ENGLISH TEST

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Perfect or Past Simple. (had done, did)
Example: Was Julia at the cinema when you arrived? No, she (go) _____ to the birthday party. (key = had gone)

1.	After I (finish)  my lesson  I was very happy.
2.	As soon as he (mend)  the old watch it broke again.
3.	I bought a new car because some thieves (stole)  my old one.
4.	After he (start)  the lesson I left.
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5.	My teacher asked me why I (not do)  my homework.
6.	By the time the film started many cinema-goers (arrive) .
7.	I enjoyed my cousin’s wedding but I (go)  home soon.
8.	I went to see my friend but she (be)  on holiday.
9.	I went to the car park to get my car and I found that somebody (steal) it.
10.	What were you doing when your father (come) ?
11.	I lost my key a few days ago and then I suddenly (find) it in my pocket.
12.	Yesterday afternoon I went downtown and I (meet)  Peter.
13.	These shoes were very clean because our housemaid (clean)  them.
14.	She (not know)  him for a long time when she married him.
15.	It wasn’t his first trip to the mountains, he (be) there many times before.
16.	I didn’t watch TV when I (be)  on holiday last summer.
17.	I was watching the news when I (start)  feeling ill.
18.	Everybody (leave)  the house by the time I came home.
19.	The exercises were very difficult, nobody (know)  what to do with them.
20.	I was very exhausted after finishing my work, so I (go) straight to bed.

ENGLISH IS VERY EASY

Hi.  How are you doing today?  Are you having a good day?  I hope you are doing well

Imagine yourself in a coffee shop, talking with an American. You are relaxed and smiling because you are communicating easily. The words come out quickly. You are a strong and respected English speaker. Your friends are surprised because you are speaking English so well.
I want you to succeed!  Please use the 7 Rules when you study English.

You can do it!

Remember The 7 Rules:
1. Learn Phrases
2. Don’t Study Grammar
3. Focus On Listening
4. Learn Deeply (Repeat A Lot)
5. Use Point of View Stories
6. Use Only Real English Materials
7. Use Listen & Answer Stories

Take care,

The Noun Phrase

No Desciption examples
1 Determiner
a/an, my, that, the, your, some, enough, much, more, one, two, three, a lot of, another, other, all, both, either, any, etc.

2 . Opinion
Beautiful, good, nice, bad, ugly, smart, intelligent, hard working, diligent, stupid, stubborn, etc.
3 Size
Big, small, little, large, medium, short, long, tall, etc
4 Age/temperature
Old, young, new, hot, cool, warm, etc.
5 Shape
Round, oval, square, fat, thin, slim, width, etc.
6 Color
Red, green, black, brown, etc.
7 Origin location
Russian, Jamaican, American, Javanese, Chinese, Indian, etc.
8 Material
Stone, wooden, plastic, ivory, etc.
9 Purpose Hiding, shelther etc
10 Noun
Bag, chair, etc
Example:
- I saw some ugly old black cars on the parking lot.
1 2 4 6 9
- He had a beautiful old ivory chess piece.

Order of determiner
ORDER OF DETERMINER NOUN
Article, possessive demonstrative Ordinal numbers Cardinal numbers Chairs, book, car, money, etc.
a/an, the, that, those, your , etc. First, second, third, etc Some, four, much, few, many, ten, a lot of, etc.
Example:
- My first love is unforgettable
- do those ten exercises quickly!
Summarized by Sunu on 11th, , November , 2008

Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects

One point in time
On is used with days:
• I will see you on Monday.
• The week begins on Sunday.
At is used with noon, night, midnight, and with the time of day:
• My plane leaves at noon.
• The movie starts at 6 p.m.
In is used with other parts of the day, with months, with years, with seasons:
• He likes to read in the afternoon.
• The days are long in August.
• The book was published in 1999.
• The flowers will bloom in spring.
Extended time
To express extended time, English uses the following prepositions: since, for, by, from—to, from-until, during,(with)in
• She has been gone since yesterday. (She left yesterday and has not returned.)
• I’m going to Paris for two weeks. (I will spend two weeks there.)
• The movie showed from August to October. (Beginning in August and ending in October.)
• The decorations were up from spring until fall. (Beginning in spring and ending in fall.)
• I watch TV during the evening. (For some period of time in the evening.)
• We must finish the project within a year. (No longer than a year.)
Place
To express notions of place, English uses the following prepositions: to talk about the point itself: in, to express something contained: inside, to talk about the surface: on, to talk about a general vicinity, at.
• There is a wasp in the room.
• Put the present inside the box.
• I left your keys on the table.
• She was waiting at the corner.
Higher than a point
To express notions of an object being higher than a point, English uses the following prepositions: over, above.
• He threw the ball over the roof.
• Hang that picture above the couch.
Lower than a point
To express notions of an object being lower than a point, English uses the following prepositions: under, underneath, beneath, below.
• The rabbit burrowed under the ground.
• The child hid underneath the blanket.
• We relaxed in the shade beneath the branches.
• The valley is below sea-level.
Close to a point
To express notions of an object being close to a point, English uses the following prepositions: near, by, next to, between, among, opposite.
• She lives near the school.
• There is an ice cream shop by the store.
• An oak tree grows next to my house
• The house is between Elm Street and Maple Street.
• I found my pen lying among the books.
• The bathroom is opposite that room.
To introduce objects of verbs
English uses the following prepositions to introduce objects of the following verbs.
At: glance, laugh, look, rejoice, smile, stare
• She took a quick glance at her reflection.
(exception with mirror: She took a quick glance in the mirror.)
• You didn’t laugh at his joke.
• I’m looking at the computer monitor.
• We rejoiced at his safe rescue.
• That pretty girl smiled at you.
• Stop staring at me.
Of: approve, consist, smell
• I don’t approve of his speech.
• My contribution to the article consists of many pages.
• He came home smelling of alcohol.
Of (or about): dream, think
• I dream of finishing college in four years.
• Can you think of a number between one and ten?
• I am thinking about this problem.
For: call, hope, look, wait, watch, wish
• Did someone call for a taxi?
• He hopes for a raise in salary next year.
• I’m looking for my keys.
• We’ll wait for her here.
• You go buy the tickets and I’ll watch for the train.
• If you wish for an “A” in this class, you must work hard.

Slow, Deep Learning Is Best

The secret to speaking easily is to learn every word & phrase DEEPLY.

Its not enough to know a definition. Its not enough to remember for a test. You must put the word deep into your brain.

To speak English easily, you must repeat each lesson many times.

You must learn English deeply.

Learn deeply, speak easily.
Learn deeply, speak easily.

How do you learn deeply? Easy– just repeat all lessons or listening many times. For example, if you have an audio book, listen to the first chapter 30 times before you go to the second chapter. You could listen to the first chapter 3 times each day, for 10 days.

grammar

Adj. Clause

AMERICAN IDIOMS

IDIOM : a group of words (expression or saying) that means something different than the individual words

by them selves.

IDIOM	MEANING	EXAMPLE
Sick and tired	Hate/ do not like…..	It has been raining for 12 hours. I’m sick and tired of the rain.
Cut it out	Stop doing something bad	That noise is annoying. Cut it out!!!
Hit the book	Study hard	You will have a semester next month. You must hit the book from now.
Grab a bit to eat	To go to a restaurant	I’m hungry, lets grab a bit to eat at the Mbok Sri
It’s raining cats and dogs	It’s raining hard	It’s raining cats and dogs, I’m afraid we’ll get flood soon.
On cloud nine	Very happy	I won a free car and was on cloud nine.
Piece a cake	Very easy	The English test was a piece a cake.
Take it easy	Relax/ calm down	During holidays, I take it easy.
Keep your chin up	Be brave/ keep trying/ don’t give up	Keep your chin up Even though you have to take the remedial test.
Give me a hand	To help/help	Can you give me a hand lifting this heavy chair?

