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Greetings Sabtu, Feb 27 2010 

}        Standard Competency :
To comprehend and express the meanings within the transactional and interpersonal conversations about greetings in the context of daily life
}        Basic Competency :
To respond and express the meanings within the formal / informal transactional and interpersonal conversations accurately and fluently that contains the introduction expressions (greetings), invitation, and appointment
Indicators :
}        After having studied the material given, the students are expected to be able to:
}        identify the expression meaning of greetings that contains self introduction, introducing other people and parting / ending conversation both orally and in written form
}        respond the expression of greetings
}        carry out transactional and interpersonal conversations involving the acts of greeting, introducing and parting

Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings (as well as other members of the animal kingdom) intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship or social status between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. While greeting customs are highly culture- and situation-specific and may change within a culture depending on social status and relationship, they exist in all known human cultures. Greetings can be expressed both audibly and physically, and often involve a combination of the two. This topic excludes military and ceremonial salutes but includes rituals other than gestures.
How do you greet other people?
*         Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening
*         Hello, Ewo
*         Hello, Agnes
*         How are you?
*         How’s everything with you?
*         How’s life ?
*         How are you getting along ?
*         How are you doing ?
*         Fine, thanks
*         Pretty good, thanks
*         I’m well, thanks
*         Not bad, thanks. And you?
How do you introduce yourself?
*         Let me introduce my self, my name is Oghy
*         Hello, I’m Golda
*         Hi, I’m Adi Pramono. You can call me Mono.
*         Hello, my name is Yeni Pratiwi
How do you introduce other people?
}        I would like to introduce Ria Saputri
}        I would like you to meet Grace
}        Excuse me, let me introduce you a new friend. His name is Agus Kuncoro
How do you close or end your coversation?
}        Well, I should be going now. See you!
}        I’m sorry, but I have to go now. It’s been nice talking with you. See you later
}        Well, I must be off now. I’ll talk to you later!

ex: Greetings Card. . .

Advertisement Minggu, Feb 28 2010 

Advertising is a form of communication intended to persuade its viewers, readers or listeners to take some action. It usually includes the name of a product or service and how that product or service could benefit the consumer, to persuade potential customers to purchase or to consume that particular brand. Modern advertising developed with the rise of mass production in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Standard Competency :
¡         To comprehend and express the meaning of short functional written text about advertisement in the daily life context to access knowledge.
Basic Competency :
¡         To respond and express the meaning within the short formal / informal functional written text accurately and fluently in the form of announcement, advertisement and invitation in the context of daily life to access knowledge.
¡         After having studied the material given, the student are expected to able to:
¡         understand the definition of advertisement
¡         identify the topic of advertisement text
¡         read aloud meaningfully the written passage that is discussed with a good pronunciation and intonation.
Advertising is a communication whose purpose is to inform potential customers about products and services and how to obtain and use them. Many advertisements are also designed to generate increased consumption of those products and services through the creation and reinforcement of brand image and brand loyalty. For these purposes advertisements often contain both factual information and persuasive messages. Every major medium is used to deliver these messages, including: television, radio, movies, magazines, newspapers, video games, the Internet and billboards. Advertising is often placed by an advertising agency on behalf of a company
In short, Advertisement is :
Information for persuading and motivating people so that it will attract them to the service and the thing that are offered or informed.
Function of advertisement
Function of advertisement :

• Promotion
• Communication
• Information

In making an advertisement keep the following points
1. Language of advertisement :

• Using the correct or suitable words.
• Using the interesting and suggestive expression.
• Using positive expression
• Text of advertisement should be directed to the goals.

2. Content of advertisement :
Objective and honest
Brief and clear
Not mocking to group or other producer.
Mobile Billboard Advertising
Mobile Billboards are flat-panel campaign units in which their sole purpose is to carry advertisements along dedicated routes selected by clients prior to the start of a campaign. Mobile Billboard companies do not typically carry third-party cargo or freight. Mobile displays are used for various situations in metropolitan areas throughout the world, including:

• Target advertising
• One day, and long term campaigns
• Convention
• Sporting events
• Store openings or other similar promotional events
• Big advertisements from smaller companies

