Malaysian Deputy Health Ministry urged every woman to carry a condom to protect against HIV, a news report said.“This is not to debate them but to protect them. Women are the first ones to get exploited by their partners (whom are infected by HIV-positive)” Abdul Latiff Ahmad was quoted as saying by Sunday Star Newspaper. “But this just a suggestion,...
Malaysian women suggested to carry Condom
Malaysian Deputy Health Ministry urged every woman to carry a condom to protect against HIV, a news report said.“This is not to debate them but to protect them. Women are the first ones to get exploited by their partners (whom are infected by HIV-positive)” Abdul Latiff Ahmad was quoted as saying by Sunday Star Newspaper. “But this just a suggestion,...
Indonesian maid in HK after having Sex
A 45-year old Indonesian maid admitted having sex with herHong Kong employer’s 14-year old son after watching internet porn together.
The maid is a divorcee and a mother of two children. The maid, named Suwartin, had worked with the boy family for 11 years.
A court heard how the maid had sex with the boy in relationship that lasted five months....
What is News Item Text?
Definition of News ItemNews item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.Generic Structure of News Item1. Main event2. Elaboration (background, participant, time, place)3. Resource of informationLanguage Feature of News Item1. Focusing on circumstances2. Using material process
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What is Analytical Expositin?
Analytical Exposition TextDefinition of Analytical ExpositionExposition is a text that elaborates the writer‘s idea about the phenomenon surrounding. Its social function is to persuade the reader that the idea is important matter.Generic Structure of Analytical Exposition1. Thesis: Introducing the topic and indicating the writer’s position2. Arguments:...
Is English Important?
Language is the mean of communication. Mostly groups of society have their own languages. Some of them appear the top global languages. Most people in the world hear about English, Arabic, and Mandarin. However English is the most global spoken language. Then if a man wants to catch a global goal, he has to master English.Everyone recognize that English...
Smoking, Is it good for us?
Before we are going to smoke, it is better to look at the fact. About 50 thousands people die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking.Ninety percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If we smoke five...
TELEVISION
Television
Television, or TV, is one of humanity's most important means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes.
People, with a television set in their houses, can sit and watch the president makes a speech or visits a foreign country. They can see a war being fought. Through television,...
TELEVISION
Television Television, or TV, is one of humanity's most important means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. People, with a television set in their houses, can sit and watch the president makes a speech or visits a foreign country. They can see a war being fought. Through television,...
BIRDS
BirdsBirds are interesting flying animals. They are vertebrates and warm blooded animals. They belong to aves class and they can be found all over the world.Birds breath with their air pocket. Beside as respiration organ, air pocket also can enlarge or reduce their weight when flying or swimming.There are many kinds of birds. Earth bird has special...
What Time Is It?
What time is it?
A tramp lie down and sleep in the park. He had been sleeping for about 5 minutes when a couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up , and asked him, "Excuse me.
Do you know what the time is?" The tramp replied, "I'm sorry - I don't have a watch, so I don't know the time."
The man apologized for waking the tramp and the couple...
The Advantage and Disadvantage of Home Office
Everybody like home sweet home however making office at home is possible and recommend. Of coursehome office will has both advantage and disadvantage. Therefore it is wise to consider the strengths and weaknesses to have a home office.
Some people will agree that having office at home will make benefit. It saves time. We need no commuting which...
Kurt Cobain (Biography)
What is recount text? Recount text is a text which list and describe one's experiences by retelling events in the order in which they happened
Recount text can found in the way of a biography is written. A biography conveys details about a person's life or about an episode in their life. See the following example of recount text about the...
Cinderella
Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step mother and two step sisters.
The step mother and sisters were conceited and bad tempered. They treated Cinderella very badly. Her step mother made Cinderella do the hardest works in the house; such as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing the food...
Review Kind of Texts
Based on generic structure and language feature dominantly used, texts are divided into several types. They are narrative, recount, descriptive, report, explanation, analytical exposition, hortatory exposition, procedure, discussion, review, anecdote, spoof, and news item. These variations are known as GENRES.
NARRATIVE
Purpose: To amuse/entertain...
How To Make Ice cream Without a Machine
Making Ice Cream Without A Machine1. Prepare your ice cream mixture, then chill it over an ice bath.2. Put a deep baking dish, or bowl made of plastic, stainless steel or something durable in the freezer, and pour your custard mixture into it.3. After forty-five minutes, open...
How To Tie a Neck Tie
This is an example of procedure or instruction text. Procedure text is usually in the form of imperative sentences. It gives us instructions how to use or to make something. This procedure text is about how to use neck tie or how to tie a neck tie.
How to Tie a Neck Tie
Material:1....
How The Rain Happens
Explanation text in some way is similar to procedure text. Explanation passage often make description about how something happens or why the thing occures. While procedure text bring the instruction on how to make something happen completely. The following example of explanation text about how rain happen is best showing on what...
Generic Structure of English Texts
Based on generic structure and language feature dominantly used, texts are divided into several types. They are narrative, recount, descriptive, report, explanation, analytical exposition, hortatory exposition, procedure, discussion, review, anecdote, spoof, and news item. These variations are known as GENRES.
NARRATIVE
Purpose: To amuse/entertain...
Non-Fiction Texts
Text types is generalized in two kinds; fiction and no-fiction. Fiction will be close relating to literature while non-fiction is deal more in technical usage of daily life.
Browsing over the Internet, I find a very useful source to learn text types in non-fiction summary. They are:
1. Report text, this kind of text is to describe the way...
Plant Family
All living things on the earth belong to the plants or animals family. The plant family get their food and water from the soil. They also need sunlight to grow. Some of them live in water and get their food from water. They are thousand of plants.We can divide plants into two groups. There are the plants without stem, roots, or leaves. These are the...
