Tuesday, June 29, 2010

EXPRESSING PLEASURE AND DISPLEASURE

Study the dialogue carefully


















Tono :This is a very nice place. And I'm very fond of flower. Do you come here often?
Wati :Quite often. We enjoy spending the week - ends here moreever we like gardening very much.
Tono :How about jogging around this park?
Wati :Sorry. I'm not particulary fond of jogging.


Task 2. There are some ways to express pleasure or like they are:
















- like- be - keen on
- enjoy- be - very fond of
- be - interested in- be - crazy about, etc


To show displeasure or dislike, we can use:
















- Don't like- especially dislike
- really hate- be - not very keen on
- can't stand- be - not particulary fond of, etc

Task 3. Give your own idea (pleasure or dispeasure) to:




























1. hot food7. long hair boy
2. sport8. phylately
3. country music9. mango
4. durian10. orchestra
5. singing11.mini skirt
6. watching TV12. jeans trouser

TOO + ADJECTIVE

Task 1. Examine teh statement below.
  1. Your cactus will die. You give too much water to it.
  2. Javanese tigers are rare. Too many of them were hunted.
  3. I can't eat this soup, it is too hot.
Task 2.

Too + Adjective is to express quality of things.
Too + Adjective has negative sense that someting we talk are not so good or else.

Task 3. Choose the correct quality.
  1. You must turn down the radio it is (too loud, too high).
  2. The soup isn't good in taste. It's very salty. I must have put (too many, too much) salt in it.
  3. The girl is black out. She is (too thin, too weak) to have hiking activity.
  4. Although I am very hungry, I won't go to this restaurant. There are (too many, too few) people there.
  5. The Indonesia temperature is (too hot, too fresh) for Mr. Smith as he is a European.
  6. Cheetah runs (too speed, too fast) to follow by our camera.
  7. Only few students can do the test correctly. It's is (too simple, too difficult).
  8. Rhinos move slowly in the muddy water. Their bodies are (too big, too fat) to move quickly.

CUTTING DOWN TREES

There are some places in Indonesia which are likes desert. But many years ago, trees and plans grew there. Now the ground is hard and dry and nothing grows there. The land is dead. But why did the land die? It died because people cut down all the trees. They wanted the wood and the land. But now there is nothing.

Trees help other plants grow. Trees have roots under the ground and the roots hold the earth. They stop it washing away when the heavy rain comes. Leaves which fall from the trees stop the rain washing away the soft cart on the top of the ground. Trees stop strong wind from blowing small plants away.

In many countries around the world, people are cutting down the forest. Now there are floods, because the water washes quickly down the hills and floods the land. The water destroys farms houses and animals. Some times it kills people too. Today we must save the trees and the forest. Today the Indonesian government is planting many trees to save the land. When a tree is cut down we must plant a new tree in the place. We do not want the land in die.

GIVE WARNING

Task I. Have you ever seen these notices.

What are their meaning
  • Watch out! Foggy area.
  • Be carefull! Sheep.
  • Flood!
  • Mind your step!
  • Look out! Slippery road.
Task II. To give warning we can use ;
  • Be carefull!
  • Watch out!
  • Look Out!
  • Wait!
  • Fire!
  • Mind!
  • Flood!
  • etc
Task III. Give warning to someone who is
  1. Bringing a trayful of glasses.
  2. Crossing a crowded road.
  3. Riding his bicycle carelessly.
  4. Wearing goldess accesories.
  5. Climbing a high tree.
  6. Playing with a sharp knife.
  7. Walking in a steep path.
  8. Driving the car very fast.
  9. Swimming in a deep river.
  10. Bringing a lot of money.

Monday, June 21, 2010

RAFFLESIA ARNOLDI



The vast archipelago and the great number of islands have made Indonesia the home of large variety of plant life. The Indonesia flora ranges from the tiny orchid to the giant rafflesia plant. No wonder many botanists are curious to study these plants.

The rafflesia arnoldi is the biggest flower in the world. It is unusual because of its large size. It has a flower almost a meter in diameter and 1.40 meters in height.

"Rafflesia" is derived from the name of the British Governor General, Sir Thomas Stamford Rafflesia, who once governed and built the Botanical Gardens in Bogor. Though it is called Rafflesia after Raffles, the man who discovered the plant was Beccary, an Italian botanist who visited Sumatera in 1928.

Rafflesia consist of two parts: the stick-like part which grows in the middle and the petals around and below it.

The Rafflesia plant begins two flower in its tenth year. It blooms three or four times a year. Before it begins to flower, the leaves and the steam become dry and look dead, but the main root in the ground is still alive. While the flower is blossoming, it has a very unpleasant smell which attracs insect, especially green flies. They seen eagger to explore the flower. But it flies touch the bottom part of the stick, they will die.

