Adjectives

We use adjectives to describe nouns.
Most adjectives can be used in front of a noun…:

They have a beautiful house.
We saw a very exciting film last night.

or after a link verb like be, look or feel:

Their house is beautiful.
That film looks interesting.

Adjectives: -ed and -ing

A lot of adjectives are made from verbs by adding -ing or -ed:

-ing adjectives:

The commonest -ing adjectives are:
amusing shocking surprising frightening interesting disappointing exciting tiring worrying boring terrifying annoying

If you call something interesting you mean it interests you.
If you call something frightening you mean it frightens you.

I read a very interesting article in the newspaper today.
That Dracula film was absolutely terrifying.

-ed adjectives:

The commonest –ed adjectives are:
annoyed bored frightened worried tired closed       excited delighted disappointed
 
If something annoys you, you can say you feel annoyed. If something interests you, you can say you are interested.

The children had nothing to do. They were bored.

Order of Adjectives

Sometimes we use more than one adjective in front of a noun:

He was a nice intelligent young man.
She had a small round black wooden box.

Opinion adjectives:

Some adjectives give a general opinion. We can use these adjectives to describe almost any noun:

good	bad	lovely	strange
beautiful	nice	brilliant	excellent
awful	important	wonderful	nasty

Some adjectives give a specific opinion. We only use these adjectives to describe particular kinds of noun:

Food: tasty; delicious
Furniture, buildings: comfortable; uncomfortable
People, animals: clever; intelligent; friendly

We usually put a general opinion in front of a specific opinion:

Nice tasty soup.
A nasty uncomfortable armchair
A lovely intelligent animal

Usually we put an adjective that gives an opinion in front of an adjective that is descriptive:

a nice red dress; a silly old man; those horrible yellow curtains

We often have two adjectives in front of a noun:

a handsome young man; a big black car; that horrible big dog

Sometimes we have three adjectives, but this is unusual:

a nice handsome young man;
a big black American car;
that horrible big fierce dog

It is very unusual to have more than three adjectives.
Adjectives usually come in this order:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
General opinion	Specific opinion	Size	Shape	Age	Colour	Nationality	Material

We use some adjectives only after a link verb:

afraid	alive	alone	asleep
content	glad	ill	ready
sorry	sure	unable	well

Some of the commonest -ed adjectives are normally used only after a link verb:
annoyed;  finished;  bored; pleased; thrilled
We say:

Our teacher was ill.
My uncle was very glad when he heard the news.
The policeman seemed to be very annoyed

but we do not say:

We had an ill teacher.
When he heard the news he was a very glad uncle
He seemed to be a very annoyed policeman

A few adjectives are used only in front of a noun:

north south east               west

northern southern eastern          western

countless occasional               lone

eventful indoor                   outdoor

We say:

He lives in the eastern district.
There were countless problems with the new machinery.

but we do not say:

The district he lives in is eastern
The problems with the new machinery were countless.

Try these tasks to improve your adjective ordering.

 

Comparative and superlative adjectives

We use comparative adjectives to describe people and things:

This car is certainly better but it’s much more expensive.
I’m feeling happier now.
We need a bigger garden

We use than when we want to compare one thing with another:

She is two years older than me.
New York is much bigger than Boston.
He is a better player than Ronaldo.
France is a bigger country than Britain.

When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives with and:

The balloon got bigger and bigger.
Everything is getting more and more expensive.
Grandfather is looking older and older. 

We often use the with comparative adjectives to show that one thing depends on another:

When you drive faster it is more dangerous
> The faster you drive, the more dangerous it is.
When they climbed higher it got colder
> The higher they climbed, the colder it got.

Superlative adjectives:

We use the with a superlative:
It was the happiest day of my life.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
That’s the best film I have seen this year.
I have three sisters, Jan is the oldest and Angela is the youngest .

Intensifiers

Intensifiers:

(Intermediate)
We use words like very, really and extremely to make adjectives stronger:

It’s a very interesting story
Everyone was very excited.
It’s a really interesting story.
Everyone was extremely excited

We call these words intensifiers. Other intensifiers are:

amazingly	exceptionally	incredibly
remarkably	particularly	unusually

We also use enough to say more about an adjective, but enough comes after its adjective:

If you are seventeen you are old enough to drive a car.
I can’t wear those shoes. They’re not big enough.

Intensifiers with strong adjectives:

Strong adjectives are words like:

enormous, huge = very big
tiny = very small
brilliant = very clever
awful; terrible; disgusting; dreadful = very bad
certain = very sure
excellent; perfect; ideal; wonderful; splendid = very good
delicious = very tasty

We do not normally use very with these adjectives. We do not say something is "very enormous" or someone is "very brilliant".

With strong adjectives, we normally use intensifiers like:

absolutely

completely

totally

utterly

really

exceptionally

particularly

quite

The film was absolutely awful.
He was an exceptionally brilliant child.
The food smelled really disgusting.

