Rhoma should ditch PKB, supporters say

Supporters of Rhoma Irama have said that the self-styled king of dangdut would be better off leaving the National Awakening Party (PKB) after a lack of certainty regarding his potential presidential candidacy from the Islamic-based party.

Rhoma’s official group of supporters, known as Rhoma Irama for Presiden RI (Riforri), said on Saturday that the singer had decided to withdraw his support from the PKB if the party did not nominate him as a presidential candidate.

“The first thing is to withdraw support if the PKB does not fulfill the agreement that was [previously] agreed on to nominate Haji Rhoma Irama for president in the 2014 [election],” Riforri head Shechan Shahab said at the organization’s headquarters in Cawang, East Jakarta.

The threat has come in spite of the PKB having three potential presidential candidates, namely former vice president Jusuf Kalla, former Constitutional Court chief justice Mahfud MD and Rhoma.

The PKB has previously said that the decision about which potential candidate it would nominate would be made after the legislative election on April 9.

However, based on quick count results, the PKB only managed to secure 9 percent of the vote in the legislative election, meaning it did not meet the threshold of 25 percent needed to nominate its own presidential candidate without forming a coalition with other parties.

Therefore, the PKB has offered to form an alliance with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) by putting forward a candidate to fill the vice presidential position, an offer it said was reasonable due to its own good performance in the legislative election.

The candidate that the PKB offered was its party chairman, Muhaimin Iskandar, saying that he was the party’s strongest vice presidential candidate and that there was a general consensus on the choice within the party.

The PKB also reasoned that, if Muhaimin was endorsed as a vice presidential candidate, then he would be able to manage his staff directly in the House of Representatives.

Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) political observer Siti Zuhro said that the absence of Rhoma in the PKB would not make a bit difference now that the legislative election was over. “Rhoma’s role in the past was to make the PKB’s image more down-to-earth, but not in the context of presidential election,” she told The Jakarta Post, adding that the dangdut singer was successful in igniting people’s interest in the PKB.

However, Siti added that it was unethical for the PKB to nominate its chairman instead of one of its other three potential candidates, especially since the party is Islamic-based, and considering Rhoma’s contribution to the party’s electability in the legislative election.

“A party should not just orientate itself on power. It should have idealism. Not to mention that the PKB is an Islamic party, which puts morality at the forefront,” she said. “But that’s the risk of politics. You can be pushed aside.”

While the Riforri claimed that Rhoma had agreed to quit the PKB if there was no clarity on the horizon, the dangdut king declined to explain his own stance on the matter.

Instead, Rhoma said that his fans felt that he was merely being used by the PKB to garner votes, and that they also felt it was unethical for the party not to nominate one of its three potential presidential candidates.

“According to the political contract, the PKB does not have an obligation to nominate Rhoma anymore [because it failed to pass the presidential threshold]. But aside from the political contract, there is a thing called political ethics,” he said in an interview on Saturday. “Therefore, it is only natural for [my supporters] to ask me to quit the PKB.”

Rhoma’s campaign team head Ramdansyah, meanwhile, said that Rhoma was still a member of the PKB as of Saturday.

“When Rhoma met Ical on Thursday, he asked for permission from Cak Imin,” Ramdansyah told the Post, referring to Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie and Muhaimin, respectively. “When he returned from the meeting, he also reported it to Cak Imin. It shows that Rhoma is still loyal to Cak Imin.”

Comment :

       I think A party should not just orientate itself on power. It should have idealism. Not to mention that the PKB is an Islamic party, which puts morality at the forefront, But that’s the risk of politics. Therefore, the PKB has offered to form an alliance with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) by putting forward a candidate to fill the vice presidential position, an offer it said was reasonable due to its own good performance in the legislative election.
       The PKB also reasoned that, if Muhaimin was endorsed as a vice presidential candidate, then he would be able to manage his staff directly in the House of Representatives. According to the political contract, the PKB does not have an obligation to nominate Rhoma anymore [because it failed to pass the presidential threshold]. But aside from the political contract, there is a thing called political ethics. Therefore only natural for supporters to ask Rhoma to quit the from PKB.

