WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RABBITS’ LARGE EARS

A rabbit is a small furry mammal with a short tail and pointed ears. Rabbits live in burrows in the ground. Each burrow is the home of a single family.The first fossils which can be attributed to this family came from North America but now they are found in every part of the word. Compared to its small body rabbit has large – sized ears.
A rabbit is a weak and timid animal and is always surrounded by many enemies. Therefore nature has gifted it with large ears to help it to hear even the fun of drop sound. The large area of the ear catches almost every sound wave produced in the air and transfers them into the inner ear. This makes the rabbit to detect its enemies in time and run to safety zones
You must have noticed that a rabbit washes its ears by repeatedly licking its forepaws and rubbing them over the surface of its ears. It does this in older to keep its ears clean, and also to take into its mouth natural oil which surrounds the ear surface. This oil is important in forming vitamin D which is necessary for the growth of healthy bones. If the rabbit is not allowed to form this, it will develop rickets.

Shortened from : Children’s Knowledge Bank, Look Out. Rohan Book Company

INDONESIAN GHOST

Tuyul
This is a ghost of infant boys (like Casper, but this one not funny, able to floats and invisible) . He is usually kept by a man tasked to stealing moneys.
Until today some people in my country still believe it exists (I don't).

Kuntilanak
The ghost of woman, died during her delivering process, has a hole in her stomach.
She's wandering looking for her son, which means young men in the real world.

Leak
A legendary mystical process in Bali, someone can transform him/herself into another thing (animal, building, tree or other things).
In this modern age people can transorm into a car, computer, even airplane.
The person with the greatest skill can transform into Rangga, a form of demon.

Jin
Or Genie in western. The myth about this ghost, came from Arabianculture.
It's hard to believe, but some people in my country still believe this, too.
Some people buy a Jin for their protector, from businessman to parliament member.

Pocong
The ghost in white hood, hopping, usually found in graveyard.

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# What do you think about gondoruwo, wewe gombel, memedi, demit, etc?
# Do you find any other Indonesian ghost?

RECOUNT TEXT

Tujuan Komunikatif:
Untuk menyampaikan serentetan peristiwa/kejadian/pengalaman yang terjadi pada waktu lampau.

The function :
To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining.

Generic structure :
orientation, event (s), reorientation.

This text has language features such as:
focus on individual participants, use of past tense, focus on a temporal sequence of events, etc.

NOTE :
Event dalam teks Recount boleh satu atau lebih. Sedangkan Reorientation adalah optional (boleh ada boleh tidak).
Tenses yang digunakan selalu Past Tense.

EXAMPLE :

CLASS PICNIC
Last Friday our school went to Centennial Park for a picnic.
First our teachers marked the rolls and the we got on the buses. On the buses, everyone was chatting and eating. When we arrived at the park, some students played cricket, some played cards but others went for a walk with the teachers. At lunchtime, we sat together and had our picnic. Finally, at two o’clock we left for school.
We had a great day.(*)

GOOD LUCK

REPORT TEXT

Definisi:
Teks yang isinya menggambarkan sesuatu secara apa adanya sebagai hasil pengamatan sistematis atau analisis. Oleh karena itu sebelum Anda menulis teks Report, Anda harus melakukan pengamatan sistematis. Yang Anda deskripsikan bisa meliputi gejala alam, lingkungan, benda buatan manusia, atau gejala- gejala sosial. Deskripsi sebuah teks report dapat berupa simpulan umum misalnya tentang rumah sederhana dengan mendekripsikan ciri-ciri subyek tersebut sehingga layak dikategorikan rumah sederhana, dsb.

Tujuan Komunikatif Report:
Menyampaikan informasi tentang sesuatu, apa adanya, sebagai hasil pengamatan sistematis atau analisis. Yang dideskripsikan dapat meliputi gajala alam, lingkungan, benda buatan manusia, atau gejala- gejala sosial.

Generic Structure:
General Classification – Description

Tenses yang digunakan adalah : "Present Tense".

Ciri Kebahasaan:
general nouns, seperti ‘Reptiles in Comodo Insland’. relating verbs untuk menjelaskan ciri, misalnya reptiles are scaly animals (ciri ini berlaku untuk semua reptilia). action verbs dalam mejelaskan perilaku, misalnya lizards cannot fly. present tense untuk menyatakan suatu yang umum, misalnya Komodo dragons usually weight more than 160 kg. Istilah teknis, misalnya water contains oxygen and hydrogen. paragraf dengan topik sentence untuk menyusun sejumlah informasi.

Example:
RADIO
The radio is one of the most popular mass media in the world. Almost all people are familiar with it and most of them own one.
The radio is effective for distance communication. People get information about the world as soon as possible just by listening to the radio at home. They also find entertainment like drama, music, etc. on the radio. They can also use radio to send their family messages. Radio is also good for saying hello to a friend orn sends other kinds of messages just as a social interaction. The radio is very important to the police, too. During emergencies where telephones do not work and transportation is impossible, using radio will be very useful.
The history of the radio begins with Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian expert at telegraph. In 1901 he succeeded in transmitting the Morse code signal for the letter S from Cornwall, England to Newfoundland across the Atlantic.(*)

TAG QUESTION

# Tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag".

# We use tag questions at the end of statements to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Am I right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.