Public service advertising
The same advertising techniques used to promote commercial goods and services can be used to inform, educate and motivate the public about non-commercial issues, such as AIDS, political ideology, energy conservation, and global warming.
Commercial advertising
Commercial advertising media can include wall paintings, billboards, street furniture components, printed flyers and rack cards, radio, cinema and television ads, web banners, mobile telephone screens, shopping carts, web popups, skywriting, bus stop benches,, magazines, newspapers, posters, and the backs of event tickets and supermarket receipts. Any place an “identified” sponsor pays to deliver their message through a medium is commercial advertising.
Covert Advertising

• Covert advertising is when a product or brand is embedded in entertainment and media. For example, in a film, the main character can use an item or other of a definite brand, as in the movie Minority Report, where Tom Cruise’s character John Anderton owns a phone with the Nokia logo clearly written in the top corner, or his watch engraved with the Bulgari logo. Another example of advertising in film is in I, Robot, where main character played by Will Smith mentions his Converse shoes several times, calling them “classics,” because the film is set far in the future. I, Robot and Spaceballs also showcase futuristic cars with the Audi and Mercedes-Benz logos clearly displayed on the front of the vehicles. Cadillac chose to advertise in the movie The Matrix Reloaded, which as a result contained many scenes in which Cadillac cars were used. Similarly, product placement for Omega Watches, Ford, Vaio, and cars are featured in recent James Bond films, Casino Royale.

GRATITUDE,COMPLIMENT & CONGRATULATION

Gratitude, thankfulness, or appreciation is a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. The experience of gratitude has historically been a focus of several world religions, and has been considered extensively by moral philosophers such as Adam Smith. The systematic study of gratitude within psychology only began around the year 2000, possibly because psychology has traditionally been focused more on understanding distress rather than understanding positive emotions. However, with the advent of the positive psychology movement, gratitude has become a mainstream focus of psychological research.  The study of gratitude within psychology has focused on the understanding of the short term experience of the emotion of gratitude (state gratitude), individual differences in how frequently people feel gratitude (trait gratitude), and the relationship between these two aspects.

Giving Instruction is an expression that is used in order that other person does what we instruct or request.

A Giving Instructions essay is an essay in which you explain how to do something. One is often required to explain how to do something in writing. Essays explaining how to conduct an experiment, how to set up a campsite, how to get a passport, how to train for a marathon, are all Giving Instructions essays.

Asking for Instructions

How do you (do this)?

How do I . . . ?

What is the best way to . . . ?

How do I go about it?

What do you suggest?

How do you suggest I proceed?

What is the first step?

Giving Instructions

Sequencing

First, (you) . . .

Then, (you) . . .

Next, (you) . . .

Lastly, (you) . . .

Starting out

Before you begin, (you should . . .)

The first thing you do is . . . .

I would start by . . .

The best place to begin is . . .

To begin with,

Continuing

After that,

The next step is to . . .

The next thing you do is . . .

Once you’ve done that, then . . .

When you finish that, then . . .

Finishing

The last step is . . .

The last thing you do is . . .

In the end,

When you’ve finished,

When you’ve completed all the steps,

ex: a coach give instruction at his boxer.

ex.2: can also give instruction to make something. like cooking .

Standard Competency :

* To comprehend and express the meaning nuance within the transactional and interpersonal conversations which are related to the instruction expressions in the context of daily life.

Basic Competency :

* To respond and express the meaning nuance within the formal / informal transactional (to get things done) and interpersonal (get sociable) by using the simple kind of spoken and written languages accurately and fluently in the daily life context involving the acts of expressing happiness, gaining attention, expressing sympathy and giving instructions


* The example expressions of giving instruction :

¡ Open your book!

¡ Close the door, please!

¡ Be quiet, please!

¡ Move the chair!

¡ Open the window!

¡ Pass me the sugar, please!

¡ Stand up, please!


Note : The tense used in giving instruction is “simple present”

* The definition of sympathy expression:

Sympathy expression is an expression or feeling of pity and sorrow when we know and see someone or people are unlucky or have trouble and in bad condition. By expressing sympathy we want to show our concern or carefulness on other people’s condition.

ex:

Just saying “I’m sorry to hear your mom died.”

Sending a Sympathy card.

Sending flowers to a funeral home.

Giving a bereaved person a hug.

These are all expressions of sympathy.

— How can we give sympathy expression to someone?

We express it directly to him/her orally or we can use a letter or card by post also by short message service (SMS), e-mail, television, radio, and newspaper if he/she who got the trouble is far from us.

