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Saturday 3 March 2012
SATURDAY 3 February 2012
this semester I learn a lot of thing such as new word,grammar,how to speaking English,listening and the most important that I learn from Miss zu is don't come late to class.Miss Zu is energetic,happy-go-lucky funny at the same time she is very strict person.Miss Zu taught us in different ways everyday.Everyday we will have diffrent activities,game,quiz and I think its a good way to teach us because we can learnt easily in the activities.Thank you Ms Zuraidah for all knowledge that you taught me.See you again and may success in your carrier.bye Bel 260...
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Thursday 1 march 2012
today is our last Bel 260 class. Ms Zu bought to us many foods for us from the collection of latecomers money including me.so today we only eat and laugh in the class.
Wednesday 29 February 2012
today,we learnt about author's purpose and tone in their writing. We need to focus what actually the author wants to tell in his/her writing. Important reasons for author's to write:
WHAT IS PURPOSE ??
important reasons for author's to write:
1) entertain - The author tells a story that describes something or someone in an interesting way.
2) persuade - The author tries to change our opinion on a topic by appealing to our emotions.
3) instruct - The author will explain or teach something in the story that the reader doesn’t know. The author
provides knowledge to the reader.
4) describe - Authors often describe to support other purposes in writing. They use it to create a character,
set a mood or envision a scene.
types of tone.
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WHAT IS PURPOSE ??
important reasons for author's to write:
1) entertain - The author tells a story that describes something or someone in an interesting way.
2) persuade - The author tries to change our opinion on a topic by appealing to our emotions.
3) instruct - The author will explain or teach something in the story that the reader doesn’t know. The author
provides knowledge to the reader.
4) describe - Authors often describe to support other purposes in writing. They use it to create a character,
set a mood or envision a scene.
TONE
•Indignant
•Evasive
•Incredulous
•Optimistic
•Pessimistic
•Mocking
•Malicious
•Compassionate
•Cynical
•Bitter
•Evasive
•Incredulous
•Optimistic
•Pessimistic
•Mocking
•Malicious
•Compassionate
•Cynical
•Bitter
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Tuesday 28 February 2012
today,we learn about passive voice,.
PASSIVE VOICE IS:
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Example: My bike was stolen.
In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.
Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:
Example: A mistake was made.
In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).
Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle
Example: A letter was written.
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)
Examples of Passive
Examples of Passive 
Passive Sentences with Two Objects
Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voice means that one of the two objects becomes the subject, the other one remains an object. Which object to transform into a subject depends on what you want to put the focus on.
.As you can see in the examples, adding by Rita does not sound very elegant. That’s why it is usually dropped.
PASSIVE VOICE IS:
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Example: My bike was stolen.
In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.
Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:
Example: A mistake was made.
In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).
Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle
Example: A letter was written.
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)
Examples of Passive
| Tense | Subject | Verb | Object | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Present | Active: | Rita | writes | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | is written | by Rita. | |
| Simple Past | Active: | Rita | wrote | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | was written | by Rita. | |
| Present Perfect | Active: | Rita | has written | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | has been written | by Rita. | |
| Future I | Active: | Rita | will write | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | will be written | by Rita. | |
| Hilfsverben | Active: | Rita | can write | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | can be written | by Rita. | |
| Tense | Subject | Verb | Object | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present Progressive | Active: | Rita | is writing | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | is being written | by Rita. | |
| Past Progressive | Active: | Rita | was writing | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | was being written | by Rita. | |
| Past Perfect | Active: | Rita | had written | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | had been written | by Rita. | |
| Future II | Active: | Rita | will have written | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | will have been written | by Rita. | |
| Conditional I | Active: | Rita | would write | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | would be written | by Rita. | |
| Conditional II | Active: | Rita | would have written | a letter. |
| Passive: | A letter | would have been written | by Rita. | |
Passive Sentences with Two Objects
Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voice means that one of the two objects becomes the subject, the other one remains an object. Which object to transform into a subject depends on what you want to put the focus on.
| Subject | Verb | Object 1 | Object 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active: | Rita | wrote | a letter | to me. |
| Passive: | A letter | was written | to me | by Rita. |
| Passive: | I | was written | a letter | by Rita. |
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today,Ms Zu teach us about argumentative essay. Definition: In this kind of essay, we not only give information but also present an argument with the PROS (supporting ideas) and CONS (opposing ideas) of an argumentative issue. We should clearly take our stand and write as if we are trying to persuade an opposing audience to adopt new beliefs or behavior. The primary objective is to persuade people to change beliefs that many of them do not want to change.
before writing,we must :
- Brainstorm ideas
- Identify the main topics.
