Senin, 20 Februari 2012

Tips to Improve Your English Listening Skills


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Expert Author Lesley Rogan
Without doubt, listening is one of the more difficult skills to improve when you are learning English. When you listen, you rely on the quality and clarity of the speaker.
When I moved from Canada to Australia, I had trouble understanding approximately 5-10% of most conversations due to slang and the accent...and I'm a native English speaker!
Here are a few tips to help you develop your English listening skills:
1. Ask the speaker to speak more slowly. The person speaking wants you to understand, so they are happy to slow down - but you need to ask them.
2. Ask people to repeat what they have said if you didn't understand. Again, the speaker is trying to have a conversation and will do what they can to help you.
3. Watch English television programs and movies aimed for children and teenagers. They use a level of English that is good for learners. Most countries offer cable television from other cultures.
4. Turn on English subtitles when you watch a DVD in English.
5. Watch the news in English - the pictures and videos help you understand the content.
6. Join an English conversation group in your city. www.meetup.com is a good place to look for groups learning English. If one does not exist already - you can start it!
7. Visit VOA News to read and listen to current news.
8. Go to a lyric website such as Lyrics.com to see the words for the English songs you listen to. Sometimes the English is very casual and hard to follow - so choose carefully!
9. Practice, practice, practice - don't be shy.
Good luck!
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Jumat, 17 Februari 2012

Improve reading skill

Skimming - used to understand the "gist" or main idea Scanning - used to find a particular piece of information Extensive reading - used for pleasure and general understanding Intensive reading - accurate reading for detailed understanding
You can use these reading skills in a number of ways to improve other areas of English learning such as pronunciation, grammar and increasing vocabulary.
Reading Tips to Improve Your Pronunciation
Reading Tips to Improve Your Vocabulary
Reading Tips to Improve Your Conversational Skills
Reading Tips to Improve Your Grammar
Reading Tips to Improve Your Listening Skills
Next, review your understanding of these four basic reading skills. If you teach an English course, you can use these quick review texts in class, as well as this lesson plan focusing on identifying reading skills.
Skimming Skimming is used to quickly gather the most important information, or 'gist'. Run your eyes over the text, noting important information. Use skimming to quickly get up to speed on a current business situation. It's not essential to understand each word when skimming.
Examples of Skimming:
  • The Newspaper (quickly to get the general news of the day)
  • Magazines (quickly to discover which articles you would like to read in more detail)
  • Business and Travel Brochures (quickly to get informed)
Scanning
Scanning is used to find a particular piece of information. Run your eyes over the text looking for the specific piece of information you need. Use scanning on schedules, meeting plans, etc. in order to find the specific details you require. If you see words or phrases that you don't understand, don't worry when scanning.

Guide to writing research papers

There are nearly as many different possible formats for writing a paper as there are instructors. The only way to know that your papers are going to conform exactly with what your instructors are looking for is to ask what they want! Ask to look at a sample paper. If all instructors could agree on one simple format, that would be nice, and that style would probably be something easy to remember, like the style recommended by the Modern Language Association. The college's Guide to Writing Research Papers contains a section on formatting papers, MLA-style, that should be helpful.
Here are some generic suggestions for formatting your paper, attempted answers to the inevitable question: "What's this paper supposed to look like?" But remember, if you have any doubts or questions, ask your instructor!

  1. Word-processing is not just a good thing, a clever technological device to make your writing look good; it makes the composing and editing processes much easier and (some people claim) even fun; it is technology that you ignore to your peril!
  2. Double-space all typing in all documents. A serif typing font should be used, something like Times, Times Roman, or Times New Roman in a 12-point font size. Don't use anything fancy and avoid the non-serif fonts (except for headlines, if you have any), as they can become difficult to read after a while; cursive scripts are forbidden. Never mix font styles.

    Use one-inch margins (or a bit more, never less), all the way around the edge of your text. Do not use justified margins (even right margins), even though your word-processor makes that look really nifty. Justified margins tend to create some word-divisions and spacing that are not appropriate.