— Several expressions of sympathy :

— I’d like to express my deepest condolences

— I’m sorry to hear that

— I’m awfully sorry about…

— Oh, how awful!

— Oh, dear!

— You must be very upset

— Oh, what a shame

— How pity you are!

— How terrible / awful for you

ex: sympathy expressions used for moment someone die.



ex: also able to be used in laying open sorrow, for someone die, pain, experiencing of accident. Can in form card utterance, or directly.

NARRATIVE TEXT

The generic structures of the text:

Orientation : It sets the scene and introduces the participants (it answers the questions; Who, What, When and Where)

Complication: A crisis or a problem arises. It usually involves the main characters.

Resolution: A solution to the problem (for better or worse). Main characters find a way to solve the problem.

NARRATIVE TEXT

Other generic structures of the text:

Evaluation: (optional) a step back to evaluate the plight (the narrator’s viewpoint)

Coda: (optional)Changes of the characters or lesson/value of the story

Re-orientation: (optional)
Kinds of narrative text:
A myth
A legend
Fable
A folklore



Purpose (social function) :

To entertain listeners or readers with a true experience or an imaginary one. The characteristic of the text is marked by conflict and resolution.

Let’s follow the Structure of the text bellow :

Title

Orientation

Evaluation

Complication

Revolution

Reorientation
*Orientation

It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.

*Complication

Where the problem in the story developed

*Resolution

Where the problem in the story is solved.

How do we make the Simple Present Tense?subject + auxiliary verb + main verb
do base


There are three important exceptions:
For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.
For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary.
For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

Look at these examples with the main verb like: subject auxiliary verb main verb
+ I, you, we, they like coffee.
He, she, it likes coffee.
- I, you, we, they do not like coffee.
He, she, it does not like coffee.
? Do I, you, we, they like coffee?
Does he, she, it like coffee?


Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary: subject main verb
+ I am French.
You, we, they are French.
He, she, it is French.
- I am not old.
You, we, they are not old.
He, she, it is not old.
? Am I late?
Are you, we, they late?
Is he, she, it late?

How do we use the Simple Present Tense?

We use the simple present tense when:
the action is general
the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future
the action is not only happening now
the statement is always trueJohn drives a taxi.
past present future

It is John’s job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.


Look at these examples:
I live in New York.
The Moon goes round the Earth.
John drives a taxi.
He does not drive a bus.
We do not work at night.
Do you play football?

Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general. We can use the simple present tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb “to be” in the simple present tense – some of them are general, some of them are now:Am I right?
Tara is not at home.
You are happy.
past present future

The situation is now.
I am not fat.
Why are you so beautiful?
Ram is tall.
past present future

The situation is general. Past, present and future.




The simple present is used:
to express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes:
I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large city (general truth)
to give instructions or directions:
You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.
to express fixed arrangements, present or future:
Your exam starts at 09.00


Examples:
For habits
He drinks tea at breakfast.
She only eats fish.
For repeated actions or events
We catch the bus every morning.
It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
They drive to Monaco every summer.
For general truths
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
For instructions or directions
Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford.
For fixed arrangements
His mother arrives tomorrow.
Our holiday starts on the 26th March

Adverb of Time

q Always

q Never

q Every

q Often

q Seldom

q Usually

q Sometimes

A. VERBAL SENTENCE

Affirmative Form

S +V1(-s/-es) +ObjectSubject Verb 1 Object
I buy some books
You write a story
We study English
They play football
He goes to school
She gives a present
It runs very fast


NEGATIVE FORM
S+ do/does+ not+ V1+ objectSubject Do/does Not Verb 1 Object
I do not buy some books
You do not write a story
We do not study English
They Do not play football
He does not goes to school
She does not gives a present
it does not runs very fast


INTERROGATIVE FORM
Do/does+ S+ V1+ Object?Do/does Subject Verb 1 Object
Do I buy some books?
Do you write a story?
Do we study English?
Do they play football?
Does he go to school?
Does she give a present?
Does it run very fast?


