Belajar Bahasa Inggris bersama Ms. Herma

17 Princess St.

Edinburgh

August 26, 2015

The Personnel Manager

Newton Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Solihull

Birmingham

Dear Sir,

According to the terms of my employment contract, I hereby ____ one month notice that I wish to terminate my employment with the company on September 30, 2015.

Please be assured that no dissatisfaction with the company is involved. The reason [...] leaving is that I would like to extend my professional activities to a wider field of industry. At the same time I very much appreciate the ____ I have had at Newton to gain experiences in marketing and sales. I shall always remember my superior, colleagues, and my work here with pleasure.

Yours faithfully,

Peter S. Ryder

[...] 

A. on

B. to

C. by

D. for

First, option B dieliminasi karena to berpasangan dengan verb 1, kecuali kalo di depan to ada kata look forward atau to be accustomed, baru to diikuti verb ing. (Contoh dalam surat lamaran, I'm looking forward to meeting you. atau I am accustomed to having you here. ) Option C itu nggak match. kalo by itu diikuti oleh orang atau cara. Masak iya kalimatnya jadi "Alasan dengan meninggalkan"? Nggak nyambung jek lah. Answer? Nah ini yang disebut "Nak Mula Keto". wkwkwkwk. Kalo reason itu pasangannya ya for+verb ing. Coba aja google. Pasti gak ada reason on. So the answer is D. Hehehe... Well, untuk pasangan kata model begini sari saran saya dibikinin catatan khususnya...

Yang paling tepat untuk mengisi titik-titik tersebut adalah kesempatan (opportunity).

6. Ana: I think Mira should be the new secretary of our class.
Doni: _________ She's diligent and smart.
A. I disagree wih you
B. I don't have idea
C. I'm not sure
D. I think so

Dari pujian yang diberikan oleh Doni, kita bisa lihat dia setuju dengan pernyataan Ana.Satu-satunya yang menandakan ekpresi setuju adalah option D.

7. Tisna: You look exhausted. You need a break. ____________
Ade: Unfortunately, the company doesn't have many employees.
A. Why don't you continue it?
B. You'd better take a rest
C. Let's finish it quickly
D. You should work hard

To work on this, lihat keseluruhan kalimat yang dikatakan oleh Tisna. Tisna menyadari bahwa Ade kelelahan (exhausted = tired) dan perlu istirahat (break). Jadi yang mendekati maksudnya adalah option B. Karena option lainnya bertolak belakang dengan pernyataan sebelumnya.

8. Tiwi: It's so cold here.
Tika: ______ and make hot tea for you?
A. Would you like me to turn on the AC
B. Would you like me to turn on the heater
C. Would you like to go out for a while
D. Would you like to use our new fan

Tiwi kedinginan. Jadi tidak mungkin menyalakan AC atau kipas angin, atau keluar rumah. Jadi jawabannya sudah pasti pemanas B.

9. Priyo: Do you like the black gown or the pink one?
Putri: If you ask me ________
A. I'd rather wear the newest
B. I prefer the brighter color
C. I like the most expensive one
D. We'd better have the bigger size

Untuk menjawab pertanyaan pilihan, ekspresi "I'd rather", "prefer", "like better", atau "would better" memang cocok. Akan tetapi, melihat dari sisa kalimatnya, karena pilihan yang ada adalah warna hitam atau pink, berarti jawaban yang tepat adalah B.

10. 1
 [...]
A. cover
B. system
C. channel
D. antenna

What do you think? Ada kata "change", yang biasa diganti apa hayooo...? channel lah.

10. 2
Television can be operated easily. We can turn on and change the _____ in the television set easily. To turn on this television, follow this instruction.
Steps/Methods:
1. Connect the cable of television to the outlet
2. _______ on the television by pressing power button.
3. Choose the channel you like by pressing the channel-button.
4. Enjoy the program you like.

If you want to turn on the television or change the channel from a distance, use remote control. [...] will help you to operate the television easily.
[...]
A. It
B. He
C. She
D. They

Untuk soal seperti ini, bacalah benda di depannya atau kalimat sebelumnya. Di sini kemungkinan mengacu pada remote control sehingga kata ganti yang tepat adalah "it".

11.1 Dear Teachers/staffs:
Ms. Atikah is joining SMKN 5 to fill the position as a new principal. Her first day on Wednesday, September 10, 2015. Ms. Atikah worked as a teacher at SMKN 3 for a number of years and we are delighted to _____ her in our school.
If you meet Ms. Atikah around the building, be sure to greet her. She will participate in all activities conducted _______ our school. It is [...] for us to have Ms. Atikah with us.
[...]
A. a destiny
B. an honour
C. an anxiety
D. an occasion

"Suatu kehormatan".

11.2 Dear Teachers/staffs:
Ms. Atikah is joining SMKN 5 to fill the position as a new principal. Her first day on Wednesday, September 10, 2015. Ms. Atikah worked as a teacher at SMKN 3 for a number of years and we are delighted to _____ her in our school.
If you meet Ms. Atikah around the building, be sure to greet her. She will participate in all activities conducted [...] our school. It is _______ for us to have Ms. Atikah with us.
[...]
A. in
B. on
C. off
D. under

12. Putri: Do you get up early every day?
Irwan: Yes, I do. Because I have to got to school.
Putri: How often do you eat a day.
Irwan: I always have my meals three times a day.

