TIPS MEMBUAT KALIMAT BAHASA INGGRIS

Tips belajar bahasa inggris kali ini saya akan membahas bagaimana cara mudah agar kita dapat membuat kalimat dalam bahasa inggris yang sesuai dengan grammar atau tata bahasa yang baik.
Hal yang perlu anda perhatikan dalam membuat kaliamat dalam bahasa inggris adalah membedakan antara kalimat nominal dan kalimat verbal.

a. kalimat nominal
Kalimat nominal adalah kalimat yang subjeknya bukan berupa kata kerja ( Nonverb ) kalimat yang bukan kata kerja adalah " noun,adjective,adverb,proposition"

Berikut ini kita akan membuat kalimat nominal menggunakan tenses simple present tense.

I am a student
( saya adalah seorang pelajar )

catatan: Mengapa kita menggunakan "tobe" am pada kalimat tersebut? karena di depan subjek I merupakan "noun"atau kata benda. ketika subjek bertemu kata benda kita harus meletakkan " to be" di depan subjek.

b. Kalimat Verbal

Kalimat verbal adalah kalimat yang subjek nya menggunakan kata kerja.

Berikut ini kita akan membuat kalimat verbal menggunakan tenses simple present tense.

I go to school
( saya pergi ke sekolah )
catatan : kita tidak boleh menggunakan "tobe" di depan subjek jika di depan subjek merupakan kata kerja.

Sumber : http://tips-belajar-bahasa-inggris.blogspot.com/2010/03/tilps-membuat-kalimat-dalam-bahasa.html

All About Coffe

Coffee is a brewed beverage with a bitter flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Africa. Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. Coffee can have a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world.

Wild coffee's energizing effect was likely first discovered in the northeast region of Ethiopia. Coffee cultivation first took place in southern Arabia; the earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking appears in the middle of the 15th century in the Sufi shrines of Yemen. From the Muslim world, coffee consumption and cultivation spread to India, to Italy, and on to the rest of Europe, Indonesia and the Americas.

In East Africa and Yemen, coffee was used in native religious ceremonies that competed with the Christian Church. As a result, the Ethiopian Church banned its secular consumption until the reign of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. The beverage was also banned in Ottoman Turkey during the 17th century for political reasons and was associated with rebellious political activities in Europe.

Coffee berries, which contain the coffee seeds or "beans", are produced by several species of small evergreen bush of the genus Coffea. The two most commonly grown are the highly regarded Coffea arabica, and the "robusta" form of the hardier Coffea canephora. The latter is resistant to the devastating coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix). Once ripe, coffee berries are picked, processed, and dried. The seeds are then roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor. They are then ground and brewed to create coffee. Coffee can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways.

An important export commodity, coffee was the top agricultural export for twelve countries in 2004, and it was the world's seventh-largest legal agricultural export by value in 2005. Some controversy is associated with coffee cultivation and its impact on the environment. Consequently, organic coffee is an expanding market.

Many studies have examined the relationships between coffee consumption and certain health conditions. Whether the overall effects of coffee consumption are positive or negative has been widely disputed. The method of brewing coffee has been found to be important to its health effects. For instance, preparing coffee in a French press leaves more oils in the drink compared with coffee prepared with paper filter. This might raise the drinker's level of "bad cholesterol." 

 

How to Cook Nasi Goreng?

Ingredients of nasi goreng:

• 4 cups cold cooked rice
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 5 shallots , peeled and sliced
• 2 cloves garlic , peeled and sliced
• 3 red chilies , sliced
• 1 teaspoon dried shrimp paste
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
• sliced cucumber (to garnish)
• sliced tomato (to garnish)
• 8 ounces sliced chicken or 8 ounces sliced pork or 8 ounces medium shrimp , shelled,deveined and chopped (optional)
• 1 cup shredded cabbage (optional)

How to Make nasing goreng recipe:

1. Stir the rice with a fork to separate the grains.
2. Pour a small amount of oil in a wok and fry the egg to make a thin omelet; cool, then shred.
3. Heat the remaining oil in the wok and fry the shallots, garlic, chilies and shrimp paste until the shallots are tender (if adding any meat or shredded cabbage to this dish, add now and cook until meat is cooked through).
4. Increase the heat to high and add the rice, salt and soy sauce, adding a little oil if necessary, stirring constantly until well mixed and heated through.
5. Garnish with shredded egg, cucumber, and tomato.
6. Serve with fried egg, fried chicken, satay, and shrimp crackers, (in the traditional style), if desired.

