Jumat, 28 Mei 2010

How to Create Yahoo! Mail Account


1. Open and Sign up in the Yahoo website


In the web tab, you can type in: yahoo.com. And you can see the following picture. Click Yahoo! Mail link in the My Favorites tab.

The Windows will show you the Yahoo! Mail site. And click to the Sign up for Yahoo! To start make an account.



2. Enter your personal information for making your Yahoo email address

In the first "Tell us about yourself" section, you are required to type in your first and last name, select your gender, birthday and your location and enter the postal or zip code of your location. The country in which you reside would most likely be selected in the drop down menu because this information is conveyed by your computer to Yahoo! Make sure that all information you enter is correct else, you shall be in breach of the Yahoo! Terms of Service (to quote - "provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself").

the country you reside in will already be selected. If not, choose it from the drop menu

3. Select an ID which shall be a part of your email address

An email address needs to be unique, i.e. no two people on the planet can have the same email address. And all email addresses have the format someone@somewhere. The someone part is referred to as the ID while what follows the at (@) sign is the domain.

Before you rush and type in an ID, I suggest you first select the domain because Yahoo! offers three (at the time of writing). The first and most common is yahoo.com. This may be replaced by a country specific domain such as yahoo.co.uk (for United Kingdom) or yahoo.co.in (for India) etc. The other two domains are ymail.com and rocketmail.com. Selecting a domain name from Yahoo! is entirely up to you and if you want to spend some time on it... go ahead. Remember, the domain name will be a part of your address and you cannot change it once you make Yahoo email address.

Now comes the interesting part - choosing an ID for your Yahoo! email address. Since the ID is a part of your email address, you cannot change it later. It's the ID that makes your email address unique. Choosing a "good" Yahoo! email account ID is paramount - it should be easy to recall and describe you in some fashion. There is just one issue - with millions of people holding Yahoo email addresses, it is difficult (not impossible) to get an ID of choice. But this should not dishearten you. If it's the first time you are making an email address let me offer some pointers. By the way, to come to know if an ID is available you need to enter it in the text field and hit the "Check" button.

• First check if you can get an ID of your name. Try out your first name, then combinations of your first and last names. Obviously, if you have a common name, the chances of you finding an ID available are remote.
• You should try to get an email address that describes you, your work or your personality. For example, carsalesman@yahoo.com is an ideal email address for someone who sells cars.
• If your are planning to use the Yahoo email address for business purposes, an ID of your company name or brand name or even the product would be a good bet.
• Avoid having numbers in your email ID as these would be difficult to recall, unless of course, they are a part of your name (?) or your company name.
• Important: Don't give up hope quickly. Perseverance is what is required at this point in time because you once you select an ID, it will probably be with you for life (or for a long time).


Once you get the ID of choice, you need to supply a password and you have to enter it twice. The password of your email account is like a key. Do not share this with anyone. I offer my advice once again:

• Passwords need to be complex so that people cannot guess them in a few tries. Avoid using your spouse or pet's name as the password. This will definitely spell doom for you if a dedicated hacker wanted to break into your email account.
• Sprinkle in upper and lower case letters along with numbers and symbols. However, the more complex you make the password; the more difficult it will be for you to remember. So you need to note it down in your "little black book". You shall be able to recall it when you've used it a few times. But till then, make sure the place you've noted your password is away from prying eyes.
• The password strength bar lets you know if the password is weak or strong. Please take full advantage of it.


4. Security information for your account

Enter alternate email address. Chose a security question and provide the answer.

This is one section that most beginners take very lightly - YOU should not. As I mentioned above, the password of your email account is like a key and should be complex enough so that people cannot guess it in a few tries. However, one can forget complex passwords especially when they haven't been used in a while. Don't think it can't happen to you because I get tons of email each week from distressed users. The security information required in this section is a way for you retrieve the password and regain control of your email account.

The alternate email address is the ideal way to get back the old password or change it. However, if the Yahoo email address is the first one you are making, you wouldn't have a secondary email account, right? The next option is to choose a security question and provide an answer. Again, make sure that the answer is not very obvious; for example, it shouldn't be something most people know about you. Note the security question and answer with the password in your little black book.

A note about retrieving lost passwords: In the event of you forgetting the Yahoo email password, you can retrieve it by visiting the help pages. If you didn't provide an alternate email address, you shall be asked to verify your identity through your birthday and location so make sure these are indeed true.

5. Just about to make your Yahoo email address


Enter the wavy letters & numbers in the Type the code shown box. Agree to the Term of service.

Only two steps remain in making a Yahoo email address. Enter the wavy letters and numbers you see in the image and put a check mark for agreeing to the Yahoo Terms of Service. Click on the "Create my account" button when done.

If your account has been successfully, this picture will show like this.



6. Could not make Yahoo email address - Got errors?


If you got errors while making a Yahoo email address, you shall be displayed the form again and prompted to correct them. Based on m experience, the most common errors are when people forget to check the Terms of Service agreement or they enter a wrong security code (that wavy letters and numbers image).

