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Beat The Keeper

noreply@blogger.com (bakpiainluv) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:14:00 +0000

Are you a football fan? Try this game to see how many football words you know in English. Can you beat the goal keeper? Good luck!
Hint : Each correct answer will result a splendid goal
(Petunjuk : setiap jawaban yang benar akan menghasilkan goal yang indah ^>^ )

Source Britishcouncil

Learn Alphabet through Animation

noreply@blogger.com (bakpiainluv) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:19:00 +0000

Finish the puzzle or simply click start to see the Alphabet song
(Selesaikan puzzle atau klik start untuk melihat lagu alfabet)

Source Britishcouncil

People at work

noreply@blogger.com (bakpiainluv) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:21:00 +0000

Finish the puzzle or click start to see the Jobs Animation
(Selesaikan puzzle atau klik start untuk melihat animasi pekerjaan ^>^)

Source Britishcouncil

How to use gerunds

noreply@blogger.com (bakpiainluv) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:06:00 +0000

In English, the ing form, for example swimming or smoking, is both a noun and a verb. You can follow it by an object, smoking cigarettes, by a verb, swimming is good, or you can make it the object of a sentence, I like swimming.

After verbs

You use the ing form after some verbs such as enjoy, admit, appreciate, can't stand / help / bear, deny, avoid, mind, understand.
For example, "I can't stand doing nothing", or "she denied breaking the copier".

With 'from' and 'to' with some verbs

Prevent / stop someone from doing: "He prevented her from leaving."
Look forward to doing: "We look forward to hearing from you soon."
Object to doing: "Does anyone object to me smoking?"
Get used to doing: "It took him a long time to get used to living in a city."
Prefer something to doing something else: "I prefer cooking to doing the dishes."

After prepositions

"Before going out he turned off the heating."
"I'm tired of arguing."
"These are used for cracking walnuts."
"I passed the exam by remembering the equations."

In some fixed expressions

"As well as doing…"
"It's no good doing…"
"It's no use doing…"

Some verbs can use either the 'to do' or the 'ing' form

See / hear / watch someone do / doing
With the verb form do, you see or hear the whole action. For example,"I heard him tell you about the letter."
With the verb form ing you only see or hear part of the action. For example, "I saw her drinking a coffee in the bar."
Remember / regret
If you use ing after these verbs, you are talking about something that happened before. "I remember coming here as a child" – I'm not a child any more, but I remember the times when I came here before.
"I regret not studying." (I didn't study in the past and I regret it now.)
If you use the to do form after these verbs, then you are referring to something in the future.
"Please remember to turn off the lights." (Please don't forget to do it later.)
"I regret to inform you that…" (I'm just about to tell you some bad news.)
Stop
"I want to stop smoking." (I want to break my habit.)
"She stopped to sit down." (She stopped walking so that she could sit down.)
Try
Try + ing = try out this experiment.
Try reading something in English every day." (You may be surprised at the results!)
Try to do = try hard to do something.
"Please try to be quiet when you come in." (Please make an effort.)

"If" sentences

noreply@blogger.com (bakpiainluv) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:05:00 +0000

There are four main types of if sentences in English, often called conditional sentences.
These sentences are in two halves, with the if part in one half and the other part where you can use words such as can, will, may, might, could and would.

If + present form + present form

"If you heat ice, it melts."
In this type of sentence, you could use when instead of if. It's always true that when you heat ice it melts. This is why this type of sentence is sometimes called a zero conditional.

If + present form, + will, can or may

"If I am late, I will call you."
"If you need me, you can call me at home."
"If it gets any hotter, we may have a thunder storm."
In these sentences (or first conditional sentences), there is a strong possibility that the first part (coming after if) is going to happen. The second part says what will happen as a result.

If + past form + would, could or might

"If I got a pay rise, I would buy a new car."
"If you left your job, you could travel around the world."
"If you were nicer to him, he might lend you the money."
In these sentences, the first part with if shows that the event is unlikely to happen. In English, we often use this type of sentence (called a second conditional) to talk about hypotheses, or imaginary future events.
For example, "If I was President of the United States, I would change some laws." But I know that I'll never be the President of the USA – I'm just saying what I would do if I was in his/her position. Note: in American English, it is correct to use "if I were…" In British English, it's more common to say "if I was…"

If + past perfect + would/might/could have done

"If I had revised, I would have passed my exams."
"If we had gone out earlier, we migh

Modals

noreply@blogger.com (bakpiainluv) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Changing the mood of a sentence (modals)

In English, you can show what you feel about a situation by using words such as may, will, would, might, can and could.