sumber :
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/04/28/rhoma-should-ditch-pkb-supporters-say.html

tugas softskill bahasa inggris 2

STRATEGI DALAM MENJAWAB SOAL LISTENING DALAM TEST TOEFL

Nama  : Worro Yuli Sudaryati
Npm   : 27211467
Kelas  : 3EB24 

LISTENING STRATEGY FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN THE TOEFL TEST

        Research and experience many English language learners demonstrate that listening comprehension ( listening and understanding ) is one of the most difficult skills to master. Growing challenges in the context of language tests such as TOEFL , TOEIC , or IELTS . On this occasion , the author would like to give a few tips for getting the most appropriate message - course proficiency levels , respectively - from an oral discourse that generally only played one time only . 
TOEFL TEST consisting of three (3 ) major sections , namely Listening Comprehension , Structure and Written Expression , and Reading Comprehension .

Problem listening comprehension as much as 15 grains of matter , consisting of : 

Part I : Photographs as much as 3 problems 
Part II : Question - Response by 4 questions 
Part III : Short conversation as much as 4 questions 
Part IV : Short talk as much as 4 questions

LISTENING SECTION· PICTURE matter consists of 3 items :

    1 . Location of things
    2 . On-going activities
    3 . Describing people / events· 

QUESTION RESPONSE matter consists of 4 items :

    1 . Giving sugestion
    2 . preference
    3 . Invitation
    4 . Giving direction· 

SHORT DIALOGUE / SHORT CONVERSATION matter consists of 4 items :

  1 . Introduction
  2 . Daily activities
  3 . Planning
  4 . Degrees of Comparation· 

SHORT Talks matter consists of 4 items :

   1 . Monologe commercial radio
   2 . announcement

MATERIALS PROBLEMS:

    1 . Greeting , salutation able to choose according to the time and purpose
    2 . Introduction , introduced himself / introduce others
    3 . Describing , describe objects , people , situations , processes
    4 . Degree of comparasion , compare two or more objects , people or situations
   5 . Guest handling , handling guests / customers in person or over the phone
   6 . Imperative , sentence order , prohibition , request , direction
   7 . Offering , offering a product at pambeli / customers
   8 . Agreeing , expressed approval and disapproval and its response
   9 . Ordering , ordering goods or services to a
   10 . Giving suggestion , opinion and advice, give advice , opinions and advice , receive and reject     suggestions , opinions and advice
   11 . Ability, the ability
   12 . Permision , ask for permission and response
   13 . Possibility, the possibility
   14 . Necessity , necessity
   15 . Thank giving , gratitude
   16 . Invition , extended an invitation
   17 . Congretulation , congratulated and thanked
   18 . Present / past continouos , form ongoing
   19 . Simple present tense , day-to- day activities
   20 . Present / past perfect tense , ongoing activities
   21 . Future tense , which will come
   22 . Simple past tense , repeated in the past
   23 . Conditional clause , sentence modality
   24 . Relative Pronoun , pronouns continued

PART - I: PICTURESIn the first part of the Listening , you will see the pictures and then asked to choose the sentence that best describes the picture . To answer this question properly is by observing the pictures carefully . Look at the picture at the time ' direction ' is being played ( for instructions about every year is always the same ) . Hence, in the matter of playing , you 're ready . Ask yourself , that picture of who , what , where or why .In this section , there are 3 problems in black and white images depicting the daily facts . One or two pictures show the activities of people and other objects in the form of objects . Then you will be exposed to four statements ( a, b , c and d ) for each image and you are asked to select the statement that most accurately describes the content of the image . When read out " direction " , then you should already see and examine each image , so that when the sentence was read - one sentence - one about the capital you already have an understanding of each image .

Skills required in this section are :

  1 . The ability to capture images quickly and mengenterprestasikan.

  2 . Ability to understand verbal and compare with what is seen
      in the image.

  3 . The ability to distinguish between words with sound - sound almost the same.

Tactics are required : 

1 . Always mark your answer as fast as you can so that you can immediately see the next picture .        You do not have to wait for the reader question ( speakers ) to see the next picture.

2 . If you see an image of an object , ask yourself the things as follows:This is the what?Where there are usually objects / seen ?The object made ​​of? 

