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Ice Breaking: Hangout With Monkey

2020-07-06T16:14:00.009+07:00

A boy with a monkey on his shoulder was walking down the road when he passed a policeman who said,

"Now, now young lad, I think you had better take that monkey the zoo."

The next day, the boy was walking down the road with the monkey on his shoulder again, when he passed the same policeman. The policeman said,

Read More: Ice Breaking: Teacher's Pest

"Hey there, I thought I told you to take that monkey to the zoo!”

"I did sir, today I'm taking him to the cinema", the boy answered.

Adopted from Have a Laugh and Improve Your English

Ice Breaking: Teacher's Pest

2020-07-06T08:47:00.011+07:00

It is July. The sun is in the sky. It is very hot. Catro is tired of class. He wants to be at canteen. He can not sit in his seat. He can not stop talking.

While the teacher writes on the board, Catro gets up and talks to a friend. The teacher, Mrs. Zootec, hears the noise and says, "Catro, sit down and be quiet", Catro sits down.

Read More: Classrool Language: Starting Class

Mrs. Zootec continues with the lesson. Catro gets up and talks to another friend. "Sit down and be quiet", says Mrs. Zootec. She is very annoyed with him. Catro continues talking.

"OK", says Mrs. Zootec. " If you want to talk, then come to the front of classroom and be the teacher".

Read More: Classroom Language: During The Lesson

"All right", agree Catro. He comes to the front of the classroom and says, " Quite, everyone. I am the new teacher and I say, " CLASS DISMISSED".

Adopted from Have a Laugh and Improve Your English

English Presentation Skills

2020-03-05T17:22:00.005+07:00

To be able to do a presentation effectively in English, you will need to learn some skills and the appropriate expressions. The skills in English presentation cover your ability to open and close the presentation, signal the different parts of the talk, use presentation aids, and handle questions effectively.

The following slide will help you to understand the stages so that you increase the ability to make presentations

Personal Letters

2014-05-24T11:27:00.002+07:00

Personal letters are generally written to people who you know in your social or family life such as friends from school, pen pals or family members. Personal letters are great because you can be casual and conversational, writing in a talkative, chatty manner. You can even use slang or abbreviations.

Personal letters fall into a number of subcategories such as Apologies letter, Thank you letter, Personal reference letter, Congratulations letter, Invitations letter, and Condolences letter.

They differ from formal types in that they can be used to express personal feelings and depending on the relationship between the sender and receiver do not require formal concise language.

What goes in a personal letter?

News about school such as getting a part in the school play, joining a new club or team, winning a prize or sports competition – anything you can think of.
Updates about your family. For example getting a new pet, moving house, exciting news about your siblings or parents.
Special events such as birthdays, holidays or parties.
Something about yourself, such as hobbies, favorite things, jokes, games you have played or movies you have seen.
Questions about the person you are writing to. Ask if anything has changed in their life or what they are doing in the next week or month.
Congratulating the recipient on an accomplishment, award or special event such as an engagement, wedding or birth.
Personal letters are a way of sharing news and events in writing, but why not draw a nice picture or attach a photo to share with your friend?

Generic structure of personal letter

Conventions are not as critical as they are in a formal correspondence but the following general layout should be adhered to:

1. HEADING
Includes the address and the date. In some cases, it is OK to just write the date.

2. GREETING
The greeting usually starts with 'Dear' and is followed the person's name and then a comma.

3. BODY
After skipping a line, you begin the body of your letter which is the main text of your letter. Indent for each new paragraph.

4. CLOSING
The closing includes a short capitalized expression such as 'Sincerely' or 'Love' and is followed by a comma. Skip a line after the body before writing your closing.

5. SIGNATURE
You sign your name beginning directly below the closing.

Classroom Language: During The Lesson

2014-04-25T16:51:00.010+07:00

Classroom language can be an invaluable way of promoting English as real communication, student involvement in the lesson, and active language learning skills. According to Doff, Teach English: A training course for teachers (1988),

most of the language we need for organizing the class consists of simple expressions which can be used again and again.

Getting everyone’s attention

Listen to me, please
Be quiet/Quiet down, please
Silent, please
Can I have your attention, please?
Could you all listen to me, please?
Would you pay attention, please?
Anto, are you with us?

Reviewing information and previous knowledge

Who can remember what we were talking about at the end of last lesson?
Does anyone remember ................?
Who can tell me ................?
Could you tell me what you remember from our last lesson?
Who would like to get extra marks today?

