Nowo's Blog

  1. When is the best time to have lunch?  2. What can knit without a neddle and thread?  3. A hiker went without sleep for seven days and still wasn't tired. How come?  4. What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands! A kangaroo Why are spiders like tops? Because they can spin My sides are firmly laced about, yet nothing is within; you will think my head is storage indeed, being nothing else but skin. What am I? Drum What is neitter inside the house, nor outside the house, but no house is complete without it? Windows Although we are 26, we change to millions too; although we cannot speak a word, we tell others what to do. What are we? Letters of the English alphabet.  A. After breakfast B. A spider C. He slept at night D. A kangaroo E. Because they can spin F. Drum G. Windows H. Letters of the English alphabet

Every morning from Monday to Saturday. I get up at 5 o'clock. After breakfast, I go to school by bicycle. It takes sbout 15 minutes from my house to school. Usually, I study at school until 2:30 p.m. I get home in the afternoon and have lunch with my mother. Then, I attend a computer course until 6:00 p.m. I get home at 7:00 p.m. and have dinner with my family. After that, I usually prepare my books for school. I go sleep around 10:00 p.m. I have different activities on weekends. Usually I accompany my mother to ho to the market. Sometimes I go downtown with my friends. Sunday is my favoirite day to do activities that I like.  Exercise: Write your daily activities and then compare them with a friend's. Are there any similarities? 

  GREETING J:  Good morning, Gerand. How are you today?  G: Good morning, Judy. I am fine, thanks. How about you?  J: I'm fine too. Thank you.  MEETING I; Hello Rendy, long time no see. Where have you been?  R: i've been working in Jakarta. I: How is Jakarta?  R: It's do crosded, there are many demos, fights and disorder things everywhere. Also the traffic problem everywhere.  I:  So, how are you snd your family?  R: We are OK.  MEETING OLD FRIEND J: Hi, Clara. Nice to see you again.  C: Hello, Jane. Nice to see you too. Where have you been?  J: I've been in Singapore for a few years.  C: I haven't been seeing you for a long time. How long have you been there?  J: Will you go back there?  C: Yes, I will. I have to go back there to work.  J: When you go back there?  C: After my business here is done.  J; Alright then. Don't forget to telk me when you go back there.  C; Yes. I will tell you...

  Agreeing; I agree completely. (Saya setuju sekali)  That's just what I think. (Saya juga berpikir demikian)  In my opinion, you are correct. (Menurutku, kamu benar)  I couldn't agree more. (Sku setuju)  Sure (Pastinya punya)  Disagree: I am sorry but I have to fusagree. (Mssf, tapi saya tidak setuju)  I couldn't sgree kess. (Saya yidak setuju)  I couldn't disagree more. (Saya tidak setuju)  I refuse to believe that.... (Saya menolak untuk percaya bahwa...)  No, that's wrong. (Itu salah)  No way. (Enggak)  Nope. (Enggak)  Indirect disagreement: I am not sure I can agree (Sepertinya saya kurang setuju)  I wonder if there is a mistake. (Menurut saya sda kesalahan)  Are you absolutely sure? (Apa kamu benar-benar yakin?)  In my opinion, ... (Menurut saya, ...)  I nay be wrong  but... (Mungkin sku salah  tapi..)  But, I thought.... (Tapi menurutku....)  Yes, but.    (Ya, tapi.....

  Formal: Forgive me, I am terribly sorry about.... (Maafkan saya, saya sangat menyesal atas...)  Please accept my apologies for.... (Terimalah maaf saya atas.....)  Please excuse.... (Maafkanlah....)  I would like to apologize for.... ( Saya ingin minta maaf atas....)  Responses: That's quite all right. (Itu baik-baik saja)  I understand completely. (Saya sungguh-sungguh mengerti)  You really don't have anything to apologize for.... (Anda tidak perlu minta maaf atas apa pun)  You don't need to apologize (Anda tidak perlu minta maaf)  I wouldn't worry it if I were you. (Saya tidak akan mempermasalahkannya jika saya menjadi Anda)  Example:  Forgive me, I am terribly sorry about the forgotten article that I must send. (Maafkan saya, saya sangat menyesal atas kealpaan saya mengirim artikel).  I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. (Daya tidak akan mempermasalahkan nya jika saya menjadi Anda).  Less formal: I apologize for.....

  Formal:  I am very grateful for... (Saya sangat berterima kasih atas...) - Response: You're very welcome (Sama-sama)  I am so grateful for... (Saya sangat berterima kasih atas....) - Response: You are entirely welcome (Sama-sama)  Thank you very much for... (Terima kasih banyak atas...) - Response: Don't mention it (Enggak usah diungkit-ungkit)  Less formal: Thank you for.... (Terima kasih atas....) - Response: It was my pleasure (Dengan senang hati)  That was very nuce of you, thank you (Bsik banget kamuuu) - Response: You are most welcome (Sama-sama)  Thank you, but you really shouldn't have (Terima kasih, sebenarnya enggak perlu lhooo) - Response: But I want to (Tapi aku senang, kok)  I really appreciate for.... (Saya berterima kasih atas....) - Response: Sure (Pastinya)  Not formal:  Thanjs a lot for.... (Berterima kasih banyak atas....) - Response: You're welcome (Sama-sama)  Thanks a million (Berjuta terima kasih) - Response...

  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 according Aan Hidayat. How's the way?  Step One: 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 Verb 1 sentence: Saya SELALU berbicara bahasa Inggris (4). We open the left of little finger for positive sentence: Saya SELALU berbicara bahasa Inggris I (always) speak English (5). We open little finger for negative sentence Saya TIDAK SELALU berbicara bahasa Inggris I don't (always) speak English.  To Remember: Left of tumb: function?  Left of index-finger: auxilary/to be/modal?  Left of middle finger: verb?  Left of ring finger: positive sentence + Left of little finger: negative sent...

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...