3 . If you look at the activity , ask yourself the things as follows:What are they doing ?What do they wear ?Where they perform these activities ?How the expression of his face ?If more than one person , what sets them apart ?
 Is one higher than the other ?
 Does one wear a hat , jacket , tie while others do not ?
 Is she male - male or female ? 

4 . Do not ever answer before finished reading all four statements . When the statement is read , place the tip of a pencil on the answer , if you think it's the best answer . Do the same for ( B ) , C ) , or ( D ) . If you change your mind after hearing more choices , move the tip of your pencil to answer a replacement . Then after you hear the fourth sentence , scapegoating answer at the tip of a pencil where you are . This technique avoids you from forgetfulness on which answer you think is most appropriate.

5 . Try to reduce the possibility of wrong answers with the distinctive techniques of sound ( sound confusion ) and discrete categories . Some sentences had nothing to do with the image. 

6 . Never leave an answer blank . All questions must be answered , if at all do not know the right answer , berspekulasilah.

7 . Do not be stuck staring at pictures for too long , even though the picture of a very pretty girl , or a handsome man , after finding the correct answer immediately move to the next image on the matter.

PART - II : QUESTION - RESPONSEIn listening to the 2nd part you will hear a question , then you should choose the one most appropriate response to the question. You should be aware of are :There are words that sound similar to the word in question .example :question : How much does it cost ?answer : Tank you very much .Although both have the word much , but the answer was not an appropriate response to the question ' How much does it cost ? 'Note the question words at the beginning of the sentence ( WH question ; who, what , when , where , why , what , How , etc. . ) Beware also use 'question tags 'If you are in doubt , just choose the response / answer that you think most reasonable for this question . Most importantly do not get your answer sheet blank .

PART - III : SHORT CONVERSATIONIn the third section , you will hear a short dialogue and then you got a question about the dialogue. In this case you need to use short-term memory is fine . The best strategy is to be aware of :The similarity of the sound of the words in the answer to that in the dialogNegative word ( do not , hardly , will not , etc. . )The words related to time ( always , seldom , etc. )Try reading the question , and in fact may be the answer , before you hear the dialogue . Check all the options and do not choose too fast . 
In this section , questions were read and followed three answer choices .Questions and answers are not written in the matter .So there is nothing in the matter unless the command " Mark your answer in your answer sheet " , so it 's really - really real listening test .So when working on this part , ruled out a script about it first .A manuscript reader ( speaker ) introduced about by reading the numbers matter , then the second speaker ( can be male - male or female ) and the speaker read the script about a third ( men) read the answer choices.

Skills required in this section :

1 . The ability to distinguish types - types of verbal questions ( information question , yes no question , alternative question , suggestion and other offers - other ) . The ability to know the response according to the type of question.

2 . The ability to distinguish words that sound almost the same . Tactics to work on the problems in this section.

3 . Try to identify the type of question . Correct response usually depends on the type of question asked . Do not ever answer before finished reading all four statements.

4 . Never leave an answer blank . All questions must be answered , if at all do not know the right answer , berspekulasilah.

PART - IV : SHORT TalksIn the fourth section , you will hear a monologue and then got a question about it . What should you do more or less the same as in the previous section , but you need to be more careful in listening and attention to detail information context . Try to read the questions before the monologue is played , and listen to the entire conversation before selecting an answer . Use your time wisely , do not fall behind or miss important information related to the next question.

In this section are presented some short talk or monologue ( short talks ) is a monologue . Each short talk followed by two or three questions that relate to what you hear . Short talk or monologue can be advertisment ( ad ) , announcement ( announcement ) , telephone massage , briffing in the workplace and so on.

Tactics to work on the problems in this section :

1 . When read out " direction " , then you need to have read and look at questions about the matter concerned with the short talk and four answer choices , so when you already have a monologue recited capital understanding of what will be asked.

2 . Each monologue will be read twice , you can try to answer when finished reading the first monologue , so that when the monologue is read for the second time , you can read about the question for the next monologue along with four answer choices . And so on.
  
3 . Determine the question words are used , what is being asked , whether , what, who , when , why , where , how, how long , etc. . By knowing what to ask , you can focus in seeking information from the monologue.

