Singular and plural

si

Daily Activity

daily

thanking

thank

games in the class

Warm Up Activities For English Clubs

20 Questions
One person thinks of an object (person, place, or thing). Everyone takes turns asking yes/no questions until someone can guess correctly (or until 20 questions are asked). The difficult part is that you cannot ask "wh" questions!
Example: PINEAPPLE. Does it talk? No. Does it make life easier? No. Do you eat it? Yes. Is it something you would eat for dinner? No. Etc...
If someone makes a mistake in forming the question, other club members can help turn it into a proper question.

Can't Say Yes or No
In this game everyone is given a certain number of coins or squares of paper (about 10). Everyone moves around the room starting conversations and asking each other questions. The only rule is that you cannot say the words YES or NO. If you accidentally say one of these words, you have to give a coin or square to the person who you said it to. Try to trick each other by asking questions that you would almost always answer with a yes or no. Think of other ways to trick your friends. Sometimes asking two quick questions in a row works well. (Especially tag questions: Are you new here? This is your first time in America, isn't it?). This game is a great way to practise using small talk and to add variety to your vocabulary. It also makes everyone laugh.

Fact or Fiction
In this game, one person tells a short story about themselves or someone they know or heard about. Usually it is something funny or crazy. It can be a true story, or something made up.
Example: Josh tells a story about his Uncle Leo who sleeps in the nude. One day Uncle Leo was sleepwalking and he went outside and took his dog for a walk. The next door neighbour was coming home late from work and saw him! She called the police and he got arrested for being naked in public.
Everyone around the room has to say whether they think Josh's story is fact (true) or fiction (made up). Josh reveals the truth when everyone has guessed. Members can take turns telling a story.

Chain Fairytale
This is a fun writing warm-up. Everyone has a piece of paper and writes the first sentence or two to start a fairytale (not one that already exists).
Example: Once upon a time there was a frog that had no legs. He wanted to get married, but there were no female legless frogs in the land.
After one minute the leader will say "SWITCH". At this time the writers have to put down their pens and pass the papers. They cannot finish their sentences. Then, the next writers will continue the story. After about ten minutes you will have as many silly stories to read as you have club members. The leader should warn the writers that they will soon have to wrap-up the story during the last two minutes so that each story has a conclusion. Read all of the stories out loud for a good laugh. You can extend this activity by trying to edit each other's writing and spelling errors.

Draw the Picture
In this activity members split up into pairs or small groups. One person looks at a scene from a magazine or book (the leader should cut out enough pictures, or bring in enough magazines for the club). The other person has a pencil and a blank piece of paper. The person with the picture will try to describe everything he sees to the drawer. This is good practice for using prepositions of place. When the describer is finished, compare the drawings to the real thing! Whose is the closest to the original?

Categories
For this game, one person thinks of a category, such as MOVIES. In a circle, everyone must take a turn thinking of a Movie title (in English of course). If someone takes too long to give an answer (the leader should count to five) then that person is out and a new category begins. If someone gives an answer that doesn't make sense or is incorrect, he is also out of the game. For example, if the category is VEGETABLES and someone says "banana" that person is out. The game continues until only one person is left!

Who am I?
In this game, the leader prepares cards with famous people's names on them. The leader tapes one card on the back of each member. Then everyone pretends they are at a party and asks each other questions to find out their own identities. When someone guesses their own name correctly, the name-tag gets taped to their front and they continue to chat with the party guests until everyone is wearing the nametag on the front.

Jeopardy
In this game, which is based on the famous gameshow Jeopardy, everyone writes down ten answers to questions about themselves. After writing down the answers, people have to form pairs or small groups and try to find out what the questions are.
Example: (answer = purple) "What is your favorite colour?" "Blue." "What colour do you hate?" "Green." "What colour is your underwear?" "Purple!" You can stop at three guesses if you want, or keep going until someone in the club can guess the question.

