Legend Story

The Legend of Lake Toba Indonesia    Long time ago, there was a wanderer, named Sibuatan. After wandered over so many places, he finally decided to stay in one place; it was on the river bank near the valley. He was so pleased staying in this new place because it has beautiful scenery, fresh air, and the most fertile land. He did his daily works like cultivating the land, collecting vegetables and firewood, and catching fish for...

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Fable Story

The Ugly Duckling      Once upon a time down on an old farm, lived a duck family, and Mother Duck had been sitting on a clutch of new eggs. One nice morning, the eggs hatched and out popped six chirpy ducklings. But one egg was bigger than the rest, and it didn't hatch. Mother Duck couldn't recall laying that seventh egg. How did it get there? TOCK! TOCK! The little prisoner was pecking inside his shell.    "Did...

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Fairy Tale Story

The Little Match Girl (by: Hans Christian Anderson)        Her little hands were almost stiff with cold. Oh, one little match would do some good! If she only dared, she would pull one out of the packet and strike it on the wall to warm her fingers. She pulled out one. R-r-sh-sh! How it sputtered and blazed! It burnt with a bright clear flame, just like a little candle, when she held her hand round it. Now...

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Punctuation Marks

Punctuation Marks (source : https://www.englishclub.com/writing/punctuation-marks.htm ) Summary of common punctuation marks The following table of commonly used English punctuation marks shows: a graphical representation of each punctation mark (black) with text block (grey) name of punctuation mark with link to more information very simple example sentence (more examples on individual pages) punctuation mark name example ...

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Persuasive Text

Persuasive Text Persuasive text is a text that has function to persuade someone about information in text. here the example of persuasive text. Example : Lockers for Everyone What would you think if you had to put your personal belongings in a crate, and every time you turn around something of yours were stolen? That is why I think students should have lockers. To protect their things, keep their things somewhere clean, and so they...

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Descriptive Text

Descriptive Text   Descriptive text is a text that give information about how something or someone looks, sounds, etc. : using words to describe what something or someone is like. Example : Borobudur Temple     Borobudur is Hindu – Buddhist temple. It was build in the ninth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.    Borobudur...

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Example of Narrative text

Example of Narrative text Narrative text has function to entertain the reader about the story of that text. Narrative text can improve the student's vocabulary and imagination. Student also can get moral value from that story. here I will give you the example of narrative text. The Arrogant Swan In a far away kingdom, there was a river. This river was home to many golden swans. The swans spent most of their time on the banks of the river....

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Australian Informal Greeting

Greetings source : http://alldownunder.com/australian-slang/dictionary-greetings.htm Ga day or G'day : a friendly welcome, same as hello or hi. It's a shortened form of Good Day and pronounced as gidday. It can be used at night as well as during the day. Cheerio : goodbye. Not to be confused with Cheerios which are cocktail sausages in Australia. Hooroo : goodbye or see you later. Sometimes spelled "ooroo" and pronounced with and without the H Toodle-oo : goodbye Ow ya goin' ...

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English Conversations at a Hotel

English Conversations at a Hotel source : http://www.theenglishspace.com/useful-english/hotel/conversation.html Arriving at the Hotel There are a few different conversations you might have with the hotel receptionist when you arrive at a hotel. Conversation 1 Mike: I'd like a room for two people, for three nights please. Hotel Receptionist: Ok, I just need you to fill in this form please. Hotel Receptionist: Do you want breakfast? Mike: Yes, please. Hotel Receptionist: Breakfast is from 7 to 10 each morning in the dining...

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English Conversations In a Restaurant

English Conversations In a Restaurant these conversation help you to use English in countries which use English for their native language. Booking "I booked a table for two for … (8pm)."It's under the name of …""A table for two please." What the restaurant staff say: "Of course. Please come this way." Or… "Your table isn't quite ready yet.""Would you like to wait in the bar?""We're fully booked at the moment. Could you come back a bit later?" Asking...

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