7. Your Yahoo email account - first look


First look at the Yahoo! Email account with one email from the Yahoo! Team.
Assuming you've followed the instructions detailed on this page, your Yahoo email account will be made and ready for use. Follow the instructions and the prompts to be taken to your Inbox (the place where all your email collects). There will be an email from the Yahoo team waiting for you in the inbox. Read it, if you want or start composing and sending email messages.

Rabu, 19 Mei 2010

How to Make Hi5 Account

Instructions
Step 1
Find the Hi5 homepage. In the upper right corner you will see a "Join" link. Click on it to start setting up your account.


Step 2
Put in your name, e-mail address and password. The site asks for your full name and the password is required to be at least five characters.


Step 3
Provide basic information for your profile. Hi5 asks for your birth date, gender, country and zip code. This information appears on your profile as gender, age and location.

Step 4
Agree to the Hi5 terms of service and privacy policy. These agreements outline any restrictions on the Hi5 social networking system. The privacy policy lets you know that the site does not release your information to a third party.

Step 5
Upload a photo of yourself. You have the option of placing a photo on your Hi5 profile. You can skip this option.


Step 6
Edit your profile. After you create your account, you can edit your profile and photo at anytime.


Tips & Warnings
While creating your profile, you can check your MSN address book for other Hi5 users. You must give the site your MSN username and password to do this.
Once you create your account, you'll be sent to a page that allows you to invite your friends to join Hi5.

How to Create E-mail Account (from google.com)

Step 1 -Open the Gmail web site
To create your Gmail account you only need a web browser - the program you are using to read this page - and an internet connection. You should now get to a page that looks something like the one below. At the time of writing Gmail offers a little over 7Gb of inbox space - though not unlimited but still more than enough to keep any prolific emailer occupied for years.



Click on the Create an account link that I have circled in the screenshot.



Step 2 - Enter all the required information in the "Create an Account" online form
After you click on the signup link, you shall be shown the Create an Account form with several fields that need your inputs.
Do not worry if the screen displayed to you and the screenshot image on the left are not exactly the same.
Now you need to start filling the form. Once you have entered your first and last names, it is time to choose a login name. This is important as your login name will decide the email address you will get, and in case of a Gmail account, would be your-chosen-login-name@gmail.com. So be sure to pick a login name, also called the username, with care.



Step 3 - How to choose a login name or username for your email address
Choosing a login name is part art and part common sense. And because it determines what your email address will be, I suggest you spend a little time over it. Since, email addresses need to be unique which means no two people in the world can have the same address, there is no guarantee that your preferred login name would be available - more on this below. The following is my advice and suggestions on how to choose a login or username.
First check if you can get a login name of your name, firstname, lastname, as firstname-lastname or the more popular, firstname.lastname (yes, the period sign can be used in a login name). You can also try out firstnamelastname. Getting a Gmail email address of your name is indeed very fortunate because of the sheer number of subscribers to the service. However, if you have a relatively uncommon name, you do stand a good chance; I don't even try this because mine is such a common name - both my first name and lastname.
Your login name needs to be catchy and at the same time describe you so people are able to recall it without much difficulty and associate it with you. For instance, if you are a docile accountant from a small town, choosing "hells-angels" as the login name would be unwise. I also advice against using numbers and digits in your login name unless, of course, they are a part of your company/business name. Again, you need to have a username that is easy to recall - you don't want people racking their brains and calling you up each time they forget your email address.
The availability of a login or user name can be verified by entering it first in the text field and hitting the check availability button.

Step 4 - Choosing a password for your email
Securing your Gmail email account with a strong> password is imperative. Think of the password as the key combination to your safe and you need to give the same amount of importance. A combination of uppercase and lowercase letters with some digits thrown in would be a strong enough password. on the right of the textfields in which you enter your password a sort of meter would indicate the strength of the password.
You need to enter the password twice and you can leave the "Remember me on this computer" box unchecked.

Step 5 - Protecting your Gmail account with a security question
You now need to either select a security question from the drop down list or enter one - and you need to provide the answer. This additional security helps in getting your email account password if you forget it.
You may also enter a secondary email address but this field is optional, i.e. you can leave it blank. And rightly so, because if the Gmail address is your first email account you will not have an alternate email ID.



Step 6 - Word verification and confirmation
After providing your secondary email address - you can leave this blank, if you don't have one - and your location, you need to enter the characters that you see in the picture above the field in your form. Why is this required? So that Gmail knows the inputs are from a human being and not some automated program.
Now that everything is set, you can go through the Terms of Service and click on the "I accept. Create my account." button which will create your very own free Gmail account! Hurrah and congratulations.
To access your Gmail account in future, you need to go to the web site (links mentioned above) using a web browser and enter your username (login name) and password once again.





Step 7 – Verify your account





Solutions to some problems in getting your Gmail email address

Here are solutions to two common problems faced by account creators:

Login names of my choice are not available
Gmail is a very popular service and it is likely that the login names you choose are no longer available. The only solution to this dilemma is to keep trying to work with different permutations and combinations and also brainstorming to come up with new ideas.

