LISTENING DIARY 4 | LISTENING FOR GENERAL CONVERSATION

Name : Dewi Aisyah

Student Number : 19202241082

Listening 4.1

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNaturalEnglish	Speak English Like a Native! 20 Differences Between Native and Non-Native English Speakers	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

This video shows us how to speak English like a native. Gabby talks about 20 differences between native and non-native English speakers so that you may embody some of the characteristics and skills native English speakers have. There is a great summary to start off your journey to learning how to speak English like a native.
1. NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS KNOW SLANG
Words such as ‘lit’, which means great. Or ‘snatched’, which means impressed. You don’t find these in English textbooks.
Example:“This movie is so lit! I am absolutely snatched.”
As you spend more time conversing in casual and natural English, you will encounter more slang words.
2. THEY ALSO USE IDIOMS
Learning how to speak native English will have you discover many idioms and other figures of speech.
Examples:
Early bird – wake up early or get to an event early
See eye to eye – agreeing on something
Once in a blue moon – something that happens not very often
Feel under the weather – not feeling well
“I’m glad we see eye to eye on this matter.”
“I can’t go out, I’m feeling a bit under the weather.”
3. SPEAK NATIVE ENGLISH = SPEAK PROVERBS
A proverb is a short and simple popular saying that’s mostly meant to give advice. Some of the most common proverbs used by native English speakers are:
“The early bird gets the worm.” – Which means if you’re earlier, you have a better chance at being successful.
4. AND OFTEN USE PHRASAL VERBS
These are pretty similar to idioms. It’s usually a combination of verbs and adverbs that when combined together will mean differently than their original meaning.
Examples:
“They called off tomorrow’s meeting.” – called off means canceled
“This project needs a do over.” – a job or task needs to be repeated
“Can we please talk this over?” – Talk over means to discuss something
5. UNDERSTAND OR MAKE INDIRECT REQUESTS
“It’s so hot!” This can mean it’s really just hot. But it can also be trying to hint at turning the fan or air conditioning on.
8. GUILTY OF USING ‘LIKE’ AND ‘ACTUALLY’
The word ‘like’ is a filler and most native English speakers are using these. Same with the word ‘actually’. These fillers are not something I recommend that you pick up and use.
9. CHANGE THE MEANING OF A WORD THROUGH INTONATION
native English speakers really do make use of their tone of voice to change what they mean of a word or sentence they use.“That’s interesting!” – can really mean “Oh wow, that’s interesting”.
But say it with a different intonation and it can be sarcastic too. And it can mean “that sounds really boring”.
10. CHANGE THE MEANING OF A WORD THROUGH PHRASE LEVEL STRESS
Another skill to learn is understanding which phrase or word is being stressed in a sentence.“It’s not my job” can simply mean you are saying it’s not your job. But stressing it and saying “It’s NOT my job” and you are already putting emphasis.
11. NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS EXPRESS IDEAS IN DOUBLE NEGATIVES
Two negative statements are what make up double negatives, and they mean a positive statement. Here let me give you examples:
“That’s not impossible” – means it’s possible.
12. ARE NATURAL AT ASKING TAG QUESTIONS
These are questions with leading statements at the start.
13. NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS MAKE USE OF CONNECTED SPEECH
These are words not learned in an English class. Native English speakers will use connected speech to converse.
Examples:
gotta (got to)
gonna (going to)
wanna (want to)
watchya doing? (what are you doing?)
14. THEY LIKE CUTTING OFF WORDS
This is something native English speakers often do. It’s conversational and natural-sounding English.
Examples:
“Good talking to you!” “Awesome speech!”
15. AND THEY LIKE SHORTENING WORDS
Examples:
Congrats!
Thanks!
16. INFORMALLY ANSWER WITH A “YEAH!”
The informal version of yes and you can hear this a LOT in someone who speaks native English. But remember, appropriate use is also key.
“Yeah, I’ll meet you there!”
17. HAVE ‘NO PROB’ SPEAKING CASUALLY
This is an example of a shortened phrase this time. No prob is short for no problem. And native English speakers are big in using this.
18. NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS WILL USE CASUAL GREETINGS
There are casual, informal, and more conversational ways to greet.
“What’s up?”
“How’s it going?”
“How’s everything?”
And the answer can be:
“I’m great!”
“Thanks for asking.”
19. SPEAK NATIVE ENGLISH AND BE AN ACTIVE LISTENER
Communication is two-way and when you converse with someone it’s not just about you. It’s about the other person you are talking to, too. Respond to let the person you are talking to know that you are listening.
“Mmm hmmm”
“That’s right”
“I see”“Yeah”
20. USE NATURAL-SOUNDING FILLERS
The fastest way to differentiate a native English speaker from a non–native, is through fillers. common fillers used by fluent English talkers.
“By the way”
“Well”
“Okay”
“You see”
“You know”
Pick up a lot of these to embody and make use in your daily English conversations.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. Guilty
2. Burst
3. Cues
4. Embody
5. Overhelmed
6. Proverb

