VOCABULARY TODAY: ESTRANGED WIFE/HUSBAND

The word "estranged" has been a hot search today related to this U.S breaking news :

"Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, died Tuesday at age of 61, after a six-year fight with cancer. She died in North Carolina at 10:15 a.m.

“Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth’s presence but she remains the heart of this family,” the statement from the family said. “We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life. On behalf of Elizabeth we want to express our gratitude to the thousands of kindred spirits who moved and inspired her along the way. Your support and prayers touched our entire family.”

(read more about Elizabeth Edwards and his son's car accident, Wade Edwards)

DEFINITION:

 adj An estranged wife or husband is no longer living with their husband or wife. 

FORMAL usually   :  ADJective +  noun 

BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER MONDAY

Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. This event is especially popular in the United States, spreading to other nations such as Canada and Australia. On this day, many retailers open very early, often at 4 a.m., or earlier, and offer promotional sales to kick off the shopping season. Actually, Black Friday is not a holiday, but many employers give their employees the day off, increasing the number of potential shoppers. 


Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, created by companies to persuade people to shop online.  Cyber Monday is also used as a marketing term in Canada, the United Kingdom, Portugal andGermany. In these countries, with the exception of Canada, Cyber Monday sales last for eight days, typically from the last Monday in November to the first Monday in December. In Canada, the sales period mirrors that of the U.S.

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VOCABULARY TODAY : HONEYFUGGLE

HONEYFUGGLE :
This word suddenly becomes one of hot searches on Google (included on the Google trends top 20 list). Millions of people have searched for the meaning of the word when Bill O’Reilly revealed a new word on this evening’s edition of The O’Reilly Factor that aired on the Fox News Channel.


The word has several meaning:
- Deceive by flattery or sweet-talk; swindle or cheat" 
- to swindle or dupe to intend to cheat or trick.
- to sweet-talk or to wheedle.


Bill O'reilly said:  "Do not honeyfuggle when writing on The Factor".

SELAMAT HARI RAYA

ENGLISH STUDIO MENGUCAPKAN :

SELAMAT HARI RAYA IDUL FITRI 1431 H

MOHON MAAF LAHIR BATIN

EXERCISE : GERUND

Gerund Exercise1

Write "G" for gerund and "PC" for present continuous

1.   ______   She likes collecting stamp
2.   ______   He is collecting garbage on the floor
3.   ______   The children love playing football
4.   ______   Dancing is her hobby
5.   ______   They finish cleaning the room
6.   ______   Do you enjoy cooking ?
7.   ______   The students are having a test
8.   ______   Don't forget to wear  your running shoes tomorrow
9.   ______   I always wash my hands before eating
10. ______   The girl is watching tv at the moment
11. ______   The workers are painting the wall right now
12. ______   He is having lunch at the office.
13. ______   Are you interested in drawing?
14. ______   Ssst......be quiet! The baby is sleeping
15. ______   She continues studying at the university
16. ______   They keep doing their homework until the teacher comes
17. ______   Mother is cooking in the kitchen
18. ______   Father is washing his car
19. ______   The woman forgets locking her house
20. ______   He puts his walking stick in the corner of the room
21. ______   Aqua is the name of popular drinking water
22. ______   He buys drawing paper in the bookstore
23. ______   Sorry for coming late...
24. ______   Thank you for helping me with the work
25. ______    I'm finishing my homework at the moment


ANSWER KEY:
1-6 .     G
7.         PC
8-9       G
10-12.  PC
13        G
14         PC
15-16    G
17-18    PC
19-24     G
25          PC

GERUND

Gerund adalah kata kerja (Verb+ing)  yang berfungsi sebagai kata benda.

1. Posisi di " Subject " kalimat


Swimming          is               my hobby.
 Subject      Predicate            Object
      |
  benda
(gerund)


2. Posisi di "Object" kalimat

My hobby           is               swimming
Subject        Predicate           Object
                                                  |
                                              benda
                                            ( gerund )


bandingkan dengan yang ini :


     I                    am swimming      at Hilton Hotel
Subject                 Predicate                 Object
                                     |
                          (verb/kata kerja)
                       ( present continuous)
                          - bukan gerund -




3. Setelah kata depan /preposition : on, in, at, of, after, before...


Before         sleeping  , make sure you have locked all doors in your house
     |                     |
kata depan     Gerund