Gmail Account Creation Failed
Occasionally you might get a screen like one below that displays an "Account Creation Failed" message.

The error message is a result of Gmail's spam filters working overtime! As mentioned on the help pages, Gmail refuses to create email addresses from a computer/connection if it exceeds a defined limit. Web users trying to create a lot of addresses at once, like a class or a group, may hit this limit. This is Gmail's way of protecting itself from users who they believe will be creating email addresses for spamming. The solution is to go through the process of getting your Gmail address from another computer using a different I.S.P.

Selasa, 18 Mei 2010

Comparing Things


FORMING THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

Number of syllables : one syllable
Comparative : + -er
Superlative : + -est
Exam: tall > taller > tallest

One syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant: double the final consonant:
Exam :
fat > fatter > fattest
big > bigger > biggest
sad > sadder > saddest


Number of syllables : two syllables
the word ending in: -y, -ly, -ow
the word ending in: -le, -er or -ure
(these common adjectives : handsome, polite, pleasant, common, quiet, etc)
Comparative : + -er OR more + adj
Superlative : + -est OR most + adj
Exam:
happy > happier/more happy > happiest/most happy
yellow > yellower/more yellow > yellowest/most yellow
simple > simpler/more simple > simplest/most simple
tender > tenderer/more tender > tenderest/most tender


Number of syllables : three syllables or more
Comparative : more + adj
Superlative : most + adj
Exam :
important > more important > most important
expensive > more expensive > most expensive

Exam :
a. A cat is fast, a tiger is faster but a cheetah is the fastest
b. A car is heavy, a truck is heavier, but a train is the heaviest
c. A park bench is comfortable, a restaurant chair is more comfortable, but a sofa is the most comfortable


IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES


These adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms:
good > better > best
bad > worse > worst
little > less > least
much > more > most
far > further / farther > furthest / farthest


COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
THE + SUPERLATIVE
'the' is placed before the superlative:
For example:
• He is the richest man in the world.
• That is the biggest crocodile I have ever seen.
• She is the tallest girl in her class.

COMPARATIVE + THAN
To compare the difference between two people, things or events.
Examples:
• Mt. Everest is higher than Mt. Blanc.
• Thailand is sunnier than Norway.
• A car is more expensive than a bicycle.
• Albert is more intelligent than Arthur.

AS + ADJECTIVE + AS
To compare people, places, events or things, when there is no difference, use as + adjective + as:
• Peter is 24 years old. John is 24 years old. Peter is as old as John.
More examples:
• Moscow is as cold as St. Petersburg in the winter.
• Ramona is as happy as Raphael.
• Einstein is as famous as Darwin.
• A tiger is as dangerous as a lion.

NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + AS
Difference can also be shown by using not so/as ...as:
• Mont Blanc is not as high as Mount Everest
• Norway is not as sunny as Thailand
• A bicycle is not as expensive as a car
• Arthur is not as intelligent as Albert

COMPARISONS OF QUANTITY
To show difference: more, less, fewer + than
Examples:
With countable nouns: more / fewer
• Eloise has more children than Chantal.
• Chantal has fewer children than Eloise.
• There are fewer dogs in Cardiff than in Bristol
• I have visited fewer countries than my friend has.
• He has read fewer books than she has.

With uncountable nouns: more / less
• Eloise has more money than Chantal.
• Chantal has less money than Eloise.
• I spend less time on homework than you do.
• Cats drink less water than dogs.
• This new dictionary gives more information than the old one.

So, the rule is:
MORE + nouns that are countable or uncountable
FEWER + countable nouns
LESS + uncountable nouns


To show no difference: as much as , as many as, as few as, as little as
• as many as / as few as + countable nouns
• as much as / as little as + uncountable nouns

Examples:
With countable nouns:
• They have as many children as us.
• We have as many customers as them.
• Tom has as few books as Jane.
• There are as few houses in his village as in mine.
• You know as many people as I do.
• I have visited the States as many times as he has.

With uncountable nouns:
• John eats as much food as Peter.
• Jim has as little food as Sam.
• You've heard as much news as I have.
• He's had as much success as his brother has.
• They've got as little water as we have.



EXERCISE :

Quest 1
1) Which sofa should we buy?
2) I need a new watch.
3) Which runner are you cheering for?
4) I like the blue sweater.
5) How much sugar should I add?

Quest 2
1. The Sears Tower in Chicago is (high)…. the Empire State Building in New York.
2. He is (good)…. at maths …. his brother.
3. English is (easy)…. to learn …. Chinese.
4. The river Loire is (long)…. the Seine.
5. Roses are probably (pretty)…. flowers that exist.
6. I did not like his previous film, but I think the new one is even (bad)…..
7. The days are (short)…. in winter.


Answer 1
1) This one is larger, but it is also more expensive.
2) The Classie is nicer than the Timebox ; That one is less affordable though.
3) Sammy. He's the fastest ; But Timmy is the most handsome.
4) I think the red one is better ; but the green one is the best.
5) Only a little ; That's too much!


