The beginning of the lesson

The beginning of the lesson

1. Good morning

• Good morning, everybody.
• Good afternoon, everybody.
• Hello, everyone.
• Hello there, James.

2. How are you?

• How are you today, students?.
• How are you getting on?
• How's life?
• How are things with you, Ani?
• Are you feeling better today, Bill?

3. Introductions

• My name is Mr/Mrs/Ms Kim. I'm your new English teacher.
• I'll be teaching you English this year.
• I've got five lessons with you each week.

4. Time to begin

• Let's begin our lesson now.
• Is everybody ready to start?
• I hope you are all ready for your English lesson.
• I think we can start now.
• Now we can get down to work.

5. Waiting to start

• I'm waiting for you to be quiet.
• We won't start until everyone is quiet.
• Stop talking and be quiet.
• Settle down now so we can start.

6. Put your things away

• Close your books.
• Put your books away.
• Pack your things away.

7. Register

• Who is absent today?.
• Who isn't here today?
• What's the matter with you today?
• What's wrong with Jim today?
• Why were you absent last Friday, Anto?

8. Late

• Where have you been?
• We started ten minutes ago. What have you been doing?.
• Did you miss your bus?
• Did you oversleep?
• Don't let it happen again.

MGMP HomeBase 3 di SMP 1 Sanden

Kali ini kegiatan MGMP Bahasa Inggris Home Base 3 Srandakan-Pandak-Sanden yang gilir menyelenggarakannya adalah SMP 1 Sanden. Sebagai guru model adalah Pak Heru Subagya SPd. Guru model dengan gaya mengajarnya yang khas "nganyelke ning ngangeni" membuat suasana mengajar yang "Funtastic". Dan hampir seluruh siswa dapat memahami apa yang diajarkan.
Guru model menggunakan alat pembelajaran berupa "sticking board" yang mempermudah siswa untuk memahami langkah-langkah retorika teks Recount.
Topik pembelajaran kali ini adalah : Recount Text : Bunaken Island.
Open Class dihadiri oleh guru-guru bahasa Inggris SMP di Sanden, Pandak dan Srandakan. Pada sesi refleksi para observer menilai pembelajaran sangat sukses, hanya saja pembagian waktunya kurang diperhatikan.

(Laporan : Pak Sukir )

Katalis Baru Tiru Fotosintesis, Pasok Rumah Dengan Energi Listrik Dan Hidrogen Dari Sebotol Air

Sun Catalytix, sebuah perusahaan yang didirikan oleh Dan Nocera, yang juga seorang ahli kimia dari Massachusset Institute of Technology (MIT), berhasil membuat prototip yang berfungsi untuk mengubah sebotol air menjadi energi listrik yang cukup bagi rata-rata satu rumah di Amerika Serikat atau sekitar 30 kWh per hari.

Prinsipnya memang tidak jauh dari elektrolisa. Hanya saja Nocera menggunakan katalis buatannya yang terbuat dari kobalt fosfat, dan memanfaatkan listrik dari panel-panel surya seluas 30 meter persegi. ''Hampir semua energi matahari disimpan dalam penguraian air,'' jelas Nocera pada acara inaugurasi ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) awal Maret lalu. ARPA-E sendiri merupakan lembaga yang berdiri di bawah Departemen Energi Amerika Serikat yang bertugas untuk mendanai proyek-proyek riset berteknologi tinggi yang juga beresiko dan membutuhkan biaya tinggi.

Nocera memang membuat prototip yang meniru prinsip kerja fotosintesis untuk digunakan sebagai media penyimpan energi surya skala besar. Menurut Nocera, sistem yang dikembangkannya bisa bekerja pada suhu dan tekanan ruang, tanpa kemungkinan terjadi korosi dalam segelas air. Bahkan tidak diperlukan air murni untuk menghasilkan listrik. Prototip yang dibuat Nocera hanya menggunakan air dari sungai Charles River di Boston sejak mulai pertama hingga saat ini dioperasikan.

Nocera juga menambahkan, jika dibandingkan dengan peng-elektrolisa komersial yang saat ini seharga 12.000 dolar AS per kiloWatt, prototip yang dikembangkannya jauh lebih murah. Menurutnya dengan harga setinggi itu, maka perangkat komersial yang ada tidak akan memberikan kontribusi dalam ketahanan energi AS atau bahkan untuk masyarakat miskin di negara-negara miskin dan berkembang. ''Sudah saatnya kita berhenti membuat sistem energi yang besar untuk keperluan banyak orang dan mulai membuat sistem yang lebih kecil untuk kemudian diproduksi massal,'' imbuhnya.

