Synonim of WALK

Gw bakalan kasih tau beberapa sinonim dari "Walk" cekidot, guys1

"To tiptoe" = berjalan dengan berjinjit agar suara langkahnya tidak kedengeran. 
Ex: “I tiptoed out of the room so that my father wouldn't wake up”
[Aku berjinjit keluar dari ruangan supaya Ayahku tdk terbangun karena mendengar langkahku]

(2) "To stroll" = berjalan-jalan dengan tujuan santai dan rekreasi di waktu senggang
Ex: “They strolled along the beach, enjoying the sunset” [Mereka ber-jln2 santai di sepanjang pantai, menikmati matahari terbenam]

(3) "To creep/ sneak" = berjalan dengan mengumpet agar tdk terlihat orang. #zevoc
Ex: “He crept downstairs, trying to get out of the house without waking up his parents”
[Dia berjalan dgn ngumpet2 menuruni tangga, mencoba keluar rumah tanpa membangunkan orang tuanya]

(4) "To limp" = berjalan terpincang-pincang, biasanya karena luka-luka kakinya
Ex: “He limped over to a bed and slept” [Dia dengan terpincang-pincang berjalan ke kasur dan tidur”

(5) "To stagger" = berjalan terhuyung-huyung akibat capek, luka, mabok.
Ex: “He managed to stagger to the nearest hospital after he had been attacked by some hooligans”
[Dia berhasil dengan sempoyongan berjalan ke rumah sakit terdekat setelah diserang oleh beberapa preman]

(6) "To trudge" = berjalan pelan dgn usaha yang keras, misal: berjalan di daerah yg medannya susah/ berjalan dgn membawa bnyk barang
Ex: “We were lost & we had to trudge through the sandstorm” [Kita kesasar dan harus berjalan (dgn usaha keras) melewati badai pasir]

(7) "To wander" = berjalan-jalan kasual tanpa arah.
Kl jlnnya santai gak buru2 & gak ada tujuan pasti (baik krn kita kesasar/ cuma sekedar cari angin), kita bisa memakai kata wander.
Ex: “I spent my holiday wandering around the old city of Marrakesh” [Aku menghabiskan wkt liburan dgn ber-jln2 di kota tua Marrakech]
Kata "to wander" ini jg bisa kita pakai ketika ada org yg baru aja pindah ke suatu tempat yg spesifik, tapi gak tau ke mana

--> kita harus pakai preposition “off” untuk ini. Liat contoh ya.
Ex: “Andy, just wait here, don’t wander off.” [Andy, tunggu di sini aja ya, jangan pergi ke mana-mana]

Siip. Itulah tadi beberapa contoh verb alternatif yg bisa dipakai sebagai pengganti "to walk" dan cara pemakaiannya dlm kalimat.

thanks to @zeniusenglish

5 Speaking Rules you need to know!

5 Speaking Rules you need to know!

1. Don't study grammar too much

This rule might sound strange to many ESL students, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar.

Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small fraction of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. I can confidently say this with experience. I am a native English speaker, majored in English Literature, and have been teaching English for more than 10 years. However, many of my students know more details about English grammar than I do. I can easily look up the definition and apply it, but I don't know it off the top of my head.

I often ask my native English friends some grammar questions, and only a few of them know the correct answer. However, they are fluent in English and can read, speak, listen, and communicate effectively.

Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causative verb, or do you want to be able to speak English fluently?

  

2. Learn and study phrases

Many students learn vocabulary and try to put many words together to create a proper sentence. It amazes me how many words some of my students know, but they cannot create a proper sentence. The reason is because they didn't study phrases. When children learn a language, they learn both words and phrases together. Likewise, you need to study and learn phrases.

If you know 1000 words, you might not be able to say one correct sentence. But if you know 1 phrase, you can make hundreds of correct sentences. If you know 100 phrases, you will be surprised at how many correct sentences you will be able to say. Finally, when you know only a 1000 phrases, you will be almost a fluent English speaker.

The English Speaking Basics section is a great example of making numerous sentences with a single phrase. So don't spend hours and hours learning many different words. Use that time to study phrases instead and you will be closer to English fluency.

