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Senin, 23 Januari 2012

10 M LANGKAH MEMILIKI RASA PERCAYA DIRI Oleh Maskatno Giri

Percaya diri dalam bahasa Inggris disebut self confidence, adalah modal non fisik (soft  capital) yang sangat penting menuju keberhasilan. Jadi bila kita  ingin sukses harus memiliki rasa percaya diri. Jujur saja sebenarnya dulu penulis juga kurang percaya diri, namun bagaimana bisa berhasil menjadi sarjana, maksudnya tidak untuk sombong2an. Sekolahku kebetulan  sampai S2 bahkan sering juara dalam lomba. Lha iya to, kuarng PD saja bisa berhasil, bila lebih PD tentu lebih berhasil
            Sejak remaja , penulis sebenarnya sadar bahwa percaya diri itu penting dalam meraih sukses. Namun sejak remaja penulis termasuk orang minderan. Aku semakin penasaran melalui bertanya, membaca dsb supaya aku memiliki rasa percaya diri. Kesimpulanku, ternyata untuk memiliki rasa percaya diri tidak bisa langsung jadi. Modalku  untuk memiliki rasa percaya diri adalah modal NEKAT. Nekatnya bagaimana?
            Ya nekat untuk memiliki rasa percaya diri itu sendiri melalui doa, usaha, berinovasi diri ...tiada henti.
            Allah Tuhan Yang Maha Esa telah menjawab doaku, Allah telah menuntunku untuk mau belajar, ya aku dituntun menjadi manusia NEKAT BELAJAR.
            Contoh  konkritnya  adalah sbb: aku memiliki ortuku bukan dari orang terpelajar aku NEKAT  mau bersekolah sampai perguruan tinggi, Ortuku tidak mampu membiayaiku sekolah aku NEKAT sekolah tanpa minta dana dari ortu aku NEKAT menjadi penjual koran. Ortuku tidak bisa bicara bahasa Inggris , Aku NEKAT bisa bicara bahasa Inggris dengan orang asing tanpa malu2. Ortuku tidak pernah menyarankan ikut lomba aku NEKAT ikut  lomba, eeh bahkan aku sering juara. Ortuku tidak mendorong-dorong aku menikah, Aku NEKAT  menikah dengan modal 150 ribu rupiah
            Intinya untuk memiliki rasa percaya diri salah satu modalnya adalah modal NEKAT, tentu nekat yang positif. Kalau nekat negatif, boro-boro dapat percaya diri tapi mendapat cela, bahkan bisa-bisa masuk penjara.
            Bagaiman bisa  MODAL NEKAT bisa menantarkan menjadi PERCAYA DIRI? Berikut ini beberapa langkah memiliki modal PD langkah-langkah tersebut disingkat dengan 10M;
1.Menilai Diri Sendiri Secara Jujur
Tidak tepat kita menjadi pribadi suka menipu orang lain maupun diri sendiri. Kita harus jujur pada orang lain maupun diri sendiri. Bila kita ternyata tidak mampu jujur saja kita tidak mampu. Riwayat orang-orang suskes adalah mereka yang jujur.
2. Memiliki tujuan yang realistis
Kita perlu memiliki tujuan realistis,  realistis di sisni sesuai kenyataaan yang ada tidak mengada-ada. Misal kalau memiliki tubuh kecil sepertiku jangan memiliki tujuan menjadi   seorang petinju kelas berat. Tentu ini tidak realistis.
3. Memberi penghargaan sekecil apapun
Meremehkan kemampuan diri kita adalah awal kehancuran diri kita sendiri. Maka jangan remehkan prestasi yang kita miliki walau sangat kecil.
 4. Mengikuti  saran positif dan tolak saran negatif
 Memiliki teman yang baik adalhhukumnya wajib, sebab orang yang baik baik bila menasihati jg yg baik2. Jangan turuti ajakan, nasihat yang tidak baik.
5. Memiliki Positif thinking
Jangan biarkan kita memiliki pikiran negatif. Pikiran negatif akhirnya mendorong, sangka buruk, iri, dengki, egois dsb. Latih pikiran kita memiliki pikiran positif.
6. Menggunakan self-affirmation
Ubahlah bisikan aku tidak bisa menjadi  AKU PASTI BISA. Aku bisa ini penting sebagi penegasan diri bahwa Allah pasti membantu orang yang punya niat baik dan  maju.
7. Mengambil resiko apapun dampaknya
 Jangan takut menerima resiko dari tindakan oarng yang mau belajar.  Pada awalnya untuk pembelajar pemula            mendapat ejekaan, namun ini hanya proses awal saja.
 8. Menerima tanggung jawab
 Tanggung jawab mampu mendorong Anda untuk melakukan yang terbaik. Anda akan terbiasa menyelesaikan tugas besar yang dibebankan dengan ringan.
 9. Mencari Lingkungan yang kondusif
 Banyaklah bergaul dengan orang-orang yang memiliki percaya diri tinggi. Sebab, rasa percaya diri bisa menular.
 10.Mensyukuri Nikmat yang diberikan oleh Allah
 Perbanyaklah rasa syukur segala apa yang telah Allah berikan pada kita. Kita sudah terlanjur hidup tugas kita menjadi pribadi sukur. Dengan syukur pasti mujur, dengan kufur pasti hancur.
  Urain di atas semoga bisa membantu.

