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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Speaking Tips!





If you have spoken English all your life, there is still the possibility that you may not be speaking with the right accent. That is because the mother tongue has a strong mastery over any learnt language. And trouble can arise understanding what you say - especially on the phone. Here are some thing that could pep up your talk.


  1. Speak slowly! This action alone will eliminate many miscommunications.
  2. Watch when you say words that begin with a 'w' or a sound the letter 'w' makes, such as, the word 'one'. If you pucker your lips like a fish, and your lips don't touch any of your teeth, the correct 'w' sound will come out. Practice the basic words you say on a continual basis - what, where, when, why, which, etc.
  3. When you say words that being with 'v' make sure that you are making the right sound by putting your upper teeth on your lower lip and then saying the words - vintage, village, voice, VC, and so on.
  4. Don't speak through your teeth - open your mouth so that sounds can come out clearly.
  5. Put your tongue between your teeth when you say a word with a 'th' in it - the sound 'd' for 'th' doesn't sound educated. For example, say 'then' instead of 'den' or 'though' instead of 'dough'.
  6. The long vowels in English take longer to say than the short ones - i.e; there is a distinct difference between 'bet' and 'beat'. Therefore, if you hold that word with the long vowel, for just another moment when you say it, 'take' not 'tek' - people can figure out to which word you are referring.
  7. Don't swallow words that don't carry the main meaning in a sentence. For example, all words should be enunciated clearly in 'this is a great opportunity'', including the (main) word 'opportunity', which has five syllables. 
  8. Take care with the short 'o' sound, so it is a 'caller' not a 'colour'.
  9. Learn which parts of a word take the stress and which ones don't - profile. percentage, permanent, additional, etc. Usually, if the word is a noun, the beginning letters will be stressed. If it is a verb, the stress is on the end syllables. Examples: the record - to record, the project - to project.
  10. Avoid using the words 'basically' an 'so' all the times. These are nice fillers and give you time to think, but it's just as bad as if you were starting every sentence with 'eh' or 'um'.


May this entry help you guys to speak with confidently and more clearly.

Posted by: Nini



A Sentence





WHAT IS A SENTENCE, ANYWAY?


This entry teaches you about the basic unit of communication in the English Language: the sentence.


Grammar concepts to know:



  • subject - the part of a sentence that names the person, thing, or idea.
  • predicate - the part of sentence that contains ''the verb that tells''
  • clause - a group of words with a subject and a predicate
  • independent clause - a clause that can stand alone and express a complete thought.
  • dependent clause - a clause that needs an independent clause to complete its meaning
  • complex sentence - a sentence containing an independent clause and a dependent clause
  • compound sentence - a sentence containing two or more independent clauses
A sentence is a basic unit of thought in the English Language. This entry will help you learn to write a complete and coherence sentence.

THE PARTS OF SENTENCE  
A sentence has both a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. For example, read the following:

The snow is falling.
This is a sentence because it names a thing (snow) and tells something about it (that it is falling). It is also expresses complete thought.

The Subject
The part of sentence that names the  person, thing, or idea is called the subject. The subject can be one word or several word. The complete subject consists of person, thing, or idea and all of its modifiers, such as adjectives and adverbs. The complete subjects are highlighted in each of the following sentences:

A loud argument broke out at the game.
The young, worried pilot read the storm warning.
The newspaper article mentioned our newest menu item.

Every complete subject contains a simple subject. The simple subject, which is noun or pronoun, is the most important word in the complete subject. It is the word that names a person, thing, or idea the sentence is about. Look at the complete subjects highlighted in the previous sentences. Which word is the most important in each complete subject? The simple subjects are highlighted below:

A loud argument
The young, worried pilot
The newspaper article

The Predicate
The part of the sentence that contains the verb that explains something about the subject is called the predicate. The predicate can be one word or several words. The complete predicate consists of the verb and all of its modifiers. The complete predicates are highlighted in each of the following sentences:


A loud argument broke out at the game.
The young, worried pilot read the storm warning.
The newspaper article mentioned our newest menu item.
Mrs. Dawson is our most difficult customer.
My neighbor rarely complains about snow

Every complete predicate also contains a simple predicate, or verb. The simple predicate is the word that shows action or helps to make a statement about the subject. Look at the complete predicates highlighted in the sentences above. Which word shows action or helps to make the statement about the subject? The simple predicates are highlighted below:

broke out at the game
read the storm warning
mentioned our newest menu item
is our most difficult customer
rarely complains about snow

COMPOUND SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
A sentence can have more than one subject joined by and, or, or nor that shares the same verb. This is called a compound subject. The compound subjects are highlighted in the following examples:

Horace and Beth both asked for a promotion. 
Hannah and Teri are the shift supervisors in this department.

A sentence can also have a compound predicates: more than one simple predicate that shares the same subject. The predicates may be joined by and, or, or nor.

Dimitri wrote a letter and sent it to the personnel department.
Horace called his supervisors and asked for a meeting.

CLAUSES
Like sentences, clauses are groups of words that have a subject and a predicate. Clauses are either independent or dependent. 

Independent Clauses
Independent clauses are groups of words in a sentence that can stand alone, because they express a complete thought. The simple sentence consists of one independent clauses:

The snow is falling.

Sometimes, more than one independent clause is included in the same sentence, which is known as a compound sentence. When this happens, the clauses are separated by a comma and a conjunction, or joining word (and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet). The independent clauses are underlined in the following sentences:

I gave her good advice, and she took it.
My dentist pulled my wisdom teeth, but it didn't hurt as badly as I thought it would.
I don't like Brussels sprouts, and my sister doesn't either.

Dependent Clauses
Dependent clauses, also known as subordinate clauses, are groups of words in a sentence that have a subject and predicate but can't stand alone because they don't express a complete thought. They are dependent on independent clauses. 

When I saw the snow was falling

An independent clauses can complete the thought:

When I saw the snow was falling, I went to get my snow shovel.

Sometimes, sentences are made up of one independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. These are known as complex sentences. In the following sentence, the independent clause is in bold and the dependent clause is underlined. 

I put on my heavy coat when I saw the snow was falling.

Okay, that's all. Hope that this entry is very useful for you learn to write a complete and coherence sentence. Any comments? Feel free to drop it here.



Saturday, November 27, 2010

Teknik-Teknik Mengulangkaji Pelajaran





Artikel ini menjelaskan pengertian dan kepentingan mengulangkaji pelajaran serta bagaimana dan bila ulangkaji harus dimulakan.
Pengenalan
Mengulangkaji adalah suatu proses mempelajari atau menyemak semula dengan tujuan memahami, dan mengingat semua maklumat serta fakta dari nota-nota ringkas bahan-bahan pelajaran yang telah anda pelajari sebelum ini. Ia bukannya bertujuan mendapatkan maklumat-maklumat baru. Artikel Motivasi untuk Pelajar - Motivasi Belajar : Teknik-Teknik Mengulangkaji Pelajaran Meningkatkan Keyakinan Diri.