KATA MUTIARA DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS DAN ARTINYA

A Healthy Man Has A Hundred Wishes, A Sick Man Has Only One.
Orang Yang Sehat Mempunyai Seratus Keinginan, Orang Yang Sakit Hanya Punya Satu Keinginan
A Medical Doctor Makes One Healthy, The Nature Creates The Health. (Aristoteles)
Seorang Dokter Menyembuhkan, Dan Alam Yang Menciptakan Kesehatan. (Aristoteles)
The Man Who Says He Never Has Time Is The Laziest Man.(Lichtenberg)
Orang Yang Mengatakan Tidak Punya Waktu Adalah Orang Yang Pemalas.(Lichterberg)
Politeness Is The Oil Which Reduces The Friction Against Each Other. (Demokritus).
Sopan-Santu Adalah Ibarat Minyak Yang Mengurangi Gesekan Satu Dengan Yang Lain. (Demokritus).
Love is beauty, but not every beauty have love
Cinta itu indah, tapi tidak selamanya keindahan mengandung cinta
Love based by the gearious duty moula still growth although the beauty has changed into grey and the hardness has changed into the weakness
Cinta yang ditanam pada kewajiban luhur akan tumbuh meskipun kejelitaan berubah jadi uban dan keperkasaan berubah jadi renta
Love make the weak man become strong and the strong man become weak
Cinta membuat orang lemah menjadi kuat dan orang kuat menjadi lemah
Love isn’t the base of happines, but without love is the base of sadness
Cinta itu bukan sumber bahagia, tapi ketiadaan cinta jadi sumber derita
Love likes the fire, it can’t be made a fool, it would burn your own
cinta itu laksana api yang tidak boleh dipermainkan, jika dipermainkan akan membakar diri anda
Love is more kinds, but what is very safe and a eternal is love which come from the doorof sweetheart.
Cinta itu bermacam-macam tapi yang paling aman dan kekal adalah cinta yang melalui pintu kekasih
true love suddenly broken, not only but like the old man who has lost the stick
Cinta sejati yang tiba-tiba putus laksana orangtua kehilangan tongkat
True love is love which only for two person, and no place for the third person
Cinta sejati adalah cinta yang terdiri dari dua orang saja dan tak ada tempat untuk orang ketiga
Smile is the shortest distance between two people.
Senyum adalah jarak yang terdekat antara dua manusia .
Real power does not hit hard , but straight to the point.
Kekuatan yang sesungguhnya tidak memukul dengan keras , tetapi tepat sasaran
You have to endure caterpillars if you want to see butterflies. (Antoine De Saint)
Anda harus tahan terhadap ulat jika ingin dapat melihat kupu-kupu. (Antoine De Saint)
Only the man who is in the truth is a free man.
Hanya orang yang berada dalam kebenaranlah orang yang bebas.
Every dark light is followed by a light morning.
Malam yang gelap selalu diikuti pagi yang tenang.
Laughing is healthy, especially if you laugh about yourself.
Tertawa itu sehat, lebih-lebih jika mentertawakan diri sendiri.
To be silent is the biggest art in a conversation.
Sikap diam adalah seni yang terhebat dalam suatu pembicaraan.
The worst in the business world is the situation of no decision. (Napoleon).
Yang terparah dalam dunia usaha adalah keadaan tidak ada keputusan. (Napoleon).
Dig a well before you become thirsty.
Galilah sumur sebelum Anda merasa haus.
You have to endure caterpillars if you want to see butterflies. (Antoine De Saint)
Anda harus tahan terhadap ulat jika ingin dapat melihat kupu-kupu. (Antoine De Saint)
All wealth is the product of labour
Kemakmuran adalah hasil dari jerih payah
A word once files everywhere
Sekali ucapan keluar, ia akan menyebar kemana-mana
All the world is a stage
Isi dunia ini adalah panggung sandiwara
A help in sincerity is not a hope repay
Pertolongan yang tulus tidak akan mengharapakan imbalan kembali
A living dog is better than a dead lion
Anjing yang hidup lebih baik dari singa yang mati
A good to obey we know how to command
Nasehat yang baik adalah teladan yang baik
A man is know by his friends
Seseorang dikenal karena dengan siapa dia bergaul
Better be free bird than a captive king
Lebih baik menjadi burung yang terbang bebas daripada raja yang terbelenggu
By learning to obey we know to command
Dengan belajar mematuhi perintah, kita akan tahu cara memerintah.
Better late than never
Lebih baik terlambat daripada tidak sama sekali
Make hay while the sun shines
Keringkanlah rumput selama matahari masih bersinar
When that cat’s away, the mice will play
Tikus-tikus bermain riang manakala kucing telah pergi
Croos the sream where it is shallowest
Sebrangilah sungai pada bagian yang paling dangkal
You Scratch my back and I’ll scartch yours
Jika engkau mencakar punggungku, aku akan mencakar punggungmu
The Swetst of all is praise
Bunyi yang merdu diantara segala bunyi ialah pujian
Early to bed and early rise make a man helthy, wealthy and wise
Cepat tidur, cepat bangun menjadikan orang sehat, makmur dan bijaksana
if you can’t say good words of a person, don’t say bad ones
jika anda tidak dapat berkata baik tentang diri seseorang, janganlah yang buruk anda katakan

