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  It is different vocabulary said by average people and professional or native speakers. They are: Ask = Inquire: meminta Bad = Negative: buruk Book = Reserve: memesam But = However: tetapi Buy = Purchase: membeli Check = Verify; memeriksa Choose = Select: Memilih Get = Obtain: mendapatkan Go on = Continue: melanjutkan Help = Assist: membantu Job = Occupation: pekerjaan Keep = Preserve: menyimpan Let = Permit: mengizinkan Maybe = Perhaps: mungkin Need = Require: membutuhkan Show = Demonstrate: menunjukkan Sorry = Apologize: maaf Tell = Inform: memberitahu Think = Consider: memikirkan Use = Consume: menggunakan

  Clarify subject, verb or  vern phrase, and object!  1. She visits her mother at least once every few months.  2. Studying on this old chair is hurting my back.  3. A talented little boy played several classic songs on the piano during the party.  4. Diana wasn't able to complete her homework.  5. A bee flying around in the backyard stung my son.  6. One of the best football players at out school is joining the national team.  7. Our parents need a new car. 8. Running long distance regularly should improve your stamina.  9. Before the morning rush hour, several snow plows quickly cleared fron the streets.  10. In order to prepare for hid career in arts, Bonnie studied painting.  Practical words in common English: Click https://translate.google.com. X: Hello.  Y; What is your name?  X: My name is.....  Y: How are you?  X: I'm fine, thank you.  Y: Where are you?  X: I am from Mexico.  Y: How lo...

  Q: question and R: response Q: How do you do?  R: How do you do?  Q: What is your name?  R:My name is...  Q: What is your full name?  R: My full name is...  Q: What is your nick name?  R: You may call me....  Q: Can I help you?  R: Yes, Can you help me to bring my bag, please?  Q: Is there anything else that I can help?  R: Yes, please. / No, thank you.  Q: Do you speak English?  R; Yes. I love speaking English.  Q: Cam you help me?  R: Yes, of course.  Q; Nice to meet you.  R: Nice to meet you too.  Q: What is your nationality?  R; I'm Indonesian.  Q: How old are you?  R; I'm... years old.  Q: What is your date of birth?  R: I was born on...  Q: What is your father's job?  R: My father is a/an.. Q: How many brother and sister do you have?  R; I have... brother(s) and .... sister(s).  Q: How do you go to work?  R: I go to work by....  Q;...

How many vocabulary do you master?  Simulation Test: https://testyourvocab.com/ Vocabulary < 1500 minus/lack 1500 - 3000 : basic level 3001 - 6000 intermediate level 8000 - 9000: advanced level.  10.000 you are included great people as if you have stayed abroad.  Kata sifat: adjective, kata keteragan: adverb, iklan: advertisement, takut: afraid, Afrika: Africa, sesudah: after, sore: afternoon, sesudah itu, kemudian: afterwards, lagi: again, di atas: above, menerima: accept, kecelakaan: accident, menerima: accompany, tindakan, perbuatan: action, aktor: actor, sebenarnya: actually, menambah: add, alamat: address, sendiri: alone, sudah: already, baiklah: alright, juga: also, selalu: always, Amerika: America, Orang Amerika: American, dan: and, marah: angry, bertentangan, berlawanan: against, setuju: agree, udara: air, pesawat terbang: airplane, bandara: airport, semua: all, alergi: alergy, mengizjnkan: allow, memperbolehkan: allow, hewan, binatang: animal, mengganggu, menj...

  I want you.  I need you.  I love you.  But ... Heavy Examination, TKA 2025. I feel you.  I hold you.  I love you.  To learning English is to have strong motivation. Close your eyes and visualize your goal. I learn English because I want to speak it fluently. Ignore in your mind that English is difficult, hard work, etc. Welcome positive thinking that English is easy.  Adapt your learning style. Perhaps you want to study alone or with friends. By listen to music or not? Please choose the proper style that make you comfortable.  How to enlarge our voabulary?  1. Read English articles or books  as much as possible. I suggest you match your capability with its level. Please start from beginner to advance.  2. Make vocab bank Day by day, your vocab will encrease. For example:  No.  Words       Type     Sentence/Illustration 1.   Heavy     adjective   T...

  How to comprehend reading text?  1. We need not read whole the text, except we have got much time.  2. Read all questions in advance.  3. We know kinds of the questions.  Some ways relate to Reading, namely: 1. Each text is from a book or article has meaning. Non-continuous text is like brocure, label, graph, map, diagram, etc. But, Continuous text is narrative, descriptive, exposition, spoof and so on.  2. A paragraph is a part of a text or writing activity that may have  a sentence or more  to develop  a main topic or main idea.  3. A sentence that describes a main idea in a paragraph is called Topic sentencr.  4. Topic sentence is put in the beginning, ending or sometimes in the middle of a paragraph.  5. Description of the content is a main topic or main idea.  6. Topic from a paragraph or text is point of view or subject in writing. Thus, a main idea is notes,   explanation, topic opinion from the writer'....

