EXPLANATION TEXT

HOW CELL PHONES WORK

   

   A cell phone is a great gadget in this modern world. What is a cell phone? A cell phone is actually a radio in certain way. Like a radio, by a cell phone we can communicate to other people in real time. Million people use cell phone for their communication. Even nowadays, people use cell phones to communicate in voice, written and data. Alexander Graham Bell is the person who make great change in the way people communicate to each other. He invented a telephone in 1876.

   While wireless radio was formally known in 18994 presented by Guglielmo Marconi. By these two technologies, then a cell phone was born. However do you know how actually cell phones work?
This short explanation on how a cell phone work is really wonderful. A cell phone or in long term "cellular telephone' works by transmitting signals of radio to towers of cellular. The towers are networked to a central switching station. The connection usually uses wire, fiber optic-cables, or microwave.

   Then the central switching station which handles calls in certain given area is directed connected to the wire-based telephone system. Cellulars are pick up by the towers and relayed to another cellular telephone user or the user of wire-based telephone network.
the towers vary in the capacity and capability to receive signals. Some can receive the signal from short distance and the others can receive more distance. However, there are usually more than one tower in certain given area so that the system can handle the increasing telephone traffic

http://understandingtext.blogspot.com/2009/12/explanation-text-about-how-cell-phones.html

discussion text

Discussion Text

DISTANCE LEARNING

   A few years ago, distance learning was seen as an inferior way but nowadays even famous and established traditional colleges and universities are providing distance learning courses and it is generally considered a way to improve one's life.

  However, people still argue whether distance learning give more advantage or disadvantage. Some of them who see the benefit of distance learning will say that distance learning needs no commuting. Of course it saves money and time that students would take. Furthermore, distance learning can be done at any student’s convenience. Mostly of the classes of distance learning are asynchronous. It means that students do not have to attend a lecture at a fixed particular time and place. Students can review the assignments and do their homework during off-hours or from home. Additionally, distance learning gives more accessibility. No one can deny it. People with limited mobility may encounter the problem when they take traditional class. With the online class system, the problem is absent.

   Despite the many advantages, the other people will see that distance learning is costly and needs complex technology. To attend online learning, student must have a computer with possibly access to the internet. Admitted or not, such technology devices are not always available for common students. Another disadvantage of distance learning is that it does not provide immediate feedback. Unlikely traditional classroom, students have to wait for the feedback and comment until the instructor has review the works and sent response to them. Most of the time students will study alone. Distance learners may feel isolated or miss that social physical interaction that comes with attending a traditional classroom.

   Regarding the individual’s learning style, some students are able to learn when there is a live interaction between them and the available of accompanying teacher while others don’t really need it. So before deciding a choice of attending distance learning or not, each student needs to do a fair analysis regarding the kind of person he/she is.

source : http://understandingtext.blogspot.com/2009/05/discussion-text-sample-on-distance.html

MALIN KUNDANG

Narrative Text Legend

A tale story from West Sumatra, Indonesia

Once Upon a time, lived a diligent boy named Malin Kundang. He lived in the seashore with his mother. They were very poor, but they lived quiet and harmonious.

One day, a big ship closed to the beach near their village. They asked peoples to join work in their ship and went to the cross island. Malin Kundang wanted to join with them because he wanted to improve his family’s life. But his mother didn’t permit him. She worried to Malin. Malin still kept his argument… and finally he sailed with the bigship.

Several years later, Malin Kundang succed and he became rich trader. Then, he came to his native village with his beatiful wife, but his wife didn’t know Malin’s real descent. His happy mother quickly approached Malin and brought a plate of village cake, Malin’s Favorite. But Malin didn’t admit that woman as his poor mother, and then he kicked the village cakewhich brought by his mother until scattered.

His mother very broken heart because MAlin rebellious to her, who had growth him. Then, his mother cursed Malin became stone.

Suddenly, the bigship which Malin’s had was vacillated by a big storm and all of his crewman tossed aside out. Malin realized that was his fault that rebellious his mother. He bowed down and became a stone.