Mitigators

Mitigators are the opposite of intensifiers. When we want to make an adjective less strong we use these words:
fairly - rather - quite
By the end of the day we were rather tired.
The film wasn’t great but it was quite exciting.
and in informal English: pretty
We had a pretty good time at the party.
We call these words mitigators.

Warning
quite
When we use quite with a strong adjective it means the same as absolutely: The food was quite awful. = The food was absolutely awful. As a child he was quite brilliant. = As a child he was absolutely brilliant.

Mitigators with comparatives:

We use these words and phrases as mitigators:
a bit - just a bit - a little - a little bit - just a little bit - rather - slightly

She’s a bit younger than I am.
It takes two hours on the train but it is a little bit longer by road
This one is rather bigger (than the other one).
We use slightly and rather as mitigators with comparative adjectives in front of a noun:
This is a slightly more expensive model than that one.
This is a rather bigger one than the other.

Adjectives as intensifiers:

We use some adjectives as intensifiers:

absolute
total  - complete
utter  - perfect
real

We say:

He’s a complete idiot.
They were talking utter nonsense.

… but we do not say:

The idiot was complete.
The nonsense they were talking was utter.

Noun Modifiers

 

We often use two nouns together to show that one thing is a part of something else:
the village church; the car door; the kitchen window; the chair leg;
my coat pocket; London residents

Warning
We do not use a possessive form for these things. We do not talk about: The car’s door; the kitchen’s window; the chair’s leg

We can use noun modifiers to show what something is made of:

a gold watch; a leather purse; a metal box

We often use noun modifiers with nouns ending in -er and -ing:

an office worker; a jewellery maker; a potato peeler; a shopping list; a swimming lesson; a walking holiday.

We use measurements, age or value as noun modifiers:

a thirty kilogram suitcase; a two minute rest; a five thousand euro platinum watch; a fifty kilometre journey;

We often put two nouns together and readers/listeners have work out what they mean. So:

• an ice bucket = a bucket to keep ice in
• an ice cube = a cube made of ice
• an ice breaker = a ship which breaks ice
• the ice age = the time when much of the Earth was covered in ice.

Sometimes we find more than two nouns together:

London office workers; grammar practice exercises

Position of noun modifiers

Noun modifiers come after adjectives:
The old newspaper seller
A tiring fifty kilometre journey

Nouns

This Nouns section brings together information about

•    Nouns - count nouns
•    Nouns - uncount nouns
•    Nouns - count/uncount nouns - common problems
•    Nouns - Proper nouns 

Count Nouns

Count nouns have two forms: singular and plural.
Singular count nouns refer to one person or thing:

a book; a teacher; a wish; an idea

Plural count nouns refer to more than one person or thing:

books; teachers; wishes; ideas

Singular count nouns

Singular count nouns cannot be used alone. They must have a determiner:

the book; that English teacher; a wish; my latest idea

Plural forms

We usually add –s to make a plural noun:

book > books; school > schools; friend > friends

We add -es to nouns ending in –ss; -ch; -s; -sh; -x

class > classes; watch > watches; gas > gases; wish > wishes; box > boxes

When a noun ends in a consonant and -y we make the plural in -ies...

lady > ladies; country > countries; party > parties

…but if a noun ends in a vowel and -y we simply add -s:

boy > boys; day > days; play > plays

Some common nouns have irregular plurals:

Man > men; woman > women; child > children; foot > feet;
person > people

Plural count nouns do not have a determiner when they refer to people or things as a group:

Computers are very expensive.
Do you sell old books?

Uncount Nouns

Some nouns in English are uncount nouns.
We do not use uncount nouns in the plural and we do not use them with the indefinite article, a/an.

We ate a lot of foods > We ate a lot of food
We bought some new furnitures > We bought some new furniture
That’s a useful information > That’s useful information

We can use some quantifiers with uncount nouns:

He gave me some useful advice.
They gave us a lot of information.

Uncount nouns often refer to:

• Substances: food; water; wine; salt; bread; iron
• Human feelings or qualities: anger; cruelty; happiness; honesty; pride;
• Activities: help; sleep; travel; work
• Abstract ideas: beauty; death; fun; life

Common uncount nouns

There are some common nouns in English, like accommodation, which are uncount nouns even though they have plurals in other languages:

advice	baggage	equipment	furniture	homework	information
knowledge	luggage	machinery	money	news	traffic

Let me give you some advice.
How much luggage have you got?

If we want to make these things countable, we use expressions like:

a piece of...

pieces of...

a bit of...

bits of...

an item of...

items of...

 Let me give you a piece of advice.
That’s a useful piece of equipment.
We bought a few bits of furniture for the new apartment.
She had six separate items of luggage.

but we do not use accommodation, money and traffic in this way.

Common problems with count/uncount nouns

1: Uncount nouns used as count nouns

Although substances are usually uncount nouns...

Would you like some cheese?
Coffee keeps me awake at night.
Wine makes me sleep.

