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9 Tips Menghilangkan Kejenuhan

2011-01-06T19:40:00.000-08:00

9 Tips Menghilangkan Kejenuhan

Kejenuhan bisa melanda siapa saja, hal ini adalah normal adanya bagi manusia yang rutin menjalani aktivitasnya sehari-hari. Jenuh bisa menyebabkan seseorang hilang fokus dalam melaksanakan pekerjaannya dan cenderung menimbulkan efek malas. Hal ini kalau dibiarkan berlarut-larut akan berakibat fatal bagi kelangsungan hidup dan pekerjaanya.

Kejenuhan pasti akan menghinggapi siapa saja, baik itu pekerja, pengusaha atau pun pelajar. Apa yang harus dilakukan untuk menghilangkan kejenuhan itu merupakan jalan terbaik untuk mengatasinya, banyak cara untuk menghilangkan kejenuhan seseorang dalam menjalani aktivitasnya sehari-hari, ada yang mendengarkan musik, main games, jalan-jalan, bernyanyi, memancing, dan ada juga yang tidur.

Menghilangkan rasa jenuh adalah keharusan agar kehidupan kita kembali normal lagi, jenuh adalah suatu hal yang biasa bagi kita manusia.
Rileks untuk beberapa saat adalah sangat baik, tinggalkan semua beban aktivitas anda dan hal ini berguna untuk mengendurkan syaraf-syaraf yang tegang juga melegakan pikiran anda. Lakukanlah hal-hal yang menyenangkan maka dengan demikian semua beban pekerjaan anda akan berkurang, dan jika sudah dirasa nyaman baru mulai kembali aktivitas pekerjaan anda. Yang Anda butuhkan adalah penyegaran dan rileksasi. Dibawah ini adalah 9 kiat-kiat yang bisa Anda ikuti:

1. Sediakan Waktu Untuk Rileks
Daripada memikirkan beban pekerjaan (tapi tidak ada solusinya), lebih baik gunakan waktu Anda yang sedikit itu untuk melakukan relaksasi. Ikuti saja caranya berikut ini: Lemaskan otot-otot tubuh dengan bertumpu pada tangan, lengan, muka, kepala, leher, bahu, dada, lambung dan punggung bawah, lalu terakhir ke daerah kaki. Tiap otot ditegangkan selama 5-7 detik kemudian dikendorkan selama 12-15 detik. Ulangi cara ini hingga 5 kali berturut-turut. Metode relaksasi ini bisa membantu untuk meredakan stres yang Anda alami.

2. Buatlah Manajemen Waktu Yang Baik
Kecerdasan mengatur waktu di kantor sesuai kebutuhan memang sangat diperlukan. Sebab hanya Anda yang tahu kapan waktu untuk bekerja keras dan kapan waktu beristirahat dengan santai. Saat bekerja, tentunya Anda harus berkonsentrasi penuh dengan pekerjaan. Dan saat bersantai, Anda pun harus benar-benar santai. Sehingga waktu Anda tidak habis tersita karena memikirkan pekerjaan.

3. Menata Ulang Ruang Kerja
Anda juga bisa mencegah stres dengan mengatur kembali ruang kerja Anda. Jauhkan meja dari tumpukan kertas atau file. Simpan kertas-kertas Anda dalam map, kotak, atau laci. Jika memungkinkan, pindahkan letak meja Anda menghadap matahari agar Anda dapat bekerja dengan cahaya alami dari luar.

4. Terapi Musik
Musik bisa membantu mengatasi kejenuhan dan stres. Pilihlah musik atau lagu kesukaan Anda. Kemudian dengarkan dan nikmati musik dalam keadaan rileks saat bekerja atau seusai pulang kantor untuk menghilangkan rasa penat. Putarlah musik selama 10-30 menit. Agar lebih rileks, pilih jenis musik yang tidak terlalu keras.

5. Manfaatkan Waktu Makan Siang Untuk “Penyegaran”
Hentikan semua pekerjaan saat jam makan siang tiba. Karena, waktu makan siang merupakan saat yang paling tepat bagi Anda yang telah setengah hari bekerja untuk mengisi perut sambil beristirahat sejenak. Manfaatkan waktu makan siang untuk menyegarkan pikiran dengan berkumpul bersama rekan atau sahabat di kantor. Bicarakan hal-hal ringan untuk mengembalikan kesegaran pikiran Anda. Sehingga saat kembali ke kantor, Anda sudah siap dengan energi dan semangat baru.

6. Berolahraga
Dengan berolahraga secara teratur (seminggu dua kali), Anda bisa melepaskan ketegangan yang kerapkali Anda alami di tempat kerja dan menggantinya dengan suasana rileks dan bugar pada tubuh. Pilihlah satu jenis olahraga yang Anda gemari. Anda bisa melakukannya di saat hari libur atau sepulang dari kantor. Dijamin, setelah badan Anda segar, stres pun perlahan hilang.

7. Manjakan Diri Anda Sejenak
Setelah beban pekerjaan yang menyita waktu, tidak ada salahnya bila Anda memberi waktu untuk memanjakan diri sendiri. Misalnya dengan menikmati pijatan di salah satu spa menggunakan minyak aromaterapi khusus penghilang stres. Bisa juga dikombinasikan dengan minyak esensial untuk memijat otot. Anda bisa melakukannya sendiri di rumah dengan mengubah kamar mandi menjadi sarana relaksasi. Ini yang perlu Anda lakukan:
-Ciptakan suasana relaksasi dengan cahaya temaram atau lilin.
-Mandilah dengan air hangat.
-Pilih satu jenis minyak esensial lalu tambahkan beberapa tetes pada air mandi.
-Dengarkan musik lembut.

8. Selesaikan Masalah Dengan Bos atau Rekan Kerja
Jika Anda memiliki masalah dengan atasan atau dengan rekan sekerja, sebaiknya selesaikanlah segera. Siapa tahu, masalah itu yang selama ini menjadi pangkal penyebab stres Anda. Cobalah mencari jalan keluar dengan cara berdiskusi mengenai kesalahpahaman yang seringkali terjadi sehingga lingkungan kerjapun terasa nyaman dan menyenangkan bagi Anda.

9. Berpikir Positif
Belajarlah untuk selalu berpikir positif dalam menghadapi dan menyikapi segala permasalahan. Misalnya ketika atasan marah-marah pada Anda, bukan berarti ia sentimen atas hasil kerja Anda. Cobalah berpikir bahwa si bos sedang memberi masukan yang berguna bagi perkembangan kinerja Anda di kemudian hari.

tips menghadapi bahaya banjir

2010-10-27T03:01:00.000-07:00

Sebagian wialayah Indonesia sering terlanda oleh banjir. Bahkan banyak yang memakan korban materil maupun korban jiwa. Yang paling ditakuti ialah banjir bandang, karena volume dan kecepatan air yang begitu hebat. Bagaimana jika musibah seperti banjir terlanjur datang? Tips-tips sederhana tentang persiapan mengahadapi keadaan darurat banjir ini mudah-mudahan dapat dijadikan panduan kita dalam menghadapi dan menangani resiko bencana. Tips ini sebenarnya universal, baik untuk kita semua, karena tips ini untuk mencegah banjir, menghadapi banjir, menanggulangi banjir. Jadi bila kita ngga mau kebanjiran, sudah saatnya mulai sekarang kita melaksanakan tips-tips berikut.

Saat Hampir Banjir
Dengar pengumuman dan berita dari radio. Penuhi tong, bak mandi, ember dan segala wadah air lainnya dengan air bersih. Karena saat banjir, air mungkin menjadi kotor dan sulit mendapatkan air bersih. Bawalah masuk perabot atau perkakas di luar rumah.
Letakkan dokumen penting di tempat yang aman atau masukkan pada wajah yang kedap/tahan air, agar tidak rusak. Tutuplah dengan aman stop kontak listrik, jika perlu padamkan listrik dan saluran gas rumah. Beritahu anggota keluarga dan bersiaplah untuk mengungsi. Pastikan semua peralatan darurat standar, termasuk tas siaga bencana, telah disiapkan & berada di tempat yang mudah dijangkau.

Saat Banjir Tiba (Ketika berada di dalam rumah)
Terus pantau pengumuman dan berita dari radio. Dan jangan mudah terpancung isu. Dengarkan hanya informasi dari pemerintah atau aparat berwenang. Siap sedialah dengan semua peralatan darurat standar, termasuk tas siaga bencana. Jangan keluar dari rumah kecuali telah dipastikan bahwa perlengkapan ini dibawa.
Perhatikan jalur evakuasi & tempat pengungsian yang telah dibuat oleh keluarga kita. Ingatlah bahwa aparat memerlukan waktu untuk tiba di lokasi pada saat bencana. Jika diarahkan oleh Posko dan/atau RT/RW untuk keluar dan mengungsi, segera lakukan !

Saat Banjir Tiba (Ketika berada di luar rumah)
Pergilah ke tempat yang tinggi dan aman. Hindari melalui kawasan banjir. Arus yang deras dapat menghanyutkan kita dan keluarga. Tidak berjalan-jalan/melihat-lihat/berenang-renang di kawasan banjir, baik dengan rakit maupun berjalan kaki. Berbahay!
Jangan sampai menyentuh kabel-kabel yang jatuh. Jangan menyentuh tiang listrik. Awasi anak-anak, jangan biarkan mereka bermain-main di saluran air, sungai atau kawasan banjir dan arus deras lainnya. Tidak minum dan memasak dengan air banjir.

Saat Banjir Tiba (Ketika berada di dalam kendaraan)
Terus pantau pengumuman dan berita dari radio. Jangan terus mengarungi/melalui kawasan banjir, segeralah berbalik arah. Jika kendaraan kita terhenti (mogok atau terjebak dalam kemacetan), segera kunci kendaraan dan tinggalkanlah. Segeralah pergi ke tempat yang lebih aman. Nyawa kita jauh lebih berharga.

Saat Evakuasi
Apabila menerima pengarahan untuk evakuasi/mengungsi. Segeralah mengungsi lebih awal, jauh sebelum air banjir meningkat atau saat hari masih siang, karena lebih mudah dan aman bagidiri dan keluarga.
Ikuti pengarahan yang diberikan Posko dan/atau RT/RW. Jangan mengganggu kerja aparat yang sedang memberikan bantuan dan mengevakuasi korban, karena hanya akan memperkeruh keadaan. Tetap waspada akan bahaya bencana susulan. Selamatkan diri dan keluarga ke tempat yang aman atau lokasi pengungsian dan jangan kembali ke tempat bencana.

Setelah Banjir Reda & Saat Memasuki Bangunan
Dengar pengumuman radio atau tunggu pengarahan dari Posko dan/atau RT/RW . Jangan kembali ke rumah sebelum diperbolehkan atau sebelum keadaan benar-benar aman. Beri bantuan kepada anggota keluarga yang lemah (Orang tua, anak-anak, orang-orang sakit atau cacat). Periksa rumah, lihat jika ada tanda-tanda retakan di dinding atau kerusakan-kerusakan lainnya, mungkin berbahaya. Jangan memasuki rumah yang masih dibanjiri air.
Berhati-hatilah dengan berbagai bahaya yang tersembunyi. Pastikan memasuki rumah/bangunan menggunkan sepatu bot karet dan pelindung kepala/helm. Periksa kerusakan dinding, lantai, pintu dan atap.

Periksa kemungkinan binatang atau serangga beracun dan berbahaya di dalam rumah (ular, kalajengking, kelabang dll). Gunakan batang kayu (kering) untuk memindahkan berbagai kotoran/timbunan barang yang berserak di lantai rumah, untuk menghindari segala resiko seperti tersengat listrik atau digigit binatang beracun. Perhatian atap/eternik dan plaster dinding yang mungin retak, rusak dan jatuh, agar tidak menimpa anggota keluarga.

Busana kerja dimusim Hujan

2010-10-08T23:55:00.000-07:00

Saat ini Indonesia sedang di mengalami musim hujan juga di sertai angin kencang, yang tentu saja menghadirkan cuaca dingin. Tetapi dalam cuaca yang seperti ini dapat memberikan kesempatan kepada Anda untuk tampil keren, karena model busana untuk musim hujan lebih bervariasi, yaitu dengan menggunakan model busana bertumpuk atau layering.

Tidak seperti negara dengan empat musim yang menghadirkan busana ekstra tebal. Anda harus pandai – pandai memilih busana tipis yang mudah di tumpuk agar tidak terlihat lebih besar dan berat. Lalu bagaimana tips dan trik agar terhindar dari kesan ini?

Hilangkan persepsi bahwa jenis busana / pakaian yang harus di kenakan adalah sweater tebal. Gaya bertumpuk atau lebih di kenal dengan layer tidak harus mengenakan busana ekstra tebal. Kunci dari gaya layer adalah proporsi, yaitu proporsional untuk ketebalan, ukuran dan situasi.

Cobalah dengan lapisan luaran yang berbahan tipis seperti cardigan. Cardigan sendiri saat ini telah menjadi tren untuk gaya layer, dan menjadi bagian penting dari fashion pria. Cardigan tidak akan membuat Anda panas saat harus keluar ruangan. Anda juga bisa mengenakan vest / rompi sebagai luaran dari busana bertumpuk / layer. Fungsi dari vest ini sebenarnya hanya untuk membuat penampilan semakin keren dan gaya. Tetapi untuk vest model rajut berbahan wool bisa juga Anda kenakan sebagai penghangat badan.

Selain cardigan dan vest, Anda juga bisa mengenakan blazer. Blazer, dari bentuknya yang formal, memang akan membuat pemakainya terlihat rapi dan feminim. Tetapi dalam mengenakan blazer, Anda jangan sampai salah memadukannya, karena akan membuat penampilan tidak maksimal.

Jika Anda ingin tampil keren, berbeda namun tubuh juga hangat, Anda bisa mengenakan trench coat. Pakaian ini di kembangkan dari jas hujan, tapi terkesan lebih ringan dan fashionable. Trench coat bisa di gunakan untuk berbagai acara, mulai dari acara santai sampai acara yang lebih formal.
Tiru gaya artis Hollywood yang senang mengenakan jaket kulit. Jaket kulit dengan model yang chic mampu membantu tubuh Anda terhindar dari udara dingin. Namun pastikan materi kulitnya ringan dan menyerap keringat. Padukan dengan kemeja dan skinny jeans atau terusan, jika udara berubah menjadi lembab Anda bisa membuka jaket kulit dan tetap terlihat stylish.

Untuk tampilan profesional, kenakan kemeja ruffle berbahan tipis dengan paduan blazer pas badan untuk menghangatkan tubuh. Untuk opsi lainnya, tampilan formal feminin bisa Anda tonjolkan dengan bantuan trench coat tipis. Agar penampilan aman dan bisa dipakai kapan pun, pilih coat dengan warna membumi seperti coklat tua, krem hingga biru laut.

Tips mengenakan trench coat:
1. Bila memilih dress untuk dalaman coat, sebaiknya pilih yang ukurannya lebih pendek daripada coat.
2. Kenakan terusan dan coat yang memiliki tekstur dan warna yang sepadan.
3. Pilih trench coat dengan bahan yang ringan dan tidak terlalu tebal. Bahan katun adalah pilihan yang tepat.
4. Jika ingin menegaskan lekukan tubuh, kenakan wrap coat atau ikat pinggang. Coat dengan aksen tali pada pinggang dapat menunjukkan lekuk pinggang. Begitu juga halnya dengan ikat pinggang terutama yang berwarna kontras agar semakin mencolok

Untuk membuat penampilan dari gaya busana layer Anda semakin menarik, Anda bisa menambahkan scarf / syal. Scarf tentu saja juga membuat leher dan dada Anda lebih hangat, karena sebagian besar scarf terbuat dari bahan wool.

Satu hal yang wajib Anda ketahui untuk gaya busana layer adalah fokuskan pada atasan atau lapisan luar. Pertahankan satu warna netral yang cocok untuk atasan Anda.

Tips Mencegah Penyakit dimusim Hujan

2010-10-07T00:42:00.000-07:00

Tips Mencegah Penyakit dimusim Hujan

Akhir tahun tiba, seperti biasa hujan mulai sering mengguyur,. Musim hujan bukan cuma hijaunya daun saja yang akan kita temukan, namun banyak sekali sisi pahitnya. Musim hujan tidak hanya mengundang banjir dan kemacetan, juga mengundang penyakit. Perubahan temperatur dan kelembaban mempengaruhi pertumbuhan distributor penyakit seperti virus dan jamur. Jangan lupa ketika bepergian selalu sediakan payung dalam tas. Bagi yang menggunakan kendaraan bermotor selalu siapkan jas hujan. Di bawah ini adalah tips – tips untuk mencegah penyakit yang biasanya mudah berkembang dimusim penghujan.

- Mencegah Flu

-Cuci Tangan
Sebagian virus flu menyebar lewat kontak langsung, jadi usahakan untuk mencuci tangan sesering mungkin pakai sabun dan kalau bisa dengan air hangat.

- Olah raga yang cukup
Meskipun sibuk dengan aktivitas kerja yang padat, usahakan olah raga paling sedikit seminggu dua kali. Orang yang rajin berolahraga dan tidak merokok, kurang beresiko terkena flu juga batuk dibandingkan orang yang tidak aktif secara fisik. Jadi kalau sampai sekarang anda masih merokok dan jarang berolahraga, ubahlah kebiasaan buruk tersebut.

- Jangan Menyentuh Muka
Biasanya virus flu masuk ke tubuh lewat mata, hidung atau mulut. Jadi usahakan jangan terlalu sering menyentuh bagian muka. Tidak terlalu sering menggosok mata atau memegang hidung bisa menghindari flu dan batuk.

- Konsumsi Makanan Mengandung Phytochemical
Phytochemical adalah bahan kimia alami yang ada pada tumbuhan yang memberi vitamin pada makanan. Zat jenis ini terdapat pada buah dan sayur segar berwarna hijau, merah dan kuning gelap, jadi usahakan memperbanyak konsumsi makanan jenis ini.

-Minum Banyak Air
Air berfungsi mengangkat racun-racun yang ada dalam tubuh. Orang dewasa butuh delapan gelas air dalam sehari. Usahakan untuk banyak minum air putih, untuk mengangkat racun-racun dalam tubuh.

Mencegah Demam Berdarah

-Rajin-rajinlah membersihkan selokan, bak-bak air tadah hujan dan menyiangi kebun untuk menghidari nyamuk berkembang biak.

-Usir nyamuk dengan obat nyamuk sebelum berangkat tidur, atau Anda bisa menggunakan obat nyamuk gosok.

Cegah Diare:

-Saat hujan turun tiap hari, selokan-selokan yang tersumbat biasanya meluap, dan membawa parasit cacing serta amoeba turut terangkat. Untuk mencegah diare biasakan untuk menjaga kebersihan, biasakan cuci tangan dan kaki setelah berpergian.

-Kenakan alas kaki untuk mencegah penyebaran kotoran atau parasit masuk lewat kulit.

-Hindari membeli makanan di sembarang tempat.

-Lebih baik memasak masakan sendiri untuk anak-anak kita karena lebih bersih, bergizi dan rasanya pasti lebih lezat, sesuai kesenangan mereka.

-Semoga tips ini bermanfaat dan kita tetap semangat beraktivitas meski dimusim penghujan.

20 Tips menjadi Wanita Paling Bahagia

2010-10-05T01:59:00.000-07:00

KATAKAN :
TIDAK... Bagi perbuatan yang dapat menyia-nyiakan umurmu, seperti senang membalas dendam dan berselisih dengan perkara yang tidak ada kebaikan di dalamnya.

TIDAK... Bagi sikap yang lebih mengutamakan harta benda dan mengumpulkannya, ketimbang sikap arif untuk menjaga kesehatanmu, kebahagiaanmu, dan waktu istirahatmu.

TIDAK... Bagi perangai yang suka memata-matai kesalahan orang lain, menggunjing aib orang lain (ghibah) dan melupakan aib diri sendiri.

TIDAK... Bagi perangai yang suka mabuk kepayang dengan kesenangan hawa nafsu, menuruti segala tuntutan dan keinginannya.

TIDAK... Bagi sikap yang selalu menghabiskan waktu bersama para pengangguran, dan memboroskan waktu berjam-jam untuk bergurau dan bermain.

TIDAK... Bagi perilaku acuh terhadap kebersihan dan keharuman tubuh, serta masa bodoh dengan tempat tinggal dan ketertiban lingkungan.

TIDAK... Bagi setiap minuman yang haram, rokok, dan segala sesuatu yang kotor dan najis.

TIDAK... Bagi sikap yang selalu mengingat-ingat kembali musibah yang telah lalu, bencana yang telah terjadi, atau kesalahan yang terlanjur dilakukan.

TIDAK... Bagi perilaku yang melupakan akhirat, yang lalai membekali dirinya dengan amal saleh untuk menyongsongnya, dan yang lengah dari peringatan tentang kedahsyatannya.

TIDAK... Bagi perangai membuang-buang harta benda dalam perkara-perkara yang haram, berlaku boros dalam perkara-perkara yang mubah, dan perilaku yang dapat memangkas perkara-perkara ketaatan.

YA... Untuk senyummu yang cantik, yang mengirimkan cinta, dan mengutus kasih sayang bagi orang lain.

YA... Untuk kata-katamu yang baik, yang membangun persahabatan dan menghapuskan rasa benci.

YA... Untuk sedekahmu yang dikabulkan, yang membahagiakan orang-orang miskin, menyenangkan orang-orang fakir, dan mengenyangkan orang-orang lapar.

YA... Untuk kesediaanmu duduk bersama Al-Qur'an seraya membaca, merenungi, dan mengamalkannya, sambil bertaubat dan beristighfar.

YA... Untuk kesediaanmu berdzikir, beristighfar, tenggelam dalam doa, dan senantiasa memperbaiki taubatmu.

YA... Untuk usahamu dalam mendidik anak-anakmu dengan agama, sunnah, dan nasihat yang bermanfaat bagi mereka.

YA... Untuk rasa malumu dan hijab (penutup aurat) yang diperintahkan Allah, karena hanya itulah cara untuk menjaga dan memelihara dirimu.

YA... Untuk pergaulanmu dengan wanita-wanita yang baik dan takut kepada Allah, mencintai agama dan menghormati nilai-nilainya.

YA... Untuk baktimu terhadap orangtua, silaturahim pada saudaramu, menghormati tetangga, dan menyantuni anak-anak yatim.

YA... Untuk membaca sesuatu yang bermanfaat dengan menelaah buku yang menarik dan berfaedah, buku yang menyenangkan dan memberi tuntunan.

HAPPINESS IS LOVE WHATEVER YOU GOT. Kebahagiaan itu ketika kita mencintai apa yang kita miliki.

Sebuah pesan untuk hidup bahagia yang sederhana namun penuh makna. Saya sepakat dengan kalimat tersebut. Sebuah ajakan bagi kita untuk mensyukuri segar-hijaunya rumput di halaman rumah sendiri.

Kira-kira apa yang bisa kita lakukan atau hal-hal apa yang membuat kita hidup bahagia setiap hari? Daftar tips berikut ini semoga bisa menjadi pengingat kita bersama sebagai upaya agar selalu berbahagia setiap hari.

1. Bangun pagi-pagi. Bangun lebih awal dan berjanjilah untuk merayakan hari ini dengan tidak menyia-nyiakannya sedetikpun. Lihat cahaya mentari yang menyingsing di ujung timur sana. Seperti itu juga semangat bersinar di dada anda.
2. Nikmati makan. Jangan tergesa-gesa. Cobalah sekali ini gigit dan kunyah pelah-pelan makanan anda. Dari tiap kunyahannya, rasakan betapa enak rasanya. Nikmat sekali bukan?
3. ACTION-kan niat anda. Punya niat sekian lama yang tak kunjung terlaksana? ACTION-kan sekarang! Mungkin anda hendak mengunjungi sanak saudara yang sudah lama tak bersua; atau mungkin sudah lama berniat ingin mengajak jalan-jalan keluarga, ACTION-kan sekarang.
4. Belajar positive thinking. Kalau anda rasa terlalu banyak dibelenggu oleh pikiran negatif, mulai sekarang coba belajarlah ber-positive thinking. Perasaaan kalau anda tidak bisa atau sering bersikap menyalahkan misal, gantilah dengan sisi positif. Perbanyak isi pikiran dengan solusi, solusi dan solusi. Kuatkan dengan kata-kata motivasi.
5. Waktu jatuh cinta. Ingat bagaimana rasanya waktu anda jatuh cinta pertama kali pada pasangan anda? Coba ingat dan rasakan kembali… anda pasti jadi senyum-senyum sendiri. :D
6. Tenanglah. Kalau tiap harinya biasanya anda diburu waktu, cobalah hari ini anda rileks. Hirup napas dalam-dalam. Lakukan apa yang anda suka dengan santai, tanpa ada lagi yang dirasa mengejar-ngejar anda.
7. Tatap wajah anak-anak anda. Meski mungkin sekarang mereka sudah gede, coba sempatkan tatap wajah mereka dalam-dalam. Ingat bagaimana waktu mereka kecil, waktu mereka cium tangan pamit berangkat sekolah, saat mereka bisa berjalan pertama kali, dan momen-momen bahagia lainnya. Pasti anda akan teramat bersyukur dapat melihat pertumbuhan anak-anak anda dari kecil sampai besar seperti sekarang ini.
8. Berbagilah. Temui orang-orang yang tak seberuntung anda. Cobalah bicara dengan mereka. Cari tahu bagaimana kehidupan sehari-hari mereka. Serta berbagilah dengan mereka. Anda pasti akan sangat bersyukur dengan keadaan anda sekarang.
9. Belajar hal baru. Punya waktu luang lumayan panjang? Cobalah cari kegiatan baru yang bisa menambah keahlian anda. Bukan buat gagah-gagahan atau apa, tapi sebab anda memang dianugerahi kemampuan untuk terus meningkatkan diri.
10. Cium tangan orangtua anda. Ingat betapa besar pengorbanan orangtua anda selama ini. Sedari anda kecil sampai tumbuh dewasa seperti sekarang. Bersyukurlah memiliki orangtua yang mencurahkan segenap rasa cinta dan kasih sayangnya pada anda. Tidak ada yang memiliki cinta sebesar mereka pada anda.
11. Temui orang yang lebih tua. Selain orangtua anda pastinya, temui juga orang-orang yang lebih tua dari anda seperti guru anda misal. Silaturahmi yang anda jalin pasti akan bermanfaat besar. Anda bisa belajar banyak dari mereka.
12. Tertawalah. Ingat kapan terakhir kali anda tertawa? Mungkin gara-gara kesibukan anda yang luar biasa dahsyat, anda bahkan sampai tak sempat untuk tersenyum. Coba cari bacaan atau tontonan yang bisa melemaskan urat syaraf anda dan TERTAWALAH lepas. :D
13. Lakukan yang anda suka. Apa hobi anda? Apa kesukaan anda? Ayo lakukan sekarang. Anda sudah lama tidak melakukannya kan?
14. Istirahat cukup. Agar anda punya energi cukup untuk menjalani hari anda yang menyenangkan, istirahatlah yang cukup. Ketika waktu tidur tiba, bergegaslah tempat tidur.
15. Sapa. Bersikaplah ramah. Sapa orang yang anda temui. Iringi dengan senyuman.
16. Kenalan. Perluas lingkungan sosialiasi anda. Perbanyak teman. Banyak teman, banyak rejeki!
17. Senyumlah. Jangan malu-malu, senyumlah. Senyum membawa energi positif.
18. Beri maaf. Beri maaf orang yang berbuat salah pada anda. Jangan buat hidup anda terbebani oleh dendam.
19. Habis gelap pasti terang. Dalam hidup pasti ada hal-hal yang tak anda inginkan menghampiri kehidupan anda. Mungkin baru saja anda kehilangan pekerjaan anda, atau bisnis anda sedang suram, atau mungkin anda kehilangan orang terkasih. Belajarlah untuk menerimanya. Ini bagian dari hidup. Ikhlaskan. Selepas itu, kembali tegaklah berdiri. ACTION harus terus berlanjut!
20. Doa. Panjatkan doa sepenuh hati. Segala macam ujian yang anda hadapi, serahkanlah pada-Nya. Tuhan tidak pernah tidur…

Tips Awet Muda ala Lina

2010-10-01T19:10:00.000-07:00

Setiap manusia yang lahir di dunia pasti mengalami siklus seperti ini: tumbuh, besar, dewasa, menua, dan akhirnya meninggal dunia. Hanya saja, di antara kita sering terlontar pertanyaan, "Mengapa sih seseorang menjadi awet muda, sedangkan yang lain tampak menua dengan lebih cepat?"
Tahukah Anda, apa suplemen terbaik untuk memperpanjang umur dan tetap awet muda? Bukan minum vitamin C berpuluh-puluh kali sehari atau pun minum minuman penambah vitalitas. Jawabannya adalah tertawa! Emosi yang terlalu lama disimpan kadang membuat stress. Salah satu jalan keluar yang paling mudah untuk melepaskan ketegangan adalah dengan tertawa. Dengan melakukan hal ini, emosi dan ketegangan akan terlepas dengan sendirinya. Selama beratus-ratus tahun, telah diakui bahwa tertawa merupakan ‘obat terbaik’ melepaskan ketegangan. Rasa humor akan masuk dengan mudah sebgai ‘penawar’ sakit karena tekanan hidup sehari-hari.

Walaupun humor dapat secara dramatis mengubah kualitas dan pandangan hidup kita, tetapi Anda perlu tahu bahwa tertawa tidak sama dengan humor. Tertawa hanya respon psikologi terhadap humor. Tertawa yang akan membuat Anda merasa lepas sekaligus juga obat awet muda adalah tawa yang berasal dari dalam dan bukan artificial untuk basa-basi belaka.

Ada beberapa dampak psikologis yang akan Anda dapatkan dari hasil tertawa sebagai berikut: Yang pertama adalah mengurangi stress, tertawa nampak akan mengurangi tingkat stress tertentu dan menumbuhkan hormon. Hormon stress akan menekan sistem kekebalan, sehingga meningkatkan jumlah platelet (sesuatu yang dapat menyebabkan gangguan dalam arteri) dan meningkatkan tekanan darah. Yang kedua adalah meningkatkan kekebalan, tertawa pada dasarnya akan membawa keseimbangan pada semua komponen dalam sistem kekebalan pada tubuh. Anda tidak akan rentan penyakit karenanya. Yang ketiga adalah melegakan pernafasan, tertawa akan meningkatkan aliran darah dan oksigen dalam darah, yang dapat membantu pernapasan. Dan yang ter akhir adalah mencegah penyakit, ada suatu alasan yang dipercayai bahwa tertawa akin membantu mencegah penyakit misalnya, gagal jantung. Marah dan takut adalah dua emosi yang biasa menyebabkan terjadinya serangan jantung.

Selain penjelasan diatas ada beberapa hal yang harus dilakukan secara terus menerus agar anda terlihat awet muda dan wajah berseri-seri adalah sebagai berikut:

1. Matikan lampu sewaktu tidur malam. Mengapa? Dalam kegelapan, tubuh manusia mengeluarkan sejenis hormon yang membantu sel-sel tubuh memperbaiki dirinya dengan baik. Hormon ini tidak akan dikeluarkan/ diproduksi oleh tubuh kita dalam keadaan terang. Dengan demikian, bila kita tidur dalam keadaan terang benderang, hilang sudah kesempatan tubuh kita untuk memperbaiki dirinya dengan baik bukan? Bila hal ini berlangsung terus, tubuh kita menjadi lebih cepat tua.

2. Konsumsilah vitamin dengan cukup, misalnya vitamin A dan E, penting untuk pembentukan epitel kulit dan rambut. Vitamin B, penting untuk membantu mencerna zat-zat makanan agar dapat digunakan tubuh dengan baik. Vitamin C, sangat baik untuk menjaga keutuhan dinding kapiler/ pembuluh darah, sehingga zat gizi dapat tersalurkan dengan baik melalui pembuluh darah tanpa terbuang gara2 pembuluh darahnya bocor. Vitamin C juga membantu menyeimbangkan kadar kalsium darah, sehingga tidak perlu diambilkan dari tulang (yang dalam jangka panjang dapat menyebabkan kekeroposan tulang).

3. Seimbangkan antara konsumsi lemak, karbohidrat, protein, dan mineral bukan menahan diri salah satu, sementara berlebihan mengkonsumsi yang lain. Mengapa? karena semua bahan makanan tadi sama2 diperlukan tubuh kita dalam keadaan seimbang.

4. Minumlah dengan cukup. Kurang minum dapat menyebabkan kulit cepat keriput dan metabolisme tubuh secara keseluruhan menjadi kacau. Kekacauan metabolisme dalam jangka panjang dapat mempercepat penuaan.

5. Lakukan olahraga dengan cukup, yaitu minimal 1 kali seminggu, maksimal 5 kali seminggu. Saya sendiri rutin melakukan jogging setidaknya 2 kali seminggu masing-masing 2-10 km, sit-up 3 kali seminggu masing2 105 yang saya bagi menjadi 3 set. Olahraga berat (lebih dari 5 jam sehari) selama lebih dari 3 kali seminggu malah membuat kita jadi lebih cepat tua.

6. Biasakan diri bernafas dengan lebih dalam, sekitar 5 detik menghirup nafas dan 5 detik menghembuskan nafas. Bernafas lebih dalam dapat memaksimalkan penyerapan O2 (syarat penting terjadinya aktivitas sel) di satu sisi, dan memaksimalkan pembuangan CO2(sampah aktivitas sel yang harus dibuang oleh tubuh kita) di sisi lain.

7. Gunakan pembersih badan yang ramah di kulit, terutama muka. Tanda pembersih badan yang tidak ramah adalah terasa agak panas di kulit sewaktu digunakan. Khusus muka, paling tidak oleskan krim muka sebelum pergi ke tempat yang terpancar terik matahari. Bila Anda juga rutin membersihkan muka dengan pembersih khusus muka sebelum tidur, itu lebih baik.

8. Hidup memang penuh dengan kesulitan. Dengan membiasakan diri mengambil hikmah (sisi positif) dari kesulitan hidup, akan menciptakan perasaan ringan di dalam hati yang dalam jangka panjang sangat membantu membuat kita awet muda.

9. Biasakan gaya hidup sederhana. Maksudnya, bila pendapatan Anda hanya Rp 1 juta/ bulan, jalankan hidup Anda dengan pengeluaran maksimal Rp 1 juta - X (X adalah tabungan, walaupun hanya Rp 20.000/ bulan). Bila ingin mencoba gaya hidup lebih mewah, naikkan dulu pendapatan Anda. Karena bila Anda memaksakan gaya hidup lebih mewah, sementara pendapatan Anda tetap, ujung2nya akan membuat utang Anda membengkak. Padahal kita tahu bersama bahwa semakin besar utang seseorang, semakin mudah Ia mengalami tekanan mental/ stress (ada kenalan saya yang memiliki utang sekian milyar, keluar masuk perawatan rumah sakit setidaknya 6 bulan sekali, padahal usianya belum mencapai 50 tahun). Kabar buruknya, tapi nyata, semakin sering seseorang stress, semakin capat tualah Ia.

10. Biasakan mengambil jalan kebaikan, karena jalan kebaikan akan menentramkan hati, sementara jalan kejahatan mendatangkan berbagai macam kecemasan mulai dari yang ringan sampai dengan yang berat, tergantung seberapa besar kejahatan yang tega Anda lakukan. Banyak sekali penelitian yang membuktikan bahwa ketentraman hati dapat membuat kita awet muda, sedangkan kecemasan mempercepat proses penuaan.

Persahabatan

2010-04-21T17:13:00.000-07:00

Persahabatan atau pertemanan adalah istilah yang menggambarkan perilaku kerja sama dan saling mendukung antara dua atau lebih entitas sosial. Artikel ini memusatkan perhatian pada pemahaman yang khas dalam hubungan antar pribadi. Dalam pengertian ini, istilah "persahabatan" menggambarkan suatuhubungan yang melibatkan pengetahuan, penghargaan dan afeksi. Sahabat akan menyambut kehadiran sesamanya dan menunjukkan kesetiaan satu sama lain, seringkali hingga pada altruisme. selera mereka biasanya serupa dan mungkin saling bertemu, dan mereka menikmati kegiatan-kegiatan yang mereka sukai. Mereka juga akan terlibat dalam perilaku yang saling menolong, seperti tukar-menukar nasihat dan saling menolong dalam kesulitan. Sahabat adalah orang yang memperlihatkan perilaku yang berbalasan dan reflektif. Namun bagi banyak orang, persahabatan seringkali tidak lebih daripada kepercayaan bahwa seseorang atau sesuatu tidak akan merugikan atau menyakiti mereka.

Nilai yang terdapat dalam persahabatan seringkali apa yang dihasilkan ketika seorang sahabat memperlihatkan secara konsisten:

kecenderungan untuk menginginkan apa yang terbaik bagi satu sama lain.

simpati dan empati.

kejujuran, barangkali dalam keadaan-keadaan yang sulit bagi orang lain untuk mengucapkankebenaran.

saling pengertian.

Seringkali ada anggapan bahwa sahabat sejati sanggup mengungkapkan perasaan-perasaan yang terdalam, yang mungkin tidak dapat diungkapkan, kecuali dalam keadaan-keadaan yang sangat sulit, ketika mereka datang untuk menolong. Dibandingkan dengan hubungan pribadi, persahabatan dianggap lebih dekat daripada sekadar kenalan, meskipun dalam persahabatan atau hubungan antar kenalan terdapat tingkat keintiman yang berbeda-beda. Bagi banyak orang, persahabatan dan hubungan antar kenalan terdapat dalam kontinum yang sama.

Disiplin-disiplin utama yang mempelajari persahabatan adalah sosiologi, antropologi dan zoologi. Berbagai teori tentang persahabatan telah dikemukakan, di antaranya adalah psikologi sosial, teori pertukaran sosial, teori keadilan, dialektika relasional, dan tingkat keakraban. LihatHubungan antar-pribadi

Tips Awet Muda

2010-04-19T21:03:00.000-07:00

Tips Pola Hidup Sehat

2010-03-22T22:20:00.000-07:00

Tips Pola Hidup Sehat

Akhir-akhir ini gaya hidup yang dianut oleh orang modern cenderung instan. Segala sesuatu didapat dengan cara mudah dan kemudian menimbulkan rasa malas. Kebiasaan-kebiasaan itu membuat kualitas kesehatan menjadi menurun. Untuk itu marilah kita mulai kembalikan kualitas kesehatan kita dengan langkah-langkah berikut.

