question ( inspirational story )

1. who received a gift of two magnificent falcons?
     a. the king
     b. farmer
     c. falconer
     d. queen

2. in the beginning, who trained the falcons?
     a. the king
     b. farmer
     c. falconer
     d. queen

3. why the king summoned healers and sorcerers?
     a. cure the bird
     b. give the bird
     c. make the bird fly
     d. feed the bird

4. what does the other falcon do when the bird didn't move?
     a. flying majestically
     b. didn't move
     c. die
     d. trained

5. who was the last person the king called to train the bird?
     a. queen
     b. farmer
     c. doctor
     d. sorcerers

6. who can make the other falcon fly?
     a. queen
     b. farmer
     c. doctor
     d. healers

7. how did the farmer make the other falcon fly?
     a. train it
     b. cut the tree
     c. cut the branch
     d. motivate it

8. why the king thought that the farmer could train the bird?
     a. because farmer is dilligent
     b. because farmer is clever
     c. because farmer is kind
     d. because farmer more familiar with the countryside

9. when was the king thrilled to see the falcon fly?
    a. in the morning
    b. midnight
     c. afternoon
     d. noon

10. what is the moral value of the story?
     a. to know our incredible potential
     b. to be honest
     c. to learn something new
     d. not to leave our loved one

inspirational story

don't quit just learn from it

well, i don't exactly know what my teacher ask about inspirational story so i just write about inspirational figures and inspirational story

Here are a few examples of failures that made good to keep you inspired to keep failing and never quit.

1. J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter novels was waitressing and on public assistance when she was writing the first installment of what would become one of the best selling series in history. The book was rejected by a dozen publishers. The only reason it got published at all was because the CEO's eight year old daughter begged him to publish it.

“Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.” - J.K. Rowling

Now, if that isn't a great Zen line, I don't know what is!

2. Michael Jordan
It might come as a shock, but the man who became what many would call the best basketball player of all time didn't make his high school basketball team.

“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan

3. Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was both hearing impaired and fidgety. He only lasted three months in school where his teachers said he was "too stupid to learn anything." He eventually was home schooled by his mom. In talking about his invention of the light bulb, he said:

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that do not work.” - Thomas Edison

4. James Carville
When I was a kid I was obsessed with political campaigns the way other kids were obsessed with sports. During the 1992 Presidential campaign there was no greater superstar-whacko than Clinton's political operative, James Carville. With his shaved bald head, snake-like facial features, and his deep Louisiana accent he seemed like a man out of the Twilight Zone!

He's now considered to be one of the greatest political operatives of a generation. But, before he ended up on that fateful campaign in his early 40's he was dead broke, had won only a handful of elections, and had never even been approved for a credit card. On paper, he looked like a complete failure. By not giving up he ended up in the White House.

"No one will ever accuse James Carville of taking himself seriously." - James Carville

5. Ludwig van Beethoven
His early skills at music and the violin were decidedly less than impressive. His teachers thought him hopeless. It was his father who saw the potential in him and took over his education. Beethoven slowly lost his hearing throughout his life and yet, four of his greatest works were composed when he was completely deaf.

"Beethoven can write music, thank God, because he can't do anything else!" - Ludwig van Beethoven
  



Inspirational Story

Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained.

Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.

The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly.

He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch.

Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, “May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem.” So he cried out to his court, “Go and get a farmer.”

In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, “Bring me the doer of this miracle.”

The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, “How did you make the falcon fly?”

With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, “It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting.”

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We are all made to fly — to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But at times we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, and the mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling. Let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight!

my holiday

Last holiday i was going to saudi arabia for umrah. I really enjoyed my holiday. It is winter when i went to saudi arabia. The weather is very cold upto 7 degree celcius so i have to wear a very thick sweater. I went to saudi arabia from soekarno hatta international airport. I arrived in jeddah after spending 8 hours on the plane. Soon as we arrived we went to mecca to do umrah. It was 2 o’clock in the morning when we arrived in mecca. At 3 o’clock until shubuh prayer we do umrah stuff like thawaf, sai, and tahalul. I spent 3 days at mecca. One thing that amaze me is that mecca seems like never sleep. Whether it was night or morning the city always crowded, not only the city but also the mosque.

After spending 3 days in mecca i went to madina. In madina i went to every famous place. I went to masjid nabawi,  cemetery park for rasulullah’s friends, and magnet mountain. Magnet mountain was very unique. My bus can run without the gas there because the mountain pull every iron stuff. And it is also kind of cool because it’s look like a place in the lord of the rings movie.

After spending 2 days in madina i went to jedda again. I only spent 1 days there. We went to shopping centre  and the red sea. the red sea was very amazing because there was a floating mosque. It was very unique. And also the food near the red sea was very delicious. The next morning i went back again to Indonesia.

The Next Leader

Hello, my name is Fairuuz Ryanhilmi Hibatullah, I am from XI science 1 and I am running for the 'schoolcouncil'. I'm always fully organised, and ready to work. I'm dedicated, responsible and enthusiastic.

These are the three words that describe me, and three reasons why you should vote for me.
If them reasons aren't good enough, then you shouldn't vote for me. But, I can promise you something... I will try my hardest to help the staff and students to have a nice and memorable school life. 