Don't translate

When you want to create an English sentence, do not translate the words from your Mother tongue. The order of words is probably completely different and you will be both slow and incorrect by doing this. Instead, learn phrases and sentences so you don't have to think about the words you are saying. It should be automatic.

Another problem with translating is that you will be trying to incorporate grammar rules that you have learned. Translating and thinking about the grammar to create English sentences is incorrect and should be avoided.

3. Reading and Listening is NOT enough. Practice Speaking what you hear!

Reading, listening, and speaking are the most important aspects of any language. The same is true for English. However, speaking is the only requirement to be fluent. It is normal for babies and children to learn speaking first, become fluent, then start reading, then writing. So the natural order is listening, speaking, reading, then writing.

First Problem

Isn't it strange that schools across the world teach reading first, then writing, then listening, and finally speaking? Although it is different, the main reason is because when you learn a second language, you need to read material to understand and learn it. So even though the natural order is listening, speaking, reading, then writing, the order for ESL students is reading, listening, speaking, then writing.

Second Problem

The reason many people can read and listen is because that's all they practice. But in order to speak English fluently, you need to practice speaking. Don't stop at the listening portion, and when you study, don't just listen. Speak out loud the material you are listening to and practice what you hear. Practice speaking out loud until your mouth and brain can do it without any effort. By doing so, you will be able to speak English fluently.

4. Submerge yourself

Being able to speak a language is not related to how smart you are. Anyone can learn how to speak any language. This is a proven fact by everyone in the world. Everyone can speak at least one language. Whether you are intelligent, or lacking some brain power, you are able to speak one language.

This was achieved by being around that language at all times. In your country, you hear and speak your language constantly. You will notice that many people who are good English speakers are the ones who studied in an English speaking school. They can speak English not because they went to an English speaking school, but because they had an environment where they can be around English speaking people constantly.

There are also some people who study abroad and learn very little. That is because they went to an English speaking school, but found friends from their own country and didn't practice English.

You don't have to go anywhere to become a fluent English speaker. You only need to surround yourself with English. You can do this by making rules with your existing friends that you will only speak English. You can also carry around an iPod and constantly listen to English sentences. As you can see, you can achieve results by changing what your surroundings are. Submerge yourself in English and you will learn several times faster.

TalkEnglish Offline Version is now ready for download. In this package, you can utilize over 8000 audio files to completely surround yourself in English. There are over 13.5 hours of audio files that are not available in the web form. All conversations and all sentences are included, so even if you don't have many English speaking friends, you can constantly surround yourself in English using your MP3 player. This package is available at the English Download page. Take advantage of this opportunity and start learning English faster. Click on the link or go to http://www.talkenglish.com/english-download.aspx.

5. Study correct material

A common phrase that is incorrect is, "Practice makes perfect." This is far from the truth. Practice only makes what you are practicing permanent. If you practice the incorrect sentence, you will have perfected saying the sentence incorrectly. Therefore, it is important that you study material that is commonly used by most people.

Another problem I see is that many students study the news. However, the language they speak is more formal and the content they use is more political and not used in regular life. It is important to understand what they are saying, but this is more of an advanced lesson that should be studied after learning the fundamental basics of English.

Studying English with a friend who is not a native English speaker is both good and bad. You should be aware of the pros and cons of speaking with a non native speaking friend. Practicing with a non native person will give you practice. You can also motivate each other and point out basic mistakes. But you might pick up bad habits from one another if you are not sure about what are correct and incorrect sentences. So use these practice times as a time period to practice the correct material you studied. Not to learn how to say a sentence.

In short, study English material that you can trust, that is commonly used, and that is correct.

Summary

These are the rules that will help you achieve your goal of speaking English fluently. All the teachings and lessons on TalkEnglish.com follow this method so you have the tools you need to achieve your goal right here on TalkEnglish.com.

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the PHOBIA

Fobia adalah rasa ketakutan yang berlebihan pada sesuatu hal atau fenomena. Fobia bisa dikatakan dapat menghambat kehidupan orang yang mengidapnya. Bagi sebagian orang, perasaan takut seorang pengidap Fobia sulit dimengerti. Itu sebabnya, pengidap tersebut sering dijadikan bulan bulanan oleh teman sekitarnya.
sumber: wikipedia

Berikut gw kasih tau beberapa PHOBIA yang lucu, menggelitik, biar pengetahuan loe bertambah yah hahaha
CEKIDOT!!!!

