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  English needs not learning in our heart but we should practise it as much as possible.  In this time, we use our fingers for learning English. How's the way?  First, we close our both fingers, except right tumb that indicate to Simple Present (1). Second, we open left tumb is similar with the right one as function: SELALU Always (2). Third, we open left fore finger as Auxilary Do/Does (3). Fourth, we open the left of middle finger for positive sentence: Saya SELALU berbicara bahasa Inggris (4). We open the left of little finger for negative sentence: Saya TIDAK SELALU berbicara bahasa Inggris I don't speak English (5). 

When we study English, of course, we have once made mistakes. Please, don't be afraid of making mistakes. If we don't make mistakes, it means we never learn anything from the foreign language. We also learn from the mistakes.  Many mistakes that we usually do is related to grammar and pronunciation,  Will you marry me?  In our country, menikah dengan... translated marry with or marry to. Most people choose the first phrase: marry with, eventhoug it is wrong and the right answer: marry to = menikah dengan.  How to pronounce merry vs. marry?  To answer the question, we should learn about intonation, stress or un-stress and correct pronunciation so that it can differ them.  I have got a story from Malang town square (Matos) for my holiday. There were three tourists from Thailand who are starving and need something to eat. They wanted to buy " Bakpao".and the seller from Indonesia. The seller and buyers could not communicate each other because they come differe...

  Happy National Students Day, 22 October.  President of Indonesia Prabowo Subiyanto wish to have Integrated Schools in each area. The schools should be integrated obe another.  Integrated schools is to continue from elementary school to connect junior school and senior high school in one area. So, there is no empty school because of decreasing family.  We have known that a group of some elementary schools, perhaps 9 - 10 schools integrated into Gugus. Unfortunately, One or two school is empty or having lack of students or even nothing. Studenrs can be disributed from crowded to empty schooll. The teachers can join into peer teaching (collaboration system) in some schools. The teachers can cooperate and work together to make progress. There is no superior or big class and empty class. No minded anymore to their school name except the progress of their schoold in whole.  In addition, we should teach students some languages that used most people in the world, such...

1. Hello.  2. Good morning.  3. I'm John Smith.  4. Are you Bill Jones.  5. Yes, I am.  6. How are you?  7. Fine, thanks.  8. How is Helen?  9. She's very well, thank you.  10. Good afternoon, Mr. Green.  11. Good evening, Mrs. Brown.  12. How are you this evening?  13. Good night, John.  14. Good-bye, Bill.  15. See tomorrow.  16. Come in, please.  17. Sit down.  18. Stand up, please.  19. Open your book, please.  20. Close your book, please.  21. Don't open your book.  22. Do you understand?  23. Yes, I understand.  24. No, I don't understand.  25. Listen and repeat.  26. Now read, please.  27. That's fine.  28. It's time to begin.  29. Let's begin now.  30. This is Lesson One.  31. What's this?  32. That's a book.  33. Is this your book?  34. No, that's not my book.  35. Whose book is this?  36. That's your book...

Good morning: Sugeng enjing Good afternoon: Sugeng siyang Good evening: Sugeng sonten Good night: Sugeng dalu Good bye: Kepareng nyuwun pamit Please come in:  Mangga mlebet Please sit down: Mangga lenggah You are very pretty: Panjenengan ayu sanget Thank you: Matur nuwun What is your name?: Asma panjenengan sinten?  My name is ... : Nami kula ....  Can you speak English? : Memapa panjenengan saged ngendika cara Inggris?  What did you say? : Panjenengan ngendika menapa?  I don't understand: Kula mboten mengertos Excuse me: Kula nyuwun pangapunten Can you speak  Javanese? : Menapa panjenengan saged ngendikan cara Jawi?  Yes, I can: Inggih, kula saged.  Do you smoke? : Menapa panjenengan ses?  Shut the door: Pintunipun supados dipun tutup.  Come here; Mangga mriki She is very pretty: Piyambakipun ayu sanged Do you love her? : Menapa panjenengan tresna piyambakipun?  I love yoi: Kula tresna panjenengan Will you go to watch the cinema wi...