1. Kurangi konsumsi makanan instan atau cepat saji. Pada makanan instan ada zat
pengawet yang jika di konsumsi secara berlebihan maka akan membahayakan kesehatan
karena bahan pengawet yang dalam jangka panjang dapat menjadi pemicu kanker.

2. Mulailah berolahraga secara rutin. kesibukan memang terkadang membatasi kegiatan kita, Namun tidak alasan untuk tidak berolahraga. Olahraga tidak harus dilakukan di tempat gym atau stadion saja.Misalnya, mulailah untuk menghindari lift dan memakai tangga secara manual. Selain dapat membakar kalori, naik tangga juga dapat menjadikan kaki lebih kuat.

3. Perbanyak konsumsi buah dan sayuran. buah dan sayuran adalah nutrisi yang
diperlukan bagi tubuh. Selain memberikan asupan vitamin dan mineral yang penting bagi tubuh, serat yang ada pada kedua bahan makanan tersebut dapat berguna untuk mengikat zat-zat yang berbahaya bagi tubuh, misalnya lemak yang berlebihan.

4. Jauhi Narkoba. Pemakaian obat-obatan terlarang dapat dipastikan akan merusak
kesehatan Anda. Bukan hanya fisik, namun pemakaian Narkoba juga dapat merusak jaringan otak dan membuat mental seseorang terganggu.

5. Hindari minuman beralkohol bersoda dan minuman dengan kandungan gula dan kafein tinggi. Jus sayuran dan buah baik untuk menjaga dan memelihara kesehatan tubuh. Konsumsi alkohol berlebihan akan merusak hati Anda. Perbanyak minum air putih, mineral 8 gelas sehari,

6. Hentikan kebiasaan merokok. Dari seluruh penelitian tentang kebiasaan merokok, seluruh hasil dari penelitian itu menunjukkan bahwa merokok itu dapat merugikan kesehatan.

7. Kurangi makanan berlemak tinggi, seperti mentega, margarine, dan santan. Lebih baik dapatkan asupan lemak alami dari kacang-kacangan atau biji-bijian. Lupakan jeroan, otak, makanan berkuah santan kental, kulit ayam dan kuning telur. Pilihlah daging tanpa lemak, makanan berkuah bening, susu rendah lemak, susu kedelai, yogurt, putih telur, dan ikan sebagai sumber protein yang baik

8. Pilih makanan atau minuman yang berwarna putih alami (bukan di-bleach).
Gunakan pewarna dari bahan makanan misalnya warnet coklatnya dari bubuk coklat,
merahnya strowbery, kuningnya kunyit, dan hijaunya daun suji. Jangan
menambahkan saus, kecap, garam dan bumbu-bumbu penyedap secara berlebihan.
Perbanyak makan buah dan sayuran.

9. Teknik pengolahan makanan juga mempengaruhi mutu makanan. Pilih makanan
dengan metode memasak dikukus, direbus, atau ditumis dengan sedikit minyak.

latihan soal-soal kelas IX

2010-03-17T19:35:00.000-07:00

Choose the right answer for number 1 to 7
1. Mrs. Susi : Hey! You’re late again!
Ani : Sorry, Mom.
Mrs. Susi : … is your house from here?
Ani : About 1 km.
a. How long c. How soon
b. How far d. How wide

2. Lita : It’s the Valentine day today. Why don’t
we have a party?
Irma : ... We’d better concentrate on our
coming national exam. We don’t want to
fail, right?
Lita : You’re right.
a. I agree with you.
b. I don’t agree with you.
c. Good idea.
d. I’d love to

3. Habib : Will you join us going to the mountain?
Arie : ... The weather is not so good today.
a. I’m not sure c. I’m not keen on it.
b. I’m not ready. d. I’m not in favor of it.

4. Levita : Oh my God! I … my wallet.
Novie : What a pity! Let’s find it.
a. get c. got
b. lose d. lost

6. WAIT FOR LIFT DOORS TO CLOSE BEFORE PRESSING BUTTON

The text means press the button
a. to close the lift doors.
b. after the doors close.
c. while the doors are closing
d. before the doors close
7. FIRE DOOR
KEEP CLOSED AT ALL TIMES

The text means press the button …
a. to close the lift doors.
b. after the doors close.
c. while the doors are closing.
d. before the doors close.

Read the letter and answer questions 8 to 10.
Dear Rosy,

I live in a small town called Beverly. Although small but it is lovely. It also has a beautiful seaside front. On summer holiday I often go there in the evening. People in my town are friendly and nice. They always help each other. I think these are the nice things of the town that I like best. I hope we communicate not only through letters but also meet each other here someday. Keep in touch!

Love,

Eliza

8. What is the letter about?
a. Seaside front. c. World towns
b. Beverly. d. Summer holiday

9. Which of the statements is correct about the writer?
a. She does not live in Indonesia.
b. Her small town is not nice for hen.
c. Rosy is the only friend she has.
d. People in her town are not friendly

10. The letter shows that Rosy and Eliza meet each other.
a. often c. never
b. always d. sometimes

11.DANGER!DO NOT GO INTO THE WATER
The notice means that …
a. You should not swim here.
b. You may swim carefully there.
c. You have to go to the water to swim.
d. You’d better swim in the afternoon only.

Special Lunch Until 2.30 p.m
Just for $2.50
12. Where can you find the notice?
a. At the restaurant
b. At the market
c. At the discothèque
d. At the mall

Read the text and answer questions 13 to 16.
There are seventeen different types of penguins. They can be from forty centimeters to more than one meter tall. They all live in the south part of the world. In winter, they swim a long way to find warmer weather.
In spring, many penguins come together on the beaches of America. The female penguin has one or two eggs. She puts her eggs on ground and sits there to keep them warm. But she doesn’t sit all the time because penguins can move with one egg between their legs.
When the female penguin is sitting on the eggs, the male penguin brings hen food. He also does this when the baby penguins are born.

13. What is the text about?
a. South part of the world.
b. Beaches of America.
c. Baby penguins.
d. Penguins.

14. “... sits there to keep them warm.”
What does the word “them” refer to?
a. Penguin’s eggs. c. Beaches of America
b. Female penguins. d. Penguin’s legs

15. “He also does this when the baby penguins are born.”
The word “this” refers to the activity of...
a. sitting on the eggs c. caring baby penguins
b. bringing the food d. moving the eggs

16. Why do penguins swim along way to other places in
the winter?
a. To avoid cold weather
b. To find good food
c. To find their mates
d. To lay eggs

For questions 17 to 21, read the article and choose the best word for each space.

Jehan Begum was born on a farm in the hill. She lived there with her family … (17) thirteen years. The family grew their own food and kept animals. But then one year it did not rain so they decided to move to … (18) country.
The journey … (19) the mountains was long and difficult. Her first home in the new country was a tent. Then Jehan’s brothers made a house with wood and stones so the family had somewhere better to live.
Now, each day Jehan makes things like hats and socks out of wool. She sells … (20) in the market to get money for food. She is happy with her home and her work, … (21) she still hopes to return to her farm in the hills one day.

17. a. for c. since
b. after d. before

18. a. another c. that
b. any d. others

19. a. against c. at
b. through d. with

20. a. it c. they
b. them d. theirs

21. a. then c. but
b. next d. finally

Read the text and answer questions 22 to 25.
Friday 13 March

Important day! Started off badly: car couldn’t start, couldn’t get taxi, had to take bus. Late for interview. Felt hot, sweaty, and uncomfortable, met other candidates all cool, relaxed, confident. Interview didn’t go very well. Selection committee was aggressive. Didn’t make good impression. Asked me to wait outside for decision. Thought of going home but decided to wait anyway. Secretary told me I was still on list of possible candidates. Couldn’t believe it. Second interview this afternoon.

Afternoon interview went very well- they asked right questions and I gave right answers. They were just going to offer me the job (I thought)
when phone call came in for chairman. Asked me to wait outside. Called me back after quarter of an hour- told me position was filled. Asked why I was disqualified. Told that applicants from inside the organization were preferred to those from

22. “Ask why I was disqualified.”
The word “I” refers to
a. the writer c. the chairman
b. the interviewer d. the applicant

23. The text is written in the form of....
a. Caution c. Manual
b. Diary d. Letter

24. he text shows that the writer ... in getting the job that day.
a. succeeded c. was good
b. failed d. didn’t work hard

25. Which of the following did not make the writer late
for the interview?
a. His car could not start.
b. He could not take a taxi.
c. He had to take a bus.
d. The weather was hot

Read the text and answer questions 26 to 30.

The artic is one of the few places in the world untouched by pollution where you can see nature at its wildest and most beautiful. Join our ship the Northern Star from 2 to 18 July, for a 17-day voyage to the Artic. During the voyage you are able to relax and get away from it all. There are no parties or films to attend, quizzes to enter, or entertainers to watch. However, we do have specialists on board who are willing to answer any of your questions about the Artic and who will talk about the animals and birds that you see on the trip.

After setting off from Scotland, we go north along the coast of Norway to Bird Island. Along the way you will see thousands of seabirds and wonderful scenery with rivers of ice and huge cliffs. You will have the chance to see reindeer, polar bears and other Artic animals. Although we have a timetable, experience has shown that we may have to change our direction a little, depending on the weather and on which animals appear.

The Northern star is a very special ship and our past voyages have been very popular. Our cabins all have the same excellent facilities, which include a private bathroom and refrigerator. Our chefs are happy to prepare any food for people on special diets. Choose just what you want to eat from the wide variety available from the dining room buffet. There is library, shop, clinic, and plenty of space for relaxation. If you need some exercise, why not go jogging every morning around the decks, on do some swimming in the indoor pool.

26. The above text mostly talks about
a. journey to the Artic on board a ship
b. the beauty of Northern star
c. the fantastic scenery of the Artic
d. beautiful places in the world

27. Which of the statements is correct based on the text?
a. The trip is for people who like peace and quite.
b. Many different activities are organized on board.
c. The ship follows a fixed route.
d. The voyage begins in Norway.

28. The text shows that the trip
a. does not cost much money.
b. Is only for rich people.
c. Is not interesting.
d. Must be expensive.

29. “After setting off from Scotland
What does the word “setting off’ mean?
a. boarding c. leaving
b. entering d. visiting

30. What does paragraph 3 talk about?
a. Facilities of the ship.
b. People’s experience
c. The beauty of the pool.
d. Kind chefs of the ship.

For questions 31 to 34 choose the best words for each space.
How Were They Built
For centuries people have looked at the pyramids and been astonished. They … (31) how the Egyptians, who possessed only simple tools, could have constructed such gigantic monuments. People have speculated … (32) all sorts of supposedly magical “secrets of the pyramids”. Some have even claimed that beings from outer space helped to build the pyramids. However, scientists do not have … (33) respect for that idea. … (34) they believe the key to building the pyramids was the ability to organize large numbers of workers over a long period of time.

31. a. wondering c. have wondered
b. should wonder d. never wondered

32 a. about c. around
b. before d. through

33. a. much c. many
b. most d. more

34. a. Except c. Although
b. Instead d. Therefore

Read the text and answer questions 35 to 39.
Ainsley Harrisott

I’ve always been a bit of an entertainer and played the funny man. I was a part-time comedian for years, so I learned how now stand in front of audiences. It made me sure of myself. I like being liked and I love making everyone smile.

I’ve lived in London all my live and have just moved to a larger house with my wife Clare and our two children, Jeremy and Madeleine. We spend a lot of time just singing and dancing around the house. I grew up with music because my dad is pianist, Chester Harriott — who’s still playing, by the way. My working day is divided between television and writing cook books, though TV takes most of my time. I spend about five days a fortnight working on the cooking programmer I appear in. I eat all sorts of things at home but I only buy quality food. When I’m cooking, I experiment with whatever is in the fridge- it’s good practice for my TV series.

I’m a football fan and enjoy going to matches, but I’m a home-loving person really. I don’t like going to the pub but we do go out to eat about twice a month. There’s nothing better than a night at home playing with the children. I merely go to bed before midnight. Late evening is when fresh thoughts on cooking usually come to me, so I often write or play my programmers then. When I eventually get to bed, I have no trouble sleeping!

35. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text?
a. To describe how he lives.
b. To say what makes him laugh.
c. To talk about his cooking ideas.
d. To explain how he started in TV.

36. What would a reader learn about Ainsley from the text?
a. He is a very good musician
b. He likes to plan the family meals
c. He is nervous about performing on stage
d. He enjoy spending time with his family

37. What does the writer say about himself?
a. he loves going out and meeting people
b. he is very similar to his father
c. he enjoys being popular
d. he should go to bed earlier

38. What does he say about his working life?
a. He would like to appear less on TV
b. He gets his best ideas at certain times
c. He prefers being a comedian
d. He should practice cooking more

39. Which of the following is the description of the writer?
a.The popular TV comedian who enjoys cooking, watching football, and
having a busy social live.
b.The TV cook who loves making people laugh, watching football and, above
all, having a happy family live.
c.The singing TV cook who likes making jokes, playing with his children, and
having an early night.
d.The cook and comedian who takes great care about the way he cooks his food
and enjoys listening to music more than anything
Read the text and answer questions 40 to 42.

PEACOCK
Dry chemical fire extinguisher.
Applicable: wood, paper, textile, rubber,
oil, gas and electric fires, etc.

To operate:
1. Pull out safety pen.
2. Draw out the hose.
3. Squeeze the lever directing the nozzle against source of fine.
Important:
1. Avoid exposing to direct sunlight, high temperature and humidity.
2. Refill exclusively 3,5 kg of peacock brand multipurpose only chemical fine extinguishing powder by the designated agent.
3. Turn the exhaust plug and decompress the internal pressure before opening the cap. Be sure to screw back the exhaust plug after decompressing and label a new indication mark.
4. Replace new C02 gas cartridge.
5. Be sure to replace seal plate.

40. What is the peacock?
a. A dry chemical fire extinguisher.
b. A gas and electric fine nozzle.
c. A new brand of gas cartridge.
d. A well-known designated agent

41. How many steps should you do to operate
the peacock?
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5

42. “Replace new C02 gas cartridge” What does the underlined word mean?
a. Put c. Cover
b. Change d. Close

Read the text and answer questions 43 to 46.
An Arab once had a horse that had served him faithfully for years, but was now very old and thus no longer wanted. “Go away!” The master told the horse. When you return as strong as a lion, you’ll find the stable door open for you again!’

So the poor horse had to leave. On the road he met a fox, to whom a horse told his story. The fox consoled him at once: “Have courage, dear horse! Lie down here on the road and pretend to be dead. Then just leave everything to me!”

The fox then run off to the den of large lion. ‘There is a dead horse on the road!’ he exclaimed. “You should go and get it!”. “Fine”, said the lion, “but how will I drag it back here? It will weigh too much!”

“Don’t worry, my friend”, replied the fox. “I will tie the horse for your tail!”

The lion agreed to this plan, and when they reached the horse the fox tied it tightly to the lion’s tail. As soon as the last knot was tied, the fox shouted, “Hup! Home!” to the horse.

The horse leapt to his master, drugging the enraged and struggling lion behind him. When the Arab saw the two animals he said, “Well, my old friend, you really are stronger than a lion. From now on, I’ll look after you until the day you die!”

43. What is the text about?
a. The faithful horse and the fox.
b. The stupid lions and his enemies.
c. The Arab and his fox.
d. Animals in the jungle.

44. What was the horse’s problem?
a. He had a cunning fox.
b. He was not young anymore.
c. Lion was afraid of him.
d. He was stronger than before.

45. How was the horse’s problem solved?
a. The fox helped him deceive the lion.
b. He ate the lion in front of his master.
c. He tied the lion and the fox together.
d. He together with the fox killed the lion.

46. What is the purpose of telling the story?
a. To describe about the lion
b. To entertain the readers
c. To give an opinion
d. To tell one’s experience

For questions 47 and 49 choose the word closes in meaning to the underlined words.
Conveniently located near the hearts of two major cities, Singgasana hotels in Surabaya and Makasar offer the perfect combination of business and pleasure close to local comforts and with (47) superb facilities equipped to make your business meetings and seminars impressive and productive over levels of professional service will cater for all your needs and when it is time to unwind over comfortable surroundings with superb rooms offer the perfect environment to sit back and relax, enjoy a sumptuous meal, (48) unwind around the pool or just soak up the atmosphere.
So whether you are staying for business, pleasure or for family vacation Singgasana hotels will impress, (49) delight and enhance your stay making you feel like it is always good to come home.

47. a. very good c. fairly challenging
b. a bit complete d. really absorbing

48. a. go c. swim
b. relax d. lie

49. a. make relaxed c. get a new thing
b. become fresh d. give pleasure

50. Read the sentences and choose the order in which they make a story.
(1) This is because it is trying to decide whether to pounce or creep.
(2) Cats wave their tails when they are trying to make up their minds.
(3) When a cat stalks a bird it often waves its tail.
(4) As soon as they have made up their mind the waving stops.

The best order for the sentences is
a. 1,3,4,2 c. 3,2,1,4
b. 2,4,3,1 d. 4,1,2,3

latihan soal-soal kelas IX

2010-03-17T18:21:00.000-07:00

Read the passage then answer questions 1 to 4.
A little boy was wandering aimlessly in villa Bandara housing estate. He was about six years old and had a dark complexion. He was dressed in a faded blue T-shirt and a pair of old shorts. He was barefooted and didn’t seem to know where he was. Many people passed by, but none of them paid attention to him.

Just then, Rugun Alama, who was a resident there, came down to meet her neighbor. The small boy caught her eyes. After watching him for some time the girl, who goes to SMP Kamal felt that there was something wrong with him.

“What’s your name? Where do you live? Where are your parents? Rugun questioned the boy in Indonesian. The little boy didn’t seem to understand her at all. He only stared at her. She tried again in Mandarin and English, but that, too, drew no response. Suddenly, the boy began to cry loudly. Rugun thought that the boy was hungry, so she took him to the food center ai4 bought some food for him.

After the meal, she took the boy round the neighborhood. She was hoping that the boy might be able to recognize his own house or flat or meet his parents. However, all her efforts were in vain. She asked herself, “Could has the child beei3 aban¬doned by his parents?” Rugun had no choice. but to hand the boy over to the police near her school.

1. What does the text tell you about?
a. Rugun Alama c. The lost child
b. Rugun’s neighbour d. The policeman’s child

2. What is Rugun Alama?
a. A student. c. A food seller
b. A teacher. d. A policewoman

3. Rugun took the boy to the food center because
a. he was crying.
b. he said that to her.
c. he thought he was hungry.
d. she thought he had enough money.

4. “... but none of them paid attention to him.” (paragraph 1)

What does the word “them” in the sentence refer to?
a. Rugum and the boy.
b. The boy’s parents.
c. The boy’s neighbors
d. Passers by.

5. Surana : A long ago, people hunted, fished and gathered food. They moved from place to place. Then some people realized they could plant seeds. They chose the best seeds from fruit and vegetable.
After that,
Edy : I know, gradually people’s way of life
changed. Families stayed in one place and
farm areas began to develop.
Surana : That’s right.

What is the synonym of the underlined word?
a. Collected. c. Found
b . Cooked. d. Got

6. Risda : Look at this painting. I think it’s very
expensive.
Anggy : … . And they really aren’t very good, are
they?
Risda : I guess so.
a. That the way I see
b. I can’t agree with you
c. You can’t mean that
d. You must be joking

For questions 7 and 8 read the short text and answer the question given.

7.
Mellysa,

Come to my birthday party
on Saturday night.

Desy

The text means that
a. Mellysa is going to celebrate her birthday party.
b. Desy invited Mellysa to attend her birthday party.
c. Mellysa informed about Desy’s birthday party.
d. Both Desy and Mellysa are going to have their birthday party

8.
POLICE CARS ONLY

What does it mean?
a. Only the police have cars.
b. The police have cars.
c. Only police cars can park here.
d. The park is only for the police.

Read the texts and answer questions 9 and 10.

LOST

Please help!
I have lost 2 tickets for the ABBA live show
(August 10). I think l left them in the
canteen. If you find them, please call
Barbarra at 08158714371. or my friend
Gressa at 0215560202

MATH REMEDIAL

Has been cancelled. Mr. Yantou is ill today.
He will hold the remedial tomorrow afternoon at
2.00 - 4.00 in the Laboratory
Adji/the class captain.

9. Who lost the tickets?
a. Adji. c. Barbara
b. Gressa d. Mr. Yantou

10. Why has the math remidial been delayed?
a. The teacher is sick
b. Mr. Yantou is abroad.
c. Adji informed about it.
d. Its program has been over.

For questions 11 to 13, choose the best words to fit the numbered blank.

English Language Club
1 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL JAKARTA

Invites all… (11) of the club to attend a talk on
“How to make mobile animals”
Date : 27 May 2006
Day : Thursday
Time :10.30
Venue : School Hall

The club has invited an … (12) in art and handicraft from the National Museum

Please be … (13).

Miss Lona
Secretary
English Language Club
1 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL JAKARTA

11. a. members c. students
b. principals d. teachers

12. a. actor c. scientist
b. expert d. specialist

13. a. accurate c. creative
b. careful d. punctual

14. Choose the best sentence to complete this paragraph.
… .First, they are difficult to find. They are only
found in a few places in the world. Second,
they are useful. People use diamonds to cut
other stones. Third, diamonds do not
change. They stay the same for millions of
years. And finally, they are very beautiful.
a. Diamonds look very nice for every woman today.
b. Diamonds are very expensive for some reasons.
c. Who knows about diamonds of the world?
d. For me diamonds are really cheap ones.

15. Andika : Let’s sit under the tree. I’m tired.
Yessy : … Andika. There’s a snake on the left side
of the tree.
Andika : Oh, my God! It’s a cobra.
Thanks for warning me.
a. Come on. c. Hurry u
b. Watch out d. Don’t give up.

16. Study this table!
Statistic of a town

Population Number of Cars Number of Crimes committed per day
1975 3 million 450.000 10
1985 5 million 1.500.000 75
1995 7 million 3.500.000 300

According to the table in 1995 the town had the … crimes committed per day.
a. most c. best
c. least d. worst

17. Rizky : Mom’s birthday is next week. Why don’t
we have a small party?
Eva : Good idea. Whom … ?
Rizky : We’ll invite Grandpa and Grandma, of
curse. Who else? Hmmm, our neighbors,
the Brotos family, and aunt Merry.
Eva : Great! Let me write what we have to do.
Rizky : Okay.
a. did you invite c. do we invite
b. are we going to invite d. have you invited

18. Joko : That’s Ayu’s house, isn’t it?
Vita : No. It’s my new neighbor’s house.
Joko : So where’s Ayu’s house now?
Vita : Oh, she ... to Jogyakarta.
Joko : I see, but when?
a. is going to move c. has moved
b. was moving d. is moving
19. Santi : Hey, you know something?
I ... a really great program last Saturday
night!
Nurul : Oh yeah? What was it?
Santi : The Olympic Games.
a. am watching c. watched
b. was watching d. will watch

20. Ricko : Look! Isn’t that Jojon, the clown?
Sidik : He moved here last week.
Ricko : … .
Sidik : That is his new house
a. You must be joking! c. How irritating!
c. What a nuisance! d. Oh dear!

21. Lina : It’s so hot in here, isn’t it?
Vera : Yes, it is.
Lina : Let’s go and buy ice cream, … ?
Vera : That sounds great!
a. will you c. don’t you
b. shall we d. aren’t we

Read the text and answer questions 22 to 25.
Inter-Club Football Match
The star of last Friday’s football match was undoubtedly Zikry, especially in the closing minutes of the match. The excitement really started when Karim passed the ball to Zikry, striker of PERSEKAM. Zikry dribbled the ball past one left winger and two defenders, but was stop by magnificent tackle from Dodo, striker from PERSEBI. Dodo kicked the ball high but Kasto intercepted it and again passed it to Zikri. Zikry has a shot at goal, but the goalkeeper Samin managed to save it.

A couple of minutes later, when a high ball came Zikry’s way, he jumped, headed it into the net and scored his second goal of the match.

A minute before the end of the match, Zikry was about two score again when he was fouled by Samin, who was immediately sent off by the referee. PERSEKAM once again beat PERSEBI 2-0.

22. The second paragraph tells about
a. the match in the closing minutes.
b. How Zikry scored his second goal
c. How samin was fouled by Zikry.
d. Persebi beat persekam.

23. What was Zikry’s position in the match?
a. Goalkeeper. c. Left winger
b. Defender d. Striker

24. A minute before the end of the match the number of the Persebi players was ... persons.
a. 8 c. 10
b. 9 d. 11

25. “... who was immediately sent off
What does the underlined word mean?
a. soon c. lately
b. fairly d. finally

26. Ricky : I can’t wear these, Mum. They are old
fashioned and ugly. Mrs. Ann : Ugly? I think they’re ... than those ones.
Ricky : Well, those are cheaper.
Mrs. Ann : Of course they’re cheaper. They are only
plastic. These are leather.
a. worse c. simpler
b. nicer d. uglier

27. Ayunda : Darry, do you know where my dictionary
is?
Darry : No, I don’t. Do you, Sheila?
Sgella : … .Why don’t you ask Lina?
Maybe she knows.
a. I don’t either c. so do I
b. Neither am I d. I do too

Read the text and answer questions 28 to 31.
The night before Septiany left for Canada, she packed her suitcase. Septiany took gifts for her relatives. She carefully wrapped each gift. The small ceramic lamp was fragile. Septiany rolled it in spongy plastic. The wooden sculpture, wrapped in a towel, was for aunt Eliza and uncle Rogers. They like art objects very much. A silver necklace, in a tiny white box, was for her cousin, Winnie.

In the morning, Septiany was ready to go. Her father drove her to the airport. In the car, Septiany felt very confident. When she arrived at the airport, suddenly she felt just the opposite. She walked slowly to the check-in counter. She got a seat near a window.

Inside the plane, she looked out to see her father. He was waving from the lobby. She could hardly see him there. He looked very small. A flight attendant reminded her to fasten her seat belt. She talked to Septiany for a moment. It made her feel better.

28. What is the text about?
a. The situation during the flight.
b. The way to board the plane.
c. Septiany’s plane in Canadian airport.
d. What Septiany did before leaving for Canada.

29. Why did Septiany walk very slowly to the check-in counter?
a. She felt nervous.
b. She was very confident.
c. She didn’t get the best seat.
d. Her father didn’t go with her.

30. Which of the following is true about Septiany?
a. Her father did not accompany her to the airport.
b. She could see his father clearly in the lobby.
c. Her aunt’s name was Winnie Rogers.
d. It was her first time to go abroad.

31. “..., in a tiny white box, ...“ (paragraph 2)
What does the word “tiny” mean?
a. Really strong. c. So wonderful
b. Very small. d. A bit expensive

Read the poster below, then answer questions 32 to 34.
ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION 2006

Come and show your ability
:
Open to all Year 7 and Year 8 students.
Closing date for registration: 10th May 2006 :
Closing date for submitting : 28th May 2006 :
Teacher-in-charge : Anthony Cipularang :

Title of Essay : My Country in 2020
Prizes

1st prize – Rp. 3 million
2nd prize – Rp. 2 million
3rd prize – Rp. 1 million

Rules :
1. Participants must write not less than 300 words
2. They must ensure that the essay is original and self-written
3. They must write on one side of a foolscap paper and on alternate lines
4. Writing must be in print and in ink, not pencil
5. Writing must be neat and legible

Sponsored by :
Casper Petrol Company

32. This poster is meant for
a. all students of the school
b. all those who are interested
c. students who are good at English
d. students of 13 to 14 years of age.

33. Who would provide the prizes for the winners of the
competition?
a. Anthony Chipularang.
b. The headmaster of the school.
c. English Language Society.
d. Casper Petrol Company.

34. The word ‘legible’ in the poster means ... to be read.
a. clean c. nice
b. clear d. untidy

35.Fony : My grandfather will pat me on the head
If I ... him. You know this is what I hate it.
Lalela : Ah, just forget it. That means he likes you, OK?
a. will meet c. am meeting
b. has met d. meet

36. Bram : Excuse me.
Man : Yes, sir.
Bram : Can you tell me the way to the hospital?
Man : Which hospital do you want?
Bram : Fatmawati.
Man : Well, go down this road and take the
Second turning on the right.
Bram : Thanks.
What is Bram doing in the dialogue?
a. Asking for direction. c. Making an apology
b. Giving information. d. Receiving instruction

37. Freddy : Sorry to hear about your daughter. Is it serious?
Sisca : ... Doctor hasn’t informed me about her
condition.
Freddy : I hope she’s fine.
Sisca : Me too.
a. Yes, really c. I hope so
b. I’m not sure d. I’m certain

38. Sity : This is the bus for us. Please sit down.
What do you think?
Saffar : Wow, ... Our travel will be nicer.
a. What a comfortable bus it is!
b. How comfortable is this bus?
c. What is a comfortable bus?
d. How hard this seat of the bus is!

39. Assistant : Can I help you?
Cindy : Yes. Can I see the red skirt, please?
Assistant : What, this one?
Cindy : Yes, that’s right, but can I try it on?
Assistant : Yes, of course. The changing room’s over
there.
The word that can best replace ‘changing” in the
dialogue above is …
a. waiting c. measuring
b. fitting d. wearing

40. Edy : Who are the two girls over there?
Ary : You mean the ones under that tree?
Edy : Yep. Do you know?
Ary : Yes, … are my classmates. What’s up?
Edy : Nothing.
a. Both c. None
b. Each d. Either

41. Lily : Hey Han! I saw you walking home
yesterday.
Handy : My father’s motorcycle was broken
yesterday. … I had to go home on foot.
Lily : Sorry to hear that.
a. Because c. However
b. So d. Yet

The following text to answer questions 42 to 46

Jakarta Governor Opens
Busway

Jakarta (L1N) — Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso launched the new bus-way facility, calling on private motorists, particularly those passing Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in North Jakarta to make sacrifices for the sake of the bus-way success.

“Private motorists should make sacrifices for the common interest of people,” he said during the ceremony held at the (ielora Bung Karno bus stop.He said the 12.9 km corridor is the first phase of the planned 14 bus-way corridors, covering 150 km of roads.

Eager to Enjoy

Meanwhile, Jakarta residents living near the TransJakarta
Busway Lane stretching from Blok M in Central Jakarta to
Kota in North Jakarta, queued up at bus stops to try out the
mass transit system scheduled to be launched at 10.30 a.m.
Thursday.

Some Jakartans had to form a 10 meter line at the Benhill bus stop in Central Jakarta, to get the opportunity to enjoy the new transportation facility, which will provide free bus tickets for the next two weeks. (Zul/Mu/Pli)

42. What does the text above mostly tell you about?
a. The launching of Busway.
b. The mass transit system.
c. The residents living near Busway.

43. Governor Sutiyoso officially opened the new bus-way
at the ... bus stop.
a. Benhill c. Bok M
b. Gelora Bung Karno d. Kota

44. Why did so many people want to try out the Busway?
Because
a. the tickets were still free.
b. they wanted to see the Governor.
c. they could directly get on the bus.
d. the Busway is free of charge

45. Who would be unhappy by launching of the new
bus-way system?
a. Jakarta residents. c. Private motorist.
b. Governor Sutiyoso. d. Street vendors.

46. The word in the text which means long narrow passage from which doors open into rooms or compartments is
a. corridor c. road
b. facility d. way

Read the text and answer questions 47 to 50.

People can cry, laugh or get angry while watching tele¬vision. These are the things that can be brought by the magic box, television. It can bring the world into your living room just by clicking a remote control.

Sometimes you can do things that you cannot imagine before because of television. Have you seen a variety show one of the private televisions? The show gives a chance to people who are looking for their missing family members. And it works! Since the show can be watched throughout Indonesia, there are families who are re-united after long years of separation. Can you imagine that?

However, the impacts of television are like two sides of a coin. It is not always for the better. It is also for the worse.! Have you ever counted the time you spend watching televi¬sion and studying in a day! If you spend more time to watch television than to study, then you are under the bad influ¬ence of television. You have forgotten that your main duty as a student is studying. So, don’t be a TV addict.

47. What is the text about?
a. The bad effects of television.
b. The ways people watch television.
c. TV addicts and their influences to the people.
d. The advantages and disadvantages of television.

48. Television can reunite separated members of a family because …
a. Everyone in the world watches it.
b. They watch the television.
c. Television is really a magic.
d. All families have television.

49. “... then you are under the bad influence of television.”
What does the word “you” in the sentence refer to?
a. All the people. c. The readers.
b. Students. d. The audience.

50. 5Don’t be a TV addict.” (paragraph 3)
The underlined phrase means a person who watching television.
a. can stop c. isn’t able to stop.
b. dislike d. always forget

For questions 51 to 53, choose the most suitable word to complete the text.

Both telephones and telegraphs are the early forms of long ... (51) communication. However, the senders require wires to transmit information or messages to the receivers.
Radio is a new form of communication in which messages are transmitted by means of electromagnetic waves. A transmitter antenna sends information in the form of radio waves. A radio broadcast can ... (52) the latest news or other information throughout the world. Radio waves has the speed of the light to carry ... (53). When the waves arrive at the receiving antenna, a small electrical voltage will be produced after being amplified. The information contained in the radio waves is presented in an understandable form, such as voices, printed pages or pictures on television.

51. a. constant c. instant
b. distant d. important

52. a. hear c. relay
b. perform d. repeat

53. a. messages c. telecast
c. reports d. viewers

Read the text below to answer questions 54 to 56.
Indian Ocean. The fourth ocean, known as the Arctic Ocean, lies at the northern end of the earth while the fifth, the Antarctic Ocean, is at the southern end. The other bodies of water include lakes and rivers.

The oceans play quite a vital part in our lives. Ships sail on them, plying between continents carrying cargo. This is abundant food in the oceans. Most importantly, they help to keep the earth cool. If there were no oceans, there would be no life on this earth as the earth would be very hot and dry with no rain. It would be just as barren as a desert, if not worse.

Life in the ocean is of a considerable variety made up of three groups- animals, plants and plant¬like living things called organisms. The smallest living thing in the ocean are tiny organisms and the largest is the blue whale. What sort of food does the ocean provide us? The list includes fish, shellfish and seaweed all of which are nutritious and of many different kinds.

54. Which is the deepest ocean in the world?
a. The Pacific Ocean.
b. The Atlantic Ocean.
c. The Indian Ocean.
d. The Antarctic.

55. From the text we learn that
a. there is hardly any life in the ocean
b. there is more land than water on this earth
c. goods are transported by ocean-going vessels
d. oceans are responsible for the deserts on this earth

56. The word ‘considerable’ in the last paragraph means
a. mixed c. unlimited
b. countless d. great

58. Arrange these sentences into a good paragraph.
1. Or birds will eat the seeds on the soil’s surface.
2. It is wasteful when you plant seeds by scattering them over the ground.
3. Others will be washed away by rain.
4. Some will be blown away by the wind.
a. 4,2,1,3 c. 2,1,4,3
b. 4,1,3,2 d. 2,4,3,1

59. Mr. Sanan : How much?
Cashier : It’ll be $ 30.
Mr. Sanan : … .
Cashier : Sure. Thank you.
a. Sorry, how can you wrap all of this?
b. Could you wrap it for me, please?
c. Anyway, What can you wrap for me?
d. Did you wrap it for me?

60.
How to set your wake up call from your telephone.

1. Pick up your telephone receiver.
2. Press 2 then *
3. And then set the time required.
4. After your wake up time has been set up has been heard put down your telephone receiver.

We can find this kind of notice in … .
a. a telecommunication center
b. a local restaurant
c. a big hospital
d. a hotel

Tips Berbusana Batik

2010-03-17T17:40:00.000-07:00

Batik (atau kata Batik) berasal dari bahasa Jawa "amba" yang berarti menulis dan "nitik". Kata batik sendiri meruju pada teknik pembuatan corak Motif Batik - menggunakan canting atau cap - dan pencelupan kain dengan menggunakan bahan perintang warna Motif Batik pada Baju Batik "malam" (wax) yang diaplikasikan di atas kain, sehingga menahan masuknya bahan pewarna. Dalam bahasa Inggris teknik ini dikenal dengan istilah wax-resist dyeing. Jadi kain Baju Batik adalah kain yang memiliki ragam hias atau corak yang dibuat dengan canting dan cap dengan menggunakan malam sebagai bahan perintang warna. Teknik ini
hanya bisa diterapkan di atas bahan yang terbuat dari serat alami seperti katun, sutra, wol dan tidak bisa diterapkan di atas kain dengan serat buatan (polyester). Kain yang pembuatan corak Batik Solo dan pewarnaannya tidak menggunakan teknik ini dikenal dengan kain bercorak batik - biasanya dibuat dalam skala industri dengan teknik cetak (print) - bukan kain batik. Batik adalah kerajinan yang memiliki nilai seni tinggi dan telah menjadi bagian dari budaya Indonesia (khususnya Jawa) sejak lama.

Perempuan-perempuan Jawa di masa lampau menjadikan keterampilan mereka dalam membatik Busana Batik dan Blus batik sebagai mata pencaharian, sehingga di masa lalu pekerjaan membatik Batik Solo adalah pekerjaan eksklusif perempuan sampai ditemukannya "Batik Cap" yang memungkinkan masuknya laki-laki ke dalam bidang ini. Ada beberapa pengecualian bagi fenomena ini, yaitu batik pesisir yang memiliki garis maskulin seperti yang bisa dilihat pada corak "Mega Mendung", dimana di beberapa daerah pesisir pekerjaan membatik adalah lazim bagi kaum lelaki. Ragam corak dan warna Desain Busana Batik dipengaruhi oleh berbagai pengaruh asing. Awalnya, batik memiliki ragam corak dan warna yang terbatas, dan beberapa corak Busana Batik dan Blus batik hanya boleh dipakai oleh kalangan tertentu. Namun batik pesisir menyerap berbagai pengaruh luar, seperti para pedagang asing dan juga pada akhirnya, para penjajah. Warna-warna cerah seperti merah dipopulerkan oleh orang Tionghoa, yang juga mempopulerkan corak phoenix.

Bangsa penjajah Eropa juga mengambil minat kepada batik, dan hasilnya adalah corak bebungaan yang sebelumnya tidak dikenal (seperti bunga tulip) dan juga benda-benda yang dibawa oleh penjajah (gedung atau kereta kuda), termasuk juga warna-warna kesukaan mereka seperti warna biru. Batik tradisonal tetap mempertahankan coraknya, dan masih dipakai dalam upacara-upacara adat, karena biasanya masing-masing corak memiliki perlambangan masing-masing. Teknik Desain Busana Batik dan membatik telah dikenal sejak ribuan tahun yang silam. Tidak ada keterangan sejarah yang cukup jelas tentang asal usul Batik. Ada yang menduga teknik ini berasal dari bangsa Sumeria, kemudian dikembangkan di Jawa setelah dibawa oleh para pedagang India. Saat ini batik bisa ditemukan di banyak negara seperti Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, dan Iran. Selain di Asia, batik juga sangat populer di beberapa negara di benua Afrika. Walaupun demikian, batik yang sangat terkenal di dunia adalah batik yang berasal dari Indonesia, terutama dari Jawa.

