Congratulion card

hello everyone this time we will learn about congratulation

Definition
Something that you say when you want to congratulate someone (https://dictionary.cambridge.org). Congratulations can be written or unwritten, formal or informal. One of the written congratulations is a greeting card. The purpose of congratulations is to increase interaction and communication with others, express happiness or positive feelings for a success, and maintain good relationships among friends, coworkers, classmates.

Example of Unwritten Congratulations
Unwritten means spoken verbally. This happens when congratulating someone face-to-face who is to be congratulated. However, the example below can be written when saying it online, such as on social media.

In formal way:

• I'm very happy of you!
• Congratulations!
• What's wonderful!
• Good for you!
• Best of luck!
• Well done!
• Fantastic job!

In informal way:

• Congrats!
• You did it!
• Impressive!
• Way to go!

Example of Written Congratulations

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Asking and giving opinion

hello everyone here I will discuss about asking and giving opinions

Definition

What do you know about asking and giving opinion? Asking and giving opinions is a way for someone to ask and give opinions to others. When doing daily activities, we usually can't escape common expressions.

If you need to speak English during meetings, business lunches, or in any type of general conversation, you will probably spend a percentage of this time asking and giving opinions. If you are a naturally curious person, or you welcome the suggestions of others, you will often ask for the opinions of others. And if you enjoy expressing your ideas, giving your opinion is something you will do regularly.

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The Expressions

There are many expressions of asking and giving opinion. There are two ways to express, which are in formal and informal.

1. Formal Expressions of Asking Opinion

• Would you give me your opinion on ...?
• What are your views on ..? 

2. Informal Expressions of Asking Opinion

• What do you think about ...?
• Any comments?

3. Formal Expressions of Giving Opinion

• My opinion about..
• In my point on view...

4. Informal Expressions of Giving Opinion

• I think that...
• From my point of view...

As you know, the formal way is used when you express to your elders, to strangers and during meetings. However, the formal way can be used with your friends and family. The informal way is used when express with those closest to you or your friends.

Example of Asking and Giving Opinion

Alan: Hey, Steph, what did you think of the new Terminator film?

Steph: Well, in my opinion, it wasn't as good as

the older ones. I didn't find the story line

believable

Alan: Yeah true, it was strange

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I hope what I convey can be useful for all of you, see you on the next blog😁

Tense

 hello everyone here I will discuss about Tense

Definition

The concept of tense in English is a method that we use to refer to time-past, present, and future. Many languages use tense to talk about time. Other languages have no concept of tense at all, but of course they can still talk about time, using different methods. (https://www.englishclub.com). 

Tenses Type

The standard tense in English is the present tense, which is usually just the root form of the verb. However, for each of the past, present, and future tenses, there are different aspects that add additional details.

1. Past, Present, and Future Tense

The past, present, and future are the central divisions of time in English. The present represents actions happening now, while the past represents actions that happened earlier, and the future describes actions that will happen later.

2. Simple Tense

The simple tense is a grammatical aspect that refers to the normal forms of the past, present, and future tenses. Simple tenses are the easiest to form and have the fewest rules.

3. Perfect Tense

It's used for actions that relate to other points in time, either completed or ongoing. The perfect tenses use a conjugation of the auxiliary verb have with the past participle of the main verb.

4. Continuous Tense

It's used for ongoing or actions that happen a while before completion. The continuous tense use a conjugation of the auxiliary verb be along with the main verb's present participle, or -ing form.

5. Perfect Continuous Tense

It's typically used just like the perfect tense, except it describes ongoing actions that happen over a period of time. The perfect continuous tense uses a conjugation of the auxiliary verb have, the auxiliary verb been (the past participle of be), and the present participle of the main verb.

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Formula of Tenses

There are actually many formulas for tense, but I only attach formulas for simple tense, namely, simple past, simple future and simple present.

1. Simple present

• Affirmative: Subject + Base form(V1)+"s/es" for third person +object                      Examples: I take my meals at night. It rains in winter.

• Negative: Subject + do/does not + base form(V1) + object                                    Example: I do not take my meals at night. It does not rain in winter.

• Interrogative: Do/does + subject + base form (V1) + object + ?                                      Example: Do I take my meals at              night? Does it rain in winter?

2. Simple past

• Affirmative:Subject + Past Simple(V2) + object                                                        Example: I watered the plants. The chef cooked the meal.

• Negative: Subject + did not + base form (V1) + object                                                    Example:I did not water the plants. The chef did not cook the meal.

• Interrogative: Did + subject + base form (V1) + object + ?                                                Example: Did I water the plants? Did the chef cook the meal?

3. Simple future

• Affirmative: Subject + will/shall + base form (V1)                                                              Example: He will plant the flowers. The chef will cook the meal.

