Breathe it :)

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel - Socrates

Nilai Akhir UAS Bahasa Inggris X TIK 1

This is your final result of your English mark in first semester. I have helped a lot to increase some marks for some students but it's not enough to pass the standard value (75).

So please look at carefully and be brave to face it.
Meiva has an exception, so her mark isn't final yet. Thank you.

Link for download :

http://www.4shared.com/document/ns3LYxlU/Daftar_Nilai_Akhir_TIK_1.html

English Time - Listening Activity

We've done some listening activities in the lab but I think you still need more exercises.
Listening is an important thing like any other skills and the students are going to have listening test on National Final Test.
So keep your ear exercised by singing and listening to music everyday :)

English Time - Modals

In English we have several modals that help us to form sentences. A modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb. In addition, modal verbs do not take the inflection -s or -es in the third person singular, unlike other verbs.


For brief explaination please download :
http://www.4shared.com/document/QweJW5sq/MissMega-Modals.html
http://www.4shared.com/document/i_RaZukb/MissMega-Exercise_ability.html  

English Time - Exercise

Here are some exercises that you can solve yourself.
Please do it at home, and submit your answer via email : mega1608@gmail.com
or submit to your blog.
Thank you :)

Exercises :
http://www.4shared.com/document/p17ajAQw/Easy_Question.html 
http://www.4shared.com/document/KuzygrWf/Short_Answers.html 

English Time - Simple Past Tense

Here you can study about simple past tense, example, and its exercise.
Please click on these links below:

http://www.4shared.com/document/jmYG_Ofe/MissMega-Simple_Past_Tense.html 

http://www.4shared.com/document/WeDTOZyU/MissMega-REGULAR_AND_IRREGULAR.html 

English Time - Adjectives Order

This page will explain the different types of adjectives and the correct order for them.

Link :

http://www.4shared.com/document/HpCB3oRI/ADJECTIVES_ORDER.html

English Time - Numbers in English

In English, we have some types of numbers. They are :

1. Cardinal Number

2. Ordinal Number


How do we differ it? Just click this link below :

http://www.4shared.com/document/aQUkkfxh/Number_in_English.html

English Time - Daily Test

Try your understanding by doing this test well.
Good Luck :)

Link :
http://www.4shared.com/file/f10QvppQ/Daily_test.html

English Time - Personal Pronoun

Personal pronouns represent specific people or things. We use personal pronouns in place of the person or people that we are talking about.

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pronouns-personal.htm

Here is a link about Personal Pronoun :
http://www.4shared.com/file/b61PO_-U/PERSONAL_PRONOUN.html

English Time - Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense is used to discuss permanent situations and the frequency of events. 

When something happens regularly or is a permanent situation we usually use the simple present tense. When using the simple present the verb (with the exception of the auxiliary verbs) remains in the dictionary form (verb +s with he/she/it).

The simple present tense is also used to show how often something happens with adverb of frequency - always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never, etc.... And when discussing daily, weekly, monthly etc. routines.

Here is a link about Simple Present Tense :

http://www.4shared.com/file/GdvjC32R/present_tense.html

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present.htm

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/tensesimpres.htm

English Time - Language in use

Here we can study about how we say something in some different 
situations, such as:
1. Saying sorry
2. Saying regret
3. Ask and give permission
4. Saying sympathy
5. Requesting and Offering something
For better explanation, just klik the link below
http://www.4shared.com/document/2Zj7Aaz7/MissMega-Language_in_Use-Expre.html 

English Time - Describing People

How to answer these questions :
1. What does she look like?
2. What is she look like?

Use these links to know how to differ them :
http://www.4shared.com/document/OFHP_QKK/MissMega-Describing_People.html 
http://www.4shared.com/document/JN1LmSZ3/describing_people2.html
 

English Time - Link

You can download the lesson about verb agreement and adjectives ended by -ing and -ed here :

http://www.4shared.com/document/s0Qt3mVc/MissMega-Verb_Agreement_and_Ad.html  

Exercise - Adjectives ended with -ing & -ed

Now complete the sentences below using the correct adjective:

·         Dogs often feel ___ during fireworks.

frightened
frightening

·         The metro can be ___ the first time you use it.

confused
confusing

·         Satoru was ___ to hear about the earthquake.

shocking
shocked

·         I think that rainy days in winter are ___.

depressed
depressing

·         She's ___ of doing the same thing every day.

boring
bored

·         It was the most ___ I have been watching a film.

excited
exciting

·         The meals at Immigrant's Cafe are ___. 

satisfied
satisfying

English Time - The use of adjectives ended with -ing & -ed

Like other adjectives, ‘-ing’ and ‘-ed’ adjectives can be:

• used in front of a noun

They still show amazing loyalty to their parents.

This is the most terrifying tale ever written.

I was thanked by the satisfied customer.

The worried authorities cancelled the match.

• used after link verbs / tobe

It’s amazing what they can do.

The present situation is terrifying.

He felt satisfied with all the work he had done.

My husband was worried.

• modified by adverbials such as ‘quite‘, ‘really‘, and ‘very’

The film was quite boring.

There is nothing very surprising in this.

She was quite astonished at his behaviour.

He was a very disappointed young man.