BAGAIMANA MENGULANGKAJI
Antara perkara-perkara yang anda harus lakukan dalam proses mengulangkaji adalah dengan:
  1. Membaca dan menyemak nota-nota bahan-bahan pelajaran. Lengkapkan yang kurang. Ini akan memantapkan kefahaman dan ingatan anda terhadap subjek berkenaan.
  2. Membaca buku teks. Tujuannya untuk memastikan anda benar-benar faham setiap prinsip, isu dan fakta yang dimuatkan.
  3. Menjawab soalan-soalan latihan atau kerja rumah yang guru berikan. Ini akan membolehkan anda menguji kebolehan anda menjawab soalan yang sama dalam peperiksaan.
  4. Mengkaji contoh-contoh jawapan peperiksaan tahun lepas bersama skima jawapan. Ini akan membolehkan anda membiasakan diri menjawab soalan-soalan peperiksaan dengan lebih yakin dan pantas.
  5. Menjawab soalan-soalan yang berbentuk objektif. Ini akan membolehkan menge-tahui soalan-soalan yang anda sudah tahu menjawabnya dan soalan-soalan yang mengelirukan agar semasa peperiksaan jika soalan yang sama keluar, anda akan dapat menjawab dengan yakin.
  6. Bersoal jawab bersama-sama rakan. Selain ini membolehkan anda mengenalpasti sama ada anda sudah cukup bersedia atau tidak menghadapi peperiksaan, pada masa yang sama, anda juga boleh mendapat penjelasan tentang bahagian-bahagian yang anda kurang faham dari rakan anda yang mungkin sudah menguasai bahan pelajaran itu.
Tempoh Mengulangkaji (Pecutan Akhir)
Pelajar-Pelajar Sekolah Di Kudat, Sabah sedang membuat kerja berkumpulan dalam Program Motivasi Kecemerlangan Pelajar yang dikendalikan oleh Taidin Suhaimin pada tahun 2007.Adalah mustahil untuk menyatakan dengan tepat jumlah masa yang perlu diperuntukkan untuk mengulangkaji kerana kemampuan seseorang itu berbeza. Ada pakar yang mengatakan bahawa masa mengulangkaji perlu dilakukan selama 3 bulan. Ada pula yang berpendapat selepas peperiksaan percubaan kerana anda telah menamatkan tempoh belajar bagi menghadapi peperiksaan percubaan. Yang lain pula mengatakan selama 3 minggu. Ada juga yang berpendapat mengulangkaji secara ringkas setiap minggu akan menambahkan keyakinan seseorang itu menghadapi peperiksaan. Tetapi, sebagai panduan, 6 hingga 8 minggu di saat terakhir peperiksaan merupakan tempoh yang baik untuk memulakan proses mengulangkaji. Namun, bagi pelajar yang lemah hendaklah proses mengulangkaji pecutan akhir ini dibuat lebih awal daripada yang disarankan di atas. Anda mungkin perlu membuat ulangkaji beberapa kali sehinggalah anda benar-benar dapat menguasai setiap mata pelajaran anda.