According to the dialog, Irwan...
A. sometimes gets up late
B. has 3 kinds of meals in a day
C. goes to school 3 times a week
D. has regular schedule for the meals

13. Reza: How do you spend time in the evening?
Hakim: .... I don't want to miss important events every day.
A. I was fond of playing sports
B. I love watching news on TV
C. I have listened to classical music
D. I'm used to having dinner outside

Pertanyaan present, "was" dan "used to" menandakan past tense. have listened juga sudah dilakukan, bukan kebiasaan.

14.

Jadi, kesimpulannya, materi yang keluar di UN adalah:
1. Teks Genre:
    Naratif, Recount, Procedure, Report, News Item
    Penting untuk mengetahui beda teks tersebut, tujuan (social function/purpose/aim), generic structure, serta fitur bahasa yang digunakan sebagai penanda (misal narrative dan recount text menggunakan Simple Past Tense).
2. Teks Fungsional: Announcement, Application Letter,

3. Expressions:
Agreement Disagreement, Asking and giving opinion, talking about plan/intention, talking about habits and leisure time (ngapain aja kegiatan sehari-hari atau kalo ada waktu luang), asking and offering help, asking and giving advice, showing care,

4. Grammar:
Pronouns (kata ganti I, me, my, mine, etc), Simple Present Tense, Simple Future Tense, Simple Past Tense, Present Perfect Tense, Continuous tense (yang isi verb-ing baik itu present maupun past), preposition, dan phrasal verbs (pasangan kata kerja, misalnya look, ada look for, ada look at, dan juga look out yang artinya berbeda-beda).

5. Vocabulary
Nah kalo yang ini mah beragam. Sering-sering aja buka Google buat liat-liat soal ya. Dan kalo ada yang nggak tau artinya inget dicatat. Siapa tau kata-kata tersebut keluar di ujian.

Sekian dulu dari saya. Semoga bisa membantu... Beberapa masih nggak isi pembahasan karena sudah tidak ada waktu lagi cyiiin. Kalo perlu penjelasan silahkan komen ya... Diusahakan dibalas. Boleh juga chat di Facebook aja.
Good luck ya students!

Hi students!

Maafkeun saya karena baru ngepost setelah setahun berlalu. Maklum, blognya emang dibuat buat UN aja sih. *ketahuan malesnya

Anyway, today I will share pembahasan soal untuk persiapan UNBK SMK. Soalnya saya ambil dari simulasi UNBK yang dilaksanakan tanggal 1 Februari 2018. Check them out!

Welcome Cell is a leading cellular telecomunication operator, based in Indonesia. Established in 1993, the company provides GSM cellular services nationally through its own nationwide dual band network and internationally through 341 international roaming partners in 180 countries. The total number of customer in 2010 was 107.02 million, consisting of 2.19 million post paid and 104.83 million prepaid customers. Respectively at the end of 2010, the company had approximately 43% of shares in the total wireless market. The company offers 2 pre-paid cards (SIMPATIK and Joker card) and the post-paid HOLLA card service. 

Question 1.

What can we conclude about Welcome Cell?

A. It's old

B. It's small

C. It's modern

D. It's popular.

Tips: Baca soal dulu. Lihat pilihan jawaban. Cocokkan pilihan jawaban dengan teks yang ada. 

Eliminasi jawaban satu per satu. Jika meragukan, biarkan dulu.

Hilangkan option B karena tidak sesuai dengan teks. Melihat sekup Welcome Cell yang international, dan juga kata "leading" pada kalimat pertama, sudah pasti perusahaan itu tidak "small".

Hilangkan option C karena tidak ada penyebutan kata "modern" maupun sinonimnya.

Jika dilihat dari option yang tersisa, popular lebih tepat karena tersirat dari number of customer dan negara yang disebutkan juga banyak. Usianya yang mendekati 20 tahun sepertinya belum bisa dijadikan patokan bahwa itu perusahaan tua atau "old" 

Question 2

When did the company have 43% of shares in the total wireless market?

A. 1993

B. 1994

C. 2010

D. 2011

Sudah dicetak tebal ya, kenapa jawabannya jadi C. Inget WHEN artinya KAPAN dan simply cari tulisan di pertanyaan itu di teksnya.  

Question 3

How does Welcome Cell provide GSM cellular service internationally?

A. Through its product

B. Through its customers

C. Through its nationwide

D. Through its roaming partners

Sudah digarisbawahi ya, kenapa jawabannya D. Sudah jelas di teks. How itu artinya bagaimana.

Jakarta Dreamland Park, better known as Batavian, by most Indonesian people, is a recreation area located on the coast of Jakarta Gulf. It has a number of different recreation facilities:  golf course, Batavia Marina Bay, Art Market, "Dunia Fantasy", "Seaworld Indonesia", "Gelanggang Samudera","Atlantis Water Adventure", Jakarta Dreamland Park also provides facilities for those visitors who want to stay in the Batavian area.