1. Verbs ending in –y: the third person changes the –y to –ies :

fly → flies, cry → cries

Exception: if there is a vowel before the –y :

play → plays, pray → prays
Add –es to verbs ending in: -ss, -x, -sh, -ch :

he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes

B. NON VERBAL SENTENCE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM
S+ to be(am/is/are)+ noun/adjective/adverb
NEGATIVE FORM
S+ to be+ not+ noun/adjective/adverb
INTERROGATIVE FORM
To be+ S+ noun/adjective/adverbAffirmative Interrogative Negative
I am a student Am I a student? I am not a student
You are clever Are you clever? You are not clever
We are teachers Are we teachers? We are not teachers
They are in library Are they in library? They are not in library
He is diligent Is he diligent? He is not diligent
She is a beautiful girl Is she a beautiful girl? She is not a beautiful girl
It is a cat Is it a cat? It is not a cat


Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples:
I play tennis.
She does not play tennis.
Does he play tennis?
The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
The train does not leave at 9 AM.
When does the train usually leave?
She always forgets her purse.
He never forgets his wallet.
Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.
Does the Sun circle the Earth?

Procedure is a text type for helping us do a task or make something.It means a procedural text is designed to describe how something is achieved through g sequence of action or steps ,it can be a set of intructions or direction .When writing procedures you should :use present tense e. G spray, include technical terms when you need to e. G friable, use words than tell the reader how, when and where to perform the task e. G fill, firmly.

Example :
1.Making an Omelet
materials:
1. 2 eggs
2. 25g of oil
3. 250 milk
4. Frying pan
5. Method
step by step
Take the pan and put in the oil. Heat the oil until it is hot. Break the eggs into a bowl and add the milk. Beat the eggs and milk together
2.How To Insert SIM Card
First off all,switch off the phone
Second,pull the battery lock on the back the phone, and hold it in thus position.
Next,slide the cover,and lift the battery.
Then,insert the SIM card into its slot.but, remember,do it carefully. Um,,one more thing,don t forget to make sure the golden connectors on the card face into the phone and ah,the opposite end of the battery until it snaps into place.
Now,slide the cover back onto the mobile phone
Finally,switch on your phone and you ll see the signal of your SIM card on the phone screen and, do you know what that means? Good, it means you can start using your phone.
3.How To Operate Computer
First, plug the cable into the
socket and turn on your computer.
Second, wait a moment
while your computer is starting Scaner data.
Next, enter a
keyword if you use it.
Then, the computer will scan in computer about virusess.
After that, choose
programs as needed, for example
you want to type, the program to choose is Microsoft Word.
Finally, save your work
at the computer.

Agreement of Invitation Examples Inviting someone Expressions Accepting/Agreement an Invitation •I would like you to…•We would be pleased if you could…•Would you like to …….. ?•Shall we……. ?•How about ….?Refusing and declining invitation•Thank you. Yes,...

Getting to Know Each Other Introduction is expression that used in the first meeting occasion Examples of Introducing Yourself•Hi, I’m Sherly, a new comer → How do you do?•Hello, I’m Anton → How do you do? I’m Juan•Hello. My name is Adin ...

Showing Attention Expression that used for giving act of directing one’s thought For Example: •You look fantastic •You are different today •You look brilliant Exercises I.Write a dialog about ‘Showing Attention...

recount is a kind of text that tells the readers what
happened in the past through a sequence of events.

steps of recount is ;
- orientation is introducing the participant, using first person point of view, I was on the car last week.i
- a series of events describing a series of event which happened. The car lunched to one side.
Telephone and electricity poles was falling down, etc.

- re-orientation stating the writer's personal note. Thanking God because nobody was seriously injured.

long time ago born baby named hercules
On the Mt. Olympus the little Hercules is born, he is the Zeus and Hera's son. The baby is very strong and he is surrounded by presents among his little winged horses: Pegasus. All gods love Hercules, all gods but not. Hades. He is the brother of Zeus and the god of Underworld. He hates Zeus because it's only thanks to him That now he must spend his immortal life surrounded by souls. Hades wants to reign on the Olympus so he asks help to the three Fates. They know the past, the present and the future.
The Fates tell to Hades that in eighteen years the planets will line up: at that time Hades will can to free the Titans to defeat Zeus... but if Hercules'll fight... Hades will lose his battle.
So Hades prepares a potion to make deathly the little Hercules. He orders to his slaves Pain and Panic to abduct the little god, to make drink him all potion and to kill him.
For lucky he has not drink all potion: Herc is mortal but he always is very strong and now he live on the Earth with his adoptive parents, Anphitryon and Alcmene.
The strength of Hercules was a problem, he seemed to break everything he touched. Shunned because of the destruction he caused, Herc grew up sad and lonely. So Alcmene and Anphityon explained to Herc that he was indeed different from everyone. They showed to Hercules the symbol of the gods, the medaillon that was around his neck when they found him.