Rabu, 18 Januari 2012

BELAJAR MEMAHAMI KALIMAT Compound AND Complex sentences


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Simple sentences
Simple sentence (kalimat sederhana), juga disebut independent clause, adalah kalimat yang memiliki satu subject dan satu verb (predicate), dan sudah dapat mengekspresikan suatu kejadian/aktivitas secara utuh. Kalimat yang menggunakan subject majemuk (seperti pada contoh 2) atau verb majemuk (seperti pada contoh 3) juga dikatagorikan sebagai kalimat sederhana.
Contoh:
  1. I am going to study Japanese next year.
  2. Jenny and Joni went to the shopping mall last night.
  3. Ronny goes to the library and reads everyday.
Note: Contoh 2 memiliki subject majemuk yaitu Jenny dan Joni, sedangkan Contoh 3 memiliki verb majemuk yaitu goes dan reads.
Compound sentences
Compound sentence (kalimat majemuk) adalah kalimat yang mengandung sekurang-kurangnya dua independent clause yang dihubungkan oleh coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, atau semicolon (i.e.  ; ).
Contoh:
  1. Some of the campers went into the woods to find dry tree branches for cooking, and the others built the tents.
  2. Dewi and Dani are chitchatting by the door, Joni is reading his book, Dodo is flattering Angelina on the class corner, but Didit is sleeping on his desk. (chitchat = ngobrol, flatter = merayu).
  3. I had nothing to do last night, so I went out to see a movie by myself. (by myself = alone = sendirian, tanpa teman).
  4. Neither my parents nor I heard of my cousin’s accident. (Baik orang tua saya maupun saya tidak mendengar tentang kecelakaan (yang dialami) sepupu saya).
  5. My parents went to Puncak for their vacation; my brother and I went to Bali for ours. Note: Kalimat ini mengandung dua independent clause yang dihubungkan oleh semicolon. Penggunaan semicolon merupakan alternatif untuk menggabungkan independent clause tanpa menggunakan conjunction. Kalimat ini juga dapat ditulis menjadi: My parents went to Puncak for their vacation, but my brother and I went to Bali for ours.  (i.e. semicolon diganti dengan tanda koma dan coordinating conjunction but).
Complex sentences
Complex sentence (kalimat kompleks) adalah kalimat yang memiliki satu main clause/independent clause dan sekurang-kurangnya satu anak kalimat/dependent clause (subordinating clause). Anak kalimat biasanya berupa adverbial clause (i.e. clause yang diawali oleh subordinating conjunction (i.e. although, because, ect.) atau berupa adjective clause (i.e. clause yang diawali oleh relative pronoun (i.e. who, that, which, ect.). Pada kalimat kompleks, jika kalimat pokoknya (main clause) dihilangkan, anak kalimat akan memiliki makna yang belum lengkap.
Contoh:
  1. I seldom get good grades although I always study hard. (Saya jarang dapat nilai bagus walaupun saya selalu belajar dengan keras).
  2. Besides we have to study grammar, we also must know how to speak fluently. (Selain kita harus belajar tatabahasa, kita juga harus tahu bagaimana cara berbicara dengan fasih).
  3. I have received the letter that you sent me last week. (Saya telah menerima surat yang kamu kirim minggu lalu).
  4. My dad bought this book, which is a hundred pages long, in Jakarta. (Papa saya membeli buku ini, yang tebalnya 100 halaman, di Jakarta).
  5. The person whom you met yesterday is my sister. (Orang yang kamu temui kemarin adalah adik (perempuan) saya).
  6. Because she is a nice person, she has many friends who are willing to help her. (Karena dia orang yang baik, dia punya banyak teman yang sudi menolongnya).
  7. My dad bought this book, which is a hundred pages long, when he was in Jakarta.
  8. Even though he is a good looking person, I will never be attracted to him because the girl whom he just dumped is my sister. (dump = campakkan).

