Category: ENGLISH

  • Listening: A Missing Cat

    A Missing Cat The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. “My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly,” said Mrs. Brown, a 56-year-old woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a trailer park near Clovis. She said that Clyde, her 7-year-old cat, didn’t…

  • Listening : A Windy Day

    A Windy Day It’s a windy day. The wind is blowing hard. Paper is blowing everywhere. The wind blew the man’s hat off. It blew the woman’s hat off. It blew a bird off the telephone wire. The other birds laughed. The wind keeps blowing. The trees are bending over. The people outside are bending…

  • Listening : Naïve

    Naïve I’m walking down the street when a guy come to me and says, “hi, can I chat with you for a moment?”. He looks clean and very neat. I’m quite naïve so I think he’s just friendly. I say, “okey”. The man asks me, “how far would you go to save yourself?”. I say,…

  • Listening: Double Standard

    Double Standard There is a badass marine named Saron. He has an intimate relationship with Julia Roberts. They are very close. Saron likes Julia. One day he decides she’s just not what he’s looking for. He breaks up with Julia. Julia feels betrayed. She says, “how can you do this to me? Why’re you hurting…

  • Listening: Busty Woman

    Busty Woman Sara longs for a fella (fellow) named Bobby. She loves him deeply. But Bobby lives in Norway and Sara lives in San Fransisco. Everyday Sara thinks about Bobby and feels unsettled. Finally she decides she must see him to be happy. She flies to Norway to retrieve him and bring him back to…

  • Listening: Bad Choices

    Bad Choices David Beckham is a man who wants to have his cake and eat it too. He wants to be a famous movie star, and a famous football player. So he moves to Hollywood. He hooks up with Tom Cruise. They hit it off immediately. David likes Tom, Tom likes David. Beckham says, “the…

  • Listening: Small Man

    Small Man There is a very small man named Jim. Jim is only one foot tall. Even though Jim is 48 years old, people always perceive him as a child. In the eyes of the public Jim is a cute little boy. Jim hates this. He says, “I want people to accept me as I…

  • Listening: Obsessive Behavior

    Kathy always obsesses about English. She constantly worries about taking the TOEFL test. When she worries, she always rubs her hands together. They are always chafed. Her friend Gabrielle is the opposite. He always ops to remain relaxed. He always reprimands Kathy. “Kathy, stop obsessing about English dammit!”. Kathy never stands up to Gabrielle directly.…

  • Introduce Yourself

    Ini contoh versi saya ketika di minta Introduce Yourself saat test IELTS sesi 1 About My Self My name is Alamanda. I’m 29 years old. I’ve finished my graduate degree from Bandung Institute of Technology in 2010. My Major was Science in Management. I’m a fulltime lecturer at Telkom University and conduct several subjects related…

  • Idioms with Seafood

    Okay topik bahasan kali ini adalah mengenai idioms in English. Seperti kita tahu idioms adalah special phrasing, mempunyai arti yang khusus. Menurut sumber native, native speaker jarang menggunakan idiom in daily conversation. Tapi ya tidak apa-apa, anggap saja bahasan kali ini dapat memperkaya kosakata idioms (uncommon words). Contohnya waktu saya Test IELTS, examiners memberikan masukan…