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I tried to understand many differences between native and non-native English speakers from this video. I watched this video many times to understand the speaker because it was a long video.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I knew the difference between native and non-native English speakers. I also got many new words from this video.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

Listening 4.2

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNaturalEnglish	3 Ways to End an English Conversation like a Fluent Speaker	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

This video shows us how to end an English conversation naturally and without any awkwardness. Here are 3 easy ways to end a conversation like a native English speaker:
1. Well, it was really nice talking to you.
2. So, let’s talk again soon.
3. Sorry, I have to run.
You might use one, two, or even all three of these phrases to end your conversation. It is also important to use transition words when you are ending a conversation. Use words like well and so to transition the conversation naturally.
RESPONSES
You may go back and forth with the person you are talking to in order to end the conversation.Take a look at the following examples:Well, it was really nice talking to you.
Response: It was nice talking to you, too.So, let’s talk again soon.
Response: Yeah, I’d love that.Sorry, I have to run.
Response: No problem, talk to you later.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. Transition

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I could understand the video easily so I just wacthed one time.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

From this topic, I could use some tips to end an English conversation like a native speakers.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

Listening 4.3

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNaturalEnglish	The Amazing Impact of Mastering English Fluency in your Life	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

Watch the lesson and read on to learn how English fluency can improve your life.
1. ENGLISH FLUENCY WILL HELP YOU COMMUNICATE
The English language can connect you with people from all over the world. English is one of the most common languages spoken in the world. Becoming fluent in English can give you opportunities to travel or study in other countries.
2. ENGLISH FLUENCY CAN HELP WITH YOUR CAREER
Almost every career will benefit from mastering English fluency.
For example, if you need to do any of the following:
Work with international colleagues
Travel for work
Sell things to people in different countries
2. MASTERING ENGLISH FLUENCY CAN GIVE YOU FREEDOM
If you reach a high English fluency level, you will not have to wait for other people to help you.
3. LEARNING ENGLISH IS GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN
As you age, you are more likely to keep your brain healthy if you know a second language. Working on improving your English fluency can help keep your brain young!
4. ENGLISH CAN HELP YOU CONNECT WITH OTHERS
You can connect with people who have similar values as you, or who have the same profession as you. You can find people who enjoy the same hobbies as you.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. On-line
2. Blank slate
3. Reinuenting
4. Nurturing
5. Little out

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I watched this video three times to understand the speaker because it was a long video. But I could get the point of this video easily.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I knew the amazing impact of mastering english fluency in my life, so I wanna improve my english more hard than before.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

VOCABULARY BUILDING | MKU BAHASA INGGRIS

Nama : Dewi Aisyah

NIM : 19202241082

TEXT

THE BEST WAYS TO MEMORIZE NEW VOCABULARY!

Do you have trouble remembering new English words and phrases? You want to increase your vocabulary but it’s frustrating when you forget them so quickly.

There is a lot of pressure to memorize vocabulary. You have to put this word – memorize – out of your mind! Simply ‘memorizing’ words will not help you become a fluent speaker!

I prefer the word – integrate. You have to focus on integrating new vocabulary into your daily life and speaking.

How do you do this? There are so many blogs on this topic and applications to help you ‘memorize’ vocabulary. But I want to give you my top 4 tips on integrating new words and expressions into your language. These are suggestions I have tested with my students in my 15 years of experience teaching English and I have seen good results.

1. WRITE IT DOWN!

This sounds simple or maybe it doesn’t seem necessary to you. You might learn new words or phrases when reading or in an English lesson, but so many students don’t think to write them down! The simple act of just writing the words you learn down in a list in your notebook will help.

By this I mean, writing with your hand, using pen and paper! We live in such a digital world now. Everything is so easily accessible on our devices but the problem is we don’t retain information this way.

