Gaya Belajar

Setiap orang pasti memiliki preferensi mengenai gaya belajar yang dinilai efektif dan menguntungkan bagi dirinya. Ada yang tipe auditori atau lebih efektif dengan mendengarkan, visual, logis, sosial, soliter, atau pun gaya taktil. Terkadang, gaya-gaya belajar yang diterapkan sesuai dengan kondisi dan situasi yang dihadapi. Sangat memungkinkan juga, bagi seseorang yang "doyan" belajar, akan mengeksplorasi dan mengembangkan gaya belajarnya sehingga lebih bisa menemukan yang paling cocok untuk digunakan. Mari mengenali, kira-kira seperti apa gaya belajar Anda dan mengevaluasinya, apakah sudah efektif? Gaya visual Pembelajar dengan gaya visual akan lebih baik menyerap informasi yang didapatkan melalui gambat, video, graifs, dan teks buku. Orang-orang dengan tipe ini akan mendapatkan keuntungan ketika informasi disajikan melalui proyektor, papan tulis, dalam sebuah kertas, atau buku. Penyuka gaya visual biasanya selalu memastikan catatan yang mereka buat dengan detil, dan selalu menyediakan waktu ekstra hanya untuk mereview kembali informasi yang didapatnya dengan membaca buku. Seringkali, pembelajar gaya visual juga membuat sebuah gambar dan diagram ketika mencoba untuk memahami suatu subjek. Gaya auditori Pembelajar dengan gaya auditori akan merasa lebih efektif menyerap informasi hanya dengan mendengarkan materi yang dipresentasikan dosen atau pembicara, melalui rekaman suara, dan bentuk lain dari komunikasi verbal. Ketika seorang dengan gaya visual lebih nyaman dengan membaca buku atau menyaksikan melalui video, maka pembajar auditori merasa lebih baik dengan menghadiri sebuah kelas perkuliahan untuk mendengarkan langsung dari sang dosen. Gaya taktil Pembelajar dengan tipe taktil akan menyimpan informasi dengan baik jika turut terlibat dan berpartisipasi, sehingga ia bisa bergerak dan melakukan sentuhan langsung. Pembelajar tipe ini juga dikenal dengan pembelajar tipe kinestetik. Contoh dari gaya ini, biasanya bagi para siswa yang belajar bidang otomotif. Mereka akan mampu memelajari lebih baik dengan langsung mengutak-atik mobil daripada duduk di kelas mendengarkan dosen atau membaca buku. Lainnya, akan sangat antusias ketika ditugaskan untuk melakukan percobaan di laboratorium. Gaya logis Seseorang yang unggul dalam matematika dan memiliki keterampilan yang kuat penalaran logis biasanya masuk kategori pembelajar logis. Mereka melihat pola cepat dan memiliki kemampuan yang tajam untuk menghubungkan informasi yang tampaknya tidak masuk akal bagi orang lain. Pembelajar gaya logis akan menyimpan informasi dengan lebih baik melalui gambaran koneksi yang dibuatnya setelah mengorganisir segala informasi yang didapat. Gaya sosial Pembelajar gaya sosial biasanya unggul dalam menulis dan kemampuan komunikasi verbalnya. Orang-orang dengan tipikal ini akan gampang berbicara dengan orang lain dan sering memahami perspektif mereka. Oleh karena itu, tak jarang orang akan meminta nasehat dari para pembelajar gaya sosial ini. Mereka juga dikenal bisa bekerja baik dalam kelompok dan menyukai berkonsultasi dengan guru secara individual. Gaya soliter Pembelajar gaya soliter biasanya lebih suka bekerja sendiri dalam bentuk yang lebih privasi. Mereka tidak tergantung kepada orang lain atau mengharapkan bantuan orang lain dalam memecahkan masalah studinya. Orang dengan tipe ini akan menganalisa apa yang mereka pelajari dengan preferensi dan metode sendiri. Dengan kesenangannya bekerja sendiri, sangat memungkinkan mereka akan membutuhkan waktu lebih banyak untuk memecahkan permasalahan yang ditemukan. Nah, untuk menentukan mana gaya terbaik dan efektif bagi Anda dalam menyerap informasi yang didapat selama proses yang belajar, temukan gaya yang bisa membuat Anda nyaman. Ketepatan gaya dalam belajar akan bermanfaat dalam mendukung kesuksesan belajar dan masa depan Anda!