FUNNY STORIES

Suicide Blonde Goes To The Hospital!
A blonde hurries into the emergency room late one night with the tip of her index finger shot off.

"How did this happen?" the emergency room doctor asked her.

"Well, I was trying to commit suicide," the blonde replied.

"What?" sputtered the doctor.
"You tried to commit suicide by shooting your finger off?"

"No silly!" the blonde said. "First I put the gun to my chest, and I thought: I just paid $6,000.00 for these breast implants, I'm not shooting myself in the chest."

"So then?" asked the doctor.

"Then I put the gun in my mouth, and I thought: I just paid $3000.00 to get my teeth straightened, I'm not shooting myself in the mouth."

"So then?"

"Then I put the gun to my ear, and I thought: This is going to make a loud noise. So I put my finger in the other ear before I pulled the trigger."

The Policeman's Ball
A woman in a hurry to get her daughter to school on time was pulled over for speeding.

The mom smiled at her daughter and said "Don't worry dear! I can get out of this ticket."

The cop approached the car and he asked "Mam do you know why I pulled you over?" With a big smile she replied "Sure you are selling tickets to the policeman's ball."

He then said, "Mam, I am a State Trooper, we don't have balls."

The Boss and The Trainee
A Man joined a big Multi National Company as a trainee. On his first day he dialed the pantry and shouted into the phone, "Get me a coffee quickly!"

The voice from the other side responded, "You fool you've dialed the wrong extension! Do you know who you're talking to, dumbo?"

No", replied the trainee.

"It's the Managing Director of the company, you fool!" The man shouted back, "And do you know who YOU are talking to, you fool?"

"No", replied the Managing Director. "Thats Good!", replied the trainee and put down the phone!

HaHa! I hope you learn from this and that this never happens to you!!

Sumber : http://karodalnet.blogspot.com/2012/05/cerita-lucu-singkat-dalam-bahasa.html

TIMUN MAS

Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer.  They had married for some years but they had no children.  So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to give them children.  Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster.  He granted their wish on one condition.  When their children had grown up, they had to sacrifice them to Buta Ijo.  He liked eating fresh meat of human being.  The farmers agreed to his condition.  Several months later the wife was pregnant.

She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.  They named her Timun Emas.  The farmers were happy.  Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl.  She was also very diligent. When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house.  Timun Emas was frightened so she ran away to hide.  The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a child.  They asked him to postpone.  Buta Ijo agreed.  He promised to come again.  The following year Buta Ijo came again.  But again and again their parents said that Timun Emas was still a child.

When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him.  They gave Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt.

‘Timun, take these things’

‘What are these things?’

‘These are your weapons.  Buta Ijo will chase you.  He will eat you alive.  So run as fast as you can.  And if he will catch you spread this to the ground.  Now go!’

Timun Emas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could.  When Buta Ijo arrived she was far from home.  He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left.  So he ran to chase her.  He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran.

Timun Emas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up.  When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber.  In seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber.  The exhausted Buta Ijo was very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them.  When Buta Ijo was busy eating cucumber Timun Emas could run away.

But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again.  When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas threw her bamboo needles.   Soon they turned into dense bamboo trees. Buta Ijo found it hard to pass.  It took him some time to break the dense bamboo forest.  Meanwhile Timun Emas could run farther.

