I am a beginner
“Imagine all the people sharing all the world” Someone who is a genius and I admire wrote a beautiful song about peace, love and care about other people. He teaches us to be one of them who have such a dream. And I hope i am one of them. So with this site I will... Read more
Zaneta Naomi: Gifted and Inspiring
Some of you have probably known Zaneta Naomi and have watched her performance on ‘The Hitman : David Foster and Friends Asia Tour 2011 Live in Jakarta’ at the Plenary Hall Jakarta Convention Center on October 28, 2011. She is still 13 years old but she has already had a stunning voice. I believe she... Read more
Practice test: Present and Past Participles as Adjectives
This 8-question containing page is to test how well you understand participial adjectives that have been discussed on Penggunaan Verbs sebagai Adjectives and the Usage of the Present and Past Participles. And, if you’d like, you can download the audio clip for all sentences in the questions. The link for downloading is below the answer... Read more
How to pronounce -ed in English
Sebagian besar verbs dalam bahasa Inggris merupakan regular verbs dimana past tense (verb2) dan past participle (verb3)-nya dibentuk dengan menambahkan -ed atau -d pada base verb (verb1)-nya. Spelling untuk verb2 dan verb3 lumayan simpel (See: Regular Verbs : spelling rules), tetapi kita, lidah Indonesia, sering terbentur dengan pelafalan -ed di verb2 dan verb3 tersebut. Olehnya... Read more
If I were Nazaruddin
Komite Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK), the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Clearing house, has changed the status of the former Democratic Party’s General Treasurer, Muhammad Nazaruddin, from a witness to a suspect in the alleged bribery case of the dormitory construction project for SEA Games athletes in Palembang, South Sumatera. He reportedly demanded to be paid a “success fee”... Read more
You’ve got a Friend
Mc Fly – You’ve Got A Friend Related Posts:Zaneta Naomi: Gifted and InspiringHomeI LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE MEListening Practice with SongsInterpreting what a song meansPerfectly Lonely by John MayerPractice test: Present and Past Participles as AdjectivesHow to pronounce -ed in EnglishWonderful TonightA New Day Has Come Read more
Should Irfan Bachdim be excluded from our national team? (Pros and Cons)
On tvOne this morning, Nugraha Besoes, our beloved PSSI’s general secretary, said, “Those who don’t play for the PSSI’s legitimately run league, no matter how skillful they are, will never have a place in our national football team”. Holy cow! One of our great footballers who will most likely not have such a place is... Read more
Wonderful Tonight
This is a very old song, but for some reason, it keeps hovering my mind, in every step that I take. Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton [Audio clip: view full post to listen] It’s late in the evening she’s wondering what clothes to wear. She puts on her make-up and brushes her long... Read more
Listening Practice Test 1
This practice test is intended to improve your listening skill and to get used to making a conclusion based on what you just heard. Directions: To start with, please read the four questions below along with each four options! After having finished reading them, you may play the provided audio clip, then mark your... Read more