Ablutophobia-Takut mencuci atau mandi.
Ailurophobia-Takut kucing.
Androphobia-Takut pria.
Anglofobia-Takut Inggris atau budaya Inggris, dll
Arachibutyrophobia-Takut selai kacang menempel di langit-langit mulut.
Bathmophobia-Takut tangga atau lereng curam.
Bibliophobia-Takut buku.
Bufonophobia-Takut kodok.
Cacophobia Takut-keburukan.
Caligynephobia Takut-wanita cantik.
Coitophobia-Takut senggama.
Coprophobia-Takut feses (kotoran).
Coulrophobia-Takut badut.
Dendrophobia-Takut pohon.
Dentophobia Takut-dokter gigi.
Dutchphobia-Takut orang Belanda.
Dysmorphophobia-Takut deformitas.cacat; kecacatan; kecelaan; cacat rupa  

sumber: phobia list

IDIOMS

Here's some idioms that you can use.
*i'm trying to update it if I find new idioms.

source: @WSI_Jakarta

"to be the apple of someone’s eye (someone’s favorite & special person)"
>>> The new baby was the apple of her mother’s eye.

"Skating on thin ice (doing something that could cause trouble)"
>>> Tom was skating on thin ice when he secretly took his mom's money.

"big picture (overall situation/project as a whole,not the details):
>>> The manager gave us the big picture of the task in the meeting.

"eager beaver (one who works very hard & is eager to get things done)"
>>> Sally is a real eager beaver, always volunteering to stay late.

"dribs and drabs (small amount or numbers)"
>>> Instead of the crowd that was expected, people arrived in dribs and drabs.

"ignorance is bliss (What you don't know can't hurt you)"
>>> Thankfully,Edward did not know about his father’s secret, ignorance is bliss

"on the blink (not operating well/properly)"
>>> The computers in the accounting department are always on the blink.

"to move mountains (do the impossible)"
>>> When you believe in what you are fighting for, you can move mountains.

"over the hill (too old to do something)"
>>> I might be 60, but I am not over the hill yet!

"A goody-goody (someone who tries hard to please people,esp. teachers & parents)"
>>> Rudy always hands in his homework early, he's a goody-goody

"dog-eat-dog (Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive)"
>>> It's a dog-eat-dog world in the movie business.

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Adjective vs Adverb

Kadang bingung yah kapan kita pake "Beautiful" (adjective), kapan pake "Beautifully"(adverb) . Nih gw kasih tau, berdasarkan beberapa sumber, perbedaan antara Adjective & Adverb:






Adjective: A word that describes, identifies or qualifies a noun or pronoun. An adjective usually, but not all the time, comes before the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.
For example:
1. The cute cat was sleeping.
2. The cat was cute.
The word "cute" is describing and modifies the noun cat.

Kata sifat: Sebuah kata yang menjelaskan, mengidentifikasi atau memenuhi syarat sebuah kata benda atau kata ganti. Sebuah kata sifat biasanya, namun tidak setiap saat, ditulis / berada sebelum kata benda atau kata ganti yang memodifikasi.

Sebagai contoh:
1. Kucing lucu sedang tidur. 
2. Kucing itu lucu.
Kata "lucu" menggambarkan dan memodifikasi kucing sebagai kata benda.

Adverb: An adjective describes or modifies a verb. Unlike an adjective, an adverb can be found in various places within the sentence. Adverbs are most likely to end in "ly". An adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," "how much".
For example:
The dog quickly ran to his owner.
The word "quickly" describes and modifies the verb ran. It also answers the question "how". How did the dog run? It ran "quickly".

Kata keterangan.  Tidak seperti kata sifat, kata keterangan dapat ditemukan di berbagai tempat dalam kalimat. Kata keterangan yang paling mungkin berakhir dengan "-ly". Kata keterangan menunjukkan cara, waktu, tempat, penyebab, atau derajat dan menjawab pertanyaan seperti "bagaimana", "ketika", "mana", "berapa banyak".
 

