Weekly outline

  • General

  • 24 November - 30 November

    • Introduction assignment
      1. Write two short conversations. One is formal, the other informal. The speakers greet and introduce themselves to each other. They exchange a few words and then take leave of one another. Try to use different expressions in each conversation.
      2. Write a long conversation in which person A meets B who introduces A to C. Try to use different expressions in each one.

  • 1 December - 7 December

  • 8 December - 14 December

  • 15 December - 21 December

    • Tenses: Simple past, simple present, simple future assignment

      Translete the following sentences into English!

      1. Ayah membaca koran tadi pagi.

      2. Ibu memasak nasi goreng tadi malam.

      3. Mereka pergi ke pantai amal minggu lalu.

      4. Aku mengerjakan PR kemarin.

      5. Pamanku menebang pohon dua hari yang lalu.

      6. Aku makan nasi kuning hari ini.

      7. Kami melihat kecelakaan hari ini.

      8. Aku dan kakak perempuanku pergi ke bank hari ini.

      9. Bibiku menjemput aku hari ini.

      10. Fahmi pergi ke Jakarta hari ini.

      11. Mereka akan bermain futsal nanti malam.

      12. Kami akan membuat layangan besok.

      13. Ayah akan memperbaiki motor besok.

      14. Aku akan mengirim paket minggu depan.

      15. Paman dan bibi akan mengunjungi nenek nanti malam.

  • 22 December - 28 December

  • 29 December - 4 January

  • 5 January - 11 January

  • 12 January - 18 January

  • 19 January - 25 January

    • Reading toefl assignment

      Practice Passage

      The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the

      Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the largest

      and northernmost state in the United States, ending at

      Line

      a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from

      (5)

      where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely

      complicated to operate.

      The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless

      miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It

      weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer

      (10)

      mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way

      through thick forests, and passes over or under hundreds

      of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and

      up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude

      oil can be pumped through it daily.

      (15)

      Resting on H-shaped steel racks called "bents," long

      sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high

      above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of

      sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the

      surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline's up-and-

      (20)

      down route is determined by the often harsh demands

      of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of

      the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or

      permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more

      than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground.

      (25)

      The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet,

      depending largely upon the type of terrain and the

      properties of the soil.

      One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost

      approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest

      (30)

      and most expensive construction project ever

      undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single

      business could raise that much money, so eight major oil

      companies formed a consortium in order to share

      the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to

      (35)

      particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid

      into the pipeline-construction fund according to the

      size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous

      problems of climate, supply shortages, equipment

      breakdowns, labor disagreements, treacherous

      (40)

      terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and

      even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed

      and is operating.

      Practice Questions

      1. The passage primarily discusses the pipeline's

      A. operating costs

      B. employees

      C. consumers

      D. construction

      2. The word "it" in line 5 refers to

      A. pipeline

      B. ocean

      C. state

      D. village

      3. According to the passage, 84 million gallons of oil can travel through the pipeline each

      A. day

      B. week

      C. month

      D. year

      4. The phrase "Resting on" in line 15 is closest in meaning to

      A. consisting of

      B. supported by

      C. passing under

      D. protected with

      5. The author mentions all of the following as important in determining the pipeline's route EXCEPT the

      A. climate

      B. lay of the land itself

      C. local vegetation

      D. kind of soil and rock

      6. The word "undertaken" in line 31 is closest in meaning to

      A. removed

      B. selected

      C. transported

      D. attempted

      7. How many companies shared the costs of constructing the pipeline?

      A. three

      B. four

      C. eight

      D. twelve

      8. The word "particular" in line 35 is closest in meaning to

      A. peculiar

      B. specific

      C. exceptional

      D. equal

      9. Which of the following determined what percentage of the construction costs each member of the consortium would pay?

      A. How much oil field land each company owned

      B. How long each company had owned land in the oil fields

      C. How many people worked for each company

      D. How many oil wells were located on the company's land

      10. Where in the passage does the author provide a term for an earth covering that always remains frozen?

      A. Line 4

      B. Line 15

      C. Line 23

      D. Line 37

  • 26 January - 1 February

  • 2 February - 8 February

  • 9 February - 15 February

    • ESP Short Conversation "Management Department" Assignment

      Adjectives for describing good managers:

      approachable, charming, committed, confident, decisive, disciplined, efficient, encouraging, enthusiastic, experienced, helpful, independent, knowledgeable, motivated, optimistic, patient, persistent, professional, reliable, responsible, trustworthy

      Adjectives for describing bad managers:

      arrogant, careless, cruel, deceitful, dishonest, lazy, indecisive, inexperienced, insensitive, irresponsible, pessimistic, rude, timid, unenthusiastic, unprofessional, unreliable, untrustworthy

      Conversation Questions

      1) What are the 5 best qualities for a manager to have? Why?

      2) Who was the best manager you have ever had? What qualities did this person have? Tell your group about some of the good things this person did while he or she was your manager.

      3) Do you think very young managers make good managers? What positive qualities do very young managers have? What positive qualities do they lack? Have you ever worked for a very young manager? How was the experience?

      4) What are some specific things that good managers do? What are some specific things that good managers avoid doing?

      5) What are the 5 worst qualities for a manager to have? What are some negative things that can happen if a manager has these qualities?

      6) Has anyone you know ever worked for a really bad manager? What bad characteristics did this person have? Tell your group about something that this person did which shows why he or she was a bad manager.

      7) What are some specific things that bad managers do?

      8) Why do you think bad managers are given management positions?

  • 16 February - 22 February

  • 23 February - 1 March

  • 2 March - 8 March

  • 9 March - 15 March