    Use plain black printing off a good laser or bubble-jet printer. Dot-matrix printing is acceptable if the copy is strong and dark; otherwise, bring your floppy disc into a computer lab where you can print your paper using a better printer. Use plain, white, 20-lb., 8 1/2- by 11-inch paper. If you use tractor-fed paper, use only laser-cut paper and carefully remove the fringes. (But it is definitely time for a new printer!)
  3. Spacing: With modern word-processors, it is a good idea to get into the habit of using only one space after a period, question mark, semicolon, colon, etc. Word-processors will allow for the appropriate spacing. A double-space can actually do weird things, especially if your margin is justified (which is probably not a good idea). If you have any questions about this, ask your instructor (some of whom learned to space their typing on ancient typewriters and still use double-spacing after periods).

    Spacing around quotation marks and parentheses can raise questions. Click HERE for help with quotation marks; click HERE for help with parentheses. The most important rule you must remember about quotation marks is that in the United States, periods and commas go inside quotation marks regardless of logic. (When marking papers written by students who have grown up in areas influenced by British education, instructors would be kind to remember that this is not the rule outside the United States.)
  4. Titles can be important. If you can't think of a good title, it might mean that your paper has no real focus. Capitalize the first, last, and important words of your title. A title can end in a question mark or exclamation mark, but it cannot end in a period. (This is different from usage in other languages.) You might use quotation marks in a title if it refers to someone else's title (of a poem, say), but do not put quotation marks around your own title (e.g., Robert Frost's "Design" could be your title, but not "Robert Frost's 'Design'.").

    A title page is probably unnecessary, but you should ask your instructor about that. Fancy graphics or bold or italic printing on your title page, if you use one, is not necessary and probably should be avoided.
  5. Place your name, date, and course number at the top of the first page. Your instructor may ask you to put your name on each sheet of paper.
  6. Never use the back of a sheet of paper; staple additional sheets at the upper left-hand corner. This professor's prejudice dictates that students not use plastic binders; they're cumbersome and a waste of money. What your instructors usually want is a nice, flat stack of papers they can cram into an attache case or backpack, and those plastic folders just get in the way when it's time to grade the papers.
  7. Depending on your instructor and the level at which you are writing, evidence of careful re-reading and editing here and there (a last-minute correction done neatly with pen) is permissible; sloppiness is not. Last-minute corrections can be accomplished on a word-processor, and your paper ought to be nearly perfect when you hand it in.
CAUTION: Do not wait until the very last minute to print out your paper! Evil, fun-loving gremlins reside in every printer ever made, just waiting to detect a last-minute paper so they can jam up, eat paper, create havoc, and make your life miserable. Your instructor has filed the excuse of the demonic printer along with the plague that strikes down millions of grandmothers (sometimes grandmothers who died the previous semester) near the end of every term.

Rabu, 08 Februari 2012

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The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings.
You have 20 minutes to do 20 questions. When you have completed the test you will get a score and you can review your answer to each question.


Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency.
The TOEFL® Internet-based test has four sections. It is approximately four hours long. All four sections can be taken on one day. Note-taking is allowed throughout the test to help test takers answer the questions.
Reading
Three to five academic reading passages followed by comprehension questions

Listening

Two conversations that include two or more speakers in each
Four lectures, which include classroom dialogue

Speaking

6 questions, where you have to speak about something you have heard or read.

Writing

Two writing tasks, one involves reading and listening.
Please also visit ExamEnglish.com . You will find free practice tests for TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, CAE, FCE and other exams for English language learners.