4 . Try to imagine , the setting of the monologue . This will help you in making an analysis of who is speaking , where the monologue was read , for whom it is intended and monologue for what purposes. 

5 . Never leave an answer blank . All questions must be answered , if at all do not know the right answer , berspekulasilah .

For most people , listening is the hardest part when undergoing the TOEFL test . I also included. Take the test many times and always got the lowest points than the other parts . Well , this time I will try to summarize the strategies that I have just learned about how to properly answer the listening part.
 
1 . Read the answer choices before listening to the conversation or before the conversation begins . By reading the answer choices will help us better understand the content of the conversation.

2 . Listen to the first row of the conversation carefully . The first row of the conversation often contains the main idea , subject or topic of conversation . Questions about main idea , subject and topic often asked in Listening in Part B.

3 . When our ears to listen to the conversation , at the same time our eyes have to look at the answer choices and cobalan book a test to determine the correct answer . The question that is given is usually assigned sequentially in the conversation . The answer to question number 1 is usually found at the beginning of the conversation , the answer to question number 2 & 3 are usually there in the middle of a conversation and the question number 4 is usually there at the end of the conversation.

4 . If we are not sure of the answer , we have to guess the answer . Never empty the answers , but all must be answered . Wrong answers will not reduce the score for The TOEFL Test , only correct answers are counted.

5 . If there is time after answering the question , reread answer choices for the question. The time interval for each question about 8-12 seconds , so use the time left to read the answer choices.

6 . Usually the answer to the question is often found in the second voice in a brief conversation . Thus focus on the second vote.

7 . Usually the conversation at the beginning of the structure will be quite easy and difficult at the end of the session.

8 . Never empty the answers . Even if you are not sure or do not understand the same though , just guess . For there is no reduction in value when you are wrong.

9 . Use the remaining time when it has finished answering the questions , the answers to see an option in the next question . So it could be easier for you to just focus on the conversation alone.

10 . If you understand a little idea of ​​the conversation, select the answer that contains the statement as an idea that you know.

11 . If you do not understand the conversation, choose a different answer from what you hear . Because usually it being a trap for to choose the wrong answer . Examples such as Apartment with appointments , or search by research and church.

12 . When you know the exact words used but not found in the options then look no synonyms of the word.

13 . We must be familiar with the test instructions / test direction . Direction or guidance for each TOEFL test must be the same everywhere . So when we do the Listening Comprehension section , you do not need to always listen to direction or instructions that are read by the narrator . For that we should already be familiar with and understand the instructions before carrying out tests TOEFL Test.

14 . Listen to the conversation and speeches carefully and cautiously . We have to fully concentrate on what is being discussed as conversations and speeches perdengarkan only once.

15 . Knowing where the easy and difficult questions are usually found . In Listening Comprehension , questions are usually given ranging from the easiest to the most difficult.

16 . Never empty the answers on the answer sheet . Even if we are not sure of the answer , we must still answer because here is no reduction in value for incorrect answers.

17 . Use the remaining time to read the question. When we finished answering questions and still have the rest of the time , try to read and see a selection of answers to the next question.

LISTENING PART A - TOEFL EXERCISE 1

In this exercise, listen carefully to the short conversation and question on the recording, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should look forrestatements of key ideas in the second line.

1. (A) The dance was fun.
    (B) It was a good time to dance.
    (C) She thinks the man is such a good dancer.
    (D) Tonight is the last time to dance.

2. (A) She’s quite thirsty.
    (B) She’ll be ready in a half hour.
    (C) She needs to leave now.
    (D) She was ready thirty minutes ago.

3. (A) The woman should teach the class herself.
    (B) The woman should see a psychiatrist.
    (C) It’s a good idea to speak with the instructor.
    (D) He would like to discuss psychology with the woman.

4. (A) She has a starring role.
    (B) She has not found a job yet.
    (C) She found the lost dog.
    (D) She just began working.

5. (A) He shares everything he has.
    (B) He has to find his lost shirt.
   (C) He is climbing the stairs to the apartment.
   (D) He has to get a roommate.

