ACHIEVEMENT (PRESTASI)

not many achievement that I have. at the age of eleven I had won the race to read the Quran in jakarta level and I got the first prize, then I go to school at the university Gunadarma and I got a scholarship to relieve the money to pay each semester  and at the moment I'm trying to finish my studies in this last year with timely and quickly get a job to help my parents, thank's ya ALLAH :) 

TUGAS 1 SOFTSKILL

Exercise 21 : Conditional Sentences

1.    Henry talks to his dogs as if it will understand (understand) him.

2.  If they had left the house earlier, they wouldn’t be (be;negative) so late getting to the airport that they could not check their baggage.

3.  If I finish the dress before Saturday, I will give (give) it to my sister for her birthday.

4.   If I had seen the movie, I would tell (tell) you abaout it last night.

5.  Had Bob not interfered in his sister’s marital problems, there would be (be) peace between them.

6.   He would give you the money if he had (have) it.

7.    I wish they stopped (stop) making so much noise so that I could concentrate.

8.    She would call you immdiatelly if she needed (need) help.

9.    Had they arrived at the sale early, they would find (find) a better selection

10.  We hope that you enjoyed (enjoy) the party last night.

11.  If you have enough time, please paint (paint) the chair before you leave.

12.  We could go for a drive if today was (be) Saturday

13.  If she wins the prize, it will be because she   writes  (write) very well.

14.  Mike wished that the editors had permmited (permit) him to copy some of their material.

15.  Joel wishes that he will spend (spend) his vacation on the Gulf Coast next year.

16.  I will accept (accept) if they invite me to the party.

17.  If your mother buys (buy) that car for you, will you be happy ?

18.  If he had decided (decide) earlier, he could have left on the afternoonflight.

19.  Had we known your address, we would have written  (write) you a letter.

20.  If the roofer doesn’t come soon, the rain will leak (leak) inside.

21.  Because Rose did so poorly on the exam, she wishes that she would have study (study) harder last night.

22.  My dog always wakes me up if he hears (hear)strange noises.

23.  If you see (see) Mary tiday, please ask her to call me.

24.  If he gets (get) the raise, it will be because he does a good job.

25.  The teacher will not accept our work if we turn (turn) it in late.

26.  Mrs. Wood always talks to her tenth-grade students as though they are (be) adults.

27.  If he had left already, he would have called (call) us.

28.  If they had known him, they would have talked (talk) to him.

29.  He would understand it if you explained (explain) it to him more slowly.

30.  I could understand the French teacher if she spoke (speak) more slowly.

Exercise 26 : Adjectives and Adverbs

1.      rita plays the violin (well)

2.      that is an (intensely) novel

3.      the sun is shining (brightly)

4.      the girl speak (fluently) French

5.      the boys speak Spanish (fluently)

6.      the table has a (smoothly) surface

7.      we must figure our income tax returns (accurately)

8.      we don’t like to drink (bitter) tea

9.      the plane will arrive (soon)

10.  he had an accident because he was driving too (fast)

exercise 27 : Linking (Copulative) Verbs

1.      your cold sounds (terrible)

2.      the pianist plays very (well)

3.      the food in the restaurant always tastes (good)

4.      the campers remained (calm) despite the thunderstorm

5.      they became (sick) after eating the contaminated food

6.      professor Calandra looked (quickly) at the student’s sketches

7.      paco was working (diligently) on the project

8.      paul protested (vehemently) about the new proposals

9.      our neighbors appeared (relaxed) after the vacation

10.  the music sounded too (noisy) to be classical

exercise 28 : Comparions

1.      john and hs friends left  as soon  (soon) as the professor had finished his lecture

2.      his job is  more  (important) than his friends

3.      he plays the guitar  as  (well) as Andres Segovia

4.      a new house is much  more  (expensive) than an older one

5.      last week was  as  (hot) as this week

6.      martha is  more  (talented) than her cousin

7.      bill’s descriptions are  less  (colorful) than his wife’s

8.      nobody is  happier  (bad) than the girls about losing the game

9.      the boys felt  more badly  (bad) than the girls about losing the game

10.  a greyhound runs  faster  (fast) than a Chihuahua

exercise 29 : comparisons

1.      the empire state building is taller  than  the statye of Liberty

2.      california is farther from New York  than  Pennsylvania

3.      his assigment is different  from  mine

4.      louie reads more quickly  than  his sisters

5.      no animal is so big  as  King Kong

6.      that report is less impressive  than  the government’s

7.      sam wears the same shirt  as  his teammates

8.      dave paints much more realistically  than  his professor

9.      the twins have less money at the end of the month from they have at the beginning

10.  her sports car is different  from  Nancy’s

exercise 30 : Comparisons

1.      of the four dresses, I like the red one (best)

2.      phil is the (happiest) person that we know

3.      pat’s car is (faster) than dan’s

4.      this is the (creamiest) ice cream I have had in a long time

5.      this poster is (more colorful) than the one in the hall

6.      does fred feel (better) today than he did yesterday ?