CONJUNCTION (KATA HUBUNG DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS


1. Coordinating conjunctions
Kata-kata yang sederajat. Ada 7 Coordinating conjunctions:
Untuk memudahkan anda menghafal ke tujuh coordinating conjunctions, anda bisa gunakan Mnemonics/Terkumpul dalam kata FANBOYS
For  And Nor But Or Yet So
For = sebab/karena, And = dan, Nor = tetapi, But = tetapi, Or = atau, Yet = namun, So = jadi
2. Correlative conjunctions juga menghubungkan kata, tapi ada pasangannya. Beberapa correlative conjunctions:
both…and (tidak hanya…..tapi juga)
either….or (jika tidak….pasti/salah satu…)
not only….but also (tidak hanya…..tapi juga…..)
neither….nor (tidak juga…..atau…..)
3. Sub-ordinating conjunctions
Kata penghubung untuk menghubungkan induk kalimat dan anak kalimat.
contoh :
although (meskipun/walaupun)
as  (karena/sebab)
as if (seakan-akan)
because (karena)
also (juga)
when (ketika)
as soon as
so that (jadi)
until (sampai)
even though (meskipun)
in order that (supaya)

Senin, 16 Januari 2012

CONTOH PIDATO B. INGGRIS The Danger of Smoking Disarikan dari BelajarInggris net


 

MATERI 1
The Danger of Smoking
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Good morning Everyone
The honorable the judges, the honorable my teachers, the honorable my seniors and my beloved friends . We must give thanks to our god, because of god’s blessing we can stand here until today . First of all , I would like to introduce my self. My name is ……., I sit in ………..,.
My beloved teachers and friends ,
Today I will deliver a speech about smoking entitled “Smoking is a bad habit in our lives”.
My friends,
As we know smoking is one part of the daily activities of the majority of Indonesian society. most smokers know the dangers of smoking but they never tried to stop smoking. Because that, we as the younger generation must be convinced that smoking is bad habits in life. Smoking is a bad habit because of three factors, among others:
1. Contain poison substances
2. causing diseases such as cancer.
3. expensive.
The honorable my teacher and friends,
The first factor of smoking is bad habit is contain poison substance. we should not consume cigarettes because it is not good for health. I’m sure you know there are many substances in cigarette smoke is dangerous. For the example, nicotine substance.. That substance is very dangerous and can cause various diseases. not only dangerous for smoker, it is also dangerous for us if we near the smoker. so if there is a smoker near you. Say to him or her for stubbed him/ her cigarette for a moment with good polite.
My friend,
Next, I will talk about the second factor. That is, smoking cause various diseases like cancer, disorders of pregnancy, fetal disorders, and etc. One of the factor of many Indonesian people who died were smoking. The majority is a student!! Many students who died because of smoking and drugs. It was very disappointed.! one of the young generation died with the wrong way. !
smoking habit also produces behavioral effects that are bad for the smokers. And so many the negative effect of smoking.
My beloved teacher and friends ,
Last, cigarette is expensive. Did you know?? Cigaratte price is 7-10 thousand rupiah or more than it for one pack. Can you imagine a student or a smoker spent his money to buy a pack of cigarettes every day and calculated every week, every month and every year.? If one day for buy a pack of cigarette is 8 thousands , So in one week he spent 56 thousands, in amonth he spent 240thousands and in year he spent 2.880.000 . it just one pack for a day. If 2 ,3, or 4 packs a day??? How many?? So many money , for smoking. This is cause a family got economic crisis and a student can not use his pocket money for school.
Smoking is not positive activity for us, young generation. So guys. From now, let we say “ Go Studying Stop Smoking!” . And be the best student for our country and school. I think that’s all, thank you for your attention.