Jika prototip yang dikembangkan Sun Catalytix bisa berunjuk kerja seperti yang direncanakan dan telah mencapai kematangan teknologinya, maka setiap rumah akan memiliki pembangkit listrik dan stasiun pengisian bahan bakar sendiri. ''Akhirnya Anda tidak memerlukan energi lagi dari orang lain karena Anda sudah menggunakan matahari di rumah Anda sendiri,'' tegas Nocera.

(From: http://planethijau.com )

Open Class MGMP Bahasa Inggris Home Base 3 Bantul

Pada hari Selasa 11 Mei 2010, bertempat di SMP 1 Pandak kabupaten Bantul telah dilaksanakan Open Class dalam rangkaian kegiatan Lesson Study MGMP Bahasa Inggris Home Base 3 (Pandak, Sanden dan Srandakan).
Guru model Tri Winasti, SPd. , guru bahasa Ingggris SMP 1 Pandak, telah membuka kelas VIII dengan diamati oleh sekitar 15 guru bahasa Inggris anggota MGMP Home Base 3 sebagai observer.
Pada sesi refleksi yang dipimpin oleh Ketua MGMP Home Base 3, Suratna, SPd., para observer menilai pembelajaran sudah cukup sukses, meskipun perlu beberapa perbaikan.
Interaksi antar anggota kelompok siswa cukup lancar. Interaksi siswa dengan guru sangat baik. Meskipun ada satu dua kelompok yang perlu dorongan untuk mengaktifkan diskusi kelompok.

(Sumber : Sukir Santoso )

Text : Hortatory

Watch your Kids While Watching TV

Television becomes one of the most important devices which takes place in almost houses. It can unite all members of the family as well as separate them. However, is it important to know what your kids are watching? The answer is, of course, absolutely "Yes" and that should be done by all parents. Television can expose things you have tried to protect the children from, especially violence, pornography, consumerism and so on.
Recently, a study demonstrated that spending too much time on watching TV during the day or at bedtime often cause bed-time disruption, stress, and short sleep duration.
Another research found that there is a significant relationship between the amount of time spent for watching television during adolescence and early adulthood, and the possibility of being aggressive.
Meanwhile, many studies have identified a relationship between kids who watch TV a lot and being inactive and overweight.
Considering some facts mentioning above, protect your children with the following tips:

• Limit television viewing to one-two hours each day
• Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their own bedrooms
• Review the rating of TV shows which your children watch
• Watch television with your children and discuss what is happening in the show

Notes on the Generic Structure of this Hortatory Exposition example
Firstly, we have to always remember that the social function of hortatory exposition text is driving the readers to act like the writer thought as stated in the text. Then the purpose of this hortatory is influencing and persuading the readers by presenting the supporting arguments. In many social activities, hortatory is applied for writing recommended thought, sales letter, advertising, speech campaign, and news advertorial.
Thesis: The writer's thought is presented as thesis which is proven with several arguments. In the first paragraph, the writer points his thought about the importance of accompanying children while they are watching TV show. It is important to protect the children from the bad influences of TV show.
Arguments: The next paragraphs show the writer arguments in supporting his thesis. It is supported by various researches that there are a great relationship between watching TV and the watcher's personality. One study describes that much time in watching TV can cause bed-time disruption. The others show the possibility of becoming an aggressive character because of watching television too much.
Recommendation: After stating the thesis and proving with various arguments, the text is completed with the writer's recommendation on how the parents should protect the children from the bed effect of watching TV.
Basically, both hortatory and analytical exposition have the similar position. Both take place as argumentative essays. Both show how important idea of the writer to be known. However the last paragraph of the essay usually make the difference from hortatory and analytical exposition. If it is a hortatory text, it will be ended with a strong recommendation while for analytical exposition, it will be closed with restatement of the writer's first paragraph.

