SBY's English speeches illegal: Mahfud

This news is from JakartaPost.com

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has broken his own rule by delivering official speeches in English, Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD said on Thursday.

Yudhoyono's fondness for using English instead of Indonesian in his speeches at various national and international events has been highlighted by the media.

In several occasions such as the Asian Summit and the Non Aligned Movement conference, Yudhoyono entertained audiences with his fluency in English.

Law No 24/2009 stipulates that Indonesian was compulsory for the president, vice president and state officials in official speeches.

Mahfud pointed out that it was not only the Constitution that the President violated, but also his own decree.

"A presidential regulation says that Indonesian should be spoken at international meetings," Mahfud said.

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Idiom of the day: worth your while

Meaning: If something is worth your while, the benefits to you of doing it are greater than the value of the time or effort that it requires.

For example:

• It's not worth my while doing this job. It takes me two hours to get there and two hours to get home, and it doesn't even pay very well.
  
• Bill: "How can it be worth your while building a website if you won't be making money from it?" John: "Why does something have to be about making money to be worth one's while?"
  

Note: You can also say "worth my while", "worth his while", "worth her while", "worth their while", "worth our while", and so on.

Source: http://www.englishclub.com/ref/idiom-of-the-day.php















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Darwoto, S.Pd.

Preposition at, in, and on used as Place and Time

Do you want to master the using of preposition at, in, on?
You may click the link below.
The link below is made by my students at SMK Tunas Bangsa Tawangsari Sukoharjo Class X.

http://www.facebook.com/notes/darwoto/class-xtsm2/211212625576701

http://www.facebook.com/notes/darwoto/class-xtkr2/211212498910047

http://www.facebook.com/notes/darwoto/class-xtkr1/211212302243400

Prepositions of Place - AT, ON, IN

Prepositions of Time

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Be a Good Photographer

Do you want to be a good photographer?
If you want it, you must have fulfilled some important requirements. One of them is having good camera. Nikon COOLPIX L24 14 MP. You can take a picture well with easy to bring everywhere. Have it now!

 

 


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Darwoto, S.Pd.

Cards to Enlarge Vocabulary

Hi everybody,
How are you getting on?
I hope you are in a good condition.
Here, I will share some sources, book, that can enrich your English vocabulary.

Hai semua,
Apa kabar?
Semoga Anda dalam kondisi yang baik.
Berikut ini, saya hendak berbagi sumber buku yang dapat Anda baca untuk memperkaya kosakata Bahasa Inggris Anda.
Semoga bermanfaat.
















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Darwoto, S.Pd.

Speaking English Fluently

Bagi teman-teman yang menghendaki memiliki buku-buku hebat ini bisa melihat-lihat dulu dengan meng-klik link dan gambar di bawah ini.

For all friends whom want to have these great books can look and click the link and image below.

















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Darwoto, S.Pd.

Learn English More

Hello,

Are you still focus on this blog?
I have some books which is really good for you.
You must buy them.
Let you try them!

















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Your English Teacher,


Darwoto, S.Pd.

Vocabulary: Home

Ayo teman-teman!
Kali ini kita bermain kata "HOME"

1. home: rumah
This is my home.
Ini rumahku

2. homebody: orang yang senang tinggal di rumah
My brother is a homebody.
Saudaraku (laki-laki)adalah orang yang senang tinggal di rumah.

3. homecoming: reuni alumni, pulang ke rumah/kampung
Idul Fitri is time of homecoming
Idul Fitri adalah waktunya pulang kampung.

4. homefolk: orang sekampung, tetangga
Winda is my homefolk.
Winda adalah teman sekampungku.

5. homeland: tanah air, tanah tumpah darah
Indonesia is my homeland.
Indonesia adalah tanah airku.

6. homeless: tunawisma, tidak punya rumah
Johnson family is homeless.
Keluarga Johnson tidak memiliki rumah.

7. homemaker: ibu rumah tangga
Linda's mother is a homemaker.
Ibunya Linda adalah seorang ibu rumah tangga.

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Your English Teacher,


Darwoto, S.Pd.

I Want to Speak English

Hi everybody,

Nice to see you again here. I am very happy to share my English to you.
Some days ago my students asked me.

Student: "Mr. Darwoto, how can you speak English?"
Mr. Darwoto: "Just say it."
Student: "I don't understand what you mean."
Mr. Darwoto: "Just say what I want to say. I don't think the grammar deeply. Say and say.
Student: "I want to say, but I don't know the English word."
Mr. Darwoto: "Vocabulary is very important in speaking. If we don't have many vocabularies, we cannot speak."
Student: "I see. How do you master many vocabularies?"
Mr. Darwoto: " I made a target. One day, five words. How about you"
Student: "I didn't do it yet."
Mr. Darwoto: "Practice it, first. You can speak English if you have many English vocabularies.
Student: Thank you very much, sir. You're my best teacher."
Mr. Darwoto: Don't mention it.


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Your English Teacher,


Darwoto, S.Pd.