info pendaftaran California 19

 

 

catch - caught - caught

Present Simple

He catches the train at nine o'clock.

" Dia naik kereta pada jam 9"

 Simple Passive

The ball is caught by the player at first base.

"Bola ditangkap oleh pemain pada base pertama"

Present Continuous

They are catching on slowly

"Mereka sedang mengejar ketinggalan degan lambat"

 

Present Perfect

He has caught a cold.

"dia masih flu"

 

Present Perfect Continuous

He will catch on fast.

"Dia akan menyusul dengan cepat"

sleep texting disorder

If you have a smartphone, you may have felt the embarrassment of sending a private message to the wrong person or having autocorrect fail you at just the wrong time.

But some people experience a different kind of messaging mishap, one they may not even remember doing. And no, they're not drunk-dialing.

They're sleep-texting.

While hard data is lacking on this cultural trend, the anecdotal evidence has been mounting over the past few years. Twitter users regularly recount the loopy messages they've sent with the hashtag #sleeptexting. "There are texts sent from my phone at 5am that I do not recall sending," said one tweet. Another said, "I should stop sleeping next to my phone."

Others post Twitpics and Instagram photos showing their bizarre or garbled messages, some of which are more gibberish than actual words. One woman told CNN affiliate WQAD last year that she had a sleep-texting disorder.

Whereas some people might "get up and go get something out of the refrigerator" while in a state of sleep, said Dr. Jim Fulop, the corporate medical director for OhioHealth Sleep Services, others "grab their smartphone, which is right next to them, and they may text or do other things."

The idea of unlocking a smartphone, opening a texting app and then typing something while asleep may sound far-fetched, but the "sleep-texting" term is a little misleading. It's more like "half-asleep" texting, as doctors describe it as a state of rest where a person isn't fully awake.

"It's like your brain is on autopilot," explained Dr. Shelby Harris, director of behavioral sleep medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. "Think about the rate at which people are texting nowadays, and most people sleep right next to (their phones), so if they wake up it's another automatic behavior. ... This is sort of a form of sleepwalking, that's kind of the way that I look at it."

Unlike sleepwalking, which can be dangerous, sleep-texting tends to be a habit that can be easily laughed off.

Here are some other recent examples of sleep texts, as posted on Twitter and Instagram:

-- "Wtf did they put in those little bomb things."

-- "No bounces issues with monh..., pillow helps"

-- "I legittt wish veggird were enough to fuelme"

-- "The bullet holes really look great on my teddy bear."

Fulop and Harris say younger generations appear to be more susceptible to sleep-texting. For young professionals, sometimes their jobs require them to respond to texts and e-mails late into the night.

And teens, "they're texting constantly," Fulop said. "They feel they can spend the middle of the night communicating with their friends; it's part of their behavior. ... They don't intend to text, but they sleep-text because they wake up confused, they grab (their phone) and they're off mumbling in the text message."

Dr. Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor of pediatric nursing at Villanova University's College of Nursing, heard the same thing as she was researching Internet risk behaviors and the victimization of children and adolescents.

"I think for many adolescents and young adults, technology has provided us another avenue of sleep walking, (or) talking in our sleep. People have answered the phone, the good old-fashioned landline, in their sleep. 

That's not particularly new," Dowdell said. "What we're seeing now is younger people experiencing this."

Adults can typically shrug off sleep-texting with a laugh or an apology, but there could be greater consequences for adolescents. Texting is interrupting their sleep at an age when they need it most, and they could be more vulnerable to thier unintentional oversharing being posted for others to see.

If you're a sleep texter or afraid of becoming one, the easiest and best solutions are the most obvious: Turn off your phone, set your passcode lock or place it on the other side of the room so it's not within easy reach.

this article was taken from CNN.com

pendaftaran California 18

1 - 31 Januari 2013 menjadi masa pendaftaran periode California 18 Elfata English College.

site review - Livemocha.com - a place to learn Languages

TopTenREVIEWS Bronze Award winner Livemocha is truly a site for sore eyes to anyone who is trying to learn languages. And, since it is constantly changing because of the social media they are exploiting, it is probably being bettered as you are reading this review. As far as technology and social media usage, Livemocha’s site is a dream come true for the language learner. Students can converse any time they want with students from all over the the world. Their embrace of technology was like no other we’ve seen before. The social media is being used as it was really meant to be. Students are out there sharing, conversing, and teaching each other all because Livemocha has made it so easy. And the forums are growing. In fact, the site has real potential to dominate the language teaching world.
Livemocha's website is exceptionally easy to use and the interfaces let the student know exactly where they are and how much further they need to go in the lesson. But if a student isn’t satisfied with their knowledge, there are additional practice sessions available at that level. They can also opt to use the tutors as teachers.

