The Countless Things That You Can Figure out If You Learn English
English is the most commonly used language all over the world and it can be very useful to learn it. It is not just about being skilled to speak English, it is also about being capable to do so many other things. If you study English, there are so many other actions and things that you can carry out.
Take for example the songs that you pay attention to on the radio. A lot of these songs are sung by international artists from English-speaking countries. If you study then you will be proficient to figure out the lyrics of the songs that you listen to on the radio. You will no longer be simply bobbing your head in time to the beat of the music and listening to the unintelligible English lyrics of the song. When you study you will be able to understand what the words mean and you can even sing alongside to your favorite English songs.
Long time ago, there was a kingdom named Prambanan. All the people of Prambanan lived peacefully. But then, Prambanan kingdom was attacked and occupied by the Pengging kingdom. Prambanan then was ruled by Bandung Bondowoso of Pengging kingdom. He was a mean king. He also had great supernatural power. His soldiers were not only humans, but also genies.
The king of Prambanan had a beautiful daughter named Loro Jonggrang. Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. “You’re very beautiful. Would you be my queen?” asked Bandung Bondowoso. Loro Jonggrang was shocked. She didn’t like Bandung Bondowoso because he was a mean person. She wanted to refuse, but she afraid that Bandung Bondowoso would be angry and endangered the people of Prambanan. Then, she came up with a plan. “If you want to marry me, you have to build a thousand temples for me in just one night," said Loro Jonggrang. “What? That’s impossible!” said Bandung Bondowoso. But he did not give up. He consulted with his advisor. “Your Majesty can asked the genies to help built the temples,” said the advisor.
So, Bandung Bondowoso summoned his entire genies soldier and commanded them to help him built a thousand temples. The genies worked in unbelievable speed. Meanwhile, Loro Jonggrang heard from her servant that the building of a thousand temples was almost finished. She was so worried. But again, she came up with a great idea. She asked all of her servants to help her. "Please prepare a lot of straw and mortar. Please hurry up!" said Loro Jonggrang. “Burn the straw and make some noise pounding the mortar, quickly.” All those servants did what Loro Jonggrang ordered them; burning straw and pounding the mortar, making the genies think that the sun is going to rise.
“It’s already dawn. We have to go,” said the leader of the genies to Bandung Bondowoso. All the genies immediately stopped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which they afraid of. They didn’t know that the light was from the fire that burning the straw, not from the sun.
Bandung Bondowoso can’t stop the genies from leaving. He was angry. He knew Loro Jonggrang had just tricked him. "You cannot fool me, Loro Jonggrang. I already have 999 temples. I just need one more temple. Now, I will make you the one-thousandth temple." He pointed his finger to Loro Jonggrang and said some mantras. Magically, Loro Jonggrang’s body turned into stone. Until now, the temple is still standing in Prambanan area, Central Java. And the temple is called Loro Jonggrang temple.
One day, Mouse Deer went down to the river to take a drink. But he knew that the crocodile might be waiting underwater to eat him, so he said out loud. “I wonder if the water’s warm. I’ll put in my leg and find out.” Of course Mouse Deer didn’t put in his leg. He picked up a stick instead and put one end into the water. Chomp…! Crocodile grabbed the stick and pulled it underwater. Mouse Deer laughed. “Ha… ha…ha… Stupid crocodile! Cant you tell the difference between a stick and a leg?” Then Mouse Deer ran off to drink somewhere else.
In the next day, Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the fruits on the other side of the river. He saw a floating log in the river. He knew that Crocodile looked like a log when he floated. Mouse Deer didn’t want to be eaten by Crocodile when he crosses the river. He had an idea. He called out loud, “Crocodile!” Crocodile rose from the water, “Hello, Mouse Deer. Have you come to be my lunch?” Mouse Deer smiled. “Sorry, not today, Crocodile. I have orders from the King. He wants to invite all the crocodiles in this river to a party. He wants me to count all the crocodiles so he could prepare enough meal for you.”
