British Council - British English and American English M11

  AGUSTINE SEKAR W - 10621013 - 3SA08

    Hello, back with me to blog today!!! This time I did the assignment for Meeting 11 of the British Council - British English and American English. 

        This time I took a Grammar lesson (B1-B2) aboutBritish English and American English. What did I learn? First, we were presented with the Grammar Test 1 quiz. Here, a trial quiz is provided first before discussing the material. 

    The main difference between British English and American English is in pronunciation. Some words are also different in each variety of English, and there are also a few differences in the way they use grammar. Some of the most common grammatical differences between British and American English are the first, namely, Present perfect and past simple. In British English, people use the present perfect to speak about a past action that they consider relevant to the present.

    The present perfect can be used in the same way in American English, but people often use the past simple when they consider the action finished. This is especially common with the adverbs already, just and yet.

Example :

British English : Have you done your homework yet?

American English : Did you do your homework yet?

The second is the use of the words got and gotten. In British English, the past participle of the verb get is got. In American English, people say gotten.

Example :

British English : She has got serious about her career

American English : She has gotten serious about her career

    Third, namely the use of verb forms with collective nouns. In British English, a singular or plural verb can be used with a noun that refers to a group of people or things (a collective noun). We use a plural verb when we think of the group as individuals or a singular verb when we think of the group as a single unit.

    Fourth, namely the use of the words have and take. In British English, the verbs have and take are commonly used with nouns like bath, shower, wash to speak about washing and with nouns like break, holiday, rest to speak about resting. In American English, only the verb take (and not the verb have) is used this way. Pay attention to the following sentences, I'm going to have/take a shower (British English), I'm going to take a shower (American English).

Lastly there is the use of the word "Shall". In British English, people often use Shall I ...? to offer to do something and/or Shall we ...? to make a suggestion. It is very unusual for speakers of American English to use shall. They normally use an alternative like Should/Can I ...? or Do you want/Would you like ...? or How about...? instead. Shall we try that again? (British English), How about we try that again? (American English)

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British Council - Adjectives: gradable and non-gradable M10

 AGUSTINE SEKAR W - 10621013 - 3SA08

    Hello, meet again on the blog today. This time I did the assignment for Meeting 10 of the British Council - Adjectives: gradable and non-gradable. Do you know the British Council? The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. This website is for those of you who are looking for a website to learn English.

        This time I took a Grammar lesson (B1-B2) about Adjectives: gradable and non-gradable. What did I learn? First, we were presented with the Grammar Test 1 quiz. Here, a trial quiz is provided first before discussing the material.

The material is divided into 2: Gradable adjectives and Non-gradable: absolute adjectives. 

    Gradable adjectives

Most adjectives are gradable. This means we can have different levels of that quality. For example, you can be a bit cold, very cold or extremely cold. We can make them weaker or stronger with modifiers:

• She was quite angry when she found out.
• The film we saw last night was really funny!
• It can be extremely cold in Russia in the winter.

    Non-gradable: absolute adjectives

Adjectives like amazing, awful and boiling are also non-gradable. They already contain the idea of 'very' in their definitions. If we want to make extreme adjectives stronger, we have to use absolutely or really:

• Did you see the final match? It was absolutely amazing!
• After 32 hours of travelling, they were absolutely exhausted.
• My trip home was really awful. First, traffic was really bad, then the car broke down and we had to walk home in the rain.

After understanding the material given, there is a Grammar 2 quiz!

    This website is useful for you to learn English. Not only learning Grammar, here you can take online courses, learn listening, reading, speaking, writing and vocabulary skills. I already know this website for learning English. 

(Coursera) - English for Common Interactions in the Workplace: Basic Level UTS

 AGUSTINE SEKAR W - 3SA08 - 10621013

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    Hello dear friends, how are you? Welcome back!!! As we delve into the intricacies of the "English for Common Interactions in the Workplace" course on Coursera, the journey unfolds as a pivotal step toward mastering the art of professional communication. Join me on this recap journey as we revisit the key lessons learned and insights gained during the initial weeks of the course.

    Whether you're a seasoned professional looking to refine your communication prowess or a newcomer navigating the complexities of workplace discourse, this recap aims to provide valuable takeaways that resonate with every participant.

    Let's unravel the threads of effective workplace communication and discover how these foundational weeks set the stage for a transformative learning experience. Together, we'll decode the language of success in the professional world.

