English Box: September 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -

IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING

There's a video of Miss USA interview in Miss Universe 2011. She talk clearly enough. Here you can practice your listening and of course you also can Improve your speaking by learn the way she say something and her accent.

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QUESTION TAGS

Question tags used to confirm something more clearly.

S + aux + V/be + aux not + S + "?"
S + aux not + V/be + aux + S + "?"
# Question tags without auxiliary
   Use : Do --> if it use Verb 1
        Does --> if it use Verb 2
Did --> if it use Verb 3
EXAMPLE : 1. She saw an Indian movie, didn't they?
   2. You love her, don't you?

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REPORT TEXT

· Purpose

To describe the general thing or person

· General Structures

1. 1. Definition

2. 2. Identification

3. 3. Introduction

4. 4. Classification

· Language Features

1. 1. Present tense

2. 2. Past tense

EXAMPLE :

BANKS

A bank is a financial institution that provides banking and other financial service. It is an institution that holds a banking license.

The word bank derived from the Italian banca. This word derived from German and means bench. Typically, a bank generates profits from transaction fees on financial service or the interest from the loan. The type of service offered by a bank depends on the type of bank and the country. However, bank services usually include lending out money to companies and individuals, issuing checking and saving accounts, cashing checks, facilitating money transactions such as wire transfer, issuing credit cards, ATM, debit cards, and also storring valuable things in safe deposit boxes.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 -

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Kind of English Text

There are some kinds of ENGLISH TEXT. And later we will tell you all about this kind of text, one by one!

1. NARRATIVE
2. RECOUNT
3. DESCRIPTIVE
4. REPORT
5. EXPLANATION
6. ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION
7. HORTATORY EXPOSITION
8. PROCEDURE
9. DISCUSSION
10. REVIEW
11. ANECDOTE
12. SPOOF
13. NEWS ITEM