Minggu, 11 Mei 2014

Questions

Koala

1. Koala is native to what country?
a.Indonesia
b.China
c.Egypt
d.Zimbabwe
e.Australia

2.What is the family of Koala?
a.Marsupialia
b.Chordata
c.Mammalia
d.Diprodontia
e.Phascolarctidae

3.How many month does a Koala stays in her mother's pouch?
a.2
b.3
c.4
d.5
e.6

4.What is the name for young koalas?
a.puppy
b.kitten
c.stallion
d.lilo
e.joey

5.What is the pathogen that threaten koala?
a.Bambusa
b.Zea mays
c.Cyperus papyrus
d.Malus
e.Chlamydiaceae

Aurora 

6.Where does an Aurora Borealis happens?
a.East
b.South
c.West
d.North
e.Equator

7.Aurora is a goddes in what civilization's myth?
a.Greek
b.Carthage
c.China
d.Bedouin
e.Roman

8.What is the name for Dawn of South?
a.Aurora Borealis
b.Aurora Orientalis
c.Aurora Australis
d.Aurora Occidentalis
e.Aurora Equatoris

9.Aurora is caused by?
a.Magnetic field
b.Sunspot activity
c.Gravity
d.Radiation
e.Illumination

10.Aurora is best seen on...
a.Morning
b.Afternoon
c.Day
d.Dawn
e.Midnight


Minggu, 04 Mei 2014

A Clever Old Mule - An Inspiring Stories



There was an old mule. One day accidentally he fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer has evaluated the situation and thought to himself, that neither the well nor the old mule was worth the efforts to save them. Thus he decided to haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well.

So the farmer called his neighbours and together they started shoveling dirt into the well. The old mule was terrified and hysterical in the beginning. But soon one hopeful idea came to his mind – every time when a shovel of dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and step up! 

He repeated these words to himself again and again: „Shake it off and step up“. This way he could struggle the panic and encourage himself. After some time, the mule had stepped over the well‘s wall. Although terribly tired, he was the winner, he saved his own life. He decided to face his adversity positively and not to give up, and thus he won.

What seemed like it would bury him, actually saved him, owing to his confidence and unresting efforts. 

Minggu, 16 Februari 2014

The Next Leader

     Hello everyone,here I want to introduce myself,my name is Fikhri.Here I want to explain my idea to you guys,the student's council.If i were chosen to be the chairman,I want to create a condusive environment for the students,and to I want the students to be active,both in intracurricular and extracurricular.
     My program will be a student art show,a class of 2015's own event,and other activities.I think it would be better if we not ask the change,but rather we have to make the change itself.Let's start the change together!

Minggu, 02 Februari 2014

Gerund & Infinitive

Gerund
Her favorite hobby is painting.
John likes swimming.
He keeps talking about his new car.
My uncle lives by fishing.
The waiting room is very large.
My father bought a brewing machine.
Writing is a basic skill for children.
Anna is good at singing.
There is a No Parking sign over there.
Some people don't like cooking.

Infinitive
She was the first to submit the task.
He agreed to not drive recklessly again.
Carl likes to cook a pasta.
Can you tell me where to get a towel?
I have learnt to drive a car.
He likes to take a taxi when his car are being serviced.
They were resistant to adapt to the new way.
Jane can sing really good.
I need you to help me.
Her motivation to learn to sing impressed me.

My Last Holiday

In the last Holiday,me and my family went to Lembang.Because we went there before the Christmas, we could arrived there relatively fast.There we visited the Floating Market,it has many attractions.
After visited the Floating Market,we went searching for the place to enjoy the New Year,it then decided that we will spend the New Year in Hotel, back then many hotels had been reserved for the New Year.After finished searching the hotel then we went home.
In home I just watching TV,read books,and surfing the internet.I also used the free time to watch the pile of DVDs that I haven’t watched.
One day before the New Year,me and my family went to Lembang,after we had put the luggage in hotel we searched for food nearby,we found a vendor selling Goat Satay.Approximately one hour before the New Year,me and my family gathered at an event held by the Hotel,it had a lot of fireworks.
 Thank you for reading.


Minggu, 26 Januari 2014

If Conditional Clause

If I have enough sleep,I'll do the homework.
If had enough sleep,I'd do my homework.
If I had had enough sleep,I would've done my homework.

I'll drive the car,if you fix it.
I'd drive the car,if you fixed it.
I would've driven the car,if you had fixed it.

If she give him a gift,he'll be happy.
If she gave him a gift,he'd be happy.
If she had gave him a gift,he would've been happy.

He'll come,if you text him.
He'd come,if you texted him.
He would've came,if you had texted him.

If I have a million dollar,I'll buy a Ferrari.
If I had a million dollar,I'd buy a Ferrari.
If I had had a million dollar,I would've bought a Ferrari.