The act of physically writing with your hand actually helps commit new knowledge to memory. This is scientifically proven.

Two psychological scientists in Los Angeles conducted an experiment to test the effects of handwriting against typing notes on learning and memory. The students who took notes by hand were found to do significantly better in the exams than the typists.

2. MAKE SENTENCES

The next step is to take the new words or phrases you have learned and put them into a sentence. It’s very important to be able to use the words in a context. This will also help you memorize (integrate!) the words. You also need to know how to use them in a grammatically accurate way, so it’s important to check your sentences with a teacher if you can.

But don’t just write any old sentence! Make it personal! I always tell my students to make true sentences, about their own lives and situations using the vocabulary. When you make it personal to yourself and your life, then you increase your ability to remember it!

3. USE FLASHCARDS!

Surround yourself with the new language in any way that you can. Put sticky notes all over your computer screen. Write the phrases on post it notes and pin them around your room. Put them on your bathroom mirror. When you see them in the morning, say a sentence with the word out aloud. Then you will be exposed to the vocabulary at all times of the day and even just looking at the words will get you thinking about them.

4. FOCUS – on just 6 words a week!

Many students of English believe they will become better speakers if they just learn huge lists of new words. But less is more! In my experience it is more effective to focus on no more than 6 to 8 new words (or phrases) for one week. If you try to learn 10 words a day, the reality is you will be less effective at remembering them and using them. I usually tell my students to choose just 6 words from the topic we have been studying (E.g. – Family or The Environment). Write these words down, make sentences, and then surround yourself with them. Focus on them in your mind and try to ‘hear’ them as you watch English movies or TV shows or listen to podcasts or conversations. When you hear the new word somewhere you will feel delighted as you recognize it in a context and it will imprint it more strongly in your memory.

And my last extra bonus tip!

5. USE THEM!

Whenever you have an opportunity, use your 6 words for the week in conversations. Experiment. If you have the chance to speak to a native speaker, try out the new vocabulary! If you make a mistake, they will probably correct you and you will learn something new!

6. MY FLUENCY EXERCISE!

This is something I use with my students and it’s very effective in committing new vocabulary to memory.

Write down your 6 words. Choose a topic related to the vocabulary. Make it personal. (E.g. – A travel adventure / The most dangerous thing I have done / The most interesting person I have met)

Then TIME yourself (2 to 3 minutes) and speak continuously on this topic. Can you use all 6 words/phrases in the 3 minutes? If not, try again!

VOCABULARY BUILDING

Integrate	Verb	/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪt/
to mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs
1. He seems to find it difficult to integrate socially. 2. The big brain integrates signals
Ref: https://www.realenglishspeaker.com/the-best-ways-to-memorize-new-vocabulary/
Other form : 1. Integral (adj.) Example : He’s an integral part of the team and we can’t do without him. 2. Integrally (adverb) Example : Our self-identity as a nation is integrally related to our response to those who seek to become members. 3. Integrity (noun) Example : Integrity is the foundation for all relationships.

Conduct	verb	/kənˈdʌkt/
to organize and perform a particular activity
1. The experiments ere conducted by scientists in New York. 2. We are conducting a survey to find out the reality.
Ref: https://www.realenglishspeaker.com/the-best-ways-to-memorize-new-vocabulary/
Other form : 1. Conduct (noun) Example : Her recent conduct is beyond the pale.

Surround	verb	/səˈraʊnd/
to be everywhere around something
1. Snow-capped mountains surround the city. 2. The house is surrounded by trees, so it’s not overlooked at all .
Ref: https://www.realenglishspeaker.com/the-best-ways-to-memorize-new-vocabulary/
Other form : 1. Surround (noun) Example : The house is set in lush surrounds and has views of the ocean. 2. Surrounding (adj.) Example : Nashville and the surrounding area”

delighted	adjective	/dɪˈlaɪ.tɪd
very pleased
1. The audience was clearly delighted with the performance. 2. I’m delighted to meet you.
Ref: https://www.realenglishspeaker.com/the-best-ways-to-memorize-new-vocabulary/
Other form : 1. Delight (noun) Example : Her eyes shone with delight 2. Delight (verb) Example : Peter’s success at college delight his family. Delightful (adj.) Example : It’s a delightful surprise.Delightfully (adverb)we must be delightfully allergic to each other.