  Here are steps: 1. Enlarge our vocabulary Find its meaning and classify into the correct category! Moist, bustling, fiuntain, chilly breeze, congested, pavement, smells if seaweed and fish, skyscrapers, hiking trail, golden rays of sun, scenery, lake, windblown, honking cars, cottagd, food stall, mesdow, mountain range, crimson red sky, pond, square, prickly cactus, peaceful, cliff. Beach: ..., ...  Village: ..., ...  City: ..., ...  Desert: ..., ...  2. Use 5 senses (sense of sight, sense of sound, sense of smell, sense of touch, sense of taste)  Beach (sense of sight)  The white sand and tge tiny pink shells.  The waving palm coconut tree on gge shore.  The way tge sea is the same blue as the sky, making it hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.  The rocks are still wet from high tide.  The smell of caught fish from the fishing boat (smell). The faint taste of salt on the breeze (taste). The screeching herring gulls. ...

  OSASCOM + Noun : Opinion + Size + Age + Shape + Colour/Texture + Origin + Material + Noun. My grandma gave me a coat for my last birthday. It is made of wool. It's long and the colour is green and it's really nice.  Opinion (pendapatmu soal benda itu): beautiful, anazing, etc. + Size (ukurannya): big, huge, etc. + Age (umurnya): new, old, etc. + Colour/Texture (warna atau teksturnya): red, smooth, etc. + Origin (asalnya): Javanese, Italian, etc. + Material (bahan pembuatannya) : cotton, wooden, etc. + Noun (Benda yang dimaksud) : apa saja terserah. OSASCOM + Noun Long - wool - green - nice (check in the tabel)  My grandma gave me a nice long green wool coat.  1. I love that really old big green car that always parked at the end of the street. (age-size-colour)  2. My sister has a cute big tan and white building. (opinion-size-colour).  3. A wonderful new Italian clock. (opinion-age-origin)  4. A big square blue box. (size-shape-colour)  5. A dis...

Have you ever eaten Hamburger? A soft bread with beef, cheese  and vegetables. There is the same arrangement between hamburger and a paragraph, three important parts are top bun-cheese, lettuce, tomato-bottom bun. In a paragraph, the top bun as Introduction, content as Detaild, and bottom bun as Conclusion.  INTRODUCTION The function is to introduce a topic to readers what we are writing to. Introduction consists of two parts, namely: topic and controlling idea. Topic contains what we want to tell. Controlling idea is all we want to write about the topic.  Example:  I will write about studying abroad. (WRONG). The topic is studying abroad but there is no controlling idea.  Studying abroad has two main benefits.  DETAILS In details, we can write reasins, example, experience, etc. that support Introduction.  Example: People get a better job when they return home. (1st supporting idea).  Better qualifications and experiences mean better pay and promo...

Bring: membawa Bring my heart or Bring your heart? It's up to U.  Bring about: menyebabkan terjadinya sesuatu I promise, making one mistake will not bring about the chaos.  Bring around: menyadarkan/membujuk A logical argument is the only thing that will ever bring him around.  Bring in: mengikut sertakan He's bringing in good memories in our relationship.  Bring off: meloloskan, mengeluarkan, atau bisa juga mencapai A nearby ship was not able to bring off all of the passangers from the Titanic.  Bring on: mengakibatkan terjadinya sesuatu This policy will surely bring on some unintended consequence.  Bring out: mengenalkan kepada publik He brings out the names of celebrities with whom he's dating.  Bring up: merawat dan mendidik, atau bisa juga  berarti memunculkan sebuah topik It takes a serious commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child.  I have to bring this up, but we're running short of money. 

  Some presentation make us boring to listen. How to make our presentation better?  1. Audience should know why they should listen the presentation.  Hello/Hi, everyone. First of all, let me thank you all for coming here today. Today I'd like to give you a presentation on..... (topic). The purpose / objective/aim of this presentation is to.... (aim). So, by the end of this presentation you will understand..... (reaswea)  2. Presentation is like a mini skirt.  A presentation should be like a mini skirt: Long enough to cover the vital part snd short enough to attract attention. We should speak long instead of giving the points. The strategy is called Signposting.  My presentation/talk is divided into three parts/sections... Point one deaks with...., point two...., and point three...  First, I'll be looking at...., second...., and third....  3. Tell your story Pay attention the tone not just flat voice.  I remember when I attended a meeting in J...