These are some of the great learning materials in Livemocha:

• Heavily-used chats - This site is so dynamic and one of the reasons is that no matter what time of day or not, there are people who want to practice your native language and the language you want to learn.
• Audio recording software - As soon as an English speaker reads something aloud and submits it to the site, there will be a native Spanish speaker who is willing and able to give feedback on the submission. English speakers naturally help the Spanish speakers try to speak English. This builds confidence on both sides.
• Large number of exercises - Many programs just have a few exercises available for students, but Livemocha seemed to have a lot of optional exercises which allows students to practice until they have truly learned the lesson.
• Flashcards - Livemocha's flashcard sets are very handy and many have already been set up by other users and they've been rated by students who have used them. 

Although there were some options for learning alternative subject matters, Livemocha hasn’t done much to develop materials for those who need specific vocabulary for a job in the restaurant industry or in healthcare, however, there is nothing keeping students from finding study partners that can help them in this particular endeavor, or whatever topic they are interested in.

pemenang TopTenREVIEWS Bronze Award, Livemocha adalah situs yang benar-benar memanjakan setiap orang yang ingin belajar bahasa asing. dan karena situs ini berbasis media sosial, kemungkinan akan lebih bagus lagi bahkan saat Anda membaca artikel ini. Di situs livemocha ini, para pelajar dapat bercakap-cakap dengan pelajar lainnya dari seluruh dunia kapan pun.Livemocha telah menggunakan media sosial sebagaimana seharusnya. Para pelajar disana berbagi, bercakap-cakap, dan saling mengajari bahasa.

website ini sangat mudah digunakan. dari sini para pelajar dapat mengetahui sejauh mana kemampuan mereka dalam pendalaman bahasa tersebut. mereka dapat mengatur levelmulai dari pemula, intermediet, sampai mahir. bukan hanya itu saja, mereka juga dapat memilih untuk menggunakan instruktur atau guru yang tersedia di sana.

materi yang dapat digunakan di livemocha

• Heavily-used chats - situs ini sangat dinamis. salah satu alasannya adalah jam berapapun kita online, selalu ada orang-orang yang siap belajar bahasa native kita dan siap mengajari bahasa yang kita inginkan.
• Audio recording software - kita dapat merekam bahasa yang tidak kita mengerti dan mengeposnya, untuk memperoleh umpan balik dari para pengguna lain.
• Large number of exercises - banyak latihan yang tersedia
• Flashcards - tersedia juga flashcard

daftar livemocha

Music Sharing - Agnes

this week i'm gonna share a song from Agnes Monica for Simpati - Telkomsel.

just follow this link to download it from 4shared
download
and this is the lyric

Lirik Muda (Le O Le O) - Agnes Monica

le o le o le o heeei, le o le o le o heeei
le o le o le o heeei, le o le o le o heeei
ku berlari pakai hati, tak berhenti sampai mati
le o le o le o heeei, le o le o le o heeei, le o le o le o heeei

aku dengar ada yang bicara
papa mamaku punya cita-cita
dia baru berusia lima
tapi semangatnya sungguh sempurna

never in your life, let them talk to you like you can not
yes, you're young but you're right
walk your miles, do your part with a smile
'cause you're young, you're young, you're young

hidupku itu adalah aku
bukan kamu dan ragumu, jangan sama-samakanku
hidupmu itu adalah kamu
bukan kata tidak mampu, tak peduli usiamu

aku muda (aku muda) aku bisa (aku bisa)

tak perlu ragukan yang kau lihat
orang ikuti ku punya jejak
kamu yang nakal bikin ku bosan
mulut setan bicara tak karuan

never in your life, let them talk to you like you can not
yes, you're young but you're right
walk your miles, do your part with a smile
'cause you're young, you're young, you're young

hidupku itu adalah aku
bukan kamu dan ragumu, jangan sama-samakanku
hidupmu itu adalah kamu
bukan kata tidak mampu, tak peduli usiamu

hidupku itu adalah aku
bukan kamu dan ragumu, jangan sama-samakanku
biar ku berlari pakai hati
tak berhenti sampai mati, aku muda aku bisa

le o le o le o heeei, le o le o le o heeei
ku berlari pakai hati, tak berhenti sampai mati
le o le o le o heeei, le o le o le o heeei
ku berlari pakai hati, tak berhenti sampai mati

hidupku itu adalah aku
bukan kamu dan ragumu, jangan sama-samakanku
hidupmu itu adalah kamu
bukan kata tidak mampu, tak peduli usiamu

hidupku itu adalah aku
bukan kamu dan ragumu, jangan sama-samakanku
biar ku berlari pakai hati
tak berhenti sampai mati, aku muda aku bisa

le o le o le o heeei
ku berlari pakai hati, tak berhenti sampai mati

Farewell Party California 16

Bulan Nopember sudah tinggal hitungan hari, ada kabar baru apa lagi nih dari Elfata?
baru pada tanggal 25 Nopember ini Elfata menyelenggarakan Farewell Party yang berjalan sangat meriah. para wisudawan dan wisudawati terlihat sangat bahagia ditemani para walinya. Suasana syahdu dan haru saat semua hadirin bersama-sama melantunkan lagu Indonesia Raya dan Hymne Elfata. para wali terlihat bangga saat melihat slide foto-foto kegiatan putera-puteri mereka di layar.
Farewell party kali mengambil tema "Never say Good Bye!". yang diartikan dengan luas. never say good bye to EEC, Never say good bye to all friends and of course Never Say Good Bye to Learn English. hehe