... they can be also used as count nouns:

I’d like a coffee please.	=	I’d like a [cup of] coffee.
May I have a white wine.	=	May I have a [glass of] white wine.
They sell a lot of coffees.	=	They sell a lot of [different kinds of] coffee.
I prefer white wines to red.	=	I prefer [different kinds of] white wine to red.
They had over twenty cheeses on sale.	=	They had over twenty [types of] cheese on sale.
This is an excellent soft cheese.	=	This [kind of] soft cheese is excellent.

 2: Some nouns have both a count and an uncount form:

We should always have hope.
George had hopes of promotion.
Travel is a great teacher.
Where did you go on your travels?

3: Nouns with two meanings

Some nouns have two meanings, one count and the other non count:

His life was in danger.
There is a serious danger of fire.

Linguistics is the study of language.
Is English a difficult language?

It’s made of paper.
The Times is an excellent paper.

Other words like this are:

business	death	industry	marriage	power	property
tax	time	victory	use	work

 4: Uncount nouns that end in -s

Some uncount nouns end in -s so they look like plurals even though they are singular nouns.
These nouns generally refer to:

Subjects of study:	mathematics, physics, economics, etc.
Activities:	gymnastics, athletics, etc.
Games:	cards, darts, billiards, etc.
Diseases:	mumps, measles, rabies, etc.

Economics is a very difficult subject.
Billiards is easier than pool or snooker.
 

5: Group nouns

Some nouns, like army, refer to groups of people, animals or things, and we can use them either as singular nouns or as plural nouns.

army	audience	committee	company	crew	enemy
family	flock	gang	government	group	herd
media	public	regiment	staff	team

We can use these group nouns either as singular nouns or as plural nouns:

• My family is very dear to me.
  I have a large family. They are very dear to me. (= The members of my family…)
• The government is very unpopular.
  The government are always changing their minds.

Sometimes we think of the group as a single thing:

• The audience always enjoys the show.
• The group consists of two men and three women.

Sometimes we think of the group as several individuals;

• The audience clapped their hands.
• The largest group are the boys.

The names of many organisations and teams are also group nouns, but they are usually plural in spoken English:

• Barcelona are winning 2-0.
• The United Oil Company are putting prices up by 12%.
   

6: Two-part nouns

A few plural nouns, like binoculars, refer to things that have two parts.

glasses	jeans	knickers	pincers	pants	pliers
pyjamas	scissors	shorts	spectacles	tights	trainers
trousers	tweezers

These binoculars were very expensive
Those trousers are too long.
To make it clear we are talking about one of these items, we use a pair of …
I need a new pair of spectacles.
I’ve bought a pair of blue jeans.
If we want to talk about more than one, we use pairs of … :
We’ve got three pairs of scissors, but they are all blunt.
I always carry two pairs of binoculars.

Proper Nouns

Names of people, places and organisations are called proper nouns. We spell proper nouns with a capital letter:

Mohammed Ali; Birmingham; China; Oxford University, the United Nations

We use capital letters for festivals:

Christmas; Deepawali; Easter; Ramadan; Thanksgiving

We use a capital letter for someone’s title:

I was talking to Doctor Wilson recently.
Everything depends on President Obama.

When we give the names of books, films, plays and paintings we use capital letters for the nouns, adjectives and verbs in the name:

I have been reading ‘The Old Man and the Sea’.
Beatrix Potter wrote ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’
You can see the Mona Lisa in the Louvre.

Sometimes we use a person’s name to refer to something they have created:

Recently a Van Gogh was sold for fifteen million dollars.
We were listening to Mozart.
I’m reading an Agatha Christie.

Relative Clauses

 

1. The relative pronouns:

The relative pronouns are:

Subject	Object	Possessive
who	whom, who	whose
which	which	whose
that	that

We use who and whom for people, and which for things.
We use that for people or things.
We use relative pronouns to introduce relative clauses, which tell us more about people and things.

2. Relative clauses to postmodify a noun 

We use relative clauses to postmodify a noun - to make clear which person or thing we are talking about. In these clauses we can have the relative pronoun who, which, whose or that

• as subject (see Clauses Sentences and Phrases)

Isn’t that the woman who lives across the road from you?
The police said the accident that happened last night was unavoidable
The newspaper reported that the tiger which killed its keeper has been put down.

WARNING:
The relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
We do not repeat the subject:

*The woman who [she] lives across the road…
*The tiger which [it] killed its keeper …

• as object of a clause (see Clauses, Sentences and Phrases)

Have you seen those people who we met on holiday?
You shouldn’t believe everything that you read in the newspaper.
The house that we rented in London was fully furnished.
The food was definitely the thing which I enjoyed most about our holiday.

- Sometimes we use whom instead of who when the relative pronoun is the object:

Have you seen those people whom we met on holiday?

- When the relative pronoun is object of its clause we sometimes leave it out:

Have you seen those people we met on holiday?
You shouldn’t believe everything you read in the newspaper.
The house we rented in London was fully furnished.
The food was definitely the thing I enjoyed most about our holiday.