  It is surprised me that goverment call me to come to the capital city of East Java on Monday evening at 7 PM. The goverment gives me appreciation that I have got good service to nation for 10 years.  Truthly I started teaching English since 1994 at Elementary schools in East Java and Central Java. Next, I continued teaching English at Junior high school and some English courses. Then, I also have once taught English at Vicational high school. Futhermore, I was to be an Assistant teacher at general high school since 2003. Afterwards, I became a civil servant officer since 2007 and placed about 100 kms from the centre.  There are many sweet and bitter experience in teaching English. Most students have low motivation in learning English as the foreign language in our country. However, I am also proud that few of my students use English in their career.  Actually, a baby used to listen what parents speak. Next, the baby imitates the words and to speak eventhough s/he d...

 Advice vs. Advise Advice: nasehat (noun). I need your advice.  Advise: menasehati (verb). The teacher advise me to study harder.  Useful Expressions: Asking for advice: What would you suggest....  Can you give me some advice about....  I suggest you....  What do you think I should do?  What should I do about....?  Giving advice: It might be a good idea to...  My advice would be to...  Why don't you...?  I think you should....  If I were you, I would....  How about...  Maybe you should....  Write your advice to help your friend's problem.  I have bad acne spots on my face. Every time I look ar myself in the mirror, I get disgusted and depressed. Please, tell me what I can do to get rid of these spots. What should I do to look better?  You'd better...  Why don't you...  If I were you, I... 

  What do you like/dislike doing?  Is there anything you like/dislike?  I like Nafa Urbach.  I like Acmad Sahroni's voice very much.  I dislike an uncertain relationship.  I dislike an unclear status.  LIKE:                        DISLIKE: I like....                        I don't like....  I adore....                    I dislike......  I love....                       I hate......  I enjoy....                      I abhor.....  I am crazy about....   I loathe....  I am nad about.....      I can't stand....  I am keen on.......        I can't bear.....  Pattern: Like (+v ing) better than (+v i...

 Daily Activities I go to work at 6.45 AM every morning. I ususlly drive to work. I akways check my emails when I get to work, but I don't slways reply to them immediately. I take a taxi or a train if I have a kunch meeting. I never take the bus because it id too slow. When I am st my desk. I usually work on the computer, even during morning tea. At 1 PM 

  1. Phoneme Phoneme is language component has no meaning. Phoneme consists of: Vocal: s, i, u, e, o.  Consonant: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r s t, v, w, x, y, z.  Diphthong: ai, au, oi.  2. Morlheme Morlheme is language component that consists of a main word abd affix.  Free Morpheme (FM) is independent: good Bound Morpheme (BM) is dependent::goodness 3. Word is language component has meaning and class. They are noun, pronoun, adjectivr, verb.  I have a book.  4. Phrase Phrase is combination of words but no subject and verb. Beautiful girl.  5. Clause is combination ofvwords tgat have meaning as Subject and Verb.  A. Main Clause (MC): independent  as Subject snd Verb.  B. Sub Clause (SC) ; independent with Conjuction + Subject + Verb I know what you mean.  6. Sentence Sentence is combination of words with Subject and Verb.  Ifta writes a letter. She is my friend.  Don't be lazy

  Phrasal verb is the combination of verb and one or two particles (preposition or adverb) and gas a new meaning.  Verb + preposition: go out, look at Verb + adverb: go away, go together 1. Ask out: mengajak kencan.  Tukijo asked Tukiyem out last night.  2. Back up: mendukung I will always back you up.  3. Break down: mogok, rusak My car broke down on the way home.  My washing machine broke down.  4. Break in: membuka paksa Everyone was sleeping when the robbers broke in.  5. Bresl off: memutuskan (hubungan, tunangan)  They've broken off their engagement.  6. Break out: menyebar The new virus breaks out all over the world.  7. Break up: mengakhiri hubungan Varel broke up with his girlfriend last month.  8. Bring along: mengajak I will bring my boyfriend along to the party.  9. Bring up: membesarkan She brought up five children.  He was brought up by his uncle.  10. Call at: singgah, mampir The train calls at Solo...