Buta Ijo chased her again.  When he almost catch her again and again Timun Emas threw her dressing.  This time it turned into a lake.  Buta Ijo was busy to save himself so Timun Emas ran way.  But Buta Ijo could overcome it and continued chasing her.

Finally when Timun Emas was almost caught she threw her salt.  Soon the land where Buta Ijo stood turned into ocean.  Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly. Timun Emas was thankful to god and came back to her home.

Sumber : http://www.lokerseni.web.id/2012/02/dongeng-timun-mas-dalam-bahasa-inggris.html

TENSES

Kata Kerja

Kata Kerja adalah bagian inti dari Tenses Bahasa Inggris. Kata kerja atau Verb pada rumus-rumus Tenses di blog ini, Kata kerja atau Verb ini sering saya singkat V saja. Jadi kalau V+ing artinya sama dengan Verb+ing, sering juga saya tulis sebagai “Ving” saja agar mudah.

Kata kerja dalam bahasa Inggris ada banyak bentuknya: V1, V2, V3, Ving.

Kata Kerja bentuk 1 atau saya singkat V1, yaitu kata kerja dasar, seperti: drink, go, write, read, participate, learn, study, dan sebagainya. Ada kata kerja bentuk ke 2, sering saya singkat V2. Kata kerja bentuk 3 ya V3. Serta Kata Kerja bentuk ING atau saya singkat Ving. Bagaimana cara menggunakan bentuk-bentuk kata kerja tersebut? Ada di masing-masing pelajaran Tenses Bahasa Inggris.

Perubahan Bentuk Kata Kerja

Perubahan bentuk Kata Kerja bentuk 1 (V1) ke bentuk kedua (V2) dan bentuk ke 3 (V2) ada yang beraturan (ada rumusnya) dan ada juga yang tidak beraturan (tidak ada rumusnya). Wah memamg inilah yang membuat bahasa Inggris ini menjadi rumit bagi kita orang Indonesia, haha.

·         Kata Kerja Beraturan (Regular Verb):

Artinya mempunyai keteraturan bentuknya, ada rumusnya misalnya ditambah “D” atau “ED” seperti: live – lived – lived, play, played, played

Walaupun ada aturannya tetapi aturan perubahan tersebut masih ada beberapa. Daftar kata kerja beraturan ini pun panjang sekali. Saya sarankan Anda mempunyai buku Grammar Bahasa Inggris walaupun yang kecil dan sederhana, biasanya ada di sana. Memang Anda mau menulsinya disini satu per satu?.

·         Kata Kerja TIDAK Beraturan (Irregular Verb):

Misalnya kata kerja “drink” berturut-turut untuk bentuk ke 1 sampai 3: drink-drank-drunk. Satu contoh lain lagi: break-broke-broken

Masih ingat V1, V2, V3 dan Ving? Jangan lupa apa itu artinya ya, karena akan sering dipergunakan dalam setiap  tenses bahasa inggris

1.      Present Tense (Waktu Sekarang)

a. Simple Present Tense (Waktu Sekarang Sederhana)

Rumus :

+ } S + V1 + O/C

- } S + Do/does + not + V1 + O/C

? } Do/does + S + V1 + O/C

Example :

+ } Sisca Reads book everyday

- } Sisca does not Read book everyday

? } does Sisca Read book everyday

Yes He does / No He does not (doesn’t)

For I, We, You, They = do

He, She, It = Does

Contoh kalimat :

(+) She is a new people here.

(+) He plays football every morning

(-) She isn’t a new people here.

(-) He does not playing football every morning.

(?) Is she a new people here?

(?) How playing football every morning?

b. Present Continuous Tense (Waktu Berlangsung Sekarang)

Menerangkan suatu perbuatan yabg sedang berlangsungpada waktu sekarang.

Rumus :

+ } S + Be + V1 + ing + O/C           >> + } They are playing badmintoon now

- } S + Be + not + V1 + ing + O/C  >>  – } They are not playing badmintoon now

? } Be + S + V1 + ing + O/C           >>  ? } Are they palaying badmintoon now ?

Contoh dalam kalimat :

(+) He is playing badminton now

(-) He isn’t playing badminton now.