Batik secara historis berasal dari zaman nenek moyang yang dikenal sejak abad XVII yang ditulis dan dilukis pada daun lontar. Saat itu motif atau pola batik masih didominasi dengan bentuk binatang dan tanaman. Namun dalam sejarah perkembangannya batik mengalami perkembangan, yaitu dari corak-corak lukisan binatang dan tanaman lambat laun beralih pada motif abstrak yang menyerupai awan, relief candi, wayang beber dan sebagainya. Selanjutnya melalui penggabungan corak lukisan dengan seni dekorasi pakaian, muncul seni batik tulis seperti yang kita kenal sekarang ini.

Jenis dan corak batik tradisional tergolong amat banyak, namun corak dan variasinya sesuai dengan filosofi dan budaya masing-masing daerah yang amat beragam. Khasanah budaya Bangsa Indonesia yang demikian kaya telah mendorong lahirnya berbagai corak dan jenis batik tradisional dengan ciri kekhususannya sendiri.

Tips Berbusana Batik

Pemakaian batik tidak serta merta akan terlihat elegan saat dikenakan. Sebab setiap orang memiliki aktivitas, karakter serta bentuk tubuh yang berbeda-beda. Masing-masing menampilkan kesan yang berbeda pula.

Lakukan hal-hal berikut ini agar tampilan Anda selaras dengan menggunakan batik.
1. Pilih model batik yang sesuai dengan acara formal, kasual, ke kantor, berbelanja, atau acara keluarga.
2. Sebaiknya, padu padankan motif batik dengan padanan yang berdetail ringan (warna polos dan cutting yang simpel) untuk mendapatkan tampilan yang seimbang.
3. Gunakan aksesori yang berwarna senada dengan batik.
4. Kenakan aksesori simpel untuk Anda yang beraktivitas tinggi.
5. Motif batik dapat dipadukan dengan motif lurik atau kotak-kotak.
6. Bagi yang memiliki leher jenjang, coba pakai kerah mandarin agar leher Anda semakin terlihat memesona.
7. Bukan suatu masalah memadankan dua motif batik dalam satu padanan. Carilah warna yang senada dengan motif yang hampir serupa.
8. Baju batik dapat dipadupadankan dengan rok maupun celana jeans.
9. Bagi pria, gunakan motif dan warna simpel untuk acara formal.
10. Pria dapat memakai aksesori yang berbahan logam dan kulit untuk mempermanis tampilan.

Hal-hal yang perlu dihindari dalam berbusana Batik
Agar padu padan dalam berbatik terlihat cocok, Anda perlu memperhatikan hal-hal berikut ini.
1. Hindari pola cutting terbuka untuk acara ke kantor.
2. Hindari motif batik yang besar dan mencolok bagi yang berbadan besar. Batik dengan motif kecil-kecil lebih cocok untuk Anda.
3. Bila Anda memiliki tubuh berkulit gelap, hindari batik yang bercorak gelap. Pilihlah batik warna cerah.
4. Bagi yang berkulit putih, hindari pemakaian batik yang bermotif cerah karena tampak kurang elegan.
5. Bagi yang memakai jilbab, tidak perlu menggunakan kerudung motif batik jika sudah memakai baju motif batik.
6. Bagi yang ingin kelihatan dewasa dan elegan, hindari motif batik cerah.
7. Hindari model kerah menggelembung bagi yang memiliki leher pendek yang akan memberikan kesan leher Anda semakin pendek.
8. Untuk pria, sebaiknya hindari baju batik berlengan pendek pada acara formal.
9. Jika memiliki dada besar, hindari motif batik besar dan berkerut pada bagian dada. Ini memberi kesan dada semakin penuh.
10. Hindari pemakaian aksesori yang berlebihan karena menghilangkan kesan elegan batik Anda.

Prediksi UN 2010

2010-03-14T18:04:00.000-07:00

LET US GROW WELL
DON’T PICK ME OUT

1. Where do you mostly find this kind of text?
a. in a zoo
b. in a playground
c. in a garden
d. in a parking lot

DUE TO MANY SHARP ROCKS, VISITORS ARE PROHIBITED TO SWIM ALONG THIS AREA

2. What does the text mean?
a. The visitors are allowed to swim freely.
b. The beach is just for visitors to swim.
c. The visitors may not swim far away.
d. Swimming along the beach is dangerous.

3. Where do we usually find this text?
a. in the lake
b. on the berach
c. in the river
d. in the swimming pool

DO NOT WALK ON THE GRASS

4. What does the text mean?
a. The grass is for visitors to walk.
b. The visitors are not allowed to step on the grass
c. The visitors may walk on the grass.
d. People can walk on the grass.
CONGRATULATIONS. GRADUATE!
WE KNOW WE COULD DO IT.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, OUR STUDENTS.

LOVE
YOUR TEACHERS

5. What is the greeting card for?
a. to inform the graduation
b. to congratulate the students
c. to show the teachers’ feeling
d. to pray for the students’ success

6. The teacher congratulated the students, because .....
a. They have just finished their study
b. They could do the exam well
c. They are so proud of their teacher
d. They have just celebrate their success

Melanie!
Sorry , mom has to go to Husada Insani Hospital. Grandma is being hospitalized there. She has relapse and needs to be taken back into the hospital. If mom has to come late, don’t forget the following:
• Don’t let any stranger enter the house.
• Lock the front gate
• Do your mathematics homework.
• Remember to take your cough medicine after lunch.
• Call mom soon if something happens to you.

I love you,
Mom

7. Melanie’s mother wrote the massage because......
a. She had to leave her daughter alone they day.
b. Her daughter has already been able to read.
c. She had to send her daughter to the hospital.
d. Her mother asked her to fetch her at the hospital.

8. The following statements are true about Melanie, except .....
a. She is a student. c. She is not able to read well.
b. She has a cough. d. She is brave to be at home alone.

Hi, Dara
Come to my house on Saturday 17,
3.30 p.m Jl Pelajar no 6/8
Share your happiness at my brother’s
Birthday

From

Ratna

9. Who visited to the party .....
a. Ratna c. Dara
b. Dara and Ratna d. Ratna’s brother

DINNER PARTY
On Wednesday August 13th
In class VIII A at eight o’clock
All students of VIII A are supposed to join.
Bring one or two friends and wear your funniest
Clothes to make the party fun.

10. The persons who may join the party are VIII A students and their....
a. couples c. parents
b. relatives d. Friends

Read the announcement bellow !

ATTENTION, PLEASE !

The library is opened daily 8.am to 4 pm and on Saturdays until 2 pm the library is closed on Sunday

LIBRARIAN

11. When does the library open ?

A. Two o’clock
B. Four o’clock
C. Eight o’clock
D. Nine o’clock

12. How long does the library open on Saturday?
A. 6 hours
B. 7 hours
C. 8 hours
D. 9 hours

“ English Club Member “

There will be no meeting this week I’ll let you know
When the club will meet again

13. What does the text tell us about ?
A. This week the member of the English Club have no meeting as usual.
B. He will meet no member of the English Club this week.
C. The school won’t meet member of the English Club.
D. The chairman of the English Club will not let his member meet again.

Read this text !
Roni and Dini study at SMP 77. Their school has a nice library. The library is not so big , but it has a lot of books, newspaper and magazine. The book are arranged to system.
The students like coming to the library. The room is air conditioned and always full of visitors. They go there to read borrow some books they like. They are served by Mrs Yulia and Bahrul. These librarian have been working for twenty years.

14. How is the library at Dini’s school ?
a. It’s nice and very big c. It’s quite and nice
b. It’s really nice and beautiful d. It;s not so big but nice

15. How will the visitors feel when they are in the library ?
a. They will feel cool c. They will feel very cold
b. They will feel hot d. They will feel warm
Read these text carefully !

Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo is the major zoo in Australia. It’s located in Sydney, New South Wales.it occupies a 33 hectare location, the name “Taronga “ is an Aboriginal name. It’s means “ Water View”.
The zoo has Australia’s finest collection of native Australia and many exotics species. It’s has Kangaroos, wallabies and koalas. Those animals can be seen from aclose distance. There are platypuses, echidnas and New Zealand, kiwis in the noctural House. There are also Gorilla Tropical Forest. All animals in the zoo are kept very well they are kept in environment that like their natural habitat.Taronga is usually used as a site for scientific research, conversation and education. It’s also offers arange of educational and special inters toors.

16. What does the text tell you about ?
a. Australia’s finest collection of native Australia
b. Taronga as a site for scientific research
c. Aboriginal zoo collection
d. Taronga as a major zoo in Australia

17. “ They are kept in the environment.....(paragraph 2)
The word “they” refers to....
a. Gorillas c. New Zealands kiwi’s
b. Platypuses d. All animals in the zoo

Read the text and answer question!

Our Trip to Bali Island
On Saturday we went to Bali ( God’s island). We stayed at Nusa Indah Hotel. It has big garden with lots of colorful flowers and swimming pool.
On Saturday night, we went to Kuta Beach to swim enjoy to sunset. It was a very beautiful view. Then, we took some pictures and spent the night cheerfully.
On the following day, we went to some beautiful places such as Pure Besakih, Sangeh and Sanur. We bought some souvenir such as skirts, bags, handicrafts, and foods. After having all the trip, we went home in the afternoon.

18. Where did the writer take the first destination in Bali ?
a. Pura Besakih c. Sanur
b. Sangeh d. Kuta

19. “ ................and spent the night cheerfully “
What does the bold word mean ?
a. Greatly c. Happily
b. Sadly d. Carefully

20. How long did the writer spend the holiday in Bali ?
a. One day c. Three days
b. Two days d. Four days

21. What did the writer do on Saturday night ?
a. Enjoyed the sunset c. Had all trip
b. Bought some souvenir d. Stayed in the hotel

Read the text below and answer this question for no 22-25
Ingredients ;
• 1 chicken, boil, shered its meat separate its bone,
• 2 citronella, take its white part, bruise it.
• 5 leaves of lemon, wash.
• 250 ml chicken broth.
• 500 ml milk squeezed from coconut.
• ½ spoonful of salt
• ½ spoonful of sugar
• Oil it saute
Refined ingredients :
• 5 garlic
• 7 red onion
• 2 gingers
• ½ spoonful of papper
• 5 candlenut fruit
Step :
1. Saute the soft spice
Put the citronella, lemon leaves and laurel like leaf mix them evenly. Pour the chicken broth, coconut milk, salt,sugar.
2. Add the shred of chicken , let the spice absorb in it.
3. Serve it and add fried red onion on it.

22. What is the purpose of the text ?
a. Telling experience of the cooking opor
b. Describe food
c. Making chicken opor
d. Telling the way to make chicken opor
23. What should be done with the chicken ?
a. It is boiled
b. It is fried
c. It is roasted
d. It is boiled and shred

24. “ It its white part, bruise it “
The word “its” refers to .....
a. Citronella
b. Chicken’
c. Onion
d. Garlic

25.” . . . its meat and separate its bone
The underlined word means . . .
a. Choose
b. Throw
c. Take a part
d. Get close

THE LEGEND of LAKE TOBA

Once upon a time, a fisherman named Batara Guru Sahala lived in Batak land.One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find that the fish could talk. It begged Sahala to set it free. He did accordingly.
As soon as the fish was free, it changed into a woman. She was so beautiful that Sahala fell in love with her at once. He asked her to marry him. The woman agreed to marry Sahala. However, she told him that he must never let out the secret that she was once a fish. Sahala promised her that he would not tell anyone about it.
They were happily married, and had two daughters. Every morning Sahara went out fishing. His daughters would bring him his lunch.
One day, however, instead of bringing the food to their father, the two girls ate it..
When Sahala knew what they had done with the meal, he got very angry. He shouted at them saying, “You behaved exactly like the daughters of a fish.

26.What does gthe text tell us about?
a. the legend of Lake Toba
b. Batara Guru Sahara
c. Batak land
d. The fish could talk

27.Who is Sahala?
a. fireman
b.fisherman
c. fishmonger
d. fishing

28.“It begged Sahala ... “ The underlined word means ...
a. done
b. answered
c. promised
d. asked

29.What did the fisherman catch one day?
a. the seal
b. the sealion
c. the coral reef
d. the fish

“CMI Sunny Chlorella” extracted form fresh water algaechlorella pyrenoidosa, a rich sourse of essential nutrients. The function is to improve our health.
Recommended dosage:
Children : 5 – 10 tab/day
Adult : 10 – 20 tab/ day
Produced by Gratia Mea Farma, Ende, Flores

30. How many tablets of Sunny Chorella does your father take?
a. 4 tab/ day
b. 5 tab/day
c. 11 tab/day
d. 22 tab/day

31. “... a rich source of essential nutrients.’ The underlined word means ...
a. potential
b. important
c. elegant
d. crucial

KOMODO DRAGON

The Komodo Dragon is the world’s biggest lizad. It is a reptile, a cold blooded animal. It ia diurnal, most active during the day. The Komodo Dragon is a fast runner; It can run up to 11 mph (18 kph). It is also a good tree climber and swimmer.

The Komodo Dragon’s scientific name is Varanus Komodoenses. It is in danger of extinction because of its habitat loss. Its life span is about 20 years.

Komodo Dragon lives on islands in Indonesia, including the island of Komodo. They live in hot, humid, grassy lowlands and rainforests.

The Komodo Dragon is about 9 feet (2.8 m) long, but get up to 10 feet (3 m long) and weighs up 300 pounds (135 kg). It has large jaws, four short legs, and five toed feet with sharp claws. The tail is longer than the body. It senses chemical with a long, yellow, forked tongue.

The Komodo Dragon is a carnivore (meat eater). It eats almost anything it can catch, including goats, deer, wild boars, other lizards, and carrion (dead meat) that it finds. The Komodo Dragon has disease ridden bacteria in its mouth. After it beats its prey, the victim will get sick and die from blood poisoning in one or two days. The Komodo Dragon will then find the body and eat it.
The female digs a hole in a ground, lays 20 – 40 eggs, and then cover them up with soil. The eggs hatch in about 7 months. Hatchlings mostly insects and live in trees.

32. Paragraph 1 of the text above is about ...
a. the wolrd’s biggest animal
b. the Komodo Dragon
c. the charateristics of the Komodo Dragon
d. A reptile

33. Why is the Komodo Dragon in danger of extinction?
a. People hunt for it
b. People try to destroy it
c. It has lost its habitat.
d. Its life span is only 20 years.

34. The Komodo Dragon is a carnivore. It eats ...
a. anything, including vegetbles
b. only big animals
c. only carrions
d. meat

35. Which of the following is not true according to the text above?
a. The Komodo Dragon belongs to a reptile.
b. The tail of the Komodo Dragon is longer than its body.
c. The Komodo Dragon has very big jaws.
d. There are so many Komodo Dragons in the island if Komodo.

36. What is the advertisement about ?
a. Hair care
b. Sun block
c. Skin care
d. Medical product

37. How many choices of product ?
a. Two c. Three
b. Four d. Five

38. The word “ cream “ is similar to ?
a. oil c. Lotion
b. fluid d liquid

To : Jasmine @Yahoo.com
From : Dhika @ co.id
RE : Planning for holiday
Date : June,29th 2009

Hi, Jasmine. How’s life ? we’re

Along holiday this summer, aren’t we ?. What are u going to do >. U know summer is a good time for camping and hiking. We plan to go to Devon mountain. Its a nice place for camping and hiking and also for fishing . There is a river near campsite. But I’m really keen on it. At night we’ll sit around the fire and sing songs . Why don’t U join us ? it will be more fun if U come. Let me know soon.

Your friend

Dhika

39. What activities is dhika going to do for the long holiday ?
a. Camping and hiking
b. Camping and fishing
c. Camping, hiking and fishing
d. Camping, hiking, singing and sitting around the fire

40. Why are they going to go to Devon mountain ?
a. It’s summer season
b. It’s a nice place for holiday
c. They’re going to camp and hike
d. They’re going to fish in the river

This text for number 41 – 44
Hotels are places that provide lodging and usually meals and various personal services for the public. They are buildings . . (41) . . people can hire a room to stay in . Those buildings are usually . .(42) . . than a house. When someone . . (43) . . in a hotel, he will get some facilities according to their class , The roomboy will serve him . . (44) . . his stay.

41. a. Where c. When
b. who d. Which
42. a. more expensive c. stronger
b. cleaner d. bigger

43. a. stay c. is staying
b. stays d. stayed

44. a. when c. during
b. after d. Inside

For number 45 – 46, arrange the words into a good sentence !

45. in – a few - years – can – she – dresses – own – her – make
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

a. 5 – 4 - 9 – 1 – 2 – 8 – 6 – 3 - 7
b. 5 – 4 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 1 – 2 – 3
c. 8 – 6 – 9 – 5 - 4 – 7 - 1 – 3 – 2
d. 8 – 6 – 9 – 5 – 4 - 3 – 2 – 1 – 7
46. New – glasses – read – easily – he – can – with - his
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
a. 5 – 6 – 3 – 4 – 7 – 8 – 1 – 2
b. 8 – 1 – 2 – 6 – 3 – 4 – 7 – 5
c. 5 – 6 – 3 – 4 – 8 – 7 – 1 – 2
d. 8 – 1 – 2 – 6 – 7 – 4 – 3 – 5

47. Arrange the following sentences into good paragraph !
1. First of all , grow, seed, glove, patch.
2. Finally, better, water, dusk.
3. After that , holes, then, press, down, base.
4. Next, clods, now.
5. Record.
a. 1 – 4 – 2 – 3 – 5
b. 3 - 1 - 4 – 2 – 5
c. 1 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 5
d. 5 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 1

48. Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph !
1. Some students are now lazy
2. A pocket calculator is a kind of small computer.
3. They like using a calculator better than thinking.
4. It can also do more difficult mathematical jobs.
5. This machine can do addition , subtraction , multipication and divition.
6. It can do calculation with number.

a. 1 – 3 – 2 – 6 – 5 – 4
b. 1 – 3 – 4 – 6 – 5 – 2
c. 1 – 3 - 2 - 4 – 5 – 6
d. 1 – 3 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 4

49. Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph !
1. Every morning he always goes to cultivate his ricefield.
2. And the other are sold to the traditional market.
3. Mr. Rahmat is a diligent farmer.
4. He lives in small village.
5. Sometime Mr. Rahamat’s family consume the crops.
6. He plans rice, peanut, corn and some vegetables.

a. 4 – 1 – 6 – 2 – 3 – 5
b. 4 – 1 - 6 – 2 – 5 – 3
c. 3 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 5 – 2
d. 3 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 5 – 2

50. Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph !
1. Every computer consists of hardware and software.
2. It can help us do a lot of jobs.
3. Hardware is the machine.
4. Software is all the system of computer.
5. Computer is a cleaver machine.

a. 5 – 1 – 3 – 4 - 2
b. 5 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 4
c. 3 – 4 – 5 – 2 – 1
d. 4 – 5 – 3 – 1 – 2

The answer keys

1. C 11. C 21. A 31. B 41. C
2. D 12. A 22. D 32. D 42. D
3. B 13. A 23. D 33. C 43. B
4. B 14. D 24. B 34. C 44. C
5. B 15. A 25. B 35. D 45. B
6. A 16. D 26. A 36. C 46. A
7. A 17. D 27. B 37. A 47. C
8. C 18. D 28. D 38. C 48. A
9. C 19. C 29. D 39. D 49. D
10. D 20. B 30. C 40. C 50. B

Tata Rias Wajah Natural

2010-02-23T17:59:00.000-08:00

Kecantikan adalah sesuatu yang bisa dinikmati oleh mata, dan sangat terkait dengan unsur seni. Dalam mempercantik diri, Anda memerlukan perangkat Make Up, untuk itu yang perlu Anda perhatikan adalah mengenal karakter wajah yang akan di make up kekurangan dan kelebihannya. Perhatikan keseluruhan wajah Anda, mana yang menarik ?, itulah yang di tonjolkan. Dan mana yang nampak kurang itu dapat disamarkan atau diperindah tampilannya.

Apa yang dibutuhkan untuk membantu itu semua? Biasa disebut dengan Pure Colour Kosmetik Dekoratif yang biasanya terdiri dari :

1. Pensil alis
2. Eye Shadow
3. Eye liner-Maskara
4. Blush on
5.Pensil lipstik
6.Lipstik
7.Lip gloss

Pensil Alis
Digunakan untuk membentuk alis serasi dengan wajah. Ada tiga warna pensil alis, yaitu cokelat, hitam, dan abu-abu
Tips :
• Gunakan warna yang tampak muda, karena warna alis tidak boleh lebih kuat dari warna mata. Yang membuat mata tampak lebih natural adalah warna cokelat muda dan abu-abu muda
• Setelah alis dibentuk, bubuhkan eye shadow, kemudian sapukan dengan sikat mascara dalam warna gold atau cokeelat, agar membentuk garis yang natural.

Eye Shadow
Memberi nuansa keindahan pada masa, sehingga tampak lebih bersinar. Gunakan warna kulit dan rambut sebagai patokan. Semakin pucat kulit anda, makin natural warna pilihan eye shadow Anda.
Tips :
• Berikan warna eye shadow yang tidak mengikat bagi mata yang cembung. Gunakan eye shadow cream atau padat bagi yang menggunakan lensa kontak.

Eye Liner
Mempertegas bentuk mata tampak lebih besar. Namun, eye liner juga dapat membuat mata tampak lebih kecil. Pilih yang mana yang Anda inginkan.

Tips :
• Gunakan eye liner cair, agar riasan mata lebih tahan lama bersih.
• Sebelum menggunakan eye liner, tentukan terlebih dahulu karakter tata rias yang akan dibuat.
• Untuk tata rias romantis, hindari pemakaian eye liner di bawah mata. Untuk memberi kesan glamour, ekspresif, dan dinamis, eye liner dapat dikenakan dibawah mata dan penuh. Jika mata Anda bulat, hindari pemakaian eye liner penuh, tapi baurkan di tengah.

Maskara
Mempertegas bentuk mata dengan memberikan warna pada bulu mata, bisa dengan pemakaian secara tipis, maupun tebal.
Tips :
• Gunakan mascara setelah pemakaian eye shadow
• Gunakan mascara secara menggumpal, dengan menyatukan bulu mata satu dengan lainnya agar mendapatkn efek dramatis

Blush on
Membentuk efek khusus di wajah, dan membuat wajah menjadi lebih berdimensi
• Jika ingin memberi kesan natural, gunakan blush on dalam warna cokelat muda dan orange.
• Bila ingin berkesan romantis, kenakan blush on warna pink hingga puncak hidung
• Kenakan warna cokelat tua pada bagian pipi untuk memberi kesan maskulin
Pensil Lipstik
Bibir Anda kurang sempurna ? kenakan pensil bibir untuk mengoreksinya agar berbentuk lebih sempurna dan seimbang

Tips :
• Gunakan pensil bibir dalam warna yang mendekati lipstik yang akan dipakai. Sebelum memoleskan lipstik, baurkan pensil bibir agar tidak membentuk garis yang membuat bibir tampak tidak natural

Lipstik

Selain membuat bibir tampak segar, lipstik berfungsi untuk melindungi bibir dari sengatan matahari dan kekeringan.
Tips :
• Walaupun tata rias dibuat dengan berbagai inovasi, usahakan untuk tetap menampilkan bibir yang sehat.
• Lip balm tetap diperlukan agar lipstik tampak lebih menyatu
• Jika ingin memberi efek alami pada bibir, kenakan lipstik dengan bantuan ujung jari, yang dioleskan sedikit-sedikit untuk memberi warna
• Jika efek sensual yang Anda inginkan, cukup beri lipsit pada bagian tengan bibir saja.
• Lip gloss berguna untuk memberi efek kilau yang glamour, atau sekedar memberi kesan segar.

Natural make-up

rias wajah alami selain sangat pas digunakan untuk ngantor, juga cocok dipakai untuk wawancara kerja atau untuk menghadiri acara di siang hari. Peralatan yang dibutuhkan untuk rias waja simple adalah semua produk rias wajah casual, bedak tabur, pensil alis, eye shadow, lip liner dan mascara. Berikut ini adalah tips bagaimana melakukan rias wajah simple yang menarik:

1. Oleskan concealer di bawah mata, ratakan dengan ujung jari.
2. Gunakan stick foundation untuk ‘mendempul’ wajah, kemudian ratakan rias wajah dengan jari tangan.
3. Gunakan bedak tabur ke seluruh wajah cantik, supaya warna merata, terutama di bagian bawah mata. Ini penting untuk mendapatkan dasar rias wajah sempurna.
4. Pilih pensil rias alis berwarna cokelat untuk mempertegas garis alis mata. Hindari pinsil alis warna hitam yang akan memberi kesan wajah yang ‘judes’ .
5. Sapukan eye shadow warna cokelat pada kelopak mata, kemudian bingkai mata dengan eyeliner.6. Bubuhkan perona pipi (blush on) ke arah telinga.
7. Oleskan lip liner untuk mengoreksi bentuk bibir lalu pilih lipstic mengilap warna rias netral.
8. Sapukan maskara bulu mata atas dan bawah, masing-masing 2 kali agar wajah cantik terlihat lebih natural.

Funny stories

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1. The teacher said,
"Short waves cannot pass around objects. Long waves can."
The class did not understand. The teacher put his hat in front of his face.
"Can you see my face?"
"No."
"Can you hear my voice?"

"Yes."
"What does that prove?"
"You are talking through your hat."
(To talk through your hat = to talk nonsense)
2. Scientists wanted to study a meeting between a man and a female gorilla. They found a stupid man and asked him if he would meet a female gorilla for $5,000.
He said yes, but made three conditions.
One, someone with a gun must stay in the cage with them to protect him.
Two, the gorilla must wear lipstick to make her pretty.
Three, he did not want to pay all the money at once, but in three payments.
3. Two friends meet in a bar. One says to the other,
"I understand your wife has abandoned you. You must be very sorry. I suggest you go home and drink a lot of beer to forget your troubles."
"I cannot."
"Why not? Do not you have any beer?"
"Yes I have beer. But I have no troubles to forget."
4.
Father is reading Cinderella to his son to send him to sleep.
"Daddy," interrupts the wide-awake youngster, "When the pumpkin changed into a golden carriage, what did Cinderella declare on her tax return - extra income or capital growth?"
5.
A man believed alcohol was very dangerous. He invited people to listen to his reasons. At the end he said,
"Now you understand how dangerous alcohol is - let us all throw our alcohol into the sea."
Silence. One man applauded loudly.
"You agree with me?" asked the speaker.
"Of course. I am a beach-comber. I collect everything that comes from the sea."
6.
A teacher was giving a lesson on good manners.
"Suppose, by mistake, you step on a lady's foot. What do you do?"
"I say 'Pardon me'."
"Very good. Now suppose the lady, to reward you, gives you a coin. What do you do?"
"Step on the other foot to get a second one."
7.
A man returned home early to find his son frightened.
"Daddy, there's a monster in your bedroom. He's hidden in mummy's wardrobe."
Puzzled, the man went upstairs. His wife was in bed. When the husband opened the wardrobe door he found his oldest friend inside.
"You've been my friend for twenty years," complained the husband angrily. "But now you frighten my little boy."
8.
In class, the teacher said,
"I shall write a sentence on the blackboard. Find the error."
She wrote, "I did not have very happy holidays."
"What is the mistake Henry?"
Henry thought. "Perhaps you needed a boyfriend."
9.An American teacher told his class how Christopher Columbus had discovered America.
"He was very brave. He took a risk. Without him, there would be no United States today."
All the children looked impressed except one.
"Don't you think Columbus was a hero?"
"No Miss."
"Why not?"
"I am an Indian."

Tips Membangun Sikap Berpikir positive

2010-02-23T01:45:00.000-08:00

Pernahkah kamu menghadapi situasi dimana harus memutuskan atau menentukan pilihan, tapi diri kamu dipenuhi keragu – raguan karena berbagai pertimbangan tentang “bisakah aku?” “jangan – jangan”………….”, “Kalau……lalu bagaimana ?” Sementara sahabatmu dengan penuh percaya diri memberimu semangat dengan jawaban “ah……….itu sih gampang”,…….Siapa takut?”

Kamu dan sahabatmu punya perbedaan yang sangat berpengaruh dalam menentukan keberhasilan, yaitu cara melihat sesuatu bisa dari sisi positif, bisa juga dari sisi negative, atau yang kita kenal “Negative and Positive Thinking”.

Semua orang yang berusaha meningkatkan diri dan ilmu pengetahuannya pasti tahu bahwa hidup akan lebih mudah dijalani bila kita selalu berpikir positif. Tapi, bagaimana melatih diri supaya pikiran positiflah yang ‘beredar’ di kepala kita.
1. Melihat masalah sebagai tantangan
Bandingkan dengan orang yang melihat masalah sebagai cobaan hidup yang terlalu berat dan bikin hidupnya jadi paling sengsara sedunia. Orang yang pesimis itu focus kepada yang negative (seperti memandang segelas air sebagai setengah kosong/air yang sudah tak ada). Sedangkan yang optimis focus memandang yang positif (seperti memandang segelas air sebagai setengah penuh) Siapakan yang lebih baik cara pandangnya? Siapakah yang lebih mungkin bahagia, lebih yakin dan lebih pasti?

2. Menikmati hidup apa adanya
Pemikiran positif akan membuat seseorang menerima keadaannya dengan besar hati, meski tak berarti ia tak berusaha untuk mencapai hidup yang lebih baik. Ini tidaklah berarti bahwa kamu menjadi tak semangat dan menyerah. Artinya kamu tidak bergumul, merengek, dan memebenturkan kepalamu ke tembok ketika segalanya tidak beres. Sebenarnya perilaku yang menjadikan kamu korban yang tiada berdaya (yang memakanmu itulah yang menambah beban atas semangatmu). “Terimalah segalanya apa adanya, bukan seperti yang kamu angankan saat ini. Masa lalu sudah lewat, masa depan masih misteri dan saat inilah karunia, itulah sebabnya saat ini disebut “present = hadiah”. Oleh karenanya saat ini pergunakanlah sebaik – sebaiknya.

3. Pikiran terbuka untuk menerima saran dan ide
Karena dengan begitu, boleh jadi ada hal-hal baru yang akan membuat segala sesuatu lebih baik. Mengembangkan sikap – sikap positif tidaklah berarti bahwa kamu tidak akan pernah mengalami kepedihan, penderitaan, atau kekecewaan. Selain itu, mengembangkan sikap – sikap positip tidaklah berarti kamu seharusnya mengabaikan masalah. Masalahpun selalu mempunyai sisi sebaliknya. Kalau kamu gagal dalam ujian, belajarlah lebih giat lagi atau cari pembimbing. Kalau kamu kehilangan teman, perbaikilah persahabatan tersebut, atau mencari teman baru. Kalau kamu tidak suka penampilanmu, kembangkanlah kepribadian kamu yang fantastis.

4. Mensyukuri hidup
Dan bukannya berkeluh-kesah tentang apa-apa yang tidak dipunyainya. Mulailah dengan menolak hal – hal yang suram, sungginglah senyum. Kalau kamu melontarkan kata – kata yang positif, prmikiran – pemikiran yang positif, dan perasaan – perasaan yang positif, maka orang – orang (serta hal – hal) yang positif akan tertarik kepadamu.
Sambutlah setiap harinya dengan semangat. Laksanakanlah tugas – tugasmu dengan penuh semangat. Semakin kamu bersemangat, maka semakin orang – orang disekelilingmu punmerasa dan bersikap demikian, “Semangatlah…..!”

5. Tidak mendengarkan gosip yang tak menentu
Sudah pasti, gosip berkawan baik dengan pikiran negatif. Karena itu, mendengarkan omongan yang tak ada juntrungnya adalah perilaku yang dijauhi si pemikir positif.
6. Tidak bikin alasan, tapi langsung bikin tindakan
Pernah dengar pelesetan NATO (No Action, Talk Only),
7. Menggunakan bahasa tubuh yang positif
Di antaranya adalah senyum, berjalan dengan langkah tegap, dan gerakan tangan yang ekspresif, atau anggukan. Mereka juga berbicara dengan intonasi yang
bersahabat, antusias, dan ‘hidup’.
8. Peduli pada citra diri
Itu sebabnya, mereka berusaha tampil baik. Bukan hanya di luar,. Kamu bisa memilih cepat pulih Kalau kamu lebih peka terhadap masalah – masalah potensial, maka kamu bisa lebih siap menghadapinya dan bahkan mengelak. Kamu juga bisa peka terhadap pengalaman – pengalaman positif. Misal, bila kamu dengar pengumuman tentang uji coba tim atau klub baru, maka catatlah waktu dan tempatnya dan berencanalah mengikutinya, kamu akan memperoleh sesuatu hal yang baru.

9. Humor.

Kalau kamu melakukan sesuatu yang konyol (semua orangpun pernah) jangan melewatkan peluang untuk menertawakan diri sendiri. Itulah salah Satu sukacita besar kehidupan. Kalau kamu banyak tertawa, kamu akan sehat. Tawa itu mengeluarkan kimiawi tertentu dalam tubuhmu yang merangsangmu dan dapat memebantumu bertumbuh dengan sehat. Humor dan tertawa itu sehat.
Sportif artinya menerima kekalahan dengan positif sambil tersenyum, menjabat tangan sang pemenang, tidak menyalajkan orang lain taua keadaan atas kekalahan itu. Sikap ini bisa memenangkan teman seandainyapun kamu tidak memenangkan pertandingan atau kompetisinya. “Sportif” berarti pula tidak perlu mengejek yang kalah ketika kamu menang.

10.Rendah hati

Kalau kamu benar benar berkepentingan terhadap sesama, mereka akan melihat kualitas baikmu seandainyapun kamu tidak mengiklankannya. Mereka tidak akan merasa bahwa kamu berusaha memanipulasi mereka, berbuatlah untuk sesama karena Tuhanmu.
Renungkanlah : Mungkin banyak sekali yang bisa kamu syukuri. Rasa syukur membuatmu tersenyum. Itu membuatmu senang dengan kehidupanmu. Dan orang lain pun senang di dekatmu. Bersyukur bisa memberikan ketenangan bagi dirimu.

11.Beriman

Percaya kepada Allah Yang Maha Kuasa, yang lebih tinggi dari lainnya. Beriman artinya percaya bahwa segalanya akan beres bagimu dan bahwa kamu bisa membereskan segalanya sendiri. Kalau kamu perkirakan akan gagal, mungkin mencapai sasaranmu.

12.Berpengharapan

Pengharapan mungkin merupakan sikap positifmu yang terpenting dasar bagi segala sikap poritif lainnya. Apakah yang kamu harapkan? Apa sajakah impianmu?Apa sajakah ambisimu? Maksudmu dalam kehidupan ini? Kalau kamu mau mempertimbangkan pertanyaan – pertanyaan tersebut kamu sudah menjadi individu yang berpengharapan. “Pengharapan adalah sesuatu yang bersayap – Yang hingga pada Jiwa – Dan bersenandung tanpa kata – Dan tidak pernah berhenti – sama sekali.

“Semoga harapanmu tercapai dan mulialah dari hari ini”

Class VIII / Daily test

2010-02-21T22:28:00.000-08:00

Choose the correct answer by shadowing A, B, C or D with 2B pencil on your computer answer sheet.

1. Zaki : Let's take a look at the giraffe.
… .
Erni : I think it's the tallest animal in the
world. It can reach and eat leaves on
the high tree.
Zaki : Yes, you’re right.

a. Do you agree?
b. Is it expensive?
c. Where is it?
d. What do you say on it?

2. Karyo : You seem very busy this morning?
Karti : Yes, I'm moving these flower pots on
that side
Karno : … .
Karti : Oh, you're so nice. Thank you.
a. Can you help me?
b. How about this pot?
c. Is it okay if I'm here?
d. Would you need any help?

3. Wanti : Are all these flowers yours?
Nissa : Yes, they are. I plant and water them
everyday.
Wanti : … .
Nissa : Thank you. I like to do it. It's my
hobby.
a. They look so bad.
b. They are very fresh
c. You are a very diligent girl.
d. What nice plants they are!

Read the dialogue to answer questions 4 and 5
A : Hot in here, isn't it?
B : Yeah, really.
A : Is it okay if I sit here?
B : Of course. Help yourself.
A : Thanks. My name's George Bolton, by the
way.
B : Hi. I'm Santi.

4. Who do you think they are? They are ….
a. couple of lover
b. brother and sister
c. new acquaintance
d. teacher and student

5. What are they doing actually in the dialogue? They are … .
a. discussing something
b. introducing each other
c. talking about weather
d. asking permission

6. Mother : Wanda, come here please.
Wanda : Yes, ma'am.
Mother : Buy me a kilo of sugar, please.
Wanda : Alright ma'am.
The underlined expression means … .
a. apologizing
b. showing regret
c. giving instruction
d. asking permission

7. Dinda : Mother, look I got 9 for the English
test.
Mother : Really? … .
Dinda : Thanks, mom.
Mother : I'm sure you can get 19 for the next
test.
a. Nice girl c. Wish me luck
b. Good luck d. Congratulation

Read the text for questions 8 to 10.
Rizki,

Your lunch is on the table. Warm it up yourself. Don't forget to take the medicine for your bad cough. Mom's at the supermarket and will be home soon
Love,
Mom

8. What kind of text is it?
a. Label c. Letter
b. Notice d. Message

9. Whom is it for?
a. Rizki's mom. c. Mother
b. Readers d. Rizki

10. Rizki is having … now
a. Lunch c. Medicine
b. Cough d. Toothache

The following text for no. 11 and 12

CHECK OUT TIME IS 12 NOON
GUESTS WILL AVOID AN ADDITIONAL DAY'S ROOM

11. Where can you find the notice?
a. In a hotel c. At the bus station
b. At the airport d. In a restaurant

12. What does the notice mean?
a. The guests are suggested to check out at 12 to get additional room's charge
b. The guests will pay extra bill due to checking out after 12 noon.
c. No guest is allowed to check out after 12 o'clock.
d. It is a must for every guest to check out at 12.