Setting up an activity

I’d like you to get into pairs for this activity
Please, get into pairs / groups of four
Can you four team up?
I want you to share a photocopy and work together
What I want you to do is to ................
First, let’s go over the homework / the explanation on page 25 together
Those of you that have finished exercise 5 can move on /go on to exercise 6 and 7.
When you finish you can ................
I want you to finish the exercises on page 16 now / at home
Go on / get on /continue with your work
Don't write anything down, yet. Just listen carefully.
Swap/exchange papers with your neighbor.

Read More: Classroom Language: Starting The Class

Applying discipline

Don't be rude.
Don't disturb your neighbour.
Don't shout, I can hear you.
Stop that nonsense.
Stop making excuses.
Stop being silly/childish.
Don't interrupt when somebody else is talking.
I'm not going to accept work like this.
I'm not going to accept behaviour like this.
I am not going to say this again.
Just sit down and be quiet.
Do your own work. Don't copy. No cheating.
I want you to stay behind after the lesson.
Come and sit at the front, Sony.
We will all have to wait until you're ready.
I shall have to speak to your parents on parents' day.

Giving out / Collecting worksheets

Do you mind collecting the compositions for me, please?
Santi, would you take in / get/collect everyone’s writings/essays for me, please?
Dody, can you hand out / give out / distribute these copies, please?
Take one and pass them on
Take one between the two of you/for the two of you
Would you pass the dictionaries / exams to the front / the back, please?

Checking understanding

Do you understand?
Are you with me?
OK so far?
Do you get it?
Do you have any questions?
Let's check the answers.
If you don't understand, ask me.

Encouraging students and correcting errors

That's very good
Well done
Great job!
That's correct
Excellent
Yes, you've got it
You've got the idea
That’s correct
I'm really impressed. I knew you could do it!
You need more practice with this
You'll have to spend some more time with this
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll do better next time.
Don't pretend you can't speak English, I know you can.
Practise makes perfect.
Your marks are getting better all the time.
Your marks will get better if you practice more.
Good, you're getting better
Your answer is very good/almost right
Ok, that’s not the right answer, but let me help you with it
Let me explain again
That' much better! You're really improving.
Not exactly, have another try/try again

Classroom Language For Students

2014-04-21T09:16:00.003+07:00

Classroom language is a good beginning step for encouraging students to feel comfortable in a foreign language and for them to begin to “think” in that language. The goal is to get students to react in English, rather than in mother tongue. The more times they use English, the comfortable they will be. Here are some useful phrases you can encourage your students to say English

1. Permission

Can I come in? Can I go out?
Can I borrow _______________ ?
Can I change seats?
Can I go to the toilet/restroom
Can you repeat that, please?
Can you speak louder, please?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Can I sharpen my pencil?
Can I go to the board?
Can I switch on/off the lights?
Can I open/close the window?
Can I pull down/up the blinds?
Can we pack our things now?
Can I do that exercise on the board, please?
I can’t see the board, can you step aside?
Can you play the CD again, please?

2. During the lesson

How do you say “__________” in English?
What does “ ___________” mean?
What is the meaning of “__________”?
When is the homework for?
Do we have to write this down?
How do you spell that word?
How do you pronounce this word?
Can you help me with this exercise?
Do we need to hand in the exercise?
What do we have to do now?
What page are we on?
Are you going to collect this exercise?
Can I do that exercise on the board, please!
Would you give us an example?
When is the homework due?
Can you explain a little bit more about that?
Would you repeat that?

3. Apologies

I am sorry I forgot my book/ notebook at home
I am sorry I wasn’t paying attention, can you repeat?
I am sorry to be late
I didn't have time to do my homework. I'm sorry

Classroom Language: Ending The Class

2014-04-19T19:37:00.000+07:00

The goal of an English teacher is to use as much of the target language as possible. One of the most frequent ways that language is used in the daily routines refers to classroom language. Here are useful phrases that are often used to end the lesson. Feel free to use these or other that you find.

1. Not time to stop

The bell hasn't gone yet.
There are still two minutes to go.
We still have a couple of minutes left.
The lesson doesn't finish till five past.
Your watch must be fast.
We seem to have finished early.
We have an extra five minutes.
Sit quietly until the bell goes.

2. Time to stop

It's almost time to stop.
I'm afraid it's time to finish now.
We'll have to stop here.
There's the bell. It's time to stop.
That's all for today. You can go now.
Okay children, It’s the end of the day!
The lesson is over for today.
We’ve run out of time.