Sebagai contoh:
Anjing itu dengan cepat berlari ke pemiliknya.
Kata "cepat" menggambarkan dan memodifikasi kata kerja berlari. Ini juga menjawab pertanyaan "bagaimana". Bagaimana anjing itu lari? Itu berlari "dengan cepat".



So basically, Adjectives are used to describe nouns, while Adverbs are used to describe verbs.

More examples:

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
The plum was purple.
The girl is pretty.
The duckling is fuzzy.
That is a sweet little dog.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb.
He ran quickly.
He chewed slowly.
She dove deeply.
The mouse nervously scurried.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_Adjectives_and_adverbs#ixzz1vf2pUGXH

Nah, biar tambah ngerti lagi apa itu Adjective dan Adverb, kamu juga bisa liat slide show lucu di sini:

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Semoga bermanfaat!

Susunan anggota PPKI

Pada awalnya PPKI beranggotakan 21 orang (12 orang dari Jawa, 3 orang dari Sumatra, 2 orang dariSulawesi, 1 orang dari Kalimantan, 1 orang dari Nusa Tenggara, 1 orang dari Maluku, 1 orang dari golongan Tionghoa). Susunan awal anggota PPKI adalah sebagai berikut^[2] [3]:

1. Ir. Soekarno (Ketua)
2. Drs. Moh. Hatta (Wakil Ketua)
3. Prof. Mr. Dr. Soepomo (Anggota)
4. KRT Radjiman Wedyodiningrat (Anggota)
5. R. P. Soeroso (Anggota)
6. Soetardjo Kartohadikoesoemo (Anggota)
7. Kiai Abdoel Wachid Hasjim (Anggota)
8. Ki Bagus Hadikusumo (Anggota)
9. Otto Iskandardinata (Anggota)
10. Abdoel Kadir (Anggota)
11. Pangeran Soerjohamidjojo (Anggota)
12. Pangeran Poerbojo (Anggota)
13. Dr. Mohammad Amir (Anggota)
14. Mr. Abdul Maghfar (Anggota)
15. Mr. Teuku Mohammad Hasan (Anggota)
16. Dr. GSSJ Ratulangi (Anggota)^[4]
17. Andi Pangerang (Anggota)
18. A.H. Hamidan (Anggota)
19. I Goesti Ketoet Poedja (Anggota)
20. Mr. Johannes Latuharhary (Anggota)
21. Drs. Yap Tjwan Bing (Anggota)

Selanjutnya tanpa sepengetahuan Jepang, keanggotaan bertambah 6 yaitu^[5] :

1. Achmad Soebardjo (Penasehat)
2. Sajoeti Melik (Anggota)
3. Ki Hadjar Dewantara (Anggota)
4. R.A.A. Wiranatakoesoema (Anggota)
5. Kasman Singodimedjo (Anggota)
6. Iwa Koesoemasoemantri (Anggota)

PPKI di bentuk pada 7 agustus 1945

source: http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panitia_Persiapan_Kemerdekaan_Indonesia

36 butir Pancasila

Butir-butir pengamalan Pancasila

Ketetapan MPR no. II/MPR/1978 tentang Ekaprasetia Pancakarsa menjabarkan kelima asas dalam Pancasila menjadi 36 butir pengamalan sebagai pedoman praktis bagi pelaksanaan Pancasila.

36 BUTIR-BUTIR PANCASILA/EKA PRASETIA PANCA KARSA

A. SILA KETUHANAN YANG MAHA ESA

1. Percaya dan Takwa kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa sesuai dengan agama dan kepercayaan masing-masing menurut dasar kemanusiaan yang adil dan beradab.
2. Hormat menghormati dan bekerjasama antar pemeluk agama dan penganut-penganut kepercayaan yang berbeda-beda sehingga terbina kerukunan hidup.
3. Saling menghormati kebebasan menjalankan ibadah sesuai dengan agama dan kepercayaannya.
4. Tidak memaksakan suatu agama dan kepercayaan kepada orang lain.