- Use these topics as headings.
- Decide which side you are on i.e. which arguments are most convincing.
- Plan and write an outline for your essay.
The instructions are,we must write :
1) introduction paragraph
2) body paragraph
3) refutation paragraph
-This is also used to support your claim.
-Use the counter arguments to show that your idea is the stronger one.
-Do not focus only on the opposing ideas.
4) Concluding paragraph
- Brainstorm ideas
- Identify the main topics.
- Use these topics as headings.
- Decide which side you are on i.e. which arguments are most convincing.
- Plan and write an outline for your essay.
The instructions are,we must write :
1) introduction paragraph
2) body paragraph
3) refutation paragraph
-This is also used to support your claim.
-Use the counter arguments to show that your idea is the stronger one.
-Do not focus only on the opposing ideas.
4) Concluding paragraph
this is some example of argumentative essay http://www.custom-essays.org/samples/by_type/Examples_of_Argumentative_Essays.html
Wednesday 22 February 2012
today we learn how to make conclusion
Conclusion may refer to:
conclusion: when a statement or question comes to an answer; when an idea or thought is settled.
HOW TO MAKE CONCLUSIONS
-What is the writer trying to prove?
-What is the consequences of these events?
-What is going to happen because of these actions?
-What can I conclude from the paragraph?
- Read the paragraph and identify the topic sentence and main idea.
- Look for supporting details as evidence that you can use to reach a conclusion (E.g of evidences are: facts, statistics, reasons, definitions and descriptions.
- Combine your prior knowledge with the supporting details to draw conclusions.
- Ask these questions:
-What is the writer trying to prove?
-What is the consequences of these events?
-What is going to happen because of these actions?
-What can I conclude from the paragraph?
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Tuesday 21 February 2012
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- Information which is provided must be analysed.
- Use your experience, knowledge, common sense and power of reasoning to draw logical conclusions.
Thursday 15 February 2012
Today,we have another two grammar presentations like yesterday. Iffah's group will explain to us about Simple Past Tense and Jihan's group on Past Continuous Tense.
The simple past tense is sometimes called the preterite tense. We can use several tenses to talk about the past, but the simple past tense is the one we use most often.
To make the simple past tense, we use:
past form only
or
auxiliary did + base form
The past continuous tense is an important tense in English. We use it to say what we were in the middle of doing at a particular moment in the past.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
To make the simple past tense, we use:
past form only
or
auxiliary did + base form
Here you can see examples of the past form and base form for irregular verbs and regular verbs:
The structure for positive sentences in the simple past tense is:
subject + main verb past
The structure for negative sentences in the simple past tense is:
subject + auxiliary verb + not + main verb
The structure for question sentences in the simple past tense is:
auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
The auxiliary verb did is not conjugated. It is the same for all persons (I did, you did, he did etc). And the base form and past form do not change. Look at these examples with the main verbs go andwork:
Exception! The verb to be is different. We conjugate the verb to be (I was, you were, he/she/it was, we were, they were); and we do not use an auxiliary for negative and question sentences. To make a question, we exchange the subject and verb. Look at these examples:
| V1 base | V2 past | V3 past participle | ||
| regular verb | work explode like | worked exploded liked | worked exploded liked | The past form for all regular verbs ends in -ed. |
| irregular verb | go see sing | went saw sang | gone seen sung | The past form for irregular verbs is variable. You need to learn it by heart. |
| You do not need the past participle form to make the simple past tense. It is shown here for completeness only. | ||||
The structure for positive sentences in the simple past tense is:
subject + main verb past
The structure for negative sentences in the simple past tense is:
subject + auxiliary verb + not + main verb
The structure for question sentences in the simple past tense is:
auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
The auxiliary verb did is not conjugated. It is the same for all persons (I did, you did, he did etc). And the base form and past form do not change. Look at these examples with the main verbs go andwork:
| subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
| + | I | went | to school. | ||
| You | worked | very hard. | |||
| - | She | did | not | go | with me. |
| We | did | not | work | yesterday. | |
| ? | Did | you | go | to London? | |
| Did | they | work | at home? |
| subject | main verb | |||
| + | I, he/she/it | was | here. | |
| You, we, they | were | in London. | ||
| - | I, he/she/it | was | not | there. |
| You, we, they | were | not | happy. | |
| ? | Was | I, he/she/it | right? | |
| Were | you, we, they | late? |
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
The structure of the past continuous tense is:
For negative sentences in the past continuous tense, we insert not between the auxiliary verb and main verb. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb. Look at these example sentences with the past continuous tense:
| subject | + | auxiliary verb BE | + | main verb |
| conjugated in simple past tense | present participle | |||
| was were | base + ing | |||
| subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
| + | I | was | watching | TV. | |
| + | You | were | working | hard. | |
| - | He, she, it | was | not | helping | Mary. |
| - | We | were | not | joking. | |
| ? | Were | you | being | silly? | |
| ? | Were | they | playing | football? |
YOU CAN KNOW HOW WE CAN USE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE IN THIS LINKhttp://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past-continuous_u.htm
Thursday 1 March 2012
Wednesday 15 February 2012
today,Elya's group will present about Simple Present Tense while Dinie's group will present about present continuous tense.
