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The Most Common Mistakes in Learning English

What are the most common mistakes that English learners make? Which mistakes do most English learners need to correct, in order to learn English much faster?

Here are the top 5 English Learning Mistakes:

1. Focusing On Grammar

This is the biggest, most common, and worst mistake. Research shows that grammar study, in fact, actually hurts English speaking ability. Why? Because English grammar is simply too complex to memorize and use logically…. and real conversation is much too fast. You don’t have enough time to think, remember hundreds or thousands of grammar rules, choose the correct one, then use it.

Your logical left-brain cannot do it. You must learn grammar intuitively and unconsciously, like a child. You do this by hearing a lot of correct English grammar– and your brain gradually learns to use English grammar correctly.

2. Forcing Speech

Both English students and teachers try to force speech before the learner is ready. The result is that most students speak English very slowly– with no confidence and no fluency. Forcing speech is a huge mistake. Don’t force speech. Focus on listening and be patient. Speak only when you are ready to speak– when it happens naturally. Until then, never force it.

3. Learning Only Formal Textbook English

Unfortunately, most English students learn only the formal English found in textbooks and schools. The problem is– native speakers don’t use that kind of English in most situations. When speaking to friends, family, or co-workers, native speakers use casual English that is full of idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang. To communicate with native speakers, you must not rely only on textbooks.. you must learn casual English.

4. Trying To Be Perfect

Students and teachers often focus on mistakes. They worry about mistakes. They correct mistakes. They feel nervous about mistakes. They try to speak perfectly. No one, however, is perfect. Native speakers make mistakes all the time. You will too. Instead of focusing on the negative– focus on communication. Your goal is not to speak “perfectly”, your goal is to communicate ideas, information, and feelings in a clear and understandable way. Focus on communication, focus on the positive. You will improve your mistakes in time

5. Relying On English Schools

Most English learners rely totally on schools. They think the teacher and the school are responsible for their success. This is never true. You, the English learner, are always responsible. A good teacher can help, but ultimately you must be responsible for your own learning. You must find lessons and material that are effective. You must listen and read every day. You must manage your emotions and remain motivated and energetic. You must be positive and optimistic. No teacher can make you learn. Only you can do it!

While these mistakes are very common, the good news is that you can correct them. When you stop making these mistakes, you change the way you learn English. You learn faster. Your speaking improves. You enjoy learning English.

Good luck… you can do it!

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Inspirational Anecdot

Keeper of the Spring

The late Peter Marshall was an eloquent speaker and for several years served as the chaplain of the US Senate. He used to love to tell the story of the "Keeper of the Spring," a quiet forest dweller who lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps.

The old gentleman had been hired many years earlier by a young town councilman to clear away the debris from the pools of water up in the mountain crevices that fed the lovely spring flowing through their town. With faithful, silent regularity, he patrolled the hills, removed the leaves and branches, and wiped away the silt that would otherwise have choked and contaminated the fresh flow of water. The village soon became a popular attraction for vacationers. Graceful swans floated along the crystal clear spring, the mill wheels of various businesses located near the water turned day and night, farmlands were naturally irrigated, and the view from restaurants was picturesque beyond description.

Years passed. One evening the town council met for its semiannual meeting. As they reviewed the budget, one man's eye caught the salary figure being paid the obscure keeper of the spring. Said the keeper of the purse, "Who is the old man? Why do we keep him on year after year? No one ever sees him. For all we know, the strange ranger of the hills is doing us no good. He isn't necessary any longer." By a unanimous vote, they dispensed with the old man's services.

For several weeks, nothing changed.

By early autumn, the trees began to shed their leaves. Small branches snapped of and fell into the pools, hindering the rushing flow of sparkling water. One afternoon someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown tint in the spring. A few days later, the water was much darker. Within another week, a slimy film covered sections of the water along the banks, and a foul odor was soon detected. The mill wheels moved more slowly, some finally ground to a halt. Swans left, as did the tourists. Clammy fingers of disease and sickness reached deeply into the village.