Answer 1
1. Higher than
2. Better
3. Easier ; than
4. Longer than
5. The prettiest
6. Worse
7. Shorter

Question Tags


Use
frequently used in spoken English when you want s.o. to agree or disagree
Form
Positive statement ->question tag negative - You are Tom, aren't you?
Negative statement->question tag positive - He isn't Joe, is he?

Examples :
- with auxiliaries :
You've got a car, haven't you?
- without auxiliaries (use: don't, doesn't, didn't):
They play football on Sundays, don't they?
She plays football on Sundays, doesn't she?
They played football on Sundays, didn't they?

Questions tags are used to keep a conversation going. You can agree or refuse to a sentence with a question tag.
> You go to school, don't you?
-You agree : "Yes, I do"
-You refuse : "No, I don't"
> You aren't from Germany, are you?
-You agree : "Yes, I am"
-You refuse : "No, I'm not"



EXERCISE

Conversation 1

Duke : You didn’t have very good holiday, …. ?
Manna : No, but how do you know? Oh, I expect Jeff told you, …. ?
Duke : Yes, I met him in town last week. You went to Spain, …. ?
Manna : Yes, I like Spain, but not the weather.
Duke : That’s right, it rained all the time, …. ? And you didn’t like the hotel, …. ?
Manna : That’s right. You went to Spain last year, …. ?
Sasha : Yes, but we had a lovely time. In fact, we’ll probably go there again next year.

Conversation 2

Anna : Very hasn’t stopped smoking yet, …. ?
Basil : Not yet.
Anna : But he will stop, … ? I think he’s trying hard this time.
Basil : Yes, I gave him some advice just a few days ago. He hasn’t looked well for weeks, …. ? I told him to go and see a doctor.
Anna : Yes, he really should see a doctor, …. ? he’s running his health. But he won’t listen to advice, …. ? he always says he hasn’t got time.
Basil : Well, I’ve done my best. I can’t do any more, …. ? but I’m still worried about him. He’s overwork and he doesn’t get enough sleep.
Anna : And he look very pale. I tough he was going to fall asleep at the meeting. He couldn’t keep awake, …. ?
Basil : No, he’s been working day and night on the Osborne project.
Anna : He hadn’t even shaved this morning, …. ?
Basil : I’ll have a chat with Mr. Sony about him. That would be the best idea, …. ?
Anna : yes, he could give him a few days off, …. ?


ANSWER KEY:

Conversation 1:

Duke : You didn’t have very good holiday, did you ?
Manna : No, but how do you know? Oh, I expect Jeff told you, didn’t you ?
Duke : Yes, I met him in town last week. You went to Spain, didn’t you?
Manna : Yes, I like Spain, but not the weather.
Duke : That’s right, it rained all the time, didn’t it ? And you didn’t like the hotel, did you ?
Manna : That’s right. You went to Spain last year, didn’t you ?
Sasha : Yes, but we had a lovely time. In fact, we’ll probably go there again next year.

Conversation 2

Anna : Very hasn’t stopped smoking yet, has he ?
Basil : Not yet.
Anna : But he will stop, won’t he ? I think he’s trying hard this time.
Basil : Yes, I gave him some advice just a few days ago. He hasn’t looked well for weeks, has he ? I told him to go and see a doctor.
Anna : Yes, he really should see a doctor, shouldn’t he ? he’s running his health. But he won’t listen to advice, will he ? he always says he hasn’t got time.
Basil : Well, I’ve done my best. I can’t do any more, can I ? but I’m still worried about him. He’s overwork and he doesn’t get enough sleep.
Anna : And he look very pale. I tough he was going to fall asleep at the meeting. He couldn’t keep awake, could he ?
Basil : No, he’s been working day and night on the Osborne project.
Anna : He hadn’t even shaved this morning, had he ?
Basil : I’ll have a chat with Mr. Sony about him. That would be the best idea, wouldn’t it ?
Anna : yes, he could give him a few days off, couldn’t he ?

The imperative


- Imperatives are used to issue commands. They use the infinitive of verbs (dropping the word "to"); in the first person plural ("we"), the infinitive is preceded by "let's" (or: "let us"):
• Speak!
• Finish your homework!
• Let's eat!
• Close the door!
- The negative imperative is formed by placing "don't" (or "do not") before the imperative form; in the first person plural one uses "let's not" (or "let us not") :
• Let's not forget who helped us.
• Don't leave me!
• Don't walk on the grass!
• Please don't eat the daisies!
- The imperative has no effect on the word order of the rest of the sentence.

> We can use the imperative to give a direct order.
1. Take that chewing gum out of your mouth.
2. Stand up straight.
3. Give me the details.
> We can use the imperative to give instructions.
1. Open your book.
2. Take two tablets every evening.
3. Take a left and then a right.
> We can use the imperative to make an invitation.
1. Come in and sit down. Make yourself at home.
2. Please start without me. I'll be there shortly.
3. Have a piece of this cake. It's delicious.
> We can use the imperative on signs and notices.
1. Push.
2. Do not use.
3. Insert one dollar.
> We can use the imperative to give friendly informal advice.
1. Speak to him. Tell him how you feel.
2. Have a quiet word with her about it.
3. Don't go. Stay at home and rest up. Get some sleep and recover.
> We can make the imperative 'more polite' by adding 'do'.
• Do be quiet.
• Do come.
• Do sit down.



