Happy new year, guys. I wish you all the best. I dedicate this inspiring song to you all to welcome great days yet to come. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion A new day … come A new day … come I was waiting... Read more
A New Day Has Come
Happy new year, guys. I wish you all the best. I dedicate this inspiring song to you all to welcome great days yet to come. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion A new day … come A new day … come I was waiting... Read more
Indonesia Is a Part of Me
The following audio clip is a part of what Barack Obama, the US president, said in his speech entitled Indonesia Is a Part of Me that he presented at the University of Indonesia, Depok, on November 10, 2010. I made it available by converting the audio of the video clip that I found here. If... Read more
Snow on the Sahara
Snow on the Sahara has become Anggun Cipta Sasmi’s best-known album, which has been released in 33 countries across the world, including the US. This album has been sold over 1 million copies worldwide and has become the highest-selling album by not only an Indonesian artist but also an Asian artist outside Asia. It has... Read more
Home
The following is Michael Buble’s song entitled “Home” and its lyrics. I hope you guys like it so that you will keep singing it for the sake of practicing your pronunciation. And, here is the song I am talking about. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Home by: Michael Buble Another summer day has... Read more
Practice test 7: Conditional Sentences
Anda sudah baca topik: Real/Possible Future Conditionals dan Unreal/Contrary to Fact Conditionals? If so, it’s time now to try contoh soal kalimat pengandaian (conditional) berikut. Another similar practice test can be found in the following link: Contoh Soal Conditional Sentences and Contoh Soal Subjunctive. Direction Anda diberikan 10 soal. Masing-masing soal diberikan fakta dalam bahasa... Read more
Practice test 6 : Simple Present vs Present Continuous
Practice test 6 ini dimaksudkan untuk menguji pemahaman anda dalam membedakan penggunaan simple present tense dengan present continuous tense. Jika anda ingin mereview terlebih dahulu perbedaan penggunaan kedua tensis ini, silakan click link berikut: Simple Present Tense vs Present Continuous Tense. Directions Anda diberi 10 soal yang masing-masing terdiri dari 4 opsi. Pilihlah salah satu... Read more
Jangan Terlalu Percaya dengan Translating Tools
Apakah anda termasuk salah seorang yang sering menggunakan translating tools (software) untuk menerjemakan tulisan berbahasa Indonesia ke bahasa Inggris? Watch out… ! Jika anda langsung percaya dengan hasil terjemahannya tanpa melakukan revisi lebih lanjut, you’ll be in trouble. Sebagai contoh, posting berjudul “Mengapa Kemampuan Bahasa Inggris Saya Kurang Berkembang?” telah dicopy-paste, diterjemahkan (kemungkinan besar dengan... Read more
Practice test 5: Active dan Passive Voice
Practice test ini khusus untuk mengetahui pemahaman anda tentang kalimat aktif dan kalimat pasif. Jika setelah mengerjakan latihan ini anda masih banyak salah, sebaiknya review penjelasan yang telah diberikan pada tiap soal atau review kembali topik: Active and Passive voice. Directions Seperti biasa, anda diberikan 10 soal. Pada tiap soal, anda diberikan kalimat aktif atau... Read more