Quickly, the embarrassed council called a special meeting. Realizing their gross error in judgment, they rehired the old keeper of the spring, and within a few weeks, the veritable river of life began to clear up. The wheels started to turn, and new life returned to the hamlet in the Alps.

Never become discouraged with the seeming smallness of your task, job, or life. Cling fast to the words of Edward Everett Hale: "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something I can do. " The key to accomplishment is believing that what you can do will make a difference.

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How to Speak English Fluently

 

Part of Speech

● Part Of Speech

Part of Speech adalah kategori atau kelompok kata berdasarkan fungsinya di dalam sebuah kalimat. Part of Speechmerupakan komponen penting yang harus dipelajari bagi siapa saja yang ingin mahir dalam bahasa Inggris. Part of Speech terdiri dari 8 bagian dan masing-masing bagian akan dijelaskan secara terperinci secara terpisah. Pada topik ini kami hanya akan membahasnya secara umum.

PEMBAGIAN PART OF SPEECH

1. Adjectives
2. Adverbs
3. Verbs
4. Nouns
5. Pronouns
6. Prepositions
7. Conjunctions
8. Interjections

PENJELASAN

1. ADJECTIVES

Adjectives adalah kata-kata yang menerangkan kata benda (nouns) atau kata ganti (pronouns). Dalam Bahasa Inggris, Adjectives (kata sifat) dibagi lagi menjadi:

1. Quality Adjectives
2. Possessive Adjectives
3. Demonstrative Adjectives
4. Interrogative Adjectives
5. Quantity Adjectives
6. Numeral Adjectives
7. Proper Adjectives
8. Distributive Adjectives

Contoh kalimat Adjectives:

·         You look beautiful. --> Quality
(Kamu kelihatan cantik)

·         My book is expensive. --> Possessive
(Buku saya mahal)

·         That book is on the table. --> Demonstrative
(Buku itu ada di atas meja)

·         Whose book is this? --> Interrogative
(Buka siapa ini?)

·         Some books are in the drawer. --> Quantity
(Beberapa buku ada di dalam laci)

·         I have two books. --> Numeral
(Saya punya 2 buah buku)

·         Nicholas Anelka is French. --> Proper
(Nicholas Anelka berkebangsaan Perancis)

·         I can read every book in the library. --> Distributive
(Saya boleh membaca setiap buku di perpustakaan ini)

2. ADVERBS

Adverbs adalah kata yang berfungsi untuk memberikan keterangan pada kata kerja, kata sambung, kata depan, kata sifat, kata keterangan lainnya dan keseluruhan kalimat. Adverbs (kata keterangan) ini terbagi atas:

1. Simple Adverbs
2. Interrogative Adverbs
3. Relative Adverbs

Contoh kalimat Adverbs:

·         She is cooking in the kitchen right now. --> Simple
(Dia sedang memasak sekarang)

·         Where do you live?
(Dimana kamu tinggal?)

·         This is the hotel where he stays at.
(Inilah hotelnya dimana dia menginap)

3. VERBS

Verbs (kata kerja) adalah kata yang menunjukkan nama perbuatan yang dilakukan oleh subyek, namun mungkin juga untuk menunjukkan keadaan. Verbs terbagi atas:

1. Finite Verbs, seperti read, write, grow, sleep, dll
2. Auxiliary Verbs, seperti is, am, are, was, were, have, can, might, dll
3. Linking Verbs, seperti look, stay, appear, sound, taste, feel, dll
4. Transitive Verbs, seperti read, build, write, open, close, dll
5. Intransitive Verbs, seperti freeze, rise, boild, cry, dll
6. Regular Verbs, seperti called, visited, phoned, dll
7. Irregular Verbs, seperti writted, read, spoken, rang, dll

 

 

 

 

 