Read the announcement for questions 13 and 14.
Announcement
To: All Basketball Team

We will have technical meeting for the next match. Please do come to school on Sunday 12th at 9:00 a.m.
Coordinator
13. Who wrote the announcement?
a. Teacher.
b. Students
c. Basketball member.
d. The team coordinator.

14. When will the meeting be held?
a. Next week.
b. Next match
c. On Sunday morning
d. On Sunday afternoon

For no. 15 to 18, complete the paragraphs below with suitable words.
To: Santi

Take the key above the .. (15).. .
I keep it there. If you want to .. (16)… everything is ready on the table. I'm going to the florist now.

Mom.
15. a. chair
a. door
b. table
c. drawer

16. a. watch TV
b. play games
c. do homework
d. have your lunch
17. a. buy c. have
b. take d. apply

18. a. leg c hair
b. hand d. skin

Read the dialogue below for questions 19 to 21.

Tari : have you ever been to the zoo?
Sari : Yes, I have. Three or four times I think.
Tari : You must know this animal then.
Sari : What does it look like?
Tari : It's big with a very long neck. It can
reach 5 meters height.
Sari : Does it have any spot pattern on its
skin?
Tari : Yes, you're right. Its spot are brown.
Sari : Does it eat leaves?
Tari : Exactly. This animal is not a native in
our country. It comes from Africa.
Sari : I know this animal. I saw it in the zoo.

19. What animal are Tari and Sari talking?
a. Rhino c. Giraffe
b. Zebra d. Hippopotamus

20. How does its skin look like?
a. It is very thick
b. It has brown spots
c. It has brown stripes
d. It is black and white

21. Tari is …. the animal characteristic to Sari
a. drawing c. analyzing
b. comparing d. describing
Questions 22 to 24 are based on this text

WHERE TO GO IN JAKARTA

Exhibition
 The fascinating World of Traditional Indone sian Textiles, Borneo Gallery, Jl. Kemang Utara Raya 58B, Kemang, South Jakarta, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
 Video Art from the Nederlands, Eramus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069).
 Calligraphy Adzan by Syaiful Adnan, Gallery Millennium, D'Best Shopping Center, Blok B-23, Jl. R.S. Fatmawati No. 15, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Performance
 Theater Anak-anak Kegelapan (Children of darkness) by satu Merah Panggung, Graha Bhakti Budaya-TIM, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 8 p.m.
 Ekectronic Music Concert by Kreidler Group from Dusseldorf, at Goethe Haus, Jl. Samratu langi 9-15, Central Jakarta, 7 p.m.
 Chinese Opera The Haunted temple and Ramayana, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Gedung Kesenian No. 1, Central Jakarta, 8 p.m.

22. What will you see in Gallery Millennium, South Jakarta?
a. Opera c. Calligraphy
b. Theater d. Music Concert

23. How long is the exhibition of Indonesian Traditional Textiles?
a. 6 hours. c. 8 hours.
b. 7 hours. d. 9 hours.

24. The following information is provided in the text. Except ….

a. The Haunted Temple and Ramayana is the title of Chinese Opera
b. Music Concert is being played by Kreidler group from Düsseldorf.
c. Calligraphy exhibits in Borneo Gallery, Kemang, South Jakarta.
d. Theater Children of Darkness performs in Graha Bhakti Budaya- TIM.

The following text for numbers 25 to 28.

Celtic People

About 500 B.C. Celtic people were learning how to smelt iron. The iron ore they needed was close to the surface of the ground and easy to mine. Iron tools became very popular. They were easy to use and cheap to make. They made a big difference to the way the people farmed and the way they built their houses.

The remains of Celtic farmhouses have been found in many parts of Europe. These houses were often built as two circles, one inside the other. The family lived inside the smaller circle and the farm animals were stabled in the outer ring. Sometimes the houses were made of stone, but usually there were was a wooden frame with wattle and daub between. They had thatched roofs.

A Celtic was a busy, well organized place. Celts made their own clothes from their own cloth. They were skilled farmers growing many crops and keeping many animals. They made pottery, ornaments, tools, and weapon from metal. People worked together to make their lives safe and comfortable.

25. The remains of the Celtic farmhouses show that the Celts … .
a. Made a lot of weapons.
b. Made their own clothes.
c. Usually built stone houses.
d. Lived alongside their animals.

26. Iron tools were popular with Celtic people because they were.. .
a. close to the surface, cheap to make and easy to use.
b. easy to use, cheap to make and helped with building
c. easy to use, helped with building and had wooden frames
d. cheap to make, found in many parts of Europe and had wooden frames

27. The Celtic home is described as … .
a. busy and well- organized
b. popular and well built
c. small and ornamental
d. cheap and safe

28. Celts made their lives safe and comfortable by … .
a. working together
b. building houses
c. smelting iron
d. making tools

For number 29 and 30, arrange the words into a good sentence

29. coming – nurse – the – received – night –
1 2 3 4 5
the message – was – a patient – that
6 7 8 9
a. 6-7-4-9-8-1-2-3-5
b. 3-5-7-1-9-2-4-6-8
c. 8-7-1-3-5-9-2-4-6
d. 3-5-2-4-6-9-8-7-1

30. the shore – from – a tidal – the ocean – wave -
1 2 3 4 5
toward – rushing in – comes
6 7 8
a. 3-8-7-5-2-1-6-4
b. 5-8-7-3-2-4-6-1
c. 1-8-3-5-7-2-6-4
d. 3-5-8-7-2-4-6-1

For questions 31 and 32 choose the underlined word which is SPELT INCORRECTLY.

31. a. These cute animals have a grey, soft furry
coat
b. They have brown and white fethers and small wings
c. It has reddish-yellow fur and a long bushy tail
d. These eight-legged animals are very dangerous indeed.

32. a. They cook their on food on a small type of portable stove.
b. They can take a place to sleep in a tent or a carravan.
c. All of this equipment is carried in their cars or trailers.
d. People travel away from their homes in cities and town to have holiday.

For no. 33 to 37, complete the paragraphs below with suitable words.

The winter season in Australia is (33) … about June to August. The temperatures in some places, like Tasmania and some big (34) ... in the south of Australia, can drop as (35) ... as zero degrees Celsius. When it's cold like that, most Australians have to (36) ..., in jackets, gloves and scarves. (37) ... also have to use central heating in their house.

33. a. in c. from
b. at d. between

34. a. states c. countries
b. cities d. villages

35. a. low c. high
b. hot d. hot

36. a. get fire c. make clothes
b. protect d. dress up warm

37. a. It c. We
b. He d. They

The following text for numbers 38 to 42.

Chinese Baby Pooh-poohs Advertising Offer

Beijing: The family of a baby boy formally named China's 1.3 billionth citizen has turned down advertising deals from many companies making everything from diapers to infant formula, state media said on Monday.
Many companies had contacted Zhang Yichi's parents, hoping the boy would act as an "image representative" for their products. Xinhua news agency said, quoting the Beijing Daily Messenger.
The family turned down all the invitations, except the offer of insurance provided by an insurance company.
"It's lucky to be China 1.3 billionth citizen," the baby's father, Zhang Tong, was quoted as saying.
"But it's unnecessary to act as an image representative for so many products, since Zhang Yichi is too young and too many commercial activities will have negative impact on the boy's healthy growth." - Reuters

38. What is the name of the baby boy?
a. Xinhua c. Zhang Tong
b. Pooh-pooh d. Zhang Yichi

39. What made the baby in the passage become very popular in China?
a. The commercials activities made the baby to be very healthy boy.
b. Many companies needed him as an "image representative" for their products.
c. The family of the baby turned down many advertising offers.
d. The baby boy became China 1.3 billionth citizen.

40. Why do the parents of the baby pooh-pooh a lot of advertisement offers?
a. Many companies in China offer unnecessary products.
b. The offers come late to contact the baby boy formally.
c. The baby boy only deals with an insurance company.
d. The offers will get negative impact on the boy's healthy growth.

41. The word "pooh-pooh" in the title of the text can be replaced with … .
a. expect c. show off
b. seek for d. turn down

42. From the passage we learn that … .
a. A Chinese baby acts as "image impression" for many products
b. Advertising deals have negative impact on the one's healthy growth
c. Many companies have advertised a Chinese baby for their certain products
d. A Chinese baby family has turned down advertising offers of certain products.

For questions 43 and 44 choose the sentence which has been PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY

43. a. We'll be taking rods, reels and tackle boxes on this year's fishing trip.
b. We'll be taking rods, reels, and tackle boxes' on this years' fishing trip.
c. We'll be taking rod's, reel's and tackle boxes on this years' fishing trip.
d. We'll be taking rods, reels and tackle boxes on this years fishing trip.

44. a. When Carlos asked how I spend my weekends I replied usually, "I like to catch up with friends".
b. When Carlos asked how I spend my weekends, I replied, "Usually I like to catch up with friends."
c. When Carlos asked how I spend my weekends? I replied, "Usually I like to catch up with friends."
d. When Carlos asked how I spend my weekends, I replied, "usually I like to catch up with friends."

For questions 45 to 48, choose the word that has the same meaning with the italic word

45. The young cubs yardage close to their mother during the first six months.
a. eat c. stay
b. run d. learn

46. An average pronged begins to talk after about a year, and has good command of the language.
a. Child. c. Person
b. Lizard d. Dolphin

47. Smoking has been shown to be extremely croon to the health.
a. Sick. c. Expensive
b. Cruel d. Dangerous

48. In January and February, the grads fig months of the year in Europe, people try to stay indoors as much as possible.
a. Nicest c. Coldest
b. Driest d. Funniest

For number 49 and 50, arrange the sentences into a good paragraph.

49. (1) The animals have been pushed back and their natural habitat has been reduced.
(2) The government has created natural reserves to protect both animals and plan.
(3) Many natural forests where the animals live are being destroyed.
(4) One of them is Bogor Botanical Garden.
(5) People have cleared the land to cultivate crops.
a. 1-5-3-2-4 c. 4-3-5-1-2
b. 5-1-4-3-2 d. 3-5-1-2-4

50. (1) Everywhere you go, you see people wearing batik shirts and dresses.
(2) Everywhere in Indonesia, batik has many uses.
(3) Indonesia is very famous for its batik.
(4) Indonesians also like to use it for table clothes and for curtains.
a. 4-1-2-3
b. 4-3-2-1
c. 3-2-4-1
d. 3-1-4-2

Class VII / Daily test

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Speaking
A. Complete the blank spaces by listen to the
teacher!
1. Joshua : Hello, my name is Joshua
Joan : Hi, I’m Joan! ………………..!
Joshua : Nice to meet you, too! Are you
from Canada?
Joan : No, I’m from Australia.
Joshua : I’m Indonesian.

2. Tini : Hi, Anggrek. ……………………….?
Anggrek: Fine, thanks. And you?
Tini : Very well, thanks.

3. Tono : Good afternoon. How are you?
Anton : I’m fine, thanks. How are you?
Tono : Anton, this is Dave
Anton : …………………?
Tono : How do you do?

4. Lisa : Hello, I’m Lisa.
Tony : Hello, I’m Tony.
Lisa : ……………………..!
Tony : Glad to meet you, too!

5. Michael : Hi, Lucy. How …..?
Lucy : Fine, ….? And you?
Michael : Very well, ……
Lucy, this is Mr. Young.
Mr. Young this is Lucy.
Lucy : Hi, ….
Mr. Young : Hi, ……
Lucy : Where do you come from?
Mr. Young : ……….. I’m ………….

Reading
B. Read to this text and answer these questions!
My name is Rebecca. I am a student, and I am Indonesian. My father is a soldier. His name is Ferdinan, and he is from Medan. My mother is an Englsh teacher. Her name is Tini Sumirah. She is not Javanese. She is from Bandung. Now we are in Jakarta.

Questions:
1. Is Rebecca a teacher?
2. Where is she from?
3. What is her father’s name?
4. What is his occupation?
5. What is her mother’s name?
6. What is her occupation?
7. Where is she from?
8. Are they now in Medan?

Speaking
Create a dialogue based on the situation below!
1. You have a new classmate. Introduce yourself to him/her.
2. You have a new teacher. Introduce yourself to him/her.
3. When you go out with your friend Lisa, you meet your old friend Lusi. Introduce Lisa to Lusi.
4. You are a new student. Introduce yourself to the class.

Reading
Read the text carefully!

Budiman is Laila’s brother. His hair is Wavy. He is tall and big. He is thirty years old. Laila is a tall woman. She has curly hair. She is thirty two years old. Mr. Bronto is Laila’s father. He is short and fat. He is sixty years old. She has straight hair.

Her hair is in pony tail style. Didi is a boy of eleven years old. He is thin and short. His hair is straight. Mrs Bronto always wears “Kebaya”. She is tall and thin.

She is in her fifties. Mr. And Mrs. Bronto have two children and several grand children, they have a happy family.

Answer these questions based on the text above!
1. Who is Budiman?
2. How old is Budiman’s brother?
3. Is Laila’s father short and fat?
4. How old is Laila’s father?
5. How many children do Mr. and Mrs. Bronto have?

Writing
A. Fill in the blank with appropriate tobe!
1. Rindia … a student
2. Lusi and Lisa … good student
3. He … not my father
4. We … sailors
5. Lusi and I … old friend
6. Anton … a businessman
7. My father and my mother … doctors
8. … this a pen?
9. Dinda and you … smart students
10. … you an SMP student?
B. Change to negative and interrogative forms!
1. I am a student
2. My father is a businessman
3. Andi and I are classmate
4. Mr. Joe is an English teacher
5. They are my friends

C. Change to plural and singular forms!
1. This is a pen
2. That is a child
3. These are girls
4. Those are women
5. This is an apple

Iga Bakar Saus BBQ

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Iga Panggang Saus BBQ
Bahan:
500 gr iga sapi tipis
3 sdm mentega
Bumbu perendam:
100 ml saus BBQ, siap pakai
100 ml saus worcestershire ( saus inggris)
100 ml air jeruk lemon
1 sdt mustard berbumbu
2 sdm bawang putih cincang halus
1 sdm gula palem
1 sdt oregano bubuk
1 sdm madu
1 sdm lada hitam butiran, tumbuk kasar

Pelengkap:
Kentang goreng
Wortel rebus
Buncis rebus
Cara membuat:
1. Campur semua bahan bumbu perendam hingga rata, masukkan iga sapi, diamkan selama 30 menit.
2. Siapkan wajan anti lengket berdasar tebal dan bergerigi, lelehkan mentega, masukkan iga sapi, balik-balik hingga ke dua sisinya berwarna kuning kecokelatan dan matang. Angkat.
3. Sajikan iga panggang dengan kentang goreng dan wortel,buncis rebus.
Untuk 4 orang
Tips:
1. Untuk steik daging, sebaiknya pilih daging import, karena dagingnya cepat empuk.
2. Rendam daging steik sehari sebelumnya, agar bumbu lebih meresap ke dalam daging.
3. Pilih ikan dan udang segar dan dagingnya kenyal.

Funny stories

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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."

First-Job

"A young family moved into a house, next to a vacant lot.
One day, a construction crew turned up to start building a house on the empty lot.
The young family's 5-year-old daughter naturally took an interest in all the activity going on next door and spent much of each day observing the workers.
Eventually the construction crew, all of them "gems-in-the-rough," more or less, adopted her as a kind of project mascot.
They chatted with her, let her sit with them while they had coffee and lunch breaks and gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.
At the end of the first week, they even presented her with a pay envelope containing ten dollars.
The little girl took this home to her mother who suggested that she take her ten dollars "pay" she'd received to the bank the next day to start a savings account.
When the girl and her mom got to the bank, the teller was equally impressed and asked the little girl how she had come by her very own pay check at such a young age.
The little girl proudly replied, "I worked last week with a real construction crew building the new house next door to us."
"Oh my goodness gracious," said the teller, and will you be working on the house again this week, too?"
The little girl replied, "I will, if those as*!#!es at Home Depot ever deliver the fu*#'ng sheet rock..."

Smart Student

The college professor had just finished explaining an important research project to his class. He emphasized that this paper was an absolute requirement for passing his class, and that there would be only two acceptable excuses for being late.
Those were a medically certifiable illness or a death in the student's immediate family.
A 'smart' student in the back of the classroom waved his hand and spoke up. "But what about extreme sexual exhaustion, professor?"
As you would expect, the class exploded in laughter. When the students had finally settled down, the professor froze the young man with a glaring look.
"Well," he responded, "I guess you'll just have to learn to write with your other hand."

The Boss and The Trainee

A Man joined a big Multy 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. "That's Good!", replied the trainee and put down the phone!
Ha Ha! I hope you learn from this and that this never happens to you!!

Medical Problem

An old woman came into her doctor's office and confessed to an embarrassing problem. "I do that all the time, Doctor Johnson, but they're soundless, and they have no odor. In fact, since I've been here, I did it no less than twenty times. What can I do?"
"Here's a prescription, Mrs. Harris. Take these pills three times a day for seven days and come back and see me in a week."
Next week an upset Mrs. Harris marched into Dr. Johnson's office. "Doctor, I don't know what was in those pills, but the problem is worse! I'm doing it just as much, but now it smells terrible! What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Calm down, Mrs. Harris," said the doctor soothingly. "Now that we've fixed your sinuses, we'll work on your hearing!"

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Noun and Verb Phrase
Noun Phrases

A noun phrase consists of a noun and its modifiers. The following examples show how noun phrases can function as subjects, objects, or complements
Examples:

noun phrase as subject:
The misty, eerie night cast a spell on us all.

noun phrase: the misty, eerie night

noun phrase as object:
I would love a nice, cold, vanilla shake right about now.

noun phrase: a nice, cold, vanilla shake

noun phrase as complement:
Calgary is a sunny location.

noun phrase: a sunny location

Verb Phrases

A verb phrase is made up of a verb and its auxiliaries. It functions only as a predicate.
Examples:

I have been reading about Freud's theories in psychology
class.

verb phrase: have been reading

There may be a storm tonight.

verb phrase: may be

She might have told Karen.

verb phrase: might have told

Noun and Verb Phrases
Type all the words which constitute the noun or verb phrase in the sentence. If your response shows as "Incorrect" in the status bar, the correct answer will appear in the blank.
Noun Phrases
Noun Phrases are groups of words that can function as subjects or objects in sentences.
They may take on various forms:
Water is important for survival. (Single words)
Mr. Jones spoke to Dr. James. (Proper names)
The boy ate an apple. (Nouns and articles)
My friend works with her father. (Nouns and possessives)
The young girl wore a long, white dress. (Nouns and adjectives)
Some of the kids ate all of the cake. (Nouns and quantifiers)
The man with the gun frightened the people in the bank. (Nouns and prep. phrases)
The woman who lives there is my aunt. (Nouns and relative clauses)
The dogs sleeping on the deck should be left alone. (Nouns and phrases)
Whoever wrote this is in trouble. (Noun clauses)
Pronouns and similar words can also function as subjects and objects:
He gave the money to us.
Someone left this.
Give me one of each.

Verb Phrases

Verb phrases are groups of words that express action or state of being. They take on
various forms.
The men live in the dormitory. (Single verbs)
He stayed at the Hi Hat Hotel. (Past tense verbs)
I am learning many new things. (Progressive verbs)
She has been there before. (Perfect verbs)
They have been working here five years. (Perfect progressive verbs)
I could use some assistance. (Verbs and modals)
The trip was approved by the professor. (Passive verbs)
Do you want some more pie? (Verbs in questions)
Other words can be added to enhance verb phrases:
The mayor works here. (adverbs)
Neil is not a candidate. (negatives)
They live in the suburbs. (prepositional phrases)
She'll leave whenever she wants. (adverbial clauses)
Don't talk while eating. (phrases)

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

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Simple Past
Examples:
• You called Debbie.
• Did you call Debbie?
• You did not call Debbie.
Complete List of Simple Past Forms
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
Examples:
• I saw a movie yesterday.
• I didn't see a play yesterday.
• Last year, I traveled to Japan.
• Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
• Did you have dinner last night?
• She washed her car.
• He didn't wash his car.
USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.
Examples:
• I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
• He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
• Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?
USE 3 Duration in Past

The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.
Examples:
• I lived in Brazil for two years.
• Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
• They sat at the beach all day.
• They did not stay at the party the entire time.
• We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
• A: How long did you wait for them?
B: We waited for one hour.
USE 4 Habits in the Past

The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.
Examples:
• I studied French when I was a child.
• He played the violin.
• He didn't play the piano.
• Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
• She worked at the movie theater after school.
• They never went to school, they always skipped class.
USE 5 Past Facts or Generalizations

The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression "used to."
Examples:
• She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
• He didn't like tomatoes before.
• Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?
• People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.
IMPORTANT When-Clauses Happen First
Clauses are groups of words which have meaning but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when I dropped my pen..." or "when class began..." These clauses are called when-clauses, and they are very important. The examples below contain when-clauses.
Examples:
• When I paid her one dollar, she answered my question.
• She answered my question when I paid her one dollar.
When-clauses are important because they always happen first when both clauses are in the Simple Past. Both of the examples above mean the same thing: first, I paid her one dollar, and then, she answered my question. It is not important whether "when I paid her one dollar" is at the beginning of the sentence or at the end of the sentence. However, the example below has a different meaning. First, she answered my question, and then, I paid her one dollar.
Example:
• I paid her one dollar when she answered my question.
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.
Examples:
• You just called Debbie.
• Did you just call Debbie?
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
• Tom repaired the car. Active
• The car was repaired by Tom. Passive

Past Continuous

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Past Continuous
[was/were + present participle]
Examples:
• You were studying when she called.
• Were you studying when she called?
• You were not studying when she called.
Complete List of Past Continuous Forms
USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past

Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.
Examples:
• I was watching TV when she called.
• When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.
• While we were having the picnic, it started to rain.
• What were you doing when the earthquake started?
• I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.
• You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the oven off.
• While John was sleeping last night, someone stole his car.
• Sammy was waiting for us when we got off the plane.
• While I was writing the email, the computer suddenly went off.
• A: What were you doing when you broke your leg?
B: I was snowboarding.
USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption

In USE 1, described above, the Past Continuous is interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past. However, you can also use a specific time as an interruption.
Examples:
• Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.
• At midnight, we were still driving through the desert.
• Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work.
IMPORTANT
In the Simple Past, a specific time is used to show when an action began or finished. In the Past Continuous, a specific time only interrupts the action.
Examples:
• Last night at 6 PM, I ate dinner.
I started eating at 6 PM.
• Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.
I started earlier; and at 6 PM, I was in the process of eating dinner.
USE 3 Parallel Actions

When you use the Past Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.
Examples:
• I was studying while he was making dinner.
• While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television.
• Were you listening while he was talking?
• I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes.
• What were you doing while you were waiting?
• Thomas wasn't working, and I wasn't working either.
• They were eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time.
USE 4 Atmosphere
In English, we often use a series of parallel actions to describe the atmosphere at a particular time in the past.
Example:
• When I walked into the office, several people were busily typing, some were talking on the phones, the boss was yelling directions, and customers were waiting to be helped. One customer was yelling at a secretary and waving his hands. Others were complaining to each other about the bad service.
USE 5 Repetition and Irritation with "Always"

The Past Continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happened in the past. The concept is very similar to the expression "used to" but with negative emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing."
Examples:
• She was always coming to class late.
• He was constantly talking. He annoyed everyone.
• I didn't like them because they were always complaining.
While vs. When
Clauses are groups of words which have meaning, but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when she called" or "when it bit me." Other clauses begin with "while" such as "while she was sleeping" and "while he was surfing." When you talk about things in the past, "when" is most often followed by the verb tense Simple Past, whereas "while" is usually followed by Past Continuous. "While" expresses the idea of "during that time." Study the examples below. They have similar meanings, but they emphasize different parts of the sentence.
Examples:
• I was studying when she called.
• While I was studying, she called.
REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs / Mixed Verbs
It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Past Continuous with these verbs, you must use Simple Past.
Examples:
• Jane was being at my house when you arrived. Not Correct
• Jane was at my house when you arrived. Correct
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.
Examples:
• You were just studying when she called.
• Were you just studying when she called?
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
• The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store. Active
• The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store. Passive

Soal-soal Text Procedure

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Reading Comprehension Test

Read the text below and answer the questions!

Goal-----------------------------------Follow these instructions how to germinate petunia seeds

Materials --------------------You will need:
• A pack of petunia seeds.
• A seed tray or small pots.
• Loamy friable soil or potting mix.
• Water
• Fertilizer

Steps----------------------
1. Fill seed tray with soil.
2. Incorporate fertilizer into soil.
3. Scatter seeds on the surface of the soil.
4. Cover seeds with a 3 mm layer of soil. Press firmly.
5. Spray water to moisten to seed bed.
6. Place seed tray in warm, sunny position (at least 25 deg. C)
7. Keep soil moist by watering gently while seeds are germinating. Seeds will germinate in approximately 10 -14 days.

1. Where would you most probably find that kind of the text above?
2. How long will it take for a petunia seed to germinate?
3. What is the minimum temperature required when the seed is put in the sun?
4. How should you water seeds when they are germinating?

Read the text above and choose the word that is closest to the meaning of each of words as used in the text!

5. Germinate
a. bear
b. start growing
c. pollinate

6. Fertilizer
a. chemical substance
b. seed
c. fruit

7. Scatter
a. move to different directions
b. cover
c. dig

8. Firmly
a. loosely
b. tenderly
c. strongly

9. Moisten
a. make dry
b. water
c. make wet

10. Gently
a. slowly and carefully
b. fast
c. warmly

11. Tray
a. carrier
b. mover
c. installer

12. Spray
a. soak
b. place
c. insert

13. Instruction
a. step
b. movement
c. teacher

14. Approximately
a. exact
b. about
c. more

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions!
Text 1 for question 15-21

1. How to make “Milkavo” Juice
2. Materials:
• Avocado
• 1 sachet of chocolate milk
• A glass of water
• 3 tablespoons of sugar

3. Tools:
• Knife
• Spoon
• Blender
• Glass
• Drinking straw

4. Steps:
First, cut the avocado into halves take out the seed.
Second, pick the avocado flesh with spoon. Put it into the blender, pour the sugar and the water too.
Third, blend it well for two minutes.
Fourth, pour the juice into the glass and give some chocolate milk on it. Now the “Milkavo” is ready for you.

15. What kind of text is it?
a. Narrative c. Procedure
b. Recount d. Descriptive

16. What is part no. 1 of the text called?
a. Goal c. Title
b. Content d. Identification

17. How many kids of material do you need to make juice?
a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four

18. How much sugar do you need to make three glasses of “Milkavo” juice?
a. Three tablespoons c. Nine tablespoons
b. Six tablespoons d. twelve tablespoons

19. What material is not put in the blender?
a. Sugar b. Milk c. Water d. Avocado

20. Here are the tools we need in the text, except …
a. Knife b. Straw c. Blender d. Pan

21. “Cut the avocado into halves.”
a. Cut into three c. Sliced into four
b. Divided into two d. Chopped into pieces

Text 2 for questions 22-25

APPLE MUFFINS
Material needed:
• 1 cup whole meal self-raising flour
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup oat bran
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ cup almond flakes
• 2 large green apples
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk
• 60 g butter, melted.
Procedure:
1. Turn oven to 220 C (425 F)
2. Grease 12 muffin pans.
3. Sift flour into a bowl; add sugar, oat bran, cinnamon and almonds.
4. Peel and grate the apples.
5. Put them into the bowl.
6. Mix egg, milk and melted better in a jug.
7. Add to bowl all at once.
8. Stir with a fork.
9. Almost fill the muffin pans with the butter.
10. Bake in oven for 15to 20 minutes until golden.
11. Serve the muffins warm with butter and jam.

22. Where do you cook the muffins?
a. In stove b. In oven c. In bowl d. In fork

23. How much butter is used?
a. 50 g b. 60 g c. 70 g d. 80 g
24. How long do you bake the muffin?
a. For 12 to 15 c. for 17 to 22
b. For 15 to 20 d. For 19 to 24

25. What do you use to stir?
a. Bowl b. Fork c. Oven d. Mixer

Text 3 for questions 26-29
Instruction:
 Prepare a pan and some eggs.
 Put some water in the pan.
 Put some eggs in the pan.
 Turn on the stove.
 Put the pan on it.
 Wait until the water is boiled.
 Wait for 5 minutes.
 The boiled eggs are ready.

26. What kind of dish is it based on the instruction?
a. Omellete. c. Sandwich.
b. Boiled eggs. d. Hot dog.

27. Where do you put the pan?
a. On the table c. In the cupboard
b. Near the water d. On the stove

28. “Turn on the stove”
The opposite of the underlined phrase is …
a. Take over c. Switch off
b. Clean up d. Get off

29. How many house hold appliances do we need to prepare the dish?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

Text 4 for questions 30-32
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3. The amount stated on the voucher will be added to your asia/Wifone/Wimode account.
4. Dial *955/*555 or SMS to 555 and type: Talk time to check your remaining talk Time balance from your phone.
5. Active period 30 days. This could be changed without prior notice. Please Top up before end of active.
Customer Care
Dial *999 from Esia number or www.myesia.com. Produced by PT Bakrie Telecom TBK. Jakarta

30. The text is meant …
a. To promote the sale of the voucher in the future.
b. To remind customers not load their voucher.
c. To identify problems in reloading the voucher.
d. To tell Esia customers on how to reload the voucher.

31. There are … ways to check the remaining Talk Time balance.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

32. “This could be changed without prior notice.”
The word “this” in the sentences refers to …
a. The length of active period. c. The price of the voucher.
b. The phone number. d. The activity of dialing.

Text 4 for questions 33-35
Tikka Kebab
Ingredients:
 Cubes of lamb
 Squares of green pepper
 Onions
 Salad
 Tikka seasoning mixture
Step:
1. Cut onions into quarters.
2. Put cubes of lambs, squares of green pepper and onion squares on bamboo skewers and marinate them in Tikka seasoning.
3. Grill them
4. Serve them with salad (curry like seasoning from India)

33. What does the writer write the text for?
a. To inform how to serve a salad.
b. To explain how to make a salad.
c. To tell how to make Tikka kebab
d. To discuss how to make cubes of lamb.

34. How many ingredients are needed to make Tikka Kebab?
a. Three b. Four c. Five d. six

35. What does the word “them” in step 2 refer to?
a. Cubes of lamb and onions.
b. Onion, bamboo skewers, and salad.
c. Squares of green pepper and onions.
d. Cubes of lambs, onions, and squares of green pepper.
Text 5 for questions 22-24

How to save money in a bank
 First go to the slip counter
 Take a deposit slip
 Fill out the deposit slip by writing your account number, the address and the amount of money to be saved
 Bring it at the teller window
 Endorse by signing at the back
 Give the teller the money and wait for her to count and print it in your deposit book
 Take the deposit book back

36. The text above is meant to?
a. Give instructions how to save money in a bank
b. Retell the experience of saving money in a bank
c. Give information about the job of a teller
d. Describe how to go to the bank

37. Which is not done when filling out the deposit slip?
a. Put the address
b. Write the account number
c. Wait the teller to count the money
d. Write down the amount of the money

38. “Bring it at the teller window.”
The underlined word refers to?
a. The money
b. The deposit slip
c. The address
d. The account number

Text 6

First open your e-mail program and launch “ a new message window” by clicking on the appropriate icon.
Second Type the name/the email address correctly otherwise the message will return to you. You can also send your email to more than one person by entering multiple addresses.
Third Type the subject of your email/ message.
Fourth Write your message in the “Message window”
Fifth Click on the “send “ icon or select “send” the file menu.

Answer these questions.
1.Which one is the best goal for the above text?
a.Making an email program. b. A window message.
c. How to send email. d. Sending an email is very easy.
2. The statements below are wrong based on the text, except….
a. The text is kind of report. b. there are six steps in the text.
c. we can’t send our email to many recipients at once.
d. the email must be typed before it is send.
3. What is the social function of such text?
a. to tell how something is done in a series of actions.
b. to inform the material for doing something.
c. Describing the tools used in the text.
d. narrating the thing being processed.
4. What does the word “recipient” in the text nearly mean?
a. addressee b. person who send the email.
c. Recipe d. The writer of the email.
5. You have to…before clicking the “send”icon or selecting it from the file menu.
a. open the message program. b. type your name.
c. insert your picture. d. write your message.

Complete the procedure text below with the appropriate words.
First…(6)…the menu, then click messaging icon and open it. Click new message, after that click “type message”, three choices will…(7)…;choose”short message”.Then type the recipent or phone number. Write your message.
….(8)…click “select” and choose send.

6. a. close b.open c. send d. type
7. a.show b. appear c. click d. write
8. a. At least b. Before c. Finally d. After that
9. What does the text tell us?
a. The way to click message.
b. How to send email
c. How to connect recipent.
d. The steps in reading email.

Tour Itinerary
The red Arrow Express runs from Hongkong to London.
Day 1. Monday-Depart London
After a champagne breakfast passengers depart Liverpool street station at 09.40 hours in the morning, traveling, via Harwich to the Hook of Holland. Overnight on the train.
Day 2. Tuesday-Osnabruck/East Germany/ Berlin/ Warsaw
Cross into East Germany, passing Berlin and Warsaw, and then on towards The Soviet Union border overnight on the train.
Day 3. Wednesday- Minsk/ moscow.
The border with the Soviet Union is reached just before night, then the train continuous through South Western Russia, arriving in Moscow at 15.00 hours. Transfer to the hotel.
Day 4. Thursday- Moscow
At leasure in Moscow with a programe of visit to some of Moscow’s museums and exibition.
Day 5. Friday- Moscow/Trans –Siberian Express.
Leave for the station after breakfast, boarding trans Siberian Express in the direction of Novosibersk.
Overnight on the train.
10. Which station does the holiday begin at?
a.Liverpool street b.East Germany
c. Osnabruck d. Harwich
11. When the train leaves London on day 1, What will the travellers have for breakfast?
a. Burger b. Bread c. Champagne d.Fried rice
12. What is the text about?
a. The travel information b. The holiday prices
c. A holiday tour d. A plan of journey
13. Day 5. “Leave for the station after breakfast”. The phrase underlined means…..
a. land up b. arrive at c. go to d. come out
14. How long will the tour last?
a. Three days b.Five days c. Four days d.Six days
15.How will the travelers go?
a. By airplane b. By Ship c. By bus d. By train

MAKING COLORED EGG
Material:
• Hard boiled eggs (cooled)
• Paper towels
• Food coloring
• Glass jar
• Vinegar
• Salt

Steps
1. Rinse eggs in cold water in cold water and dry it wiyh paper towels. To make the dye, pour half a small bottle of food coloring into a glass jar and add 300 ml of hot water.
2. Add 300 ml vinegar and 15 ml salt. Lower and egg into the jar of dye and leave for a few minutes. Check the color of the eggs regularly.
3. When the eggs has reached the desired color, lift it out and repeat the process with the remaining eggs.

16. What liquid do we need in making colored eggs?
a. salt b.glass jar
c. vinegar d. paper towel
17. Food coloring and hot water are needed to make ….
a. rinse eggs b. vinegar
c.paper towel d. dye
18. “Lower and eggs into the jar of dye and leave for a few minutes”.
The underlined word is similar to…..
a. Dip b. crack
b. Water d. peel
19. Which parts of the text do we get the way to make coloring eggs?
a. goal b. steps
c. material c. identification
20. From the text above we get information on….
a. What coloring eggs are
b. How to make coloring eggs
c. Where we can find coloring eggs
d. Which the best coloring eggs.

For questions 1 to 5, fill in the blanks with the suitable words!
I’ll…(1) you how to make apple juice. What you…(2) are 500 grams of apple without peeling them, 100 grams of …(3) sugar, 500 ml of water, and 2 spoon full of lemon. Now how to make it. First, boil the lump sugar and water until the lump sugar is…(4) in the water. Then mix the apple,lemon and the water of lump sugar.Finally…(5) it in a glass with lemon and mint’s leaf accessory.
1. a. make b. tell
c.have d. order
2. a. buy b. peel
c. need d. slice
3. a. lump c. bunch
b.basin d. kilo
4. a.mixed c. stirred
b. dissolved d. washed
5. a. submit c.sell
b. hand in d. serve

Withdrawing cash with an ATM card.
Steps
1. Read the directions.
2. Put your card into the slot.
3. Punch in your personal Identification number (PIN).
4. When the choices appear, select “withdrawal from checking.”
5. Enter the amount that you want to withdraw.
6. When your money appears, remove it.
7. When the machine ask if you are finished, press “yes”
8. Take out the receipt.
9. Take your card.

Answer the question!
6. What do you do after you put the card into slot when you want to withdraw money with ATM?
a. Read the direction b.punch in the pin
c. put the card again into the slot d. select the “ withdrawal from the checking”.

7. “When your money appears, remove it” . The word “it” here refers to….
a. The machine we use to withdraw money.
b.The amount of money we withdraw from the ATM.
c. The receipt we get from the machine.
d. The card we get after we insert into the slot.

8. When we have got the money we want to withdraw, What do we get?
a. Our ATM card. b. A new pin
c. “ yes” code from the machine. d. A receipt
9. What is the goal of the text above?
a. How to save money with ATM b. How to operate an ATM
c. How to withdraw money with an ATM card d. How to use the ATM card
10. “ Take your card” From this sentences, we know that the card will….
a. come out automatically
b. fall down from the machine
c. be in the machine all the time
d. pop out after long time.

The basic operation of a digital camera
Follow the steps below to take picture
1. Hold up the camera and center the object in the LCD
2. Move closer or use the zoom control for the result you want
3. When you ready …(1)…the picture, hold the shutter halfway. It is very important, so the camera sets the focus, shutter speed and various other calculation. This may take a few seconds.
4. A light should appear that lets you know the camera is set to go.
5. Press shutter all the way down.
It may be ….(2)…to turn off the LCD and use the view finder when there is extreme sunlight or to conserve battery life. The are from the LCD doesn’t work well with bright light.
1.a. to take b. to handle c. to hold d. to put
2. a. good b. necessary c. right d. bad
Complete the procedure text below with the appropriate words!
1. First,….(3)….the menu
2. Then click messaging icon and open it.
3. Click new message
4. After that click “Type massage” three choices will….(4)…; choose “short message”.
5. Then type the recipient or phone number.
6. …(5)…click “select “ and choose send.

3. A. close b. send c. open d. type
4. A. show b. click c. appear d. write

REPORTED SPEECH

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Indirect Speech (also referred to as 'reported speech') refers to a sentence reporting what someone has said. It is almost always used in spoken English.

* If the reporting verb (i.e. said) is in the past, the reported clause will be in a past form. This form is usually one step back into the past from the original.