3. Wait a minute

Hang on a moment.
Just hold on a moment.
Stay where you are for a moment.
Just a moment, please.
One more thing before you go.
Back to your places.

4. Next time

We'll do the rest of this chapter next time.
We'll finish this exercise next lesson.
We've run out of time, so we'll continue next lesson.
We'll continue this chapter next Monday.

5. Homework

This is your homework for tonight.
Do exercise 10 on page 23 for your homework.
Prepare the next chapter for Monday.
There is no homework today.
Remember your homework.
Take a worksheet as you leave.
Before next lesson, I want you to read the story on page 15

6. Goodbye

Goodbye, everyone.
See you again next Wednesday.
That’s all for now, see you Monday
See you tomorrow afternoon.
That’s all for today, enjoy the weekend
OK, you can put away your things. See you next week
Have you had a good day?
See you in language laboratory after the break.
Have a good holiday.
Enjoy your vacation.

7. Leaving the room

Try not to make any noise as you leave.
Be quiet as you leave. Other classes are still working.
It's tidy up time
Get into a queue.
Form a queue and wait for the bell.
Everybody outside!
All of you get outside now!
Hurry up and get out!

Classroom Language: Starting The Class

2014-04-17T18:39:00.001+07:00

Classroom language is the routine language that is used on a regular basis in classroom. Knowing this language reduces the amount that students are forced to use their mother tongue and increases the amount of the target language they are using; it makes the language classroom environment more authentic.

1. Greeting

Good morning/afternoon, everybody.
Hello, everyone.
Hello there, Anggie.
How are you today?
How are you getting on?
How's life?
How are things with you?
Are you feeling better today, Santi?
How are you this morning, Susan?
Dany, how are you today?
Do you have a cold?

2. Introductions

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

3. Register

Let’s take attendance, shall we?
I’m going to take attendance
Who is absent today?
Who isn't here today?
What's the matter with Cindy today?
What's wrong with Rani today?
Why were you absent last Wednesday, Anto?

4. Time to begin

Let's start
Let's begin our lesson now.
Is everybody ready to start?
It’s time to begin, please stop talking.
I hope you are all ready for your English lesson.
I think we can start now.
Now we can get down to work.
Please look at the whiteboard.
Write this down in your notebooks.
Pass back these sheets/handouts.

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.
Please sit down, everyone.

6. 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.

Question Tags

2014-04-17T14:52:00.000+07:00

Question tags are short questions used at the end of a sentence. We form a question tag with an auxiliary verb and a pronoun

Functions and examples

1. We use tag questions to confirm information.

This meal is horrible, isn't it?
That film was fantastic, wasn't it?

2. We use tag questions when we are already sure of the answer and just want confirmation (falling intonation with the tag question).

3. We use tag questions to check information.

You haven't got a piece of paper, have you?
You don't know where the boss is, do you?
The meeting's tomorrow at 9am, isn't it?

4. If we do not know the answer, these are real questions, and we use a rising intonation with the tag question.

Important points

1. In the present tense, if the subject is 'I', the auxiliary changes to 'are' or 'aren't'.

I'm sitting next to you, aren't I?

2. With 'let's', the tag question is 'shall we'.

Let's go to the beach, shall we?

3. With an imperative, the tag question is 'will you'.

Close the window, will you?

4. We use a positive tag question after a sentence containing a negative word such as never, hardly, nobody.

Nobody lives in this house, do they?
You've never liked me, have you?

5. When the subject is nothing, we use 'it' in the tag question.

Nothing bad happened, did it?

6. When the subject is nobody, somebody, everybody, no one, someone, or everyone, we use 'they' in the tag question.

Nobody asked for me, did they?

7. If the main verb in the sentence is 'have' (not an auxiliary verb), it is more common to use 'do' in the question tag.

You have a Ferrari, don't you?

8. With used to, we use 'didn't' in the tag question.

You used to work here, didn't you?

9. We can use positive question tags after positive sentences to express a reaction such as surprise or interest.

You're moving to Brazil, are you?

Quizzes and Crosswords

2012-09-19T18:22:00.001+07:00

The quiz plays an important role in motivating students to work hard for gaining more knowledge.
Lets see how well you know English. This should be interesting...

Crosswords

Nationalities
Professions

Quizzes

Direct and Indirect Speech

2012-09-02T13:32:00.003+07:00

There are two ways to convey a message of a person, or the words spoken by a person to other person. We may quote the actual words of the speaker. This method is called Direct Speech. We may report what he said without quoting his exact words. This method is called Indirect Speech or Reported Speech.