4. NOUNS

Nouns (Kata Benda) adalah segala sesuatu yang kita lihat atau dapat kita bicarakan dan yang menunjukkan orang, benda, tempat, tumbuhan, hewan, gagasan dan sebagainya. Nouns terbagi atas:

1. Concrete Nouns, seperti book, pen, table, chair, dll
2. Abstract Nouns, seperti happiness, wisdom, sadness, courage, dll

 

5. PRONOUNS

ronouns (Kata Ganti) adalah kata yang menggantikan kata benda (nouns). Beberapa kata yang digunakan dalam Pronouns juga digunakan dalam Adjectives, namun berbeda fungsi dan bentuknya. Pronouns terbagi atas:

1. Personal Pronouns
2. Demonstrative Pronouns
3. Possessive Pronouns
4. Interrogative Pronouns
5. Relative Pronouns
6. Indefinite Pronouns
7. Reflexive Pronouns
8. Intensive Pronouns
9. Reciprocal Pronouns

Contoh kalimat Pronouns:

·         I like Sarah. She is a doctor. --> Personal
(Saya suka dengan Sarah. Dia adalah seorang dokter)

·         Those are my pencils. These are yours. --> Demonstrative 
(Itu adalah pensil-pensil saya. Nah, yang ini pensil-pensil mu)

·         This is my car. That is yours. --> Possessive 
(Ini adalah mobil saya, Nah itu, mobilmu)

·         What is your name? --> Interrogative
(Siapa nama kamu?)

·         The man who called you is my uncle. --> Relative 
(Laki-laki yang memanggilmu adalah paman saya)

·         Someone knocked at the door. --> Indefinite 
(Seseorang mengetuk pintu)

·         I cut myself with a knife. --> Reflexive 
(Saya kena pisau)

·         Henry himself told me so. --> Intensive
(Henry sendiri yang bilang begitu)

·         They love each other. --> Reciprocal 
(Mereka saling mencintai)

 

6. PREPOSITIONS

Preposition (Kata Depan) adalah kata yang tidak dapat berubah bentuknya dan biasanya di letakkan di depan kata benda atau padanan kata benda lainnya (objek) yang bertujuan untuk menunjukkan hubungannya tertentu dengan kata-kata lain dalam kalimat. Prepositions terbagi atas:

1. Simple Prepositions, seperi on, at, to, in, dll
2. Double Prepositions, seperti into, onto, from under, dll
3. Compound Prepositions, seperti across, along, behind, about, dll
4. Participial Prepositions, seperti pending, during, notwithstanding, considering, dll
5. Prepositional Phrase, seperti because of, by means of, in the name of, by the name of, dll
6. Disguised Prepositions, seperti o'clock, o'lantern, a-hunting, dll

7. CONJUNCTIONSSalah satu dari part of Speech yang perlu kita pelajari adalah Conjunctions. Conjunctions (Kata Sambung) adalah kata yang digunakan untuk menghubungkan kata-kata, ungkapan atau kalimat dan sebagainya. Conjunctions terbagi atas:

1. Coordinating Conjunctions
2. Sub-Ordinating Conjunctions

Contoh kalimat:

·         You and I will go to Bali tomorrow. --> Coordinating 
(Saya dan kamu akan pergi ke Bali besok)

·         He said that he could pick me up. --> Sub-ordinating 
(Dia berkata bahwa dia bisa menjemput saya)

8. INTERJECTIONSInterjection (Kata Seru) adalah suatu bunyi seru yang ditambahkan ke dalam kalimat untuk menunjukkan perasaan atau emosi yang kuat seperti kegembiraan, kesedihan, keterkejutan, persetujuan, keheranan, dsb.

Contoh Kalimat:

·         Hurray! = Hore!

·         Alas! = Aduh! Sayang!

·         Bravo! = Bagus sekali!

·         Hush! = Diam!

·         Bosh! = Omong kosong!

·         Ah! = Aduh!

·         Dear me! = Astaga!

·         For heaven's sake! = Ya Allah!