materi bahasa inggris narative text

Narrative Text, adalah teks yang isinya merupakan cerita atau kisah tentang sesuatu. Contoh narrative text: cerita rakyat (folktale), cerita binatang (fable), Legenda (legend), cerita pendek (short story), dan sejenisnya. Di dalamnya terdapat konflik/puncak masalah yang diikuti dengan penyelesaian. Fungsi utama teks ini adalah untuk berkisah atau menghibur pembaca.
Ciri-ciri narrative text:
1. Generic Structure:
  • Orientation: berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu terjadinya cerita (siapa atau apa, kapan dan dimana)
  • Complication: Berisi puncak konflik/masalah dalam cerita. Sebuah cerita boleh memiliki complication lebih dari satu.
  • Resolution: Pemecahan masalah. Bisa berakhir dengan kegembiraan (happy ending) bisa pula berakhir dengan kesedihan (sad ending).
Catatan:
Terkadang juga susunannya (generic structure): Orientation, Complication, Evaluation, Resolution dan Reorientation. Untuk “Evaluation” dan “Reorientation” merupakan optional; bisa ada bisa tidak. Evaluation berisi penilaian/evaluasi terhadap jalannya cerita atau konflik. Sedangkan Reorientation berisi penyimpulan isi akhir cerita.
2. Grammatical features menggunakan tenses “past”
3. Sering menggunakan kata penghubung waktu (temporal conjunction), misalnya: once upon a time, one day, long time ago, …
Contoh Narrative Text:
Ali Baba
Once upon a time there were 40 cruel thieves who put their stolen money and treasures in a cave. They went in the cave by saying ”Open Sesame” to the cave entrance. A poor person, named Ali Baba saw them while they were doing that, so he heard the opening word. After they left, he went toward the cave and opened it. Suddenly he found a very large quantity of money and golden treasures. He took some of it and went back home. After that he became a rich man and his brother wanted to know how he became rich.
Ali Baba turned into the richest man in his village. His evil brother was really jealous of him, and wanted to know how he could get such a lot of money. Therefore, when Ali Baba went to the cave again to take some more money, his brother followed him. He saw everything, and decided to go back the next day to take some money for himself. The next morning he found a lot of money in the cave, and he wanted to take all of them. Unfortunately, when he was busy carrying the money to his house, the thieves came. The boss of the thieves asked him how he knew about the cave. He told everything, but unluckily they killed him and went to Ali Baba’s house.
After finding Ali Baba’s house, they made a plan to kill him the following night. Some of the thieves hid in big jars, and the boss pretended that he was a merchant who wanted to sell the jars to Ali Baba. Ali Baba who was a kind man invited the boss of the thief to have lunch together.
After lunch they took a rest. Luckily, the house maid went out of the house, and found that there were thieves inside the jars. She finally boiled hot oil and poured it into the jars to kill all of them. The boss of the thieves was caught, and put into prison.
Ali Baba was saved from the danger, and he finally lived happily ever after with his maid who became his wife shortly after.

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  1. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: melengkapi kalimat/paragraf
  2. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: Expressions (ungkapan)
  3. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: Tenses
  4. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: Question Words
  5. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: Comparison
  6. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: Pronouns (kt.ganti)
  7. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: Elliptical Sentences
  8. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: Conjunctions
  9. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: Tag Questions
  10. materi-soal-pembahasan-un_smp_ing: Conditional Sent(1)
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  13. materi soal dan pembahasan un smp ing: Reading [genre: procedure texts]
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tips belajar bahasa inggris dengan cepat



sumber :  http://fandi4tarakan.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/tips-mudah-cepat-belajar-bahasa-inggris-adalah-praktek/