(DIY) Learn English at Home

this is a few tips for you to learn English at home
• Listen to English. When listening to English television programs, turn on the subtitles or closed captioning to your native language. Learn conversational English by reading along with subtitles or ...closed captioning as you listen to the speakers. Even entertainment programming is helpful; you will better understand the language when paired with visual cues, such as the body language of the speaker and the social context of the spoken words.
• Read English language books, newspapers and magazines. Begin with simple books and interesting magazines. Many newspapers are written so someone with the reading skills of a 9th- or 10th-grade student can understand the stories. Use an English dictionary to help you learn new words as you read. Reading English language will improve your vocabulary, grammar and basic sentence structure.
• Speak English to others at home. When you learn a new word or phrase, use that word or phrase in place of your native language. Add a few new words daily to gradually increase the words and phrases you speak. Speak with native English speakers to increase your understanding and improve your pronunciation.

• Dengarkan Bahasa Inggris.
  Ketika anda menoton program berbahasa Inggris, pastikan subtitle atau teks Inggrisnya aktif. Anda akan mengerti lebih baik dengan membandingkan apa yang diomongkan, ekspresi, dan bahasa tubuh dari tokoh ketika mengucapkan kata-kata tersebut. inilah salah satu cara yang menyenangkan dalam mempelajari bahasa Iggris.
• Bacalah buku-buku berbahasa Iggris.
  dimulai dengan buku-buku sederhana seperti cerita bergambar, atau majalah-majalah yang menarik. gunakan kamus berbahasa Inggris untuk mempelajari kata-kata baru yang Anda baca.
  dengan membaca buku berbahasa Iggris, Anda dapat menambah koleksi kata-kata Bahasa Inggris anda sekaligus mempelajari tata bahasa dan  sruktur dasar kalimat.
• Cobalah untuk berbahasa Inggris dengan orang lain. katika Anda mempelajari kata atau frase baru, gunakanlah sebagai bahasa sehari-hari. tambahkan beberapa kata baru setiap hari untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara anda. bercakap-cakaplah dengan pengguna bahasa Inggris asli untuk meningkatkan pemahaman dan cara pengucapan yang tepat.

Elfata Software Sharing mnggu ini - Minilyric, Software penampil lirik untuk lagu anda

Salah satu cara untuk mengasah kemampuan berbahasa Inggris Anda adalah dengan mendengarkan musik, tentunya sambil mempelajari liriknya.

data software :

• Lyrics plugin software for iTunes, Windows Media Player, Winamp, etc. You do not need to change the way you enjoy music.
• Display scrolling lyrics, you can follow along with the artist and catch every word.
• Automatically search and download lyrics.
• Huge lyrics database, and it is expanding every day.
• Download and save lyrics in your song files, you can view it on your iPod or iPhone.
• Amazing translucency skins.

Dengan mempelajari lirik lagu, anda dapat menambah vocabulary, mengetahui  pronunciation dan cara penyusunan kalimat yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu tersebut, tentunya dengan cara yang menyenangkan seperti sedang berkaoke. Asyik kan...?
Untuk liriknya sendiri, bisa anda dapatkan langsung dari internet, karena minilyric mengusung fitur pencarian ketika lagu anda diputar, atau dengan menambahkan liriknya secara manual lewat lirik editor.

Movie Sharing Minggu ini-cars-Maters tall tales

Minggu ini, Elfata akan membagikan serial animasi disney pixar yang jadi penerus animasi sukses Cars,
Maters Tall Tales. Bawa Flash discmu, dan datang ke kantor EEC di Jln. Raya Bungah No.36. no charge, alias free...

 Spesifikasi film:
Judul : Maters Tall Tales (dengan beberapa sub judul)
ukuran : 713 Mb
Genre : komedi
teks : Bahasa Inggris
untuk semua umur

Masih ingatkah dengan tokoh Mater yang menemani Mc queen menghabiskan malamnya di Radiator Spring? Tokoh yang mengajarkan Mc queen mengendara mundur dan mengajaknya mengagetkan para Bulldozer? Nah, pada animasi pendek Cars kali ini, yang menjadi tokoh utama bukannya si Mc Queen, melainkan Matter.
Mater adalah seorang mobil derek dari kota kecil Radiator Spring. Dari tampang, aksen, dan kelakuannya Mater termasuk pribadi yang unik. Mater menceritakan pengalaman-pengalaman uniknya yang unbelievable.
Gaya berceritanya yang menarik dan meyakinkan membuat serial ini sangat layak untuk ditonton.