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Cooperative Learning

COOPERATIVE LEARNING Considering the many learning methods that can develop students skill. One example of a skill is speaking. in my opinion from student the weakness of speaking is in spelling section. According to (Doan Linh Chi, 2011) as cited in (Al Nakhalah, 2016) This study deals with Guidance for Learners' Improvement of Speaking Skills. Practice is considered an important part of language learning. Students are always encouraged to practice as much and as often as possible. However, some students do not know how to practice well and feel disappointed as practice does not always help them make much progress in their studies. Thus, as teachers, we should give them guidance on effective practice. This paper reports what and how guidance for practice should be provided for effective improvement of students’ speaking skills. Encouraging preliminary results show that a set of appropriate activities to practice speaking and good management of group work can enhance students’ sp...
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Semester 1 Material (P)review

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Reading and Writing for General Communication  This course contains material that can be used to obtain information or describe information related to articles, journals, or English books. The main points of the courses I have studied are 1. Scanning Speed ​​reading is a way to find information without reading the whole , but we only need to find the key (key word). Its use in everyday life 1. Look up a number in the phonebook 2. Look up a specific word in the dictionary 2. Previewing and Predicting Previewing and predicting is a reading technique by predicting or predicting a text to get extensive information and some material in reading. The advantage of previewing and predicting is that we can guess whether the text or narrative that we have is in accordance with what we want. 3. Finding Topic and Main Idea Topic is used as the basis for the subject as a basis in a book. In my articles include: 1. How to determine the topic 2. How to limit a topic 3. How to make a good topic 4....
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Contrast

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let's discuss about contrast .. read bellow!! Contrast  is an activity to compare two objects. Contrast focuses on the differences between two objects rather than the similarities between the two objects. The purpose of contrasting is to compare more than one object to get a clearer and more detailed comparison. Longan and Lanseh Contrast 1. Lanseh  has thick skin while longan has skin 2. Lanseh has a rough skin texture, while longan is fluffy 3. Lanseh has a sweet and slightly sour taste while longan has a very sweet taste Contrast conjunction Contrast conjunction is a conjunction that connects two contradictory sentences. This means that the relationship between one sentence and the next sentence is contradictory. Common conjunctions used in English are though, although, even though, even, if, unless, yet, but, however, despite, in spite of, whereas, nevertheless, notwithstanding. 1. Contrast conjunction though The use of though in English is more towards English conversatio...
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Main Idea

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  Understanding the main idea, the characteristics of the main idea, the kinds of main ideas, how to determine the main idea. For more details, read the article below… Main idea  Main idea  is the core of a paragraph. The main idea of the paragraph is usually at the beginning of the sentence. The first sentence in a paragraph contains a general sentence. The main idea is divided into 3, namely the main idea at the beginning of the sentence, the main idea at the end of the sentence, and the mixed main idea.  text that has many paragraphs, each paragraph has a main idea. How to finding the main idea: 1. Find the main sentence,  The main sentence is a general sentence 2. the main idea does not contain reference words 3.  usually located in the main sentence, because the main sentence is a general sentence which will be clarified by the next sentence. 4. Finding Key word Characteristics of the main idea 1. There are explanatory sentences or sup...
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Topic and Topic Sentence

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Hello. Have you ever read a text or writing but still confused about the topic sentence ? This time I will give tips on how to determine the topic sentence. Read the article below...   Identifying topic and topic sentence Topic is an important thing between readers and writers. Identifying the topic in a paragraph can make the reader understand what is being discussed in the text. Topic is the main core or subject of discussion which covers the entire content in the text. Topic sentence is a sentence that is the core of a paragraph that contains all the contents in the text. In the main sentence contains the main idea, main idea, and topic. The main sentence usually has only one sentence in a paragraph. The main sentence is general and broad. Features of the topic sentence 1. Stand alone. The main sentence can be said as the main sentence when it stands alone and can explain the next sentence. However, explanatory sentences cannot stand alone because they must be related to other s...
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Biography Resume

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Hi, the author will discuss about the Biography , read until the end, okay? Biography Definition of biography A biography is a text that contains a person's journey. In the biographical text contains the shortcomings, strengths and problems of the character being written. The biographical text provides a chronology, where the story follows the time sequentially. Biography also includes the setting of time, place, atmosphere, characterizations. The biographical text is also a narrative retelling. The purpose of the biography text is that it is hoped that the reader can make the advantages of the character an example for many people. And the reader can take lessons from the life history of the character. Features of biography text 1. The information in the biography text is based on actual facts, 2. There are advantages of characters who can be used as role models, 3. Have structured sentences, 4. Character history written by someone else. Biography text type 1....
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Compare

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 Hello hello. This time I want to write a blog about comparing and contrast. Surely you already know that, but what do you think is the difference between the two? If you are still unsure about your answer, read the blog below… Compare is an activity to compare something similar. Compare usually shows more similarities between two objects. The difference between comparing and contrast 1. The use of the word "compare" is used to describe the similarity between two objects 2. Compare is used to find similarities or differences. 3. Contrast is used to focus on distinguishing two objects Type of comparison There are 3 types of degrees of comparison 1. Positive comparison Generally referred to as a comparison that is equal or the same. Examples: easy, hard, big, small, etc. And followed by the format “as….” And is a form that must be followed in writing. 2. Comparative comparison A word used to describe an object by comparing it with other objects. And generally called second-degr...
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