The Miser

A miser sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements.

He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there.

 It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it."

Taken from Readings to Remember, 2004

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Lawang Sewu

        Lawang Sewu is one of the famous historical buildings in Indonesia. It is named Lawang Sewu which means a thousand doors. Besides its thousand doors, it is also well known for the fascinating stained glass windows representing the Dutch Symbolism. The stained glass windows are similar with those of the places like The Hague and Rotterdam and also the Royal family. The building has numerous long winding corridors which open out to the offices on one side of the office and the other end of the building on the other hand. It is a famous landmark in the region of Semarang and a pride for Java.

Taken from Readings to Remember, 2004

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BEHAVIOR AND WORK HABITS IN THE WORKPLACE

Smart and quiet behaviour in the workplace can causeserious or even fatal accidents. Behaviour like this is called horse play. If you interfere with the work of others or make practical joking, it can also be very safe. Horse play, running,and throwing objects in the workplace are good work  habits and can cause accidents. Bad work habits keep a workplace dangerous. A dangerous   worker is messy in his habits. He keeps a messy bench and a messy store. The floor around the bench or machine is never dirty. He always puts rubbish and waste into the wrong bins. In this way, he prevents obstruction of fire.

A dangerous worker does not wait for accident to happen. He never takes actions after they happen. If he sees some oil on the floor, he does not leave it there. Somebody may slip on that oil and so he wipes it up. He does not leave tools lying around or on top of machines. Tools can fall into the moving parts of a machine. The machine may be damaged, or the operator may be badly injured. The dangerous worker does these things through habits. As he works, he is thinking of the safety. He is trying to remove the safety. He is thinking not only of himself, but

also of his fellow workers .

(Taken from Bahasa Inggris Teknologi Industri 2)

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Memorandum

Memorandum (also more commonly memo) is a brief written record of communication, used in office, whether business, government, education institution or legal office (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum). The usual structure for a memo includes some or all of the following:

MEMORANDUM

TO : the person or group receiving the memo (recipient).

FROM : the person writing the memo (sender).

C.C. : (Carbon Copy) the person or group who

should be informed about the memo

DATE : usually a formal manner of writing the date (month/day/year).

For example: February 22nd, 2009

SUBJECT : a short specific topic discussed in the memo. This should be in bold.

(instead of SUBJECT:, it’s also acceptable to use RE: which means regarding or reference)

introduction: explains why the memo has been written and what topic will discuss. You can start your idea of this introduction by responding this sentence,” I’m writing because..”. When the memo is long, the introduction is in a single paragraph as an executive summary of the memo itself.

body: discusses the topic in detail. It explains a thing exactly and list items when possible. In a long memo, the body contains discussion of background information. You can use this phrase “the facts are…” to develop the body part of a memo.

conclusion: explains what will or should happen next, when the follow up will occur and why the date is important. In most memos, the conclusion is in form of actions. The main idea of this part is that “I will” or “I propose that you …”

taken from : English for SMK Maria Regina

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SPORTS

         Sport is very useful for our health. There are a lot of sports we can do. The popular sports in our country are badminton, football, boxing, volleyball, swimming, tennis, etc. Sometimes we need money to do sports, but sometimes we do not need money to do them. Not all people have enough money to spend for sports. There are some cheap sports such as jogging, running, and walking. All people can do jogging, running, or walking without spending money. These sports are very good for young and old people. Moreover people can do them everywhere and every time they like. If we do jogging, running, or walking at on beside in front of between behind above in The Students Are Studying In The Classroom 121 regularly, we will be fresh and healthy all the time. There are some sports we can do in a team, such as football, volleyball, basketball, etc. While swimming, high jumping, long jumping are done individually.

(Taken from Communicative and Meaningful English)

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Meals in Britain

       A traditional English breakfast a very big meal – sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms.... but nowadays many people just have cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam, or honey.  Marmalade or jam are not the same. Marmalade is made from orange and jam is made by other fruit. The traditional breakfast drink is tea, which people have with cold milk. Some people have coffe, which is made with just hot water. Many visitors to Britain find this coffee disgusting.

For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars, where office workers can choose the kind of bread they want – brown, white, or a roll – and then all sorts of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often serve good, cheap food, but hot and cold. School – children can have a hot meal at school, but many just take a snack from home – a sandwich, a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some crips.

       On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They have roast meat, either beef, lamb chicken, or pork, with potatoes, vegetables, and gravy. Gravy is a sauce made from the meat juices.

       The British like food from other countries, too, especially Italian, Chinese, and Indian. People often get take away meals – you buy the food at the restaurant and then bring it home to it. Eating in Britain is quite international.

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The Friend Test

            Below are three questions that will tell you “what kind of friend you are.” Answer these questions with your friend. Remember that each answer has a point. If you have finished, look at the results part for your score.

After you finish, check your answers on the next page, then match your score with the descriptions given.

A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed 101

1. If your friend tells you a secret that isn’t bad but you promised not

to tell anyone, do you:

A : tell everyone?

B : keep the promise?

2. If you know your friend is planning to cheat on a test, do you:

A : tell your teacher?

B : let your friend cheat?

C : help your friend study for the test so he/she won’t feel

he/she needs to cheat?

3. If your friend tells you a secret and it may be dangerous for him/

her, do you:

A : tell a trusted adult?

B : keep it a secret?

C : tell your friends?

Result

Check your answer.

1. A = 0 B = 1

2. A = 0 B = –1 C = 1

3. A = 1 B = 0 C = –1

• If your score is 3. It means that you are a best friend. You know how to act like a true friend. Remember that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

• If your score is 2 or 1. It means that you are merely just a friend because you have some feeling of apathy towards your friend.

• If your score is 0 or -1. It means that you have to change yourself, because you don’t have any feelings at all towards your friend. Remember if you want to make lots of friends, just treat them the way you want to be treated.

Taken from : English in Focus Grade VIII

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