Hot Seat
In this game, the club is split up into two teams. One member from each team sits facing the group. The leader holds up a word (or writes it on the board if you are in a classroom) for all of the team members to see except for the two players in the hot seats. The teams must try to get the person in the hot seat to guess the word or phrase. The first person to guess correctly gets to stand up and a new member from their team takes the hot seat. The person on the other team has to remain in the hot seat until she gets an answer first. You can keep score or just play for fun. This game can also be played in pairs. One pair member closes their eyes while the leader shows the word to the other pair members. The first pair to get the word right gets a point. Warning! This is a loud game because people tend to get excited and yell!

Broken Telephone
This is a listening and pronunciation activity that always gets people laughing. The leader first must think of a sentence or phrase and whisper it to the person beside her. That person will then whisper what she heard to the next person. Each person can only say, "Can you please repeat that?" one time. When the message reaches the end of the chain that person must speak out loud. Oftentimes the message will be completely different when it reaches the end. Try to find out where the chain broke! In a big group you can send the message two ways and find out which team comes closest to the real message. (A famous example is the army message that started as "Send reinforcements, we're going to advance" and ended as "Send three and fourpence, we're going to a dance.")

Here are some more ESL activities.

articles

Jenis, Kegunaan dan Contoh Articles

Articles atau kata sandang dalam bahasa Inggris dibedakan menjadi dua, yaitu definite articles (kata sandang tertentu) dan indefinite articles (kata sandang tak tentu. 

1. DEFINITE ARTICLES

Yaitu kata sandang tertentu berupa kata sandang "the". Kata sandang ini digunakan pada bentuk-bentuk atau paduan-paduan kata tertentu saja. Secara umum kata kata itu digunakan untuk menandai kata yang telah diketahui sebelumnya sehingga menunjukan referensi tertentu atas kata itu. Selain itu, kata sandang "the" digunakan untuk beberapa variasi lainnya, yaitu :

a. Kata benda yang telah disebut pada kalimat sebelumnya.

Contoh :

- She has a doll. The doll is very big.

- They buy a story book. The story book written by famous writer.

b. Frasa tentang suatu hal tertentu

Contoh :

- The girl in blue.

- The woman with scarf.

c. Kata benda yang hanya mewakili satu hal tertentu.

Contoh :

- Rida in the class (in her class)

- The mails come on time (the mails we need.)

d. Bentuk-bentuk superlative dan ordinal numbers.

Contoh :

- the largest

- the biggest

- the first

- the second

- the third

e. Nama keluarga dalam bentuk jamak yang berarti family.

Contoh :

- The Jacks = Mr and Mrs.Jack (and children)

- The Andrews = Mr and Mrs.Andrew (and children)

f. Nama benda yang dianggap unik dan tiada duanya.

Contoh :

- the moon

- the sun

- the earth

- the sea

- the stars

g. Kata yang menunjukan bangsa atau orang secara kolektif

- the Dutch

- the Balinese

- the Indonesian

- the Sundanese

- the French

h. Susunan tertentu, yaitu :

- yang mewakili suatu kelompok tertentu :

The + Singular noun

 Contoh : The plane make life easier.

- yang mewakili suatu kelompok tertentu :

The + Adjective

  Contoh : The rich

- untuk nama yang memiliki struktur berikut :

Noun + of + noun

 Contoh : The United States of America

- Untuk nama-nama yang memiliki struktur berikut :

Adjective + noun

 Contoh : The National Gallery

- Untuk nama yang menggunakan susunan berikut :

East/West dll + noun

 Contoh : The East Indies.

i. Nama-nama kitab suci, tempat, laut, sungai, kelompok pulau, barisan pegunungan, wilayah dan padang pasir.

Contoh :

- the Qur'an

- the Fatahilah Museum

- the Pangrango Hotel

- the sea cruiser

- the Yellow River

- the Atlantic Ocean

- the Karimata Strait

- the Philippine Islands

2. INDEFINITE ARTICLES

Kata sandang yang dikelompokan dalam indefinite article adalah "a" dan "an". Kata sandang ini artinya sebuah. Kata sandang "a"digunakan untuk kata-kata benda tunggal yang dimulai dengan bunyi konsonan(b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z)sedangkan "an" digunakan untuk kata-kata benda yang dimulai dengan bunyi vokal(a,i,u,e,o)

a. Contoh pemakaian kata sandang "a" :

- a pen

- a bag

- a book

- a chair

- a table

b.