Imprint	verb	/ɪmˈprɪnt/
to mark a surface by pressing something hard into it
1. He tells us what to imprint. 2. She imprints the unique smell of her food.
Ref: https://www.realenglishspeaker.com/the-best-ways-to-memorize-new-vocabulary/
Other form : 1. Imprint (noun) Example : Each book within an imprint must have the same look, approach, and usability.

LISTENING DIARY 3 | LISTENING FOR GENERAL COMMUNICATION

Name : Dewi Aisyah

Student Number : 19202241082

Listening 1

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNaturalEnglish	The Difference between “Improve” and “Increase”	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

This video show the difference between “improve” and “increase”. Both increase and improve similarly mean ‘to make better’.
1. Increase is used to talk about quantity, size or numbers. You can use increase when you want to talk about adding to an amount, value, or size, or making a sum or total larger.
Example: “I want to increase the number of shoes I have in my closet.”
2. Improve is used to talk about quality. The word improve, on the other hand, is used to talk about quality. You use this when you mean to say that you want to add to a quality or feature or feeling.
Example: “I want to improve the way I handle stressful situations.”

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. Beg
2. Rep
3. Likelihood
4. greater

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I could understand the video easily so I just wacthed one time.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I knew the difference between “impove” and “increase”. I could use tme affectivelly.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

Listening 2

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRiVfHqBIIvSgKmgnSY66g	Improve your English Reading Skills \| Teacher’s Tips!	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

This video share about some really useful tips to help you improve our reading skills. Here the tips :
1. Read more
The first tip is to read more. We’re not going to improve our reading without reading, right? The more we do it, the easier it gets.
2. Choose carefully
Choose what we read carefully. The easy part of this decision is just choosing topic or a genre that we like. If we love reading comics, that’s fine too! We can try and choose a comic that’s got a little more text in it.So we need to be looking at texts that are the right level for us, that help us to get through them. It really doesn’t matter what we read, as long as we’re enjoying it.
3. Read the same book
Read a book that we’ve already read in your own language. Reading a book that we’ve already read once or even a few times in our own language can eliminate a lot of the hard work, painful work, when we’re reading a book in English
4. Don’t get stuck on the details
It’s great to test ourselves and to look up words and to read out loud sometimes. If we try to understand every single word in the book, we might never finish it. It’s going to be a lot of work to get there.
5. Read out loud
Your mind’s taking in information in multiple ways, your muscles in your mouth are remembering how to pronounce or how to make the sounds correctly because you’re listening to them at the same time.
6. Test yourself
One way to do this is to open a book at a random page, read a paragraph, close the book, write down some of the key points that you remember from that paragraph and then go back and study it in detail.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. Engage
2. Sleeve
3. Bunch

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I tried to understand the tips from this video. I watched this video three times to understand the speaker exactly.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I have gotten many new vocabularies. From this topic, I could use some tips to improve my reading skills, such as read more, choose carefully, etc.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

Listening 3

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNaturalEnglish	Remember Vocabulary Easily with this Simple Formula! Go Natural English Lesson	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

3 Ways to Quickly Build and Remember Vocabulary in English
Build and remember vocabulary in English is one of the most useful and powerful languages in the world, which means that everyone wants to be fluent, but how does that happen? Vocabulary allows you to express yourself clearly in English and to be able to have (and maintain) a conversation in English, so you want to remember new words and be able to use them! There are 3 ways to quickly build and remember vocabulary:
1. connect
one reason why some English learners learn quickly is because they listen to a new word, and instantly try to connect this new word with a word, idea, or sound that they already know, in the same language. This helps you remember the new word more easily because you connected it with something that is familiar to you. The more you use this method with new words, the more you will be able to understand how it sounds and what it means.
2. Repeat
When you learn a new word, it’s very easy to forget this new word after only a few minutes. Repeating this word not only helps you practice that word’s pronunciation, but it will be much easier to remember it later on, especially if you need to use it in a conversation. You might look silly saying the same word hundreds of times, but it is much better than to forget it.
3. Use
Finally, the last method that you can use to build and develop your vocabulary is to USE IT! There’s nothing better than to use a word that you just learned. Not only you will have a much easier time remembering how that word is pronounced, but it will further help you to understand what it means, and how it can be used in a real-life conversation! You can get online and chat with a native speaker and use that new word.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. Shortcut
2. Silly
3. Temptation
4. Breezy