For example:

o He said the test was difficult.
o She said she watched TV every day.
o Jack said he came to school every day.

* If simple present, present perfect or the future is used in the reporting verb (i.e. says) the tense is retained.

For example:

o He says the test is difficult.
o She has said that she watches TV every day.
o Jack will say that he comes to school every day.

* If reporting a general truth the present tense will be retained.

For example:The teacher said that phrasal verbs are very important.
Changing Pronouns and Time Signifier
When changing from direct speech to indirect speech, it is often necessary to change the pronouns to match the subject of the sentence.

For example:

• She said, "I want to bring my children." BECOMES She said she wanted to bring her children.
• Jack said, "My wife went with me to the show." BECOMES Jack said his wife had gone with him to the show.
It is also important to change time words (signifier) when referring to present, past or future time to match the moment of speaking.

For example:
• She said, "I want to bring my children tomorrow." BECOMES She said she wanted to bring her children the next day.
• Jack said, "My wife went with me to the show yesterday." BECOMES Jack said his wife had gone with him to the show the day before.

Indirect Questions

When reporting questions, it is especially important to pay attention to sentence order. When reporting yes/ no questions connect the reported question using 'if'. When reporting questions using question words (why, where, when, etc.) use the question word.
For example:
• She asked, "Do you want to come with me?" BECOMES She asked me if I wanted to come with her.
• Dave asked, "Where did you go last weekend?" BECOMES Dave asked me where I had gone the previous weekend.
• He asked, "Why are you studying English?" BECOMES She asked me why I was studying English.
The following chart includes sentences changed from quoted speech to reported speech using a past form. Note: Simple past, present perfect, and past perfect all change to past perfect in the reported form.

Advanced Reporting Verbs

He said, "I live in Paris." He said he lived in Paris.
He said, "I am cooking dinner." He said he was cooking dinner.
He said, "I have visted London twice." He said he had visited London twice.
He said, "I went to New York last week." He said he had gone to New York the week before.
He said, "I had already eaten." He said he had already eaten.
He said, "I am going to find a new job." He said he was going to find a new job.
He said, "I will give Jack a call." He said he would give Jack a call.

English Grammar

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Stuff in between subjects and verbs

The stuff here is usually a prepositional phrase that separates the subject from the verb. Remember how we crossed out prepositional phrases in order to find the subject? (For a quick review, click here.) Do the same thing if you're having problems with agreement. Now, thinking about that, look at the following sentence and decide what's wrong with it:

The dishes in the kitchen is dirty.

Good guess! The subject and the verb don't agree. What's the probable cause for the problem? Kitchen (a singular noun) is right in front of is (a singular verb). If kitchen were the subject, that would be okay. But, it's not. Cross out the prepositional phrase and you're left with:

The dishes in the kitchen is dirty.

"The dishes . . . is dirty?" Sounds wrong, doesn't it? The subject is plural, but the verb is singular. They don't agree. The correct version is:

The dishes in the kitchen are dirty.

Once you know how to look for this problem, it shouldn't be too hard to get rid of it when you proofread your paper.
Reversed sentence order

The normal pattern for English sentences is subject-verb. However, there are a few situations where this order is reversed (like this sentence):

* There are snacks on the laundry-room table.
* Where are they?
* On the table are the goodies!

See how the subject comes after the verb in each of these? If you can remember how to locate subjects and verbs, you shouldn't blunder into mistakes when writing reversed-order sentences.
"-body," "-one," and "-thing" words

The correct term for these words is indefinite pronouns, but if you remember them as "-body," "-one," and "-thing" words, you'll probably be able to spot them more easily. You only need to know one thing: if a word has one of these endings (like everybody, everyone, anyone, anything, etc.), it is always singular! You can also include each, either, and neither in this group. Look at the following:

1. Everyone is going on a picnic.
2. Each of the boys is taking his own lunch.
3. If anyone drops something to eat, I'll grab it before he can pick it up.

You shouldn't have problems with these if you simply memorize the endings of words that are always singular.

NOTE: We said that either and neither are always singular; however, if you have two subjects in an either . . . or or neither . . . nor construction, getting the agreement right may give you fits. To get it right, just locate the subject closest to the verb and make the verb agree with it:

* Either the mailman or the construction workers are causing Peggy to bark like crazy.
* Neither the dogs down the street nor the one next door pays any attention.

Compare this with the following:

* Either the construction workers or the mailman is causing Peggy to bark like crazy.
* Neither the one next door nor the dogs down the street pay any attention.

Agreement, in this case, depends on the placement of the subject.

"Who," "which," and "that"

Remember dependent clauses? They have a subject and a verb, but they can't stand alone. That's what we're dealing with here, but with a little something extra. Now we've got to consider pronouns. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun that comes before it, usually in the same clause or one very close to it.

Peggy is a troublemaker. She bites my ears and steals my food.

"Who," "which," and "that" are pronouns. When they take the place of a singular noun, they are singular; when they take the place of a plural noun, they are plural. This is important to remember when they are the subject of a clause. Compare the following sentences:

1. Big Dog is one of those animals who are very intelligent.
2. Big Dog is an animal who is very intelligent.

In both, who is the subject of a dependent clause. In number 1, it takes the place of animals (a plural form). That's why "are" is the correct verb choice. In number 2, who takes the place of animal (a singular form), and that's why "is" is correct.

This may seem a bit confusing at first, but there's a way to get it right every time. If you find "who," "which," or "that" introducing a dependent clause (like in the examples above):

1. Look at the word right in front of it (usually that's the word it takes the place of).
2. Decide if the word is singular or plural (that will tell you whether "who," "which," or "that" is singular or plural).

Subjects and objects

First let's look at case--that is, the difference between the subject and object forms of the pronouns. We know what subjects are, and objects are those words that come at the end of prepositional phrases (among other things). You probably already know the differences, but just in case, here's a list of the forms:

Subject Object

I me

you you

he him

she her

it it

we us

they them

The only thing you need to know is that these forms can't be switched around. If the word is a subject, it must be a subject form; if it's an object . . . well, you get the idea. Consider the following:

* Peggy and me barked at the garbage truck.
* Her and me fought over the bone.

Some of you are probably thinking, "What's wrong with these?" In spoken English, you'll hear things like this every day. But in written English, you need to make sure your forms aren't mixed up. The correct versions are "Peggy and I" and "She and I," since the words are the subject of the sentence. Nothing in the object list can be a subject--ever! You wouldn't say, "Me barked" or "me fought"--unless you were trying out for a Tarzan movie.

The same goes for objects of prepositions. You can't use a subject form in a prepositional phrase.

* Big Dog fetched the paper for her and I.
* Peggy ran after John and she.

"For I"? "After she"? These can't be right, since both are in the subject list; but, they're used as objects of the preposition. The correct versions are "for me" and "after her." You shouldn't have as much trouble with these because you don't hear them misused quite as often in this way. But watch out for "just between you and I." That phrase gets a lot of use--even though "I" can't be an object. It's "just between you and me"!
With "to be" verbs

Now we get to the stuff that will sound odd to you. Remember when we talked about "to be" verb forms? (If you need a quick review, click here for a refresher.) Any time a pronoun comes after one of these verbs, the subject form is required.

* It is I.
* It was they.
* It is he.

I told you this would sound funny--but it's correct! So, all these years you've been saying, "It's me" and "It's them," and you've been wrong. Right or wrong, I can't bring myself to say, "It is I." "It's me" sounds more natural. The best thing to do when you write yourself into a construction like this is to rethink and rewrite in a different way. (If anyone tells you otherwise, just say "it was I" who told you.)

Active and passive constructions

To tell if a construction is active or passive simply look at the subject:

* If the subject is the "doer of the action," the sentence is active.
* If the subject is the "receiver of the action," the sentence is passive.

That's pretty easy. If you do something, you're active; if you have something done to you, you're passive. Compare the examples:
Active

* Peggy ate the bone.
* Big Dog chased the police car.
* We ate every bite of food.

Passive

* The bone was eaten by Peggy.
* The police car was chased by Big Dog.
* Every bite of food was eaten by us.

Valentine's Day

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Banyak kalangan pasti sudah mengenal hari valentine (bahasa Inggris: Valentine’s Day). Hari tersebut dirayakan sebagai suatu perwujudan cinta kasih seseorang. Perwujudan yang bukan hanya untuk sepasang muda-mudi yang sedang jatuh cinta. Namun, hari tersebut memiliki makna yang lebih luas lagi. Di antaranya kasih sayang antara sesama, pasangan suami-istri, orang tua-anak, kakak-adik dan lainnya. Sehingga valentine’s day biasa disebut pula dengan hari kasih sayang.

Cikal Bakal Hari Valentine

Sebenarnya ada banyak versi yang tersebar berkenaan dengan asal-usul Valentine’s Day. Namun, pada umumnya kebanyakan orang mengetahui tentang peristiwa sejarah yang dimulai ketika dahulu kala bangsa Romawi memperingati suatu hari besar setiap tanggal 15 Februari yang dinamakan Lupercalia. Perayaan Lupercalia adalah rangkaian upacara pensucian di masa Romawi Kuno (13-18 Februari). Dua hari pertama, dipersembahkan untuk dewi cinta (queen of feverish love) Juno Februata. Pada hari ini, para pemuda mengundi nama–nama gadis di dalam kotak. Lalu setiap pemuda mengambil nama secara acak dan gadis yang namanya keluar harus menjadi pasangannya selama setahun untuk senang-senang dan dijadikan obyek hiburan. Pada 15 Februari, mereka meminta perlindungan dewa Lupercalia dari gangguan srigala. Selama upacara ini, kaum muda melecut orang dengan kulit binatang dan wanita berebut untuk dilecut karena anggapan lecutan itu akan membuat mereka menjadi lebih subur.

Ketika agama Kristen Katolik menjadi agama negara di Roma, penguasa Romawi dan para tokoh agama katolik Roma mengadopsi upacara ini dan mewarnainya dengan nuansa Kristiani, antara lain mengganti nama-nama gadis dengan nama-nama Paus atau Pastor. Di antara pendukungnya adalah Kaisar Konstantine dan Paus Gregory I (The Encyclopedia Britannica, sub judul: Christianity). Agar lebih mendekatkan lagi pada ajaran Kristen, pada 496 M Paus Gelasius I menjadikan upacara Romawi Kuno ini menjadi Hari Perayaan Gereja dengan nama Saint Valentine’s Day untuk menghormati St. Valentine yang kebetulan mati pada 14 Februari (The World Book Encyclopedia 1998).

Kaitan Hari Kasih Sayang dengan Valentine

The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. XV sub judul St. Valentine menuliskan ada 3 nama Valentine yang mati pada 14 Februari, seorang di antaranya dilukiskan sebagai yang mati pada masa Romawi. Namun demikian tidak pernah ada penjelasan siapa “St. Valentine” yang dimaksud, juga dengan kisahnya yang tidak pernah diketahui ujung-pangkalnya karena tiap sumber mengisahkan cerita yang berbeda.

Menurut versi pertama, Kaisar Claudius II memerintahkan menangkap dan memenjarakan St. Valentine karena menyatakan Tuhannya adalah Isa Al-Masih dan menolak menyembah tuhan-tuhan orang Romawi. Orang-orang yang mendambakan doa St.Valentine lalu menulis surat dan menaruhnya di terali penjaranya.

Versi kedua menceritakan bahwa Kaisar Claudius II menganggap tentara muda bujangan lebih tabah dan kuat dalam medan peperangan daripada orang yang menikah. Kaisar lalu melarang para pemuda untuk menikah, namun St.Valentine melanggarnya dan diam-diam menikahkan banyak pemuda sehingga iapun ditangkap dan dihukum gantung pada 14 Februari 269 M (The World Book Encyclopedia, 1998).

Versi lainnya menceritakan bahwa sore hari sebelum Santo Valentinus akan gugur sebagai martir (mati sebagai pahlawan karena memperjuangkan kepercayaan), ia menulis sebuah pernyataan cinta kecil yang diberikannya kepada sipir penjaranya yang tertulis “Dari Valentinusmu”. (Sumber pembahasan di atas: http://id.wikipedia.org/ dan lain-lain)

Dari penjelasan di atas dapat kita tarik kesimpulan:

1. Valentine’s Day berasal dari upacara keagamaan Romawi Kuno yang penuh dengan paganisme dan kesyirikan.
2. Upacara Romawi Kuno di atas akhirnya dirubah menjadi hari perayaan gereja dengan nama Saint Valentine’s Day atas inisiatif Paus Gelasius I. Jadi acara valentine menjadi ritual agama Nashrani yang dirubah peringatannya menjadi tanggal 14 Februari, bertepatan dengan matinya St. Valentine.
3. Hari valentine juga adalah hari penghormatan kepada tokoh nashrani yang dianggap sebagai pejuang dan pembela cinta.
4. Pada perkembangannya di zaman modern saat ini, perayaan valentine disamarkan dengan dihiasi nama “hari kasih sayang”.

Sungguh ironis memang kondisi umat Islam saat ini. Sebagian orang mungkin sudah mengetahui kenyataan sejarah di atas. Seolah-olah mereka menutup mata dan menyatakan boleh-boleh saja merayakan hari valentine yang cikal bakal sebenarnya adalah ritual paganisme. Sudah sepatutnya kaum muslimin berpikir, tidak sepantasnya mereka merayakan hari tersebut setelah jelas-jelas nyata bahwa ritual valentine adalah ritual non muslim bahkan bermula dari ritual paganisme.

Selanjutnya kita akan melihat berbagai kerusakan yang ada di hari Valentine.

Kerusakan Pertama: Merayakan Valentine Berarti Meniru-niru Orang Kafir

Agama Islam telah melarang kita meniru-niru orang kafir (baca: tasyabbuh). Larangan ini terdapat dalam berbagai ayat, juga dapat ditemukan dalam beberapa sabda Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam dan hal ini juga merupakan kesepakatan para ulama (baca: ijma’). Inilah yang disebutkan oleh Syaikhul Islam Ibnu Taimiyah dalam kitab beliau Iqtidho’ Ash Shiroth Al Mustaqim (Ta’liq: Dr. Nashir bin ‘Abdil Karim Al ‘Aql, terbitan Wizarotusy Syu’un Al Islamiyah).

Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam memerintahkan agar kita menyelisihi orang Yahudi dan Nashrani. Beliau shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda,

إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى لاَ يَصْبُغُونَ ، فَخَالِفُوهُمْ

“Sesungguhnya orang Yahudi dan Nashrani tidak mau merubah uban, maka selisihlah mereka.” (HR. Bukhari no. 3462 dan Muslim no. 2103) Hadits ini menunjukkan kepada kita agar menyelisihi orang Yahudi dan Nashrani secara umum dan di antara bentuk menyelisihi mereka adalah dalam masalah uban. (Iqtidho’, 1/185)

Dalam hadits lain, Rasulullah menjelaskan secara umum supaya kita tidak meniru-niru orang kafir. Beliau shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda,

مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ

“Barangsiapa yang menyerupai suatu kaum, maka dia termasuk bagian dari mereka.” (HR. Ahmad dan Abu Dawud. Syaikhul Islam dalam Iqtidho’ [hal. 1/269] mengatakan bahwa sanad hadits ini jayid/bagus. Syaikh Al Albani mengatakan bahwa hadits ini shohih sebagaiman dalam Irwa’ul Gholil no. 1269). Telah jelas di muka bahwa hari Valentine adalah perayaan paganisme, lalu diadopsi menjadi ritual agama Nashrani. Merayakannya berarti telah meniru-niru mereka.

Kerusakan Kedua: Menghadiri Perayaan Orang Kafir Bukan Ciri Orang Beriman

Allah Ta’ala sendiri telah mencirikan sifat orang-orang beriman. Mereka adalah orang-orang yang tidak menghadiri ritual atau perayaan orang-orang musyrik dan ini berarti tidak boleh umat Islam merayakan perayaan agama lain semacam valentine. Semoga ayat berikut bisa menjadi renungan bagi kita semua.

Allah Ta’ala berfirman,

وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَامًا

“Dan orang-orang yang tidak menyaksikan perbuatan zur, dan apabila mereka bertemu dengan (orang-orang) yang mengerjakan perbuatan-perbuatan yang tidak berfaedah, mereka lalui (saja) dengan menjaga kehormatan dirinya.” (QS. Al Furqon [25]: 72)

Ibnul Jauziy dalam Zaadul Masir mengatakan bahwa ada 8 pendapat mengenai makna kalimat “tidak menyaksikan perbuatan zur”, pendapat yang ada ini tidaklah saling bertentangan karena pendapat-pendapat tersebut hanya menyampaikan macam-macam perbuatan zur. Di antara pendapat yang ada mengatakan bahwa “tidak menyaksikan perbuatan zur” adalah tidak menghadiri perayaan orang musyrik. Inilah yang dikatakan oleh Ar Robi’ bin Anas.

Jadi, ayat di atas adalah pujian untuk orang yang tidak menghadiri perayaan orang musyrik. Jika tidak menghadiri perayaan tersebut adalah suatu hal yang terpuji, maka ini berarti melakukan perayaan tersebut adalah perbuatan yang sangat tercela dan termasuk ‘aib (Lihat Iqtidho’, 1/483). Jadi, merayakan Valentine’s Day bukanlah ciri orang beriman karena jelas-jelas hari tersebut bukanlah hari raya umat Islam.

Kerusakan Ketiga: Mengagungkan Sang Pejuang Cinta Akan Berkumpul Bersamanya di Hari Kiamat Nanti

Jika orang mencintai Allah dan Rasul-Nya, maka dia akan mendapatkan keutamaan berikut ini.

Dari Anas bin Malik, beliau mengatakan bahwa seseorang bertanya pada Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam,

مَتَّى السَّاعَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

“Kapan terjadi hari kiamat, wahai Rasulullah?”

Beliau shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam berkata,

مَا أَعْدَدْتَ لَهَا

“Apa yang telah engkau persiapkan untuk menghadapinya?”

Orang tersebut menjawab,

مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهَا مِنْ كَثِيرِ صَلاَةٍ وَلاَ صَوْمٍ وَلاَ صَدَقَةٍ ، وَلَكِنِّى أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ

“Aku tidaklah mempersiapkan untuk menghadapi hari tersebut dengan banyak shalat, banyak puasa dan banyak sedekah. Tetapi yang aku persiapkan adalah cinta Allah dan Rasul-Nya.”

Beliau shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam berkata,

أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ

“(Kalau begitu) engkau akan bersama dengan orang yang engkau cintai.” (HR. Bukhari dan Muslim)

Dalam riwayat lain di Shohih Bukhari, Anas mengatakan,

فَمَا فَرِحْنَا بِشَىْءٍ فَرَحَنَا بِقَوْلِ النَّبِىِّ – صلى الله عليه وسلم – « أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ » . قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ النَّبِىَّ – صلى الله عليه وسلم – وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ، وَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَهُمْ بِحُبِّى إِيَّاهُمْ ، وَإِنْ لَمْ أَعْمَلْ بِمِثْلِ أَعْمَالِهِمْ

“Kami tidaklah pernah merasa gembira sebagaimana rasa gembira kami ketika mendengar sabda Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam: Anta ma’a man ahbabta (Engkau akan bersama dengan orang yang engkau cintai).”

Anas pun mengatakan,

فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ النَّبِىَّ – صلى الله عليه وسلم – وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ، وَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَهُمْ بِحُبِّى إِيَّاهُمْ ، وَإِنْ لَمْ أَعْمَلْ بِمِثْلِ أَعْمَالِهِمْ

“Kalau begitu aku mencintai Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, Abu Bakar, dan ‘Umar. Aku berharap bisa bersama dengan mereka karena kecintaanku pada mereka, walaupun aku tidak bisa beramal seperti amalan mereka.”

Bandingkan, bagaimana jika yang dicintai dan diagungkan adalah seorang tokoh Nashrani yang dianggap sebagai pembela dan pejuang cinta di saat raja melarang menikahkan para pemuda. Valentine-lah sebagai pahlawan dan pejuang ketika itu. Lihatlah sabda Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam di atas: “Kalau begitu engkau bersama dengan orang yang engkau cintai”. Jika Anda seorang muslim, manakah yang Anda pilih, dikumpulkan bersama orang-orang sholeh ataukah bersama tokoh Nashrani yang jelas-jelas kafir?

Siapa yang mau dikumpulkan di hari kiamat bersama dengan orang-orang kafir[?] Semoga menjadi bahan renungan bagi Anda, wahai para pengagum Valentine!

Kerusakan Keempat: Ucapan Selamat Berakibat Terjerumus Dalam Kesyirikan dan Maksiat

“Valentine” sebenarnya berasal dari bahasa Latin yang berarti: “Yang Maha Perkasa, Yang Maha Kuat dan Yang Maha Kuasa”. Kata ini ditujukan kepada Nimrod dan Lupercus, tuhan orang Romawi. (Dari berbagai sumber)

Oleh karena itu disadari atau tidak, jika kita meminta orang menjadi “To be my valentine (Jadilah valentineku)”, berarti sama dengan kita meminta orang menjadi “Sang Maha Kuasa”. Jelas perbuatan ini merupakan kesyirikan yang besar, menyamakan makhluk dengan Sang Khalik, menghidupkan budaya pemujaan kepada berhala.

Kami pun telah kemukakan di awal bahwa hari valentine jelas-jelas adalah perayaan nashrani, bahkan semula adalah ritual paganisme. Oleh karena itu, mengucapkan selamat hari kasih sayang atau ucapan selamat dalam hari raya orang kafir lainnya adalah sesuatu yang diharamkan berdasarkan kesepakatan para ulama (baca: ijma’ kaum muslimin), sebagaimana hal ini dikemukakan oleh Ibnul Qoyyim rahimahullah dalam kitabnya Ahkamu Ahlidz Dzimmah (1/441, Asy Syamilah). Beliau rahimahullah mengatakan, “Adapun memberi ucapan selamat pada syi’ar-syi’ar kekufuran yang khusus bagi orang-orang kafir (seperti mengucapkan selamat natal atau selamat hari valentine, pen) adalah sesuatu yang diharamkan berdasarkan ijma’ (kesepakatan) kaum muslimin. Contohnya adalah memberi ucapan selamat pada hari raya dan puasa mereka seperti mengatakan, ‘Semoga hari ini adalah hari yang berkah bagimu’, atau dengan ucapan selamat pada hari besar mereka dan semacamnya. Kalau memang orang yang mengucapkan hal ini bisa selamat dari kekafiran, namun dia tidak akan lolos dari perkara yang diharamkan. Ucapan selamat hari raya seperti ini pada mereka sama saja dengan kita mengucapkan selamat atas sujud yang mereka lakukan pada salib, bahkan perbuatan seperti ini lebih besar dosanya di sisi Allah. Ucapan selamat semacam ini lebih dibenci oleh Allah dibanding seseorang memberi ucapan selamat pada orang yang minum minuman keras, membunuh jiwa, berzina, atau ucapan selamat pada maksiat lainnya.”

Kerusakan Kelima: Hari Kasih Sayang Menjadi Hari Semangat Berzina

Perayaan Valentine’s Day di masa sekarang ini mengalami pergeseran. Kalau di masa Romawi, sangat terkait erat dengan dunia para dewa dan mitologi sesat, kemudian di masa Kristen dijadikan bagian dari simbol perayaan hari agama, maka di masa sekarang ini identik dengan pergaulan bebas muda-mudi. Mulai dari yang paling sederhana seperti pesta, kencan, bertukar hadiah hingga penghalalan praktek zina secara legal. Semua dengan mengatasnamakan semangat cinta kasih.

Dalam semangat hari Valentine itu, ada semacam kepercayaan bahwa melakukan maksiat dan larangan-larangan agama seperti berpacaran, bergandeng tangan, berpelukan, berciuman, bahkan hubungan seksual di luar nikah di kalangan sesama remaja itu menjadi boleh. Alasannya, semua itu adalah ungkapan rasa kasih sayang. Na’udzu billah min dzalik.

Padahal mendekati zina saja haram, apalagi melakukannya. Allah Ta’ala berfirman,

وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا

“Dan janganlah kamu mendekati zina; sesungguhnya zina itu adalah suatu perbuatan yang keji. Dan suatu jalan yang buruk.” (QS. Al Isro’ [17]: 32)

Dalam Tafsir Jalalain dikatakan bahwa larangan dalam ayat ini lebih keras daripada perkataan ‘Janganlah melakukannya’. Artinya bahwa jika kita mendekati zina saja tidak boleh, apalagi sampai melakukan zina, jelas-jelas lebih terlarang.

Kerusakan Keenam: Meniru Perbuatan Setan

Menjelang hari Valentine-lah berbagai ragam coklat, bunga, hadiah, kado dan souvenir laku keras. Berapa banyak duit yang dihambur-hamburkan ketika itu. Padahal sebenarnya harta tersebut masih bisa dibelanjakan untuk keperluan lain yang lebih bermanfaat atau malah bisa disedekahkan pada orang yang membutuhkan agar berbuah pahala. Namun, hawa nafsu berkehendak lain. Perbuatan setan lebih senang untuk diikuti daripada hal lainnya. Itulah pemborosan yang dilakukan ketika itu mungkin bisa bermilyar-milyar rupiah dihabiskan ketika itu oleh seluruh penduduk Indonesia, hanya demi merayakan hari Valentine. Tidakkah mereka memperhatikan firman Allah,

وَلا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا إِنَّ الْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوا إِخْوَانَ الشَّيَاطِينِ

“Dan janganlah kamu menghambur-hamburkan (hartamu) secara boros. Sesungguhnya pemboros-pemboros itu adalah saudara-saudara syaitan.” (QS. Al Isro’ [17]: 26-27). Maksudnya adalah mereka menyerupai setan dalam hal ini. Ibnu Mas’ud dan Ibnu ‘Abbas mengatakan, “Tabdzir (pemborosan) adalah menginfakkan sesuatu pada jalan yang keliru.” (Lihat Tafsir Al Qur’an Al ‘Azhim)

Penutup

Itulah sebagian kerusakan yang ada di hari valentine, mulai dari paganisme, kesyirikan, ritual Nashrani, perzinaan dan pemborosan. Sebenarnya, cinta dan kasih sayang yang diagung-agungkan di hari tersebut adalah sesuatu yang semu yang akan merusak akhlak dan norma-norma agama. Perlu diketahui pula bahwa Valentine’s Day bukan hanya diingkari oleh pemuka Islam melainkan juga oleh agama lainnya. Sebagaimana berita yang kami peroleh dari internet bahwa hari Valentine juga diingkari di India yang mayoritas penduduknya beragama Hindu. Alasannya, karena hari valentine dapat merusak tatanan nilai dan norma kehidupan bermasyarakat. Kami katakan: “Hanya orang yang tertutup hatinya dan mempertuhankan hawa nafsu saja yang enggan menerima kebenaran.”

Oleh karena itu, kami ingatkan agar kaum muslimin tidak ikut-ikutan merayakan hari Valentine, tidak boleh mengucapkan selamat hari Valentine, juga tidak boleh membantu menyemarakkan acara ini dengan jual beli, mengirim kartu, mencetak, dan mensponsori acara tersebut karena ini termasuk tolong menolong dalam dosa dan kemaksiatan. Ingatlah, Setiap orang haruslah takut pada kemurkaan Allah Ta’ala. Semoga tulisan ini dapat tersebar pada kaum muslimin yang lainnya yang belum mengetahui. Semoga Allah memberi taufik dan hidayah kepada kita semua.

Alhamdulillahilladzi bi ni’matihi tatimmush sholihaat. Wa shollallahu ‘ala nabiyyina Muhammad wa ‘ala alihi wa shohbihi wa sallam.

Penulis: Muhammad Abduh Tuasikal

Soal Remedial Kelas IX

2010-02-11T00:55:00.000-08:00

KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN

1. What does the notice above mean?
a. Do not keep the children.
b. Do not give to the children.
c. Do not play with the children.
d. Do not pay attention to the children

Read the label and answer questions 2 to 5.

MILK CALCIUM
Dietary Supplement
600 mg 100 Soft gels
Supplement Facts
Serving size : 1 soft gel
Amount per 1 soft gel % Daily Value*
Vitamin D 200 IU 50
Calcium (from milk) 600 mg 60
Zinc 15 mg *
*Daily value has not been established
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Purified Water
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one soft gel for adults daily.
Manufactured for: EXP 04 27 10
NU-HEALTH PRODUCTS CO. LOT 2 75 61
Walnut, CA 91789
Made in U.S.A.

2. You can find this label in ….
a. electronic box. c. drink.
b. medicine. d. food.

3. When will the milk calcium expire?
a. April 27th , 2010.
b. April 4th, 2010.
c. November 27th, 2004.
d. November 22th, 2004.

4. The statements below are TRUE, except ….
a. Milk calcium is manufactured in NU-HEALTH PRODUCTS CO.
b. Milk calcium is a dietary supplement.
c. Milk calcium is served one a day.
d. Milk calcium is made in U.S.A.

5. “Daily value has not been established.” (Line 10)What is the meaning of the underlined word?
a. Ordered. c. Carried.
b. Created. d. Helped.

ONLY ONE PIECE OF HAND BAGGAGE
is allowed in the aircraft cabin

BAGGAGE MUST NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED
at any time in the terminal building

6. Where can you find the notice above?
a. In any terminal buildings
b. In railway station
c. In bus station
d. In airport

7. The notice above means … .
a. we must be careful of pickpocket
b. it’s allowed to take more than one luggage
c. we must take a luggage in terminal building
d. it’s allowed to leave baggage in terminal building

Night
The night we met I felt so good
The stars fell from heaven
The moon shined so bright
I never thought it could

But then the owls hooted
The coyotes barked
I wished it was day
My mind was polluted

The rain came pouring
The moon eclipsed
The night was blackened
By this single doing

I felt lost
I felt scared
But then morning came
And it was all just a dream

8. “The stars fell from heaven.” (Line 2)
What does it mean?
a. The stars look beautiful.
b. The stars runaway from heaven.
c. Heaven is unreachable for stars.
d. Heaven is so empty without stars.

9. How many animals are mentioned in the poem?
a. 4 c. 2
b. 3 d. 1

10. “I felt scared” (Line 14)
What is the synonym of “scared”?
a. happy. c. brave.
b. afraid. d. sad.

11. “The moon shined so bright.” (Line 3)
What is the antonym of “bright”?
a. colorful. c. strong.
b. brilliant. d. dark.

This text is for questions 12 to 16.

The Cat and the Fox
Once a Cat and a Fox were traveling together. As they went along, picking up provisions on the way -- a stray mouse here, a fat chicken there -- they began an argument to while away the time between bites. And, as usually happens when comrades argue, the talk began to get personal.
"You think you are extremely clever, don't you?" said the Fox. "Do you pretend to know more than I? Why, I know a whole sack full of tricks!"
"Well," retorted the Cat, "I admit I know one trick only, but that one, let me tell you, is worth a thousand of yours!"
Just then, close by, they heard a hunter's horn and the yelping of a pack of hounds. In an instant the Cat was up a tree, hiding among the leaves.
"This is my trick," he called to the Fox. "Now let me see what yours are worth."
But the Fox had so many plans for escape he could not decide which one to try first. He dodged here and there with the hounds at his heels. He doubled on his tracks, he ran at top speed, he entered a dozen burrows, but all in vain. The hounds caught him, and soon put an end to the boaster and all his tricks.

12. Why did the fox think that he was extremely clever?
a. The fox got more provisions than the cat did.
b. The fox knew a whole sack full of tricks.
c. The cat pretended to be clever.
d. The cat’s trick was not worth.

13. What kind of text is the text above?
a. fable. c. folk tales.
b. legend. d. fairy tales.

14. “As they went along, picking … between bites.”
(Line 1 )
“They” refers to ….
a. cat and fox. c. chicken and fox.
b. cat and mouse. d. chicken and mouse

15. The communicative purpose of the text is to ….
a. provide factual information.
b. explain about animals’ life.
c. present two pints of view.
d. entertain the reader.

16. What is the moral of the story?
a. Too much attention to danger may cause us to fall victims to it.
b. Common sense is always worth more than cunning is.
c. Too much snobbery will kill you.
d. The sixth sense is needed in life.

Read the text and answer questions 17 to 21.

Different Types of Sea Mammals
Seals, sea lions and walruses live both on land and in the sea. When on dry land or on ice, they are very clumsy in their movements. But in the water they swim gracefully. They all leave the water for land or ice fields to give birth to their young.
The dolphins and the sea cows are sea mammals. Dolphins and porpoises look alike but usually the dolphins are larger. These animals are mainly fish eaters. Experiments show that dolphins are intelligent and can communicate with each other. They can be trained to perform various kinds of tricks and acts.
The highly intelligent killer whale belongs to the dolphin family. Despite of its scary name, it has never been heard to attack human.

17 . The text above is in the form of ….
a. report. c. narrative.
b. recount. d. procedure.

18. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
a. Killer whale doesn’t move gracefully.
b. Killer whale swims faster than dolphins.
c. Killer whale can communicate each other.
d. Killer whale, intelligent sea mammal, never attack human.

19. “When on … in their movements.”
What does the underlined word refer to?
a. Whales and porpoises.
b. Dolphins and sea cows.
c. Sea mammals and walruses.
d. Seals, sea lions, and walruses.

20. The text mainly tells us about ….
a. attitude of sea mammals.
b. behavior of sea mammals.
c. different size of sea mammals.
d. different kinds of sea mammals.

21. Why are the dolphins considered to be intelligent
sea mammals?
a. They are fish eaters.
b. They never attach human.
c. They go to land to give a birth.
d. They can be trained to perform tricks and acts.

This text is for questions 22 to 26.
7th April, 2005
Today, we have a new member in our family. It has soft white fur and likes to lick its paws. It is also very curious and likes to explore its new surrounding. It seems to like milk and fish a lot and waits eagerly as we prepare its meal. Yes! It is our new cat!
Father saw it purring by the side of the road just now, and decided to bring it home. Now, it has become our family cat. I love it very much and named it Ginger. Ginger seems to like me a lot too and follows wherever I go. I like to tickle its belly and it will always purr in satisfaction.
Father promised he will buy a cushion for Ginger to sleep on the next day. But tonight, it will share the bed with me.

22. What is the generic structure of the text?
a. Orientation, complication, and resolution.
b. Thesis, complications, and reorientation.
c. Orientation, events, and reorientation.
d. Events, orientation, and reorientation.

23. What did the writer’s father promise to do?
a. Buying a cushion.
b. Giving a name to the cat.
c. Sharing the bed with the cat.
d. Following the cat wherever it goes.

24. What does the cat feed on?
a. Milk and water. c. Milk and meat.
b. Water and fish. d. Milk and fish.

25. The writer likes to tickle the cat’s belly.
Tickle means ….
a. touch lightly to cause purr.
b. push to make it go away.
c. touch to make it laugh.
d. touch to give support.

26. The text is written in the form of a ….
a. diary c. letter
b. story d. report

Read the text and answer questions 27 to 31.

Durian

The durian is the fruit of trees of the genus Durio belonging to the Malvaceae, a large family which includes hibiscus, okra, cotton, mallows and linden trees. Widely known and revered in Southeast Asia as the "King of Fruits” the fruit is distinctive for its large size, unique odor, and a formidable thorn-covered husk. The fruit can grow up to 30 centimeters (12 in) long and 15 centimeters (6 in) in diameter, and typically weighs one to three kilograms (2 to 7 lb). Its shape ranges from oblong to round, the color of its husk green to brown and its flesh pale-yellow to red, depending on species. The hard outer husk is covered with sharp, prickly thorns, while the edible flesh within emits the distinctive odor, which is regarded as either fragrant or overpowering and offensive. The odor of the ripe fruit is very strong and penetrating, even when the husk of the fruit is still intact.
The flesh of the durian, famously described by the British naturalist Alfred Russell Wallace as "a rich custard highly flavored with almonds", can be consumed at various stages of ripeness, and is used to flavor a wide variety of edibles, both savory and sweet.
Durians from different species or clones can have significantly different aromas; for example, red durian has a deep caramel flavor with a turpentine odor, while red-fleshed durian emits a fragrance of roasted almonds. The degree of ripeness has a great effect on the flavor as well. Three scientific analyses of the composition of durian aroma — from 1972, 1980, and 1995 — each found a different mix of volatile compounds, including esters, ketones and many different organosulfur compounds, with no agreement on which may be primarily responsible for the distinctive odor.

27. What are the distinctive features of durian?
a. The size, the odor, and the husk.
b. The unforgettable flavor.
c. The degree of ripeness.
d. The prickly thorns.

28. According to the text, the following statements
are TRUE, except ….
a. the odor of the ripe fruit is enjoyable.
b. a deep caramel is one of the durian’s flavor.
c. the hard outer husk is covered with sharp
thorn.
d. durian revered in Southeast Asia as “King of Fruits”.

29. One of the aromas of durian is ….
a. hot caramel. c. sweet chocolate.
b. unidentified. d. roasted almonds.

30. The above text is in the form of ….
a. recount. c. procedure.
b. narrative. d. descriptive.

31. “The degree of … the flavor as well.” (Paragraph 3 line 3)
What is the meaning of ‘flavor’?
a. Taste and smell of food.
b. Sharp unpleasant taste.
c. Strong taste of a meal.
d. Taste of sugar.

Read this text and answer questions 32 to 34
WATER WONDERS

How to Show Condensation
Materials needed
A transparent drinking glass
Some ice cubes

Instructions
Step 1: fill the glass three-quarter full with water
Step 2: add the ice cubes to the water until the water level is so close to the top.
Step 3: leave the glass until water droplets from the outside of the glass.

Explanation
The water droplets on the outside of the glass come from the air.
As the air outside the glass cools, the water vapor in the air condenses and water droplets are formed.
32. “How to show condensation” (Line 2)
What does the underlined word mean?
a. The act of changing something into a liquid.
b. The process of heating something into liquid.
c. Cause something to bubble and change into steam.
d. Cause something to change into vapor and disappear.

33. “ A transparent drinking glass” (Line 4)
The underlined word means ….
a. can be seen through something
b. can be soften with something
c. have a high temperature
d. not in the form of a gas

34. “Add the ice cubes to the water until the water level is so close to the top.” (Line 8)
The meaning of ‘cubes’ is ….
a. solid body having six equal square sides
b. deep round container for liquid
c. stiff container for holding solid
d. tight thing to hold an ice

This text is for number 35 to 37.