THE LAST REMEDIAL DAILY TEST FOR THE 2nd SEMESTER

Change the direct sentences into indirect ones.
1. “I’m going to postpone the test” Mr. Ferry announced……………………………
2. “Does Jean Know what she’s doing?” I wanted to know………………………………..
3. “What had they talked about yesterday?” Don asked me……………………………………
4. “The sun rises in the east”. Mr. Agus says…………………………………..
5. “Is what I heard is true?”
She wondered……………………………………
Change the indirect sentences into direct ones.
6. Rio said he thought he would go to the library to study. ……………………………………………………………
7. My young daughter asks me why the sky is blue. …………………………………………………..
8. Eric told me that he had to go to school the previous day. …………………………………………………
9. I asked the mechanic if it would take a long time to repair the car. …………………………………………………..
10. The police told me not to drive fast on the busy hour
……………………………………………………………………..
Read each pair of sentences carefully. Then answer the question
1. a. Martin was leaving when Samantha came into the room.
b. Tom had left when Samantha came into the room.
Q:Did Samantha see martin or tom?……………………………………………………………
2. a. Lydia saw the movie after she had read the book.
b. Mia had seen the movie when she read the book.
Q:Who read the book before going to the movie?…………………………………………….
3. a. When Marsha got home, the dog was eating. b. When Paul got home, the dog had eaten. Q: Who got home first?……………………………………………………………………………….
4. a. When the music stopped, Brian and June were sitting down. b. When the music stopped, Dino and Sandra sat down. Q: Who hadn’t danced?……………………………………………………………………………….
5. a. Mark went into the baby’s room when the baby Cried. b. Leon had gone out when the baby cried. Q: Who took care of the baby?…………………………………………………………………….
Make one sentence from two and then turn them into adjective phare or reduce clause
1. Ann is very friendly. She lives next door
……………………………………………………………………………..
2. We went to Sandra’s party. We enjoyed it much
……………………………………………………………………………..
3. I went to see the doctor. He told me to rest for a few days
……………………………………………………………………………..
4. John is one of my closest friends. I have known him for a long time
……………………………………………………………………………..
5. The new stadium will be opened next month. It can hold 90,000 people
……………………………………………………………………………..

Using Articles

What is an article? Basically, an article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify nouns.

English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article.

the = definite article

a/an = indefinite article

For example, if I say, “Let’s read the book,” I mean a specific book. If I say, “Let’s read a book,” I mean any book rather than a specific book.

Here’s another way to explain it: The is used to refer to a specific or particular member of a group. For example, “I just saw the most popular movie of the year.” There are many movies, but only one particular movie is the most popular. Therefore, we use the.

“A/an” is used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular member of the group. For example, “I would like to go see a movie.” Here, we’re not talking about a specific movie. We’re talking about any movie. There are many movies, and I want to see any movie. I don’t have a specific one in mind.

Let’s look at each kind of article a little more closely.

Indefinite Articles: a and an

“A” and “an” signal that the noun modified is indefinite, referring to any member of a group. For example:

• “My daughter really wants a dog for Christmas.” This refers to any dog. We don’t know which dog because we haven’t found the dog yet.
• “Somebody call a policeman!” This refers to any policeman. We don’t need a specific policeman; we need any policeman who is available.
• “When I was at the zoo, I saw an elephant!” Here, we’re talking about a single, non-specific thing, in this case an elephant. There are probably several elephants at the zoo, but there’s only one we’re talking about here.

Remember, using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. So…

• a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dog
• an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an elephant; an egg; an apple; an idiot; an orphan
• a + singular noun beginning with a consonant sound: a user (sounds like ‘yoo-zer,’ i.e. begins with a consonant ‘y’ sound, so ‘a’ is used); a university; a unicycle

Remember that this rule also applies when you use acronyms:

Introductory Composition at Purdue (ICaP) handles first-year writing at the University. Therefore, an ICaP memo generally discusses issues concerning English 106 instructors.