 MATERI 2


SEX EDUCATION AT SCHOOL
Good morning Everyone
The honorable the judges, the honorable my teachers, the honorable my seniors and my beloved friends . We must give thanks to our god, because of god’s blessing we can stand here until today . First of all , I would like to introduce my self. My name is …….,
Here Id like to deliver a speech titled  SEX EDUCATION AT SCHOOL
Teenagers are the most important part of the growth of the country. They are the new generation. However there are many teenagers have been depraved. They run to drugs, commit suicide free sex, drink alcohol, smoking, etc. Those are spreading in teenagers’ life. And the most popular problem is free sex. Many teenagers think that sex before married is proper. We know that it is very bad for them. There are many bad effect of free sex. Such as, we can suffer from HIV/AIDS and then the pregnancy for the girls. It will damage their future.
Teenagers must be given sex education especially at school. The need of comprehension about human sexuality in teenagers’ life must be fulfilled. They must know about free sex life and the sex crime that often happened. They must aware about responsibility of their self. They should get much information about sexuality rightly for them. The information can be given by sex education at school. The teachers can describe sex for the students in order that the teenagers will avoid sex before married.
School is good mediator in giving sex education for the teenagers. School has good condusif situation. School and the teachers are the second circle after the family. It will be better if the teachers hold an event like seminar with a doctor as the speaker. In order that the teenagers can get sex education deeply and give them the aim of sexual activity correctly. With sex education, the teenagers will be careful in doing something about sex. Although they know about how to avoid the pregnancy, put virginity is very important for the woman. Sex before married just makes us fall into a trap. There are some aims of sex education for the teenagers. Which are they can understand that sexuality as the part of life. They also know about the consequences of un-responsible sex activity.
So, sex education is very needed for the teenagers. Starting now, sex education must be given to them. And for sure, the teenagers that fall into free sex. Drugs, alcohol, etc just a few part of many teenagers that want to study hard, and avoiding free sex.
Finally, I would like to convoy my highest appreciation. And heart felt thanks to the distinguished participants and the speakers of English speech contest today. Thank you for your kind attention, and
Wassalamuallaikum Wr.Wb


 MATERI 3

Assalamu ‘alaikum wr. Wb
Good Afternoon,
Honorable all the juries and the committee of this English speech contest.
First of all, let’s thank to Allah SWT who has given us many mercies and blessing so we
can join this program without any troubles. Secondly, I would like to introduce myself.
My name is ……. I am a student of …..

My titled of my speech.. Topic : Environment
Well, ladies and gentlemen, in this occasion I would like to tell you about environment.
Environment is everything around us. Environment consists of two main parts which are
biotic and a biotic environment. Biotic environment is everything around us which are
live, for example plants, animals and human beings. While a biotic environment is
everything around us which are not live, for example stone, water, wind, land and etc.
We must protect our environment as good as possible because it can influence our live.
As we know that Indonesia has many tropical forests and it is a source of nature which
can help people live peacefully. So as human being we should preserve the forest.
There are some efforts which should be done by all people:
1. Not cutting down the trees in the forest
2. Planting any kinds of trees in the barren area of the forest
Cutting down the trees in the forest can cause many disasters for human beings. Of
course it can cause flood because the rain water can’t be absorbed by the root of plants so
the water flows directly to the ground. There are many damage caused by the flood,
many people being homeless because of flood, the flood kill many kinds of pet, many
factories can’t produce anything, transportation can’t run well because the bridge is
broken and so on. How horrified the flood is…!!
Actually, the disasters above can be minimized if all of human beings can preserve our
environment and we must pay more attention to the environment whenever and
wherever. We must not throw away rubbish anywhere which can disturb the flowing of
the river water. We should plant any kinds of trees in the barren area or in side of the
road.
By doing those simple efforts, it means we have participated in the preservation of our
environment.
I think that’s all and thank you very much for your attention.
Wassalamu ‘alaikum wr. Wb