Rule For The Change of Pronouns

Pronouns of the First Person in the Reported Speech are changed in indirect Speech to the same person as the subject of the Reporting Verb.
Pronouns of the Second Person in the reported speech are changed in Indirect to the same person as the noun or pronoun coming after the Reporting Verb. If the objectof the reporting verb is not given, the sense of the Pronoun to be used should be carefully determined.
Pronouns of the Third Person in the Reported Speech remain unchanged in Indirect Speech.

Rule of Changing the Tense

PRESENT SIMPLE changes into PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS changes into PAST CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT changes into PAST PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS changes into PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE changes into PAST PERFECT
PAST CONTINUOUS changes into PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT changes into PAST PERFECT (tense does not change)
FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE : WILL changes into WOULD
FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE : WILL BE changes into WOULD BE
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE : WILL HAVE changes into WOULD HAVE

The tense of reported speech may not change if reported speech is a universal truth though its reporting verb belongs to past tense.

Rule of Changing Words

Words indicating nearness of time or place in the Direct Speech are changed into those indicating distance when converted into Indirect Speech.

Now becomes then
Here becomes there
Ago becomes before
Thus becomes so
Today becomes that day
Tomorrow becomes the next day
Yesterday becomes the day before
Last night becomes the night before
This becomes that
These becomes those
Hence becomes thence.

1. Statement

S + P + O :
- Julia said, “I need the money for the dictionary”

S + Reporting Verb + That + S :
- Julia said that she needed the money for the dictionary

2. Question word

QW + S + P + O ?:
- Sheila asked, “Why don’t you come to the party”

S + Reporting Verb + QW + S + To Be:
- Sheila asked me why I didn’t come to the party

3. Prohibition/ Command

( To be – not ) P + complement:
- Rani told me, “Don’t be late, or you’ll die”
- Andri told Yeyen, “Bring your camera, please!”

S + Reporting Verb + Not To + Complement:
- Rani told me not to be late, or I’ll die
- Andri told Yeyen to bring her camera

Keterangan:
Perubahan kata kerja tidak terjadi

4. Request
… Modal Aux + to be …
- Andi asked me, “Would you like to come”

S + Reporting Verb + Whether/If + S + …
- Andi asked me whether/if I would like to come

5. Yes/no

To be + S + P + O ?
- Rani asked me, “Do you understand the lesson?”

S + Reporting Verb + Whether/If + S + …
- Rani asked me whether/if understood the lesson

Offering things and service

2012-05-29T11:34:00.006+07:00

It is common that English speakers make offers in conversations in order to be polite and helpful. When they do so they use these expressions:

Offering

Shall I (verb1)……….?
Would you like me to (Verb1)………..?
Would you like ………?

Accepting an Offer

Oh yes, I’d love to.
That sounds nice.
That’s very kind of you.
Oh, thank you. Yes, please

Refusing an Offer

I’m sorry I can’t. I have to …
Oh, I’d love to, but I don’t think I can’t.
It’s all right. I can.......

Expressions Of Greetings & Leave Takings

2012-05-29T11:33:00.002+07:00

In our daily life, we often need to greet someone, to introduce ourselves and other person and to express thanking. That’s why you need to learn this unit. It will be beneficial for you to get along well with people around you, either today or later when you get into the world of work.

Formal Greetings

Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.
Hello, how are you?

Responses

Hello.
Hello, good afternoon.
Good evening.
I’m fine. Thank you.
Very well, thank you.

Informal Greetings

Hi, how’s life?
What’s news?
How’s everything?
How’s business?
Good to see you.

Responses

Terrific. And you?
Just fine, thanks.
Great, thanks.
Pretty well. What about you?

Leave Takings

Sorry, I have to go now.
I’ll talk to you later.
It’s been nice talking to you.
Good bye.
Bye-bye / Bye.
See you tomorrow
Nice to see you

Responses

Yes of course. See you.
Sure. See you later.
So long.
Take care.
Keep in touch.
See you at school.
Nice to see you too (me too)

Introduction to Memo writing

2012-05-28T16:15:00.000+07:00

A memo should be between 150 and 200 words long and requires the following information:
    • Who is the memo to?
    • Who is the memo from?
    • What is the memo about?
    • What is the date?
This information should be positioned next to the appropriate headings as in the example below. A job title may be added after the name of the sender (and/or recipient).

Memo

To:
From:
Subject:
Date:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Read through the information and identify what information needs to be included in your memo. Write the memo and add further points to provide additional information.

