Grammar English Rules For Foreign Students

Grammar English Lesson In The Past

Grammar English is taught in Grammar translation Method. In the past it is taught intensively to the students. It could consume the whole time of class to teach one of grammar English rules. Grammar English is inevitably important. Even though this is regarded as an old method. But teaching it in an English class is still quite important. By the way, grammar English should be taught integrated with other language skills. It must not given separately in a class. It can be given when it is needed. Sometimes students do not understand some utterances or sentences because of grammar English. Then the teacher can explain the difficult part to his students. So it must not taught

How To Speak In English Fluently For Non Native English Speaker

Why Speak In English?

Speak in English is a must if you want to be welcomed in international communication. We can not avoid this if you want to be accepted in international relationship. English language is basically used in most of area of the world. It is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is also the most widely taught foreign language. English is a language with the most users among other languages. It is also mostly used on the internet. These facts insist people to be able to speak in English. Or at least we must be able to use it in passive language skill. People are insisted to be able to listen and read English material text. We often listen to people communicating in English on TV, radio, internet and video. English written texts are easily found everywhere. We find them on the road, on public places or at home. Most of electronic media and manual equipments also use English label and description on it. So, English language is getting more familiar with people non english speaker.

Gorillas

Gorillas are the largest of all the primates. A male gorilla can be 180 centimeters tall and can weigh 200 kilograms. Gorillas are very strong but they do not often fight. In fact they are peaceful animals.

Gorillas live in small family groups of about 15. In a group there is one strong, older male, some young males, and a few females with their babies.

How To Make Jelly

Making jelly is very simple by following these directions.
You will need one packet of jelly crystals, a 500 ml jug, 250 ml of boiling water, 200 ml of cold water,
and a bowl.

1. Empty contents of a packet of jelly crystals into the jug.
2. Add boiling water.
3. Stir well until crystals dissolve.
4. Add the cold water and stir.
5. Pour mixture into a bowl.
6. Refrigerate until firm.
    (Dit. PSMP, 2006)

Power Teaching

POWER TEACHING
By Heru Prasetyono, S.Pd.
Power Teaching is one of the newest methods that can improve speaking skill and class climate in speaking class. The discussion of the points is presented in the following section.
a.    Power Teaching can improve students’ speaking skill.
1)    Power Teaching can improve students’ speaking achievement.
The findings of the action research showed that Power Teaching can improve students’ speaking skill. The improvement can be noted from the improvement of speaking achievement. The achievement can be mastered because Power Teaching offers better opportunities for learning. Power Teaching is an interactive and challenging method. Power Teaching can create joyful atmosphere. So the students are not afraid to express their purpose and idea. They are challenged to speak up.  It makes the students’ speaking skill improves.

The Present Continuous Tense

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Study the sentences below:

I am sitting under a palm tree.

Tika and Lusi are walking on the sand.

She is busy taking pictures.

The Pattern :

Reports

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Whales

Whales are sea-living mammals.

They therefore breathe air but cannot survive on land. Some species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30m in length, is the largest animal to have lived on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like a fish, but there are important differences in its external structure: its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat, horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its large, broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of fat (blubber). This is up to 30 cm in thickness and serves to concerve heat and body fluids.

Lost Notice

                     DOG LOST

Brown male dog, named Bobo, lost on Sunday, 2
January at Simpang Lima.

If you find this dog, please call 0248448082

(Reward will be given)

Greeting Card Examples

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6/8/2006

Dear Aunty,

Thank you very much for the bag. It’s very cute. I like the model. 

And I love the colurs, too.

                                                                  With love,

                                                                  Ella

                                                                  15 August 2007

Greeting Card

People often write cards to congratulate. Here are some examples!

Dear Lisa,

       Congratulations on your winning the first prize of the English debate

       competition. I learned about it from your Mom.

Love,

Ella

Invitation Card

Birthday Card

Name Card

Personal information form

Surname               : Suhandoko

First name             : Gati

Age                       : 12 years old

Date of birth         : 4 June 1996

Nationality           : Indonesian.

Address                : Jalan Sumatera 33, Semarang.

Phone number      : 563640.

What is Postcard?

A  postcard  is  a  card  for  sending  messages  by  post  with an envelope.
Postcards often have a picture or photograph on one side.
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (Hornby, 2002)

Here is an example of a postcard:

                                                                       Kuta, March 20, 2008

Dear Sari,
        I arrived in Bali 2 days ago. It is a wonderful place. The beaches are
nice. The hotel is right on the beach.  I  toured  the  island  yesterday  and
brought some souvenirs for friends in Surabaya. I’ll be back on Sunday.
Well, that’s all for now.
Regards for your family.
                                                                       Love,
                                                                       Risma

Shopping List

Shopping List

Congratulation Card

An Example of Report Text

Here is an example of Report Text. Please, analyze the generic structure.

Generic Structure	Computer
General classification	Computers are machines that handle information automatically. They can perform calculations and process data. Computers can work with number to solve problems in a few seconds. Computers can remember a great deal of information and make practically no mistakes. That is why computers are widely used in places such as banks, offices and companies.
Description of How computer work Description of computer parts and their functions	Computers work like calculators. But most calculations can do only one thing at time. We tell them what to do by pressing various buttons. To do the same work, we can give a series of instructions to a computer. We call this is a computer program. If we step up a program, the computer can provide other information, such as a list, numbers, letters, words or even graphs or pictures. Once we provide a program, the computer can do all this work automatically without further help or instruction. A computer stores and handles numbers. The numbers may be mathematicall formulas or columns figures. The numbers may be codes that stand for letters of the alphabet, words or instructions to the computer. All computers have three basic parts: 1. input and output units (I/O). The input unit takes in the information and instructions, and the output unit gives the results. 2. A central processing unit (CPU). This unit does the work of computing. 3. A memory. It stores or remembers the informations and instructions that the CPU needs to do the work. I/O. One of them is video-terminal. The video terminal has a typewriter like keyboards and screen like television screen. We can see the output of the computer on the screen. If we need a permanent record of a computer’s output, a printer will make it. And if the computer’s main memory can not hold enough information, magnetic disk or tapes can be used for this purpose. The computer then can turn the information stored on the disks or tapes into numbers or letters.

Report Text

Report text functions to provide factual information about general characteristics of a certain thing, living or non-living thing. Information Reports classify and describe the phenomena of our world. This text is different from Descriptive text, which functions to give detail informations about a certain thing but not for generalizing it. This kind of text is used almost in every subject at school, so the competence to make or to understand this kind of text is an important part to develop the literate competence of the students at school. As the result, the teaching of this text does not only influence on the English literate development at school but also in other languages, even in their mother language.

The generic structure of a Report text is :

• General Classification : tells what the phenomenon under discussion is.
• Description : tells what the phenomenon under discussion is like in terms of - parts (and their functions)

- qualities

- habits or behaviours, if living; uses, if non-natural

Procedure Text

Let’s make a birthday card. Here is the paper for you to share. You can choose different colours.

We will make the card first, then the envelope.

Let’s start. Cut the paper.

You can draw a picture on it.

What picture do you like? A candle, balloon, or a flower

Next, we are going to make the envelope.

Take another piece of paper, and then fold.

Finished? Show me your envelope, please.

Then put some glue on your envelope.

Press it. Finish.