·         Good heavens! = Masya Allah!

·         Good Lord! = Astaga!

·         Farewell! = Selamat Jalan!

·         Well done! = Bagus sekali!

·         Thank goodness! = Syukurlah!

·         Thank God! = Alhamdulillah!

 

● Part Of Speech

Part of Speech adalah kategori atau kelompok kata berdasarkan fungsinya di dalam sebuah kalimat. Part of Speechmerupakan komponen penting yang harus dipelajari bagi siapa saja yang ingin mahir dalam bahasa Inggris. Part of Speech terdiri dari 8 bagian dan masing-masing bagian akan dijelaskan secara terperinci secara terpisah. Pada topik ini kami hanya akan membahasnya secara umum.

PEMBAGIAN PART OF SPEECH

1. Adjectives
2. Adverbs
3. Verbs
4. Nouns
5. Pronouns
6. Prepositions
7. Conjunctions
8. Interjections

PENJELASAN

1. ADJECTIVES

Adjectives adalah kata-kata yang menerangkan kata benda (nouns) atau kata ganti (pronouns). Dalam Bahasa Inggris, Adjectives (kata sifat) dibagi lagi menjadi:

1. Quality Adjectives
2. Possessive Adjectives
3. Demonstrative Adjectives
4. Interrogative Adjectives
5. Quantity Adjectives
6. Numeral Adjectives
7. Proper Adjectives
8. Distributive Adjectives

Contoh kalimat Adjectives:

·         You look beautiful. --> Quality
(Kamu kelihatan cantik)

·         My book is expensive. --> Possessive
(Buku saya mahal)

·         That book is on the table. --> Demonstrative
(Buku itu ada di atas meja)

·         Whose book is this? --> Interrogative
(Buka siapa ini?)

·         Some books are in the drawer. --> Quantity
(Beberapa buku ada di dalam laci)

·         I have two books. --> Numeral
(Saya punya 2 buah buku)

·         Nicholas Anelka is French. --> Proper
(Nicholas Anelka berkebangsaan Perancis)

·         I can read every book in the library. --> Distributive
(Saya boleh membaca setiap buku di perpustakaan ini)

2. ADVERBS

Adverbs adalah kata yang berfungsi untuk memberikan keterangan pada kata kerja, kata sambung, kata depan, kata sifat, kata keterangan lainnya dan keseluruhan kalimat. Adverbs (kata keterangan) ini terbagi atas:

1. Simple Adverbs
2. Interrogative Adverbs
3. Relative Adverbs

Contoh kalimat Adverbs:

·         She is cooking in the kitchen right now. --> Simple
(Dia sedang memasak sekarang)

·         Where do you live?
(Dimana kamu tinggal?)

·         This is the hotel where he stays at.
(Inilah hotelnya dimana dia menginap)

3. VERBS

Verbs (kata kerja) adalah kata yang menunjukkan nama perbuatan yang dilakukan oleh subyek, namun mungkin juga untuk menunjukkan keadaan. Verbs terbagi atas:

1. Finite Verbs, seperti read, write, grow, sleep, dll
2. Auxiliary Verbs, seperti is, am, are, was, were, have, can, might, dll
3. Linking Verbs, seperti look, stay, appear, sound, taste, feel, dll
4. Transitive Verbs, seperti read, build, write, open, close, dll
5. Intransitive Verbs, seperti freeze, rise, boild, cry, dll
6. Regular Verbs, seperti called, visited, phoned, dll
7. Irregular Verbs, seperti writted, read, spoken, rang, dll

 

 

 

 

 

4. NOUNS

Nouns (Kata Benda) adalah segala sesuatu yang kita lihat atau dapat kita bicarakan dan yang menunjukkan orang, benda, tempat, tumbuhan, hewan, gagasan dan sebagainya. Nouns terbagi atas:

1. Concrete Nouns, seperti book, pen, table, chair, dll
2. Abstract Nouns, seperti happiness, wisdom, sadness, courage, dll