• Negative: Subject + will/shall not + base form (V1) +                                                        Example: He will not plant theflowers. The chef will not cook the meal.

• Interrogative: Will/shall + subject + base form (V1) +                                              Example: Will he plant theflowers? Will the chef cook themeal?

(https://englishgrammarsoft.com)

So, Thus learning about tenses, I hope this is useful for all of you.

Impressions and messages for Mrs. Fatma

today's impression and message I am very happy because the learning is relaxed and not too imposing.

and the message for Mrs. Fatma is that you have to keep your spirits up

Short Functional text

 Assalamu'alaikum brother.

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Bagaimana penjelasan materinya, simak berikut ini.

1. Definition

Short Functional Text is a short text that has a specific meaning and purpose, and can be used in everyday life. It may be in the form of invitations, greeting cards, prohibitions, announcements, short messages, signs, notices, ID cards, shopping lists, postcards and letters.

     2. Purposes

This text is intended for the benefit of many people or the wider community. This short function text can be used to provide

information about a guide or warning to many people.

     3. Types

Notices, Warnings and Caution
Notice is a written instruction or statement that provides certain information or gives a warning - a sign or printed statement that gives information or a warning to people. Caution is a form of written warning to readers to be careful.

Greeting Cards
A greeting card is a form of card, usually accompanied by an image that is sent to someone for certain occasions, for example a card for a happy birthday, congratulations and success, etc.

Letters
There are two kinds of letters or letters, namely personal letters and official letters
A personal letter is a letter written for personal, family, or friendship matters. The characteristics of a personal letter, an unofficial letter, are not using letterhead, using looser language, more of an expression of hope.
While an official letter is a form of official letter that is usually written to function in more formal relationships such as business, work, and government The characteristics of an officila / formal letter are:
Using the letterhead
Using the number of letters
Using the opening greeting & closing
Using formal language

Narative
To amuse or entertain the readers

Advertisements
Advertisement is a statement or writing that is general in nature about a product. The goal is to convince readers and listeners to be influenced to use it.

 http://ibnuakthailah17.blogspot.com/2015/02/purpose-and-structure-of-short.html?m=1

     4. Structures 

Notices : 
Opening : contains an introductory picture
Content : contains details or description
Closing : contains a hope for others

Greeting :
Receive : people who receive
Content : contains of greeting card
Sender : people who send

Letters :
Address and date
Receiver : the recipient’s fullname and addres
Contents : information about news, condition
Sender: the person who sends the letter
Signature : the signed name of the writer

Narative :

Orientation : sets the scene and introduces the participants of the story.

Complication : a crisis arises.
Resolution : the crisis is resolved, for better or worse.

Advertisements :
The name of the product
The selling points of the product
How to get the product
Interesting design

 http://ibnuakthailah17.blogspot.com/2015/02/purpose-and-structure-of-short.html?m=1

     5. Sample

Advertisement

Advertisement is a general seizure or writing about a product. The goal is to persuade readers and listeners to be influenced to use it

http://englishadmin.com/2016/02/17-jenis-short-functional-text-bahasa-inggris-dan-contoh.html

     6. Writing 

Semarang, 16 February 2023

Gabahan street

For Sid

How are you? I hope you're okay. I miss you so much and sometime if I have time I will visit you. Sorry that I haven't updated you much, I've been busy lately due to a lot of school work

How is your school. I hope everything is fine and we can graduate together. See you.

Regards, Dennis.

Understanding Recount

 Assalamu'alaikum brother.

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Bagaimana penjelasan materinya, simak berikut ini.

1. Definition

The recount text type retells an experience or an event that happened in the past.

https://literacyideas.com/recount-text-writing-guide/    

     2. Purpose

The purpose of a recount is to inform, entertain, and/or evaluate.

 https://literacyideas.com/recount-text-writing-guide/

      3. Text Structure

 Orientation, the first structure that contains information about the character, the scene, when the event took place and so on. The information provided by the author is expected to provide the knowledge or information needed by the reader in order to understand the storyline.

Events, the second structure is the content of the text or in the form of stories about events or experiences that the author wants to convey to the reader.

Reorientation, the third structure contains conclusions as well as summaries or repetition of information contained in the orientation structure.

 https://www.gramedia.com/literasi/recount-text/4

     4. Types of Recount

Personal recount

A personal recount is what’s most likely to be covered in school. This type of recount writing is all about the writer’s recollection of a particular event or experience. It includes things like diary writing, but it’s also what we do whenever we tell someone a story about something that happened to us.

Factual recount

A factual recount includes things like newspaper reports. The purpose of a factual recount is to inform (rather than entertain) the reader about a particular event. Because of this, adverbs and adjectives are less important. You’ll often see facts and figures in this kind of recount writing.