1. Baby: Sayang 2. Bingo: Tepat 3. Break a leg: Semangat 4  Buddy: Teman 5. Bummer: Ngeselin 6. Chill: Santai 7. Cool: Keren 8. Couch potato: Pemalas 9. Cut the chase: Ngga usah berbelit-belit deh 10. Down to earth; Sederhana 11. Feeling blue: Sedih 12. Gag: Lucu 13. Give me a break; Tinggalkan aku sendiri 14. Hang out: Menghabiskan waktu 15. Hit me up: Hubungi aku 16. Hit the hay: Tidur 17. Hot: Menarik 18. I get it: Gue ngerti 19  it's on me: Aku yang traktir deh 20. Loser: Pecundang 21. Make up your mind: Kamu harus membuat keputusan 22. My bad: Salahku 23. No biggie; Nggak masalah 24. On cloud nine: Sangat senang 25. Once in a blue moon: Jarang 26. Piece of cake: Mudah 27. Same here: Gue setuju 28. Savage: Berani/Nekat 29. Shake a leg: Cepetan 30. Take it easy: Santai aja 31. To go Dutch/Split the bill: Bayar sendiri-sendiri ya?  32. Under the water: Sakit 33. What is eating him? Dia kenapa sih?  34. Window shopping: Cuci mata di mall 35. You're a chicken: Kamu p...

   Word:        Meaning:      In a Sentence: Accept:      : ...                   : ...  Care: Could: Enjoy: Happen: Lead: Open: Reduce: Settle: Teach: Account: Carry: Count: Examine: Hate: Learn: Order; Refer: Shake: Tell: Achieve; Catch: Cover: Exist: Have: Leave: Ought: Reflect: Shall: Tend: Act: Cause: Create: Expect: Head: Lend: Own: Refuse: Share; Test: Add: Change; Cross: Experience: Hear: Let: Pass: Regard: Shoot; Thank: Admit: Charge; Cry: Explain; Help: Lie: Pay: Relate: Should: Think; Affect: Check: Cut; Express: Hide; Like: Perform; Release: Shout: Throw: Afford; Choose: Damage: Extend; Hit; Limit: Pick: Remain; Show: Touch: Agree: Claim: Dance: Face: Hold: Link: Place: Remember: Shut: Train: Aim: Clean: Deal: Fail: Hope: Listen; Plan: Remove: Sing; Travel: Allow: Clear: Decide: Fall: Hurt: Live: Play: Repeat: Sit: Treat: Answer: Climb: Deliver: Fasten; Identify...

  Steal (mencuri) vs Rob (merampok)  Soneone ribbed all his money. (Incorrect). Someone stole all his money. (Correct)  Some men stole the bank last night. (Incorrect). Some men robbed the bsnk last night. (Correct)  Object of steal is noun, e.g. money, bike, car, however object of rob is a person or place, e.g. man, house, bank.  Someone syole his car last night. The man was robbed last night.  Like (suka, senang) vs. Love (cinta)  Everyone loves polite people. (Incorrect). Everyone likes polite people. (Correct).  Parents like their children. (Incorrect). Parents love their children. (Correct).  Love is stronger or upper feeling of like

  There are some ways to improve speaking English?  1. Try speaking English regularly Don't think but practise speaking English as much as we can.  2. Never say I cannot speak English Never give up trying and drilling English.  3. Stop translate a word by a word Don't translate from English into Indonesian laguage.  4. Accustomed to listening English Pay attention what other people say instead of thinking the patterns.  5. Ignore the mistakes We are not afraid of making mistakes but we can learn from the mistakes to be be better.  6. Never give up or surrender Practise makes perfect and never give up.  7. Bring a note book wherever we go We write new words or phrases that we find out anytime.  8. No pesimist We always have optimist. We are sure to master English eventhough it has many challenges.  9. Make your goal Write and visual your target to cone true.  10. Innovate the new things in English Listening to music, watching movie, ...

  Formal Idiom: Abide board: melakukan sesuatu dengan cara jujur dan baik/hasil yang legal dan wajar Above the Pack: di atas rata-rata, di atas orang-orang kebanyakan Accident of geography: suatu bagian alami fi bumi dan kehidupannya Achilles heel: kelemahan seseorang Acid test: menunjukan hal yang sebenarnya Across the board: secara keseluruhan, semuanya Act of God: kejadian yang berasal dari Tuhan ( contoh: bencana)  Add fuel to the fire: menjadikan suatu keadaan menjadi semakin buruk Against all odds: berusaha melawan semua rintangan Agree to differ: mengakui dan menerima adanya perbedaan Ahead of the grass: memiliki keuntungan atau keunggulan lebih dalam aktifitas yang dilakukan An ax to grind: memiliki masalah dengan seseorang Another string to your bow: memiliki cara lain untuk mencari nafkah Answer the call of nature: panggilan alam, mengalami sesuatu yang bersifat alami ( seperti buang air)  Around the clock: terjadi sepanjang hari As soon as possible: secepat mun...