TYPES OF PLANTS

     There are two main types of plants, flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants have roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits. Almost all the trees around us are flowering plants. You can probably recognize some plants from their flowers or their fruits.

     Non-flowering plants cannot grow flowers. They include the fern, fungi and algae. You cannot see many non-flowering plants around you.

     Roots grow down into the soil, often branching again and again. The roots are covered with tiny hars, which take in water and minerals from the soil.

     The stem grows upward from the root. Part or all of the stem may be underground. A stem may trail along the ground, climb a post or grow straight up in the air.

     Leaves produce food in the form of sugar, for the entire plant. The leaves contain a special green substance that enables them to do this. This substance is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll can produce sugar only in the presence of light. Carbon dioxide, which is a gas in the air, is also needed. So is water from the soil.

     Plants grow in almost every part of the world. We see plants such as flowers, grass, and trees nearly everyday. Plants also grow in mountain tops, in the oceans, in many deserts and in polar regions. Some tiny plants that grow on the forest floor can be barely seen. Plants are also the oldest living things.


"POSSIBILITY AND IMPOSSIBILITY" EXPRESSION

Task I Pay attention to the dialogue below!

Hasan   : My flowers do not grow well. What do you thing, Amin?
Amin     : Do you water them every day?
Hasan   : Yes, I water them every morning and afternoon.
Amin     : What's about fertilizer?
Hasan   : I don't use it.
Amin     : It's possible that the plants are lack of fertilizer.

Task II Answer the questions

- Who are in the dialogue?
- What happened with Hasan's flowers?
- What is Amin's conclussion?

To express possibility, we can use :
- It's possible ....
- May be ....
- Perharps ....
- I think ....

And to express impossibility, we can use :
- It's impossible ....
- I don't think ....

Task III Give possibility and impossibility for the conditions below. Number one is done for example.

1. There are not many people in the Safari Park.
    (P)  : May be it is closed.
    (I)    : It's impossible it gives interesting attractions.

2. My mother likes gardening very much.
    (P)  :
    (I)    :

3. Edelweiss can grow just on the top of mountain.
    (P)   :
    (I)    :





TREES

     Tree is the largest of all plants. The tallest grow over 61 meters tall. Many tree also live longer than other plants. Some trees live for thousand of years. They are the oldest living things that man knows.

     People think that trees are different from other plants. Most of the other plants grow only 2 short time and then die. People think of trees as permanent parts of the landscape.

     Tree continue to grows long as they live.They grow new leaves and flowers. Leaves of  a tree make food the food keeps the tree alive and helps it grow. The flowers grow into fruits. The food keeps the tree alive and helps it grow. The flowers grow into fruits. The fruits contain seeds for making new trees.

    Tree are different from other plants like herbs and shrubs. Most trees grow at least 4.6 to 6.1 meters, but herb and shrubs are much shorter than trees, they have woody stems, but most shrubs have more then one stem and none of the stems of shrubs grows so thick or tall as a tree trunk.

     There are thousands of kinds of trees, but most of trees belong to one of two main groups. They are breadleaf trees and needleaf trees. These two types of trees grow in many part of the world. Most other types of trees, such as palms and free ferns, grow mainly in warm regions.

INDONESIA HAS A LARGE SEA

     Indonesia has a large sea. The width of sea is more than land. People give the names of these according the island or the place. They are Java sea in the north of Java, Florest sea in the North of Florest, Banda sea in Maluku, Arafura sea in the south of Maluku etc. Indonesia sea is important for us. Besides for transportation, it is also give us some products, like : fish, salt pearl and sea park. Fish is in Bagan siapi-api; salt is in Sumenep and Kalianget; pearl is in Aru; sea park is in Ambon.

SEASON IN INDONESIA

     The Indonesia archipelago is situated below the equator. The islands stretch from, the tip of the Malay Peninsula eastward to the Philippines and Australia.

     Indonesia has a tropical climate, which is greatly influenced by mountains and the sea. In comparison with the most European countries which have four seasons. Spring, summer, Autumn, and Winter, Indonesia has only two seasons. The wet and the dry seasons. Every seasons last  for about six months. The wet seasons begins in September and Ends in March. The dry seasons begins in March and ends in August, September, October, November and December are the Wettest season of the year.

     Most of Indonesia receives adequate rain all year. The southern Sulawesi and central java through the lesser Sunda Islands have a dry season off at least four months because of the monsoon blowing from Australia to the coast of Asia. However, It must be noted that rainfall varies in individual islands and the particular mountain ranges.

WHAT

Study these dialogue.

1. The teacher  : Budi, please give this letter to Mr. David, maths teacher in Staff Office.
    Budi            : What is Mr. David like, Mam?
    The teacher  : He is tall,may be the tallest man there.