WARNING:
The relative pronoun is the object of the clause.
We do not repeat the object:

Have you seen those people who we met [them] on holiday?
The house that we rented [it] in London was fully furnished.
The food was definitely the thing I enjoyed [it] most about our holiday.

• as object of a preposition. When the relative pronoun is the object of a preposition we usually put the preposition after the verb.:

You were talking to a woman >>> Who was the woman who you were talking to?
My parents live in that house >>> That’s the house that my parents live in.
You were talking about a book. I haven’t read it. >>> I haven’t read the book which you were talking about.

- When the relative pronoun is the object of a preposition we usually leave it out:

Who was the woman you were talking to?
That’s the house my parents live in.

- Sometimes we use whom instead of who:

Who was that woman whom you were talking about.

- When we use whom, which or whose the preposition sometimes comes at the beginning of the clause:

I haven’t read the book about which you were talking.

- We can use the possessive form, whose, in a relative clause:

I always forget that woman’s name >>> That’s the woman whose name I always forget.
I met a man whose brother works in Moscow.

3. Times and places

We also use when with times and where with places to make it clear which time or place we are talking about:

England won the world cup in 1996. It was the year when we got married.
I remember my twentieth birthday. It was the day when the tsunami happened.
Do you remember the place where we caught the train?
Stratford-upon-Avon is the town where Shakespeare was born.

... but we can leave out the word when:

England won the world cup in 1996. It was the year we got married.
I remember my twentieth birthday. It was the day the tsunami happened.

4. Giving additional information

 We use who, whom, whose, and which (but not that) in relative clauses to tell us more about a person or thing.

• as subject (see Clauses, Sentences and Phrases)

My uncle, who was born in Hong Kong, lived most of his life overseas.
I have just read Orwell’s 1984, which is one of the most frightening books ever written.

WARNING:
The relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
We do not repeat the subject:

My uncle, who [he] was born in Hong Kong, lived most of his life overseas.
I have just read Orwell’s 1984, which [it] is one of the most frightening books ever written.

• as object (see Clauses, Sentences and Phrases)

We saw the latest Harry Potter film, which we really enjoyed.
My favourite actor is Marlon Brando, who I saw in “On the Waterfront”.

- we can use whom instead of who as object:

My favourite actor was Marlon Brando, whom I saw in “On the Waterfront”.

WARNING:
The relative pronoun is the object of the clause.
We do not repeat the object:

We saw the latest Harry Potter film, which we really enjoyed [it].
My favourite actor is Marlon Brando, who I saw [him] in “On the Waterfront”.

• as object of a clause :

He finally met Paul McCartney, whom he had always admired.
We are going back to Venice, which we first visited thirty years ago.

We can also use who as the object.

He finally met Paul McCartney, who he had always admired.

WARNING:
The relative pronoun is the object of the clause.
We do not repeat the object:

He finally met Paul McCartney, whom he had always admired [him].
We are going back to Venice, which we first visited [it] thirty years ago.

• as object of a preposition:

He decided to telephone Mrs. Jackson, who he had read about in the newspaper.
That’s the programme which we listened to last night.

- We sometimes use whom instead of who:

He decided to telephone Mrs. Jackson, whom he had read about in the newspaper.

- The preposition sometimes comes in front of the relative pronoun whom or which:

He decided to telephone Mrs. Jackson, about whom he had read in the newspaper.
That’s the programme to which we listened last night.

5.  Quantifiers and numbers with relative pronouns

 We often use quantifiers and numbers with relative pronouns:

many of whom - most of whom - one of which - none of whom
some of which - lots of whom - two of which - etc.

We can use them as subject, object or object of a preposition.

She has three brothers, two of whom are in the army.
I read three books last week, one of which I really enjoyed.
There were some good programmes on the radio, none of which I listened to.

6. Using  "which" to give more information

We often use the relative pronoun which to say something about a clause:

He was usually late, which always annoyed his father.
We’ve missed our train, which means we may be late.

 

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KUMPULAN SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS

1. ANNOUNCEMENT

Welcome to the Jogjakarta Public Library. Books can only be borrowed by members. Anyone who resides, works, pays property taxes, or attends school in Jogjakarta, is eligible to be Library member. To be a member you just simply register yourself in the front desk. You will be asked to fill a form, show your ID card, and pay registration fee. Most books can be borrowed for 28 days. Borrowing can be  prolonged  once for 10 days if no one else wants the book.

What does the text tell us?
A. How to register to be a librarian.              C. How to renew the library.
B. How to be the library member.                  D. How to buy the book.

Text for Question number 2 - 4!

      OFFICE MEMO
      To : Aliya Latansina
      From : John Deep
      Date : March 10^th, 2012

      Please, send the weekly financial report to Mr. Erlan Baskoro  by E-mail at:  
      belajarenglishyuk@gmail.com before midnight. Thanks.