 Contoh pemakaian kata sandang "an" : 

- an eraser

- an elephant

- an hour

- an answer

- an eagle

Secara umum, indefinite articles digunakan pada beberapa bentuk khusus berikut :

a. Di depan nama pangkat/jabatan 

Contoh : 

- a teacher

- a doctor

b. Di depan nama kebangsaan

Contoh :

- an Indonesian

- an American

c. Di depan nama agama

- a Moslem

- a Christian

d. Kata benda tunggal yang dapat dihitung dan disebutkan untuk pertama kali, serta tidak mewakili orang atau benda tertentu.

- I stay in a hotel.

- I need a pen to write.

5. Sebelum kata benda tunggal yang digunakan sebagai contoh dari sebuah kelompok benda.

Contoh :

- A teacher must be able to teach.

6. Dalam penulisan jumlah yang tertentu

Contoh :

- a lot of

- a couple of

7. Untuk menyatakan harga satuan tertentu

Contoh : 

- Rp 1000 a metre.

- $ 20 a kilo

8. Dalam kalimat seru

Contoh :

-What a big school!

Demikian penjelasan mengenai Jenis, Kegunaan dan Contoh Articles, mohon maaf bila ada kesalahan dalam penulisan. Semoga bermanfaat.

Preposition

Rabu, 5 Agustus 2015

Pengertian, Kegunaan, Variasi dan Contoh Prepositions

Preposition (kata depan) adalah kata yang diletakan di depan atau sebelum kata benda. Kegunaan Preposition yaitu untuk menerangkan letak atau posisi benda atau yang lainnya. Dalam pemakaiannya, preposition tidak mempunyai ketentuan yang baku, untuk itu kita harus menghafalkan pemakaian preposition sebanyak mungkin sehingga menambah perbendaharaan kata kita.

A. VARIASI PREPOSITIONS :

1. about :

- tentang / mengenai

Contoh :

I want to talk about him.

(Saya ingin berbicara tentang dia.)

- kira-kira / sekitar

Contoh :

They will meet you at about 7 o'clock.

(Mereka akan bertemu dengan kamu sekitar jam 7.)

2. above :

- di atas

Contoh :

The birds fly above the trees.

(Burung-burung terbang di atas pepohonan.)

- lebih dari

Contoh :

There are above two hundred students in the school.

(Ada lebih dari dua ratus murid-murid di sekolah.)

3. after : sesudah

Contoh :

You can come after finnishing your work.

(Kamu dapat datang setelah menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumahmu.)

4.  against : bertentangan / berlawanan

Contoh :

Her decision is against my idea.

(Keputusannya bertentangan dengan pendapat saya.)

5. along : sepanjang

Contoh :

There are some houses along the street.

(Ada beberapa rumah sepanjang jalan.)

6. among : diantara banyak

Contoh :

He is the best teacher among us.

(Dia adalah guru terbaik diantara kami.)

7. at :

- di, menunjukan tempat

Contoh :

You can see me at my office.

(Kamu dapat bertemu saya di kantor.)

- pada, menunjukan waktu

Contoh :

They arrived at 6 o'clock two days ago.

(Mereka telah tiba pada jam 6 dua hari yang lalu.)

- ke arah

Contoh :

He runs at me.

(Dia berlari ke arah saya.)

- untuk menunjukan nomor rumah

Contoh :

I lived at Jl.Benteng No.40 Sukabumi.

(Saya tinggal di Jl. Benteng No.40 Sukabumi.)

8. before : sebelum

Contoh :

I'll be there before 7 o'clock.

(Saya akan ada disana sebelum jam 7.)

9. below : di bawah

Contoh :

Read these sentences below!

(Baca kalimat-kalimat di bawah ini!)

10. beside : disamping

Contoh :

He is sitting beside me.

(Dia duduk disamping saya.)

11. besides : selain

Contoh :

Besides Rina everybody goes camping.

(Selain Rina setiap orang pergi berkemah.)

12. between : diantara

Contoh :

There is a high wall between you and me.

(Ada dinding yang tinggi diantara kamu dan saya.)

13. close to : dekat

Contoh :

There is an accident close to me.