(?) Is he playing badminton now.

c. Present Perfect Tense (Waktu Sempurna Sekarang)

Rumus :

subject+auxiliary verb+main verb

Contoh :

(+) you have eaten mine.

(-) she has not been to Rome

(?) have you finished?

d. Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Waktu Berlangsung Sempurna Sekarang)

Rumus :

(+): S + have/has + been + Ving

(-): S + have/has + not + been + Ving

(?): Have/has + S + been + Ving

Contoh :

(+) She has been going to Malang since evening.

(+) We have been riding a horse for three days

(-) She hasn’t been going to Malang since evening.

(-) We haven’t been riding a horse for three days.

(?) Has she been going to Malang ?

(?) Have He been riding a horse for three days ?

2.   Past Tense (Waktu Lampau)

a. Simple Past Tense (Waktu Lampau Sederhana)

Rumus :

+} S+Be+Was/Were+O/C

-} S+Be+Was/Were+not+O/C

?} Be+Was/Were+ S+O/C

Example :

+} We were at school yesterday

-} We were not at school yesterday

?} were we at school yesterday ?

Contoh :

(+) I saw a good film last night

(+) He came here last month

(-) I saw not a good film last night

(-) He came not last month

(?) Saw I a good film last night

(?) Came He here last month

b. Past Continuous Tense (Waktu Berlangsung Lampau)

Rumus :

(+): S + was/were + Ving

(-): S + was/were + NOT + Ving

(?): Was/Were + S + Ving

Contoh :

(+) He was watching television all afternoon last week

(+) They were talking about sport when I met him

(-) He wasn’t watching television all afternoon last week

(-) They weren’t talking about sport when I met him

(?) Was He watching television all afternoon last week

(?) Were they talking about sport when I met him

c. Past Perfect Tense (Waktu Sempurna Lampau)

Rumus :

subject+auxiliary verb HAVE+main verb

(+): S + had + V3

(-): S + had + not + V3

(?): Had + S + V3

Contoh :

(+) When my brother arrived , I had painted my motor cycle

(+) The ship had left before I arrived

(-) When my brother arrived , I hadn’t painted my motor cycle

(-) The ship hadn’t left before I arrived

(?) Had I my motor cycle , when my brother arrived ?

(?) Had the ship left before I arrived?

d. Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Waktu Berlangsung Sempurna Lampau)

Rumus :

subject+auxiliary verb HAVE+auxiliary verb BE+main verb

Contoh :

(+) They had been living there for two month

(+) When they washed my drees , your father had been playing badminton

(-) They hadn’t been living there for two month

(-) When they washed my dress , your father hadn’t been playing badminton

(?) Had they been living there for two month?

(?) When they washed my dress , had your father been playing badminton ?

3.   Future Tense (Akan Datang)

a. Simple Future Tense (Waktu Akan Datang Sederhana)

Rumus :

subject+auxiliary verb WILL+main verb

Contoh :

(+) I will visit to yogyakarta tomorrow.

(+) he will met girl friend by seven o’clock

(?) Will he go to America next month?

(+) President shall at Nederland the day after tomorrow.

(-) President shall not at Nederland the day after tomorrow.

(?) Shall President at Nederland the day after tomorrow?

b. Future Continuous Tense (Waktu Berlangsung Akan Datang)

Rumus :

subject+auxiliary verb WILL+auxiliary verb BE+main verb

Contoh :

(+) I will be writing a comic.

(+) I will be studying tomorrow night.

(-) I will not writing a comic.

(-) I will not be studying tomorrow night.

(?) Will I be writing a comic ?

(?) Will I be studying tomorrow night ?

c. Future Perfect Tense (Waktu Sempurna Akan Datang)

Rumus :

subject+auxiliary verb WILL+auxiliary verb HAVE+main verb

Contoh :

(+) Iwill havefinishedby 10am.

(+) Youwill haveforgottenme by then.

(-) Shewillnothavegoneto school.

(-) Wewillnothaveleft.

(?) Willyou havearrived?

(?) Willthey havereceivedit?

d. Future Perfect Continuous Tense (Waktu Berlangsung Sempurna Akan Datang)

Rumus :

subject+auxiliary verb WILL+auxiliary verb HAVE+auxiliary verb BE+main verb

Contoh :

(+) I will have been reading a news paper.

(+) He will have been listening music.

(-) I will haven’t been reading a news paper.