    Week 1 is just Introduction of English for Common Interactions in the Workplace, introducing the course content. Each module comes with two classes and each class contains a set of components. Videos are shown with model situations, classes, Interaction Simulation, Comprehension Strategy Session which is equipped with Reading Comprehension and Listening Comprehension. Each module contains a module test, which focuses on the content covered in a particular section. There is a final module exam every week. Which makes it possible to evaluate understanding of the material covered throughout the course.

    

    In week 2, teaching material begins to be presented. A learning practice video is presented about introducing oneself to colleagues, greetings someone in different situations, as well as the interactions conveyed. Also teaches Grammar: Present Simple - To Verb To Be, To be long and short form, negative form, interrogative form. 

    Last week 3, I learned to make and receive basic telephone calls that commonly occur in a professional environment using the grammatical structures associated with them. Additionally, I acquired language-related vocabulary that was useful for making phone calls. Through designed activities you can develop and improve listening skills in English. In this situation model, a learning video explains how to respond when receiving an official telephone call, leave a voicemail, and answer a voicemail.

    Next, the class video. Two materials are presented, such as, Vocabulary Focus: Telephone expressions, which are how to answer the telephone formally and informally. To answer the telephone formally, we say, "Good morning" or "Good afternoon," depending on the time of day, then say the name of the organization, then identify ourselves by saying "this is" and "your name." If it's informal we just say "hello?"

    Conclusion, I am very happy to find out about this course website. This course is good enough for those of you who want any course. Although some are free and have to be prepaid. Coursera also prepares certificates for those of you who complete the course each week.

    

(Coursera) - English for Common Interactions in the Workplace: Basic Level Week 3

 AGUSTINE SEKAR W - 3SA08 - 10621013

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    Welcome back to my blog, dedicated to documenting my assignment through the Coursera course, "English for Common Interactions in the Workplace: Basic Level." As we dive into the content of Week 3, I am excited to share insights and reflections on the invaluable skills we are developing to enhance our workplace communication. 

  Making Phone Call

      In this week's module, I learned to make and receive basic telephone calls that commonly occur in a professional environment using the grammatical structures associated with them. Additionally, I acquired language-related vocabulary that was useful for making phone calls. Through designed activities you can develop and improve listening skills in English. In this situation model, a learning video explains how to respond when receiving an official telephone call, leave a voicemail, and answer a voicemail.

    Next, the class video. Two materials are presented, such as, Vocabulary Focus: Telephone expressions, which are how to answer the telephone formally and informally. To answer the telephone formally, we say, "Good morning" or "Good afternoon," depending on the time of day, then say the name of the organization, then identify ourselves by saying "this is" and "your name." If it's informal we just say "hello?"

Examples:

Formal: Good morning. Global Voice Publicity. This is Camila speaking.

Informal : Hello?

Focus on grammar: Present simple.

For habits or routines we use Present Simple.

Examples:

I arrive at work at 8 am.

People chat in the cafeteria at lunch.

    We move on to the comprehension strategy session which is equipped with Reading Comprehension and Listening Comprehension. In this video session, it is taught to develop important listening skills or what is called Gits, Gits refers to the most important part of information about something, or general information without details by understanding the main ideas by listening for keywords and intonation.

Thank you for joining me on this educational journey. Let's embrace the challenges and triumphs of Week 3 with enthusiasm and a commitment to enhancing our workplace communication skills.

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(Coursera) - English for Common Interactions in the Workplace: Basic Level Week 1

AGUSTINE SEKAR W - 10621013 -3SA08

 

Hello dear friends, how are you?

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Today I did an assignment from Coursera. Coursera is a global online learning platform that offers anyone, anywhere, access to online courses and degrees from leading universities and companies. I signed up for a free course "English for Common Interactions in the Workplace: Basic Level" from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In this course there are 5 weeks.

Inrtoduction of English for Common Interactions in the Workplace

    Provides lessons from around the world with basic lexical and grammatical tools for using English in specific interactions that occur every day in typical work settings. This course is assigned to elementary level English learners, specifically level A2, in accordance with the standards set out in the Common European Framework of Reference. 

Modul Structure

    Each module comes with two classes and each class contains a set of components. Videos are shown with model situations, class, Interaction Simulation, Comprehension Strategy Session which is equipped with Reading Comprehension and Listening Comprehension. Each module contains a module test, which focuses on the content covered in a particular section. There is a final module exam every week. Which makes it possible to evaluate understanding of the material covered throughout the course.

What are the specific objectives of this Course?