EXERCISE :

Choose the correct word to make the imperative meaningful socially!
1. You (must / must not) obey your teacher and parents.
2. Students (may / may not) talking during the exam.
3. (Keep / don’t keep) the book out of the reach of the children if it is only for adults.
4. (Say / don’t say) nothing if you have to keep silent during the examination.
5. (Finish / don’t finish) your SMK if you want to attend a university or collage.
6. (Study / don’t study) your lesson well if you want to be good at every subject.
7. Tell the students (to / not to) play in the classroom during the break.
8. Please (disturb / don’t disturb) me. I am very busy doing my homework.
9. Students and teachers (must / must not) come late to school.


ANSWER KEY :
1. You must obey your teacher and parents.
2. Students may not talking during the exam.
3. Keep the book out of the reach of the children if it is only for adults.
4. Don’t say nothing if you have to keep silent during the examination.
5. Finish your SMK if you want to attend a university or collage.
6. Study your lesson well if you want to be good at every subject.
7. Tell the students not to play in the classroom during the break.
8. Please don’t disturb me. I am very busy doing my homework.
9. Students and teachers must not come late to school.

Suffixe

In linguistics, a suffix (also sometimes called a postfix or ending) is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Particularly in the study of Semitic languages, a suffix is called an afformative, as they can alter the form of the words to which they are fixed. In Indo-European studies, a distinction is made between suffixes and endings.
Suffixes can carry grammatical information (inflectional suffixes) or lexical information (derivational suffixes). An inflectional suffix is sometimes called a desinence.
Some examples from English:
- Girls, where the suffix -s marks the plural.
- He makes, where suffix -s marks the third person singular present tense.
- It closed, where the suffix -ed marks the past tense.
Many synthetic languages—Czech, German, Finnish, Latin, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish, etc.—use a large number of endings.
Suffixes used in English frequently have Greek, French or Latin origins.

Inflectional suffixes
Inflection changes grammatical properties of a word within its syntactic category. In the example:
The weather forecaster said it would clear today, but it hasn't cleared at all.
the suffix -ed inflects the root-word clear to indicate past tense.
Some inflectional suffixes in present day English:
-s third person singular present
-ed past tense
-ing progressive/continuous
-en past participle
-s plural
-en plural (irregular)
-er comparative
-est superlative
-n't negative

Derivational suffixes
In the example:
"The weather forecaster said it would be clear today, but I can't see clearly at all"
the suffix -ly modifies the root-word clear from an adjective into an adverb. Derivation can also form a semantically distinct word within the same syntactic category. In this example:
"The weather forecaster said it would be a clear day today, but I think it's more like clearish!"
the suffix -ish modifies the root-word clear, changing its meaning to "clear, but not very clear".
Some derivational suffixes in present day English:
-ize/-ise
-fy
-ly
-able/-ible
-ful
-ness
-less
-ism
-ment
-ist
-al
-ish




Exercise :

1. I must go to the dentist's but I am scared because my tooth is so (….)
2. You won't buy this motorbike, it isn't (….) Enough
3. Don't lose your time ! It's (….) ! All sort of medecines have been used already!
4. It's horrible ! So many (….) people in the streets in the middle of winter !
5. You should take that medecine: it won't do you any harm, it's (….)
6. We enjoyed the peace of the mountains : there was nobody. It was so (….)
7. She was wearing a (….) wedding-dress ! We took lots of photos!
8. He is as (….) at riding as his father now. Unfortunately he hasn't any skills at swimming.
9. We were obliged to correct their letter : it meant nothing at all. (….)
10. How happy we were when she said she had passed her exam with success! She was (….) !
11. Stop being so (….) ! You are now 16 years old!
12. The poor woman who was (….) would have liked to adopt an orphan.
13. He knew it was very fragile and he was very (….) when he brought it home.
14. You should talk to her. I know you' ll find the words, you are so (….)
15. I fell asleep in the middle of his speech : it was so long! It was (….)
16. You weren't very (….) when you told her you didn't like the colour of her hair!
17. Mary is very (….) at home, she always gives a hand with the housework.
18. You can throw it away, it doesn't work anymore: it's (….)
19. Don't be afraid of his dog! he's big but (….)
20. Poor Jimmy is very (….) ! He hasn't sold any CD's this year!