Jenny went to the circus with Edison and Shawn. First, they saw the seals perform. The seals balanced themselves on tires and rolled round the ring. A seal on a stool balanced an umbrella on its nose. After that, the trainer feed them with fish.
The next item was the knife-throwing act. Jenny was afraid to watch it, so she covered her eyes with her hand. Not long after, it was the lion’s act. It was the most exciting performance. The lions jumped through the burning hoops. Everyone held their breath when the lion trainer put his head into the lion’s mouth.
Finally, it was the clown’s act. Jenny and her brothers liked the clown’s act best. They look funny with their painted faces and baggy costumes. One of them swung a pail at Jenny. She screamed! Scraps of paper flew out the pail and the audience laughed.
At the end of the show, everyone clapped loudly.

35. “Jenny went to the circus with Edison and
Shawn.” (Line 1)
The meaning of ‘circus’ is ….
a. show off performing animals, acrobats, etc in a large tent
b. space or passage inside the entrance of the house
c. act, play, or sing to an audience
d. person or thing of the best kind

36. “The lions jumped through the burning hoops.”
(Paragraph 2 line 3) What is ‘hoops’?
a. Cover of the head.
b. Curved piece of metal.
c. Hard bony part of a thing.
d. Circular band of wood or metal.

37. “They looked … and baggy costumes.” (Paragraph 3 line 2)
‘Baggy’ is ….
a. hold tightly c. hanging loosely
b. fitting closely d. fastening firmly

38. Reach – keep – of – out – children – of
1 2 3 4 5 6
The best arrangement of these words is ….
a. 2-4-6-1-3-5 c. 4-6-2-5-3-1
b. 2-4-6-5-3-1 d. 6-2-3-41-5

39. Arrange these words below into a good sentence.
Stadium – base – Manchester – Old – the – United
1 2 3 4 5 6
– Trafford – is – of
7 8 9
a. 4-7-1-5-8-2-9-3-6 c. 5-4-7-1-8-9-3-6-2
b. 4-7-1-8-5-2-9-3-6 d. 5-4-7-1-8-2-3-6-9

40. Read the sentences below. Arrange these sentences into a good paragraph.

Hurricanes

1 These violent storms are often a hundred miles in diameter, and their wind can reach velocities of seventy-five miles per hour or more.
2 The energy that is released by a hurricane in one day exceeds the total energy consumed by the humankind through out the world in one year.
3 Hurricanes exert tremendous power.
4 Furthermore, the strong wind and heavy rain fall that accompany them can completely destroy a small town in a couple of hours.
5 They can also be called cyclones.

a. 1-2-3-4-5
b. 3-5-1-4-2
c. 3-5-1-2-4
d. 5-4-3-2-1

41. Read the sentences below. Arrange these sentences into a good paragraph.

World Population Growth

1 It took more than 1,800 years for the population to reach one billion.
2 The United Nations has projected an increase to more than six billion by the year 2000.
3 According to the United Nations chart of world population growth, the world’s population suddenly multiplied in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
4 By 1975, when it reached four billions, it had doubled again in less than fifty years.
5 The world’s population has been increasing dramatically.
6 At the beginning of the Christian era, the estimated world population was 200 to 300 million.
7 Then in less than one hundred years, the figure doubled to two billions by 1930.

a. 5-3-6-1-7-4-2
b. 5-3-6-1-7-2-4
c. 5-3-6-7-1-2-4
d. 5-3-6-7-1-4-2

Soal Kelas VII Remedial

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A Complete these dialogs!
a. Ben : Hello. I’m Ben.
Ani : Hello, Ben. I’m Ani.
Ben : Hi Ani.
Ani : You are new here,
right?
Ben : I am.
Ani : Well, welcome to
the school.
Ben : …………………

b. Mrs. Santosa: Hello. Are you the
new student?
Ben : Yes, Mam. I am.
Mrs. Santosa: And your name is…?
Ben : Ben, Mam.
Mrs. Santosa: Ben. Is that it?
Ben : Benedict, Mam.
Mrs. santosa: How do you spell it?
Ben : B E N E D I C T.
Mrs. Santosa: Right. Nice to meet
you Benedict.
Ben : …………….. too, Mam.
c. Anang : Hi, Ben. I am Anang.
Ben : Hi, Anang.
Anang : …………………………?
Ben : I am from England.
Anang : England? That’s very
far.

B. Fill this incomplete paragraph rightly!

Hi, I am . . . . (a) I’m . . . (b) years old. I like to . . . . (c) I come from . . . . (d) I have . . . . (e) My father works . . . .(f)

4. Make the dialogues based on the
situation!

1. You have a new teacher.
How would you introduce yourself?

2. You have a new friend at school.
How would you introduce yourself?

3. You are a new student.
How would you introduce yourself to the class?

C. Reading
Read the text carefully and answer the questions!

Hi, I am Tanti. I am 13 years old. I like to collect stamps and dance very much. I come from a small family. I have an older sister and a younger brother. My father works for a company and my mother is a teacher. Oh yeah, I have a pet. It’s a cat. His name is Belang.

Questions:
1. How old is Tanti?
2. What is her mother’s occupation?
3. How many brothers and sisters does Tanti have?
4. What are her hobbies?
5. Who is Belang?
6. How many people are there in Tanti’s family?

2.Change to the negative and interrogative forms!
a. Mr. Sukijo is our librarian
b. I am an SMP student
c. English is my favorite subject
d. Andi and Ani are my classmates
e. Dini is a clever student in my class.

3.Arrange these words to make a good
sentence!
a. Andi – teacher – Mr. – a – is - ?
b. student – am – a – I
c. children – they – are
d. in – students – the – are – the - laboratory
e. not – Andi – is – teacher. Is – he –
student – a.

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Polite expressions
Here are some polite expressions you can use when you ask something from
someone, ask someone to do something, ask permissions and give advice.

May I …?
Do you think it’s OK if …?
Sorry to disturb you, but …
Excuse me, please.
May I interrupt, please?
I wonder if you could …
Do you mind if …?

• May I help you .... • All right, Sir/Ma’am.
• Would you mind ....
• Could you please ....
• Shall I .... • That will be ....
• Would you please .... • Thank you very much for ....

Activity 1

Listen and complete the dialogues. Then practise it with your friend. The
listening script is in the appendix.
Dialogue 1
Neneng : Excuse me, ma’am.
Ms Ira : Yes, Neneng. What’s the matter?
Neneng : May I borrow……..… your dictionary? I need to look up a new
word….
Ms Ira : Sure. Here……. you are.
Neneng : Thank… ….you Ms Ira. I’ll return it as soon as possible.
Ms Ira : You’re …welcome.

Activity 2
Noya : Excuse me, sir. may… I interrupt,please …? I have a question.
Mr Hardi : Certainly, Noya.
Noya : I wonder if you could… explain the
respiratory system again.
Mr Hardi : OK. I’ll explain it after the lesson… time. Is it all right?
Noya : OK, sir. thank… you.

Activity 3
Complete the dialogues below with the suitable expressions.
Example:
Yeni : Jono, do you know how to change the film in this camera?
Jono : I’m sorry, I don’t.
Yeni : It’s OK.

Exercises
1. Budi : I think you forget to turn off the computer.
Siti : ……………………………….
Budi : That’s OK.
2. Satria : Can you show me how to update an anti virus?
Narti : Sorry, I don’t know how either.
Satria : ……………………………….
3. Damanik : I’m sorry. I can’t show you how to send an e-mail now.
Sally : ……………………………….
4. Diana : You’re going too fast. I can’t catch what you said.
Siti : ………………………………..
Diana : ………………………………..
5. Terry : Hidayat, can you show me how to set the TV channels?
Hidayat : ……………………. I can’t. I have to take an English course now.
Terry : ………………………….........

Clerk : Front desk. May I help you?
Keiko : Yes. This is Room 2234. May I have some extra towels please?
Clerk : Sure. I’ll send some up right away.
Keiko : Oh, and could I borrow an iron?
Clerk : Certainly. I’ll send one up with the towels.
Keiko : Great! Oh, I’d like a wake-up call tomorrow morning, please.
Clerk : Certainly. What time would you like us to call you?
Keiko : Umm... 7 a.m. would be fine.
Clerk : Sure.
Keiko : Thanks a lot.
Clerk : You’re welcome.

The expressions below are polite expressions to show gratitude and respond to it.

Thanking Responding to thanks
Thanking

Thanks
Thanks for….
Thank you very/ so much.
Thanks a million

Responding to thanks

You’re welcome.
My pleasure.
Any time.
No trouble at all.
Not at all.
I really appreciate it.

Complete the following dialogues with the right expressions from the box.
Then, practice them with your classmates.

Do you mind if I open the window?
Do you think it’s okay if I go home early today?
If I were you I wouldn’t do that.
Sorry to disturb you, but I need to ask you something.

Dialogue 1
Echa : … Where’s the nearest post office?
Policeman : It’s over there, on the left.
Echa : Thank you, sir.
Dialogue 2
Iksan : …
Man : No, please do.
Iksan : Thank you. It’s very hot here.

Dialogue 3

Dira : Excuse me. …
Woman : Pardon?
Dira : This road is very busy. It’s too dangerous to cross it here.
There’s a zebra cross near the bus stop.
Woman : Thank you.

Dialogue 4

Jono : Excuse me, sir. …
Mr Rustam : Why?
Jono : My father is in hospital and I want to visit him.
Mr Rustam : OK. Give him my best regards.
Jono : All right, sir. Thank you.

Complete the dialogues using the suitable expressions. Look at the example.
Example:
Daniel : Will you show me how to open an email account?
Sarah : Sure.
Daniel : Thanks a lot.
Sarah : Don’t mention it.

Dialogue 1
Bambang : Edi, how do you send a short message?
Edi : It’s very easy. Just go to the main menu, and then select
“Message”. After that select “Write New”/“Write Message” and then
write your message. When you’ve finished writing your message,
press “Send” or “OK” or “Yes”. And then go to phonebook and
select the number you want to send it to.
Bambang : Wow, that’s easy. Thanks.
Edi : …………………………………

Dialogue 2
Albar : I’m sorry. What did you say?
Kania : I said you should retype the code first.
Albar : Oh, OK. …………….
Kania : Any time.

Dialogue 3
Santi : I’m sorry. I didn’t catch what you said.
Susan : Oh, I’ll repeat.
Santi : Thanks.
Susan : ………………………………..

Dialogue 4
Dedi : What was that again?
Dona : You missed the fourth step.
Dedi : Really? Thanks, I didn’t know.
Dona : ………………………………...
Dialogue 5
Yuli : Could you repeat the last step?
Novi : OK.
Yuli : ………………………………..
Novi : Don’t mention it.

Complete the dialogues below with the suitable expressions.
Example:
Yeni : Jono, do you know how to change the film in this camera?
Jono : I’m sorry, I don’t.
Yeni : It’s OK.

Exercises
1. Budi : I think you forget to turn off the computer.
Siti : ……………………………….
Budi : That’s OK.
2. Satria : Can you show me how to update an anti virus?
Narti : Sorry, I don’t know how either.
Satria : ……………………………….
3. Damanik : I’m sorry. I can’t show you how to send an e-mail now.
Sally : ……………………………….
4. Diana : You’re going too fast. I can’t catch what you said.
Siti : ………………………………..
Diana : ………………………………..
5. Terry : Hidayat, can you show me how to set the TV channels?
Hidayat : ……………………. I can’t. I have to take an English course now.
Terry : ………………………….........

Listen to your teacher reading the dialogue between Mona and Sophie. They
try to be polite to each another.

Mona and Shopie are in Mona’s bedroom. Shopie is a new student and now becomes Mona’s good friend. Shopie is in Mona’s home now.

Mona : Well, this is my bedroom.
Sophie : Oh … er, it’s very nice.
Mona : No, it’s not! It’s terrible! But I like it any way. Hey, I’ve got a new
CD. It’s the Corrs.
Sophie : Do you like the group?
Mona : Well, I enjoy their songs but it’s not my favourite. I prefer West Life
to the Corrs. Now would you like to listen to ‘I Have a Dream’ by
West Life?
Sophie : Oh, yeah. It’s really very nice. It’s a beautiful song. Well, Mona, may
I go to your bathroom, please?
Mona : Sure. Make yourself at home.
Shopie : Thanks a lot.

Questions
1. Does Mona like her bedroom actually?
2. How does Sophie like Mona’s bedroom?
3. Does Mona like the Corrs better than West Life?
4. Mona said, “Would you like to listen to ….” rather than just said, “Listen to
….” She did this because she wanted:
a. to be polite to her new friend
b. not to be friendly
c. to be rude to her friend.
5. How does Sophie like ‘I Have a Dream.’ How do you know that?

When Shopie asked for the permission to use Mona’s bathroom, she did it
very politely.

6. Write how she asked for the permission: ………………………………………
The following are some expressions to show politeness:
• Please
• May I …? or Could I …?
• Could I have …?
• Would you like …?
• I’d like …
• I’d rather not …, I’m afraid I can’t …, or I’d like to, but …

Section One, Presentation, Activity 1
Dialogue 1
Neneng : Excuse me, ma’am.
Ms Ira : Yes, Neneng. What’s the matter?
Neneng : May I borrow your dictionary? I need to look up a new word.
Ms Ira : Sure. Here you are.
Neneng : Thank you Ms Ira. I’ll return it as soon as possible.
Ms Ira : You’re welcome.
Dialogue 2
Noya : Excuse me, sir. May I interrupt, please? I have a question.
Mr Hardi : Certainly, Noya.
Noya : I wonder if you could explain the respiratory system again.
Mr Hardi : OK. I’ll explain it after the break time. Is it all right?
Noya : OK, sir. Thank you.

Responding to Good News and Expressing Opinions
Activity 1
The following dialogue involves a student telling good news and the one
receiving it. Study the typical expressions to tell good news and to respond to it.
Manneke : Hi, Jane. I’ve been looking for you.
Jane : Hi. What’s up?
Manneke : I have good news for you. Your article on the tourism in Manado
won the national competition.
Jane : Really? It’s what I want to hear. Where can I find the information
about it?
Manneke : I read the announcement in front of the teacher’s office.
Jane : I want to see it. Thanks for the information.
Manneke : No problem. Congratulations, Jane.
Jane : Thank you.

In the dialogue, you find that Jane is happy with the good news. Jane responds to
the good news by saying ‘Really? It’s what I want to hear’. Study the expressions to respond to good news in formal and informal situations.

In a formal situation

In a formal situation, people respond to good news by saying that they feel happy with the news. Some expressions are:

I’m glad to hear that.
I’m happy with the news.
I can feel that you’re happy.
In an informal situation, people

respond to good news in more various ways. They usually express their
amazement on the news, express great happiness, or even express that
they are confused. Some examples of the expressions are:

Really?
Wow!
Amazing.
Wonderful.
That’s great.

In our life we often have to express opinions about something.
Listen to your teacher. Repeat after him/her.
• I like/love cycling.
• I quite like swimming.
• I (really) enjoy reading.
• I’m very keen on football.
• I’m really fond of apples.

Activity 4
In our life we often have to express opinions about something.
Listen to your teacher. Repeat after him/her.
• I like/love cycling.
• I quite like swimming.
• I (really) enjoy reading.
• I’m very keen on football.
Activity 6
Study the dialogues below.
Answer the questions that follow.

Dialogue 1

Enos and Nida are on the way to the library
wanting to see what is on the English Corner.
Enos : Do you like our school library?
Nida : Yes, I do. I like the English Corner in particular. What about you?
Enos : The English Corner is not bad. I don’t like some writings on
because they have a lot of mistakes. But I really like the information on some English learning materials from the Internet. So I usually
go to some of the websites to get some more materials for learning English. I love them very much.
Nida : Great. Well, I also like some children’s stories from the Internet.The librarians are good too and they are very helpful.

Questions:

1. What are Enos and Nida talking about?
2. What makes them go to the library?
3. Does Enos like the English Corner in the library or not? What did he say?
4. What does Nida like very much?
5. Underline the expressions that show ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes’.

Activity 5
Sometimes we also have to express opinions contrary to the above examples.
Listen to your teacher. Repeat after him/her.
• (I’m afraid) I don’t like bananas.
• I really hate lamb.
• I’m not very keen on swim Tina want?
2. What do you know about the girls’ school library?
3. What makes Tina love the library?
4. Write the expressions that tell ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes’.

Activity 7
When we are given two or more choices, we sometimes have to express opinions
showing a choice.
Listen to your teacher. Repeat after him/her.
• I like apples more than bananas.
• I like jogging better than cycling.
• I prefer tea to coffee.
• Reading is more enjoyable than watching movies.

Activity 8
Listen to your teacher reading a dialogue between school friends, Tomi and
Dea.
Tomi : Do you like rock music, Dea?
Dea : No, I don’t like it very much. It’s very noisy. Do you?
Tomi : Well, yes, I do. I’m a real fan of the Linkin’ Park.
I love their music. It’s nice pop rock.
Dea : Really? Is the group still popular?
Tomi : Yes. I think so. What kind of music do you like now?
Dea : I love pop songs, especially English songs. They help me learn
English a lot.
Tomi : Who’s your favourite group?
Dea : I’m really fond of West Life although they are not popular any more.
Questions:
1. Does Tomi like rock music?
2. What about Dea?
3. Do the scorpions play rock music or jazz?
4. Who loves West Life?
5. Is West Life still popular now?

Activity 1
Complete the following dialogues by using the expressions below. You can use
the expressions more than once.
I’m glad to hear that.
That’s great.
I’ve got good news.
I cannot believe that...
Thank God.

1. Maria : ___________. We’ll have a trip to Bandung and Jakarta.
Adi : That’ll be great. We can visit Tangkuban Perahu and Tugu
Monumen Nasional.
2. Mr Jarwo : Finally, this project succeeds.
Mr Brata :_______ Thank you.
3. Putri : _____ my brother has History of Indonesia, a book I’m looking for.
Fredy : _________. We can finish our project on Indonesian history.
4. Ida : _________ finally I’ll have a vacation in Bali.
Asep : _________.
5. Laila : ______________. Ferias will get married next month.
Angelina :_________ she’ll get married.

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Personal Letter 1
Jl. Pujangga 29
Jakarta

April 20, 2009

... (1)..Putri,

Putri, I’m so glad knowing that you and your family will come here next holiday. We haven’t seen each other for a long while. I miss you so much. If you .come.. (2)..here, I will show you a new park in my town. It is a ..(3)... place, you know.

You informed that you and your family will go by train. However, I don’t know when you will come here exactly. Please tell me the time, so I can ..(4)... you up at the railway station.

O.K., that’s all for now. Please reply soon. Love to auntie, uncle, and Raka.

...(5)..

Ratih

Personal Letter 2

Jl. Cempaka 178
Bandung

April 25, 2009

Mr. Jonathan Prawira
Jl. Melati 295
Bandung

Dear Sir,

You phoned us on Thursday, April 21, 2005 to order some antique furniture. We have written your order, but we’re sorry for losing our note. I hope you can tell us your order once again.
We wait for reply. We promise to send your order soon. We also promise not to be careless anymore. For us, the customers’ satisfaction is the most important thing.

Your sincerely,

Jimm

Answer the Questions based on the text

1.What is the purpose of the letter?

2.How will Putri’s family go to Ratih’s house?

3.Ratih wrote in her letter “We haven’t seen each other for a long while.”
What do ' a long while' mean?

4. What will Ratih show to Putri if she comes to her town? Ratih wrote in her letter “Please reply soon.” What does 'reply' mean?

5.Ratih wrote in her letter “Putri, I’m so glad knowing … next holiday.”
What does 'glad' mean?

6.What did Ratih write “the closing” in her letter?

7.What is the purpose of the letter?

8.Who is Mr. Jonathan Prawira?

9. Why did the writer ask Mr.Jonathan to rewrite his order?

10.What does the letter tell us about?

Personal Letter 3

Read the letter below. Then, complete it with the words in the box!
a. tourist resort b. service c. told
d. brochure e. total fee f.accommodation

Jl. Kenanga 79
Jakarta

May 9, 2009

Modern Travel Agent
Jl. Hasanudin 214
Jakarta

Dear Sir/Madam,

On Monday we phoned your travel agent and … (1) you that we will go to Bandung next holiday. You had informed us about the … (2), but we are not sure about it. That’s why we want you to gives us more information about it.
Besides, we also want you to send us the … (3) about the traveling. Through it, we will know about the … (4) we will visit, how long we will stay there, and what … (5) we will have.
We hope you reply to our letter soon and give us the information we need. We do hope you give us good … (6). Thank you.

Sincerely,

Andy

Soal-soal Teks Procedure

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EVALUATION PROCEDURE TEXT

Read the text carefully and answer the questions!
Text 1 for questions 1-5

Withdrawing cash with an ATM Card
Steps:
1. Read the directions.
2. Put your card into the slot.
3. Punch in your personal identification number (PIN).
4. When the choices appear, select “withdrawal from checking.”
5. Enter the amount that you want to withdraw.
6. When your money appears, remove it.
7. When the machine asks if you are finished, press “yes.”
8. Take out the receipt.
9. Take your card.

1. What do we do after you put the card into slot when you want to withdraw money with ATM?
a. Read the direction.
b. Punch in the PIN
c. Put the card again into the slot.
d. Select the “withdrawal from the checking”.

2. “When your money appears, remove it”
The word “it” here refers to ….
a. The machine we use to withdraw money.
b. The amount of money we withdraw from ATM.
c. The receipt we get from the machine.
d. The card we get after we insert into the slot.

3. When we have got the money we want to withdraw, what do we get?
a. Our ATM card.
b. A new PIN
c. “Yes” code from the machine.
d. A receipt

4. What is the goal of the text above?
a. How to save money with ATM.
b. How to operate an ATM.
c. How to withdraw money with ATM card.
d. How to use the ATM card.

5. “Take your card.” From this sentence, we know the card will ….
a. Come out automatically
b. Pop out after long time
c. Fall down from the machine
d. Be in the machine all time

Text 2 for questions 6-10

First, Open your “e-mail program” and launch “a new message window” by clicking on the appropriate icon.
Second, Type the name/the email address of the recipient, make sure to enter the address correctly otherwise the message will return to you. You can also send your email to more than one person by entering multiple addresses.
Third, Type the subject of your email/message.
Fourth, Write your message in the “Message window”
Fifth,Click on the “send” icon or select “send” from the file menu.

6. Which one is the best goal for the above text?
a. Making an email program.
b. A window message.
c. How to send an email.
d. Sending an email is very easy.

7. The statements below are wrong based on the text, except….
a. The text is a kind of report
b. There are six steps in the text
c. We can not send our email to many recipients at once
d. The email must be typed before it is sent

8. What is the social function of such a text?
a. To tell how something is done in a series sections.
b. To inform the material for doing something.
c. Describing the tools used in the text.
d. Narrating the thing being processed.

9. What does the word “recipient” in the text nearly mean?
a. Addressee.
b. Recipe.
c. Person who send the email.
d. The writer of the email.

10. You have to …before clicking the “send” icon or selecting it from the file menu.
a. open the message program
b. type your name
c. insert your picture
d. write your message

Text 3 for questions 11-15

Making Colored egg
Material:
- Hard boiled eggs (cooled)
- Paper towels
- Food coloring
- Glass jar
- Vinegar
- Salt

Steps:
1. Rinse eggs in cooled water and dry it with paper towels. To make the dye, pour half a small bottle of food coloring into a glass jar and add 300 ml of hot water.

2. Add 300 ml vinegar and 15 ml salt. Lower an egg into the jar of dye and leave for a few minutes. Check the color of the eggs regularly.

3. When the eggs have reached the desired color, lift it out and repeat the process with the remaining eggs.

11. What liquid do we need in making colored eggs?
a. Salt b. Vinegar c. Glass jar d. Paper towel

12. Food coloring and hot water are needed to make ….
a. Rinse eggs b. dye c. vinegar d. paper towel

13. “Lower an egg into the jar of dye and leave for a few minutes.”
The underlined word is similar to ….
a. Dip b. Water c. Crack d. Peel

14. Which parts of the text do we get the way to make coloring eggs?
a. Goal b. Material c. Steps d. Identification

15. From the text above we get the information on …
a. What coloring eggs are c. Which the best coloring eggs.
b. How to coloring eggs d. Where we can find coloring

Text 4 for questions 16-20

Lapis Benggala
The dish is believed to have come to Indonesia during the turn of 20th century. As beef was consumed more than lamb or goat, the lapis benggala is made out of beef. The word Lapis Benggala is very interesting mix of Dutch and Malay. “Lapis” from Dutch lapjes (fillet) turned into lapis in Malay and Benggala is Malay for Bengal.
Ingredients:
• 500 g beef, mutton or lamb cut into 5x7 cm pieces.
• 6 shallots
• 3 cloves of garlic
• A slice of ginger
• A slice of galangal 10 g
• 15 cm lemon grass
• 2 tsp roasted trassi
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp salt or to taste
• ½ tsp ground pepper
• 3 Lbs margarine, for stir frying
• 300 ml beef, mutton 0r lamb broth
• 3 Jeruk purut (kaffir lime leaves)
• 3 Lbs sweet soy sauce
• 400 ml thick coconut milk
Method:
1. Grind shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, lemon grass and trassi into a paste. Then add the meat slices. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mix and let stand for twenty minutes.
2. Heat margarine or butter and add the spiced meat slices. Cook over medium heat until meat changes color.
3. Pour in meat broth and add the lime leaves, sweet soy sauce and coconut milk.
4. Continue cooking until meat is tender.
Makes 5 servings.

16. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To entertain the readers.
b. To describe a Lapis Benggala.
c. To tell how to make a Lapis Benggala
d. To inform what the Lapis Benggala is.

17. What should we do to make the butter dissolve in the cook?
a. Add the spiced meat slices.
b. Heat margarine cooks over medium heat.
c. Pour in meat broth.
d. Continue cooking.

18. According to the text, we need … kinds of materials to make a Lapis Benggala.
a. 15 b. 16 c. 17 d. 18

19. “Pour in meat broth and add the lime leaves.”
The underlined word means ….
a. put b. take c. place d. mix

20. What do you use to grind?
a. Mixer b. Grater c. Blender d. Cooker

Text 5 questions 21-26
Read the text below and choose the word that is closest to the meaning of each of words as used in the text!

How to catch a wave

Here’s some advice for kids who are just learning how to surf.
1. Use a light, small, fiberglass board with a leg rope and wetsuit if it is cold.
2. Find a safe, uncrowned spot on the beach. The water should not be choppy so that you will get clean ride.
3. Don’t go out too far if you haven’t surfed before.
4. Wait until you see a small wave then lie on your surfboard. When the wave is close, start paddling furiously.
5. If you’re more experienced, you could try kneeling on the board once you are on the wave.
6. The most important thing is to keep your balance or else you will end up falling off the board.

21. surf (verb)
a. drive a wave
b. ride on a wave
c. swim under a wave

22. wetsuit (noun)
a. T-shirt
b. trousers
c. rubber clothing

23. spot
a. place
b. area
c. pool

24. choppy
a. slippery
b. wide
c. small

25. paddle (verb)
a. swim
b. pull
c. drive

=== good luck ===

Five Minds for The Future

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Meneropong masa depan berawal dari membangun pola pikir. Ada banyak hal, termasuk tantangan, pilihan dan menentukan arah sesuai keinginan melihat masa depan. Pakar psikologi Howard Gardner menuangkan ide dalam bukunya ‘Five Mind for the Future’. Ini soal teori kecerdasan majemuk yang dia paparkan melalui serangkain riset. Ada lima hal menjadi pertimbangan.

Pertama, mulai dari pikiran yang disiplin. Artinya berangkat dari suatu perilaku yang mencirikan disiplin ilmu, ketrampilan dan tentu soal profesi. Sebut saja ketika seorang praktisi terlibat dalam dunia bisnis dan manajemen, maka menguasai ilmu dalam bidang tersebut merupakan hal penting menjadi pekerja profesional.

Kedua, pikiran yang dapat menyerap berbagai informasi dari beragam sumber. Kemudian memahami dan meraciknya menjadi suatu pengetahuan yang baru. Inilah sintesa penting ketika banjir informasi mengalir. Tanpa bisa melihat perioritas informasi yang menjadi kebutuhan, maka akan tenggelam dan tergelincir dalam lautan informasi.

Ketiga, pikiran yang mencoba membentangkan pertanyaan tak terduga, termasuk memaparkan cara berpikir baru. Pola pikir inilah yang akan membuat kita mampu berpikir secara lateral dan bukan sekedar berpikir linear mengikuti jalur konvensional yang acap hanya akan membuat kita stagnan. Bergerak maju, progresif, demi terciptanya sejarah hidup yang positif dan bermakna.

Empat, pola pikir menyambut perbedaan pandangan dengan sukacita, dan bukan dengan sikap saling curiga. Sebuah pola pikir yang akan membuat kita terhindar dari anarki akibat pemaksaan kepentingan. Sebuah pola pikir yang senantiasa mengajak kita untuk merayakan keragaman pandangan dan sekaligus menghadirkan empati.

Dan pola pikir yang terakhir adalah etis. pola pikir menyambut perbedaan pandangan dengan sukacita, dan bukan dengan sikap saling curiga. Sebuah pola pikir yang akan membuat kita terhindar dari anarki akibat pemaksaan kepentingan. Sebuah pola pikir yang senantiasa mengajak kita untuk merayakan keragaman pandangan dan sekaligus menghadirkan empati.

Howard Gardner dalam bukunya “Five Minds for The Future” menyatakan ada lima tingkatan kecerdasan, yaitu :
1. Discipline Mind, dimana seseorang mempunyai pola berpikir minimal tentang satu disiplin atau pengetahuan.
2. Synthesizing Mind, yaitu kecerdasan untuk menggabungkan dan mengubungkan beberapa disiplin sehingga dapat tercipta pengetahuan yang baru.
3. Creative Mind, merupakan kecerdasan dalam mencipta sesuatu atau penciiptaan tools baru dalam melakukan pekerjaan.
4. Respectful Mind, berupa pikiran yang mampu menghargai perbedaan dan bagaimana dirinya bisa produktif di lingkungan yang benyak perbedaan.
5. Ethical Mind, sebagai tingkat kecerdasan tertinggi dimana seseorang bisa membedakan dan memilih sesuatu di luar kepentingannya. Kecerdasan ini lebih mendahulukan kepentingan masyarakat dan memahami pembatas-pembatas dalam masyarakat.
Pencapain tingkat kecerdasan dipengaruhi oleh usia, pengalaman dan pendidikan. Pada masa anak-anak, seseorang biasanya masih berada pada tingkatan yang pertama. Tingkatan yang keempat memegang peranan penting dalam perkembangan moral manusia, karena jika seseorang mampu memberikan penghargaan atau apresiasi kepada orang lain maka ia memahami lingkungannya. Pada akhirnya, dengan etika yang baik dan dijunjung tinggi, sesseorang atau organisasi akan lebih kuat dan terpercaya.
Namun, selalu ada kebalikan dari sesuatu yang baik. Apabila seseorang yang mempunyai kecerdasan akan selalu menjaga etikanya, maka yang sebalikanya akan berusaha untuk melanggarnya. Etika berkaitan erat dengan ajaran mengenai moral. Mengapa seseorang terdorong untuk melakukan pelanggaran etika? Beberapa hal yang menjadi penyebabnya adalah keinginan dan upaya sangat kuat untuk memenangkan kompetisi dan penyelewengan atau penyalahgunaan kepercayaan. Orang-orang seperti ini bisa dikatakan sebagai orang yang tidak mempunyai kecerdasan.
Kembali kepada hakikat kita sebagai makhluk, dalam Al-Qur'an telah disebutkan bahwa kita dikaruniai akal oleh Allah. Silahkan introspeksi diri kita, seberapa jauh kita memanfaatkan akal kita untuk kebaikan dan kesejahteraan orang lain.

Prediksi Ujian Nasional 2010

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LEMBAR SOAL
Satuan Pendidikan : Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP)
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

PETUNJUK KHUSUS:
Hitamkanlah bulatan pada huruf a, b, c atau d yang Anda anggap benar pada lembar jawaban

1. DO NOT LEAVE THE GAS COOKER UNATTENDED WHEN ON
Where can you find the notice above?
a. In the dining room. c. In the bathroom.
b. In the living room. d. In the kitchen

2. What does the notice mean?

a. Swimming in the area is dangerous.
b. The swimming activity causes no risk.
c. The wave in the area is unpredictable.
d. Rocks and coral can be found in the area.

Read the message and answer questions 3 and 4.

Shinta
23-Jan-2010 06:30

I feel g8, thx.
Cu 2morrow @d party
Hilton…I’m coming. How about our dance in Hyatt, Marcopolo n Pacific? Hit, wasn’t it?

Option Back

3. Where is the location of the party?
a. Hyat. c. Hilton.
b. Marcopolo. d. Pacific.

4. When will the party be held?
a. January, 23rd. c. June, 23rd
b. January, 24th. d. June, 24th

Read the text and answer questions 5 and 6.
Soft and sweet, a bundle of joy
Our mommy to be is expecting a boy!
Lets shower with love
Jill Weber
Saturday, April 28, 2009
At 2:00 p.m.
Tara Silva
10612 Sunbird Way

Given by Tara Silva
RSVP 209-951-7224
Registered at Babies “R” Us

5. The purpose of this invitation is to ….
a. celebrate baby shower
b. register at Babies “R” Us
c. make a good wish for the baby
d. congratulate someone of being a mother

6. Why is Jill Weber’s feeling described as a bundle
of joy?
a. She is full of love.
b. Her friends will come to visit.
c. She will deliver a baby soon.
d. She is already registered at Babies “R” Us.

Indosat the future is here
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
As Marketing Staff

Qualifications:
D3 and S1 state university majoring in : Marketing management , GPA min. 2.80 (TEC), min 3.00 , Max. 28 years old September 2007, Fluent in English, both oral and written, Willing and able to be located in countries around Indonesia, Able to join the company immediately.
If you meet the above qualifications, please send your: CV + Cover Letter, Certification + Transcript and Photograph + Identity Card

With the position code as the e-mail subject sends to:
Databank-telekomunikasi@experd. Org

Only short-listed candidate will be contacted

7. What does this text tell you about?
a. Indosat announcement.
b. Career development.
c. Invitation to Indosat.
d. Job vacancy.

Read the text and answer questions 8 to 10.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Yearbooks are about to get more expensive. If you haven’t ordered one yet prices will go up to $75.00 after today. Check the list outside Mr. Hoffman’s room (G-13). If you are on the list, you need to see Janette in the finance office to order your copy. This is the last day yearbooks can be ordered for the regular price.

8. Whom must we contact if we want to order the
yearbook?
a. Teacher. c. Headmaster.
b. Janette. d. Mr. Hoffman.

9. “If you haven’t ordered one yet … after today.”
(line 2)
What does the underlined word refer to?
a. yearbooks c. students.
b. someone. d. office.

10. “This is the last … the regular price.” (last line)
What is the meaning of “regular”?
a. Expensive. c. Cheap.
b. Average. d. Normal.

Read the text and answer questions 11 to 13.

ANTIBACTERIAL ANTISEPTIC SOAP
Hands2Go is a natural alcohol-free instant hand sanitizer. Its unique, non-greasy formula kills 99.99% of known bacteria instantly! It is formulated with a moisturizing blend of aloe vera, chamomile, and lavender extracts. Hands2Go’s gentle foaming formula supplies twice as many applications as alcohol-based gels.
Available in bottles and wall dispensers

Guaranteed not to dry skin – pure and gentle enough for frequent cleansing when soap and water are not available

11. The text tells you about ….
a. health product promotion.
b. how to clean bacteria.
c. instant body sanitizer.
d. foaming formula.

12. What is the name of the product?
a. Hands2GO. c. Water journey.
b. Antibacterial. d. Antiseptic soap.

13. Why is the formula of the product unique?
a. It supplies twice as many applications as
alcohol-based gels.
b. It blends with aloe vera, chamomile, and
lavender extract.
c. It is available in bottles and walls dispensers for
your wish.
d. It kills bacteria instantly whenever you use it.

Read the text and answer questions 14 to 16.

Date: wed, 12 May 2007 12: 16.33-0700 (PDT)

Have you opened the present? Just see and you will love it. I am afraid I can’t see you tomorrow. Four friends are coming to my house. How about next two days? Let’s find some time to talk.

Regards,
Butet

14. Who sent the email?
a. Parama Satria. c. Curlyboy.
b. Englishonsky. d. Butet.

15. What is the purpose of writing the e-mail?
a. Giving information to someone
b. Postponing an appointment.
c. Congratulating someone.
d. Making an appointment.

16. “Let’s find some time to talk.”
The sentence above means ….
a. the writer was a little bit busy.
b. the right time to talk is missing.
c. the writer asked for the right time to meet.
d. the time of the meeting was already decided.
Read the text and answer questions 17 to 19.

CHOCOVINO
SALES ADVISOR

We’re looking for someone with a passion with customer service and selling to work in our fantastic funky and fun store “Chocovino”. In this role the person will be responsible for providing outstanding customer service whilst maximizing sales opportunities. They will also need to be involved in maintaining stock levels and have good housekeeping standards
to keep the store looking sharp at all times.
The successful candidate will have previous retail or customer service experience as well as interest or knowledge of wines. They also have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills and have high self motivation to be able to work unsupervised.
An honest and reliable work ethic is essential.
The hours of this position are our B shifts hours which run from 1:00 pm-10 pm on a four day on / two days off rotating roster

17. What does the text tell you about?
a. Birthday invitation.
b. Career opportunity.
c. Choco Vino working hours.
d. Choco Vino advertisement.

18. Why must the person have an outstanding communication and interpersonal skills?
a. The job offer is related to the customer service.
b. The store is fantastic, funky, and fun.
c. It is stated in the work ethics.
d. He will work in B shift.

19. Below are the qualifications needed as sales
advisor, EXCEPT ….
a. interest of wines
b. knowledge of food.
c. previous retail experience
d. outstanding communication.

Read the text and answer questions 21 to 23.

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", the word is applied to the inflow of the tide, as opposed to the outflow or "ebb". It is usually due to the volume of water within a body of water, such as a river or lake, exceeding the total capacity of the body, and as a result some of the water flows or sits outside of the normal perimeter of the body. It can also occur in rivers, when the strength of the river is so
high it flows right out of the river channel, usually at corners or meanders. These of course, are not applicable in such instances as sea flooding.
A flood occurs when an area of land, usually low-lying, is covered with water. The worst floods usually occur when a river overflows its banks. Floods happen when soil and vegetation cannot absorb all the water. The water then runs off the land in quantities that cannot be carried in stream channels or kept in natural ponds or man-made reservoirs.
Periodic floods occur naturally on many rivers, forming an area known as the flood plain. These river floods usually result from heavy rain, sometimes combined with melting snow, which causes the rivers to overflow their banks. A flood that rises and falls rapidly with little or no advance warning is called a flash flood. Flash floods usually result from intense rainfall over a relatively small area, as happened in 2007 with the Sudan floods. Coastal areas are occasionally flooded by high tides caused by severe winds on ocean surfaces, or by tsunami waves caused by undersea earthquakes.