(-) He will haven’t listening a music.

(?) Will I have been riding a news paper ?

(?) Will He have listening a music ?

4. Past Future Tense (Akan Datang Di Waktu Lampau)

a. Past Future Tense (Waktu Akan Datang Di Waktu Lampau)

Rumus :

Positif: S + would + V1

Negatif: S + would + not + V1

Tanya:  Would + S + V1

Contoh :

(+) He would come if you invited him.

(+) They would buy a home the previous day.

(-) He wouldn’t come if invited him.

(-) They wouldn’t buy a home the previous day.

(?) Would He come if invited him ?

(?) Would they buy a home the previous day ?

b. Past Future Continuous Tense (Waktu Akan Sedang Terjadi Diwaktu Lampau)

Rumus :

Positif: S + would + be + Ving

Negatif: S + would + not + be + Ving

Tanya: Would + S + be + Ving

Contoh :

(+) I should be swimming at this time the following day.

(+) I shall be sliping at 10 o’clock tomorrow.

(-) I shouldn’t be swimming at this time the following day.

(-) I shalln’t be sleeping at 10 o’clock tomorrow.

(?) Shall I be swimming at this time the following day ?

(?) Shall I be sleeping at10 o’clock tomorrow ?

c. Past Future Perfect Tense (Waktu Akan Sudah Selesai Di Waktu Lampau)

Rumus :

Positif: S + would + have + V3

Negatif: S + would + not + have + V3

Tanya: Would + S + have + V3

Contoh :

(+) He would have graduated if he had studies hard.

(+) Nonok will have studied moth by the end of this week.

(-) He wouldn’t have gone if he had met his darling

(-) Nonok will have not studied month by the end of this week

(?) Would He have gone if he had met his darling ?

(?) Will Nonok have studied month by the end of this week ?

d. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense

(Waktu Yang Sudah Sedang Berlangsung Pada Waktu Lampau)

Rumus :

Positif: S + would + have + been + Ving

Negatif: S + would + not + have + been + Ving

Tanya: Would + S + have + been + Ving

Contoh :

Rianawati would have been speaking English for two years

(+) Mrs. Anisa Munif would have been walking here for seventeen years

(+) Rianawati would have been speaking English for two years

(-) Mrs. Anisa Munif wouldn’t have been walking here for seventeen year

(-) Rianawati wouldn’t have been speaking English for two years

(?) Would Mrs. Anisa Munif have been walking here for seventeen years?

(?) Would Rianawati have been speaking English for two years?

Sumber : http://javasun3.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/rumus-16-tenses-bahasa-inggris/

Exercise (Meeting) 3

READING

1.      Which of the following is NOT true ?

a.      Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads.

b.      The games were held in Greece every four years.

c.       Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.

d.      Poem glorified the winners in song.

Reason :

Battles were not interrupted, but halted to allow the games to take place. Look at the end of first paragraph “…... an any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place.”

2.      The word “elite” in line 5 is closest in meaning to…

a.      aristocracy

b.      Brave

c.       intellectuals

d.      muscular

Reason :

Elite in line 5 is closest in meaning to aristocracy, both of them have a same meaning as the most powerful members of a society or a privileged class.  In bahasa elite and aristocracy society class is called “bangsawan”.

3.      Why were the Olympic Games held?

a.      To stop wars

b.      To honor Zeus

c.       To crown the best athletes

d.      To sing songs about the athletes

Reason :

It were found on the first sentence in first paragraph “…………Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greek’s chief god, Zeus. “

4.      Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?

a.      800 years

b.      1200 years

c.       2300 years

d.      2800 years

Reason :

A distance between 776 BC until now (2012) is about 1236 years or it’s approximately about 1200 years ago.

5.      What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?

a.         They were pacifists

b.         They believed athletic events were important

c.          They were very simple

d.         They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates

Reason :

According to the first sentence on the second paragraph that’s caw “The Greeks attached so much importance to the games ………...”. So the conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks is that they believed athletic events were important.

6.      What is the main idea of this passage?

a.      Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks

b.      The Greeks severely punished those who did not participate in physical fitness programs

c.       The Greeks had always encouraged everyone to participate in the games

d.      The Greeks had the games coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games were over

Reason :

According to the fourth sentence on the first paragraph that’s caw “The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth.” and all part of the sentence on each paragraph also carry that statement, so option A is the main idea of this passage.