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ENGLISH REMIDIAL TEST 1

• Change into passive voice

1. Mrs. K asked them to pay the school fee in time.
They were asked to pay the school fee in time.
2. Should we do the remedial test in a piece of paper?
Should the remedial test be done in a piece of paper?
3. You must not forget to write your name.
Your name must not be forgotten to write.
4. Are you speaking English during the English class?
Is English being spoken during the English class??
5. She crossed the answers several times.
The answers were crossed several times.
6. We have finished doing our task before other students.
Our task has been finished doing before other students.
7. Will you be waiting for them all day long?
Will they be being waited for all day long?
8. We celebrated the 47th anniversary of our school yesterday.
The 47th anniversary of our school was celebrated yesterday.
9. They were having dinner when suddenly the stove exploded.
Dinner was being had when suddenly the stove exploded.
10. The teacher had punished them for something they did not do.
They had been punished for something they did not do.

• Change into active voice

11. We are invited for lunch by the headmaster.
The headmaster invites us for lunch.
12. Many students are being given the English remedial test by Mr. T.
Mr. T is giving many students the English remedial test.
13. Was English being studied diligently by them last night?
Were they studying English diligently last night?
14. This test has been being finished in 45 minutes by the students.
The students have been finishing this test in 45 minutes.
15. Have they been being taught math by Mr. Good for three years?
Has Mr. Good been teaching them math for three years?

• Plural

16. Has Mr. Fajar been showing them his new blog?
a. Have they been being shown his new blog?
b. Has his new blog been being shown to them?
17. They do not ask her several questions.
a. She is not asked several questions.
b. Several questions are not asked to her.
18. Has Mrs. Nanik been reading us another story?
a. Have we been read another story?
b. Has another story been being read to us?
19. Didn’t he tell you the school regulation?
a. Weren’t you told the school regulation?
b. Wasn’t the school regulation told to you?
20. We were introducing him our pretty sisters last night.
a. He was being introduced to our pretty sisters last night.
b. Our pretty sisters were being introduced to him last night.

ENGLISH TEST 1

Change into passive voice

1. Mr. T tells us to close our notebooks.

We are told to close our notebooks by Mr. T.

2. We must write this test in a piece of paper.

This test must be written in a piece of paper.

3. I should not forget my name too.

My name should not be forgotten too.

4. The students speak English during the English class.

English is spoken during the English class.

5. Did anyone ask any question about me?

Were any question asked about me.

6. I cannot do this test during the time given.

This test cannot be done during the time given.

7. We have been waiting for him all day long.

He has been being waited for all day long.

8. Mr. Jack has invited you to lunch tomorrow.

You have been invited by Mr. Jack to lunch tomorrow.

9. The students did not do the English test easily.

The English test was not be done easily by the students.

10. Must you check the answer before you give it back.

Must the answer be checked before you give it back?

11. We are doing the passive test in the multimedia room.

The passive test is being done in multimedia room by us.

12. Would you join the remedial test if you got bad mark again?

Would the remedial test be joined by you if you got bad mark again?

Change into active voice

13. The white board has been cleaned by you.

You have cleans the white board.

14. The interview will be done in this room by us.

We will do the interview in this room.

15. English was being studied diligently by them last night.

They were studying English diligently last night.

16. This test must be finished in 45 minutes by the students.

The students must finish this test in 45 minutes.

17. We have been being taught math by Mr. Sus for three years.

Mr. Sus has been teaching math us for three years.

18. Will the coming UAN test be being faced by you in the month of April?

Will you be facing the UAN test in the month of April?

19. The vocabulary book should be submitted by us this morning.

We should submitte the vocabulary boo this morning.

20. Batik shirt must be worn by the students on Friday.

The students must wear batik shirt on Friday.

Plural

21. Mr. Fajar is showing us his new blog.

· We are being shown his new blog.

· His new blog is being shown to us.

22. They will be asking her several questions.

· She will be being asked by them several questions.

· Several questions will be being asked by them to her.

23. Mrs. Nanik has been reading them another story.

· They have been being read another story by Mrs. Nanik.

· Another story has been being read by Mrs. Nanik to them.

24. Does he tell you the new law of Archimedes?

· Are you told by him the new law of Archimedes?

· Is the new law of Archimedes told by him to you?

25. We should have given him our new projects before he came here.

· He should have been be given our new projects before he came here.

· Our new projects should have been be given him before he came here.