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I just watched this video twice to understand the speaker because this video is easy to understand.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I could use some ways to quickly build and remember vocabulary in English.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

LISTENING DIARY 2 | LISTENING FOR GENERAL COMMUNICATION

Name : Dewi Aisyah

Student Number : 19202241082

Listening 1

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7PqJ5KYM8zkpHP6cXxOXDQ	How to Improve Listening Skill Effectively? (without spending extra time)	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

This video will show you one way to improve without spending much of your free time listening. It’s called: natural listening to the main source. It comes from practical listening dialogue or conversation in daily life.It consists of two steps:
Step 1: Download to all possible listening source to your phone ( including podcasts, daily conversations and so on).
Step 2: After download it, you should make use of your time to listen. But don’t listen in your free time, just listen when you do other activities which don’t distract you much or require much more attention.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. Hence
2. Be fed up
3. GistQueue
4. Excitement
5. Convenient

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I used the 2 steps from the video to improve my listening skills.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I knew the way to improve my listening English skill effectively.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

Listening 2

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7PqJ5KYM8zkpHP6cXxOXDQ	How to improve English Speaking skill by yourself	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

If you want to improve your English speaking skill, the only thing you can do is to practice. There is a tip for you to actually speak for yourself. This method also helps to improve your grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure. And the key is “ IMITATION”. Paraphrase what you hear in your own sentences in some different levels. It consists of two steps:
1. Change it with different subject.
2. Develop the ideas by giving the detail happened in the past and something planned in the future.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. Paraphrase
2. Revise

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I watched some english videos. After that I paraphrased what I hear in my own sentences in some different levels.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I watched some english videos. After that I paraphrased what I hear in my own sentences in some different levels.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

Listening 3

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-g0gSStENkYPXFRsKrlvyA	Confusing English VerbsGo & Come	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

This video show us about the best ways to improve our vocabulary fastly.
Here are some of the tips:
1. Use enjoyable learning strategies for us.
2. It’s better to learn steadily over a long period of time.
3. we can associate new words with images, you’ll be more likely to remember them.
4. we can use social media to learn new vocab.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

1. Steadily
2. Aquire

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I tried to use the ways from the video to learn new vocabularies.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I could get some new vocabularies.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.			ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

HOW TO IMPROVE OUR VOCABULARY | MKU BAHASA INGGRIS

DEWI AISYAH

19202241082

CLASS C

HELLO GUYS! I’m gonna tell you how to improve our vocabulary based on the video that I have watched. The title is ‘learn and remember more vocabulary. This video show us about the ways to learn and remember new vocabulary in English. All of us have different learning styles, so it’s important to find our own methods & techniques to learn new vocabulary fastly. It will be more effective. If we enjoy the learning process, we will learn more and faster.

Here are some of the tips:

1. Use enjoyable learning strategies for us. Don’t ever force ourselve to use boring methods.

2. It’s better to learn steadily over a long period of time. When you try to learn too much, too quickly, your brain has a hard time retaining all the information.

3. We can find new words with images because our brain remembers images much better than words. so we will be more likely to remember them.

4. We can use social media to learn new vocab. Use all of our social media accounts in English. Then, follow pages, profiles, & content that is full in English. Also, make sure this content is related to your interests, passions, and areas of expertise. This will help you stay focused and learn new vocabulary in a natural way.

my opinion about this video :

It’s a good video that can help learners improve their vocabulary fastly with the effective ways. I can understand the main idea of this video.

Preference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE8Q1rIvQ7o

LISTENINNG DIARY 1 | LISTENING FOR GENERAL COMMUNICATION

Name : Dewi Aisyah

Student Number : 19202241082

Listening 1

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRiVfHqBIIvSgKmgnSY66g	Learn To Think In English	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

Are you translating words from your native language in your head while you are speaking English? When you do this, you a long time to speak and your English sounds unnatural because the sentence structure is different! If you want to sound more natural when you speak English, you need to learn how to think in English.
A few strategies to help train your brain to think in english
1. Close you eyes, take a deep breath, and open your eyes.
2. Thinking about the English words for things that you see.
3. Look around the room and make three simple sentences about what you see
4. Planning your day with English
5. Thinking in conversation
6. Practice every day

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

Onto
Takeaway
Sun baking
Scorching

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I used the way from the viedo to train my brain thinking in english every day.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I knew the way to think in English. Then I could be a more confident English speaker because I start to speak more naturally, fluently and with less hesitation.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