This course has 4 specific objectives: 

    1. Describes daily work and workplace tasks

    2. Make and receive basic professional phone calls

    3. Make plans for meetings

    4. Discuss previous work activities

    Conclusion, I think this course is very good for you because there are lots of courses that you can study, ranging from paid to free ones. 

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(Coursera) - English for Common Interactions in the Workplace: Basic Level Week 2

NAMA : AGUSTINE SEKAR W

CLASS : 3SA08

NPM : 10621013

    Hey, welcome back to my blog! Today I did an assignment from Coursera. Coursera is a global online learning platform that offers anyone, anywhere, access to online courses and degrees from leading universities and companies. I signed up for a free course "English for Common Interactions in the Workplace: Basic Level" from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In this course there are 5 weeks. 

    (Model Situation 1: Gabriela meets a new colleague)

    A learning practice video is presented about how Camila and Gabriel introduce themselves, how Camila greets someone she knows in different situations, as well as the interactions conveyed.

(Lesson 1: Introducing yourself and others) 

    Presented 2 materials such as, Focus on Vocabulary: Nationalities and Professions, and Focus on Grammar: Present Simple - To Verb To Be, To be long and short form, negative form, interrogative form

    (Simulated Interaction 1: Introduce yourself)

    In this learning video, explain phrases to introduce ourselves and others. For example, when meeting someone in a formal situation, we start with a greeting, such as Good Morning, Good Afternoon, depending on the time of day. If it's your first time meeting someone you need to use a polite introduction such as, “it's nice to meet you,” or, “it's a pleasure to meet you.”

(Simulated Interaction 2: A typical day at work)

(Model Situation 2: A typical day at work)

(Comprehension Strategy Session - Reading: Skimming)

    This learning video explains how to develop reading skills, with several advanced reading strategies. This strategy is for understanding the general idea of ​​the text, not the specific details. To skim, we read the text quickly and identify key words or phrases Keywords are words that provide the main ideas in a text. There's no need to read every word or understand everything in the text, just the main idea.

(Quiz: Module Test 1)

    That's all from me, I think this course is quite easy and teaches you how things are in the world of work.

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(Duolingo) - Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Berbasis Komputer M6

     

AGUSTINE SEKAR W

3SA08 - 10621013

    Hey, back with me Agustine Sekar. Today I did an assignment from Duolingo. What is Duolingo? Have you ever used Duolingo? Duolingo is a free language learning app created by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. Apart from being available in the web version, this application is also available in the Android and iOS versions. Duolingo is a language learning application, many languages. You can learn English, Korean, Japanese, Indonesian, French, Arabic and many more languages.

    

Here I learn English, many features are provided. Such as learning vowels and consonants, and section games. There are 6 parts. Here I am working on Part 1 Unit 4. In this Unit I learned about "Expressing ownership, using object pronouns"

For example :

• The soup is not mine
• The juice is yours
• I read him a newspaper
• The dog eats it

    I've been using Duolingo as my English learning practice for a long time. In my opinion, because the advantage of this application is that it is free, learning to use Duolingo is really fun because it is packed with cute animations and characters. 

Are you interested in Duolingo?

(ESL-LAB: ACADEMIC LISTENING) Pemb. Bahasa Inggris Berbantuan Komputer M5

NAMA : AGUSTINE SEKAR W

KELAS : 3SA08

NPM : 10621013

 Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog again.

This time I will show you the ESL lab assignment, Listening Activities, Academic Listening section at Intermediate level, Difficult, and Very Difficult. And also new vocabulary along with examples of words and sentences. 

1.  Intermediate "Tour Of Kyoto, Japan"

2.  Difficult: "The Christmas Gift"

3. Very Difficult: "World News Stories"

That's all from me on this blog.

ESL CYBER LISTENING LAB M4

 NAMA : AGUSTINE SEKAR WIDYASARI

KELAS : 3SA08

NPM : 10621013

Comprehension Questions: Self-Grading Quiz

      

Discussion Questions

• Easy (Recall and Comprehend):

1. What are the names of the two friends in the story?

> Ashley and James

2.Where does the story take place?

> Bookstore

3. What does it mean to “read someone like a book”?

>When they continued browsing, but the moment stuck with James. When Ashley spoke very openly about her feelings for James. James suddenly had an idea. He reached into his bag and took out the book he had taken earlier. He handed it to Ashley, telling her to read the writing on the first page.

To her surprise, it read on the page “To Ashley, the person who read me like a book . Love, James.”