If the noun is modified by an adjective, the choice between a and an depends on the initial sound of the adjective that immediately follows the article:

• a broken egg
• an unusual problem
• a European country (sounds like ‘yer-o-pi-an,’ i.e. begins with consonant ‘y’ sound)

Remember, too, that in English, the indefinite articles are used to indicate membership in a group:

• I am a teacher. (I am a member of a large group known as teachers.)
• Brian is an Irishman. (Brian is a member of the people known as Irish.)
• Seiko is a practicing Buddhist. (Seiko is a member of the group of people known as Buddhists.)

Definite Article: the

The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. The signals that the noun is definite, that it refers to a particular member of a group. For example:

“The dog that bit me ran away.” Here, we’re talking about a specific dog, the dog that bit me.

“I was happy to see the policeman who saved my cat!” Here, we’re talking about a particular policeman. Even if we don’t know the policeman’s name, it’s still a particular policeman because it is the one who saved the cat.

“I saw the elephant at the zoo.” Here, we’re talking about a specific noun. Probably there is only one elephant at the zoo.

Count and Noncount Nouns

The can be used with noncount nouns, or the article can be omitted entirely.

• “I love to sail over the water” (some specific body of water) or “I love to sail over water” (any water).
• “He spilled the milk all over the floor” (some specific milk, perhaps the milk you bought earlier that day) or “He spilled milk all over the floor” (any milk).

“A/an” can be used only with count nouns.

• “I need a bottle of water.”
• “I need a new glass of milk.”

Most of the time, you can’t say, “She wants a water,” unless you’re implying, say, a bottle of water.

Geographical use of the

There are some specific rules for using the with geographical nouns.

Do not use the before:

• names of most countries/territories: Italy, Mexico, Bolivia; however, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, the United States
• names of cities, towns, or states: Seoul, Manitoba, Miami
• names of streets: Washington Blvd., Main St.
• names of lakes and bays: Lake Titicaca, Lake Erie except with a group of lakes like the Great Lakes
• names of mountains: Mount Everest, Mount Fuji except with ranges of mountains like the Andes or the Rockies or unusual names like the Matterhorn
• names of continents (Asia, Europe)
• names of islands (Easter Island, Maui, Key West) except with island chains like the Aleutians, the Hebrides, or the Canary Islands

Do use the before:

• names of rivers, oceans and seas: the Nile, the Pacific
• points on the globe: the Equator, the North Pole
• geographical areas: the Middle East, the West
• deserts, forests, gulfs, and peninsulas: the Sahara, the Persian Gulf, the Black Forest, the Iberian Peninsula

Omission of Articles

Some common types of nouns that don’t take an article are:

• Names of languages and nationalities: Chinese, English, Spanish, Russian
• Names of sports: volleyball, hockey, baseball
• Names of academic subjects: mathematics, biology, history, computer science

The culture to appreciate the time

Many cultures live around me. One of those cultures is the culture to appreciate the time. TIME, it’s just a simple word but it has much meaning in the human life. In my family, we are taught to appreciate the time. My grandfather said that time can’t come back. Don’t waste the time just for having fun and play. You must spend it with useful things.
I think the culture that around us will influence how we conduct our life. Because we grow up and live surrounded by culture. I agree with my grandfather. Appreciating the time is necessary. By doing so, we can use the chance that come to us well. Then we can do the best that we want to do. Realizing it or not, our biggest lost in our life is losing the time. Since we live with time that constantly ticking and we will never know the time enjoying and passing the time anymore. So, we have to do the best and maximize our time for doing positive things.
Some people said that time is money. For them, throwing away the time for laziness seems throwing away the chance for something useful.
For me time is like SWORD, if we don’t use it well, it will stab us from behind, then we will feel how lose we are.
That is about the culture in my family. Now imagine that all people in the world can appreciate the time. I’m sure that our life will be better. Then they will not just sit down at home and wait for their destiny. Because, we have to change it by our self. So, if they do something useful, sure that unemployed will be less and step up the welfare of society.
For example, it is for company. If all the employee can finish their job efficiently and on time, the company can be more productive.