If he is late,we'll have to go without him.
If he was late,we'd have to go without him.
If he had late,we would've had to go without him.

If I win the prize,I'll go to India.
If I won the prize,I'd go to India.
If I had won the prize,I would've gone to India.

If the salary is high,she'll accept the job.
If the salary was high,she'd accept the job.
Had the salary been high,she would've accepted the job.

If you tease her,she'll be mad.
If you teased her,she'd be mad.
If you had teased her,she would've been mad.

She'll open the door,if you ring the bell.
She'd open the door,if you rang the bell.
She would've opened,if you had rung the bell.

Rabu, 22 Januari 2014

The Phenomenon of Aurora Borealis

WHAT ARE NORTHERN LIGHTS?
The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere. The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres. They are known as 'Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora australis' in the south..
Auroral displays appear in many colours although pale green and pink are the most common. Shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet have been reported. The lights appear in many forms from patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow.

WHAT CAUSES THE NORTHERN LIGHTS?
The Northern Lights are actually the result of collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth's atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun's atmosphere. Variations in colour are due to the type of gas particles that are colliding. The most common auroral color, a pale yellowish-green, is produced by oxygen molecules located about 60 miles above the earth. Rare, all-red auroras are produced by high-altitude oxygen, at heights of up to 200 miles. Nitrogen produces blue or purplish-red aurora.

The connection between the Northern Lights and sunspot activity has been suspected since about 1880. Thanks to research conducted since the 1950's, we now know that electrons and protons from the sun are blown towards the earth on the 'solar wind'. (Note: 1957-58 was International Geophysical Year and the atmosphere was studied extensively with balloons, radar, rockets and satellites. Rocket research is still conducted by scientists at Poker Flats, a facility under the direction of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks - see web page http://www.gi.alaska.edu/

The temperature above the surface of the sun is millions of degrees Celsius. At this temperature, collisions between gas molecules are frequent and explosive. Free electrons and protons are thrown from the sun's atmosphere by the rotation of the sun and escape through holes in the magnetic field. Blown towards the earth by the solar wind, the charged particles are largely deflected by the earth's magnetic field. However, the earth's magnetic field is weaker at either pole and therefore some particles enter the earth's atmosphere and collide with gas particles. These collisions emit light that we perceive as the dancing lights of the north (and the south).

The lights of the Aurora generally extend from 80 kilometres (50 miles) to as high as 640 kilometres (400 miles) above the earth's surface.



WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO WATCH THE NORTHERN LIGHTS?
Northern Lights can be seen in the northern or southern hemisphere, in an irregularly shaped oval centred over each magnetic pole. The lights are known as 'Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora australis' in the south. Scientists have learned that in most instances northern and southern auroras are mirror-like images that occur at the same time, with similar shapes and colors.

Because the phenomena occurs near the magnetic poles, northern lights have been seen as far south as New Orleans in the western hemisphere, while similar locations in the east never experience the mysterious lights. However the best places to watch the lights (in North America) are in the northwestern parts of Canada, particularly the Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Alaska. Auroral displays can also be seen over the southern tip of Greenland and Iceland, the northern coast of Norway and over the coastal waters north of Siberia. Southern auroras are not often seen as they are concentrated in a ring around Antarctica and the southern Indian Ocean.

Areas that are not subject to 'light pollution' are the best places to watch for the lights. Areas in the north, in smaller communities, tend to be best.

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO WATCH FOR AURORAL DISPLAYS?
Researchers have also discovered that auroral activity is cyclic, peaking roughly every 11 years. The next peak period is 2013.
Winter in the north is generally a good season to view lights. The long periods of darkness and the frequency of clear nights provide many good opportunities to watch the auroral displays. Usually the best time of night (on clear nights) to watch for auroral displays is local midnight (adjust for differences caused by daylight savings time). http://www.gi.alaska.edu/



LEGENDS OF THE LIGHTS
'Aurora borealis', the lights of the northern hemisphere, means 'dawn of the north'. 'Aurora australis' means 'dawn of the south'. In Roman myths, Aurora was the goddess of the dawn. \par Many cultural groups have legends about the lights. In medieval times, the occurrences of auroral displays were seen as harbingers of war or famine. The Maori of New Zealand shared a belief with many northern people of Europe and North America that the lights were reflections from torches or campfires.

The Menominee Indians of Wisconsin believed that the lights indicated the location of manabai'wok (giants) who were the spirits of great hunters and fishermen. The Inuit of Alaska believed that the lights were the spirits of the animals they hunted: the seals, salmon, deer and beluga whales. Other aboriginal peoples believed that the lights were the spirits of their people.


Link: http://www.northernlightscentre.ca/northernlights.html