• used in the comparative and superlative

His argument was more convincing than mine.

He became even more depressed after she died.

This is one of the most boring books I’ve ever read.

She was the most interested in going to the cinema.

A small number of ‘-ed‘ adjectives are normally only used after link verbs such as ‘be‘, ‘become‘, or ‘feel‘. They are related to transitive verbs, and are often followed by a prepositional phrase, a ‘to‘-infinitive clause, or a ‘that‘-clause.

convinced delighted finished interested involved pleased prepared scared thrilled tired touched worried

English Time - Adjective ended with -ed

Adjectives ending in -ed/ past participle:

a smashed window.

a painted box.

a lost child

a surprised look

 These adjectives are used with a passive meaning. Something has been done to them (the window, the box) or something/someone has caused them to be in a certain state (the child, the look) or feel in a certain way. That is, the person or thing we are describing here is a'passive participant' in the action. They are not doing anything, but they are “done” something. So the adjectives smashed, painted , lost , surprised describe states or feelings as a result of something done – the window has been smashed, the box has been painted, child has been lost, the person was surprised so he gave/had a surprised a look.

Many ‘-ed’ adjectives describe people’s feelings. They have the same form as the past participle of a transitive verb and have a passive meaning. For example, ‘a frightened person’ is a person who has been frightened by something.

alarmed amused astonished bored delighted depressed disappointed excited frightened interested satisfied shocked surprised tired troubled worried

She looks alarmed about something.

A bored student complained to his teacher.

She had big blue frightened eyes.

Note that the past participles of irregular verbs do not end in ‘-ed’, but can be used as adjectives.

The bird had a broken wing.

His coat was dirty and torn.

English Time - Adjective ended with -ing

ADJECTIVES: -ing

Generally said -ing adjectives have an active meaning, describing someone that is doing something (acting) or something that is causing something to us (making us feel in a certain way or giving us some kind of impression etc).

While adjectives ending with -ed have a passive meaning, describing someone 'receiving' some kind of action, made to feel in a certain way or given an impression.

To make it clearer, let's take a look at the following examples:

a talking clock

a singing bird

a winning team

a laughing child

They all 'do' something – the clock is talking, the bird is singing, the team is winning, the child is crying. The adjectives with 'ing, here, have an active meaning. So, 'talking', 'singing', winning' and laughing' are used to describe an action.

You use many ‘-ing’ adjectives to describe the effect that something has on your feelings, or on the feelings of people in general. For example, if you talk about ‘a surprising number’, you mean that the number surprises you.

alarming amazing annoying astonishing boring charming confusing convincing depressing disappointing embarrassing exciting frightening interesting shocking surprising terrifying tiring welcoming worrying

He lives in a charming house just outside the town.

She always has a warm welcoming smile.

You use some ‘-ing’ adjectives to describe something that continues over a period of time.

ageing booming decreasing dying existing increasing living remaining

Britain is an ageing society.

Increasing prices are making food very expensive.

Verb Agreement - Exercise

Exercise:

The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert. 
 HAS
 HAVE
2.  The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes. 
 ARE
 IS
3.  Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip. 
 IS
 ARE
4.  There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table. 
 ARE
 IS
5.  Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance. 
 HAS
 HAVE
6.  The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom. 
 TAKE
 TAKES
7.  Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment. 
 SEEM
 SEEMS
8.  ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house? 
 HAS
 HAVE
9.  Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront. 
HINT: Try starting the sentence with "Of those cities that . . . ."
 IS
 ARE
10.  Some of the grain ____________ gone bad. 
 HAVE
 HAS

English Time - Verb Agreement

The 20 Rules of Subject Verb Agreement in Standard English

1.      Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.

The dog growls when he is angry. The dogs growl when they are angry.

2.      Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.

The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.

3.      Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.

The colors of the rainbow are beautiful.

4.      When sentences start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placed after the verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.

There is a problem with the balance sheet.

Here are the papers you requested.

5.      Subjects don't always come before verbs in questions. Make sure you accurately identify the subject before deciding on the proper verb form to use.

Does Lefty usually eat grass?

Where are the pieces of this puzzle?

6.      If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.

The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.

Phrases such as together with, as well as, and along with are not the same as and.

·         The mayor as well as his brothers is going to prison.

·         The mayor and his brothers are going to jail.

7.      The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.

Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.

8.      If one of the words each, every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular.

No smoking or drinking is allowed.

Every man and woman is required to check in.

9.      If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.

Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident.

10.  The only time when the object of the preposition factors into the decision of plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.

All of the chicken is gone.

All of the chickens are gone.

11.  The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement.

Four quarts of oil was required to get the car running.

12.  If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.

Dogs and cats are both available at the pound.

13.  If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.

Either the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo. 

Neither the lion nor the bears have escaped from the zoo.

14.  Indefinite pronouns (anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody) typically take singular verbs.

Everybody wants to be loved.

15.  * Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.

Few were left alive after the flood.

16.  If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb.

To walk and to chew gum require great skill.

17.  When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence they take the singular verb form of the verb, but when they are linked by and they take the plural form.

Standing in the water was a bad idea.

Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies.

18.  Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.

The herd is stampeding.

19.  Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.

The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.

20. Final Rule – Remember, only the subject affects the verb!