Eager to solve the mystery of his birth, Herc traveled to the Temple of Zeus, for answers. He was shocked when the statue of Zeus come alive and the god revealed that he was Herc's father, and the goddess Hera was his mother.
Zeus explained that Herc had been kidnapped and changed into a mortal while still baby. Then he told Herc why he could not come home.
"Only gods can live on. Olympus" he said "but if you can prove yourself a true hero on Eath, your godhood will be restored... first, you must seek Philoctetes, the trainer of heroes".
Zeus give to his son Pegasus, so Herc flew off and soon found Philoctetes, the satyr.
"I need your help" Herc told Phil "I want to become a hero".
"Sorry, kid" said Phil. "I'm retired. But a lightning from Zeus changed Phil's mind.
Hero-training was so difficult that Herc often thought of quitting. In the end, though, he refused to give up and keept on working to reach his goal.
Finally told Herc that he was ready for his first real test in the big, though city of Thebes.
On their way to Thebes, Phil and Herc saw a beautiful young woman named Megara, who was being chased by a centaur.
"A damsel in distress!" Phil shouted. Herc rushed to Megara's rescue.
After Hercules had defeated the centaur, Megara introduced herself. Herc was so enchanted by Meg's beauty.
On her way home, Meg met Hades and his helpers, Pain and Panic. Meg mentioned that she had just met someone named Hercules. Hades was furious when he heard the name. Hercules was the only one who could stop the evil Hades from taking over Olympus.
Hades began trying destroy Herc once again. He used Meg to trick Hercules into unleashing a frightening monster called Hydra. But Herc defeated the Hydra and every other monster that Hades sent. And with each victory, Herc become more and more famous.
Still Hercules remained mortal, unable to live on Olympus. Herc asked Zeus why this was so.
"I'm afraid being famous isn't the same as being a true hero" Zeus answered "You must look inside your heart".
Hades finally realized that no one was strong enough to defeat Hercules. Still, Hedes thought, he must have one weakness...

Suddenly Hades knew the answer: Meg was Herc's weakness. Hercules would do anything to protect her from harm. Hades thought about this and came up with and idea. He would make Meg his prisoner!
Herc was so upset when he saw Meg in chains that he agreed to a strange bargain. He would surrender his strength for a day if Hades would set Meg free.
Hades was ready to put his plan into action. When Herc out of the way, the evil god would soon rule the world.
First Hades freed the Titans from the pit where they had been imprisoned by Zeus. Then Hades ordered the Cyclops, a one-eyed monster, to get rid of Hercules.
Without his mighty strength, Herc was no match for the Cyclops. But with Phil's encouragement, Hercules somehow managed to defeat the monster. Meg, though, was injured while trying to save Herc from a falling column. And true to Hades' promise, as soon as Meg was hurt, Hercules' strength come back.
Although Herc didn't want to leave the gravely injured Meg, she convinced him to go help his father stop Hades.
Hercules left Meg in Phil's care and hurried to Olympus. He found the gods in chains and Zeus trapped in a mountain of frozen lava. With his bare hands, Herc ripped open the lava and freed his father. Together they defeat the Titans.

Hades knew his grand plan to take over Olympus was now ruined. As he headed back to the Underworld, he took pleasure in telling Hercules that Meg was dying.
Hercules hurried back Meg, but her spirit had already left her body. Hercules rushed down to the Underworld, where he saw Meg's spirit floating in a pit of swirling souls.
"Take me in Meg's place" Herc told Hades.
That selfless act - Herc's willingness to give his life for Meg - made him a true hero at last.
On his return to Olympus, Hercules was given a hero's welcome. But he finally knew where he truly belongs on Earth with Meg, where together they would live happily ever after.

Assalamualikum

Hello Dear Friend's
I'm the owner this blog, my name is Hurairoh Rhomodon a Student at Faculty of teacher training and education Sriwijaya University.
I will find out what has not been found, i was sailing in uncharted waters.
They said "You will suffer"
That's true 
But Finding anything and take the challenge that's make me feel free,
make me feel alive.