      2. When is the deadline time?
           A. Next week         B. before midnight        C. On March         D. Tomorrow

      3. How will Aliya Latansina send the financial report?
          A. by hand              B. by Post                      C. by e-mail           D. by Fax

     4. Who sends the message?
         A. Mrs. Miranda Sully        C. Mrs. Aliya Latansina   
         B. Mr. Johny Deep             D. Erlan Baskoro

    5.  Uni       :  I heard that you are going abroad, is that right?

         Imron  : That’s right. I am going to leave for Singapore next week

         Uni       : Could you tell me where you stay in Singapore?

         Imron  : OK, just give me your phone number.

         From the dialogue, How will Imron tell her address?

         A. By telling directly.                                     C. By calling Uni

         B. By staying in Singapore.                          D. By leaving for Indonesia.

10 Contoh Soal Advertisement Text dan Kunci Jawaban 

Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 4.

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• Trivia Contests to win 10 mobile phones, 10 microwaves, and 10 dekstop computer sets.
• Daily live music from 5 to 9 pm.
• Weekend suprises.

Visit our website www.crossroadsupermarket.com to get more information on all special events in July, or contact us at 7994352.

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1. What is advertised in the flyer?     A. A new supermarket     B. A series of anniversary events     C. Summer sale     D. Weekend Surprises

2. What will a shopper who brings this flyer get?     A. Discount voucher     B. Free food samples     C. Free gift     D. Free icecream

3. Which one is not mentioned in the flyer?     A. The website address     B. The contact number     C. The founder's name     D. Discount

4. According to the flyer, what should the reader do if they want to get more information?     A. Call or visit the supermarket website     B. Come and visit the customer service counter     C. Participate in the trivia contests     D. Call editor    Read the following text to answer questions number 5 and 6.   Using best teaching method by qualified teachers,  You have found the right place to learn English.  Join us right now: Let's speak English!  100% money back if you cannot speak English.  Interested?  Find us on Jalan Botania Jati 11, Nagoya, Batam.  For more details, visit us on www.iTapuih.com

5. What is the focus of the study at the course?     A. Teaching     B. Reading     C. Speaking     D. Writing

6. What does the advertisement offer?     A. We will get our money back if we can’t speak English     B. We will learn the best method to teach English     C. We will find Jalan Botania Jati 11 as the right place     D. We would be a qualified English teacher in this place

Read the following text to answer questions number 7 and 8.

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7. The text tell you about ….     A. Health product promotion     B. Instant hand sanitizer     C. How to clean bacteria     D. Foaming formula

8. What is the name of the product?     A. Antibacterial     B. Zui Yan     C. Water journey     D. Antiseptic Soap   Read the following text to answer questions number 9 and 10.

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9. What should we do to get into the event?     A. Pay for entry     B. Contact Veronica     C. Buy Veronica’s trilogy book     D. Visit Matraman Bookstore

10. “Buy the Divergent Trilogy” The underlined word means ….     A. Having three sides     B. A group of three related things     C. A thing shaped like a triangle     D. Speaking three language fluently

10 Contoh Soal Letter Text dan Kunci Jawaban

Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.

Dear Aunt Tia

Aunty, I have some good news for you. Last month I passed my final examination. A week ago I succeeded to join in a senior high school English competition. Last night my parents promised to send me to a famous English course in my town. They also promised me if my scores in English are good, they'll send me to a foreign university. Great, isn't it? I'll work hard. I want to be a great pediatrician like you, Aunty.

Well, that's all for now. Looking forward to having your news.

Love
Debby  

 

 

Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 6.

Dear Betty,

I'm writing to you concerning of my last day in Jogja. I just got back from Borobudur, the wonderful temple I've ever seen. The weather is fine. We are now staying in a hotel. It's not far from Malioboro. We are treated will here. It has many excellent staff who serve the customers. We plan to go around Malioboro after the children take a short nap. We want to enjoy having "lesehan" there. It is a kind of a restaurant but we sit on the ground.

Many kinds of local handicraft are sold along Malioboro street. Both domestic and foreign tourists are interested in them. I want to buy some as souvenirs. Don't worry, I'll also buy you the most interesting one.

Love,
Dara   

 

 

Read the following text to answer questions number 7 to 10.

Ubud, 7th April 2007

Dear Barbara,
Hi there. How are things with you? It's good to know that you are doing fine in business. Have you received my postcard?

I am now sitting in my hotel room writing a letter to you about my wonderful holiday. I think this is the most wonderful holiday have I ever had. There are a lot of interesting tourist objects to visit, beautiful local art and craft, tasty traditional food, and much more. It's Thursday today. I can't believe this my last day. I wish I could spend more time here. I am certain I will stay longer on my next visit.

I'll be home about 3 p.m. tomorrow if the flight is on time. On Monday I must go back to work. I can't wait to show my video to my class.

Okay, that's all for now. Send my love to your children.

