Saturday, December 20, 2008

Word Chain

Permainan ini dilakukan dengan cara semua peserta permainan menyebutkan sebuah kata bahasa Inggris secara bergantian. Bila peserta pertama selesai menyebutkan sebuah kata, maka peserta kedua harus menyebutkan sebuah kata yang huruf awalnya diambil dari huruf akhir dari kata yang telah disebutkan oleh peserta pertama. Misalnya, peserta pertama mengucapkan kata table, peserta kedua mengucapkan kata ear, peserta ketiga ring, peserta keempat go, dan seterusnya.

Bila jumlah peserta hanya empat orang, maka setelah peserta keempat kembalilah ke peserta pertama. Kalau salah satu peserta dalam kelompok tidak bisa menyebutkan kata berikutnya, itu berarti ia kalah dan harus diberi hukuman. Hukumannya bisa ditetapkan bersama-sama. Setelah hukuman dilaksanakan, permainan dilanjutkan kembali. (Permainan ini bisa juga dilakukan secara tertulis.)

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Tongue Twister (6)

If you tell Tom to tell a tongue twister, his tongue will be twisted as tongue twister twists tongues.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Idiom: Black & White

Colours are the theme of today's idioms – ‘black’ and ‘white’ to be precise. The first one is ‘give someone a black look’. We ‘give someone a black look’ when we want to show them we are angry or displeased with them, maybe because they have said or done something to upset us. Listen to the idiom in an example.

‘My teacher gave me a black look because I was talking with my friend when he was trying to explain the lesson.’

The second idiom is ‘to tell a white lie’. We ‘tell a white lie’ when we want to be polite or we don't want to hurt someone's feelings by telling them the truth.

‘Julie asked me if I liked her new hairstyle. I had to tell a white lie and say that I did, but really I thought it was too short.’

Let's recap on today’s idioms :

‘To give someone a black look’ — ‘menatap seseorang dengan perasaan kesal atau marah’

‘To tell a white lie — ‘berbohong demi kebaikan’

Source: http://kangguru.org/idioms.htm

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Vocabulary Software

Vocabulary is one of the important elements that the students must master if they want to deepen their mastery in English. Sometimes we need a software to help us learn or increase our vocabulary. A vocabulary software from Vocaboly will be helpful for you because it is one of the best vocabulary software. You can learn much about vocabulary and you can also learn by playing games. Maybe you can try this software and make it your quality resource for your study.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Jawaban Latihan Subjunctive

Berikut ini adalah jawaban atas latihan Subjunctive yang diberikan beberapa waktu lalu.

  1. I wish I could speak French.
  2. I would rather he studied abroad.
  3. If only I were a millionaire!
  4. You looked as if you had seen a ghost.
  5. I wish she were here.
  6. I would rather you had stayed here.
  7. If only I could sing like Mariah Carey.
  8. Budi speaks German as if German were his mother tongue.
  9. She wishes she had a new house.
  10. The students wished Mr. Rudi had come late.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Latihan Subjunctive

Pada pelajaran terdahulu kita telah mempelajari bentuk subjunctive dengan wish, if only, as if/as though, dan would rather.

Sekarang cobalah buat bentuk subjunctive, dimulai dengan kata-kata dalam tanda kurung!

Contoh:

She didn’t come to my party. (I wish)

I wish she had come to my party.

1. I can’t speak French. (I wish)

2. He doesn’t study abroad. (I would rather)

3. I’m not a millionaire. (If only)

4. You didn’t see a ghost. (You looked as if)

5. She’s not here. (I wish)

6. You didn’t stay here. (I would rather)

7. I can’t sing like Mariah Carey. (If only)

8. German is not his mother tongue. (Budi speaks German as if)

9. She doesn’t have a new house. (She wishes)

10. Mr. Rudi didn’t come late. (The students wished)

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Ashworth University

Studying is very important for our future because, by having a good knowledge and skill, we will be able to get a good job with a good salary. Education has a significant value these days. Ashworth University, which was formerly PCDI, is an educational institution which has produced a number of good graduates. There are some benefits you will get by learning here: first, you can set your own study schedule; second, you will get interest-free tuition; third, you can enroll at any time you want; fourth, you will get a good expert guidance; and fifth, you can graduate quickly. What else do you want? Everything is easy, isn’t it?


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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Idiom: As Good As Gold

An easy idiom today about gold — ‘as good as gold’.

We use this idiom if we want to say that something or someone is very good. It may be a machine or an animal for example that is reliable and trustworthy. Perhaps it could be used to describe somebody who is very well behaved or reliable. Here are two examples for you.

‘The old car is still going well and the engine is as good as gold. It is very reliable indeed.’

‘My littler son is really great and now and he's as good as gold when we travel in the car. No problems at all.’

‘as good as gold’ — ‘bagus sekali atau bisa diandalkan’

Source: www.kangguru.org

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Business Cards

It cannot be denied that the existence of a business card is very important. It has certain meaning and symbol. It can serve as the representative of the company, the sales letter, etc. That’s why, the professional business card image and style are required to describe a company to its clients. Maybe it has happened many times to us that, when we see a business card for the first time, then an image is created in our mind saying that,”Oh… This company is very professional!”


Realizing the importance of the image created in the clients’ mind, it is no wonder that business owners will make an effort to make good and professional business cards. Now the process of making business cards is very fast. You can also save a certain amount of energy and money if you want to make online business cards. There are a number of websites on the internet which provide online business cards. One of the websites is BusinessCards.pro. A lot of template designs are provided to business owner if they want to make business cards for their own businesses. All the template designs look very professional. You will not be dissapointed. Just visit the website if you are interested!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Jokes

Many people like telling or sharing jokes. It is one of the ways to refresh their mind or to refresh the atmosphere. Some jokes contain educational values while some others are nasty. It is up to you what kind of jokes you are going to tell, share, or listen to. The most important thing is: Don’t do it excessively!

Friday, September 12, 2008

Idioms Using the Word 'Stand'

Our first idiom is ‘can't stand it’. We use this idiom if we want to say that we cannot cope or put up with something any longer. Maybe there are problems or maybe somebody is making things difficult for you. Then we use this idiom.

‘My brother keeps playing music too loud at night. I cannot study properly. I can't stand it any longer. It is very bad for me.’

Another idiom using the word stand is ‘stand up and be counted’. Now this is a good one for you to use. If we want to tell somebody or a group to be strong and to let other people know how they really feel, then we can tell them to ‘stand up and be counted’.

‘If you really feel that way about the problem then make sure the Headmaster knows how you feel on this subject. Do not be quiet and shy, stand up and be counted.’

‘You know, sometimes we do have to stand up and be counted — we have to make sure people know how we feel about something and not just be happy to sit back and be passive.’

‘can't stand it’ — ‘tidak tahan’

‘stand up and be counted’ — ‘berani mengungkapkan pendapat’

Source: www.kangguru.org