She will look for a job after             finishing her study
                                      |                       |
                                   kata depan      Gerund


She is good at singing


He is intereted in  drawing


I'm afraid of    diving   




4. Untuk menerangkan fungsi benda
    swimming pool   ---> kolam untuk berenang (kolam renang)
    running shoes     ---> sepatu untuk lari          ( sepatu lari)
    walking stick       ---> tongkat untuk berjalan
    drawing pencil     ---> pensil untuk menggambar (pensil gambar)
    washing machine ---> mesin untuk mencuci   (mesin cuci)  


5. Setelah kata kerja  tertentu
 Gerund bisa dipakai setelah kata kerja di bawah ini

admit ( mengakui )	He admitted stealing the document.
advise ( menyarankan )	The therapist advised doing exercise everyday
allow (mengijinkan )	The teacher doesn't allow bringing handphone in the classroom.
anticipate (mengantisipasi)	She anticipated arriving late.
avoid ( menghindari )	I avoid seeing the naughty boys.
begin  (mulai)	She begins working in her room.
can't bear  (tidak tahan)	He can't bear listening to jazz.
can't help  (tidak bisa menahan )	He can't help laughing
can't stand (tidak betah/tidak tahan )	He can't stand waiting alone .
complete ( menyelesaikan )	We complete decorating the house.
consider (mempertimbangkan)	He considers selling his old car.
continue (melanjutkan)	They continue studying
delay ( menunda )	She delayed finishing her report.
deny (mengingkari)	She denies telling the secret.
discuss ( mendiskusikan)	They discuss playing ball for the competition.
like / dislike (suka/tidak suka)	She dislikes cooking .
mind  (  keberatan    )	Do you mind closing the window?
encourage	He encourages using green product.
enjoy ( menikmati)	They enjoy cycling.
finish (menyelesaikan)	We finished working on the project.
forget ( lupa )	He forgets telling me the secret.
hate ( benci )	She hates working in the kitchen.
imagine (membayangkan )	He imagines visiting the beautiful place one day.
involve (melibatkan)	The research involves collecting data through a survey.
keep ( terus )	She keeps talking on the phone
love (suka)	I love reading.
mention (menyebutkan)	She mentioned moving to a new company
miss  (kangen)	She misses eating traditional food.
need  (butuh)	The car needs washing.
neglect  (mengabaikan)	He often neglects doing his assignment.
permit  (mengijinkan)	The government  does not permit smoking in public places
postpone   (menunda)	He postponed traveling to Europe.
practice   (berlatih)	She practiced playing  guitar.
prefer   (lebih suka)	She prefers  staying at home on holiday.
propose (mengusulkan)	I proposed having a picnic at the beach.
quit  (berhenti)	He quit  working for the company.
recommend (menyarankan)	They recommended going by bus to the city.
regret  (menyesali)	She regretted  going to the party.
remember (ingat )	I remember giving her the book
require  (membutuhkan)	The job requires completing  two tests.
start  (mulai )	The teacher started explaining the lesson
stop (berhenti)	She stopped working earlier yesterday
suggest (menyarankan)	The doctor suggested eating low-fat meat.
try  (mencoba)	The man  tried removing the big stone in the garden.
	|              |                 verb    gerund

Bandingkan dengan yang ini :

They  want     to      go home

            |          |        |

          verb     to     verb

Gerund Exercise :

VOCABULARY TODAY : EGG RECALL

Sumber berita  : HOT TOPIC  : Egg Recall - Salmonella Outbreak
Recall= recollection
Dalam konteks berita yang ada di  HOT TOPIC , kata " recall " tersebut berarti penarikan  ( penarikan produk telur yang sudah beredar )

- massive recall = penarikan besar2an
- Salmonella outbreak = perjangkitan salmonella ( wabah penyakit yang diakibatkan oleh bakteri salmonella )

ARE YOU LIKE vs DO YOU LIKE

Cartoon by Ted 2010

Dua ungkapan ini sering keliru penggunaannya.

Subject + am/is/are + like  = seperti

Subject + am/is/are + not + like = tidak seperti

Subject + like = Suka

Subject + do/doesn't + like = tidak suka

ARE YOU LIKE ...........  ? (Apakah kamu seperti.........? )

DO YOU LIKE ...............? (Apakah kamu suka.......... ? )

Jadi hati-hati ya...biar tidak salah pengertian...