ANSWER KEY :

1. Painful
2. Powerful
3. Useless
4. Homeless
5. Harmless
6. Peaceful
7. Beautiful
8. Skilful
9. Meaningless
10. Successful
11. Childish
12. Childless
13. Careful
14. Tactful
15. Endless
16. Tactful
17. Helpful
18. Useless
19. Harmless
20. Unsuccessful

Jumat, 08 Januari 2010

My First GE Test Value

Likely very glad accessible to school that I have envisioned. Really initially I desire as great chef. But, I only can choose one school choice to be elaborated, differ from moment enter the junior high school. And I choose to step into this Vocational High School Country 2 Buduran. We are be trained to able to be photographer, designer, and film maker.
But sure we can not get out of lesson to be able to English lesson. English lesson in my school is divided to be three. TOEIC, GE and speaking. TOEIC train us so that accurateer listen and watch closely a story or conversation that underway. If speaking, of course so that we more realize manner has said word and speak English-speaking to well, true and correctly.
While GE, we were trained to get of best of English grammar so that we get of best of English matter other that I have mentioned a while ago. Around several weeks we have passed by, and time has come for us to hold daily repetition. Between two lights before repetition I quandary to doing my home work. And only several exercises sheets at book that I have read.
The day after want must not want us must follow test. We have sit not mutual deal with method sit that random, special so that can not mutual see and copy. At least I can do quietly without felt afraid another person will ask answer from we.
And the result, I get my daily repetition result value with ugly value. Number 63 rose colored rose colored, inscribed so big at right corner on my test exercise answer paper. Miss Devina, subject teacher GE we, rule us to inscribe our values result data so ugly.
He is expressly order us do the mentioned so that we know how the ugly values whom we obtain. In my class, only one student that get value 8 and only 5 students that get value 6, while the students total at our class is 39. Miss Devina so disappointed with her students. She in ill part with our class whom always makes noisy and can not quiet.
Even friends in my class this is once in a while cheer to children other that get value 6, because their value is be they too ugly. And at moment that, we are out for can apologize to Miss Devina on all unfavorable behaviors that we have done. But until now, they are never can coincide their promise. And good in a moment later they can realize all their unfavorable behaviors. Amin.

Nilai Ujian Pertama GE-ku

Rasanya senang sekali dapat masuk ke sekolah yang telah aku impikan. Memang awalnya aku bercita-cita sebagai koki handal. Namun, aku hanya bisa memilih satu pilihan sekolah untuk ditekuni, berbeda dengan saat masuk SMP. Dan aku memilih untuk masuk ke sekolah SMKN 2 Buduran ini. Dengan dilatih untuk bisa menjadi fotografer, designer, dan pembuat film.
Tetapi sudah tentu kami tidak bisa lepas dari pelajaran untuk bisa berbahasa Inggris. Di sekolahku pelajaran bahasa Inggris ini dibagi menjadi tiga. TOEIC, Ge dan Speaking. TOEIC melatih kami supaya lebih cermat mendengarkan dan mengamati sebuah cerita atau percakapan yang sedang berlangsung. Kalau Speaking, sudah jelas supaya kami lebih memahami cara mengucapkan perkataan dan berbicara berbahasa Inggris dengan baik dan benar.
Sedangkan GE, kami dilatih untuk dapat menguasai tata bahasa Inggris sehingga kami dapat menguasai materi bahasa Inggris lain yang telah aku sebutkan tadi. Telah sekitar beberapa minggu telah kami lalui, dan sudah saatnya bagi kami untuk mengadakan ulangan harian. Di malam hari sebelum ulangan tersebut aku sedang kebingungan untuk mengerjakan tugasku. Dan hanya beberapa lembar soal-soal di buku yang sudah aku baca.
Esok harinya mau tidak mau kami harus mengikuti ujian tersebut. Kami duduk tidak saling berhadapan dengan metode duduk yang telah acak, khusus agar tidak bisa menyontek. Setidaknya aku bisa mengerjakan dengan tenang tanpa merasa takut orang lain akan meminta jawaban dari kami.
Dan hasilnya, aku mendapatkan nilai hasil ulangan harianku dengan nilai yang jelek. Angka 63 berwarna merah berwarna merah, dituliskan begitu besar di sudut kanan atas lembaran jawaban soal ujianku. Miss Devina, guru mata pelajaran GE kami, memerintah kami untuk menuliskan data perolehan nilai-nilai kami yang begitu jelek.
Ia sengaja menyuruh kami melakukan hal tersebut agar kami tahu betapa jeleknya nilai-nilai yang kami peroleh. Dalam satu kelas ini, hanya satu murid yang mendapatkan nilai 8 dan hanya 5 anak yang mendapatkan nilai 6, sedangkan jumlah murid di kelas kami adalah 39. Miss Devina begitu kecewa dengan anak-anak didiknya ini. Ia tidak senang dengan kelas kami yang selalu membuat ribut dan tidak bisa diam.
Bahkan teman-teman sekelasku ini sesekali bersorak kepada anak-anak lain yang mendapat nilai 6, karena nilai mereka lebih jelek. Dan di saat itu, kami berusaha untuk bisa meminta maaf kepada Miss Devina atas semua kelakuan kurang baik yang telah kami lakukan. Namun sampai saat ini, mereka tetap tidak bisa menepati janji mereka. Dan semoga suatu saat nanti mereka bisa menyadari semua kelakuan kurang baik mereka. Amin.

