Komodo Island

         The location of Komodo Island in Nusa Tenggara Island. There are threes prominent islands in here. They are Komodo, Rinca, and Padar Island. The main animal which life in this island is giant lizard which kind of dragon. Adult giant lizard has high about 3 metres with weight about 70 kilograms. Giant lizard include very primitive animal. Tooth and mouth of giant lizard is full with bacteries and kill microbies. Komodo National Park is also to be house as at least 1.000 species of fishes, hundreds of coral species, and 70 kinds of sponges. Sharks, rays, whales, dolphins, tortoises, and sea cow manatees are also can be found in here; therefore, Komodo Island is also become as diving tourist place.

New vocabularies.

1. Include ( verb ) : have something as part of a whole.

2. Kind ( noun ) : group of people or things with similar features; sort; type.

3. Main ( adj ) : being the largest or most important of its kind.

4. Microbe ( noun ) : tiny living thing, especially one that causes disease.

5. Primitive ( adj ) : of an early stage of the development of human or animals.

6. Prominent ( adj ) : important or well known.

7. Sponge ( noun ) : simple sea animal with a body full of holes from which natural

                               sponge is obtained.

Take Care of Water

         Water is the very important to people live. Of course! We won’t water disappear from the our beloved earth. So, right now, all of people must realize to more take care of water. Such as: don’t soil environment, save the forest, and use water wisely. PBB has been claim on March 22, as Water World Day’s to remind people in the world that water is very important. We can also save the water more simple because we can start it from our own house. Such as:

1. Put out water tap when we are toothbrush, so water is not wasteful.

2. Don’t use shower when take a bath, or use it with just small volume.

3. To catch of water for washing dish, don’t let put in of tap. Put in

    of tap when we will use it only to rinse.Don't use a lot of soap when

    washing dish.

4. If you like playing of water from tap in houseyard, try to stop that

    habitual. Water which should be used to water plant and clean houseyard

    will waste because water is used to play.

New vocabularies.

1. Disappear ( verb ) : stop existing.

2. Realize ( veb ) : understand or become aware of something.

3. Remnd ( verb ) : help somebody to remember something important that they

                              must do.

4. Rinse ( verb ) : wash something in clean water.

5. Save ( verb ) : keep somebody / something safe from harm, loss, etc.

6. Soil ( verb ) : ( cause something to ) become dirty.

7. Tap ( noun ) : device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe

                         or container.

8. Wasteful ( adj ) : causing waste : - ful processes.

Compound Sentences Assignment

   1.       She must more study hard, for she will take final examination next week.

   2.     I went to the library, and I borrowed many historical books.

   3.     I don’t write a letter, nor do I write a poem.

   4.     We have been living in Australia for three months, but we are not Australian.

   5.     You can go to the beach, or you can go to the park.

   6.     The disability children are often judged as the dull children in education, yet in 
           some ways, they have more creativities than normal children. 
   7.     The children are very like candy, so they are often toothache.  


          

Seikan Tunnel

       Seikan Tunnel is railway tunnel which famous in Japan. Seikan Tunnel was built in 1964 and just be operated on March 13, 1988. There are two stations in Seikan Tunnel, Tappi Kaitei and Yoshioka Kaitei. This tunnel connect between Amori region and Hokkaido Island. The total length is 53.85 km, Seikan Tunnel become the longest tunnel in the world. The track along 23,3 km there is under beneath of the sea, exactly in Tsubaru Strait. The part of depth is location in 140 metres from surface of the sea and 100 metres under beneath of the sea. It’s so amazing!

New vocabularies.

1. Along ( prep ) : from one end to the other end of something.

2. Become ( verb ) : linking verb begin to be something.

3. Beneath : prep, adv ( fml ) : below ; under.

4.Connect ( verb ) : ( cause somebody/something to ) have a link with somebody/something.