4. How would you describe the relationship between Ashley and James?

> In my opinion, their relationship is  bounded to just friends, both of them are selfish, because they harbor feelings from "just friends" because they are trapped in the Friendzone.

5. What happens at the end of the story?

>They left the bookstore hand in hand

• Intermediate (Analyze and Interpret):

1. Do you believe it is possible to read someone like a book? Why or why not?

>Reading someone like a book, in the sense of fully understanding their thoughts, emotions, and motivations just by observing them, is not generally possible. People are complex beings with a wide range of experiences, emotions, and personal histories that shape their behavior. While it is possible to make educated guesses or interpretations about someone's state of mind or emotions based on their body language, facial expressions, and verbal cues, these interpretations are often subject to error and misinterpretation.

2. Do you believe in the concept of “the one” or do you think there can be multiple people who are a good match for us?

>The concept of "the one" is a romantic notion that suggests there is a single, perfect soulmate or partner out there for each person. Some people may find the concept of "the one" meaningful and use it as a guiding principle in their romantic pursuits, while others may find it limiting and prefer to focus on building healthy, mutually satisfying relationships with individuals they connect with. The most important thing is to find a partner or partners who bring happiness and fulfillment to your life, whether you believe in the concept of "the one" or not.

• Advanced (Analyze and Interpret):

1. Have you ever misjudged someone based on their appearance or behavior, only to later realize you were wrong? Can you share that experience?

>Yes, I have once misjudged someone based on their appearance or behavior, only to realize that I was wrong. When I was in junior high school for the first time, everything was new, the atmosphere was new, even my friends had new faces that I didn't know. One day I was in class with this girl, at first I thought she was a grumbling girl because of her face and indifference which was not my type and I thought of her like that. When I had the opportunity to get to know her more deeply, it turned out that my estimates were wrong. Shee is kind, friendly, and funny.

2. What communication skills can help us avoid misunderstandings and improve our relationships?

> I think,  Be aware of your body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice. These nonverbal cues can convey as much, if not more, information than words. Understand the other person's feelings and point of view. Put yourself in their shoes and show empathy toward their emotions and experiences.

English You Need BBC Learning (Task 3)

 Name : Agustine Sekar Widyasari

Class : 3SA08 

NPM : 10621013

Subject : Pembelajaran B. Inggris Berbantuan Komputer

Act 1 Unit 1

Session 1

    In this session, I learned how to revise summary notes before the exam begins. To work on this session, I listened to the video while trying to answer. I got a score of 4/4. 

Session 2 

    In this session I learned about the News Review "Beckham's Email Hacked" he was so angry because he stopped being given the title 'Sir'. The hackers demanded money to keep the emails secret.

In this session I also learned 3 new keywords and phrases leak, blackmail, and fury. The questions in this session were quite easy because, while doing the questions I was reading the story below the video. I got a score of 3/3. 

Session 3

    In this session I learned about the word Pronunciation in News.  The word learned in this session is "reinstate", the news about the former president of the United States Trump's. There are three syllables: re-in-state, The stress is on the third syllable: reinSTATE, For some speakers, there's a soft /j/ sound between re and in, In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /ri:ɪn'steɪt/. The questions in this session were quite easy and I got a score of 3/3. 

Session 4

    In this session, I found it quite challenging. Because the video teaches Teaching Word Stress. Each video explained many things such as Teaching Word Stress, Mark word stress, Major and minor stress and others. I got a score of 2/3. 

Session 5

    In this session, I learned something new about part of speech is as...as expressions. I think this lesson was quite useful because I learned something new. The problems I did were not bad, but a bit challenging. I got a score of 2/3. 

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BBC Placement Test - Task 2

Name : Agustine Sekar Widyasari

Class : 3SA08 

NPM : 10621013

Subject : Pembelajaran B. Inggris Berbantuan Komputer

B1 Intermediate

In my B1 Intermediate test, the test provided a balanced challenge for me, and I was happy to be able to complete all the questions well. The timeline allowed me to answer each question well, the questions provided were 15 questions and I got 13/15 points.

B2 Upper-Intermediate

I found the B2 level section more challenging, the questions in this test showed how important it is to master intermediate level grammar and vocabulary in English. This test really helped me to identify my weaknesses in English and improve my skills in the future. I got 11/15 points. 

C1 Advanced

At this C1 level, I found the questions in this test quite challenging and encouraged me to think critically to answer the questions. I felt that this level was not suitable for my English skills, the test tested my understanding of English grammar and vocabulary at a high level. I got 12/15 points. 

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