Tips mudah pintar dan cepat belajar Bahasa Inggris adalah praktek. Ada 4 keahlian kunci ketika Anda mempelajari sebuah bahasa, yaitu: listening, speaking, reading, dan writing. Yang mana diantara 4 keahlian ini yang memiliki keunikan dan berbeda dari yang lain? Jawabannya tentu speaking. Ketiga keahlian kunci lainnya bisa Anda lakukan sendiri, sesuau keinginan anda, tanpa memerlukan orang lain. Anda bisa mendengar radio sendiri. Anda bisa membaca buku sendiri. Anda bisa menulis surat sendiri. Tetapi Anda tidak bisa bercakap sendiri! Berbicara dengan diri sendiri bisa “berbahaya” karena Anda akan disangka orang gila :) .
Itulah sebabnya mengapa Anda harus melakukan setiap upaya yang mungkin untuk mencari seseorang yang bisa diajak berbicara. Dimana Anda bisa menemukan orang-orang yang bisa bercakap Inggris dengan Anda? Dan bagaimana Anda bisa mempraktikkan bercakap saat Anda sendiri?
Di sekolah/kampus/tempat kursus
Khusus untuk adik-adik yang masih duduk di bangku SMP atau SMA, sekolah merupakan tempat yang sangat baik untuk mempraktikkan bercakap bahasa Inggris, khususnya pada saat mata pelajaran bahasa Inggris, apakah dengan guru atau teman-teman yang lain. Begitu juga dengan Mahasiswa yang diajarkan bahasa Inggris. Ketika guru bertanya, manfaatkan peluang itu untuk menjawab. Cobalah untuk mengucapkan sebanyak mungkin. Jangan khawatir akan berbuat kesalahan. Just speak!
Conversation Clubs
Banyak kota di seluruh dunia yang memiliki conversation club dimana orang-orang bisa saling bertukar bahasa. Cobalah cari conversation club bahasa Inggris di sekitar Anda. Klub-klub semacam ini biasanya gratis walaupun mungkin ada beberapa yang mengenakan sedikit biaya masuk.
Tempat wisata yang banyak dikunjungi turis asing
Ada beberapa tempat wisata yang sering dikunjungi oleh turis asing. Jika ada tempat semacam ini di sekitar tempat tinggal Anda, cobalah berkunjung kesana sekali-kali dan cari turis asing untuk ditemani bercakap. Dalam hal ini Anda perlu mempelajari beberapa dialog ketika bertemu dengan seorang turis asing. Selain dapat praktik bercakap Anda juga akan mendengarkan langsung bagaimana para penutur asli berbahasa Inggris.
Bahasa itu ada dimana-mana
Kemanapun Anda pergi Anda akan menemukan bahasa. Nama-nama toko, nama-nama jalan, iklan, pengumuman di tempat-tempat umum dan lain-lain. Sekalipun di negara yang tidak berbahasa Inggris seringkali ada banyak kata-kata bahasa Inggris bisa bisa kita lihat saat berjalan di jalan, khususnya di kota-kota besar. Dan Anda akan selalu menemukan angka-angka seperti nomor plat mobil, nomor telepon, nomor rumah, etc… Bagaimana ini dapat membantu Anda? Saat Anda berjalan di jalanan, praktikkanlah membaca kata-kata dan bilangan-bilangan yang Anda lihat. Ucapkan untuk diri anda sendiri. Meskipun ini bukan percakapan, tetapi dapat membantu anda “berpikir” dalam bahasa Inggris. Contoh, jika Anda berjalan di sebuah tempat parkir mobil, ucapkanlah angka pada plat kenderaan dengan cepat saat Anda melewatinya. Uji diri Anda, untuk melihat seberapa cepat Anda bisa berjalan dan masih mampu mengucapkan masing-masing angka. Tetapi jangan mengucapkannya terlalu keras!
Lagu dan film
Dengarkan kata-kata dari lagu berbahasa Inggris yang Anda suka. Kemudian ulangi dengan memperdengarkan pada diri Anda sendiri dan coba untuk menyanyikan dengan musik. Ulangi kata-kata tersebut sebanyak mungkin sampai menjadi natural. Atau dengarkan salah satu aktor favorit anda di film dan ulangi satu atau dua kalimat yang anda suka. Lakukan sampai menjadi natural. Ini baik untuk memori dan untuk otot-otot mulut yang diperlukan untuk bahasa Inggris.
Yang paling penting, jangan takut berbicara. Anda harus mencoba berbicara, sekalipun Anda berbuat kesalahan. Anda tidak bisa belajar tanpa kesalahan. Ada yang mengatakan: “Orang yang tidak berbuat kesalahan tidak akan pernah menghasilkan apa-apa”. So, anggaplah kesalahan anda sebagai sesuatu yang positif dan bermanfaat.

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akan tetapi bagi teman teman yang masih berstatus sebagai pelajar akan sangat berguna jika memanfaatkan materi ini sebagai bahan pembelajaran di rumah agar kemampuan bahasa inggris mengalami peningkatan dalam hal speaking,listening,dan writing skill.
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