Other interesting places nearby Jakarta Dreamland Park include Manggis Dua Square (about 1-2 kilometers away) and Kota Tua (about 2-5 kilometers away). Kota Tua has some interesting places, such as Jakarta History Museum, Wayang Museum, Fine Art and Ceramic Museum. Maritime Museum, Sunda Kelapa Harbour, Kota Intan Bridge, Syahbandar Tower, as well as old buildings from the Dutch colonial period.

Question 1

Paragraph one mainly discusses...

A. interesting spots of Jakarta Dreamland Park

B. history of Indonesian heroes for freedom in Batavia

C. violence during the Dutch occupation period in Indonesia

D. visitors to Jakarta Dreamland Park during school holidays

Untuk soal semacam "mainly discuss", utamakan baca kalimat pertamanya. Jika kalimat pertama tidak mewakili keseluruhan paragraf ya baca semuanya. Wkwkwkwkwk. Tapi kalo liat dari option jawaban sih sudah jelas A ya.

Question 2
According to the text, ...
A. there are some museums in Jakarta Dreamland Park
B. Jakarta Dreamland Park doesn't have a cottage nearby
C. Kota Tua has buildings built during the Dutch Colonial period
D. there are three museums and a big amusement park at Kota Tua

Option A salah. Option B belum tentu benar karena disebutkan ada place to stay walaupun bukan cottage. Option D juga salah karena museum lebih dari 3. Jadi jawabannya C.

Have you ever operated the cash register? If you have never done this, you can follow the following steps.

1. Set up your cash register

2. Plug it in

3. Install  batteries

4. Install the receipt paper

5. Unlock the drawer

6. Turn the register on

7. Program your register

Question 1

What will happen if we don't program the register?

A. We can't operate it

B. We will unlock the drawer

C. The machine will run well

D. We can't install the batteries

Well, ini soal agak - agak ya. Kita diminta untuk menebak jawabannya. Nah bisa dilihat dari urutan stepnya. option dengan step sebelum program the register kita eliminasi. Jadi jawaban B dan D itu dadah bubye. Sekarang bandingkan option A dan C. Secara logika, jika step tidak kita laksanakan, tidak mungkin machine-nya akan run well. Jadi jawabannya A.

Question 2

What is the first step of the procedure?

A. To plug it in

B. To turn the register on

C. To program the register

D. To set up the cash register

Ini gampang banget kan ga... First = satu so jawabannya D lah.

PT AZUA Golden Mississippi was established in 1983 as the pioneer of bottled mineral water company in Indonesia. The first factory was built in Bekasi. Over 30 years, the company has expanded into 14 factories throughout Indonesia.

In 1998, a strategic alliance was established between AZUA Group (with PT Banyu Investama as its holding company) and PANONE Group. The merger has further improved AZUA's performance in terms of product quality, market share, and bottling technology.

Under the flag of PANONE-AZUA, the company provides far-reaching services throughout Indonesia available in more than 1,000,000 outlets across Indonesia to ensure the availability of AZUA products.

Question 1

How did AZUA company improve its performance?

A. By merging with other companies

B. By producing bottling technology

C. By building a factory in Bekasi

D. By making a new market share

Clear ya jawabannya bisa dilihat yang dicetak tebal. A.

Question 2
Based on the text, AZUA...
A. merged with PANONE after it operated for 15 years
B. bought PANONE company to expand its service
C. was established by Banyu Investama
D. did not improve after the merger

Jawabannya A ya. bisa dilihat dari kata alliance and the merger bahwa AZUA dan PANONE itu di-merged, bukan PANONE-nya yang dibeli. Trus dari 1983 ke 1998 itu tepat 15 tahun seperti pada option A.

Question 3
where was the first company of AZUA built in Indonesia?
A. Malang
B. Mississippi
C. Bekasi
D. Jakarta

Jawabannya sudah jelas digarisbawahi di atas. C.

Tanjung Benoa, or the Benoa peninsula in Nusa Dua Bali, has become much busier over the years and has a wide range of accomodations including prestigious resorts.

Benoa Peninsual is home for luxury hotels, private villas, restaurants, open-air cafes and watersport facilities. The shape of the beach also makes Tanjung Benoa perfect for water sports.

Tanjung Benoa has something for everyone - especially if you like water sports, such as snorkeling, diving, windsurfing, water skiing, power boats, banana boats, and reef fishing. (The reef is just 200 meters from the shoreline at the north eastern tip)

Question 1

According to the text, Tanjung Benoa is the best place for those who...

A. like water sports

B. like to save money

C. want to buy a house

D. want to join a fishing competition

Clear ya jawabannya A. Ada statement yang dicetak tebal di teksnya. 

Question 2

What is the second paragraph about?

A. Types of water sports facilities 

B. Reef conservation and fishing areas

C. The historical aspects of Tanjung Benoa

D. Accommodation and sport facilities in Tanjung Benoa

Yang paling tepat yang D ya. kalo yang A kan di paragraf 3.