6. (A) His vacation is full of activities.
    (B) In autumn he’ll have a vacation.
    (C) He can’t have a vacation because he suffered a fall.
    (D) He’s foolish to take a vacation now.

7. (A) The book was very enjoyable.
    (B) It was unpleasant to get rid of the bugs.
    (C) She only reads when it is quiet.
    (D) It is pleasant to ride a bike.

8. (A) He hasn’t traveled much lately.
   (B) There were a lot of cars on the road.
  (C) He needs to lose weight.
  (D) The tray was thick and heavy.

9. (A) He doesn’t know how to play the game.
    (B) He has to write a story for class.
   (C) He needs to complete an assignment.
   (D) He has already finished the report.

10. (A) He always minds his own business.
      (B) He manages to avoid working.
      (C) He is the manager of the department.
      (D) He is the boss of his own company.

Sumber : google

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soaltoefltest.blogspot.com/2011/02/listening-toefl-test-exercise-1-latihan.html

Tugas Softskill Bahasa Indonesia 2 #

Tugas I : Cerpen

Cerita Kita

Angin berhembus melewati tubuh yang renta ini, tiupannya membawaku kedalam kesunyian yang begitu mencekam. Tiba-tiba saat kesunyian itu datang, pikiran melayang, frustasi, tetesan air terus keluar tak berhenti dan tak ada hentinya, kau datang dengan kehangatan, kau datang dengan seuntai kata yang bermakna, menghidupkan hati, mencairkan jiwa yang kaku, kau memberi segaris senyuman yang berarti untuk hidupku dan mengganti hari menjadi pelangi bukan hujan lagi.

“kau tak usah bersedih, terisak-isak seperti itu. Biarlah awan itu mendung di tengah hari, namun hatimu tak usah mendung seperti ini, itulah hidup harus dijalani walau perih menyesakkan hati, itulah cinta yang menyakitkan walau bahagia kadang menghampiri.” Ucapnya kala itu menyejukkan hati ini. “ya, kau benar aku tak perlu bersedih seperti ini, belum tentu dia tersedu-sedu sepertiku ini.”balasku menatapnya dalam. Masih teringat kata-kata itu dalam benakku saat awal perkenalan kita.

Langit seperti mendukung aku dan kau, kita berjalan di langit yang berwarna jingga kemerahan, sangat indah. Itulah yang kurasakan saat dekat denganmu. “kau senang?”tanyanya tersenyum. “ya, tentu!” jawabku yakin sekali. Kau selalu ada saat aku sendiri, terpuruk olehnya, kau memberi aku kata yang berharga, membuat segaris senyum di bibirku. Kau membuat hidup ini berbeda.

Riki itulah kau yang membuat hari-hari ini selalu berbeda dan bermakna. Aku ingat saat aku benar-benar sangat  tersudutkan oleh semua orang, hanya kau yang memberiku secercah semangat. “daripada  kau bersedih menatap bulan purnama itu, lebih baik kita mendengarkan lagu ini bersama untuk menghibur hati kita yang sedang lara?”tawarnya menyunggingkan seulas senyuman. Aku mengangguk duduk didekatnya dan bersandar pada pundaknya yang nyaman.

Beberapa bulan aku berbincang dengan Riki, bersenda gurau, berkeluh kesah, mengakrabkan diri, aku memutuskan bahwa dia adalah orang yang terbaik dalam hidup ini, aku meninggalkan laki-laki yang selalu menyakitiku yaitu Firman, aku rasa dia bukan laki-laki yang membuat hidupku baik. “maafkan aku, aku rasa kita lebih baik berteman. Jika kita ditakdirkan bersama kembali Tuhan akan menyatukan kita kembali, namun saat ini takdir kita harus berpisah. Maafkanlah aku!”ucapku saat itu dengan tangis terisak-isak tak tega. “ya, aku mengerti. Maaf aku bukan orang yang terbaik untukmu.”jawab Firman kecewa dan berlalu.