B. SILA KEMANUSIAAN YANG ADIL DAN BERADAB

1. Mengakui persamaan derajat persamaan hak dan persamaan kewajiban antara sesama manusia.
2. Saling mencintai sesama manusia.
3. Mengembangkan sikap tenggang rasa.
4. Tidak semena-mena terhadap orang lain.
5. Menjunjung tinggi nilai kemanusiaan.
6. Gemar melakukan kegiatan kemanusiaan.
7. Berani membela kebenaran dan keadilan.
8. Bangsa Indonesia merasa dirinya sebagai bagian dari seluruh umat manusia, karena itu dikembangkan sikap hormat-menghormati dan bekerjasama dengan bangsa lain.

C. SILA PERSATUAN INDONESIA

1. Menempatkan kesatuan, persatuan, kepentingan, dan keselamatan bangsa dan negara di atas kepentingan pribadi atau golongan.
2. Rela berkorban untuk kepentingan bangsa dan negara.
3. Cinta Tanah Air dan Bangsa.
4. Bangga sebagai Bangsa Indonesia dan ber-Tanah Air Indonesia.
5. Memajukan pergaulan demi persatuan dan kesatuan bangsa yang ber-Bhinneka Tunggal Ika.

D. SILA KERAKYATAN YANG DIPIMPIN OLEH HIKMAT KEBIJAKSANAAN DALAM PERMUSYAWARATAN / PERWAKILAN

1. Mengutamakan kepentingan negara dan masyarakat.
2. Tidak memaksakan kehendak kepada orang lain.
3. Mengutamakan musyawarah dalam mengambil keputusan untuk kepentingan bersama.
4. Musyawarah untuk mencapai mufakat diliputi semangat kekeluargaan.
5. Dengan itikad baik dan rasa tanggung jawab menerima dan melaksanakan hasil musyawarah.
6. Musyawarah dilakukan dengan akal sehat dan sesuai dengan hati nurani yang luhur.
7. Keputusan yang diambil harus dapat dipertanggung jawabkan secara moral kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, menjunjung tinggi harkat dan martabat manusia serta nilai-nilai kebenaran dan keadilan.

E. SILA KEADILAN SOSIAL BAGI SELURUH RAKYAT INDONESIA

1. Mengembangkan perbuatan-perbuatan yang luhur yang mencerminkan sikap dan suasana kekeluargaan dan gotong-royong.
2. Bersikap adil.
3. Menjaga keseimbangan antara hak dan kewajiban.
4. Menghormati hak-hak orang lain.
5. Suka memberi pertolongan kepada orang lain.
6. Menjauhi sikap pemerasan terhadap orang lain.
7. Tidak bersifat boros.
8. Tidak bergaya hidup mewah.
9. Tidak melakukan perbuatan yang merugikan kepentingan umum.
10. Suka bekerja keras.
11. Menghargai hasil karya orang lain.
12. Bersama-sama berusaha mewujudkan kemajuan yang merata dan berkeadilan sosial.

source: http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancasila#Butir-butir_pengamalan_Pancasila_.5B2.5D

Lomba Penulisan Artikel Guraru: "Pemanfaatan Teknologi untuk Ruang Kelas yang Kreatif”

Yup, itu lomba yang ditujukan bagi para guru di Indonesia dengan topik yang bisa dipilih:

1. Pemanfaatan Teknologi untuk Pendidikan

2. Menciptakan Suasana yang Kondusif dan Menyenangkan Dalam Proses Belajar Mengajar

3. Penggunaan Alat Peraga dalam Proses Belajar Mengajar

Nah, klo kamu tertarik, silakan kunjungi website ini: > Writing Competition

jangan lupa follow twitternya juga yah di @guraruID
Semoga menginspirasi! :)

NIat dan fokus

Hmm... sebenernya saya masih berpikir, mau ke arah mana blog ini nanti isinya.
Namun, saya harus tentukan, NIAT, dan FOKUS.
Yup, ini posting pertama dari blog ini, dan saya akan beritahu apa saja yang akan saya posting di sini.
Saya akan posting beberapa pelajaran (apapun itu) yang saya dapat dan yakin berguna bagi para pembaca semua. Karena saya percaya bahwa BERBAGI akan memberikan REZEKI : heheeeeee.....

Simak yah posting2 dari saya! :)