Final Week

Todi Adiyatmo Wijoyo

Rules of Exam
90

Minute

Multiple choice and short essay

You're allowed to
1

bring one piece of notes

Sheet of A4

Must be written

in red/blue pen

Main Idea
The

main idea is the most important idea

in a passage, or piece of writing

The

main idea tells what the passage is

mostly about. Every passage has a main
idea

Main Idea

As you read through a passage, you must think as

you read
Reading is an active process, as opposed to
watching television, which is passive.
You must actively engage your mind, and, as you
read, keep asking yourself, Whats the point?
3 Strategies :
Look for general versus specific ideas.
Use the topic to lead you to the main idea.
Use key words to lead you to the main idea.

Use List Words to Lead You to the Main Idea

Sometimes authors make it fairly easy to find their

main idea. They announce itu using list words

List

Words

A list that tell you item that will follow

However, we now know that TV violence does

affect people in negative ways.

Negative ways -> many negative way (plural)

Use List Words to Lead You to the Main Idea (2)

Hints : list word usually end with s

Example : Emotional decision can be divided into two main types

Adition Word, identify supporting idea

Addition word usually used before supporting idea

When you see this words, its mean that you see the
detail/supporting idea

Main Idea Location

Present Simple
We

use present Simle to talk

Habits

and Routines

He

visits his grandmother everyday

He

usually reads the newspaper

always go to school by bus

Truth

and permantent states

Water

boils at 100c

People
My

from Chile speaks Spanish

Mother lives in La Serena

Present Simple
Express

Action occuring in near future

My

husband arrives in chile next week

My

plane leaves at 3'oclock

The english class start

on Tuesday Afternoon

Time Expression
Frequency

Adverb

Always,Often,Generally,Usually,Normally,Never
He normally

Other

cooks pasta

Time Expression

Every

day,every month, At the weekend, ETC

Musicians

sometimes work sundays

Past Simple

Use the Past Simple to express an action that started and

finished at a specific time in the past

Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the

specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Example :

I saw a movie yesterday.

Last year, I traveled to Japan.

Did you have dinner last night?

She washed her car two hours ago.

Past Simple : Series of Action

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed

actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
4th, and so on.

Example :

I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and
met the others at 10:00.

Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?

Past Simple : Duration

The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts

and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often
indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five
minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Example :

I lived in Brazil for two years.

Ruti studied Japanese for five years.

They sat at the beach all day.

They did not stay at the party the entire time.

We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.

Past Simple : Habbit in the past

The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which

stopped in the past

It can have the same meaning as used to. To make it clear

that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such
as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was
younger, etc.

Example :

I studied French when I was a child.

He played the violin.

He didn't play the piano.

Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?

She worked at the movie theater after school.

Past Simple : Generalization that no longer true

The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or

generalizations which are no longer true. This use of the
Simple Past is quite similar to the expression used to."

Example :

She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.

He didn't like tomatoes before.

Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?

People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.