The basic structure is:
(+) Positive statement, (-) negative tag?
E.G. Snow is white, isn't it?
(-) Negative statement, (+)positive tag?
E.G. You don't like me, do you?

Some More Examples :
• But you don't really love her, do you?
• This will work, won't it?
• Well, I couldn't help it, could I?
• But you'll tell me if she calls, won't you?
• We'd never have known, would we?
• The weather's bad, isn't it?
• You won't be late, will you?
• Nobody knows, do they?
• You are coming, aren't you?
• We have finished, haven't we?
• You do like coffee, don't you?
• You like coffee, don't you?
• They will help, won't they?
• I can come, can't I?
• We must go, mustn't we?
• He should try harder, shouldn't he?
• You are English, aren't you?
• The moon goes round the earth, doesn't it? Yes, it does.
• The earth is bigger than the moon, isn't it? Yes.
• The earth is bigger than the sun, isn't it? No, it isn't!
• Asian people don't like rice, do they? Yes, they do!
• Elephants live in Europe, don't they? No, they don't!
• Men don't have babies, do they? No.
• The English alphabet doesn't have 40 letters, does it? No, it doesn't.

Tag Questions Quiz
1. He's still sleeping,
2. You do go to school,
3. Let's go for a walk,
4. We won't be late,
5. Nobody called,
6. They will wash the car,
7. We must lock the doors,
8. I'm correct,
9. So you bought a car, ………….. Congratulations!
10.You wouldn't want to invite my Dad,

good luck

VERB TENSE OVERVIEW WITH EXAMPLES

SIMPLE PRESENT
I study English every day.

Present Continuous
I am studying English now.

Present Perfect
I have studied English in several different countries.

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been studying English for five years.

SIMPLE PAST
Two years ago, I studied English in England.

Past Continuous
I was studying English when you called yesterday.

Past Perfect
I had studied a little English before I moved to the U.S.

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been studying English for five years before I moved to the U.S.

SIMPLE FUTURE
# If you are having problems, I will help you to study English.
# I am going to study English next year.

Future Continuous
I will be studying English when you arrive tonight.

Future Perfect
I will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course.

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive.

SIMPLE PAST FUTURE
I would marry her if she accepted my love last year.

Past Future Continuous
She would be coming on time to my party if she wasn’t busy last night.

Past Future Perfect
I would have died if nobody helped last night.

Past Future Perfect Continuous
I would have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrived here last Night.

USING PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS

BOTH …………..AND; NOT ONLY ………… BUT ALSO;
EITHER ……… OR; NEITHER …….. NOR

EXAMPLE:

1. Both my mother and my sister are here
2. Not only mother but also my sister is here
3. Not only my sister but also my parents are here
4. Neither my mother nor my sister is here
5. Neither my sister nor parents are here

Answer the question. Use paired conjunction



Use both … and

1. You have met his father. Have you met his mother?
Yes, I have met both father and his mother
2. The driver was injured in the accident. Was the passenger injured in the accident?
3. Wheat is grown in Kansas. Is corn grown in Kansas?
4. He buys used cars. Does he sell used cars?
5. You had lunch with your friends. Did you have dinner with them?
6. The city suffers from air pollution. Does it suffer from water pollution?



Use not only … but also

1. I know you are studying math. Are you studying chemistry too?
Yes, I’m studying not only math but also chemistry
2. I know his cousin is living with him. Is his mother-in-law with him too?
3. I know your country has good universities. Does the United States have good
Universities too?
4. I know you lost your wallet. Did you lose your keys too?
5. I know she goes to school. Does he buy a new pair of shoes too?



Use either … or

1. John has your book, or Mary has your book. Is that right?
Yes, either John or Mary has my book
2. You’ve going to give you’re a book for her birthday, or you’re going to give her
a pen. Is this right?
3. Your sister will meet you at the airport, or your brother will meet you there.
Right
4. They can go swimming or they can play tennis. Is that right?
5. You’re going to vote for Mr. Smith, or you’re going to vote for Mr. Jones. Right
6. You’ll go to New Orleans for your vacation, or you’ll go to Miami. Right



Use neither … nor

1. He doesn’t like coffee. Does he like tea
No, he likes neither coffee nor tea
2. Her husband doesn’t speak English. Do her children speak English?
3. The students aren’t wide awake today. Is the teacher wide awake today?
4. They don’t have a refrigerator for their new apartment. Do they have a stove?
5. She doesn’t enjoy hunting. Does she enjoy fishing?
6. The result wasn’t good. Was the result bad?

GOOD LUCK