These words can change the meaning of a sentence and show that something is possible, necessary, uncertain, or intended.

"For example, "I'll go shopping tomorrow" shows that you intend to go tomorrow.

"I might go shopping tomorrow" shows that perhaps you will go tomorrow, but you don't know for sure.

When you use these words, remember:

* They are followed by the verb without to.

* You don't need an 's' for the third person singular: "He might come to the party." (Not "he mights come to the party".)

* You can make a question by putting the word before the person, not by using 'do' or 'have': "Could you help me?" (Not "do you could help me?")

* You can make a negative form by adding a form of not to the word:

can becomes can't

will becomes won't

might becomes might not (or mightn't)
may becomes may not

could becomes couldn't.
How possible something is

"The company might relocate next year."

"We may have to wait an hour for dinner in this restaurant."

"It can get very cold here in winter."

"We could all live to be 100 years old in theory."
How certain something is

"She'll get promoted next year."

"He won't agree to that idea."

"You must be our new neighbour."

"If you left now, you would get the train."
Offers and requests

"Shall I open the door for you?"

"I'll cook dinner, if you like."

"Could you help me?"

"Can you pass me the salt, please?"
Permission

"Can I open the window, please?"

"You may now look at your exam papers." (This is formal.)
Ability

"I can cook, but I can't drive."

"I couldn't speak French very well when I was at school."
Using should, must and need

These words help you to talk about rules, obligation and advice.
Should

We use should to give advice.

"If you want to learn English, you should practise as much as possible."

We can also use should to talk about what we expect to happen.

"He should be here by now – he left over an hour ago."

The negative of should is shouldn't.

"You shouldn't eat so much chocolate – it's bad for you."
Must

We use must to talk about obligation.

"I must call my grandmother today – it's her birthday."

If you want to say the opposite – that there is no obligation to do something, use don't have to or don't need to.

"You don't have to wash the car – I'll do it."

"You don't need to put the rubbish out – I've already done it."

We can also use must to talk about what we think is logically certain.

"You must be tired after all that travelling."

If you want to say that something is logically impossible, use can't.

"Who's that at the door? It can't be the postman – he's already been."

Mustn't means that it is not allowed to do something.

"You mustn't feed animals in the zoo – it's not allowed."
Should have done

Look at this example dialogue:

"You know… my car was broken into yesterday."

"How terrible. What did you do?"

"Oh, nothing."

"You should have called the police."

We use the pattern should have done to talk about what we think would have been the best thing to do. However, the past event we are talking about cannot be changed. So the pattern after should is have done – not should do.

In the example dialogue, the person didn't contact the police yesterday (in the past), so you can't change the situation. You can only say what action would have been the best in this situation.

SEE ALSO: If Sentences In English

Make and let

noreply@blogger.com (bakpiainluv) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:58:00 +0000

In English, the verbs "make" and "let" are followed by an object and the infinitive without "to":

They can't make you work late.
She made him do the exercise again.

She lets the students sing in class.
His parents let him paint his room black.

Be careful: in the passive, "make" is followed by the infinitive with "to":

They were made to do the exercise again.

"Have" can also be used in this pattern:

Please have your secretary call me as soon as possible.

(Please ask your secretary to call me…)
Other English verbs not followed by the infinitive + to

Modal verbs (can, will, would, etc) are followed by the infinitive without "to":

I can see him clearly.
They will leave early tomorrow.
If I were you, I would talk to her.

(Click here for more information on modals.)

See / hear / watch someone followed by the infinitive without "to":

She saw the girl steal the money. (She saw all the action of stealing.)
I heard him tell her about the party." (I heard all about the party.)
I watched them do the exercise. (I watched them complete the exercise.)

But remember:
If you follow these verbs with the gerund form (ing), you only see part of the action.

She saw him talking to the teacher. (She didn't see the whole conversation.)

See also How to use gerunds in English

We Are Who We Are - Kesha

noreply@blogger.com (bakpiainluv) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:53:00 +0000