Sometimes the information given is in a suitable order. If it is not, you will have to group the points relating to the same subject together. When you have done this work out where to put the extra points you have added. The information in the memo should be presented in a logical order.

The language used in memos is shorter and more direct than a letter. It is important to stay to the point, but be polite. Make sure that the person who receives the memo will be able to understand the message.

How To Make Fried Banana

2012-05-28T15:58:00.004+07:00

INGREDIENTS :

1 ripe black-skinned plantain or 4 small finger banana (make sure that the banana is sweet)
1 egg
1 tsp. sugar
6 Tbs. flour
water
a pinch of salt
vegetable oil for deep frying

STEPS/INSTRUCTION :

Place flour in a deep mixing bowl. Make a well in the middle of the flour, and add egg, sugar and salt. Add water little by little. Whisk vigorously until batter is evenly smooth for coating and not too thin. If it is too thin, add more flour.
Peel plantain or banana and cut in half lengthwise and then cut again with 4-inch width. Dip into batter to coat generously.
Heat oil in a wok or deep fryer until moderately hot. Place coated plantain or banana in the wok or deep fryer and fry slowly until golden brown and crispy. This usually take approximately 10-15 minutes. Remove bananas from oil, drain on paper napkins and dry well.
Serve while still warm

Offering Something

2012-01-21T14:43:00.002+07:00

Offering Something	Responses
Would you like Some drinks/food? Would you care for coffee? Why do not you have Some mint tea? How about having fun? May I offer you ...?	Yes, please No, thank I do not drink coffee Thank you, I'd love to Oh, no

Consulting

2011-04-01T13:39:00.011+07:00

Improve your Learning Skills

Learning is a skill and it can be improved. Your path to learning effectively is through knowing yourself, your capacity to learn processes you have successfully used in the past, your interest, and knowledge of what you wish to learn .

Outdoor Idioms

2011-03-28T16:59:00.000+07:00

Idioms are a type of formulaic language. Formulaic language consists of fixed expressions which you learn and understand as units rather than as individual words. Idioms are fixed combinations of words whose meaning is often difficult to guess from the meaning of each individual word.

You will also sound more natural and fluent if you can use idioms in everyday conversation or informal writing. Be careful not to use too many, though!

Preposition of place

2011-03-28T16:48:00.001+07:00

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Consultings

2011-02-21T08:39:00.000+07:00

School counselors are expected to apply their professional training in schools in order to support student academic success. Through comprehensive school counseling programs of developmental, preventive, remedial, and responsive services, school counselors address academic development, career development, and personal/social development of students

Personal Pronoun - Quiz

2011-02-20T13:52:00.001+07:00

Pronoun
This test is to evaluate your ability in using pronoun

Today Farel didn't bring ______ book to school. I think he left it at home.

It's my mother's birthday next week. I am going to buy ______ a present

I live in a house with two friends; Ryan and Sony. ______ eat dinner together every day.

When I buy new clothes, I always look at ______ in a mirror

If you win the game, I am going to give ______ a bar of chocolate

Santi and Ria never speak ______ language in English Classes. They always speak English.

My neighbour's cat can't walk very well. I think it hurt on of ______ legs

I sometimes go with Sara and Maria to the shop. Then we buy ______ lunch together

Mybe Roy bought this newspaper today. I think the newspaper is ______

Ryan and Rio are in the next classroom. I can hear ______ talking together in English

Giving Advice

2011-02-17T16:46:00.001+07:00

Giving Advice

Using "There"

2011-02-16T18:25:00.000+07:00

Asking For Permission

2011-02-12T11:42:00.003+07:00

When you ask for permission to use something that belongs to someone else you have to do your best to be polite. It is desirable to use the word "please."

Asking for Permission:

Can I go out, please?
May I open the window, please?
Please, can I have a look at your photo album?
Please, may I taste that hot spicy couscous dish?
Do you mind if I smoke?
Would you mind if I asked you something?
Is it okay if I sit here?
Would it be all right if I borrowed your mobile Phone?

Giving Permission:

Yes, please do.
Sure, go ahead.
Sure.
No problem.
Please feel free.

Refusing to give permission:

No, please don’t.
I’m sorry, but that’s not possible.
I'm afraid, but you can't.

Asking for Permission

Expressing Thanks

2011-02-11T18:35:00.002+07:00

In the English language being polite means much more than just saying ‘thank you’,‘sorry’ and ‘excuse me’. Very often it requires forming long and complex sentences and choosing an appropriateword for a specific context.