21. The text tells us about ….
a. rain. c. tsunami.
b. flood. d. sea flooding

22. What is flash flood?
a. A flood that rises and falls rapidly with little or
no advance warning.
b. It is an overflow of an expanse of water that
submerges land.
c. A flood that occurs because of melting snow.
d. The water that runs off the land.

23. Why may periodic flood happen?
a. It occurs naturally in many rivers.
b. It is the result of intense rainfall in a certain
area.
c. The soil and vegetation are not able to absorb
the water.
d. It is the result of the combination of heavy rain
and melting snow.

Read the text and answer questions 24 and 25.

Freedom America’s Waterless Car Wash.
For use on: Cars, Trucks, Boats, Airplanes and much more!

Spray on- rub in- wipe off
WATERLESS CAR AND POLISH

Directions:
1. Spray product onto a micro fiber towel and onto an 18x18 area to be cleaned.
2. Gently rub the product in with the micro fiber towel.
3. Using second micro fiber towel, quickly buff residue into a brilliant shine! Repeat until vehicle is clean.

 Water-based-organic-ECO-Safe
 Cleans-polishes-protects without water!
 Cleans all surfaces such as paint, chrome, fiberglass, plastic and glass
 Use wet or dry.
 Deserve dirt and create non-stick surfaces.
Warning: Do not use on excessive soiled, muddy or caked on sandy surfaces.

This product is non-toxic and non hazardous, but please keep it away from children!
Do not ingest! If swallowed, do not induce vomiting.

24. What does the text tell you about?
a. America number one product.
b. Waterless car wash product.
c. Micro fiber towel.
d. Spray product.

25. “Gently rub the product in with the micro fiber
towel.”
The underlined word means ….
a. carelessly c. smoothly
b. carefully d. roughly

For questions 26 to 28 choose the best words to complete the text

STOKELESLEY COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Education beyond the classroom

Welcome to Stokesley Community Primary School. The school is located in the picturesque rural town of Stokesley, and is surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in the north of England.
Within a stones throw are the hills that …(26) up the Cleveland Way and a little further …(27) the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales.
Within easy reach of major towns and cities such as Northallerton and Middlesbrough, Stokesley …(28) a wonderful location/environment to bring up and educate children.
Head teacher
MR R N Snow
Tel 01642 711071

.
26. a. get c. make
b. build d. catch

27. a. brings c. increases
b. creates d. substitutes

28. a. encourages c. endorses
b. bargains d. offers

For questions 29 to 31 choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined words.

How to Insert the SIM Card in Cellular Phone

Steps:
- Remove the battery cover.
- Slide (29) the SIM card into its holder with the gold
contacts facing down.
- Insert (30) the battery with the label side up and
the connectors facing in.
- Slide (31) the battery cover into place.

29. a. run. c. catch.
b. move. d. draw.

30. a. scratch. c. take
b. leave. d. put.

31. a. place as a shelter.
b. ten–legged shellfish.
c. strong form of a phone.
d. metal cap for a battery.

Read the text and answer questions 32 to 34.

Last summer holiday, my family and I spent one night at the countryside. We stayed in a small house. It had a big garden with lots of colorful flowers and a swimming pool.
First, we made a fire in front of the house. Then, we sat around the fire and sang lots of songs together. After that, we came into the house and had dinner. Next, we sat in the living room and watched a movie. Finally, everybody fell asleep there.
We woke up very late in the morning and had breakfast. In the afternoon we went home. We were all very happy.

32. What does the text tell you about?
a. Telling about small beautiful house at the
countryside.
b. Spending holiday at the countryside.
c. Watching TV in summer holiday.
d. Describing a happy family.

33. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
a. The reason why they prefer the city rather than
the countryside.
b. The kind of feeling they had after the holiday
was over.
c. The benefit of spending holiday at the suburb
area.
d. The way they spent the night at the
countryside.

34. Why did the writer and his family spend the night at
the countryside?
a. They had something more important to do.
b. The activities were boring.
c. It was holiday on summer.
d. They were busy people.

For questions 35 to 37 choose the best words to complete the text.
Once upon a time there was a prince. He was good looking and very rich. He lived in a …(35) castle together with his staffs and servants. One day a fairy …(36) cast a spell and caused him turn into a beast. Belle who stayed in the castle could change his attitudes. Then, they fell in love each other. Right after she …(37) her love for him, the spell was broken. The Beast and his servants became human again. Then, the Beast and Belle got married and lived happily ever after.

35. a. beautiful c. strong
b. luxurious d. huge

36. a. cast c. gave
b. took d. swore

37. a. mentioned c. declared
b. captured d. informed

Read the text and answer questions 38 to 40.

Tea Café in Houston
This nicely decorated bubble tea café is located in Houston. It will catch your eyes immediately when you walk into the store there.
The atmosphere is relaxing and classic. The interior deco has blended the past and the present. Old style lantern hanging beside the curtain and various Chinese tea pot collections on the wall is all in sync with the modern bar in the back. On the outside of Tea café there are a few tables and chairs set up under the shade, for those who like to hang out with their friends. Inside the store, you will see it is very nicely decorated. From the uniform golden oak table and chairs to the classical Chinese style teapot display on the wall and almond color curtain with the red lantern hanging on the side, this place is culturally balanced. The bubble tea tastes perfect, and the size of the drink is bigger than its competitors.
Looking at the menu, you may be overwhelmed by the drink selection they have. Tea Café’s drink is one of the biggest among the area. They have every hip/new age drink, possible from bubble teas to smoothies/shakes to juices. If you are hungry, they serve traditional Taiwanese dishes and snacks as well.

38. What kind of decoration can you see in Tea Café?
a. Classic style.
b. Newest style.
c. Relaxing style.
d. Blend of past and present style.

39. Why will we be overwhelmed after seeing the
menu?
a. The traditional food from many countries can
be found there.
b. The menu is the most complete one.
c. Bubble tea is available in the menu.
d. They have various drink selection.

40. “On the … the shade, for those who like to hang out with their friends.” (paragraph 2 line 5)
What does the underlined word refer to?
a. Visitors. c. People.
b. Friends. d. Owners.

Read the text and answer questions 41 to 43.

Coconuts
Coconut is a common name for the fruit of a tree of the palm family. It is classified as Cocos nucifera. People usually call the tree coconut palm. It grows well in tropical countries. They grow especially on sandy soils.
The trees can grow up to 30 m high. They have a single cylindrical trunk. At the top of the trunk, there is a crown of leaves. The leaves are long, about 3 to 4.5 m long.
The fruit grows in clusters. In one cluster there are about 5-20 coconuts. The fruit is oval and about 30 cm long. It has a thick husk and a hard shell. Inside the shell there is white oily fresh. Inside the shell there is also a sweet fluid.
Coconut is high in sugar. It also contains a lot of fat, protein and vitamin. The young coconut water can be very refreshing drink which contains a lot of minerals.

Coconut palms are very useful plants. People can use every single inch of the tree. They dry the coconut meat into copra. After that, they can get oil from it and use it for daily cooking or make it into soaps or candles. People also use the trunks to build houses. For the roof, they dry the leaves. People can also make rope and doormats from the coconut’s husk.
Coconuts are usually propagated by seeds, but experts have been trying to clone coconuts or propagate them by tissue culture.

41. The coconut meat can be dried into …
a. oil c. copra
b. soap d. candle

42. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
a. The reason why people like coconuts.
b. The brief identification of coconuts.
c. The main benefit of coconuts.
d. The coconuts’ description.

43. Why can’t coconut trees grow well in four seasons’
country?
a. No one is interested to plant it.
b. Propagating coconuts is expensive.
c. They are not familiar with such a fruit.
d. The soils of such country are not sandy.

Read the text and answer questions 44 to 47.

The Stingy and the Generous

Long, long time ago there lived two brothers. They had completely different characters. The big brother was very stingy and greedy. He never shared his wealth with poor people. The little brother was exactly the opposite. He was generous and kind to poor people. He even had no money left because he had shared it with the poor.
One day the generous brother was sitting in his garden when suddenly a little bird fell on his lap. It was wounded. He took care of it, fed it, and put it in a nice cage. After the bird was healthy, the generous brother let it fly. After some time the bird returned to him and gave him a watermelon seed.
The generous brother, then, planted the seed and watered it until it grew into a good watermelon plant. Yet, the plant was very strange. It had only one fruit; a big and heavy one. When the watermelon was ripe enough, the generous brother picked it and cut it into two. How surprised he was. The watermelon was full of gold.
The generous brother sold the gold and became very rich. He built a big house and bought a very large field. Still, he never forgot to share his wealth with the poor.

44. Who was very stingy and greedy?
a. The wounded. c. The older brother.
b. The poor people. d. The younger brother.

45. How did the generous brother get the watermelon
seed?
a. Finding it in the field.
b. Curing a wounded bird.
c. Planting the watermelon.
d. Asking for the seed to his brother.

46. Why did the generous brother have no money?
a. He gave it to the poor.
b. He bought much gold.
c. His brother took the money.
d. He spent it to buy medicine for the bird.

47. What can you learn from the story?
a. Being greedy is a fault.
b. Helping people is a must.
c. Sharing your money to others make you poor.
d. Having good behavior causes good things in
return.

48. Arrange the following sentences into a good
paragraph.

1 They are ready to listen to the music.
2 A very big and bright lamp on the stage is on.
3 It is the Muse concert, live from Senayan.
4 It was beautiful.
5 Thousands of young people are now gathering to see the concert.
6 Now, their eyes are on the empty stage.

a. 3-5-1-6-2-4 c. 3-1-5-6-2-4
b. 3-5-1-2-6-4 d. 3-1-5-2-6-5

For questions 49 and 50 arrange the words into a good order.

49. direction- read- using- before - the
1 2 3 4 5
a. 2-5-1-4-3 c. 2-1-5-4-3
b. 2-5-1-3-4 d. 2-1-5-3-4

50. enclosed – suitable - down lighters – not – for
1 2 3 4 5
a. 4-2-5-3-1 c. 4-2-5-1-3
b. 4-2-3-5-1 d. 4-3-2-1-5

Bubur Ayam Special

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BUBUR AYAM SPESIAL
Ala Lina

Bahan:

1 sdm minyak goreng
3 siung bawang putih, cincang halus
1 bh dada ayam utuh
250 gr beras pandan wangi, cuci bersih, tiriskan
2 liter air
9 blok Maggi blok kaldu ayam
1 sdt merica bubuk
1 sdm tong cay cincang kasar

Pelengkap :
cakwe iris halus, bawang goreng, daun seledri, kecap manis (sesuai selera),kacang kedelai goreng,tongcai dan emping goreng.

Cara:

- Tumis bawang putih dengan minyak hingga harum, masukkan dada ayam, aduk hingga berubah warna.

- Masukkan beras dan air, tambahkan maggi blok kaldu dan merica bubuk.

- Masak hingga menjadi bubur.
- Masak dengan api kecil dan sesekali diaduk agar bagian bawah bubur tidak hangus. Jika telah padat dan terasa berat diaduk tandanya bubur sudah matang.
- Setelah masak, angkat dada ayam, buang tulangnya, lalu suwir-suwir dagingnya.

Penyajian :

Taruh bubur dalam mangkuk saji, taburi suwiran daging cakwe, daun seledri, kacang kedelai, bawang goreng,tongcai, kecap, 1 tusuk sate usus dan ati ampela dan taburi emping goreng. Selamat menikmati...

Kiat-kiat Menghilangkan Kejenuhan

2010-02-08T04:56:00.000-08:00

9 Kiat Menghilangkan Kejenuhan

Kejenuhan bisa melanda siapa saja, hal ini adalah normal adanya bagi manusia yang rutin menjalani aktivitasnya sehari-hari. Jenuh bisa menyebabkan seseorang hilang fokus dalam melaksanakan pekerjaannya dan cendrung menimbulkan efek malas. Hal ini kalo dibiarkan berlarut-larut akan berakibat fatal bagi kelangsungan hidup dan pekerjaanya.

Kejenuhan pasti akan menghinggapi siapa saja, baik itu pekerja, pengusaha atau pun pelajar. Apa yang harus dilakukan untuk menghilangkan kejenuhan itu merupakan jalan terbaik untuk mengatasinya, banyak cara untuk menghilangkan kejenuhan seseorang dalam menjalani aktivitasnya sehari-hari, ada yang mendengarkan musik, main games, jalan-jalan, bernyanyi, memancing, dan ada juga yang tidur.

Menghilangkan rasa jenuh adalah keharusan agar kehidupan kita kembali normal, jenuh adalah suatu hal yang biasa bagi manusia.
Rileks untuk beberapa saat adalah sangat baik, tinggalkan semua beban aktivitas anda dan hal ini berguna untuk mengendurkan syaraf-syaraf yang tegang juga melegakan pikiran anda. Lakukanlah hal-hal yang menyenangkan maka dengan demikian semua beban pekerjaan anda akan berkurang, dan jika sudah dirasa nyaman baru mulai kembali aktivitas pekerjaan anda. Yang Anda butuhkan adalah penyegaran dan rileksasi. Ini dia kiat-kiat yang bisa Anda ikuti:

1. Sediakan Waktu Untuk Rileks
Daripada memikirkan beban pekerjaan (tapi tidak ada solusinya), lebih baik gunakan waktu Anda yang sedikit itu untuk melakukan relaksasi. Ikuti saja caranya berikut ini: Lemaskan otot-otot tubuh dengan bertumpu pada tangan, lengan, muka, kepala, leher, bahu, dada, lambung dan punggung bawah, lalu terakhir ke daerah kaki. Tiap otot ditegangkan selama 5-7 detik kemudian dikendorkan selama 12-15 detik. Ulangi cara ini hingga 5 kali berturut-turut. Metode relaksasi ini bisa membantu untuk meredakan stres yang Anda alami.

2. Buatlah Manajemen Waktu Yang Baik
Kecerdasan mengatur waktu di kantor sesuai kebutuhan memang sangat diperlukan. Sebab hanya Anda yang tahu kapan waktu untuk bekerja keras dan kapan waktu beristirahat dengan santai. Saat bekerja, tentunya Anda harus berkonsentrasi penuh dengan pekerjaan. Dan saat bersantai, Anda pun harus benar-benar santai. Sehingga waktu Anda tidak habis tersita karena memikirkan pekerjaan.

3. Menata Ulang Ruang Kerja
Anda juga bisa mencegah stres dengan mengatur kembali ruang kerja Anda. Jauhkan meja dari tumpukan kertas atau file. Simpan kertas-kertas Anda dalam map, kotak, atau laci. Jika memungkinkan, pindahkan letak meja Anda menghadap matahari agar Anda dapat bekerja dengan cahaya alami dari luar.

4. Terapi Musik
Musik bisa membantu mengatasi kejenuhan dan stres. Pilihlah musik atau lagu kesukaan Anda. Kemudian dengarkan dan nikmati musik dalam keadaan rileks saat bekerja atau seusai pulang kantor untuk menghilangkan rasa penat. Putarlah musik selama 10-30 menit. Agar lebih rileks, pilih jenis musik yang tidak terlalu keras.

5. Manfaatkan Waktu Makan Siang Untuk “Penyegaran”
Hentikan semua pekerjaan saat jam makan siang tiba. Karena, waktu makan siang merupakan saat yang paling tepat bagi Anda yang telah setengah hari bekerja untuk mengisi perut sambil beristirahat sejenak. Manfaatkan waktu makan siang untuk menyegarkan pikiran dengan berkumpul bersama rekan atau sahabat di kantor. Bicarakan hal-hal ringan untuk mengembalikan kesegaran pikiran Anda. Sehingga saat kembali ke kantor, Anda sudah siap dengan energi dan semangat baru.

6. Berolahraga
Dengan berolahraga secara teratur (seminggu dua kali), Anda bisa melepaskan ketegangan yang kerapkali Anda alami di tempat kerja dan menggantinya dengan suasana rileks dan bugar pada tubuh. Pilihlah satu jenis olahraga yang Anda gemari. Anda bisa melakukannya di saat hari libur atau sepulang dari kantor. Dijamin, setelah badan Anda segar, stres pun perlahan hilang.

7. Manjakan Diri Anda Sejenak
Setelah beban pekerjaan yang menyita waktu, tidak ada salahnya bila Anda memberi waktu untuk memanjakan diri sendiri. Misalnya dengan menikmati pijatan di salah satu spa menggunakan minyak aromaterapi khusus penghilang stres. Bisa juga dikombinasikan dengan minyak esensial untuk memijat otot. Anda bisa melakukannya sendiri di rumah dengan mengubah kamar mandi menjadi sarana relaksasi. Ini yang perlu Anda lakukan:
-Ciptakan suasana relaksasi dengan cahaya temaram atau lilin.
-Mandilah dengan air hangat.
-Pilih satu jenis minyak esensial lalu tambahkan beberapa tetes pada air mandi.
-Dengarkan musik lembut.

8. Selesaikan Masalah Dengan Bos atau Rekan Kerja
Jika Anda memiliki masalah dengan atasan atau dengan rekan sekerja, sebaiknya selesaikanlah segera. Siapa tahu, masalah itu yang selama ini menjadi pangkal penyebab stres Anda. Cobalah mencari jalan keluar dengan cara berdiskusi mengenai kesalahpahaman yang seringkali terjadi sehingga lingkungan kerjapun terasa nyaman dan menyenangkan bagi Anda.

9. Berpikir Positif
Belajarlah untuk selalu berpikir positif dalam menghadapi dan menyikapi segala permasalahan. Misalnya ketika atasan marah-marah pada Anda, bukan berarti ia sentimen atas hasil kerja Anda. Cobalah berpikir bahwa si bos sedang memberi masukan yang berguna bagi perkembangan kinerja Anda di kemudian hari.

2010-02-08T01:28:00.000-08:00

Es Palubutung

Bahan:
8 buah pisang raja/kepok yang tua, dikukus lalu dikupas
es batu, diserut
sirup merah
600 cc santan dari 1 butir kelapa
50 gr tepung beras
2 lembar daun pandan, dibelah dua lalu dibuat simpul
75 gr gula pasir
1 sdt vanili
1/2 sdt garam

Cara Membuat:
Cairkan tepung beras dengan sebagian santan sampai larut.
Sisa santan didihkan dengan gula pasir, daun pandan, vanili dan garam.
Tuang tepung cair, aduk sampai matang dan kental, angkat.
Pisang yang sudah dikukus dan dikupas, dipotong-potong dan letakkan dalam mangkok. Tuang bubur tepung beras lalu beri es batu serut dan sirup merah.

Untuk 4-5 mangkok.

Soal Ulangan Akhir Semester Kelas VII sem 2

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Choose the best answer by shadowing a, b, c or d with 2 b pencil on your computer answer sheet.

For no. 1-5, answer the questions based on the text below.

My Blewuk
I have some pets. However, my favorite pet is Blewuk.
Blewuk is a male cat. I call it Blewuk because his fur is grey. He is very adorable with his soft stripes fur. He has innocent round eyes and feeble sweet voice. He always meows when he feels hungry. Actually, his voice is not suitable with his giant body. When I come home, he usually gives me a kiss.
Blewuk is a nice playmate. I’m happy to spend my time with him. Most of the time he’s a good boy. It’s almost impossible for me to be angry
at him. In the morning, he always wakes me up early. When he wakes up earlier, he waits quietly by my bedside until I wake up.

1. What is the purpose of the text?
a. Telling animal’s habit
b. Describing a male cat
c. Sharing the writer’s hobby
d. Informing someone’s like

2. Why is the pet called Blewuk?
a. Because it has grey fur
b. Because it is a male cat.
c. Because it is very adorable
d. Because it has innocent round eyes.

3. What does the word ‘feeble’ in the text mean?
a. weak c. strong
b. loud d. coarse

4. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
a. The writer is happy to have a pet.
b. Blewuk always wakes up early.
c. The cat is very patient.
d. Blewuk is a good playmate.

5. ‘It’s almost impossible for me to be angry at
him.’ The word ‘him’ refers to ….
a. pets c. the writer
b. Blewuk d. playmate

The notice is for no. 6 and 7.
KEEP SILENT

6. You may find this of writing in the places
below, except ….
a. in the classroom
b. in the supermarket
c. in the library
d. in the hospital

7. What does the notice mean?
a. We are allowed to talk.
b. Somebody are allowed to talk
c. We’re not allowed to talk loudly
d. We must be noisy.

Read the dialogue for no. 8 and 9.

Noka : Good morning, Yanti.
Yanti : Good morning, Noka. How are you?
Noka : Pretty well, thanks. How’s everything
with you, Yanti?
Yanti : Great!

8. What are the girls doing in the dialogue?
a. They are meeting each other.
b. They are introducing to each other.
c. They are discussing daily life.
d. They are greeting each other.

9. Below are possible relationship between Noka
and Yanti, except ….
a. friends c. mother and daughter
b. classmates d. sisters

10. Mr. Bataav : Goodbye, Class. See you next
week.
Students : …, Mr. Bataav. See you.
a. Bye c. Thank you
b. My pleasure d. Yes

11. Togar : Good morning, Sir.
Mr. Adi : Good morning, Toga. …?
Togar : I’m very sorry, Sir. I was stuck
in a traffic jam.
Mr. Adi : Al right, come earlier next time.
a. Where were you just now
b. How are you this morning
c. Why do you come this morning
d. Why are you late this morning

The text below is for no. 12-16.

Name : M. Akmal Dhiaulhaq
Place of birth : Banjarnegara
Date of birth : January 22nd, 2001
School : SDN 03 RA.Fadilah, Grade 1
Adress : Jl. Pesona 3, Jakarta
Father : Pujianto
Mother : Wardhani
Brother’s name : Rafi
Hobby : Drawing, singing

12. How old is Akmal now?
He is … years old.
a. five c. seven
b. six d. eight

13. What is he ?
a. He is a boy.
b. He is a primary student.
c. He is Rafi’s brother.
d. He is from Banjarnegara.
14. How many people are there in Akmal’s family?
a. three c. five
b. four d. six

15. What does he like to do in his spare time?
a. He likes to do shopping.
b. He likes playing football.
c. He likes to draw and sing.
d. He likes watching television.

16. Which one is true to the text?
a. There are two boys in the family.
b. He was born in Jakarta.
c. Akmal celebrates his birthday in 2001.
d. He is in the second year of primary school.

17. Jarwo : Hi, I’m Jarwo. What’s your name?
Pinky : Hi, Jarwo. I’m Pinky.
Jarwo : …?
Pinky : P I N K Y
Jarwo : Nice to meet you, Pinky.
Pinky : Nice to meet you, too.
a. What do you say your name
b. How do you say it
c. Who are you
d. How do you spell it

18. Anggun : Good morning, Maam.
Librarian : Good morning. Can I help you?
Anggun : Oh, yes. I’d like to … this book.
Librarian : Put it here, please.
Anggun : Thanks, Maam.
a. borrow c. return
b. read d. take

The following dialogue is for no. 19-21.

Mother : Get up, please, Rafi.
Rafi : In a minute, Mom.
Mother : Come on. Have a shower.
Rafi : Just a minute, Mom.
Mother : Then have breakfast.
Rafi : Don’t worry, Mom.
Mother : I’m leaving now. Bye.
Rafi : Bye, Mom.

19. When does the dialogue take place?
a. In the break time
b. In the morning
c. In the afternoon
d. In the evening

20. Mother ask his son to ….
a. have breakfast
b. do his home work
c. go for a leaving
d. wake up from his bed

21. What do we call to such text?
a. Functional text
b. Transactional text
c. Interpersonal text
d. Procedure text

22. Nasa : Can you mention one object in your
room, Aya?
Aya : I have a new hi-tech, expensive
digital camera.
The underlined word is synonymous with ….
a. cheap c. pricey
b. inexpensive d. heavy

The following text is for no. 23-25.

KEEP OFF THE GRASS

23. What kind of text is it?
It is a kind of ….
a. label c. notice
b. message d. announcement

24. We usually find this piece of writing in….
a. park c. zoo
b. stadium d yard

25. What does it nearly mean?
a. We are allowed to sit on the grass.
b. We can walk on the grass.
c. We don’t have to walk on the grass.
d. We are not allowed to step on the grass.

Read the following text for questions no. 26-.

Heni usually has a very busy week. On Monday she gets up at 5.30 a.m. and has a shower. She has breakfast by 6.00 a.m. She walks to the bus stop to take a bus. The bus arrives at 6.30. It stops many times on the way. There is no bus stop near the school. She gets off at Jalan Bukit Asam and walks to school. She arrives at school by 6.55 a.m. The school begins at 7.00 with flag ceremony. Then she has Physical Education. at 7.40. After that she has Bahasa Indonesia and Social science. They have their morning break at 9.40 a.m. They start again at 10.00 a.m. Then she has Mathematics and English. School finishes at 12.40 p.m. She reaches home at 1.30 p.m.

26. What kind of text is the above one?
a. Narrative c. Descriptive
b. Procedure d. Recount

27. What is the text about?
a. Heni’s Monday activities.
b. A very busy week
c. Morning activities
d. Heni’s school routines

28. How does Heni go to school?
a. On foot c. By taxi
b. By car d. By bus

29. How long does she take to school?
She takes … minutes to school.
a. fifteen c. thirty
b. twenty five d. forty

30. Why does she walk to school after getting off
the bus? Because …
a. her school is far from the bus stop
b. there is no car near it
c. the school is in remote place
d. it is the school’s rules

31 What does she join at school first?
a. Flag ceremony
b. Physical Education class
c. Mathematics
d. Bahasa Indonesia

32. Here are the subjects on Monday, except ….
a. Civics c. Mathematics
b. Bahasa Indonesia d. English

33. What does the last subject Heni learn?
a. Mathematics c. English
b. Physical Education d. Social science

34. How long does she have a break?
a. ten minutes c. a half hour
b. twenty minutes d. forty minutes

35. How long does Heni study at school?
She studies for … hours.
a. five c. five and a half
b. five and a quarter d. five point forty

36. Tito : Hello, Yogi. Where are you going?
Yogi : I’m going to the laboratory.
Tito : What subject do you have?
Yogi : ….
a. Physics c. Arts
b. Geography d. Civics

37. The underlined word in dialogue no.36 means
a. topic c. themes
b. lesson d. chapters

Read the text below for no. 38-43.

Dear Riri in Cimanggis,

You’re having a problem with migraine, right? It happens when people have a lot of problems or when they cannot get things done. Why don’t you just enjoy your life? Don’t get stressed, share your problems with someone close to you. Perhaps they can help you. Remember; don’t push yourself to do something out of your limit. One more thing, you have to get enough sleep and eat regularly.
Hope your migraines will go away. Otherwise, go to see the doctor about your problem.

38. Who get the letter?
a. Doctor c. Sinta
b. The readers d. Riri

39. What problem does the addressee have?
a. Migraines c. Toothache
b. Her study d. Stomachache

40. What is the purpose of the letter?
a. Describing health
b. Replying letter
c. Telling something
d. Sharing experience

41. Where do you usually find this kind of letter?
a. At school c. In a hospital
b. In a magazine d. In a newspaper

42. Here are the suggestions in the letter, except ….
a. enjoy the life
b. share the problems with close friend
c. get enough sleep
d. read a lot of book

43. Where does the addressee live?
a. In Jakarta c. In Cimanggis
b. In Surabaya d. In Solo

The text below is for no. 44- 45.

• A dozen of eggs
• Three bags of flour
• Two kilos of sugar
• A tin of milk
• Three cans of soup
• A can of beans
• Three can of sardines
• A bottle of chili sauce
• A bag of rice
• Two packet of tea

44. What kind of text is it?
a. Shopping list
b. Short list
c. List card
d. Shopping schedule

45. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To remember the shop assistant
b. To give to the cashier
c. To remind what to buy
d. To be brought to the market

46. How many things are in the list?
a. Seven c. Nine
b. Eight d. Ten

47. How many eggs will be bought?
a. Ten eggs c. Fifteen eggs
b. Twelve eggs d. Twenty eggs

48. Which one below will not be bought?
a. Rice c. Orange
b. Sugar d. Tea
The following text is for questions no. 58 to 60.

These are the ways on how to make salad. First, rinse some lettuce by running water over it. Then drain it in a colander.
Second, rinse some tomatoes and cucumbers. Third, slice the tomatoes and the cucumbers with a knife on a cutting board. Fourth, mix the lettuce and the cucumber in a salad bowl. Then lay the tomato slices on top. Sprinkle some grated cheese on the salad. Finally, pour some dressing on the salad.

49. What does the text tell us?
a. The ways to make salad
b. How to wash the lettuce
c. The steps to rinse the tomatoes
d. To cook salad

50. We need the ingredients below to make salad,
except, ….
a. peanuts
b. lettuce
c. tomatoes
d. cucumbers

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TEXT TYPE IN ENGLISH

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TEXT TYPES IN ENGLISH

I. NARRATIVE (NARASI)

Tujuan teks narratives adalah menghibur pendengar dengan cerita atau dongeng. Biasanya teks ini mengandung pesan moral.

Struktur teks narrative terdiri atas orientation (pengenalan tokoh,waktu dan tempat kejadian), complication (masalah dimana karakter utama terlibat) dan resolution (akhir cerita yang berisi solusi masalah).

Teks narrative dapat ditemukan pada folktales, fable, legend, myth, science fiction atau historical fiction. Ciri-ciri teks narrative:

1. Menggunakan nouns tertentu dan noun phrase.

2. Menggunakan connective, time conjuction dan adverbs of time.

3. Menggunakan saying verbs (said,told) dan thinking verbs, feeling verbs, verbs of senses (she` was very tired and hungry).

4. Menggunakan simple past tense.

Contoh:

Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer living with his wife. One day, he went to the nest of his goose to look for an egg. Suddenly, he was surprised, it was because he found a golden egg. It was weird. Then, he took it and hurried home to show his wife. Every day after that, his `goose laid a golden egg. The farmer and his wife were very happy and soon became a rich `family. However, the farmer became greedy. One day, he thought that if he killed the goose, he `would find all of its treasure at once. So, he killed the goose and cut it open. Inside of the goose, `he found nothing. Poor he!

II. RECOUNT

Tujuan teks recount yaitu untuk menceritakan /melaporkan peristiwa, kejadian, pengalaman atau kegiatan yang terjadi di masa lalu, contohnya liburan ke suatu tempat.

Struktur teks recount terdiri atas orientation (siapa yang terlibat dalam peristiwa; kapan dan dimana peristiwa itu terjadi) dan events (urutan kejadian). Kadang terdapat reorientation yang berisi kesimpulan dari peristiwa tersebut.

Ciri-ciri teks recount:

1. Menggunakan simple past tense.

2. Menggunakan temporal connectives untuk mengurutkan peristiwa.

3. Menggunakan pelaku individu atau grup, misalnya I atau we.

contoh:

I experienced an interesting holiday. My parents and I visited grandma's house at a small village. I was very happy because I missed her so much. My interesting experience began when I had to take a bath. You know what happened? My grandma only had a well and opened bathroom. I didn't want to take a bath there, but my parents forced me. Oh, I felt ashamed. Next, guess what? There was no restroom and I, really, needed to go there. But my grandma asked me to go to the river behind our home. That's my embarrasing experience.Well, because of that I asked my father to make a bathroom and restroom inside of my grandma's house.

III. NEWS ITEM

Teks news item bertujuan untuk memberitahukan informasi kepada pembaca tentang peristiwa yang dianggap penting atau layak dijadikan berita.

Struktur teks news item terdiri atas newsworthy events (menceritakan kejadian pada intinya), background events (berisi latar belakang peristiwa, meliputi uraian kejadian secara terperinci, siapa yang terlibat, tempat, waktu dan lain-lain), dan source (berisi sumber informasi /komentar dari saksi, orang yang terlibat atau pendapat ahli dalam bidangnya).

Ciri-ciri teks news item:

1. Menggunakan judul, headline yang menuangkan informasi singkat.

2. Menggunakan action verbs (admitted, abused).

3. Menggunakan saying verbs (said).

4. Menggunakan kalimat pasif /passive voice (A supervisor was jailed).

Contoh:

Good morning, listeners. I'm Linda and you're listening to Headline News in Sky FM. The newsworthy event comes from our country.

Five scuba divers from Britain, France, and Sweden have been missing for more than three days in sea. Two British women, a British man and a French disappeared on Thursday in the treacherous waters of Komodo National Park in Nusa Tenggara islands, east of Bali. Police said that a rescue team from Indonesian Police and Navy had conducted a search, but there had been no result so far. We're waiting for the next news. Okay, listeners, that's the news for today.

IV. REPORT

Tujuan teks report adalah mendeskripsikan/ melaporkan sesuatu apa adanya. Teks ini merupakan hasil pengamatan, penelitian tentang fenomena alam, sosial dan budaya (natural or non natural).

Struktur teks report terdiri atas general classification (pernyataan umum meliputi subjek laporan dan klasifikasinya) dan description (deskripsi yang meliputi qualities, parts and their functions, habits/behaviors, dan uses (kegunaan) apabila subjeknya non natural (tidak hidup)).

Ciri-ciri teks report antara lain: menerangkan general nouns sebagai subjeknya. Misalnya birds, komodoes, orchids menggunakan simple present tense (jika belum punah), tidak perlu time sequence words / tidak perlu urut, menggunakan relating verbs (is, are, has, have), dan menggunakan istilah teknis khusus, misalnya tree (pohon): stem, root, branch.

Contoh:

Have you seen girrafes? Well, girrafes are the tallest animals. They belong to mammals since they bear their babies. They also belong to herbivores. It is because they feed on green plants. The special characteristuc of them is that they have long necks and horns.

V. PROCEDURE

Tujuan teks procedure adalah member petunjuk cara melakukan sesuatu melalui serangkaian tindakan atau langkah.

Struktut teks Procedure:

1. Title /Goal = Judul / Tujuan Kegiatan

2. Clasification/ Definition (optional), Keterangan tentang subject laporan

dan klasifikasinya ( Bisa ada, bisa tidak)

List Of Materials ( Daftar Bahan-Bahan)
Steps, Langkah-l;angkah kerja /kegiatan

Teks procedure adalah teks yang menyampaikan tentang tata cara melakukan sesuatu. Cara penulisannya pada umumnya dalam bentuk poin per poin.

Struktur dari teks procedure, yaitu:

1. Tujuan kegiatan

2. Bahan-bahan

3. Langkah-langkah

Menggunakan:

1. Present Tense

2. Imperatives Sentences (Kalimat Perintah). Misal: Cut, Don't mix , dsb.

3. Temporal Sequences (First, Next, then, after that... Finally)

4. Action Verbs. Misal: turn, put, Don't, dsb.

5. Connection (kata hubung) untuk mengurutkan kejadian

6. Adverbial untuk menyatakan rinci waktu, tempat, cara yang akurat. Misal: for five minutes,

2 centimeters from the top, dsb.

Contoh teks procedure:

How to Make Orange Tea

Ingredients: 1 orange, sweet tea, soda drink (use uncoloured soda), and ice.

Utensils: Jug, knife, spoon, and drinking glass.

Method:

1. Cut the orange into circle shapes, try to cut it thinly.

2. Put the cut orange and ice into jug.

3. Pour the soda drink into the jug.

4. Add the already prepared sweet tea.

5. Stir the ingredients in the jug well.

6. After pouring the orange tea in a glass, you can decorate the brim of the glass with left over orange pieces.

VI. Descriptive: Menggambarkan cirri-ciri seseorang, benda atau tempat tertentu secara

Khusus

GENERIC STRUCTURE (SUSUNAN TEXT)

Identification: Pengenalan benda, orang, sesuatu yang akan dideskripsikan
Description : Menggambarkan cirri khusus, misalnya, asalnya darimana, warna, ukuran, kesukaan, penampilan, tingkah laku dsbnya dari sesuatu yang dibahas saja.

GRAMATICAL FEATURES ( CIRI KEBAHASAAN)

Menggunakan present tense
Kalimat passive
Noun tertentu, misalnya: teacher, my cat, my house
Detailed Noun Phrase: memberikan informasi tentang subyek, adjective yang bersifat describing,numbering, classifying, misalnya two strong legs

Contoh Text Descriptive:

My Timmy

I have some pets. However, my favorite pet is Timmy. Timmy is a male cat. he is very

adorable with his soft stripes fur. He has innocent round eyes and a sweet voice. He

always meaows when he feels hungry. Actually, his voice is not suitable for his giant

body. When I come home, he usually gives me a kiss. Timmy is a nice playmate. I’m

happy to spend my time with him. Most of the time, he is a good boy. It is almost

impossible for me to be angry with him. In the morning, he always wakes up early.

When he wakes up earlier, he waits quietly by my bed until I wake up.

Tips Memilih Busana Kerja Muslim

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Tip Memilih Busana Kerja

1. Berbusana kerja tidak harus memakai gamis atau padanan tunik dan celana panjang, dengan busana konsep padu padanpun penampilan lebih bergaya. Yang terpenting auratnya tertutup, tidak menerawang dan tidak membentuk lekuk tubuh.
2. Busana kerja kaum muda sekarang ini lebih dinamis, sporty dan simple, sehingga bisa untuk gonta-ganti penampilan. Pemakaian manset, bandana dan aksesoris pendukung lainnya perlu untuk mempercantik penampilan.
3. Dalam memilih baju kerja bahan harus diperhatikan, tidak boleh tebal atau kaku. Pilih yang bertekstur lembut dari bahan serat alami bukan sintetis.
4. Pilih model dan warna yang sesuai dengan aktivitas kerja Anda. Jika pengguna banyak beraktivitas, seyogyanya gunakan bahan menyerap keringat yang tidak mudah kusut. Sebaiknya terdiri dari dua potong, atasan dan celana panjang. Untuk aktivitas kerja yang lebih banyak didalam ruangan, Anda bisa menggunakan rok.
5. Untuk pilihan warna pada busana muslim kerja Anda bisa mengoleksi warna ceria, seperti pink, biru muda, oranye dan merah untuk dikenakan di acara yang bersifat tidak formal. Sebaiknya miliki juga busana muslim kerja yang berwarna netral seperti biru tua, abu-abu, hitam dan putih.
6. Saat berbelanja baju kerja, usahakan untuk menyerasikan baju baru dengan model dn warna baju yang sudah dimiliki. Ini bermanfaat untuk mix & match pakaian yang sudah Anda miliki sehingga tetap bisa dipakai.
7. Dalam memilih gaya kerudung untuk busana kerja pilihlah yang tetap menutupi leher. Pelajari berbagai kreasi kerudung yang banyak diinformasikan media massa sehingga penggunaannya bisa tetap mengikuti mode, namum tetap mengikuti aturan agama.
8. Jika ingin menghadiri pesta selepas kerja maka tak perlu bingung memilih pakaian. Pakaian sederhana yang dimiliki bisa terkesan mewah dengan cara memberikan pelengkap dari bahan yang terkesan mewah. Misalnya, Anda bisa tetap gunakan celana panjang atau rok kerja lalu tinggal menggabungkan atasannya dengan batik berbahan katun dan selendang berbahan organdi yang serasi, atau dengan membalut gamis sederhana dengan obi dari sutra atau bordir.