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Recount Test

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Example of Narrative Text

SNOW WHITE              

Once upon a time there was a queen who gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She was the most beautiful baby anyone had ever seen. Her hair was shiny black, her skin was glowing white, and her lips were cherry red.

            “Her skin is as white as snow,” said the Queen. “I shall call her Snow White.”

            Not long after the Queen had given birth to Snow White, she felt ill and died.

            A few years later, the King met a beautiful woman and felt in love with her. He told Snow White, “You’re going to have a mother!”

            Not long after, the King married the woman. She married the King because she wanted to be a queen. She did not love the King at all. The queen had a magic mirror in her room. But the King did not know that it was a magic mirror.  

            Every morning, the Queen stood up in front of her mirror and said, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most beautiful of all?”

             “Who else but you, you’re Majesty. You look more and more beautiful each day.” Replied the queen

            “Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!” the Queen would laugh and walk away.

            Many years later, the King died. Snow White had grown up to be a beautiful young lady. The Queen was jealous of Snow White’s beauty.

             “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most beautiful of all?” asked the queen. This time, the mirror kept quiet. “Tell me!” shouted the Queen.

            “It’s Snow White, Your Majesty,” said the mirror.

            The Queen was very angry. She wanted to kill Snow White. The Queen said to bodyguard, “John, I want you to kill Snow White tomorrow morning.”

            The next morning, John took Snow White to the forest. There, he told Snow White of the Queen’s wicked plan. He also told her that he and everyone else loved her very much.

            “Run,” he said, “and never returns to the castle again.”

            Snow White ran as fast as she could. Soon, she came to a small house. She knocked at the door “Hello, hello any body home?” a little man opened the door. He was a dwarf. He was very happy to see Snow White.

            Meanwhile, John returned to the castle and told the Queen that he had killed Snow White. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most beautiful of all?”

            “It’s Snow White, Your Majesty,” said the mirror. The Queen was furious.

            “I must kill Snow White,” she said. “Where is she?”

            “She lives in the forest with seven dwarfs, Your Majesty,” replied the mirror.

            The Queen prepared a poisoned apple and turned herself into an old woman. Then, she went to look for Snow White in the forest.

            When see saw the dwarfs’ house, she knocked at the door. Snow White opened the door.

            “Young lady would you like to buy some apples?” asked the old woman. “Here, try this one.”

            The apple looked delicious. Snow White took a bite. At once, Snow White fell to the ground. She was dead. The old woman laughed loudly and returned to the castle.

            The dwarfs returned home and saw Snow White lying on the ground. Meanwhile, a prince who was hunting heard the draws’ crying. He saw Snow White. She looked very beautiful and the prince kissed her on the forehead. Snow White opened her eyes and smiled at the handsome prince. “Thank you”

            Snow White soon fell in love with the prince and married him. They lived happily in the prince’s castle, far, far from the wicked queen.

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Example of Recount Text

SHOPPING

Last Sunday Farah and I went to Giant by public transportation. Giant is the newest shopping centre in Semarang city. It is located on Jalan Majapahit.

Soon after we arrived there, we put our bags at the storage place. Then, I took a trolley and went to the stationery counter. I bought a pen, a pencil case, and an eraser and Farah bought a marker and a ruler.

Next, we went to the fruit stall. We bought some oranges. After that, I pushed the trolley to the cashier and paid for the things we bought.

After the shopping was over, we went to Mr. Game. It is a game zone in Giant. Before we played some games, I had to buy some coins. I inserted the coin and played basketball, we could not play well. Then we hit the mice in the cat and the mice game, and the last game was Hockey 2000.

It was a funny day.

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Example of Narrative Text

PUTRI INTAN

A long time ago, there was a princess named Putri Intan. She lived with her parents in Kalang Kingdom of Central Kalimantan. She was not only charming physically, but also spiritually. She was kind and polite to everyone. So, she was highly respected by everyone, except lady in waiting named Dayang.

