Saturday, July 31, 2010

FANCY IRREGULAR VERB (1)

Daftar Irregular Verb bergambar (Bagian 1 )

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

TOEFL TYPES

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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

Mengenai contoh soal dan trik menjawabnya, nantikan di artikel selanjutnya...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERB LIST

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VERB 1
VERB 2
VERB 3

bewas, werebeen
beatbeatbeaten
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
bendbentbent
betbetbet
bidbidbid
bitebitbitten
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcastbroadcast
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburned/burntburned/burnt
buyboughtbought
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
comecamecome
costcostcost
cutcutcut
digdugdug
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamed/dreamtdreamed/dreamt
drivedrovedriven
drinkdrankdrunk
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
flyflewflown
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
freezefrozefrozen
getgotgotten
givegavegiven
gowentgone
growgrewgrown
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
hidehidhidden
hithithit
holdheldheld
hurthurthurt
keepkeptkept
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
learnlearned/learntlearned/learnt
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
paypaidpaid
putputput
readreadread
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
runranrun
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
showshowedshowed/shown
shutshutshut
singsangsung
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
speakspokespoken
spendspentspent
standstoodstood
swimswamswum
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
understandunderstoodunderstood
wakewokewoken
wearworeworn
winwonwon
writewrotewritten

Monday, July 12, 2010

"IF CLAUSE" / CONDITIONAL CLAUSE

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I. TYPE I

IF + SIMPLE PRESENT , PRESENT FUTURE
--> IF + SUBJECT + Verb1 (V1+S) + OBJECT , SUBJECT + WILL + VERB1 (BE) + OBJECT
Example :
If it rains , I will stay home

--> IF + SUBJECT + am / is / are + OBJECT , SUBJECT + WILL + VERB1 (BE) + OBJECT
Example :
If the holiday is over , I will go home


II. TYPE II

IF + SIMPLE PAST , PAST FUTURE
--> IF + SUBJECT + VERB2 + OBJECT, SUBJECT + WOULD + VERB1 (BE) + OBJECT
Example :
If I became a king , I would buy an island

--> IF + SUBJECT + WERE + OBJECT , SUBJECT + WOULD+ VERB1 (BE) + OBJECT
Example :
If I were a president , I would travel around the world


III . TYPE III

IF + PAST PERFECT , PAST PERFECT FUTURE
--> IF + SUBJECT + HAD +VERB3 (been) + O , I WOULD HAVE+ VERB 3 (been) + O
If I had been kind, I would have got many friends

FIVE BASIC TENSES

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Review of Five Basic Tenses

A ( sentence with Verb )
1. Simple Present : Subject + Vi ( V1+s ) + Object
( time markers : usually, every... , generally, often, seldom, once a week, today...)

2. Simple Past : Subject + V2 + Object
(time markers : yesterday, last..., in 19.... , this year, ....ago,

3. Present Continuous : Subject + am/is/are + Verb.ing + Object
(time markers : now, at the moment, at present)

4. Present Future : Subject + will + V1 + Object
(time markers : tomorrow, next, ....later )

5. Present Perfect : Subject + have/has + Verb 3 + Object
(time markers : for , since )


B : ( sentence with no verb)

1. Simple Present : Subject + am/is/are + Object

2. Simple Past : Subject + was/were + Object

3. Present Continuous : Subject + am/is/are + being + Object

4. Present Future : Subject + will + be + Object

5. Present Perfect : Subject + have/has + been + Object

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