A Keen KGRE Presenter

My name is Bowo Pranoto. I was born in Blitar on May 4th,

1966. I am an English teacher at SMPN 2 Banyuwangi. I
graduated from Jember University in 1988. I am also a
teacher trainer and Managing Basic Education facilitator in
my area. I knew KGRE for the first time when Mr Kevin
Dalton presented a KGRE workshop in 2001 at the Asida
Hotel, Batu - Malang. The workshop was supported by the
Education and Culture Department of East Java province. I
was so interested in KGRE program so I asked Capt. KGRE
some questions about the program and whether KGRE
could be broadcasted in Banyuwangi.

A couple of months later I

found a radio station in my
beloved town which was
willing to broadcast KGRE.
Now KGRE is broadcast at
Radio Suara Habibulloh and
the manager of the radio
station asked me to be the
presenter of this program.
Being a presenter for the
first time was uncomfortable
for me but I kept trying to
grow my confidence and
never stop making myself
better on presenting KGRE.
To tell you frankly I am very
sad if there is no one calling
on my English interactive
show. But I always invite
listeners to join the program
by giving them challenging
and interesting questions
closely related to the topics
they just listened to on the
regular KGRE progam
broadcast.. Then I invite the
keenest listener to be a guest
announcer on the radio to
accompany me to present the
great program. It is hard
work but I really enjoy it and
I do appreciate KGRE
program supporting the
improvement of English
language studies in my
beloved country, Indonesia.

KGRE Writing Competition for

2005
Would you like to win a trip to Bali for you and a friend, just like last
year's winner Eka and her sister, Syenja did last year? All you have
to do is enter the 2005 KGRE Writing Competition.
Here is the topic for this year's competition - What I have learned
about Australia from Kang Guru
Your essay should be between 200 and 300 words. Try and make your essay
interesting, entertaining and original. Even if you think your English is not
good enough you should have a go. It doesn't matter what level of English you
have. Your grammar and structure don't have to be perfect to win this
competition. Eka, the 2004 winner, said she never thought her story was good
enough to win, but it was. You can tell us about anything you have learned
about Australia from KGRE. Maybe it is something you found out that was
interesting, unusual or funny. So have a go and you could win a trip to Bali for
you and a friend. The trip includes staying in a big hotel and an airline flight
courtesy of KGRE, AusAID and IALF. Please send your essay to KGRE before
the 31st of July 2005.
KGRE hints:
Spend some time thinking about what you are going to write. Get a piece of
paper and write down anything at all that comes into your head. Write this
down in English or Bahasa Indonesia.Remember there is a limit on the number
of words you can use. That means you can really only write three or four
paragraphs. Use your notes and plan what you will talk about in each
paragraph before you start writing. Try and be imaginative and descriptive,
but don't worry too much. Just give it a try!