5. Strait ( non ) : narrow stretch of water connecting two seas.

6. Surface ( noun ) : top layer of an area of water.

7. Track ( noun ) : rails that a train moves along.

8. Tunnel ( noun ) : underground passage, eg for a road or railway.

Cangkuang Temple

       I visited Cangkuang Temple when I was on the first grade in Senior High School. Perhaps, some people haven’t known yet about Cangkuang Temple. Cangkuang Temple is a very small Hindu’s temple in Garut, West Java. This temple is called by Cangkuang Temple because there are cangkuang fruit trees which only grow in surrounding temple. The uniqueness from Cangkuang Temple, there is only a Shiwa Idol in this temple. So, if we will see it closely, we must enter one by one through narrow stairs. Wow! It is very different from another temples in Indonesia.

New vocabularies.

Enter ( verb ) : come or go into something.

Idol ( noun ) : statue that is worshipped as a God.

Narrow ( adj ) : small in width : a road.

Stairs ( noun ) : set of steps built between two floors inside a building.

Temple ( noun ) : building used in the worship of a God or Gods, especially in the Hindu and Buddhist religions.

 Rocky Mountain

       There is mountain in Continent of America. The name of mountain is Rocky Mountain. Rocky Mountain is mountain range which spread in district of North America. The length of this mountain range is about 4.800 km. Wow! The point of this mountain range appear start from British Columbia in Canada, spread until the end in New Mexico district, A.S. The name of Rocky Mountain Range is taken, because mountain composition consist of solid materials, such as rocks and rocky. The highest peak there is in Elbert Mountain, Colorado which reach about 4.401 metres.

New vocabularies.

About ( adv ) : a little more or less than.

Appear ( verb ) : come into view ; become visible.

Composition ( noun ) : parts of which something is made.

District ( noun ) : part of a town or country.

Length ( noun ) : size or measurement of something from one end to the other.

Point ( noun ) : particular place or area.

Solid ( adj ) : not in the form of a liquid or gas.

Rinjani

            I read an article about Rinjani from one of Indonesia magazine, the name of magazine is Orbit Magazine. Rinjani Mountain is highest second volcano in Indonesia after Kerinci Mountain. The location of Rinjani Mountain in Lombok Island, NTB. The height of Rinjani Mountain is 3726 m dpl and has ever erupted  in 1994. This area is settled as Rinjani Mountain National Park. In Rinjani Mountain National Park there is Segara Anak Lake with vast 11.000.000 square metre. In depth 230 metre there is Kaldera. Name of Segara Anak is caused by lake waters that blue colour like the sea. There is waterfall which come from lake which flow pass by steep ravine. Wow, It is very beautiful view.

      I think this is very interesting article, and I wish this information can useful to our additional knowledge.

New vocabularies.

1. Depth ( noun ) : distance from the top to the bottom or from the front to

                             the back.

2. Erupt ( verb ) : ( of a volcano ) throw out lava.

3. Height ( noun ) : particular distance above the ground.

4. Lake ( noun ) : large area of water surrounded by land.

5. Location ( noun ) : place or position.

6. Ravine ( noun ) : deep narrow steep-sided valley.

7. Settle ( verb ) : 1. decide or arrange something finally.

                           2. make a place your permanent home.

8. Steep ( adj ) : rising or falling sharply.

9. Vast ( adj ) : extremely large.

10. Waterfall ( noun ) : place where a stream or river falls from a high place.

Advantages of Trees

           Of course.! We have known, and we have been close with one of life creature who created by Allah and useful to people live. That are trees. Right now, many citizen plant of trees in their own house yard, to purpose make air more fresh and at least can reduce heating as effect from air pollution which more increase everyday. Not only to that, but also there are other advantages from trees to our environment, such as:

- Trees produce oxygen in the afternoon that important for animals and people breathing.

- Trees can filter dust  from pollution and keep dampness.

- Trees can reduce greenhouse gas.

- Root can filter ground water, so can produce underground water as stock in dry season.