The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.
We use the present tense:
1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
I take the train to the office.
The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.
2. For facts.
The President of The USA lives in The White House.
A dog has four legs.
We come from Switzerland.
3. For habits.
I get up early every day.
Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
They travel to their country house every weekend.
4. For things that are always / generally true.
It rains a lot in winter.
The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
They speak English at work.
WHEN TO USE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening now.
Examples
The kids are watching TV.
I am sitting down, because I am tired.
I am not learning German, because this is an English class.
Who are you writing to?
We can also use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening around now, and not necessarily this very moment.
Examples
Sally is studying really hard for her exams this week.
I am reading a really interesting book now.
How are you brushing up on your English for the trip?
We aren't working hard these days.
The Present Continuous Tense is also used to talk about activities happening in the near future, especially for planned future events.
Examples
I am seeing my dentist on Wednesday.
Polly is coming for dinner tomorrow.
Are you doing anything tonight?
We aren't going on holiday next week.
You also can try some quiz in this link http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-continuous_quiz.htm
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
We use the present tense:
1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
I take the train to the office.
The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.
2. For facts.
The President of The USA lives in The White House.
A dog has four legs.
We come from Switzerland.
3. For habits.
I get up early every day.
Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
They travel to their country house every weekend.
4. For things that are always / generally true.
It rains a lot in winter.
The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
They speak English at work.
for more information, you can visit this website http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present.htm
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
WHEN TO USE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening now.
Examples
The kids are watching TV.
I am sitting down, because I am tired.
I am not learning German, because this is an English class.
Who are you writing to?
We can also use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening around now, and not necessarily this very moment.
Examples
Sally is studying really hard for her exams this week.
I am reading a really interesting book now.
How are you brushing up on your English for the trip?
We aren't working hard these days.
The Present Continuous Tense is also used to talk about activities happening in the near future, especially for planned future events.
Examples
I am seeing my dentist on Wednesday.
Polly is coming for dinner tomorrow.
Are you doing anything tonight?
We aren't going on holiday next week.
| subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
| + | I | am | speaking | to you. | |
| + | You | are | reading | this. | |
| - | She | is | not | staying | in London. |
| - | We | are | not | playing | football. |
| ? | Is | he | watching | TV? | |
| ? | Are | they | waiting | for John? |
You also can try some quiz in this link http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-continuous_quiz.htm
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Today,Ms Zu taught us how to write introduction for essay.Introduction is the most important part in the essay because introduction will attract the reader to read your essay more.If the introduction is lame the reader will boring.For introduction, there are 3 sections of introduction,which are the hooks,the transition and the thesis.T There are 7 hooks:
Make your opening an introduction that hooks the reader with the content and makes then want to stay.
Begin with a question or a challenge to your reader.
- Personal example
- Quotations
- Facts/statistic
- Rhetorical questions
- Current issues/events
- Contrast to the thesis statement
- Definition
Make your opening an introduction that hooks the reader with the content and makes then want to stay.
Begin with a question or a challenge to your reader.
- Follow this with a good thesis statement that identifies the objective of the work, makes a point with making, provides structure for the complete work and is easy to identify.
- The remainder of the work should be filled with stories and solutions that the reader can connect to as they continue to read.
- Make sure that all of the remaining sections of the work are compelling, well organized and easily read.
Friday 10 February 2012
yeah!!!today is our listening test.We have practice for this test about 3 times.so i think,i'm ready for this test.Listening test will be held at BK002 at 12.01 p.m.I hope,i can get good mark for this test.
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Today we have a speaking test.everybody feel afraid and nervous included me.my team mate is Taufik,Din and Galang.our question is How to increase the lifestyle among the youngster and my point is increase the transportation technology.transportation are basic needs that all people must have so its important to increase transportation technology to increase the lifestyle among youngster. There are 2 sections,A and B. In section A,we were given 2 minutes to elaborate the point and 5 minutes to speech it out.I think,section A is quiet difficult because we must elaborate our point spontaneously.
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