7.      In line 14, the word “deeds” is closest in meaning to…

a.      Accomplishments

b.      Ancestors

c.       Documents

d.      Property

Reason :

The deeds word is found on sentence “Winners were greatly honored by having…………..and having poems sung about their deeds”. Actually in bahasa deeds means as “perbuatan” and it’s synonym with act. But in this case  “deeds” more refers to “accomplishments” that meaning to “prestasi/pencapaian” in bahasa.

8.      Which of the following was ultimately required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?

a.      They must have completed military service.

b.      They had to attend special training sessions

c.       They had to be Greek males with no criminal record

d.      They had to be very religious

Reason :

According to the third sentence on first paragraph “….…..but the later games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record.”

9.      The word “halted” in line 16 means most nearly the same as…

a.      Encourages

b.      Started

c.       Curtailed

d.      Fixed

Reason :

Halted (dihentikan) in line 16 is most nearly the same as curtailed (dibatasi) than are encourages (mendukung), starts (memulai) and fixed (diperbaiki).

10.  What is an “Olympiad”?

a.      The time it took to finish the games

b.      The time between games

c.       The it took to finish a war

d.      The time it took the athletes to train

Reason :

Look at the first line in the second paragraph : “The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads”……………”

STYLISTIC  PROBLEMS

1.      The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor’s questions…..

a.      Because he was afraid it would incriminate him

b.      For fear that they will incriminate him

c.       Because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him

d.      Fearing that he will be incriminated by it

Reason :

Actually that sentences can stand alone, so just find a clause that will complete it with correctly.

2.      Mrs.Walker has returned…..

a.      A wallet back to its original owner

b.      To its original owner the wallet

c.       The wallet to its originally owner

d.      The wallet to its original owner

Reason : 

That sentence need an object after subject (Mrs Walker) and verb (has returned), so we can eliminated option B. Object on first sentence option can found on A, C and D, but in option A is have a redundancy between return and back. Whereas on C originally owner is more like adjective. So the correct answer can be found on D.

3.      The hospital owes……for the construction of the new wing.

a.      The government twenty million dollars

b.      For the government twenty million dollars

c.       To the government twenty million dollars

d.      Twenty million of dollars to the government

Reason :

The blank on the sentence need explanation and verb that can make it to be independent without another clause (for the construction of the new wing) and it will accuracy with option D.

4.      Sarah…..that she could not attend classes next week

a.      Told to her professors

b.      Said her professors

c.       Told her professors

d.      Is telling her professors

Reason :

That sentence is need to be such as is, are, am.

5.      The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest because…

a.      He painted very good

b.      They believed he painted well

c.       Of their belief that he was an good artist

d.      The judges had been told of his talents

Reason :

This is a antecedent of pronouns, whereas the artist as the antecedent and he on option A as pronouns.

6.      If motorists do ^A not observe  ^B the traffic regulations, ^C they will be stopped, ticketed, and ^D have to pay a fine.

Problem : That sentences is not parallelism.

Stopped and ticketed, both of them are verb, but have to pay a fine is a clause, so it’s must be change with verb too.

Correction :

If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and fined.

7.      Fred, who usually conducts ^A the choir rehearsals, did not ^B show up last night because he ^C had  an accident ^D on his way to the practice.

Problem : That sentences is contains a redundancy

Correction :.

Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show last night because he had an accident on his way to the practice.

8.      ^A A short time before her operation ^B last month, Mrs.Carlyle  ^C dreams of her daughter who ^D lives overseas.

Problem :

Because ‘the dream process’ is perfectly ‘finish’,  so we should use the past perfect tense.

Correction :

A short time before her operation last month, Mrs.Carlyle  had dreamed  of her daughter who lives overseas.

9.      The atmosphere in ^A Andalucia is open, warm, and ^B gives a welcome feeling to all ^C who have ^D the good fortune to visit there.

Problem : That sentences is not parallelism.

Open and warm, both of them are adjective, so it’s must be following with adjective too.

Correction :

The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and welcome to all who have the good fortune to visit there.

10.  Some ^A of the people were ^B standing in the street ^C watched the parade, while ^D others were singing songs.

Problem : That sentences is not parallelism.

Standing and singing, both of them are verb, so it’s must be following with verb too.

Correction :

Some of the people were standing in the street watching the parade, while others were singing songs.