- Root can also stop quick of water when heavy rain to prevent flood and erosion.

Wow.! Actually, trees have benefit that important to our environment. So, we should keep this our environment. Although, we plant just one tree in ourself house yard, but that give millions profit to our beloved environment.

New vocabularies.

Benefit ( noun ) : advantage; helpful or useful effect.

Citizen ( noun ) : 1. person who has full rights as a member of country. 2. person who lives in a town or city.

Close ( adj ) : near.

Dust ( noun ) : fine dry powder of earth or other matter.

Effect ( noun ) : change that somebody/something causes

in somebody/something else result.

Greenhouse gas ( noun ) : any of the gases thought to cause the greenhouse effect,

especially carbon dioxide.

Heating ( noun ) : system for heating a building.

Keep ( verb ) : ( on ) doing continoue doing something; do something

repeatedly.

Prevent ( verb ) : stop somebody from doing something; stop something

from happening.

Profit ( noun ) : advantage that you get from doing something.

Produce ( verb ) : grow or make something as part of a result or effect.

Pollution ( noun ) : the process of making air,water, soil, etc. dirty; the state

of being dirty: environmental.

Purpose ( noun ) : reason for which something is done or made.

Reduce ( verb ) : make something less or smaller in size, price, etc.

Useful ( adj ) : that can help you to do or achieve what you want.

Yard ( noun ) : 1. area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and

a surrounding wall. 2. ( US ) = garden.

Sup Daging Betawi

               I have favourite dish to dinner. My favourite dish is a bowl of meat soup which there is at a Betawi’s restaurant in Cilandak, South Jakarta. I love it, because I often eat it as favourite dinner menu with my family. It is a delicious meat soup. This food has taste which can awake appetite, because it use the best quality beef which cooked until really soft. It is also mixed with celery as an extra ingredient and others secret spices that make soup sauce has smell taste, and it is always served when still hot. Although it is just consist of meat as main ingredient, but it has different taste from others soup that I have ever eaten. This is very nice dish.!

New vocabularies.

Appetite ( noun )    :  strong desire, especially for food.

Awake ( verb )      :  ( cause somebody to ) wake up.

Celery ( noun )       :  plant whose white stems are eaten raw.

Ingredient ( noun )  :  one of the parts of a mixture.

Sauce ( noun )        :  thick liquid that is served with food to give it flavour.

Soft ( adj )             :  not hard or stiff.

Spice ( noun )        :  one of various types of fowder or seed that come from plants and are used in cooking.

                              

                                                    My Big Troubles in Learning English

          I have two big troubles which often make me scary when I am learning English. They are speaking and listening troubles. My trouble in speaking is I like so nervous when I speak English in the presence of many people, for example if I must presentation or debate. Because if I have been so nervous, I often forget with word which I want to say and I just can stand and speechless in front of audiences. Actually, I hate and shy after that. And the second is listening trouble, sometimes I don’t understand the meaning of difficult word and sometimes I don’t know exactly form the correct word answer when I have to write it in slice of paper, with word which I hear. So it means, I often make mistake form of writing from that word. I think the best way to solve my troubles in learning English are I must more listening practice, study hard, and I should be always encourage and insist myself to speak up English. Although, I think is not easy to change my attitude which shy, but I must do it to progress myself.

New vocabularies.

Trouble ( noun ) : ( situation causing a) problem, worry or difficulty.

Scary ( adj ) : frightening.

Hate ( verb ) : have a great dislike for.

Speechless ( adj ) : unable to speak, eg because of deep feeling.

Exactly ( adv ) : 1. precisely. 2. used to agree with what somebody has just said.

Mistake ( noun ) : wrong action, idea or opinion.

Encourage ( verb ) : give somebody support, confidence or hope.

Insist ( verb ) : demand something strongly: on going with somebody.

Attitude ( noun ) : 1. way of thinking or behaving. 2. ( fml ) position of the body.