Dayang wanted to expel Putri Intan from the palace. After thinking hardly, she got a way. she was going to tell the king a lie that Putri Intan had annoyed her and some people. When the first step of her plan was done, she tried to tell a lie about Putri Intan to the king.

“Oo… The Majesty! Your daughter has made shameful deed. I want you to know that she has a special relationship to a commoner outside there,” she said. The king believed it. He driven his daughter from the palace. She cried and left the palace.

“God, show me the truth.” she wished.

Since that time, Putri Intan lived at a forest. She lived from gathering fruits and hunting for animals.

One afternoon when she was hunting, she heard a thundering laugh. “Hi hi hi hi hi” she was very surprised. She saw an old woman had stood behind her.

 “Oo beautiful girl, who are you?” asked the old woman.

“I am Putri Intan. My father threw me out of palace,” she said.

“Oow! That`s good! I found appropriate object to experiment with my magical power,” the old woman said.

“Abra ka dabra” suddenly, Putri Intan turned into a bird, which was called Tingang.

“You can only escape away from my witchcraft only after a boy comes to you, and bring you back to the palace.” she said.

Tigang flew around the forest. She sang beautiful song in everywhere.

One day, Tingang trapped on the tree. She tried to be free, but she couldn’t. Meanwhile, there was a young man named Dohong got closer to the tree. Tingang sang as beautiful as possible, it was just to get Dohong`s attention.

“What an awesome Tingang! I`ve never seen before” uttered Dohong.

Dohong took and brought it home happily. He put it in a cage. 

Next day, Dohong went to the forest as another day. Unfortunately, he didn’t get anything. He went back home for lunch.

Dohong surprised, he saw a beautiful woman who was serving some foods and drinks.

 “Who are you? And where are you from?” Dohong asked.

“Forgive me, Sir! I am Putri Intan from Kalang Kingdom. My father had driven me away from palace.” Then Putri Intan told what had happened.

“Well, I`m going to take you to the palace” Dohong promised.

In the following day, they had been arrived at the palace. Dohong told to the king what had happened to Putri Intan. Then, the king ran to Putri Intan and said.

“I`m so sorry, Sweetheart!” whispered the king. “You will stay in the palace forever” said the king. Dayang, the provocateur, was jailed. Dohong married Putri Intan. They were happy ever and after. 

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Narrative Text

A narrative text is a text tells a story and, in doing so, entertains the audience. The purpose of a narrative text, other than providing entertainment, can be to make the audience think about an issue, teach them a lesson, or excite their emotions.
A. Constructing a narrative
     The steps for constructing a narrative teaxt are:

• an orientation in which the narrator tells the audience about who is in the story, when the story is taking place and where the action is happening.
• a complication that sets off a chain of events that influences what will happen in the storry.
• a sequence of events where the characters react to the complication
• a resolution in which the charaters solve the problem created in the complication
• a coda that provides a comment ormoral based on what has been learned from the story (an optional step)

B. Gramatical features of a narrative

     Narratives usually include the following gramatical features:

• nouns that isentify the specific characters and places in the story
• adjectives that provide accurate descriptions of the characters and settings
• verb that show the actions that occur in the story
• time words that connect events, telling when they occured

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INVITATION

Invitation is a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something or event. Some kinds of invitations: Birthday, wedding, meeting, etc.

To make an invitation  must include:

       The name of the person sponsoring the event (who is the host/hostess?)

       Exactly who is invited (can someone bring a guest, spouse, child?

       What type of social event is being held

       The date, address, and time of the event

       Directions or a simple map if the location may be difficult to find

       What type of dress is appropriate or preferred

       The phone number and deadline to reply; precede these facts with “RSVP” (French abbreviation for “please reply”).

You can invite your friend orally, use examples below: 

       I would like to invite you to come to ....

       Would you like to come to ....

       Lets go to City Park!

       If you don't have anything to done, please come to my house!

How to Declining an invitation

      I am really sorry about that

      Sorry, I can't. I have to do my home work

      I’d like to, sorry but I can’t.

How to Accepting an invitation :

      Thank you. I'd like to

      That's a good idea

      I'd like to, thank you

      Thank you for the invitation. How to Declining an invitation

      I'd be glad to

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