Listening 2

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRiVfHqBIIvSgKmgnSY66g	Power or Strength Confusing English Vocabulary	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

Power & Strength:
These two English words are easy to confuse. Their meaning is very similar, though if used incorrectly they sound strange and unnatural.Power relates to energy and an ability to do somethingStrength relates to muscle’s ability to do somethingAnd both of these words also refer to a mental/emotional ability to do something. Strenght has a direct opposite. Weakness. But power doesn’t have a direct opposite.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

Whereas
Intangible
Visible
Doubts
Elite

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I tried to make some sentences form the words.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I knew the difference between power and strenght. I could use correctly.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.	ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

Listening 3

Website	Audio Name	Level/other information
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRiVfHqBIIvSgKmgnSY66g	Confusing English Verbs Go & Come	intermediate

Summary: What was the listening selection about?

Go and come are simple verbs. But they actually have very similar meanings. And for that reason, they are often used incorrectly by English learners. These two verbs both describe movement between the person speaking and someone else. Or something else. But the difference is in the direction of the movement.When you use come, the movement is from somewhere else to where the speaker is. And when I say somewhere else, that could be the other side of the world, or it could just be the other side of the room.Go is usually used when the movement happens in the opposite direction. From, where the speaker is to another place.

Vocabularies/language expressions you learnt

Viewpoint

Activities: What did you do? What scores did you get?

I tried to make some sentences form the words.

Benefits: What benefits did you learn from this topic?

I knew the difference between go and come. I could use correctly.

Self-Assessment

Questions	Yes	No	Maybe
The speed was OK.	ya
The vocabulary was OK.	ya
The pronunciation was OK.	ya
This helped my listening skills.	ya
I think my listening skills are improving.			ya
I need to improve (please circle all that apply): listening to main ideas/listening to details/listening to numbers/listening to fast speech/listening to connected speech/listening for a long time/listening to other accents/my vocabulary/my pronunciation.	ya

MKU BAHASA INGGRIS: Vocabulary Building From a Short Text About The Longest Rivers In Japan

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TEXT

The Shinano, or Chikuma, on the island of Honshu is the longest river in Japan. The Tone is the only other 200-mile-long river in the country. The mountainous topography of Japan allows for steep gradient streams. Most of the rivers originate from the mountains down to the cultivated farms and drain to the sea. Japan is abundantly watershed, but almost all the rivers have streams. The rivers vary in size depending on the season. In the winter the rivers thaw, overflow in the summer, and become small streams in the dry weather. Other important rivers in the country include the Abukuma, Kitakami, and Mogami.

VOCABULARY BUILDING

steep	adjective	/stiːp/
rising or falling at a sharp angle
1. It’s a steep climb to the top of the mountain, but the view is worth it. 2. The castle is set on a steep hill
Ref: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-longest-rivers-in-japan.html
Other form : Steeper, steepness (noun) Steeply (adverb)

streams	noun	/striːmz/
a small narrow river
1. Many of these ice streams merge like tributaries, forming huge rivers of ice. 2. We waded across a shallow stream.
Ref: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-longest-rivers-in-japan.html
Other form : Streamy, streaming (adjective)

cultivated	adjective	/ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪ.tɪd/
describes land which is used to grow crops
1. Cultivated land is land used for planting crops. 2. Today wheat, olives, and grapes are cultivated there.
Ref: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-longest-rivers-in-japan.html
Other form : Cultivation, cultivator (noun) Cultivate (verb)

abundantly	adverb	/əˈbəndəntli/
large quantities
1. The plant grows abundantly in the wild. 2. Calcium is found most abundantly in milk.
Ref: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-longest-rivers-in-japan.html
Other form : Abundant (adjective) Abundance (noun)

Thaw	verb	/θɔː/
change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature
1. The country was slowly thawing out after the long cold winter. 2. Allow the meat to thaw properly before cooking it.
Ref: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-longest-rivers-in-japan.html
Other form :Thawing (noun)

Sentences :

Travel between villages was by foot over steep mountains and through deep ravines.
Isn’t there a stream somewhere near here?
A member of the peach family, it grew both wild and as a cultivated fruit tree.
This statement is abundantly confirmed by contemporary facts.
I know how long it takes to thaw frozen assets.

patriotism in pluralism

It’s been 74 years indonesia gets a freedom. There were a lot things happen in Indonesia. National hero of Indonesia have struggled to get our independence. Our national hero have contributed to Indonesia with their patriotism. Actually, we as indonesian people are also demanded to preserve the patriotism in order that integrity of nation stays strong.