REVIEW TEXT

Force of Nature
Kim Baldwin
1020 Livezey Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119
ISBN: 1933110236, $ 15.95,235 pp.

Arlene Germain
Reviewer

      Kim Baldwin returns with her second novel, Force of Nature, which is distinctly different from her award-winning debut work, Hunter’s Pursuit. The wonderfully entertaining Pursuit was primarily an action/thriller with the focal point being the one main character’s skill in survival at any cost. Force of Nature is action-package, has fast-paced thrilling rescue scenes, but here the author has chosen to focus her character development on the two main characters.
      Baldwin has a natural gift for creating a scene and immediately attracting the reader. Compelled by the violent tornado winds, both Gable and the reader hit that three foot wide drainpipe just in time to escape almost certain death. “It was upon her in an instant, trying to pull up her from the pipe, tugging at her with fierce determination.” The reader can feel the vacuum inside that pipe; can experience the hands sliding helplessly along the exposed legs. The reality of the situation is skillfully conveyed through the concise syntax and expert word choice.
      Force of Nature is an exciting and substantial reading experience which will long remain with the reader. Likeable characters with acceptable problems and concerns, imaginative settings, engrossing events, and a well-tailored writing style all contribute to an exceptional novel. Baldwin’s characterization is acutely and exactly circumscribed and expensive. It is indeed delighted to see a new author’s attempt and succeed in expanding her literary technique and writing style. Kim Baldwin is an author who has registered both in Force of Nature.

1.      The purpose of the text is to … Kim Baldwin’s second novel.
a.       sell
b.      evaluate
c.       inform
d.      advertise
e.       expose

2.      What is the reviewer’s judgment about the book?
a.       The book is poorly written.
b.      The story makes readers get bored.
c.       The writer uses good choices of words.
d.      The characters in the story are complicated.
e.       The book is written using a unique development technique.

3.      What does the reviewer suggest to readers?
a.       The book is exciting
b.      The book is not worth reading
c.       The book is interesting to read
d.      People should not buy the book
e.       The book is too expensive to buy.
It is indeed delighted to see a new author’s attempt and succeed in (in the last pharagraph)
The underlined word has close meaning with:
a.       dissappointed
b.      enjoyful
c.       playful
d.      bored
e.       dislike


This text is for questions …

Harrison Ford puts on the dog. He barks. He snarls. He even yips a couple times. Too bad Han Solo hasn't learned any new tricks lately.
What's most telling about Ford's bulldog performance as Jack Stanfield, a bank security expert living in a Modern Architecture dream house near Seattle, is that he spends most of his time looking over his shoulder. After watching "Firewall," you realize he's probably hunting for a new agent.
The film reeks terribly of deja vu. The clankity-clank plot, about a family held prisoners in their home by some hottie thugs while chief baddie (Paul Bettany of "Wimbledon") forces Dad to transfer $100 million into a Swiss account, is about as original as "Big Momma's House 2."
Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, and even Ford have taken this angry daddy role out for a number of spins, transforming into blustery papa bears determined to retrieve their kin from the clutches of sleazoids.
"Firewall" lowers the bar on the action genre to a subterranean level. That's due to a bone-tired script by first-timer Joe Forte and lethargic direction by Richard Loncraine ("Wimbledon"). The biggest travesty occurs in the traffic wreck of an ending, a horribly patched together affair that makes us wonder where Ford's acting talent fled to. After a string of flops, it's his career that seems most in need of rescuing.
"Firewall" actually does hint at something new, preying on our fear of identity theft.
On the plus side, the family dog is used to great effect, and Bettany does well as a slick villain, even though the role is ineptly written. Other than that, "Firewall" seems to take great pride in being bland. Even sexy Virginia Madsen, as Jack's wife, is repressed in a bleached-out role that requires nothing more of her than to constantly cling to her two kids in that lovely bed and only occasionally sass back at her boy-band-looking captors. Gee, wonder if that will come up later? In "Firewall," there are simply no surprises, except just how bad this movie really is.