2. Nancy  : Do you like pear?
    Vanda  : No, I don't like
    Nancy  : How about grapes?
    Vanda  : I don't like, either.
    Nancy  : Whay do you like?
    Vnada  : I like orange and apple

Study these patterns.
- What is Mr. David like?    - He is tall
- What do you like?           - I like orange and apple

CONCLUSION:
   What + To be       + Noun/Pronoun   + Like?
   What + Auxiliary   + Noun/Pronoun   + Like?

Sunday, June 20, 2010

TALKING ABOUT NATURE














































Eman:How is the weather?
Indah:It's very hot. The sun is shining brightly.
Eman:Yes, Though if rained last night.
Indah:Let's go out to see beautiful flowers.
Eman:Look, There are a lot of butterflies. Ah, how beautiful they are. We cannot see them in the city.
Indah:There is a valley over there with its river, hills and green meadows. Well, I hope it is not going to rain tonight.
Eman:Do you want to go out tonight?
Indah:No, I just want to see the moonlight and the stars in the sky.
Eman:There is a forest over there like a green carpet
Indah:Yes, it's really a wonderful country with its natural resources.
Eman:We are lucky to live in Indonesia.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

     The Republic of Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world, stretches almost 5.000 km from Sabang to Merauke. It lies between two continents, Asia and Australia, and between two oceans, Samudera Indonesia and the Pasific Ocean. The archipelago contains 13.677 islands, thousands of them have no inhabitans. The five main islands are Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya Although it's a large country, most of Indonesia is the sea. Its total land area is only 1.900.000 square kilometers and most of it are mountainous.

     There are 15 volcanic mountains in the country. The most popular is Mt. Krakatau which has killed thounsands of people during its eruptions in 1883

ACCEPTANCE / AGREEMENT AND REFUSAL / DISAGREEMENT

Study these pattern.

1. A : How about listening to music?
B : That's a good idea

2. A : How about going to Selomanik?
B : I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't.

3. A : How about singing a song?
B : I'd love to

Pattern: How about + V - ing + Object/Adverb



A MUSICAL SHOW

     Mr. Bakri is manager of a factory. he is very busy, but he still spends some of his time for music. He likes music ver much, although he can't play it. He can't work well without listening to music. He has a tape recorder in his room. He has many cassettes, he can listen to music any time.

     Last Sunday he saw a musical show with his son who also likes music. They went to Taman Ismail Marzuki by car. They left at seven o'clock and came at half past seven. There were many people who wanted to see the show because the ticket was cheaper than before. Mr. Bakri and his son got the tickets easily because people stood in line.

     The show began at eight o'clock. The first performance was Bosmiq Band. It had four musicians Jojo and Aan played the guitars. Adit was the drummer and Widya played the organ. They sang 'Angan' at first and the second song was "Dust in the Wind". They played very well. The next was Amuba Band. It performed  two country songs. The audience enjoyed the show very much. It ended at eleven o'clock.

AN OLD LION

     An old lion sat in front of his cave. He was very hungry. A goat came by. "Good morning, Mr. Goad," said the lion. "You are welcome to my cave and have a game with me."

     The goat went in but he did nt come out.

     Then a dog came by.

     "Good morning, Mr. Dog." said the lion. "You are welcome to my cave, and have a game with me" The dog went in, but he did not come out.

     By and by a mousedeer.

     "Good morning, Mr Mousedeer." said the lion. "You are welcome to my cave and have a game with me." "No, thank you." said Mr. Mousedeer. "I have wacthed you sit there for along time. I have heard you talk to the dog and the goat. I have seen them go in, but I have not seen them come out."

RHINOCEROSES

     There are many kinds of wild animals in forest of Indonesia. Tigers, elephants, bears, orang utans, and rhinoceroses are some of the big wild animals. But now they are rarely in their natural habitat because some people have hunted and killed the.

     In order to protect those rare animals, our government has built wild life reserves. One of them is Ujung Kulon. It is in western tip of java. There you can find some protected animals. The very famous one is rhinoceros.

     Rhinoceroses are animals with one or two horns at the end of their nose. They are clumsy and tough. Rhinoceroses cannot see well. They do not have good eyesight. But they can smell and hear well.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Adverbs

"Adverb" is part of speech that explains how, where, and when something happens. Adverb is categorized based on their function. They are ;
a.  Adverb of manner (quickly, seriously, diligently, well, late, hard, fast, etc.)
     Explaining how an action is happened.
b.  Adverb of frequency (never, ever, seldom /rare, often, usually, always, every ....,etc)
     Explaining how often an action happened.
c.  Adverb of degree / intensity (very, enough, rather, fairly, nearly, pretty, etc.)
     Explaining the intensity of action happening.
d.  Adverb of time (immediately, now, then, soon, today, last..., next ..., etc.)
     Explaining when the action is happened.
e.  Adverb of place (here, there, at home, to the office, etc.)
     Explaining where the action is happened.

