r.a Kartini

 Every April 21 people in indonesi commemorate the kartini day. it is beautiful day for the woman because we celebrate the birth of great lady ra. kartini. everyone knows who kartini is. she is our national heroine and a great lady with the bright idea.

kartini was born in 1879 april 21 in mayong jepara. her father was rmaa. sosroningrat wedana (assistant of head of regency) in mayong. her mother, ma ngasirah was a girl from teluk awur village in jepara asthe daughter of a noble family, she felt luck because she got more than the ordinary people got. she got better education than other children.

In november 12 1903 she married adipati djoyodiningrat, the head of rembang regency. according to javanese tradition kartini had to follow her husband. then she moved to rembang. in september 13 1904 she gave a birth to her son. his name was singgih. but after giving birth to a son, her condition was getting worse and she finally passed away on september 17 1904 on her 25 years old now kartini has gone. but her spirit and dream will always be in our heart. nowadays indonesian women progress is influenced by kartini's spirit stated on collection of letter habis gelap terbitlah terang from the dusk to the dawn.

Taken from Readings to Remember, 2004

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Botanical Garden

I went to a botanical garden. It was large, landscaped parks where plants were grown for scientific purposes and for public display. People could stroll down flowers bordered paths or sat on benches and admired the beautiful plants. Most of the plants were labelled with their popular as well as their scientific names.

 In greenhouses, long, low buildings made of glass and artificially heated; the more delicate plants were cultivated.

One of the greatest botanical gardens in the world today is the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, England. It is commonly known as Kew Gardens. One of the largest botanical gardens in the United States is the New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, New York, which contains 13,000 species varieties of plants.

Taken from: English in Focus Grade VIII

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A Successful Shop Owner

    My friend, Jimmy, attended junior high school in his village when he was a teenager. He was a very dilligent student.

He studied hard when he was at junior high school. Therefore, he finished his study and good marks. His parents were very proud of him.

He continued his study at a senior high school near by his village. He studied there for three years. After he graduated from high school, he applied for a job. His father was poor and could not afford a higher education for him.

His first job was a bookkeeper and he was able to use the computer well. He worked there for ten years. He quitted his job because he decided to run a shop in his village.

He wanted to become a successful shop owner in his village. He wa a hard worker.

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A Good Manager

Ron Marton came to his office early this morning. He went to work by car.

When he arrived there, he parked his car and came into his private office. He had so much work to do. Miss Linda, his secretary met him. Mr. Marton talked to her for a while.

Then he studied statistics and wrote a report to his boss, Mr. Siregar. He got his statistics from his assistants. His assistants helped him very much. They collected information from other people.

His secretary didn’t write a report. She wrote many letters for him. She also opened his mail and read the mailcarefully. Then she gave the important letters to him.

Ron Marton could manage his work well. He was a good manager.

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Cat!

           One day my brother and I were playing badminton behind our house when I saw a cat on our mango tree. It looked scared and we thought it couldn’t get down. So, we decided to do something.

          First, I helped my brother to climb the tree and help it. He reached the cat and passed it to me. It was difficult because the tree was so high. When my brother began to come down , a branch broke. He couldn’t move up or down. I went inside the house and asked dad to help my brother. Then, he borrowed a ladder from our neighbour and helped my brother down. As soon as my father left, the cat climbed the tree again.

       This time we didn’t try to help it.

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Carita Beach

Mr. hartono and his family went to Carita Beach last weekend. First, they took a minibus to the bus station. They had to wait fifty minutes for the Carita bus. It was very crowded. Their journey took two hours and twenty minutes. Finally they arrivedat the beach.

Mr. hartono’s children, Sinta and Adi ran quicly to the sea and jumped in. they swam near the beach because Mr. hartono told them to be careful. Mr. and Mrs. Hartono sat on the sand. Mr. Hartono read the newspaper. Mrs. Hartono was very happy that she sang a number of popular songs. Mr.Hartono said,would you like some ice cream dear?” Mrs. Hartono said, “yes,dear.” Mr. Hartono bought her some ice cream and hoped she would stop singing.

It was a great day. They are their picnic lunch and were very happy. Of course there were some bad.     

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My Holyday

Last summer holiday, my family and I spent one night at the countryside. We stayed in a small house. It had a big garden with lots of colorful flowers and a swimming pool.

First, we made a fire in front of the house. Then, we sat around the fire and sang lots of songs together. After that, we came into the houseand had dinner. Next, we sat in the living room and watched a movie. Finally, everybody fell asleep there.

We woke up very late in rhe morning and had breakfast. In the afternoon we went home. We were all very happy.

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