  1. The writer’s intention on the text is to ….
  1. to critique a movie
  2. describe “Firewall” movie
  3. inform about “Firewall” movie
  4. entertain the reader with the story
  5. present two point of view about the “Firewall”

  1. The writer evaluate that the “Firewall” is a … movie.
a.       great
b.      tricky
c.       surprising
d.      really bad
e.       wonderful

  1. The writer suggests the reader ….
a.                                                                           to buy the movie
b.                                                                          to watch the movie
c.                                                                           to evaluate the movie
d.                                                                          not to watch the movie
e.                                                                           to agree with his critique

This text is for questions …

FILMS INTACT
2002. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.
      Federico and Sam are two lucky men, Federico survived an earthquake and has the power to wrench fortune from those around him; he has the gift. Sam id a survivor of the Jewish holocaust and manages a casino in the middle of a lava desert. One day Federico challenges Sam, who expels him from paradise, taking his gift from him. 
      Years later, Federico thinks that he has found in Tomas, the only survivor of an air accident, the instrument of his vengeance. By teaching him to control fortune, he can use him to return to the casino and challenge the God of fortune. Together they begin a journey of initiation, a succession of ever more strange and difficult tests in which the highest bet is the luck of others; luck, which in this game is captured in a simple photograph. Everything goes well until Sara, a policewoman who survives a car accident which kills her family, becomes obsessed with discovering what is behind these clandestine games in which death and luck become enmeshed. In which only one can remain intact.
This film is really worth watching.


7.      The purpose of the text is ….
a.       to describe a film
b.      to describe how a film is made
c.       to inform readers about a good film
d.      to entertain readers by telling a story
e.       to review a film for a public audience

8.      After reading the review, how would you judge this film?
a.       Bad
b.      Mediocre
c.       Fair
d.      Excellent
e.       Not bad

9.      What does the writer suggest to the audience?
a.       The film is forgettable.
b.      They should watch the film.
c.       They should neglect the film.
d.      They should make another film.
e.       The writer should promote the film

This text is for questions …

Bridge to Terabithia is a powerful novel by an American author, Katherine Paterson. It was first published in 1977 and has remained popular ever since. The novel is a real-life fiction that explores friendship, love, and grief telling the story of Jess Aarons and his new neighbor, Leslie Burke.
The plot is this. Jess Aarons lives on a farm with his large family. At school, he wants to be the fastest runner but is beaten by Leslie Burke, a girl! Jess and Leslie become friends and play in a make-believe land on an island in a dry creek bed that they call Terabithia. In Terabithia, Jess is strong and courageous king. One day, however, a tragedy occurs and Jess must overcome his grief and horror. Told in the third person, Bridge to Terabithia is a well-placed story in a straightforward yet thought-provoking way.
Bridge to Terabithia is a very moving novel with believable characters and a plot that keeps the reader’s interest. You feel sympathy for Jess and can understand what he has to go though emotionally. Its message of the power of friendship and the need to care about others and nature makes this a highly suitable book for teenage readers.

  1. What is the text about?
  1. Jess Aarons’ tragedy
  2. A worth reading novel
  3. An island in a dry creek bed
  4. Jess Aarons, a strong and courageous king
  5. A review of a novel entitled Bridge to Terabithia
  1. “In Terabithia, Jess is a strong and courageous king.” (par.2)
The antonym of the underlined word is …
  1. mean
  2. weak
  3. kind
  4. brave
  5. gentle
  1. Which of the following is not true about the text?
  1. Jess is actually a king
  2. The story is told in the third person
  3. The author of the novel is American
  4. Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke are the main characters
  5. The power of friendship and the need to care about others is the message of the story