What is patriotism? Patriot is derived from “patriot” pluss suffix “ism”. patriot is a person who strongly support his country. It is person who loves his country and is ready to defend it against an enemy. Patriotism is the feeling and the qualities of a patriot. Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland. How wonderful is the meaning of patriotism. By the spirit of patriotism everyone can be loyal to serve their country totally.

But in fact, nowdays, In indonesia the spirit of patriotism has faded away, expecially for teenagers as indonesian rising youth. It has not just lower their enthusiasm of national building. But it can also threaten the national unity. This situasion can be caused of several factors. The difference is one of the causes. In fact, many teenagers are involved in conflicts between ethnic groups, religions, etc.

Indonesia is the rich country. Indonsia doesn’t just has a lot of natural resources, but indonesia also has a lot of culture. Actually, indonesia consist of 17.000 islands, 714 tribes, 1100 languages and also 6 religions. It’s mean we have a lot of differences. So that’s why the most people in indonesia just love theirs own group or religion. It is not fair for us because we are indonesian. We must love a whole of indonesia. We live in Indonesia that’s why we have to use a tolerance in our life. If those differences are united, it will became a big power for our country, indonesia.

Young generation exactly has urgent role to growth and advance of nation. Either good or bad nation can be metered with the quality of the young generation, because this young generation would change old generation in the future.

The youth of indonesia must restore their spirit of patriotism. But, patriotism is not just about flag ceremonies or singing the national anthem. The young have their own ways of interpreting nationalism. For example, they can improve their skills and also increase their ability in all aspect. Of course, they will be good human resources. With their good quality, they can unite all differences in indonesia. Then, all of the indonesian rising youth also can build indonesia to be an developed country together. Indonesia wil has a magnificient prularism.

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Pemuda yang Terlahir di Era Milenial

Pemuda adalah penggambaran titik tertinggi dari perkembangan jiwa manusia. Fase ini merupakan waktu yang sangat ideal bagi seseorang untuk melakukan apapun secara bebas dalam hidupnya. Pemuda juga digambarkan sebagai sosok yang memiliki semangat tinggi, dinamis, idealisme, mandiri, produktif, dan kritis.

Sejak dahulu pemuda telah menjadi bagian yang tidak terpisahkan dari suatu bangsa. Di Indonesia sendiri pemuda mempunyai peranan yang sangat penting dalam seluruh rangkaian pembangunan bangsa. Peran pemuda dalam mencapai kemerdekaan Indonesia menjadi suatu titik awal dari peran pemuda sebagai generasi penerus bangsa ini. Generasi itulah yang akan mengisi dan meneruskan keberlanjutan pembangunan bangsa di era milenial.

Saat ini, dunia telah mengalami kemajuan yang luar biasa. Diantara kemajuan tersebut meliputi berbagai bidang, yakni ilmu pengetahuan, sains, maupun teknologi. Kemajuan tersebut juga terjadi di Indonesia saat ini. Salah satu contohnya adalah kemajuan teknologi yang berkembang dengan pesat di Indonesia. Sudah menjadi rahasia umum bahwa teknologi menawarkan banyak kemudahan dalam menjalankan aktivitas sehari-hari, khususnya bagi para pemuda di Indonesia.

Untuk itulah para pemuda yang terlahir sebagai generasi penerus bangsa memiliki kewajiban untuk ikut berperan dalam memajukan negeri ini. Meskipun begitu, perlu diketahui bahwa era milenial yang lekat dengan kecanggihan teknologi ini telah mengubah tren peran para pemuda di Indonesia. Mereka tidak lagi memerangi penjajah bersenjata, melainkan ketidakmampuan mereka dalam menyaingi cepatnya arus perkembangan zaman. Tidak efisien apabila seorang pemuda yang terlahir di era milenial tapi tidak bisa menempatkan dirinya sebagai generasi milenial yang layak. Tidak menjadi layak disini adalah ketika pemuda tidak mampu menggunakan kemajuan teknologi yang ada sebagai bahan untuk meningkatkan kualitas diri.