Coba bayangin kalo kita bilang  "I am like cat"  . Maksudnya saya suka kucing, yang keluar "saya seperti kucing...."

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THE CAT IS EATEN BY THE FISH......

THE CAT IS EATEN BY THE FISH..... 
Salah atau benar kalimat di atas?

Kucing itu dimakan ikan.....
Tidak ada yang salah dengan kalimat tersebut.
Secara grammatikal benar, menggunakan pola kalimat pasif.
Artinya juga masuk akal kalo ikannya ikan piranha.....hahaha.....

the-cat-is-eaten-by-the-fish
clipart by ted

RUMUS KALIMAT PASIF :  TO BE + VERB 3

                                 AKTIF            ----    PASIF
Simple Present:
 Subject + V1/V1+s/es +   Object  --->Subject + am/is/are + Verb3 + by Object


 The cat            eats        the fish           the fish          is       eaten     by the cat




Simple Past 
Subject +       Verb 2     + Object   --->Subject +   was/were + Verb3 +   by Object

The cat              ate          the fish           the fish        was         eaten   by the cat

Present
Continuous   
Subject + am/is/are+V.ing +Object  --->Subject + am/is/are + being +V3 +by Object

The cat        is eating       the fish           the fish      is being          eaten by  the cat

Present Future
Subject +    will +V1          Object    --->Subject +      will be     +  Verb3 + by Object

 The cat        will eat        The fish          the fish       will be        eaten   by   the cat

Present   Perfect
 Subject +  have/has+V3 + Object    --->Subject + have/has been  +  V3 + by Object

The cat        has eaten     the fish          the fish       has been       eaten  by   the cat

FANCY IRREGULAR VERB (1)

Daftar Irregular Verb bergambar (Bagian 1 )

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TOEFL:

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) test ini dibutuhkan ketika kita ingin belajar atau bekerja di negara yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris seperti Amerika, Kanada, Australia. Test ini untuk mengukur kemampuan berbicara (speaking), mendengar (listening), membaca (reading) dan menulis (writing).

TOEFL tes ini terdiri dari bermacam versi yaitu : paper-based , computer-based, dan yang paling baru internet-based.

TOEFL VERSIONS :

I.Paper-Based

Media : paper ( lembar soal dan lembar jawaban menggunakan kertas)

Waktu yang disediakan : 2,5 jam

format :

• Listening Comprehension ( 30 menit )
  

Part A : Short dialog / percakapan singkat ( 20 soal )

Part B : Longer talk / percakapan agak panjang ( 15 soal )

Part C : Mini-lectures / kuliah singkat ( 15 soal )

• Structure & written expressions ( 25 minutes )

Part A : Sentence completion ( melengkapi kalimat )
Part B : Error identification ( mencari bagian yang salah )

• Reading Comprehension ( 55 menit )
  

50 soal untuk sekitar 5 bacaan

• Writing ( 3 menit )

Di bagian ini kita harus menulis essay mengenai topik yang sudah ditentukan.

• Score 0-677

II. Computer-Based TOEFL

The computer based TOEFL (CBT) ini diperkenalkan mulai tahun 1998. Formatnya tidak jauh berbeda dengan versi pertama (paper-based) , cuma tipe soal lebih bervariasi dan waktunya juga agak lebih lama ( sekitar 4 jam termasuk tutorial) . Tutorial cara mengerjakan tes diberikan di awal sebelum tes.

format CBT:

• Adaptive listening (60 minutes)

short dialogues (dialog singkat ) , conversations, academic discussions (diskusi akademis) dan mini-lectures (kuliah singkat)

• Adaptive structure (15-20 minutes)

-sentence completion ( melengkapi kalimat , sekitar 10 soal)

- error identification (mencari bagian yang salah , sekitar 15 questions).

• Reading comprehension (70-90 minutes)

60 soal untuk sekitar 6 bacaan.

• Writing (30 minutes)

Menulis essay dengan topik yang sudah ditentukan .

• score 0 - 300
  

III. INTERNET-BASED ( IBT )

Ini merupakan versi TOEFL tes yang paling baru dan paling sulit. Waktu yang dibutuhkan juga cukup lama, yaitu sekitar 5 jam. Tipe soal bervariasi, dengan fokus di kemampuan akademis (academic skills). Score 0-120

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