 

5. PRONOUNS

ronouns (Kata Ganti) adalah kata yang menggantikan kata benda (nouns). Beberapa kata yang digunakan dalam Pronouns juga digunakan dalam Adjectives, namun berbeda fungsi dan bentuknya. Pronouns terbagi atas:

1. Personal Pronouns
2. Demonstrative Pronouns
3. Possessive Pronouns
4. Interrogative Pronouns
5. Relative Pronouns
6. Indefinite Pronouns
7. Reflexive Pronouns
8. Intensive Pronouns
9. Reciprocal Pronouns

Contoh kalimat Pronouns:

·         I like Sarah. She is a doctor. --> Personal
(Saya suka dengan Sarah. Dia adalah seorang dokter)

·         Those are my pencils. These are yours. --> Demonstrative 
(Itu adalah pensil-pensil saya. Nah, yang ini pensil-pensil mu)

·         This is my car. That is yours. --> Possessive 
(Ini adalah mobil saya, Nah itu, mobilmu)

·         What is your name? --> Interrogative
(Siapa nama kamu?)

·         The man who called you is my uncle. --> Relative 
(Laki-laki yang memanggilmu adalah paman saya)

·         Someone knocked at the door. --> Indefinite 
(Seseorang mengetuk pintu)

·         I cut myself with a knife. --> Reflexive 
(Saya kena pisau)

·         Henry himself told me so. --> Intensive
(Henry sendiri yang bilang begitu)

·         They love each other. --> Reciprocal 
(Mereka saling mencintai)

 

6. PREPOSITIONS

Preposition (Kata Depan) adalah kata yang tidak dapat berubah bentuknya dan biasanya di letakkan di depan kata benda atau padanan kata benda lainnya (objek) yang bertujuan untuk menunjukkan hubungannya tertentu dengan kata-kata lain dalam kalimat. Prepositions terbagi atas:

1. Simple Prepositions, seperi on, at, to, in, dll
2. Double Prepositions, seperti into, onto, from under, dll
3. Compound Prepositions, seperti across, along, behind, about, dll
4. Participial Prepositions, seperti pending, during, notwithstanding, considering, dll
5. Prepositional Phrase, seperti because of, by means of, in the name of, by the name of, dll
6. Disguised Prepositions, seperti o'clock, o'lantern, a-hunting, dll

7. CONJUNCTIONSSalah satu dari part of Speech yang perlu kita pelajari adalah Conjunctions. Conjunctions (Kata Sambung) adalah kata yang digunakan untuk menghubungkan kata-kata, ungkapan atau kalimat dan sebagainya. Conjunctions terbagi atas:

1. Coordinating Conjunctions
2. Sub-Ordinating Conjunctions

Contoh kalimat:

·         You and I will go to Bali tomorrow. --> Coordinating 
(Saya dan kamu akan pergi ke Bali besok)

·         He said that he could pick me up. --> Sub-ordinating 
(Dia berkata bahwa dia bisa menjemput saya)

8. INTERJECTIONSInterjection (Kata Seru) adalah suatu bunyi seru yang ditambahkan ke dalam kalimat untuk menunjukkan perasaan atau emosi yang kuat seperti kegembiraan, kesedihan, keterkejutan, persetujuan, keheranan, dsb.

Contoh Kalimat:

·         Hurray! = Hore!

·         Alas! = Aduh! Sayang!

·         Bravo! = Bagus sekali!

·         Hush! = Diam!

·         Bosh! = Omong kosong!

·         Ah! = Aduh!

·         Dear me! = Astaga!

·         For heaven's sake! = Ya Allah!

·         Good heavens! = Masya Allah!

·         Good Lord! = Astaga!

·         Farewell! = Selamat Jalan!

·         Well done! = Bagus sekali!

·         Thank goodness! = Syukurlah!

·         Thank God! = Alhamdulillah!