7.      this vegetable soup tastes very (well)

8.      while trying to balance the baskets on her head, the woman walked (more awkwardly) than her daughter

9.      jane is the (least) athletic of all the woman

10.  my cat is the (prettier) of the two

ARTICLE NATIONAL TOEFL

TOEFL stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language, which is organized by an institute in the United States called ETS (Educational Testing Service).

TOEFL is standardized English language skills in writing a person which includes three aspect:

1.      Listening

2.      Writing

3.      Reading

At first, the TOEFL is required for students in countries whose primary language is not English, but want to continue their studies to countries whose official language is English, such as the United States, Canada, and Western European countries. It is necessary to ensure that students from the state of non-English speaking can follow lectures in English-speaking countries with well. Among other things :

·         Ensure that the students understand the description given lecturer in English (listening skill)

·         Students understand the books that are required textbook (reading skill)

·         Students are able to make scientific writing with proper grammar (writing and grammar skills).

To be accepted in western countries, prospective students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 500 (Europe), even in the United States, TOEFL score required is 550. (Maximum value TOEFL Paper Based Test is 677). For Toefl Test Following this, you need some toefl material as follows :

1.      Reading

Reading is a collection of stories that have themes. This session usually consists of 50 questions with a time of 55 minutes to answer. A common strategy in working on the reading.

·      Don’t be too long reading about we actually don’t have to really understand the way the story is about to be able to answer questions TOEFL test.

·    Don’t panic if they don’t know the topic of the story has to answer to the information available in the story. Not necessary background knowledge to answer every story.

·    Don’t use a long time to analyze the answers. If unsure, guess or return to the question after all the questions have been completed.

2.      Listening Comprehension

Listening Comprehension is the first part of the TOEFL test materials. This section consists of 50 questions in the answer sheet only available answer choices for each question. The listening section consists of 3 types of conversations are listening to :

·    Conversations short, long conversations, and a long story

·    Short Conversation: usually consists of 2 lines and dialogues between two speakers. There at 30 questions with 30 answers to this kind of conversation

·    Long Conversation: consists of several conversations between two people who will be used to answer questions. The number of questions for each conversation about 4 questions

3.      Structure and Written Expression

This type of question is a structure with multiple choice questions which required knowledge of grammar. With Grammar you would think it is hard to understand but take it by following the tips below, you will be easy to work on such questions.

A few tips:

·       Learn the sentence: To analyze what kind of response is needed to complete the sentence

·       Learn every answer in completing the sentence: Discard the answer that you think is incorrect in the sentence completion

·  When analyzing the answers, do not throw the wrong answer without a match with the sentence, Wrong answer generally be a correct sentence by it self. Wrong answer in general would be wrong to be used in completing a sentence.

Written Expression is a matter that requires your knowledge of words contained in the matter. The general procedure forms of written expression working on the question is to look at the underlined word (choose directly which we think is the wrong word), If you can not choose, then read a complete sentence in the matter.

EXPANSION OF USE TOEFL

Along with the times, even countries whose native language is not English, such as Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. requires a certain TOEFL Score for prospective students, who came from the country, especially if it comes from overseas. In Indonesia, the TOEFL even be used also for:

·         Requirements for acceptance of new employees in government agencies, private companies and government

·         Terms of admission of new students to the level of S2 and S3

·         Terms of the scholarship application, both from government and private

DEVELOPMENT TOEFL

TOEFL itself has several times experienced improvement by the provider agency ETS. TOEFL Test forms ever introduced to the public, namely:

1.      TOEFL Paper Based Test Consists of 3 sections: Listening, Structure, Reading Maximum Score: 677

2.      Computer Based Test consists of 4 Section: Listening, Structure, Reading, Writing Maximum Score: 300

3.      Internet Based TOEFL Test consists of 4 sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking. Maximum score: 120

Although officially, since the TOEFL Internet Based Test is introduced in the whole world, then type not apply anymore, but in fact until recently, the TOEFL Paper Based Test is still used widely in a variety of higher education institutions as well as for the recruitment of employees in Indonesia, or in the state non English speaking countries.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOEFL TEST FEES

ITP-TOEFL TOEFL with a system that is PBT (Paper Based) issued by ETS, New Jersey. If you follow the ITP TOEFL test cost price is: US$ 27.50 or approximately Rp. 280,000. Location of the test can be carried out at the ILC. But the condition, test participants must be at least 10 people, and registration must be 3 weeks before the test. If it has not been 10 participants, the test could retreat. If you mean the TOEFL test is not ITP-TOEFL is not issued by ETS, New Jersey (from another institution), the price can be varied depending on the institutions that hold.

reference :

http://studentnationaleducation.blogspot.com/2012/11/penjelasan-tentang-toefl-materi-toefl.html

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