Kamis, 07 Januari 2010

Days Go Through National Test

At haphazard, moment that me reside in class seat 3 Junior High School. This us must finish our school year during 8 months. And really that not a flash in the pan. See so exam solution quantity many and must be goed to want and or not. Process learns even also so more challenge, with likely so short.
And up to final, test time closer. We go through various tryout that given so that skilled to do exercise and think swiftly. Many between result value tryout and my friends that fall under standards value that determined. We are almost dissapointed on the mentioned. Although we shall know national test exercise later easier than exercises that given when tryout.
And before pass by test, we must pass by practice test beforehand. Very funny once can follow practice test with my friends. Practice test like to play together. We can joke and laugh until forget time. And definitive, we can reaches good value from team-work result and our practice is we do until afternoon.
And at national test day even also, our heart always palpitates good before also after enter test room. Many between a success my friend enters Country Senior High School with accomplishment stripe. Scary days we have passed by, we endure days afterwards with period always empty. And final we must wait announcement message at home each. For student’s home that get visit from guest that bring a letter. So careful if that mail is explanation full not graduate. And we are genuinely doesn't expected that us success go through test and success pass 100% students from Country Junior High School 2 Sidoarjo. And definitive a lot of beautiful memories with all my friends there.

Hari-Hari Menempuh Ujian Nasional

Tak disangka, saat itu aku sudah berada di bangku kelas 3 SMP. Kali ini kami harus menyelesaikan tahun pelajaran kami dalam waktu 8 bulan. Dan memang itu bukanlah waktu yang singkat. Melihat begitu banyaknya bahan ujian yang banyak dan harus ditempuh mau ataupun tidak. Proses belajar pun jadi lebih menantang, serta terasa begitu singkat.
Dan hingga akhirnya, waktu ujian semakin dekat. Kami menempuh berbagai tryout yang diberikan agar terlatih untuk mengerjakan soal dan berpikir dengan cepat. Banyak diantara nilai hasil tryoutku dan teman-temanku yang jatuh dibawah nilai standard yang sudah ditentukan. Kami sempat kecewa atas hal tersebut. Walaupun kami tahu soal Ujian Nasional nanti akan lebih mudah daripada soal-soal yang diberikan pada waktu tryout.
Dan sebelum melewati ujian tersebut, kami harus melewati ujian praktek terlebih dahulu. Sangat mnyenangkan sekali bisa mengikuti ujian praktek bersama teman-temanku. Ujian praktek tersebut terasa seperti bermain bersama. Kami bisa bercanda dan tertawa sampai lupa waktu. Dan yang pasti, kami bisa meraih nilai yang bagus dari hasil kerja kelompok dan latihan kami yang hingga kami kerjakan sampai sore.
Dan di hari Ujian Nasional pun, hati kami selalu berdebar-debar baik sebelum maupun sesudah memasuki ruangan ujian tersebut. Banyak diantara temanku yang berhasil masuk SMA Negri dengan jalur prestasi. Hari-hari menegangkan telah kami lalui, kami menjalani hari-hari sesudahnya dengan jam pelajaran yang selalu kosong. Dan akhirnya kami harus menunggu berita pengumuman di rumah masing-masing. Bagi rumah murid yang mendapat kunjungan dari tamu yang membawa sepucuk surat. Maka berhati-hatilah kalau surat itu berisi keterangan ketidak lulusan. Dan kami benar-benar tidak menyangka bahwa kami berhasil menempuh ujian tersebut dan berhasil Lulus 100% dari siswa-siswi SMP Negeri 2 Sidoarjo. Dan yang pasti banyak sekali kenangan-kenangan indah bersama semua sahabat-sahabatku disana.*

Go on Vacation to Wisata Bahari Lamongan

Really the glad can release to feel run down after face Elementary School pass test. Although, pass message not yet announced, but at least there a little breathe again because not again load my idea. This elementary school pass holiday, we hold holiday to lamongan, with three aims. That is Wisata Bahari Lamongan (WBL), Maharani Cave, and Restaurant of course. We leave with bus. Thank God me get correct pleasant place besides my friend “Darmawan”, also my friend at Country Junior High School 2 sidoarjo.
And I let pass a lot of game just for can meet and reconvene with my friends at Water Park. Afterwards we play bombomboat. Like bombomcar, but is walking on sea water by accident pair sea. So, game soes violenter. Satisfied play by the side of goodly sea in, we intend to rise speedboat and slide down with guide to middle sea. Really I once see sea scenery truly wonderful so much. But if see so the depth of sea from on cape by accident this toad cape, sea apparently beautiful like ravine so in.
Not yet to try the next game, we have been stopped by one of [the] our friend that says that it is time to for us to return to our bus. We continue trip to Maharani Cave. There are some part insides here, there Maharani Resort and Playground, Maharani Market, and itself Maharani Cave. Satisfied see Maharani Cave broadness with shop at this market, we are soon return to bus and continue to return our latest trip, that is aim restaurant to fill stomach vacancy. At this restaurant also we exploit for us not yet pray at WBL. Then we can soon go home. We go home around time Isya’. And lost to so the tired trip mixes happy. We go home with bring load goods full bag.