Progress ( noun ) : 1. process of improving or developing or nearing the

achievement of something. 2. forward movement.

                                  My Leisure Time Activities

                  I usually do fun activities when I have leisure time. Such as, I am holiday with my family to enjoy beauty nature view and visit to my relative house. I can hang-out and shopping with my close friend. I also do something  fun at home which make I am happy.  I like watch Indonesia This Morning News on Metro Tv, because it will help to improve my English language skill and teach student of Junior High School at home every Sunday. Sometimes, when I am boring or have bad feeling, I usually listen to the pop songs music which can expression my feeling.

New vocabularies.

View ( noun )          : what can be seen from a place: a wonderful from

                                 the top of the mountain.

Relative ( noun )      : member of your family.

Leisure ( noun)        : free time.

Improve ( verb )      : become or make something / somebody better.

Expression ( noun )  : feeling shown when acting, singing, etc.

My First Teach Experience

             On Sunday last week, a student of Junior High School came to my house. She asked me to teach her English lesson. I was really appreciative and I was really welcome it. Actually, I also have plan to open English course at my house. I am happy because I get good responses from my neighbours. They are very support me to open English course.

            When I taught her, there is a different experienced, because this is the first time my teach. I learnt how to be a good teacher. Such as, I must be patient to explain about material of English lesson, I gave explanation that English can be easy if we study hard and practice, I could learn about her personality and attitude, and I must looking for interesting and cozy method to teach, because I want to use method of study which serious but enjoy. So, I hope it will make English be fun and cozy lesson. Because this is the first time I taught, so I was still nervous although I had been customary teach my sister at home. Now, I realize that to be a good teacher is not easy and I must more learn again. There is satisfaction itself when I could share knowledge which I have to someone else.

              I think, this is a good first step to begin my career in the future. I wish it will be success.

                                                                     

                                                                            My Experience

            When I was of the first grade at Senior High School, we were tour to PLTP of Geothermal at Garut, West Java. But, I felt upset, angry, and annoyance because, me and two my friends couldn’t join with our classmate in x-6 classs. We must join with other students from other classes, because school has decided to divide three of students from every class which different. We join at group of the bus addition. So, along  of journey, I was bore and unhappy because I couldn’t have fun and laugh with my classmate. At that time, I just imagined if there was at the same of bus group, I would be happier. Along of journey, I saw much thick fogs and slippery ways which disturbed our sight. So, driver must be carefully to drive his bus. We was very anxious about it and we prayed to safety ourself. Alhamdulillah, we could to passs by that ways with safe. Nine groups of the busses have arrived at PLTP of Geothermal, but one group haven’t come yet. It was my classmate bus group. At that time, I have a bad feeling, because I called my friend but she didn’t answer my phone. I began panic and more anxious, but I tried to quiet for waiting with patience until I got news from my friend and prayed wish didn’t happen something wrong. A half hour later, a my classmate called me and she said with tremble voice and cried, she told that their bus has taken a wrong way, because ways have been closed by thick fogs and slippery ways which caused they were astray. She also said that she had to looking for higher place to get signal to could call me. With more panic voice and scared, she told that bus almost to fall down to ravine because brake which broken. She hasn’t finished talked yet, suddenly her phone the end again. I was very startled and shock, when I heard news like that. I couldn’t think about something else. I just thought safety my beloved classmate.

          Luckily, The God still protected them, they could safe with get off the bus one by one without bring of their goods. Actually, we must waiting for an hour to meet them again, they could come back to PLTP of Geothermal with used the bus addition which we used it. I was very happy when I met with my classmate again. I tried to quiet them. I was very to thank God, because all of them could safe. Really, I couldn’t imagine if I really loose all my classmate. It was terrible occurred.