  Procedure texts: 1) texts that explain hoe something works or how to use instruction/operatiion manual, e.g. how to use the video, the computer, the tape recorder, the photocopier, the fax.  2) texts that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rulers.  3) texts that deal with human behaviour, e.g. how to live happily, how to succeed.  To help readers do a task or make something. They can be a set of instructions/directions. Generic structure: 1. Aim/Goal: final purpose 2. Materials: ingredients, utensils, equipment 3. Steps: a set of instructions Is your refrigerator getting messy and dirty? I'll advise you on how to clean it.  First of all, prepare a cloth, a dish towel, a knife or spatula, vinegar and some water. Then, empty the refrigerator. Place the things on the table or in empty baskets. Throw out aged or inedible food. Toss out anything you don't use regularly.  After that, defrost ...

  In Learner Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Discussion means a speech or piece of writing that gives information, ideas, opinions, etc., about something.  Communicative purpose is to present two points of view about an issue.  Organization of the text: 1.Issue: issue consent.  2. Supporting Point/Argument For: consist of main idea and elaboration 3.  Contrasting/Argument Against: consist of main idea and elaboration 4. Conclusion/recommendation: Well, some people agree that x-ray examination is beneficial. They say that doctors should use x-ray examining a severe illness. If doctors don't use the x-ray, they will miss some important information which is very useful in making a diagnose ob the patient's diseasr. And thus will sometimes cause the doctors inaccurate in prescrition the medicine to care the illness.  Not all patients agree with the use of x-ray examination, however. They think that using x-ray will cost them a lot of money. That's really true. Anot...

  Descriptive text is a text which says what a person of a thing is like.  Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place or thing.  Generic structure: Identification: special participant Description: partd, quality, characteristic, i.g.: origin, colour, like etc.  Wakatobi is the name of an archipelago and regency in Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia. The name Wakatobi is derived from the names of the main island of the archipelago: Wangiwangi, Kaledupa, Tomea, and Binongko. The group is part of a large group called the Tukangbesi island.  The archipelago, located in the diverse hotspot known as Wallace. It is part of the Wakatobi National Park. Wakatobi as one of the world's marine tourism object is now preparing it self and ready to welcome you and your family with hospitality and its particular culture. The Wakatobi is also home to Operation Wallacea, a UK based, non profit conservation group looking at sustainable development of fisheries and c...

  In Concise Oxford Dictionary, Hortatory (adjective) means trending or aiming to exhort (cenderung mendorong/mendesak orang lain untuk melakukan sesuatu) and Exposition means a comprensive description and explanation of a theory (penjelasan dan penjabaran sebuah teori secara komprehensif).  Generic structure: Thesis: introduce main idea.  Argument (s): contains issue reasons.  Recommendation: contains statement should or should not be the case.  Students should always wear hats in the school playgroup to protect their skin and eyes.  Firstly, hats protect the skin from sunburn. As we know, lunch and recess are during the sunniest part of the day. Without hats, students' skin would get very burnt and that could cause skin cancer.  Secondly, hats can help prevent eye damage from the sun even on cloudy days there can be a lot of glare from the sun, hats help to prevent someof the glare so that we don't have to squint and hurt our eyes.  Hats should ...

Analytical means examination or liking ti examine things very carefully (Cambridge) and expositiom is a comprensive description.  Analytical Exposition Text is to present an issue. It belong to Argumentation text.  The main purpose is to attemptbyo persuade the readers to believe something by presenting one sude of the argument (to persuade the readers or listeners that something is the case).  Generic structure: 1. Thesis: introduce a topic or main idea (1 par. )  2. Arguments: support the main idea, consist of: point: (restate main/previous argument) and elaboration (develop the point) argument)  3. Reiteration: restate 1st/main idea (conclusion).  The important of English Language Thesis: I personally think that English is the world "s most important language. Why do I say that?  Argument 1: Firstly, English is an international language. It is spoken by many people all over the world, either as a first or second language.  Argument 2: Secondly,...

Recount text tells the readers what happened in the past through a sequence of events. The past experience, i.g.: diary, biography and Autobiography.  Social function is to tell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining.  Generic structure: 1. Orientation: introducing characters, place, time (who, where, and when)  2. Events: cronological or sequenced events 3. Re-orientation: ending the events. I remember the time I started school when I was five. There was a little boy called Erick in the same class. He used to pull my hair when the teacher was not looking. One day I hit him in the head with a book. You know, he began cry! The teacher was angry with me. He said, "Little girls don't do things like that. " But since then Erick never pulled my hair again.  1. What is the text about?  A. My childhood.  B. My bad memory.  C. The writer's school.  D. The writer's childhood E. The writer's experience at home.  2. What happened to the wri...

  Narrative can be a fiction story and a non-fiction story. The type of fiction stories are folktale, a legend, a myth, and a fable. On the other hand, non fiction example is 25 prophets, 9 Islamic warriors, our history, etc. Sometimes non-fiction story can be called Essay.  Generic structure: Orientation: a set of characteror particoasnt, a plot or setting (Who? When? Where?)  Complication: problems arise.  Resolution: dolution of problems.  Re-orientation: a closing remark (optional)  The purpose: To entertain the readers and listeners or To amuse the readers snd listeners.  Long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, lived a woman and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang's father had passed away when he was a baby and he had to live hard with her mother. Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong child. He usually went to the sea to catch fish and brought it to his mother or sold it in the town.  One day, when Mal...