(Ada sebuah kecelakaan dekat saya.)

14. down : ke bawah

Contoh :

I walked down the hill last Monday.

(Saya berjalan ke bawah bukit hari Senin yang lalu.)

15. during : selama

Contoh :

There were many peoples injured during the flood.

(Ada beberapa orang  terluka selama banjir.)

16. except : kecuali

Contoh :

All teachers can go except you.

(Semua guru dapat pergi kecuali kamu.)

17. for : 

a. untuk

Contoh :

I write a letter for you.

(Saya menulis sebuah surat untu kamu.)

b. selama

Contoh :

I have lived here for ten years.

(Saya tinggal disini selama sepuluh tahun.)

c. atas nama

Contoh :

He signed the contract for my headmaster.

(Dia menandatangani kontrak atas nama kepala sekolah.)

18. from : dari

Contoh :

He comes from Jakarta.

(Dia datang dari Jakarta.)

19. in :

a. di dalam

Contoh :

We are in the classroom now.

(Kami berada di kelas sekarang.)

b. untuk menunjukan bulan

Contoh :

I will visit you in April.

(Saya akan mengunjungimu bulan April.)

c. untuk  menunjukan tahun

Contoh :

I was born in 1979.

(Saya lahir tahun 1979.)

d. untuk menunjukan nama kota

Contoh :

I was born in Sukabumi.

(Saya lahir di Sukabumi.)

e. untuk menunjukan musim

Contoh :

in summer = di musim panas

in winter = di musim dingin

20. into : ke dalam

Contoh :

Translate these paragraph  into English.

(Terjemahkan paragrap-paragrap ini ke dalam bahasa Inggris.)

21. on : 

a. di atas

Contoh :

There are three glasses are on the table.

(Ada tiga gelas di atas meja.)

b. untuk menunjukan hari

Contoh :

We have flag ceremony on Monday.

(Kami mengikuti upacara bendera pada hari senin.)

c. untuk menunjukan tanggal

Contoh :

He was born on April 21st.

(Dia lahir pada 21 April.)

22. over : di atas

Contoh :

What is that over your hand?

(Apa itu yang ada di atas tanganmu?

23. since : sejak

Contoh :

I have lived here since 2003.

(Saya tinggal disini sejak tahun 2003.)

24. toward : ke arah

Contoh :

The cat runs toward the garden.

(Kucing berlari ke arah kebun.)

25. under : di bawah

Contoh :

There is a ball under the table.

(Ada bola di bawah meja.)

26. with : dengan

Contoh :

I will always be with you.

(Saya akan selalu denganmu.)

27. without : tanpa

He came to my home without his friends.

(Dia datang ke rumah saya tanpa temannya.)

Demikian Pengertian, Kegunaan, Variasi dan Contoh Prepositions. Semoga bermanfaat.

Greeting|√|Leave taking|√|Introduction

28 Juli 2015

Bahasa Inggris SMP Kelas 7
Tema:
Greeting, Leave Taking, Introducing

Selamat siang adik-adik SMP Kelas 7, Apa kabar kalian hari ini? Semoga selalu sehat dan tambah semangat belajarnya. Ok, tema kita hari ini yaitu Greeting, Leave Taking, Introducing. Untuk lebih jelasnya, simak baik-baik ya.

The Expression

Greeting and Leave Taking

(Salam Pertemuan dan Perpisahan)

Responses

(Jawaban)

        a.       Hello/Hi   

              (Halo/Hai)

        a.       Hello/Hi

              (Halo/Hai)

        b.      Good morning.

              (Selamat pagi)

        Good afternoon.

        (Selamat siang)

        Good evening

        (Selamat malam)

        b.      Good morning.

              (Selamat pagi)

        Good afternoon.

        (Selamat siang)

        Good evening

        (Selamat malam)

       c.       How are you?  

             (Bagaimana kabarmu?)

        c.       Fine, thanks

              (Baik, terima kasih)

        I’m fine thank you

        (Saya baik, terima kasih.)

       d.      Good night, Mum.

             (Selamat malam, Ibu.)

        d.      Good night, honey.

              (Selamat malam, sayang.)

        Sweet dream.

