Most beginners get difficulty in listening practice. Some of them cannot catch the dialogue due to their lack of vocabularies, pronunciation and grammar. Here are some tips to improve your listening skill: 1. Select a book with the cassette, which is suitable for your level. It will help you practise the listening easily and you can anticipate the level of difficulty. 2. Listen to the cassette without reading the text/ dialogue once or twice. When you find...

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Cincau hitam or black cincau (mesona palustris bl) is a kind of ingredient normally used in some Indonesian traditional drinks. There are other types of cincau such as cincau perdu (melastoma polyanthum B) and cincau hijau (cylea barbata miers). Cincau hitam is a plant with small stalks and branches. Most of cincau crawl on the surface of the ground or climb on a tree. This family of plant normally has stronger stalks. It has oval leaves with sharp...

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I bet you sometimes hear such an expression. What language is that? English for sure. The word gonna is informal; it is the contraction of going to, when you speak very fast without pronouncing the two words. Are there any other informal contractions?  Of course. Check these out: 1. wanna  ‘I wanna doll not a yoyo.’ ( want a) ‘It’s almost raining. I wanna go home now.’ (want to)  2. gimme...

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A Book Review: Title: Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff About Money Jangan terlalu Mempersoalkan Uang: Strategi Menyingkirkan rasa cemas Untuk Meraih Sukses Finansial Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff About Money: Spiritual and Practical Ways to Create Abundance and More Fun in Your Life Written by Richard Carlson, Ph.D: 2001 Translated by Alex Tri Kantjono Widodo et.al Published by...

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Writing in English has been a big problem for ages for most of English learners. The main problem basically lies upon the lack of vocabulary and grammatical competence. In this context, learners find it difficult to express ideas with good and accurate sentences. Another problem relates to the use of accurate words or phrases in an appropriate context and meaning. What this article attempts to deal with is the role of reading in improving someone’s ability in writing. ...

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