Tanggal 24 September 2010, aku memutuskan untuk berkomitmen dengan Riki, aku rasa saat itulah yang terbaik untukku. Apapun yang terjadi, risiko apapun aku siap menghadapinya. “aku menyayangimu” kata yang takkan pernah ku lupakan. “aku juga menyayangimu”balasku penuh keyakinan.  Hari itulah aku begitu yakin bahwa Riki adalah orang yang begitu berarti di hidupku.

Hari-hari aku jalani bersama Riki, permasalahan begitu banyak menghampiri kita berdua, mulai dari ulah Firman yang menganggu hidupku dengan terornya yang menyeramkan. Aku dan Riki hanya bisa bersabar dengan apa yang dilakukan Firman, berkali-kali aku berbicara dengan Firman dan meminta maaf jika kesalahanku takkan pernah termaafkan. Akhirnya Firman menyerah, dan dia menerima bahwa aku bukan miliknya lagi.

Kejadian itu tak terulang kembali, hubungan aku dan Riki kian membaik hari demi hari, bulan demi bulan tak terasa dia sudah bisa mengakrabkan diri dengan semua anggota keluargaku dan itu membuat hubungan kami lebih baik. Aku dan keluarga Riki pun telah akrab dan kami seringkali berkunjung satu sama lain. Hal tersebut sangat mendukung hubungan kami. Walaupun kadang kala dalam cerita cinta kita ada masalah yang membuat kita berseteru namun aku anggap hal tersebut adalah langkah untuk mendewasakan diri dan aku dan Riki selalu mengambil hikmah dari masalah tersebut. “maafkan aku, Nisa!”ucapnya meminta maaf. “ya, Ki. Maafkan aku juga. Aku tak seharusnya seperti itu.”jawabku lemas. “sudahlah, ini masalah jangan sampai terulang kembali. Anggap ini menjadikan kita lebih dewasa, ok?” balas Riki bijak. “iya, masalah seperti ini adalah hal yang wajar dalam suatu hubungan.” Ucapku semangat.

Setahun sudah aku dan Riki menjalani hari dengan senyuman, amarah, keegoisan, kesedihan, dan kebahagiaan. Semua itu adalah bumbu-bumbu dalam hidup, kadang sedih dan kadang bahagia. “happy anniversary!”ucapku sangat senang dan memeluknya erat. “happy anniversary too, Nisa!”jawabnya tersenyum bahagia. “semoga hubungan kita selalu langgeung dan Tuhan mengijinkan kita untuk selalu bersama,amin!”balasku berharap. “amin…aku menyayangimu Nisa!”ucapnya mencium keningku. “aku juga Ki, sangat menyayangimu!”jawabku sangat yakin.

Karena aku dan Riki berbeda kampus dan jurusan, kami sering tak bertemu. Itu bukan masalah bagi aku dan Riki karena Riki mempunyai kesibukan dengan kampusnya. Kita berdua sudah memasuki semester 2 kali ini, dan saatnya Riki praktek kerja lapangan di luar kampus. Karena ia jurusan perhotelan ia praktek di hotel yang ada diluar negeri yaitu Malaysia. Aku tanpa dia selama 6 bulan, saat perpisahan kita berdua aku menangis terisak-isak. “sudahlah, jangan menangis seperti itu, aku pasti kembali. Do’akan saja! Jaga diri kamu baik-baik!”ucapnya menenangkan hati. “ya, aku takkan menangis. Kabari aku jika sudah berada disana!”jawabku masih terisak-isak. “iya, jika aku ada waktu. Aku akan segera mengabarimu, aku sayang kamu.emuach!”ucapnya memelukku dan mencium keningku untuk terakhir kalinya. Ia melepaskan pelukannya dan perlahan berlalu, menoleh kearahku, berjalan perlahan di korodor menuju tempat pesawat akan lepas landas.

Aku tak menyangka dia akan secepat itu pergi,namun hal itu memang sudah direncanakan oleh kampusnya. Aku pun sudah mengetahui sebelumnya, namun saat perpisahan seperti itu aku sungguh shok, hari-hariku tanpa ia seperti apa? Aku sangat merindukan dia, aku akan menunggumu Riki, akan selalu menunggu, hampa hariku tanpa ocehanmu, senyummu, tertawamu, dan segala hal yang ada pada dirimu. Aku menyayangimu Riki.

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