        (Mimpi indah.)

       e.      Good bye / bye 

            (Selamat tinggal.)

        e.       Bye / Bye-bye

              (Selamat tinggal.)

       f.       See you tomorrow.

            (Sampai jumpa besok.)

        f.       See you.

             (Sampai jumpa.)

Introducing Oneself

(Memperkenalkan Diri Sendiri)

      -          Hello./Hi. I am Rania Putri

            (Halo/Hai. Saya Rania Putri.)

      -          Please call me Rania

            (Silahkan panggil saya Rania)

Introducing Someone to Another

(Memperkenalkan Seseorang Kepada Orang Lain)

       -          Please meet my friend Rania

       (Silahkan berkenalan dengan teman saya Rania.)

       -          Rania, this is Rio

       (Rania, ini Rio)

       -          Rio, this is Rania

       (Rio, ini Rania)

       -          Hello, Rio                                                   

       (Halo, Rio)

       -          Nice to meet you.

       (Senang bertemu denganmu.)

             -  Hello, Rania

    (Halo, Rania)

              -  Nice to meet you too

    (Senang bertemu denganmu      juga.)

You my also learn other information for introduction, such as address and age

(Kamu juga bisa mempelajari informasi lain untuk berkenalan, seperti alamat dan umur.)

Questions

(Pertanyaan)

Responses

(Jawaban)

- Where do you live?

   (Dimana kamu tinggal)

-  What’s your address?

   (Dimana alamatmu?)

- I live at Jl.Benteng 40 Sukabumi

- How old are you?

  (Berapa umur kamu?)

- When were you born?

  (Kapan kamu lahir?)

- I am twelve years old

  (Umur saya 12 tahun.)

- I was born on April 21st, 2001

  (Saya lahir pada tanggal 21 April 2001)

Read the text below!

(Bacalah Text Di bawah!)

My name is Rendy Ardiansyah. I am a student. I study in SMP 1 Sukabumi. I was born in Sukabumi, 21st April 2001. I live at Jl. Benteng No.40, my phone number is 085759557046. I like jogging, bicycling, and listening to music. My parent's name are Mr.Hedi Subagja and Mrs.Yunita Amretasari. My blood type is AB. You can e-mail me at Rendy01@gmail.com. I am in 7A. I have lot of friends. Banu Ramadani is one of my friends.

(Nama saya Rendy Ardiansyah. Saya seorang pelajar. Saya sekolah di SMP 1 Sukabumi. Saya lahir di Sukabumi, pada 21 April 2001. Saya tinggal di Jalan Benteng No.40, nomor telepon saya 085759557046. Saya suka joging, bermain sepeda, dan mendengarkan musik. Orang tua saya adalah Pak Hedi Subagja dan Ibu Yunita Amretasari. Golongan darah saya adalah AB. Kamu dapat mengirim e-mail ke alamat Rendy01@gmail.com. Saya kelas 7A. Saya mempunyai banyak teman. Banu Ramadani adalah salah satu teman saya.

Answer the questions!

(Jawab Pertanyaan!)

1. Who is in the text?

    (Siapa yang ada di dalam teks?)

2. What is he?

    (Apa pekerjaan dia?)

3. Where does he study?

    (Dimana dia sekolah?)

4. When was he born?

    (Kapan dia lahir?)

5. Where does he live?

    (Dimana dia tinggal?)

6. Who are his parents?

    (Siapa orang tua mereka?)

7. What are his hobbies?

    (Apa hobi dia?)

8. Does he have an e-mail?

    (Apakah dia memiliki email?)

9. Does he have a lot of friends?

   (Apakah dia mempunyai banyak teman?)

10. Who is his friend?

      (Siapa temannya?)

Jawaban :

1. Rendy Ardiansyah

2. He is a student

3. He studies in SMP 1 Sukabumi

4. 21st April 2001

5. He lives at Jl.Benteng No.40

6. His parents are Mr.Hedi Subagja and Mrs.Yunita Amretasari.

7. His hobbies are jogging, bicycling, and listening to music

8. Yes, he does

9. Yes, he does

10. His friend is Banu Ramadani

Semoga bermanfaat. Selamat belajar....