Best wishes from,
Vivian

 

 

1. What is the purpose of the text?     A. To inform some good news     B. To describe the writer's school     C. To retell the writer's experience     D. To entertain the reader with a joke

2. What did Debby's parents promise her?     A. To make her a pediatrician     B. To send her to an English course     C. To send her to a senior high school     D. To make her pass the final examination

3. How does Debby feel?     A. Glad     B. Scared     C. Anxious     D. Thoughtful

4. How do the staff serve the customers of the hotel?     A. Proudly     B. Badly     C. Interestingly     D. Nicely

5. The text gives us information about ....     A. The wonderful Borobudur temple     B. The souvenirs to be bought     C. Dara's last day in Jogja     D. A comfortable hotel near Malioboro

6. Who is the letter from?     A. Customers     B. The hotel staffs     C. Betty     D. Dara

7. The letter tells us about ....     A. Vivian's holiday in Bali     B. Barbara's letter     C. Vivian's favorite places     D. Barbara's plan for Bali

8. On what day Vivian going to arrive home?     A. Thursday     B. Friday     C. Saturday     D. Sunday

9. "... the most wonderful holiday ..." The underlined word has the same meaning with ....     A. Usual     B. Awesome     C. Poor     D. Hateful

10. The letter shows that Vivian ....     A. Has not eaten the day before     B. Bought all beautiful local art     C. Has tried the traditional food     D. Did not have nice holiday

Penjelasan dan Contoh Banner, Brochure, Poster, Pamphlet 

Banner

Banner is a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message. Banner adalah salah satu media promosi yang dicetak dengan Print Digital yang umumnya berbentuk Potrait atau Vertikal. Banner biasanya dilengkapi simbol, logo, slogan, atau pesan lainnya. Banner juga sering disebut sebagai Spanduk dan Baliho.

Football Competition
July 21, 22 and 23, 2016 Batam, Indonesia LOTS & LOTS OF PRIZES Cost Rp. 100.000,00/Team Register July, 19th 2016

Brochure

Brochure is a single set of paper to give information, to promote or to advertise something. Brosur adalah lembaran tipis berbentuk cetakan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi, untuk mempromosikan atau untuk mengiklankan sesuatu.

TAPUIH HOTEL

Looming High and Majestic Our ideal location makes it a top choice for business and travelers. Comprehensive facilities covering private boardrooms, a world-class private lounge and impeccable guest rooms will leave you with little else to desire. If that’s not enough, our blend of prompt efficiency and personalized service will surely win you over. It’s all here to enjoy like never before-all you have to do. To make a reservation, please call Tapuih Hotel, Padang at (022)55554448 or visit our website at www.iTapuih.com Register July, 19th 2016

Poster

Poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Poster merupakan karya seni atau desain grafis yang memuat komposisi gambar dan huruf di atas kertas berukuran besar.

STOP! GLOBAL WARMING
Do the "RIGHT" thing with what's "LEFT" of our Planet SAVE OUR EARTH

Pamphlet

Pamphlet is an unbound booklet (that is, without a hard cover or binding). It may consist of a single sheet of paper that is printed on both sides and folded in half, in thirds, or in fourths (called a leaflet). Pamflet adalah tulisan yang dapat disertai dengan gambar atau tidak, tanpa penyampulan maupun penjilidan, yang dicantumkan pada selembar kertas di satu sisi atau kedua sisinya, lalu dilipat atau dipotong setengah, sepertiga, atau bahkan seperempatnya, sehingga terlihat lebih kecil (dapat juga disebut selebaran).

Tapuih Cafe
Established in 1990, Tapuih Cafe is the grooviest place on the planet for tasty Hamburgers and Fried Rice. HAMBURGERS FRIED RICE FRENCH FRIES SALADS COFFEE DESERTS

Exercise

Read the text carefully and choose the best answer of each questions!
1.  What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell us about English Course
B. To advertise a English Course
C. To promote about English Contest
D. To describe a English Contest

2. Which one is TRUE!
A. Registration will be opened June 15
B. Registration will be closed June 13
C. The poster about English course
D. The contest will be running in four days

3. The poster promote about several contests, except
A. Speech contest
B. Reading news contest
C. Poetry contest
D. Debate contest

4. "Win prizes" the closest meaning of underlined words....
A. Win a prize
B. Get an award
C. There is no reward
D. There are several prizes

 LATIHAN SOAL READING

Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.

How to Clean an LCD Screen
1. Shake up the detergent and put it 15 — 20 cm away from the LCD screen.
2. Spray on the LCD screen surface directly.
3. Cleanse gently using the fabric cleanser or brush.

You can also do the following steps:
1. Spray the detergent on the fabric cleanser.
2. Clean the LCD screen surface to make it as bright as a new one. 

 

 

Read the following text to answer questions number 4 and 5.