“Really…? Tell us what to do,” said Crocodile. “You must line up from this side of the river to the other side,” said Mouse Deer. Crocodile then got all his friends and family. They lined up across the river. Mouse Deer then jumped onto Crocodile’s back. “One,” he counted. He jumped onto the next crocodile, “Two.” And the next crocodile, “Three.” Mouse Deer kept jumping until he arrived on the other side of the river. “How many are there?” asked Crocodile. “Just enough,” said Mouse Deer. He laughed as he ran to the forest.
Speak English is getting more and more important, just because it is the most widely used language in the world. Many people decided to learn how to speak English with different aims: to learn some business, some of them learn it for fun ... Etc
Before you start to learn English, you should know the correct way to do so. When you know the right way, it will be easier, and you will speak fluent English at the end.
Studying while you are doing other things is special technique. You need a way to study without a book that is big and heavy. And you need a little special equipment. I recommend the iPod, and you can use other mp3 players too. The great advantage is they are light, small, and you can change the contents easily. Listening to stories on these devices can be a great way to study.
In the first day school every teacher got their own rules. It can built such kind of understanding between a teacher and his/her students. I notice there are 3 points that teacher should tell the students to do to make the class conducive especially for an English teacher:
1. Attendance, in Indonesia especially in a private school, students attendance are minimum. Their motivation are lesser than the state school students. So, it is very important to make a bound between a teacher and students to reach the target. If the students miss their target the consequence is they will not be passed or not allowed to follow exam.
2. Dictionary, every time a student follow an English class to have a dictionary is a must. It likes when they go for a Battle they must bring a weapon with them. Otherwise they will be killed or defeated easily. Dictionary will help the students to understand the translation based on the context. Therefore choosing a good dictionary also important to the students. As long as I know the most contextual dictionary (English-Indonesia, Indonesia-English) is John Echols and Hasan Shadilly's dictionary.
3. Time, to be discipline is one of the key for success. Both teacher and student have to be on time with the schedule in order to make the activity goes well as the plan.
4. Activeness, in the students center learning-based, students activeness will make the class active. Every single chapter the teacher gives, students are encouraged to find anything related to it both in group or individually. Teacher will assess them based on their effort and finally from their competencies as the result of the activity.
Studying using many resources will widen and broaden your insight. Here are some useful websites that will assist you for learning English with exercises:
- http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/ (British Council)
- http://www.britishcouncil.org/ (British Council)
- http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk (Listening/reading comprehension)
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/ ( listenings)
- http://englishlistening.com/ (listenings Am En)
- http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/ (Reading resources)
- http://yahooesp.englishtown.com/ ( daily lesson)
- http://es.launch.yahoo.com/ ( video clips)
- http://www.lyrics.com/ ( songs and lyrics)
- http://webquest.org/ (Everything about webquest,University of San Diego)
- http://members.aol.com/ (Exercises)
- http://www.isabelperez.com/ ( lots of useful links and exercises)
- http://usuarios.lycos.es/ ( links to exercises)
- http://eslus.com/ (lots of links to practical exercises)
- http://www.eslcafe.com/ ( Quizzes, chat ,...)
Here is the third and final part of commonly misused words in English. As you know, it is important to use words in the right context, so let's look at more words that look very similar but have very different meanings:
As mentioned in Part 1, English can be a difficult language, especially if it's not your native language and even native English speakers can find it tricky deciphering the difference between similar sounding words. As a result, it is not uncommon for words to be used out of context. So, let's look at Part 2 of the most commonly misused words in English:
English can be a tricky language, especially if it's your second language. Even native English speakers have a hard time deciphering the difference between similar sounding words and it is a fairly common occurrence for words to be misused - you've probably seen a few examples of this in books or online. So, let's look at Part 1 of the most commonly misused words in English:
The process of writing an English sentence is much easier when the writer starts with a basic thought and systematically uses all the English writing tools to accurately express the complete thought.
English Verb Tenses are tools designed to show relationships with time.
When did an action occur? or will occur? Are events happening together, one after another or randomly?
English Verb Tenses are tools designed to indicate time as part of the content.
How to Write English Sentences using Verb Tenses
SIMPLE PRESENT
1. [verb]
I study English everyday.