Merancang Program Mengulangkaji 
  1. Buat jadual ulangkaji yang seimbang bagi tiap-tiap mata pelajaran. Jadualkan juga masa berehat untuk mengurangkan ketegangan. Dalam mengulangkaji pelajaran, anda hendaklah berehat setiap 20 hingga 30 minit. Waktu rehat sekurang-kurangnya 5 minit.
  2. Tumpukan pada topik utama sahaja. Tanya guru anda untuk mendapatkan "hint" (bayangan) tentang topik yang mungkin akan disoal di dalam peperiksaan.
  3. Semak contoh-contoh soalan tahun-tahun yang lalu supaya anda dapat menjangka bentuk jawapan yang diperlukan.
  4. Ulangkaji dengan cermat setiap mata pelajaran.
  5. Sediakan nota-nota ringkas, terutamanya bagi topik yang dijangka akan keluar.
  6. Buat rangka jawapan topik-topik yang dijangka keluar berdasarkan soalan-soalan peperiksaan yang lepas.
  7. Latih diri anda menjawab soalan-soalan peperiksaan yang lepas mengikut waktu yang telah ditetapkan.
  8. Rujuk kepada guru apabila menghadapi masalah berhubung dengan pelajaran.
  9. Jangan sekali-kali ponteng kelas ketika hampir peperiksaan. Anda mungkin tertinggal tip-tip penting yang diberikan oleh guru atau pensyarah anda.
Pembahagian Mata Pelajaran Dalam Mengulangkaji
Mata Pelajaran Yang Anda Lemah
  1. Cuba sedaya upaya kuasai mata pelajaran ini. Jangan berputus asa.
  2. Banyakkan bertanya kepada guru atau rakan tentang mata pelajaran ini.
Mata Pelajaran Yang Anda Kuat
  1. Jangan ambil mudah walaupun anda fikir sudah menguasainya.
  2. Beri masa yang secukupnya kepada pelajaran ini untuk memastikan kejayaan anda.
  3. Bila hampir hari peperiksaan, lebihkan lagi tumpuan anda kepada mata pelajaran seperti ini.
Menilai Keupayaan Anda
Anda haruslah menilai sejauh mana anda dapat menjawab soalan-soalan peperiksaan. Berikut ini dipaparkan beberapa cara di mana anda boleh menilai serta memperbaiki keupayaan anda menjawab soalan-soalan dalam peperiksaan.
  1. Penilaian Dari Ujian dan Latihan Ujian / Peperiksaan yang dijalankan dalam kelas merupakan satu bentuk penilaian terhadap keupayaan anda. Berdasarkan keputusan ujian / peperiksaan tersebut, anda akan dapat mengetahui tahap penguasaan anda terhadap mata pelajaran-mata pelajaran anda. Melalui keputusan ujian tersebut, anda boleh memperbaiki segala kelemahan anda bagi menghadapi peperiksaan yang sebenar dengan jayanya.
  2. Penilaian Dari Contoh Jawapan Anda juga boleh menguji tahap keupayaan anda dengan menjawab soalan-soalan contoh jawapan. Selepas anda menjawab soalan contoh jawapan, bandingkan jawapan anda dengan contoh jawapan. Kenalpasti di manakah kelemahan anda dan buat pembaikan sewajarnya.
  3. Penilaian Secara Lisan Contohnya, seorang pelajar menyoal kawannya dan meminta beliau menghuraikan secara lisan sehingga yang satu pihak lagi berpuas hati.
Mengatasi Kelemahan
Mencari Sebab (Post-Mortem)
Anda perlu mengkaji kelemahan anda setiap kali anda selesai menjawab soalan-soalan ujian. Setelah anda selesai membuat latihan ujian, semak setiap jawapan yang anda buat. Sekiranya jawapan anda salah, lakukan 'post-mortem' (suatu proses mencari sebab kelemahan dan kekuatan). Setiap kesilapan ada sebab-sebabnya dan ini merupakan perkara utama yang perlu anda atasi. 

Sebab-sebab kesalahan berlaku:
  1. Anda Tidak tahu - Ini bermakna persediaan anda belum mencukupi. Penyelesaian: Peruntukkan masa yang sewajarnya untuk anda menguasai tajuk-tajuk tersebut.
  2. Anda Tidak faham - Anda baca tetapi tidak faham. Penyelesaian: Minta bantuan. Bertanyalah kepada guru atau rakan anda.
  3. Anda Keliru – Anda tidak dapat memahami dengan jelas apa yang anda ingin pelajari atau fahami. Penyelesaian: Tanyakan guru tentang bentuk soalan yang mengelirukan anda. Minta penjelasan dari guru sebelum hari peperiksaan agar kesilapan yang sama tidak berulang.
  4. Anda Lupa - Ini disebabkan anda kurang mengulangi atau mengulangkaji apa yang telah anda pelajari. Penyelesaian: Kerapkan ulangkaji.
  5. Anda Cuai – Anda tidak teliti semasa membaca soalan. Penyelesaian: Pastikan anda mengikuti langkah-langkah penting dalam Strategi Menjawab Soalan. Pastikan anda benar-benar sudah memahami kehendak soalan sebelum menjawab.
Umumnya, kelemahan-kelemahan anda boleh diatasi dengan:-
  • Segera / selalu bertanya kepada guru/rakan tentang masalah anda dalam pelajaran.
  • Mendapatkan jawapan-jawapan yang betul bagi jawapan yang salah.
  • Mengulangkaji dan membaca nota-nota anda dengan kerapkali.
  • Memahirkan diri dengan teknik menjawab soalan berpandukan contoh jawapan. EBuku MOTIVASI, Strategi Belajar & Teknik Menghadapi Peperiksaan 

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