20 Kiat Membangkitkan Motivasi Belajar Anak

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Kiat pertama: kenali ciri-cirinya.

Semangat dan motivasi belajar anak tak berbeda dengan semangat dan motivasi orangtua ketika bekerja. Ada kalanya semangat dan motivasi belajar anak meningkat, dan ada kalanya semangat dan motivasi belajar anak menurun. Saat semangat dan motivasi belajar anak sedang meningkat, orangtua hendaknya mempertahankan kondisi tersebut. Orangtua harus cepat tanggap dalam mengenali ciri-ciri saat semangat dan motivasi belajar anak menurun. Jika sudah dapat mengenali ciri-cirinya, orangtua harus berupaya untuk meningkatkan kembali motivasi belajar anak.

Kiat kedua: ciptakan suasana sehat dalam keluarga.
Suasana keluarga sangat berpengaruh pada motivasi dan semangat belajar anak. Suasana keluarga yang sehat akan membuat anak merasa nyaman tinggal di rumah. Akan tetapi, rumah tangga memang tidak selamanya bisa berada dalam suasana yang menyenangkan. Namun demikian, anak jangan sekali-kali dilibatkan dalam kemelut rumah tangga. Kemelut dalam rumah tangga akan menimbulkan dampak negatif pada semangat dan motivasi belajar anak.

Kiat ketiga: tekankan keberhasilan.
Ketika anak mendapatkan nilai merah, ada kalanya anak merasa telah gagal. Jika hal ini terjadi, semangat dan motivasi belajar anak akan menurun. Seringkali hal ini diperparah dengan sikap orangtua yang memojokkan anak. Seharusnya, orangtua berperan untuk meningkatkan kembali kepercayaan diri anak dengan cara menanamkan pengertian bahwa ia akan mampu mencapai keberhasilan jika dapat mengatasi kegagalannya, karena kegagalan merupakan keberhasilan yang tertunda.

Kiat keempat: caci maki itu menyakitkan.
Caci maki seringkali keluar dari lisan orangtua ketika mendapati kenyataan anaknya tidak dapat mengerjakan tugas sekolah yang menurut pandangan orangtua sangat mudah dikerjakan. Caci maki itu seringkali ditujukan untuk membangkitkan motivasi belajar anak. Akan tetapi, yang terjadi justru sebaliknya. Dengan caci maki, rasa percaya diri anak akan menurun, sehingga motivasi belajar anak akan menurun pula. Oleh karena itu, hindarilah mencaci maki anak ketika ia tidak mampu mengerjakan tugasnya. Bimbinglah anak dengan baik guna menyelesaikan tugas tersebut.

Kiat kelima: tentukan prioritas utama.
Bermain merupakan dunia anak-anak. Orangtua seringkali bersikap otoriter dengan cara memerintahkan anak untuk terus belajar dan melarang anak untuk bermain. Seharusnya, orangtua dapat melakukan kompromi dengan anak. Orangtua bisa memberikan syarat kepada anak, jika ingin bermain, terlebih dahulu anak harus belajar. Dengan adanya kompromi, anak dan orangtua akan sama-sama merasa senang.

Kiat keenam: tiap anak memiliki karakter yang berbeda.
Orangtua seringkali membandingkan kemampuan seorang anak dengan saudara kandungnya yang lebih hebat. Masing-masing anak memiliki pribadi tersendiri. Tidak bisa dijadikan alasan, jika dua anak adalah sama-sama anak kandung, keduanya harus mempunyai ‘kualitas’ yang sama. Jangan biarkan anak merasa terbayang-bayangi oleh kesuksesan saudara-saudaranya.

Kiat ketujuh: dia bukan anda!
Ada kalanya orangtua membanding-bandingkan dirinya dengan anak-anaknya. Anak-anak bukanlah ‘bayang-bayang’ orangtua, yang harus meniru keberhasilan orangtuanya. Cerita kehebatan orangtua memang berfungsi untuk membangkitkan motivasi anak, akan tetapi akan lebih bermanfaat jika oangtua membantu anak ketika anak mengalami kesulitan dalam belajar, bukan justru membandingkan anak dengan kehebatannya di masa lalu.

Kiat kedelapan: rumput hijau tampak lebih hijau.
Selain membandingkan dengan kemampuan saudara kandung dan kemampuan orangtua, tak jarang pula orangtua membandingkan kemampuan belajar anaknya dengan kemampuan anak-anak lain. Memang, rumput di halaman rumah tetangga seringkali terlihat lebih hijau warnanya dibandingkan rumput di halaman rumah sendiri. Akan lebih bijaksana jika kita membina anak untuk belajar dengan baik sehingga kemampuannya menjadi baik tanpa harus membandingkannya dengan anak orang lain.

Kiat kesembilan: dia bukan ‘manusia super’!
Orangtua memang dapat berupaya sekuat tenaga guna meningkatkan motivasi dan semangat belajar anaknya. Orangtua juga dapat mendatangkan guru les privat atau mengikutsertakannya dalam bimbingan belajar untuk meningkatkan prestasinya. Namun demikian, orangtua juga harus mengingat bahwa kemampuan anak sesungguhnya terbatas. Oleh karena itu, jangan tuntut anak untuk mencapai kesempurnaan, karena anak bukanlah manusia super!

Kiat kesepuluh: jangan lupakan faktor eksternal.
Selain faktor internal, faktor eksternal sangat berpengaruh dalam meningkatkan motivasi dan semangat belajar anak. Jika lingkungan sekolah, tempat anak menuntut ilmu, sudah dirasakan akan tidak menyenangkan, maka semangat belajarnya bisa saja menurun. Selain itu, faktor guru yang galak dan suka menghukum, serta teman-teman yang suka mengancam juga dapat menurunkan motivasi dan semangat belajar anak.

Kiat kesebelas: jadilah orangtua yang supportive.
Orangtua biasanya cenderung hanya melihat kesalahan atau ketidakbenaran yang dilakukan anaknya. Jika anak melakukan suatu kebenaran atau kebaikan, biasanya orangtua tidak terlalu menunjukkan rasa senangnya. Hal ini disebabkan karena orangtua menganggap bahwa kebaikan atau kebenaran merupakan hal yang memang sudah semestinya anak lakukan. Sangat berbeda dengan reaksi orangtua jika anaknya melakukan kesalahan. Hal ini harus dihindari. Anak juga butuh reward untuk memotivasinya terus melakukan kebaikan.

Kiat kedua belas: merangkak sebelum berjalan.
Sebelum berjalan, anak harus merangkak terlebih dahulu. Demikian pula dalam pemberian porsi waktu belajar. Jika langsung mematok jumlah jam belajar setiap hari yang terlalu ‘tinggi’ untuk anak, bisa jadi membuat anak keberatan sehingga justru akan membuatnya merasa malas untuk belajar. Oleh karena itu, tetapkan porsi waktu belajar secara bertahap.

Kiat ketiga belas: televisi bukan musuh!
Ketika anak gagal dalam pelajarannya, orangtua seringkali menyalahkan televisi sebagai biang kerok kegagalan anaknya. Televisi bukanlah musuh untuk anak. Dengan pengaturan dan bimbingan yang tepat, anak akan tetap terjaga semangat belajarnya dan sekaligus menonton televisi.

Kiat keempat belas: berikan anak hadiah yang mendidik.
Ketika anak berhasil, orangtua pasti akan gembira, yang diwujudkan dengan memberikan anak sejumlah hadiah. Ada orangtua yang membelikan televisi ataupun komputer ketika anaknya berhasil mencapai prestasi. Memberikan hadiah bukan merupakan hal yang salah. Akan tetapi, akan lebih baik jika orangtua tetap melakukan pengawasan dan kontrol yang baik pada anak. Akan lebih baik lagi jika orangtua memberikan hadiah yang mendidik.

Kiat kelima belas: pujian dan rangsangan.
Ketika anaknya meraih keberhasilan, orangtua seringkali tidak memperlihatkan kegembiraannya, sangat bertolak belakang jika mendapati anaknya mengalami kegagalan. Pujian dari orangtua akan menyenangkan hati anak. Ia akan merasa jerih payahnya dihargai orangtuanya. Perasaan senang dan bangga ini akan membuat semangat dan motivasi belajarnya meningkat.

Kiat keenam belas: kamar adalah istananya.
Pemberian kamar pribadi berikut perlengkapan penunjang belajar akan membangkitkan semangat dan motivasi belajar anak. Namun demikian, jangan lupakan untuk melakukan pengawasan yang ketat atas berbagai fasilitas yang orangtua berikan.

Kiat ketujuh belas: pengalaman adalah guru yang terbaik.
Sungguh baik jika orangtua mengajak anaknya untuk mengunjungi tempat-tempat yang sesuai untuk menunjang pemahaman anak terhadap materi pelajaran yang sedang diajarkan di kelas, seperti jalan-jalan ke sawah, ke museum, ke candi, serta tempat-tempat lainnya yang dapat menambah pengalaman anak. Dengan demikian, anak akan merasakan asyiknya belajar sekaligus menghindarkan dirinya dari kebosanan.

Kiat kedelapan belas: mendongengkan pelajaran? Siapa takut!!
Mendongengkan pelajaran kepada anak barangkali merupakan suatu gagasan yang aneh. Sekalipun demikian, tidak ada salahnya bagi orangtua untuk mencoba dan mempraktekkannya. Akan lebih baik lagi jika kegiatan mendongeng ini dilengkapi dengan alat peraga agar anak lebih mudah memahami pelajaran melalui mendongeng.

Kiat kesembilan belas: intan dan batu bara.
Tidak sedikit orangtua yang berusaha memasukkan anaknya ke sekolah-sekolah favorit yang mereka anggap memiliki mutu pendidikan yang terbaik. Tidak sedikit pula orangtua menyekolahkan anak-anaknya ke sekolah favorit hanya demi gengsi. Padahal, dengan masuknya anak ke sekolah favorit belum menjamin anak akan menjadi langsung pintar. Hal ini disebabkan karena setiap anak memiliki kemampan yang berbeda-beda. Tugas orangtua adalah berusaha membangkitkan motivasi dan semangat belajar anak. Bangkitnya semangat dan motivasi belajar anak diharapkan dapat memaksimalkan kemampuan anak tanpa tergantung di mana ia bersekolah.

Kiat kedua puluh: les tambahan bukan segala-galanya!
Orangtua hendaknya jangan terburu-buru mengikutsertakan anak dalam kegiatan les tambahan ketika prestasi anak manurun. Carilah penyebabnya terlebih dahulu. Jangan terburu-buru menyalahkan anak, apalagi menyalahkan pihak sekolah sebagai penyebab menurunnya prestasi belajar anak. Yang terpenting, orangtua harus menyadari bahwa kemampuan anak sesungguhnya terbatas. Meskipun orangtua memberikan kesempatan yang seluas-luasnya bagi anak untuk meningkatkan prestasinya, jika kecerdasan anak memang terbatas, maka kemungkinan pencapaian prestasi tinggi itu juga akan sulit untuk terwujud.

Tips n Trik Berbusana

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Setiap wanita pastilah ingin berbusana yang serasi, meskipun bentuk tubuh tidak ideal tapi kita bisa mensiasati agar terlihat pantas dan serasi, ada 3 hal yang harus diperhatikan didalam berbusana agar terlihat cantik dan serasi.

A.Pemilihan warna pakaian
Hal pokok yang perlu anda tahu dalam pemilihan pakaian ialah memilih warna yang sesuai dengan kulit. Sekiranya anda berkulit cerah pasti mudah memilih warna pakaian yang sesuai, tetapi bagaimana jika anda memiliki kulit berwarna gelap? Simak tip berikut supaya anda tidak salah memilih warna.

1. Jika anda berkulit cerah (putih) jangan sesekali mengenakan warna-warna pastel seperti coklat muda, biru muda atau pink.
2. Jika anda berkulit kuning langsat warna-warna tropika seperti jingga, hijau, merah, kuning dan biru merupakan pilihan yang terbaik.
3. Jika anda berkulit sawo matang pilihlah warna ungu, oren atau merah hati agar anda terlihat lebih menarik.
4. Jika anda berkulit gelap, warna-warna tanah yang lembut merupakan pilihan tepat untuk pakaian anda.

Jangan Lupa :
Menyesuaikan warna pakaian dengan waktu dan tempat. Warna gelap untuk acara formal sedangkan warna cerah untuk acara informal. Sesuaikan warna dengan karakter. Kalau anda ingin menampilkan sifat feminin, pakailah pakaian yang terdiri dari warna-warna pastel. Sebaliknya, jika ingin ingin menarik perhatian orang ramai, pilih pakaian yang berwarna terang.

Jangan sesekali :
Nekad menggunakan pakaian yang berwarna terlalu kontra dengan kulit. Contohnya, anda berkulit hitam dan mengenakan pakaian yang berwarna merah jambu terang. Penampilan anda akan terlihat berat sebelah dan kelihatan bodoh! Selain itu, anda juga tidak boleh mengenakan aksesori dari rambut hingga kaki yang warnanya tidak senada dengan warna baju yang dikenakan.

B. Pemilihan celana panjang
Bagi yang mempunyai tubuh badan berisi cobalah mengenakan celana panjang yang bisa memberi ilusi tubuh yang lebih tinggi dengan mengenakan celana panjang berpotongan ‘wide-leg’ dan mempunyai ‘details’ seperti bergaris vertikal. Sebaliknya, hindari celana yang berpotongan ketat. Untuk menyembunyikan pinggul yang berisi, pilihlah celana panjang bepotongan full-cut (melebar mulai dari pangkal paha hingga ke ujung celana) dan hindari celana panjang berpotongan ‘baggy’ atau yang tirus di bagian ujung.

Bila anda mempunyai sepasang kaki yang pendek, pilihlah celana panjang berpotongan lurus atau ‘wide-leg’. Jangan tergoda dengan celana berpotongan singkat karena akan memberi kesan kaki anda terlihat semakin pendek. Celana panjang yang bercawat pendek adalah pilihan tepat bagi mereka yang memiliki badan yang pendek. Bagi yang mempunyai badan yang panjang, pilihlah celana panjang yang mempunyai potongan pinggang yang tinggi.

Bagi anda yang memiliki punggung berisi, jangan ragu-ragu memilih celana panjang berpotongan penuh. Selain itu, anda juga boleh menyembunyikan bentuk punggung dengan memakai celana yang berkantung di belakang. Akhir sekali, bagi yang tergolong dalam kumpulan individu yang tidak berpinggang (boy’s figure), pilihlah celana panjang berpotongan lurus dengan kantung di bagian sisi. Jangan sesekali memakaicelana panjang ketat atau mengecil di bagian ujung.

C. Tip berpakaian untuk tubuh berisi
Memiliki tubuh pendek dan mungil, kadangkala menimbulkan masalah ketika ingin memilih pakaian yang sesuai. Namun ini tidak berarti masalah itu tidak boleh diatasi. Ada beberapa trik yang boleh dimanfaatkan untuk membuat tubuh terlihat lebih tinggi dan langsing:-

* Kenakan baju atau blous yang kemasannya menarik mata untuk turun secara vertikal. Kolar berpotongan ‘V’ merupakan pilihan yang baik.
* Masukkan baju atau blous ke dalam celana panjang supaya kaki anda kelihatan lebih panjang dan tentu saja anda akan tampak lebih tinggi.
* Pilih pakaian yang betul-betul sesuai dengan tubuh. Pakaian yang terlalu longgar seperti jaket yang besar akan membuat anda kelihatan lebih besar daripada size badan yang sebenarnya.
* Kenakan pakaian dengan motif atau corak yang bergaris vertikal.
* Jangan takut mengenakan skirt pendek. Sebaliknya hindari skirt yang labuhnya melepasi lutut atau hingga betis. Hal itu akan membuat tubuh seperti terpotong dan akibatnya anda tampil lebih pendek.
* Jangan lupa mengenakan sepatu atau sandal bertumit tinggi.

D. Tip berpakaian yang mesti anda tahu:

1. Pakaian yang menggunakan warna gelap akan menimbulkan kesan ramping pada tubuh badan.
2. Baju tanpa lengan, berleher tinggi (turtleneck), sangat sempurna untuk meminimalkan dada yang besar.
3. Tidak ada kata ‘maaf’ untuk garis celana dalam yang kelihatan. Carilah trik agar garis celana dalam anda tidak kelihatan. Salah satu caranya, gunakan celana dalam berpotongan ‘G-string’.
4. Satu lagi adalah tali coli. Ia tidak seharusnya diperlihatkan. Sediakan coli tanpa tali, yang dapat digunakan ketika anda mengenakan baju atau gaun tanpa lengan atau bertali halus.
5. Sebaiknya gantilah sepatu lama anda, sepatu yang sudah terlalu lama mempunyai warna yang pudar dan ini akan merusak penampilan.
6. Sepatu/sendal dengan tumit yang sangat rendah sukar untuk dipadankan dengan gaun atau kemeja. Tetapi ia baik untuk kesehatan kaki.
7. Anda beruntung jika memiliki leher yang jinjang. Ini karena bentuk leher seperti ini sesuai untuk baju yang berkolar tinggi. Jika leher anda sedikit lebih pendek, pakailah rantai atau kalung yang akan memberi kesan lebih cantik.

Pendidikan Yang Berkualitas

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Saat ini dunia pendidikan nasional Indonesia berada dalam situasi “kritis” baik dilihat dari sudut internal kepentingan pembangunan bangsa, maupun secara eksternal dalam kaitan dengan kompetisi antar bangsa. Fakta menunjukkan bahwa, kualitas pendidikan nasional masih rendah dan jauh ketinggalan dibandingkan dengan negara-negara lain. Berbagai kritikan tajam yang berasal dari berbagai sudut pandang terus ditujukan kepada dunia pendidikan nasional dengan berbagai alasan dan kepentingan.

Bahkan ada beberapa pihak yang menuding bahwa krisis nasional sekarang ini bersumber dari pendidikan dan lebih jauh ditudingkan sebagai kesalahan guru. Benarkah ada unsur “salah” pada guru? Mungkin “ya” dan mungkin “tidak” tergantung dari sudut mana memandang dan menilainya. Namun yang pasti ialah bahwa kondisi guru saat ini bersumber dari pola-pola bangsa ini memperlakukan guru. Meskipun diakui guru sebagai unsur penting dalam pembangunan bangsa, namun secara ironis guru belum memperoleh penghargaan yang wajar sesuai dengan martabat serta hak-hak azasinya. Hal itu tercermin dari belum adanya jaminan kepastian dan perlindungan bagi para guru dalam pelaksanaan tugas dan perolehan hak-haknya sebagai pribadi, tenaga kependidikan, dan warga negara.

Siapapun mulai dari Presiden, wakil rakyat, para penabat, dan semua warga masyarakat sangat setuju bahwa kualitas pendidikan kita harus dirtingkatkan untuk mengejar ketertinggalannya di dalam tantangan global. Namun bagaimana upaya itu haruis dilakukan secara sistemik agar dapat terwujud dengan baik. Tulisan ini akan mengemukakan satu pandangan bahwa upaya mencapai pendidikan berkualitas harus dimulai dengan guru yang berkualitas. Upaya meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan tanpa memperhitungkan guru secara nyata, hanya akan menghasilkan satu fatamorgana atau sesuatu yang semu dan tipuan belaka.

Sehubungan dengan itu bahasan berikut akan menyampaikan hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan makna kualitas pendidikan, posisi guru dalam pendidikan, masalah dan kendala, sertra upaya membanguin pendidikan guru yang ideal. Bahasannya baru merupakan pikiran awal yang masih harus dikaji dan dikembangkan lebih lanjut berdasarkan kajian sumber-sumber empiris dari berbagai penelitian dan pengalaman nyata baik dalam maupun luar negeri. Dalam ketidak sempurnaan ini ibarat setitik air di tengah samudra luas namun semoga memberi manfaat dan sumbangsih bagi kaum guru dan dunia pendidikan pada umumnya.

KUALITAS PENDIDIKAN: PROSES DAN HASIL

Dalam konsep yang lebih luas, kualitas pendidikan mempunyai makna sebagai suatu kadar proses dan hasil pendidikan secara keseluruhan. Kualitas pendidikan yang menyangkut proses dan atau hasil ditetapkan sesuai dengan pendekatan dan kriteria tertentu. Proses pendidikan merupakan suatu keseluruhan aktivitas pelaksanaan pendidikan dalam berbagai dimensi baik internal maupun eksternal, baik kebijakan maupun oprasional, baik edukatif maupun manajerial, baik pada tingkatan makro (nasional), regional, institusional, maupun instruksional dan individual; baik pendidikan dalam jalur sekolah maupun luar sekolah, dsb. Dalam bahasan ini proses pendidikan yang dimaksud adalah proses pendidikan Proses pendidikan yang berkualitas ditentukan oleh berbagai faktor yang saling terkait. Kualitas pendidikan bukan terletak pada besar atau kecilnya sekolah, negeri atau swasta, kaya atau miskin, permanen atau tidak, di kota atau di desa, gratis atau membayar, fasilitas yang “wah dan keren”, guru sarjana atau bukan, berpakaian seragam atau tidak. Faktor-faktor yang menentukan kualitas proses pendidikan suatu sekolah adalah terletak pada unsur-unsur dinamis yang ada di dalam sekolah itu dan lingkungannya sebagai suatu kesatuan sistem. Salah satu unsurnya ialah guru sebagai pelaku terdepan dalam pelaksanaan pendidikan di tingkat institusional dan instruksional.

Dalam konteks yang lebih luas, hasil pendidikan mencakup tiga jenjang yaitu: produk, efek, dan dampak. Hasil pendidikan yang berupa “produk”, adalah wujud hasil yang dicapai pada akhir satu proses pendidikan, misalnya akhir satu proses instruksional, akhir catur semester, akhir tahun ajaran, akhir jenjang pendidikan, dsb. Wujudnya dinyatakan dalam satu satuan ukuran tertentu (seperti angka, grade, peringkat, indeks prestasi, yudicium, UAN, dsb.) sebagai gambaran kualitas hasil pendidikan dalam periode tertentu. Hasil pendidikan berupa “efek”, adalah perubahan lebih lanjut terhadap keseluruhan kepribadian peserta didik sebagai akibat perolehan produk dari proses pendidikan (pembelajaran) dari satu periode tertentu. Perolehan produk pendidikan yang dinyatakan dalam bentuk hasil belajar seperti angka dalam rapor, dsb. seyogianya memberikan pengaruh (efek) terhadap perubahan keseluruhan perilaku/kepribadian peserta didik seperti dalam pemahaman diri, cara berfikir, sikap, nilai, dan kualitas kepribadian lainnya. Selanjutnya hasil pendidikan yang berupa “dampak”, adalah berupa pengaruh lebih lanjut hasil pendidikan berupa produk dan efek yang diperoleh peserta didik terhadap kondisi dan lingkungannya baik di dalam keluarga ataupun masyarakat secara keseluruhan.

Guru Di Garda Terdepan Pendidikan

Sesuai dengan judulnya, “guru” merupakan subyek yang menjadi fokus bahasan ini, karena siapapun sependapat bahwa guru merupakan unsur utama dalam keseluruhan proses pendidikan khususnya di tingkat insitusional dan instruksional. Tanpa guru, pendidikan hanya akan menjadi slogan muluk karena segala bentuk kebijakan dan program pada akhirnya akan ditentukan oleh kinerja pihak yang berada di garis terdepan yaitu guru. “No teacher no education, no education no economic and social development” demikian prinsip dasar yang diterapkan dalam pembangunan pendidikan di Vietnam berdasarkan amanat Bapak bangsanya yaitu Ho Chi Minh. Guru menjadi titik sentral dan awal dari semua pembangunan pendidikan. Di Indonesia guru masih belum mendapatkan posisi yang seharusnya dalam kebijakan dan program-program pendidikan. Saatnya kini membuat kebijakan dengan paradigma baru yaitu membangun pendidikan dengan memulainya dari subyek “guru”. Tanpa itu semua dikhawatirkan mutu pendidikan tidak sampai pada cita-cita mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa melalui pengembangan sumber daya manusia.

Dalam kenyataan, guru belum memperoleh haknya untuk dapat mengajar secara profesional dan efektif, Hal itu tercermin dari kondisi saat ini yang mencakup jumlah yang kurang sehingga harus bekerja melebihi lingkup tugasnya, mutu yang belum sesuai dengan tuntutan, distribusi yang kurang merata, kesejahteraan yang amat tidak menunjang, dan manajemen yang tidak kondusif. Semua itu merupakan cerminan adanya pelanggaran hak azasi guru. Hak azasi guru proteksi dari pemerintah dan masyarakat melalui perundang-undangan yang mengatur pendidikan antara lain Undang-undang nomor 20 tahun 2003 tentang Sisdiknas, dan Undang-undang nomor 14 tahun 2005 tentang Guru dan Dosen harus segera diimplementasikan pada tatanan operasional dan manajerial mulai di tingkat nasional, regional, institusional, sampai tingkat instruksional.

Peran serta guru dalam kaitan dengan mutu pendidikan, sekurang-kurangnya dapat dilihat dari empat dimensi yaitu guru sebagai pribadi, guru sebagai unsur keluarga, guru sebagai unsur pendidikan, dan guru sebagai unsur masyarakat.
Guru sebagai pribadi

Kinerja peran guru dalam kaitan dengan mutu pendidikan harus dimulai dengan dirinya sendiri. Sebagai pribadi, guru merupakan perwujudan diri dengan seluruh keunikan karakteristik yang sesuai dengan posisinya sebagai pemangku profesi keguruan. Kepribadian merupakan landasan utama bagi perwujudan diri sebagai guru yang efektif baik dalam melaksanakan tugas profesionalnya di lingkungan pendidikan dan di lingkungan kehidupan lainnya. Hal ini mengandung makna bahwa seorang guru harus mampu mewujudkan pribadi yang efektif untuk dapat melaksanakan fungsi dan tanggung jawabnya sebagai guru. Untuk itu, ia harus mengenal dirinya sendiri dan mampu mengembangkannya ke arah terwujudnya pribadi yang sehat dan paripurna (fully functioning person).

Peran guru di keluarga

Dalam kaitan dengan keluarga, guru merupakan unsur keluarga sebagai pengelola (suami atau isteri), sebagai anak, dan sebagai pendidik dalam keluarga. Hal ini mengandung makna bahwa guru sebagai unsur keluarga berperan untuk membangun keluarga yang kokoh sehingga menjadi fundasi bagi kinerjanya dalam melaksanakan fungsi guru sebagai unsur pendidikan. Untuk mewujudkan kehidupan keluarga yang kokoh perlu ditopang antara lain oleh: landasan keagamaan yang kokoh, penyesuaian pernikahan yang sehat, suasana hubungan inter dan antar keluarga yang harmonis, kesejahteraan ekonomi yang memadai, dan pola-pola pendidikan keluarga yang efektif.

Peran guru di sekolah

Dalam keseluruhan kegiatan pendidikan di tingkat operasional, guru merupakan penentu keberhasilan pendidikan melalui kinerjanya pada tingkat institusional, instruksional, dan eksperiensial.. Sejalan dengan tugas utamanya sebagai pendidik di sekolah, guru melakukan tugas-tugas kinerja pendidikan dalam bimbingan, pengajaran, dan latihan. Semua kegiatan itu sangat terkait dengan upaya pengembangan para peserta didik melalui keteladanan, penciptaan lingkungan pendidikan yang kondusif, membimbing, mengajar, dan melatih peserta didik. Dengan perkembangan dan tuntutan yang berkembang dewasa ini, peran-peran guru mengalami perluasan yaitu sebagai: pelatih (coaches), konselor, manajer pembelajaran, partisipan, pemimpin, pembelajar, dan pengarang. Sebagai pelatih (coaches), guru memberikan peluang yang sebesar-besarnya bagi peserta didik untuk mengembangkan cara-cara pembelajarannya sendiri sebagai latihan untuk mencapai hasil pembelajaran optimal.. Sebagai konselor, guru menciptakan satu situasi interaksi di mana peserta didik melakukan perilaku pembelajaran dalam suasana psikologis yang kondusif dengan memperhatikan kondisi setiap peserta didik dan membantunya ke arah perkembangan optimal. Sebagai manajer pembelajaran, guru mengelola keseluruhan kegiatan pembelajaran dengan mendinamiskan seluruh sumber-sumber penunjang pembelajaran. Sebagai partisipan, guru tidak hanya berperilaku mengajar akan tetapi juga berperilaku belajar melalui interaksinya dengan peserta didik. Sebagai pemimpin, guru menjadi seseorang yang menggerakkan peserta didik dan orang lain untuk mewujudkan perilaku pembelajaran yang efektif.. Sebagai pembelajar, guru secara terus menerus belajar dalam rangka menyegarkan kompetensinya serta meningkatkan kualitas profesionalnya. Sebagai pengarang, guru secara kreatif dan inovatif menghasilkan berbagai karya yang akan digunakan untuk melaksanakan tugasnya.

Peran guru di masyarakat

Dalam kehidupan bermasyarakat, berbangsa, dan bernegara secara keseluruhan, guru merupakan unsur strategis sebagai anggota, agen, dan pendidik masyarakat. Sebagai anggota masyarakat guru berperan sebagai teladan bagi bagi masyarakat di sekitarnya baik kehidupan pribadinya maupun kehidupan keluarganya. Sebagai agen masyarakat, guru berperan sebagai mediator (penengah) antara masyarakat dengan dunia pendidikan khususnya di sekolah. Dalam kaitan ini, guru akan membawa dan mengembangkan berbagai upaya pendidikan di sekolah ke dalam kehidupan di masyarakat, dan juga membawa kehidupan di masyarakat ke sekolah. Selanjutnya sebagai pendidik masyarakat, bersama unsur masyarakat lainnya guru berperan mengembangkan berbagai upaya pendidikan yang dapat menunjang pencapaian hasil pendidikan yang bermutu.

Nilai Pedagogis Paulo Freire Dan Masa Depan Pendidikan

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Pendidikan di Indonesia nampaknya sudah tidak berhasil ditinjau dari aspek pedagogis. Dunia pendidikan sekarang dinilai kering dari aspek pedagogis, dan sekolah nampak lebih mekanis sehingga seorang anak sekolah cenderung kerdil karena tidak mempunyai dunianya sendiri . Untuk itu, diperlukan adanya satu upaya baru dalam menjalankan proses belajar mengajar. Baru, dalam pengertian berbeda dari yang selama ini melembaga dalam duni pendidikan kita. Salah satu metode pendidikan yang dinilai tepat dijalankan di dunia ketiga adalah konsep pendidikan Paulo Freire yang menganggap bahwa pendidikan merupakan proses pembebasan .

Mengapa Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire dilahirkan 1921 di Recife, salah satu daerah paling miskin dan terbelakang di timur laut Brazil lewat karya pendidikannya dapat kita sebut sebagai bahwa pikirannya mewakili jawaban dari sebuah pikiran kreatif dan hati nurani yang peka akan kesengsaraan dan penderitaan luar biasa kaum tertindas di sekitarnya . Kondisi ketertindasannya di Recife tersebut cukup menggambarkan pola keumuman praktek pendidikan di dunia ketiga, termasuk di Indonesia. Disanalah tumbuhnya kebudayaan bisu dikalangan orang-orang yang tertindas. Lebih jauh Paulo Freire mengungkapkan bahwa proses pendidikan -dalam hal ini hubungan guru-murid- di semua tingkatan identik dengan watak bercerita. Murid lebih menyerupai bejana-bejana yang akan dituangkan air (ilmu) oleh gurunya. Karenanya, pendidikan seperti ini menjadi sebuah kegiatan menabung. Murid sebagai "celengan" dan guru sebagai "penabung". Secara lebih spesifik, Freire menguraikan beberapa ciri dari pendidikan yang disebutnya model pendidikan "gaya bank" tersebut.

1. Guru mengajar, murid diajar.
2. Guru mengetahui segala sesuatu, murid tidak tahu apa-apa.
3. Guru berpikir, murid dipikirkan.
4. Guru bercerita, murid mendengarkan.
5. Guru menentukan peraturan, murid diatur.
6. Guru memilih dan memaksakan pilihannya, murid menyetujui.
7. Guru berbuat, murid membayangkan dirinya berbuat melalui perbuatan gurunya.
8. Guru memilih bahan dan ini pelajaran, murid (tanpa diminta pendapatnya) menyesuaikan diri dengan pelajaran itu.
9. Guru mencampuradukan kewenangan ilmu pengetahuan dan kewenangan jabatannya, yang ia lakukan untuk menghalangi kebebasan murid.
10. Guru adalah subyek dalam proses belajar, murid adalah obyek belaka. Sebagai jawaban atas pendidikan gaya bank tersebut, Freire menawarkan bahwa sesungguhnya pendidikan semestinya dilakukan secara dialogis. Proses dialogis ini merupakan satu metode yang masuk dalam agenda besar pendidikan Paulo Freire yang disebutnya sebagai proses penyadaran (konsientisasi). Menurutnya, konsientisasi merupakan proses kemanusiaan yang ekslusif.

Pendidikan Kita Anti Realitas
Potret buram pendidikan kita berawal dari hal yang sesungguhnya sangat fundamental. Pendidikan kita tidaklah berangkat dari satu realitas masyarakat didalamnya, bahkan dapat dikatakan jauh dari realitas. Sebagai contoh, realitas kehidupan kita sebagian besar ada di pedesaan dan bekerja di ladang pertanian. Tetapi, kenyataan tersebut tidak digarap dengan baik di setiap jenjang pendidikan kita, baik dalam proses pembelajaran maupun dalam kegiatan riset. Contoh lainnya dapat kita cermati dalam pendidikan agama di persekolahan. Pendidikan agama diajarkan secara antirealitas. Padahal pluralitas kehidupan beragama kita merupakan realitas yang tidak perlu dipungkiri lagi. Pendidikan agama masih diajarkan sebagai bagian dari usaha seseorang untuk memonopoli Tuhan dan kebenaran, dan dengan sendirinya menghakimi orang lain yang berbeda agama dengannya. Akibatnya, realitas kehidupan beragama kita kurang berfungsi sebagai pengikat persaudaraan dan membantu menumbuhkan kearifan dan sikap rendah hati untuk saling menghormati dan saling memahami perbedaan yang ada. Pada akhirnya, pluralitas kehidupan beragama lebih cenderung menjadi penyebab konflik yang tak habis-habisnya.

Relitas ekonomi masyarakat Indonesia yang sebagian besar masih berada dalam kategori miskin dan terbelakang tidak pula dijadikan bahan pijakan untuk menentukan sistem pendidikan di Indonesia. Sekolah sekarang lebih mirip sebagai industri kapitalis daripada sebagai pengemban misi sosial kemanusiaan dalam mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa. Sementara untuk sekolah tinggi (baca pendidikan tinggi/perguruan tinggi), suatu ketika Menteri Pendidikan Nasional, Malik Fajar, mengemukakan bahwa perkembangan perguruan tinggi negeri (PTN) akhir-akhir ini lebih mirip toko kelontong. PTN kini kian mengecil dan berkeping-keping dengan membuka sekaligus menawarkan aneka program studi jangka pendek dan program ekstensi. Tujuannya jelas, penjualan kelontong itu lebih berorientasi profit (mengejar keuntungan materi) ketimbang pengembangan ilmu.

Fungsi sekolah masa lalu yang mengemban misi agung sebagai pencerdas kehidupan bangsa, kini tak ubahnya lahan bisnis untuk memperoleh keuntungan. Akibatnya, hanya kelompok elit sosial-lah yang yang mendapatkan pendidikan cukup baik. Kaum miskin menjadi kaum marjinal secara terus-menerus. Merekalah yang disebut Paulo Freire sebagai "korban penindasan". Proses penindasan yang sudah mewabah dalam berbagai bidang kehidupan semakin mendapat legitimasi lewat sistem dan metode pendidikan yang paternalistik, murid sebagai obyek pendidikan, intruksisional dan anti dialog. Dengan demikian, pendidikan pada kenyataannya tidak lain daripada proses pembenaran dari praktek-praktek yang melembaga. Secara ekstrim Freire menyebutkan bahwa sekolah tidak lebih dari penjinakan. Digiring kearah ketaatan bisu, dipaksa diam dan keharusannya memahami realitas diri dan dunianya sebagai kaum yang tertindas. Bagi kelompok elit sosial, kesadaran golongan tertindas membahayakan keseimbangan struktur masyarakat hierarkis piramidal.

Metode Dialog : Hadap Masalah
Karena penyebab tidak berhasilnya pendidikan kita sebagai akibat dari penerapan metode pendidikan konvensional, anti dialog, proses penjinakan, pewarisan pengetahuan, dan tidak berumber pada satu realitas masyarakat, maka kini tiba saatnya kita untuk merefleksikannya. Mau tidak mau, pendidikan kini harus berangkat dari proses dialogis antar sesama subyek pendidikan. Dialog yang lahir sebagai buah dari pemikiran kritis sebagai refleksi atas realitas. Hanya dialoglah yang menuntut pemikiran kritis dan melahirkan komunikasi. Tanpa komunikasi tidak akan mungkin ada pendidikan sejati. Sebagai respon atas praktek pendidikan anti realitas, Freire mengharuskan bahwa pendidikan harus diarahkan pada proses hadap masalah. Titik tolak penyusunan program pendidikan atau politik harus beranjak dari kekinian, eksistensial, dan konkrit yang mencerminkan aspirasi-aspirasi rakyat. Program tersebut diharapkan akan merangsang kesadaran rakyat dalam menghadapi tema-tema realitas kehidupan. Hal ini sejalan dengan tujuan pembebasan dari pendidikan dialogis. Pendidikan yang membebaskan, menurut Freire, agar manusia merasa sebagai tuan bagi pemikirannya sendiri.