Berlibur Ke Wisata Bahari Lamongan

Sungguh senangnya bisa melepaskan rasa lelah setelah menghadapi Ujian Kelulusan SD. Meskipun, berita kelulusan belum diumumkan, tapi setidaknya ada sedikit rasa lega karena sudah tidak lagi membebani pikiranku. Liburan kelulusan SD kali ini, kami mengadakan liburan ke Lamongan, dengan tiga tujuan. Yaitu Wisata Bahari Lamongan (WBL), Gua Maharani, dan Rumah Makan tentunya. Kami berangkat dengan bus. Syukurlah aku mendapatkan tempat yang nyaman tepat disamping temanku “Darmawan”, yang juga adalah temanku di SMPN 2 Sidoarjo.
Dan aku melewatkan banyak sekali permainan hanya untuk bisa bertemu dan berkumpul kembali dengan teman-temanku di taman air. Setelah itu kami bermain bombomboat. Seperti bombomcar, tapi berjalan diatas air laut yang kebetulan sedang pasang. Jadi, permainan jadi lebih meneganggangkan. Puas bermain di tepi laut yang lumayan dalam , kami berniat untuk naik speedboat dan meluncur bersama pemandu ke tengah laut. Memang aku sangat suka sekali melihat pemandangan laut yang sungguh indah. Tapi kalau melihat begitu dalamnya laut dari atas tanjung yang kebetulan adalah Tanjung Kodok ini, laut yang tampaknya indah bagaikan jurang yang begitu dalam.
Sebelum sempat mencoba permainan berikutnya, kami sudah dihentikan oleh salah satu teman kami yang mengatakan bahwa sudah waktunya bagi kami untuk kembali ke bus kami. Kami melanjutkan perjalanan ke Gua Maharani. Ada beberapa bagian didalam sini, ada Tempat Peristirahatan dan Taman Bermain Maharani, Pasar Maharani, dan Gua Maharani itu sendiri. Puas melihat luasnya Gua Maharani serta berbelanja di Pasar ini, kami segera kembali ke bus dan melanjutkan kembali perjalanan terakhir kami, yaitu menuju Rumah Makan untuk mengisi kekosongan perut. Di Rumah Makan ini pula kami manfaatkan bagi kami yang belum sholat sewaktu di WBL. Lalu kami bisa segera pulang. Kami pulang sekitar waktu Isya’. Dan tak terasa begitu lelahnya perjalanan bercampur bahagia. Kami pulang dengan membawa tas berisi penuh barang bawaan.
Toured to Safari Park
On Saturday I shall go to toured to Safari Park. But previous there is not even one man tell me that us will go on that. Because that day not yet school holiday. We go with group car together with the other. Trip aims to unlucky enough far. Even less the location resides in ridges and hilly.
The tired at proportional trip with scenery enough beautiful. Although rather dissapointed after line up ticket enters that make us wait long, but in place this is really amaze. Animals are let free wander between trees enough leafy with divider between the animal kind. Because doesn't want to happen undesirable, we are being being forbidden to is opening car glass and or giving animals food that passionate are wanderring.
Finished from go around safari park, we park our cars. And continue to amusement centre that still to stay in one area with this place. Same like amusement centre other, but several vehicles here measure smaller. Like roller coaster, bombomcar, and still many again. We stay at little hotel during last night. While enjoy our room bird's eye view. The following day the day, with the lark we shop souvenir at market closest. And we can direct get ready to go home.

Minggu, 03 Januari 2010

Berwisata ke Taman Safari

Pada hari Sabtu aku akan pergi berwisata ke taman safari. Namun sebelumnya tidak ada seorangpun yang memberitahukanku bahwa kami akan pergi pada hari itu. Karena hari itu belum liburan sekolah. Kami pergi bersama mobil rombongan bersama dengan yang lainnya. Perjalanan menuju ke Malang cukup jauh. Apalagi letaknya berada di pegunungan dan perbukitan.
Lelahnya di perjalanan sebanding dengan pemandangan yang cukup indah. Walaupun agak kecewa setelah mengantre tiket masuk yang membuat kami menunggu lama, tapi di tempat ini sungguh menakjubkan. Hewan-hewan dibiarkan bebas berkeliaran diantara pepohonan yang cukup rindang dengan pembatas antara jenis hewannya. Karena tidak ingin terjadi yang tidak diinginkan, kami dilarang untuk membuka kaca mobil ataupun member makan hewan-hewan yang sedang asyik berlarian.
Selesai dari berkeliling Taman Safari, kami memarkinkan mobil-mobil kami. Dan melanjutkan ke taman hiburan yang masih berada dalam satu wilayah dengan tempat ini. Sama seperti taman hiburan lain, namun beberapa wahana disini berukuran lebih kecil. Seperti roller coaster, bombomcar, komedi putar, dan masih banyak lagi. Kami menginap di hotel kecil selama semalam. Sambil menikmati pemandangan dari atas kamar kami. Keesokan harinya, pagi-pagi sekali kami berbelanja oleh-oleh di pasar terdekat. Dan kami bisa langsung berkemas untuk pulang.