Final WeekTodi Adiyatmo Wijoyo

Rules of Exam 90 Minute Multiple choice and short essayYou're allowed to bring one piece of notes 1 Sheet of A4Must be written in red/blue pen

Main Idea The main idea is the most important idea

in a passage, or piece of writing The main idea tells what the passage is

mostly about. Every passage has a main idea

Main Idea As you read through a passage, you must think as

you read Reading is an active process, as opposed to

watching television, which is passive. You must actively engage your mind, and, as you

read, keep asking yourself, Whats the point? 3 Strategies :

Look for general versus specific ideas. Use the topic to lead you to the main idea. Use key words to lead you to the main idea.

Use List Words to Lead You to the Main Idea

Sometimes authors make it fairly easy to find their main idea. They announce itu using list words

List Words A list that tell you item that will follow

However, we now know that TV violence does affect people in negative ways. Negative ways -> many negative way (plural)

Use List Words to Lead You to the Main Idea (2)

Hints : list word usually end with s

Example : Emotional decision can be divided into two main types

Adition Word, identify supporting idea

Addition word usually used before supporting idea When you see this words, its mean that you see the

detail/supporting idea

Main Idea Location

Present SimpleWe use present Simle to talkHabits and Routines

He visits his grandmother everydayHe usually reads the newspaper I always go to school by bus

Truth and permantent statesWater boils at 100cPeople from Chile speaks SpanishMy Mother lives in La Serena

Present Simple Express Action occuring in near futureMy husband arrives in chile next weekMy plane leaves leaves at 3'oclockThe english class start on Tuesday Afternoon

Time ExpressionFrequency AdverbAlways,Often,Generally,Usually,Normally,NeverHe normally cooks pasta

Other Time ExpressionEvery day,every month, At the weekend, ETC

Musicians sometimes work sundays

Past Simple Use the Past Simple to express an action that started and

finished at a specific time in the past Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the

specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.Example :

I saw a movie yesterday.

Last year, I traveled to Japan.

Did you have dinner last night?

She washed her car two hours ago.

Past Simple : Series of Action We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed

actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Example :

I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and

met the others at 10:00.

Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?

Past Simple : Duration The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts

and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Example :

I lived in Brazil for two years.

Ruti studied Japanese for five years.

They sat at the beach all day.

They did not stay at the party the entire time.

We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.

Past Simple : Habbit in the past The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which

stopped in the past It can have the same meaning as used to. To make it clear

that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.

Example :

I studied French when I was a child.

He played the violin.

He didn't play the piano.

Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?

She worked at the movie theater after school.

Past Simple : Generalization that no longer true

The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. This use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression used to."

Example :

She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.

He didn't like tomatoes before.

Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?

People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.