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...

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.

TONE

types of tone.

•Indignant
•Evasive
•Incredulous
•Optimistic
•Pessimistic
•Mocking
•Malicious
•Compassionate
•Cynical
•Bitter

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

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.

Examples of Passive

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.

.As you can see in the examples, adding by Rita does not sound very elegant. That’s why it is usually dropped.

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

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

1. Read the paragraph and identify the topic sentence and main idea.
2. 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.
3. Combine your prior knowledge with the supporting details to draw conclusions.
4. 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?

Tuesday 21 February 2012

today Miss zu teach us  how to make an inference and prediction. An inference is a logical conclusion based on what has been stated in the text. You make an inference when you use clues from the story to figure out something that the author does not tell you.

1. Information which is provided must be analysed.
2. 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.

SIMPLE PAST 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

Here you can see examples of the past form and base form for irregular verbs and regular verbs:

	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?

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:

	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 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.

The structure of the past continuous tense is:

subject	+	auxiliary verb BE	+	main verb
		conjugated in simple past tense		present participle
		was were		base + ing

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		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 

Wednesday 15 February 2012

today,Elya's group will present about  Simple Present Tense while  Dinie's group will present about present continuous tense.

SIMPLE PRESENT 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.

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:

1. Personal example
2. Quotations
3. Facts/statistic
4. Rhetorical questions
5. Current issues/events
6. Contrast to the thesis statement
7. Definition

The Transtitions-use to move reader's attention from hook to the thesis of the essay. The Thesis-the purpose of the essay

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.

1. 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. 
2. The remainder of the work should be filled with stories and solutions that the reader can connect to as they continue to read. 
3. 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.

Thursday 2 February 2012

Today,Nabilah's group will present what is adverbs and subject verb agreement.

ADVERB



An adverb is a part of speech that changes the meaning of verbs or any part of speech other than nouns (modifiers of nouns are primarily adjectives and determiners). Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences, and other adverbs.

Adverbs typically answer questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?. This function is called the adverbial function, and is realized not just by single words

Adverbs are words like slowly, yesterday, now, soon and suddenly. An adverb usually modifies a verb or a verb phrase. It provides information about the manner, place, time, frequency, certainty or other circumstances of the activity denoted by the verb or verb phrase.
She walked slowly. (Here the adverb slowly shows the manner in which she walked.)
The kids are playing upstairs. (Here the adverb upstairs provides information about the place of the activity.)


Adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs.
You are quite right. (Here the adverb quite modifies the adjective right.)
She spoke quite loudly. (Here the adverb quite modifies another adverb – loudly.) 

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
For subject verb agreement, both of them must be singular or plural.

The subject and verb must agree in number: both must be singular, or both must be plural. Problems occur in the present tense because one must add an -s or -es at the end of the verb when the subjects or the entity performing the action is a singular third person: he, she, it, or words for which these pronouns could substitute.

Basic Rule

The basic rule states that a singular subject takes a singular verb, while a plural subject takes a plural verb.

NOTE: The trick is in knowing whether the subject is singular or plural. The next trick is recognizing a singular or plural verb.

Hint: Verbs do not form their plurals by adding an s as nouns do. In order to determine which verb is singular and which one is plural, think of which verb you would use with he or she and which verb you would use with they.

Example:
talks, talk
Which one is the singular form?
Which word would you use with he?
We say, "He talks." Therefore, talks is singular.
We say, "They talk." Therefore, talk is plural.

for more information about subject verb agreement you can go to this link http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/

Wednesday 1 February 2012

today,Miss zu introduces to us about speaking test.Speaking test will cover 15% in our on-going assessment mark.So,it is an important test that we must face this semester.In speaking test,we must:

• asking for and giving information
• Expressing opinions and supporting them
• Expressing agreement/disagreement
• making suggestion and recommendations
• stating and justifying points of view
• presenting and argument
• drawing conclusion

so we must prepare for all this before this test