(From: understandingtext.blogspot.com )

International Student Scholarships and Loans

Looking for international student scholarships and loans The reality is that there is very little financial aid available from US sources for international students. International student scholarships are very hard to secure. The great majority of international students in America must rely exclusively on themselves and their relatives for funding. If you need to obtain financial aid or an international student scholarship to afford an American education, the best place for you to look is your home country. There may be international student scholarships and international student loans available for study abroad from your government, or from local businesses, organizations, and foundations in your home country. Other places to look for international student scholarships, international student loans and other forms of international student aid are international humanitarian organizations that want to promote international education and cultural exchange with the USA. Included in these organizations are the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the League of Red Cross Societies, and the World Council of Churches. Some of these organizations have restricted financial aid, international student scholarships and international student loans. For example, the international student scholarships or aid may only be available to graduate students, students from a specific ethnic group, or students who have chosen a specific course of study. Financial aid and scholarships from these organizations are very competitive, so you need to start your search early.
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Report Text

Kalian pasti pernah mendeskripsikan sesuatu, bisa berupa hewan, tumbuhan, benda, dan hal lain secara umum. Contoh nyata jika ada turis asing yang meminta kalian menjelaskan tentang karakteristik orang Indonesia, kalian pasti akan mendeskripsikannya secara umum bukan mendeskripsikan diri kamu sendiri tentunya. Atau dalam pelajaran Biologi, kalian biasanya mempelajari karakteristik hewan secara umum, baik itu kelasnya (classification) hingga mempelajari sifat-sifat hewan tersebut secara detail (description).

Yang harus diingat adalah Report adalah jenis teks yang mendeskripsikan sesuatu secara umum. Beda dengan Descriptive yang mendeskripsikan sesuatu secara spesifik atau tertentu (alias cuma satu). Contoh: Ada dua teks tentang komputer yaitu “Computer” dan “My Own Computer”, kalau dilihat dari judulnya kedua teks tersebut beda jenis teksnya: Computer (Umum; jenis teksnya Report); My own computer (Khusus, kan cuma komputer saya, makanya jenis teksnya Descriptive).

For example:

DOLPHIN

For many years, many people believed that the cleverest animals after man were the chimpanzees. Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.

Although a dolphin lives in the sea it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a human being.

Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.

Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow ships. There are many stories about dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous water.

Text di atas menjelaskan tentang dolphin secara umum. Di paragraf kedua tercantum jelas bahwa dolphin belongs to mammal. Ini menjelaskan bahwa dophin termasuk ke dalam kelas mamalia. Di paragraf ketiga dan selanjutnya menjelaskan tentang kebiasaan dari dolphin secara umum.

Beasiswa ke Thailand

Beasiswa Undergraduate Student 2010 Scholarship in Thailand

Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin (RMUTR) menawarkan beasiswa S1 berupa biaya kuliah di Thailand. The Office of the Higher Education (OHEC), Ministry of Education, Thailand would like to inform you that Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin (RMUTR) is now launching a scholarship program to promote and foster cooperation and understanding among ASEAN countries.

In this regard, OHEC is pleased to forward you a copy of the Annoucement of the Year 2010 RMUTR Scholarship Program for Undergraduate Students in ASEAN Countries and the Application Form for your dissemination to students and concerned bodies. Those who wish to apply for the scholarships are requested to contact RMUTR directly by 30 April 2010. The names of the successful candidates will be announced by RMUTR by 15 May 2010.

Terms and conditions of the scholarships are as follows:

1. The RMUTR Scholarship Program is open to all ASEAN candidates.

2. The scholarships do not carry a bond.

3. The scholarships cover only tuitions fees, without including any other costs, nor guaranteeing employment or residence in Thailand to the scholars upon their graduation.

4. The scholarships covers the entire duration of the undergraduate program (4-5 years) provided that every year the scholar demonstrates satisfactory progress as determined by RMUTR.

5. Applicant Qualifications:

- Both applicants and their parents must posses the citizenship of a foreign country. (Applications and their parent should not hold the Thai citizenship).

- Applicants should have adequate halth both mentally and physically to stay in foreign country foe along period of time.

- Persons who can contribute the mutual friendship between Thailand and the country of origin.

- Applications should be under 25 years of ages as of March 1, 2010

- Applicant must hold high school of certificates as March 1, 2010

- Applications should obtain a grade point of averag (GPA) of above 85% or 5% in rank from the top, from the last institution attended

- Proficiency in Thai will be highly preferred. The medium of instruction in undergraduate programs provided by RMUTR in Thai. So candidates for the scholarship should be able to use Thai languange at least at fair level.

6. Scholarship Payment

- Scholarship Period: 4-5 years of bachelor’s degree program.

More details of the procedure and application form can be downloaded here Undergraduate Scholarship of RMUTR