Imaginative recount

This kind of recount writing applies factual knowledge of an event to create a fictional account of that event. The purpose of an imaginative recount is to help the reader understand an event by providing a fictional recount that’s as true-to-life as possible. They’re perfect for creative writing lessons.

Procedural recount

Procedural recounts aren’t very common in English lessons - they’re more for scientists. In fact, they’re most often used to describe an experiment so that it can be replicated by others. Because of this, the language needs to be exact. Procedural recounts might not even involve the use of full sentences.

Literary recount

This kind of recount writing is all about entertainment. They can be about fictional or real events and involve real or fictional characters. For an interesting writing challenge, why not try exploring a fictional event with real characters, and vice versa.?

 https://www.twinkl.com/teaching-wiki/recount

     5. Expression

Language Features of Recount Text

– Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect continuous tense.

– Using temporal sequence, e.g. On Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday

– Focus on specific participant, e.g. I (the writer)

– Using the conjunctions, such as: then, before, after, etc.

– Using action verb, e.g. went, stayed

http://britishcourse.com/recount-text-definition-generic-structures-purposes-language-features.php 

     6. Example

Example of personal account text
A Trip to the National Zoo and Aquarium
 
Yesterday, my family and I went to the National Zoo and Aquarium to visit the new Snow Cubs and the other animals. In the morning, when we got to the Zoo and Aquarium there was a big big line, so we had to wait a while to get in.

After we entered the zoo, we went straight to the enclosure for the Snow Cubs. My brother and I were so excited to see them. They were so cute and playful. At lunchtime Dad decided to cook a bbq. He cooked sausages so we could have sausage sandwiches. My Mom forgot the tomato sauce so we had to eat them plain. In the afternoon, we visited the aquarium. My brother was excited to see the sharks and the tropical fish. At the end of the day when we left we were going to go and get ice cream but we decided we were too tired so we drove straight home, but of course I was very happy.

https://www.english-academy.id/blog/pengertian-recount-text#:~:text=Pengertian%20Recount%20Text%20(What%20is%20Recount%20Text)&text=Seperti%20yang%20sudah%20sedikit%20kita,aktivitas%20sebelum%20seseorang%20menuliskan%20teks 

     7. Writing

When I was little, my favorite activity was playing soccer with my friends on the field. I played football until evening, when I got home I was scolded by my mother for coming home late until evening. After being scolded by my mother told me to take a shower. after I took a shower I immediately ate the food made by my mother.

Describing a place

 

Assalamu'alaikum brther.

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Bagaimana penjelasan materinya, simak berikut ini

Vocabulary

Ancient = Kuno/langka
Romantic = Romantis
Beautiful = Indah
Tropical = Tropis
Boring = Membosankan
Traditional = Tradisional
Crowded = Penuh Sesak
Wild = Liar
Charming = Indah
Warm = Hangat
Excting = Menyenangkan
Unusual = Tidak Biasa
Expensive = Mahal
Unique = Unik

https://forbes.id/pengertian-describing-places-dan-contohnya/

Word order

Contoh kalimat word order :

(V) = verb
(S) = subject
(O) = object

• No sooner did (V) you (S) left (V) the restaurant (O) than your friend came.
• I have (S) never (V) seen (V) such (V) a beautiful (V) beach (O).

Sample

Descriptive Text About Tanjung Setia Beach

The beach is probably not popular because it is placed in an isolated district in Lampung , but the wave on the beach in Tanjung Setia are referred as one of the highest waves in the world by international surfers. You should know that the wave on this beach is equal with the waves in Hawaii.

If you want to visit, you should travel in about 273 km or at least 6 hours from the city of Bandar Lampung by bus. This beach is directly adjacent to the Indian Ocean so this incredible place has such a challenging wave. Nevertheless, despite this beach has waves with height up to 7 meters, but it is not as famous as some beaches in Bali and Lombok.

https://www.bahasainggris.co.id/7-contoh-descriptive-text-tentang-place-dan-artinya/

Masjid agung jawa tengah

The Great Mosque of Central Java is the largest and grandest mosque and an icon and pride of the people of Central Java. This mosque is one of the largest mosques in Indonesia.
This magnificent mosque was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2004-2009 period, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
The pillars of the Great Mosque of Central Java are patterned with batik.
One of the characteristics of this mosque is the six giant hydraulic umbrellas that are on the terrace of the mosque. This umbrella that can open and close automatically adopts the existing model in the Medina Mosque and Saudi Arabia.

the location of this grand mosque is on Jl.gajah raya. this mosque has several very adequate facilities such as ablution areas, toilets and a place for prayer which is very spacious and even has a very large parking lot