        This is a valuable experience to me, because I could learn from this happened about positive thinking with everything which has happened. Now, I realize that the best all decision just come from the God. Although, at that time I felt this unfair and I was unsatisfy because I couldn’t join with my classmate. Actually, God is the Most Know the best everything to people. Perhaps, I wouldn’t strong as my classmate, if I also  which witness like that. Thanks God, You have given a valuable experience. I will never forget it.

Dynamic Tower

             I want to explain about Dynamic Tower. This article is taken from an Orbit Magazine which published just in Indonesia. My reasons write this story, because I have ever read it and it is very interesting. Not only, but also this article can more knowledge to me. I think it is a good article.

Dynamic Tower is a rotating skyscraper building. This building will be built with height eighty floors in Dubai, Uni Emirat Arab and it is the first a skyscraper building in the world. Dynamic Tower will be built for 20 months and will finish in 2010 last year, with fund about 6,5 trillion rupiah. Wow, it is a very great costs! Dynamic Tower is made by an architect from Italia, Dr. David Fisher and utilize Fisher technology. Fisher technology utilize wind turbine. Wind turbine is set each floor which cause building can rotate. Each floor from this tower can free rotate, it means if only the first floor which rotated, second floor, and others floor can not rotate. Each floor can rotate 360 degree for one until three hours. This rotation make this tower visible unique because it shape can always change. Dynamic Tower is built utilize unit ready of use which raft in factory. Factory of raft there is in Bari, Italia. Unit ready of use are roof, floor, bathroom, kitchen, cupboard until light and furniture which needed. That’s all can be reserved according want from owner of building. Building this tower more thrifty time and fund, because one floor can be built only need time for a week and fund of building can be thriftied until 10 percent. So, workers who build of tower can be decreased. Wow, it is so fast and efficient! Dynamic Tower is very kind of environment, because utilize unit ready of use made in factory, building process don’t ear deafening, and able to produce electricity itself which needed. But, there are two challenges which must be solved by Dinamic Tower. The first challenge is pipelines in building must have like close shut which used by airplane contents of fuel when fly, because when rotate pipes in building will rotate too. The second challenge is to enter in elevator, occupants must step from floor which move to unmoved center.

I think, this is an extraordinary building project from a genius architect, Dr. David Fisher.

About Me

          I am Selvi Nur Wenda, you can call me Selvi. I was born in Jakarta on September threeteenth,1990.  I live in Pekayon, East Jakarta. My address is at Jl. Swadaya. No. 27. Pekayon, East Jakarta. My hobbies are reading a short story and hanging out with my best friend.

I have one sister, she is Milati. She is a student at MAN 14 Jakarta, on the first grade.

I am too close with my sister and we always tell about our feeling, for example to tell about our friends, best friends, or our boy friends. She was born in Jakarta on January twentieth,1995. Actually, I am shy and   sometimes I am not confidence if I speak in public place. But, I don’t give up to do the best in my life. So, I wish I can be better and more brave. I always study hard to reach my dream.

Reunion of Elementary School

Reunion of Elementary School

            On Saturday of  fourteenth August 2010, I would meet with Elementary School friends to open fasting together at Depok a Steak Restaurant's. I was graduated from Pekayon 07 Elementary School, 

East Jakarta. At 04.30 p.m., my old friend at Elementary School, picked me up at my house, and then at 04.40 p.m. we went by motorcycle. My friends had come when we arrived at 05.30 p.m. We were shake hands with said greeting and small talked each other. 

            At 05.40 p.m., we ordered foods and beverages, ten minutes later foods and beverages have served on the table. After waiting for several minutes, finally we heard voice summons to prayer to open fasting. Before we were prayer of Maghrib, we had drunk a glass of mineral water to lose of thirsty. After that, we were having dinner and we were drinking a glass of juice.

           It was a nice day. We were happy because we had never seen for eight years. We remembered of funny stories when we were at Elementary School, told about our experiences, and took photograph to our pleasant memories. Unfortunately, time has showed at 09.00 p.m., we had to go home. I went to back home with him again. I was so happy.