HOW TO CLEAN A REFRIGERATOR
1. Remove all frozen foods and ice cube trays. If you have a second refrigerator, use it to temporary store these items. If not, put the food in a cardboard box and cover it with newspaper. Dump the ice cubes.
2. Removes all other food stuff and place on your kitchen counter or in cardboard boxes.
3. Either turn the temperature control "defrost" or unplug the electricity to the refrigerator (or both).
4. Never scrape or jab at the ice with a sharp instrument. You may cause serious damage to the freezing unit. Allow it to melt.
5. Either put a flat pan under the freezer to catch the drips or put a large towel in the bottom of the refrigerator. 

 

 

Read the following text to answer questions number 6 and 7.

ANZAC BISCUITS
You will need:
• 2 cups of rolled oats
• 1,5 cups of caster sugar
• 4 tablespoons of golden syrup
• 2 tablespoons of boiling water
• 1 cup of plain flour
• 250 grams of butter
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda

Steps:
1. Turn on the oven 160o C.
2. Lightly grease an oven tray.
3. Mix oats, flour and sugar in a large bowl.
4. Melt butter and golden syrup in a pan.
5. Mix baking soda and boiling water in a cup.
6. Add this mixture to melted butter and golden syrup.
7. Add this to the oats mixture in the large bowl, mix together well.
8. Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls. Put on the try 5 cm apart.
9. Press lightly on top of each with a fork.
10. Bake for 20 minutes.  

 

Read the following text to answer questions number 8 to 10.

How to make a pencil case
Steps:
1. Choose the size you want. If you want to put longer items, such as a ruler, placed in your pencil case, you'll need a longer pencil case.
2. Find a bag or box that suitable with your choice of size. It doesn't have be nice looking, but strong and clean.
3. Cover the box with paper, any color.
4. Decorate the container. Try some or all of the following ideas.

• Put on same cool sticker. 
• Decorate with your own art with makers: draw lines, shapes, animals, people, etc. 
• Cut some magazine pictures and stick them on it. 
• Totally cover the box with wrapping paper; and 
• Glue on shells, buttons, or anything else you want to decorate the pencil case with. Add glitter if you like. 

5. Show all your friends, and be proud of your unique pencil case.

 

 

1. What should you do to detergent first?     A. Spray it     B. Clean it     C. Put it away     D. Shake it up

2. Before cleaning the screen surface, we spray the detergent on the screen surface directly or spray it on ….     A. Our fingers     B. The paper     C. The fabric cleanser     D. The brush

3. "Cleanse gently with the fabric cleanser or brush" (step 3). What does the underlined word mean?     A. Carefully     B. Directly     C. Harshly     D. Cleanly

4. What should we do after turn the temperature control "defrost"?     A. Scrape the ice with a sharp instrument     B. Remove all frozen foods and ice cube trays     C. Remove all other food stuff     D. Allow the ice to melt

5. "Allow it to melt" (step 4). The word "it" refers to ....     A. The food     B. The refrigerator     C. The ice     D. The freezing unit

6. What is the purpose of the text?     A. To tell how to make Anzac Biscuits     B. To see the ingredients of Anzac Biscuits     C. To announce a new recipe of Anzac Biscuits     D. To prepare everything for cooking Anzac Biscuits

7. Why do we use a fork to make Anzac Biscuits?     A. To mix baking soda and boiling water     B. To press the balls of mixture     C. To put the balls on a tray     D. To roll the mixture

8. The length of the pencil case depends on ....     A. The items we are going to put there     B. The ruler we have     C. The size of the pen     D. The box that we find

9. From the text above we can conclude that we have to be .... in decorating the box to have a good result.     A. Box     B. Careful     C. Creative     D. Risky

10. " ... Add glitter if you like." (step 4) The synonym of the underlined word is ....     A. Haze     B. Becloud     C. Darken     D. Twinkle

Butiran Debu

namaku cinta ketika kita bersama
berbagi rasa untuk selamanya
namaku cinta ketika kita bersama
berbagi rasa sepanjang usia

hingga tiba saatnya aku pun melihat
cintaku yang khianat, cintaku berkhianat

aku terjatuh dan tak bisa bangkit lagi
aku tenggelam dalam lautan luka dalam
aku tersesat dan tak tahu arah jalan pulang
aku tanpamu butiran debu

namaku cinta ketika kita bersama
berbagi rasa untuk selamanya
namaku cinta ketika kita bersama
berbagi rasa sepanjang usia

hingga tiba saatnya aku pun melihat
cintaku yang khianat, cintaku berkhianat ooh
menepi menepilah menjauh
semua yang terjadi di antara kita ooh

aku terjatuh dan tak bisa bangkit lagi
aku tenggelam dalam lautan luka dalam
aku tersesat dan tak tahu arah jalan pulang
aku tanpamu butiran debu

(aku terjatuh dan tak bisa bangkit lagi
aku tenggelam dalam lautan) dalam luka dalam
aku tersesat dan tak tahu arah jalan pulang
aku tanpamu butiran debu, aku tanpamu butiran debu
aku tanpamu butiran debu, aku tanpamu butiran debu

