Mr. Hasan’s ……………
- Susi and Susan are sisters. Tono is Susi’s son and Rani is Susan’s daughter. So, Rani is Tono’s ……………
- Your father’s brother is your ……………
- Your uncle’s wife is your ……………
- Mitha is your sister. We can also say that Mitha is your father’s ……………
- Your cousin’s mother is your ……………
- Your nephew’s father is your ……………
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Menanyakan Kabar atau Keadaan Seseorang
X : How are you?
Y : I'm fine, thanks. And you?
X : I'm fine, too.
Kali ini saya akan memberikan beberapa ungkapan yang juga dapat digunakan untuk menanyakan kabar atau keadaan seseorang. Ucapkanlah ungkapan-ungkapan berikut dengan suara keras!
- How are you doing?
- How is it going?
- How are things?
- How are things with you?
- How are you getting on?
- How have you been?
- How's life?
- How's everything?
Monday, February 4, 2008
Idiom: Come True
I hope all my dreams will come true.
= Semoga saja semua impianku akan menjadi kenyataan.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Idiom: Call On
Yesterday we called on Susan because she was sick.
= Kemarin kami mengunjungi Susan karena ia sakit.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Jawaban English Quiz
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