The position of adverbs
1.  Verb + Adverb
     e.g.  : He is talking seriously.
2.  Adverb + Verb
     e.g. : He always attends the class.
3.  Be + Adverb
     e.g. : She is very clever
4.  Auxiliary Verb + Adverb
     e.g. : I have never been so sad.
5.  Object + Adverb
     e.g. : I eat my bread quickly.

Suppose we have some adverbs in one sentences we can place them in the following sequence;
                      M + D + M + P + T
Have look at these examples!
#  We usually do our homework very seriously at home in the night.
             (F)                              (D)     (M)         (P)            (T)
#  He is always very quickly to understand the lesson at class in the morning.
              (F)      (D)    (M)                                            (P)          (T)

Present Future Tense

Take notice to the following forms!

STATEMENT
(I - You - She - He - It - We - They) will come tomorrow

NEGATIVE
(I - You - She - He - It - We - They) will not (won't) come tomorrow

SHORT ANSWER
Yes                                                           will
        ( I - You - She - He - It - We - They)
No,                                                            won't

CONTRACTION
I'll, You'll, She'll, He'll, It'll, We'll, They'll

     Will usually contracted with pronouns in both speech and informal writing.

Bob + will = "Bob'll"
The teacher will = "the teacher'll"

     Will is usually contracted with nouns in speech, but usually not in writing.

Notes:
  • Simple future tense used in a sentences to express future activity.

BE GOING TO VS. WILL

  1. She is going to succeed because she works hard
  2. She will succeed because she works hard
  3. I bought some wood because I am going to build a bookcase for my apartment.
  4. This chair is too heavy for you to carry alone. I'll help you.

Be going to and will are the same when they are used to make prediction about the future. (1) and (2) have the same meaning.

Be going to (but not will) is used to express a preconceived plan. In (3) : The speaker is planning to build a bookcase.

Will (but not be going to) is used to volunteer or express willingness. In (d) : The speaker is happy to help.

Telephone rate increase

     I was surprised to learn that the government had increased telephone rate by almost 28 percent; I am against this move.

     Telephone rates must not be raised for the following reasons:
  • The telephone service is a public facility, so its rates must be kept as low as possible.
  • The telephone service is strategically significant in promoting efficiency and eventually, bossting national productivity.
  • The telephone service is a business gateway and as it is monopolized by the state telecommunications firm Telkom, seeking profit must come second in Telkom's goal. 
    
     Given that the telecommunications business is highly lucrative, greater transparency in the management of this business is necessary; as it will demonstrate to the public whether or not is necessary to raise telephone rates.

     In my opinion, telecommunications facilities must be catogorized as a basic, public need and therefore their rates cannot be raised arbitrarily.

Never Compromise with Black Politicians

     This is indeed a period of "garbage" a time when the nation's badness has surfaced. However, we cannot imagine how this could get any worse than it is now.

     One scandal occurs and another follows, either by the same or different actors. Bank robberies occur frequently, making us aware how poor our bank security is. Meanwhile, the law seems to be only display.

     Politicians only think in the short term. They are only full of energy when they talk about power, particularly when it is their own.

     It is also true that man / candidates for the provincial Legislative Bodies have falsified their lists of supporters and their academic degrees.
 
     We can never retreat from the war against "black" politicans and would-be "Black" politicians.

     Former Czed president Vaclac Havel, who has a good image among his people, showed that politics is the will to make people happy.

     Therefore, if we want this nation to awaken, we must say firmly that there will be no compromise with politicians who build their careers on cheating.

SMOKING IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES

     Smoking should be banned in all public places. It will help us have healthy human resources.

     It is well known that smoking causes lung cancer that leads to death. It has also been proven that cigarette smoke can harm non-smokers when they are around people who smoke. Statistics show that there is a greater possibility for non-smokers to suffer from lung cancer that people who don't have any contact with cigarette at all.

     Considering the facts, it seems logical to ban smoking in all public places.

Exposition Hortatory



Expressin of Love and Sadness

The following are some expressions used to express love.
  • I love you.
  • I really love my parents.
  • I love my darling so much.
  • I love this game / present / Indonesians food.
  • Etc.
The following are some expression used to show sadness.
  • Oh no! / Oh Dear!
  • What a pity!
  • I'm really sad to know it.
  • I'm feeling blue.
  • I'm not in a good mood.
  • Poor John!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

A NOUN AND A VERB

     Hi everybody, How are you doing today? Are you ok? I hope so. Are you happy? I hope so.

     You know the world of English is fan and exciting place to be. I'm so glad you could join me for another lesson. In today's lesson, we will take a look at one of many exceptional situations that exist within the English language. In this case, where a Nound can also be used as a verb.