Without You

Air Supply

 

 

No I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile but in you eyes your sorrow shows
Yes it shows

No I can't forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrows
When I had you there but then I let you go
And now it's only fair that I should let you know
What you should know

I can't live, if living is without you
I can't give, I can't give any more
Can't live, if living is without you
Can't give, I can't give any more

No I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile but in you eyes your sorrow shows
Yes it shows

I can't live, if living is without you
I can't…

 DON'T CRY

GUN 'N ROSES

Talk to me softly
Bicaralah padaku pelan-pelan
There's something in your eyes
Ada sesuatu di matamu
Don't hang your head in sorrow
Janganlah kau berduka
And please don't cry
Dan jangan kau menangis
I know how you feel inside I've
Aku tahu bagaimana perasaanmu
I've been there before
Aku juga pernah merasakannya
Something's changing inside you
Di hatimu ada yang berubah
And don't you know
Dan tak tahukah kau

CHORUS
Don't you cry tonight
Jangan kau menangis malam ini
I still love you baby
Aku masih mencintaimu, kasih
Don't you cry tonight
Jangan kau menangis malam ini
Don't you cry tonight
Jangan kau menangis malam ini
There's a heaven above you baby
Ada surga di atasmu, kasih
And don't you cry tonight
Dan jangan kau menangis malam ini

Give me a whisper
Berbisiklah padaku
And give me a sigh
Mendesahlah padaku
Give me a kiss before you tell me goodbye
Kecup aku sebelum kau bilang selamat tinggal
Don't you take it so hard now
Tak usah terlalu kau anggap sulit
And please don't take it so bad
Dan jangan kau terlalu bersedih
I'll still be thinking of you
Aku masih kan memikirkanmu
And the times we had...baby
Dan saat-saat yang tlah kita lewati, kasih

CHORUS

And please remember that I never lied
Dan ingatlah aku tak pernah berdusta
And please remember how I felt inside now honey
Dan ingatlah bagaimana isi hatiku sekarang
You got to make it your own way
Kau harus melakukannya sendiri
But you'll be alright now sugar
Tapi kau kan baik-baik saja
You'll feel better tomorrow
Esok kau kan merasa lebih baik
Come the morning light now baby
Sambutlah cahaya pagi, kasih

CHORUS

Don't you ever cry
Jangan pernah kau menangis
Don't you cry tonight
Jangan kau menangis malam ini
Baby maybe someday
Kasih mungkin suatu hari nanti
Don't you cry
Jangan kau menangis
Don't you ever cry
Jangan pernah kau menangis
Don't you cry
Jangan kau menangis
Tonight
Malam ini

ETERNAL FLAME

The Bangles

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Pejamkan matamu, ulurkan tanganmu, sayang
Do you feel my heart beating
Apakah kau rasakan debaran jantungku
Do you understand
Apa kau mengerti
Do you feel the same
Apakah kau rasakan hal yang sama
Am I only dreaming
Apakah aku sedang bermimpi
Is this burning an eternal flame
Apakah bara ini nyala abadi

I believe it's meant to be, darling
Aku percaya semua ini tlah ditakdirkan, sayang
I watch you when you are sleeping
Kupandangi dirimu saat kau terlelap
You belong with me
Kau milikku
Do you feel the same
Apakah kau rasakan hal yang sama
Am I only dreaming
Apakah aku sedang bermimpi
Or is this burning an eternal flame
Atau apakah bara ini nyala abadi

[bridge]
Say my name, sun shines through the rain
Sebut namaku, mentari bersinar menembus hujan
A whole life so lonely
Seumur hidupku begitu sepi kurasa
And then you come and ease the pain
Lalu kau datang dan mengobati rasa sakit ini
I don't want to lose this feeling ...ooooohhhh....
Aku tak mau kehilangan rasa ini....oooohhhh.....

[break]

repeat bridge

 Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Pejamkan matamu, ulurkan tanganmu, sayang
Do you feel my heart beating
Apakah kau rasakan debaran jantungku
Do you understand
Apa kau mengerti
Do you feel the same
Apakah kau rasakan hal yang sama
Am I only dreaming
Apakah aku sedang bermimpi
Is this burning an eternal flame
Apakah bara ini nyala abadi

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Pejamkan matamu, ulurkan tanganmu, sayang
Do you feel my heart beating
Apakah kau rasakan debaran jantungku
Do you understand
Apa kau mengerti
Do you feel the same
Apakah kau rasakan hal yang sama
Am I only dreaming
Apakah aku sedang bermimpi

An eternal flame
Nyala abadi

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Pejamkan matamu, ulurkan tanganmu, sayang
Do you feel my heart beating
Apakah kau rasakan debaran jantungku
Do you understand
Apa kau mengerti
Do you feel the same
Apakah kau rasakan hal yang sama
Am I only dreaming
Apakah aku sedang bermimpi
Is this burning an eternal flame
Apakah bara ini nyala abadi
[[fade out]]