Melakukan hal-hal positif dari kemajuan teknologi bisa bermanfaat untuk meningkatkan kualitas diri para pemuda. Seacara tidak langsung hal itu dapat memberi pengaruh positif untuk negara. Sudah waktunya generasi muda berkarya untuk negeri. Dengan kemajuan teknologi mereka dapat membuat sesuatu yang baru sesuai dengan bidangnya masing-masing. Selain itu, generasi muda harus tahu apa yang akan mereka kerjakan dan tau cara mempertanggungjawabkannya. Mereka harus sadar bahwa masa depan negeri ini ada di tangan mereka.

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Resensi Buku Menjadi Manusia Pembelajar

Judul : Menjadi Manusia Pembelajar
Pengarang : Andrias Harefa
Tebal buku : 244 halaman
ISBN : 979-9251-48-6
Tahun terbit : Cetakan ke X Februari 2008
Penerbit : Harian Kompas Jakarta, Agustus, 2000

Pembelajaran bukanlah suatu kemewahan. Pembelajaran digunakan oleh siapa pun untuk menemukan masa depannya. Buku ini menjelaskan dengan ringan tentang pendidikan yang terkait dengan manusia. Manusia sendiri, menurut buku ini, dilahirkan dengan tiga tugas pokok. Tugas yang pertama menjadi pembelajar, yaitu menjadi dirinya sendiri. Setelah selesai dari tugas yg pertama selanjutnya manusia sebagai pemimpin paling tidak memimpin dirinya sendiri dan bukan pemimpin dalam arti jabatan. Tingkatan terakhir adalah sebagai guru yang membantu orang lain menemukan jati dirinya.

Menjadi manusia pembelajar adalah kalimat yang sering sekali dikutip oleh banyak orang. Tapi, apa sih yang dimaksud dengan manusia pembelajar itu? Pada dasarnya, menurut Andrias Harefa, manusia pembelajar adalah seseorang yang senantiasa belajar tentang, belajar, dan belajar menjadi. Palajaran pertama dan terutama yang perlu dipelajari adalah belajar menjadikan dirinya semanusiawi mungkin. Kita adalah manusia yang menjadi (tobe/being) dirinya sendiri, mengaktualisasikan segenap potensi dengan mana ia diciptakan, menjadi otentik dalam arti unik dan tak terbandingkan dengan apapun dan siapapun yang ‘bukan’ dirinya. Manusia adalah human being (manusia) yang berproses belajar untuk being human (memanusiawikan dirinya).

Hakikatnya membaca buku Menjadi Manusia Pembelajar kita telah diarahakan pada pembelajaran yang sesungguhnya. Kita diarahakan untuk mengetahui pemikiran-pemikiran para ahli dan pakar pendidikan masa lampau yang masih relevan dengan kenyataan, walaupun sudah banyak yang tidak lurus lagi. Setidaknya ketika kita membaca buku Menjadi Manusia Pembelajar hati kita tergerak kembali untuk dapat memaknai dan menjalankan fungsi tugas kita di dunia sebagai khalifah. Kita semua menginginkan pembelajaran tidak hanya terhenti di kampus ketika kita mendapatkan gelar sarjana/doktor, melainkan belajar terus sepanjang hayat. Kita juga mengetahui potensi diri, untuk menjadi manusia pembelajar. Namun sayangnya, pemikiran-pemikiran semacam ini masih belum bisa diterima oleh khalayak apalagi pemerintah. Sebab, komersialisasi dalam pendidikan menjadi musuh yang sulit untuk dienyahkan.

Setelah membaca buku ini kita akan memahami proses pembelajaran sepanjang hayat sebagai manusia pembelajar sehingga kita tidak akan lelah untuk terus belajar.

Kelebihan

Buku menjadi manusia pembelajar ini memiliki gaya bahasa yang menarik untuk dibaca, memberikan rasa penasaran dan kenyamanan para pembaca saat membaca isi buku tersebut. Andrea henafa mengungkapkan semua dengan cara yang menyenangkan tanpa menggurui. Terdapat penyampaian pesan yang mendalam yang dibalut dengan kata-kata indah dari sang pengarang buku sehingga bisa menyadarkan pembaca tentang apa yang telah terjadi di negeri ini.

Kekurangan

Visual dari buku ini kurang terlihat menarik sehingga membuat orang berpikir dua kali untuk memulai membacanya. Paparan dalam buku menjadi manusia pembelajar ini juga terkesan bertele-tele sehingga membuat sebagian pembaca akan cepat merasa bosan.

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