Let’s learn more #8:IDIOMS

Getting meaning

Why idioms? We derive meanings of a text/phrase/clause from the words in it. However, sometimes it is improper to deduce or get the meaning from a text by translating word by word.

What is an idiom?

An idiom is a group of words. In the usage, we can not get the meaning merely by translating the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogssee the light ). When we heard an idiom, e.g. It is raining cats and dogs, it doesn’t literally mean that there are some cats and dogs falling down to the earth from the sky. This idiom shows a kind of rain, that is when the rain starts and stops.

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Belajar secara efektif

Berikut video dari TED tentang prinsip belajar secara efektif, termasuk berlatih bahasa inggris… Video di atas menunjukkan bahwa prinsp penguasaan sebuah ketrampilan adalah dengan berlatih…… Belajar dengan efektif Bagaimana dengan bahasa Inggris ? Apakah selalu berlatih dengan teman? Berlatihlah dengan mengungkapkan apapun gagasan Anda dalam tulisan. Tulisan akan selalu disana…..kecuali dijadikan pembungkus ikan asin he … Read more

Do you understand English?

The following is a video from Nash Daily…..Do you understand English spoken by different people? It’s a good point to see that English is not always that “English”….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMnC8YbG3ss Kadang kita tidak percaya diri saat belajar bahasa Inggris. Kita berpikir bahwa bahasa inggris kita bukan yang “baku”: Banyak melakukan kesalahan : membuat kesalahan saat belajar bahasa … Read more

Learn Grammar

Link 1 website utama:  http://www.englishgrammarpdf.net Link 2 Grammar : http://englishgrammarpdf.net/Home/Category/1-grammar Link 3 Grammar : https://englishteststore.net Link 4 Grammar : https://www.usingenglish.com Link 5 TOEFL :http://www.testmagic.com  

LET’S LEARN MORE #6: Miss, Mrs. or Ms.?

Miss, Mrs., or Ms.? What does “Miss” mean? “Miss,” when attached to a name, is a title of respect for an unmarried woman. You can use it by itself as a term of address or combine it with a surname, a descriptor of a prominent characteristic, or something she represents. Example: Miss Penelope Edwards is … Read more

LET’S LEARN MORE#5: Do you school or study?

   Study VS School  Do you study at SMP 5 ? Is SMP 5 your school? Study is a verb School is a noun Die, dead, death,died   My Cat is dead. It died yesterday. Its death was a surprise. Dead is an Adjective (a descriptive word) Death is a Noun (a naming word) Die … Read more