SIMPLE PAST
1. [verb + ed]
Two years ago, I studied English in Canada.
SIMPLE FUTURE
1. [am/is/are] + [going to] + [verb]
I am going to study English next year in Canada.
2. [will] + [verb]
I will study English tomorrow.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. [am / is / are] + [verb + ing]
I am studying English now.
PAST CONTINUOUS
1. [was /were] + [verb + ing]
I was studying English when you called this morning.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
1. [will be] + [verb + ing] 2. [am /is /are] + [going to be] + [verb + ing]
I will be studying English when you arrive today.
We are going to be studying English next year in Canada.
PRESENT PERFECT
1. [has /have] + [past participle]
I have studied English in several Canadian cities.
PAST PERFECT
1. [had] + [past participle]
I had studied English before I moved to Canada.
FUTURE PERFECT
1. [will have] + [past participle]
I will have studied all the verb tenses by the end of today.
2. [am/is/are] + [going to have] + [past participle]
We are going to have studied all the chapters by five o'clock.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1. [has/have] + [been] + [verb + ing]
I have been studying English for two years.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1. [had been] + [verb + ing]
I had been studying English for two years before I moved to Canada.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1. [will have been] + [verb + ing]
I will have been studying English for one hour by the time you arrive.
2. [am/is/are] + [going to have been] + [verb + ing]
We are going to have been studying for three hours.
If you have decided that you want to learn English, it was about to begin a trip to the somewhat difficult. While English is one of the most widely spoken languages, particularly in the western hemisphere, it is also one of the most difficult to learn. If you have committed yourself to learn the language, here are some suggestions you can use to make it a little easier.
Are you having difficulty in learning English? You say to yourself: "If only I could learn English better, then I can do much more than that."? If you answered yes to these questions, and I'm sure you're wondering how you can do so. In this article, I would like to explain some of the problems faced by many English learners, and ways to improve English language which is simple and can be fun at the same time.
Parents who want to improve their kids abilty in mastering English, these are some useful tips :
First, guide your children to access interactive sites, so that they can communicate with people who have the same interest.
Second, make a schedule for them to do their homework, projects and help them when neccessary.
Third, play English songs that they can catch the lyrics
Fourth, Use computer for playing educational games
Fifth, choose an appropriate program on TV/CD/DVD to the age and level. Cartoons and animation films are something worth to be applied.W
Sixth, Encourage them to read stories for you
Seventh, let your child tell you what they have learned in the school. Ask them to mention pictures in the book they are learning.
Eight, name any objects in the house with their english names. This will make the language becomes real in their mind.
Ninth, ask your children to write new words more than five times each, then let them spell and read it.
Tenth, Help your child to make 'personal dictionary. In a notebook, write a letter of the alphabet at the top of each page. Begins with A and ends with Z. Children can register new words learned in school to the appropriate page. Can draw pictures to illustrate the meaning, and to put into or used in a sentence. This can be a great way to review.
Eleventh, If the parents can not speak English make a conversation when possible
To be realistic about what you can for your child
* for all students to have knowledge of the positive and negative. This means that students can understand and appreciate more than I can say or write.
* focus on what children know they do not have forgotten. The allocation of students in many cases, new words. Lilly may remember the "puppet", "jump rope" while Tom remembers the words such as "Dinosaur" or "robot".
* When children get their mother tongue, and they understand the words before they are able to read and write. This is also true when learning a foreign language.
* Foreign language learners often go through a 'silent phase' when you start to learn the language. This is normal. That they are listening and note the language. When you are ready, and will speak.
* learners need to meet several times a language over a period of time before the 'know' it. We do not expect your child to 'know' everything after the first lesson. The teacher will review the words in the next lesson to help students to remember.
* Studies show that learners who have normal exposure to language before puberty are more likely to be the best language skills (including pronunciation) by the time they are adults.
* make mistakes is a natural part of the learning process.
Most important of all: remember that children are sponges! Do not expect them to absorb all that has been taught in school. Also, do not be too hard on your kid. Parents must make learning English and fun as possible.
