Weekly outline
24 November - 30 November
- 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.
- 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
Fill in the blank with appropriate vocabulary!
8 December - 14 December
Write 10 words that belong to each part of speech in English. Parts of speech include: noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
15 December - 21 December
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
Analyze the following sentences; put the tense next to the sentence!
- I have never been abroad.
- It is raining right now.
- By the time we arrived to the stadium, the match had already started.
- While we were having dinner, the lights went out.
- What are you doing?
- I'm listening to classical music.
- What were you doing?
- I was revising for the next test.
- My mother was cooking dinner while I was doing my homework.
- He has just finished his work.
29 December - 4 January
Listening Assignment
Speaking Assignment
Reading Assignment
Writing Assignment
(Find the soft file assignment and audio file)
English skills; Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
5 January - 11 January
consists of toefl test listening, structure and written expression, reading
12 January - 18 January
Consists of Strategies and exercises
19 January - 25 January
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
Practice test
2 February - 8 February
Write down Vocabularies which connect to your department or faculty as many as possible!
9 February - 15 February
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, untrustworthyConversation 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
Find 1 article about management and explain what can you learn from the article!
23 February - 1 March
Discuss with your lecturer about historical and contemporary theories of management and make a report on the difference between historical and contemporary theories of management!
2 March - 8 March
Write a cover letter/application letter based on job vacancy you get from newspaper or internet!
9 March - 15 March
Create a short video recording about Job Interview!