Friday, August 28, 2009

Countries, Nationalities and Languages in English

This chart shows the Country, Language and Nationality of many major countries from around the world. Each group of words is repeated twice.

Pronunciation File Country Language Nationality
One syllable
France French French
Greece Greek Greek
ends in '-ish'
Britain English British
Denmark Danish Danish
Finland Finnish Finnish
Poland Polish Polish
Spain Spanish Spanish
Sweden Swedish Swedish
Turkey Turkish Turkish
ends in '-an'
Germany German German
Mexico Spanish Mexican
The United States English American
ends in '-ian' or '-ean'
Australia English Australian
Brazil Portuguese Brazilian
Egypt Arabic Egyptian
Italy Italian Italian
Hungary Hungarian Hungarian
Korea Korean Korean
Russia Russian Russian
ends in '-ese'
China Chinese Chinese
Japan Japanese Japanese
Portugal Portuguese Portuguese

Expression use in Nationalities and Languages
# Where are you from?
a. I am from Italy
b. I am from Brazilian
c. I am from Japan

Manufacturingtools

A. The forge (tempat bekerja pandai besi/tempaan)
1. Anvil landasan
2. bellows Puputan, embusan, ubub
3. furnace Tungku perapian
4. Sledge hammer Palu besar/godam

B. Tools for fastening (Alat untuk pengikat, pengunci, pengancing)
5. bolt Baut
6. hammer Palu, martil
7. Head of nail Kepala paku
8. mallet Palu, tukul kayu, godam
9. Nail Paku
10. Nut Mur
11. Rivet Paku sumbat
12. Screw Sekrup
13. Screw driver Obeng
14. Spanner (or wrench) Kunci inggris
15. Thread (of screw) Galur, ulir drat

C. Tools for cutting (alat pemotong)
16. Axe Kapak
17. Chisel Pahat
18. Choper Pemotong
19. Hack saw Gergaji besi/logam
20. (pen) knife Pisau
21. Hand saw Gergaji tangan
22. Scissors Gunting
23. Teeth (of saw) Gigi gergaji

D. Tools for smoothing and shaping (alat penghalus dan pembentuk)
24 Adz (e) Kapak beliung.
25. file Kikir
26. plane Pengetam,serut

E. Tools that make hole (alat pembuat lubang)
27. Brace and bit Gurdi tukang kayu
28. Corkscrew Perop
29. Drill Bor
30. Gimlet Gerek kayu/bor kayu
31. Tin opener Pembuka

F. Tools for holding (alat untuk pemegang, penahan)
32. Pincers Tang penyepit atau pengguntingan
33. Pliers Tang catut
34. Tongs Tang kombinasi

G. Carpenter’s bench (bangku tukang kayu)
35. Carpenter’s rule Perkakas tukang kayu
36. Vice Jepitan bangku

H. Tools for protecting eyes (alat pelindung mata)
37. Glasses Kacamata
38. googles Kacamata debu

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Present perfect tense.

When we talk about activities that have been done, we use the Present perfect tense. Learn the patern :

Subject + Have/Has + V3 + Objcect/Adverb

Subject Have/Has Verb 3 Object/Adverb
I have worked hard
You have studied english for years
He/She has finished his homework
We have stayed at home for two days
They have looked for child
The teacher has given use the test
The students have sung the new song

Write down the third form of V3

Regular Verb Irregular Verb
V1 V3 V1 V3
Look Looked Buy Bought
Play Played Talk Taken
Cook Cooked Speak Spoken
Walk Walked Drive Driven
Talk Talked Think Thought

Preposition

The prepositions at, on, and in

We use at to show a specific place or position.
For example:
Someone is at the door.
They are waiting at the bus stop.
I used to live at 51 Portland Street.

We use on to show position on a horizontal or vertical surface.
For example:
The cat sat on the mat.
The satellite dish is on the roof.

We also use on to show position on streets, roads, etc.
For example:
I used to live on Portland Street.

We use in to show that something is enclosed or surrounded.
For example:
The dog is in the garden.
She is in a taxi.
Put it in the box.

We also use in to show position within land-areas (towns, counties, states, countries, and continents).
For example:
I used to live in Nottingham.

More prepositions of place
Prepositions of Place

after
She slammed the door after her.
They ran after the thief.

among
I enjoy being among my friends.
I found my handbag among my luggage.

at
The secretary was sitting at her desk.
The man was standing at the taxi stand.

behind
The car park is behind the building.
He never won a race, he was always behind the others.

between
The prisoner sat between the two policemen.
I held the pen between my thumb and fingers.

in
The pen was in the drawer.
He lives in South Africa.

in front of
The teacher stands in front of the class.
The car was parked in front of the garage.

next to / beside / by
In my English lesson I always sit next to/beside/by my friend.
The bank is next to/beside/by the hotel.

on
The painting was hanging on the wall.
The boy was sitting on the chair.

over/above
The sign hanging over/above the door read 'No smoking'.
I put the tablecoth over the table.
I enjoy watching the planes fly above me.

under / below
The temperature outside was under/below 0.
The woman was sheltering under a tree.
When flying I enjoy watching the clouds below me.

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