I have many great ideas for the coming year, involving all of the student for every activities will be my priority. I think all of the students have the right to involve to make a decision for the school activities. I will make the coming year not only the student council year but also all of the students year. I wan to unite us for the better us. I will make all of the students take part in every activities so they could take part for our improvement.

Beside that I will make the connection between student become closer. By doing this I will make everyone in this school happy to go to school. And in the end they will do their best at school.

I believe that I am qualified to represent our school image due to the fact that I take part in many resources and activities around school to improve the equipment around our school, and because I get good grades.

Please Vote For Me to take part in the School Council.

gerund and to infinitives

Gerund

1. Smoking is not good for your health.      

2. Fishing needs a lot of patience.

3. Playing football is fun.

4. We enjoy playing hide and seek.

5. I enjoy living in this beautiful hotel.

6. Nia advised waiting until next week.

7. They enjoy living in this tiny village

8. Mia is thinking of going to Bali next week.

9. My father has given up smoking.

10. She is afraid of meeting her boss in the office.

To infinitive

1. To study hard makes us clever.

2.  I hope to see her again next year.

3. My father promissed to be here by soon.

4. She promised not to be late.

5. Joko told me to be here half past ten.

6. The police officer ordered me to stop.

7. I want to tell you something.

8. I will wait to hear from you.

9. I remembered to lock my car.

10. My sister taught me to cook.

If Conditional

1.1 If I see her, I’ll give her the book
1.2 If I saw her, I would give her the book
1.3 If I had seen her, I would have gave her the book

2.1 If he doesn’t come, we will go home.
2.2 If he didn’t come, we would go home
2.3 If he hadn’t come, we would’ve went home

3.1 I’ll play football if I pass the test
3.2 I would play football if I passed the test
3.3 I would have played football if i had passed the test

4.1 If I drive the car, I'll come late
4.2 If I drove the car, I would come late
4.3 If I had driven the car, I would have came late

5.1 If she doesn't study, she will listen to the music
5.2 If she didn't study, she would listen to the music
5.3 If she hadn't study, she would've listened to the music

6.1 if i finish the game, i'll eat the meal
6.2 if i finished the game, i would eat the meal
6.3 if i had finished the game, i would have ate the meal

7.1 i'll get a scholarship if i study harder
7.2 i would get a scholarship if i studied harder
7.3 i would have got a scholarship if i had studied harder

8.1 if i get angry, i'll hit the table
8.2 if i got angry, i would hit the table
8.3 if i had gotten angry, i would have hit the table

9.1 if i become the teacher, i'll give an easy task
9.2 if i became the teacher, i would give an easy task
9.3 if i had become the teacher, i would have gave an easy task

10.1 if i break the handphone, i'll pay to the owner
10.2 if i broke the handphone, i would pay to the owner
10.3 if i had broken the handphone, i would have paid to the owner

EARTHQUAKE

What is an earthquake?

An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called thehypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter.

Sometimes an earthquake has foreshocks. These are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place as the larger earthquake that follows. Scientists can’t tell that an earthquake is a foreshock until the larger earthquake happens. The largest, main earthquake is called the mainshock. Mainshocks always haveaftershocks that follow. These are smaller earthquakes that occur afterwards in the same place as the mainshock. Depending on the size of the mainshock, aftershocks can continue for weeks, months, and even years after the mainshock!

What causes earthquakes and where do they happen?

The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. (figure 2) The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece – it is made up of many pieces like a puzzle covering the surface of the earth. (figure 3) Not only that, but these puzzle pieces keep slowly moving around, sliding past one another and bumping into each other. We call these puzzle piecestectonic plates, and the edges of the plates are called the plate boundaries. The plate boundaries are made up of many faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur on these faults. Since the edges of the plates are rough, they get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving. Finally, when the plate has moved far enough, the edges unstick on one of the faults and there is an earthquake.

Why does the earth shake when there is an earthquake?

While the edges of faults are stuck together, and the rest of the block is moving, the energy that would normally cause the blocks to slide past one another is being stored up. When the force of the moving blocks finally overcomes thefriction of the jagged edges of the fault and it unsticks, all that stored up energy is released. The energy radiates outward from the fault in all directions in the form of seismic waves like ripples on a pond. The seismic waves shake the earth as they move through it, and when the waves reach the earth’s surface, they shake the ground and anything on it, like our houses and us! (see P&S Wave inset)

How are earthquakes recorded?

Earthquakes are recorded by instruments called seismographs. The recording they make is called a seismogram. (figure 4) The seismograph has a base that sets firmly in the ground, and a heavy weight that hangs free. When an earthquake causes the ground to shake, the base of the seismograph shakes too, but the hanging weight does not. Instead the spring or string that it is hanging from absorbs all the movement. The difference in position between the shaking part of the seismograph and the motionless part is what is recorded.

How do scientists measure the size of earthquakes?

The size of an earthquake depends on the size of the fault and the amount of slip on the fault, but that’s not something scientists can simply measure with a measuring tape since faults are many kilometers deep beneath the earth’s surface. So how do they measure an earthquake? They use the seismogram recordings made on the seismographs at the surface of the earth to determine how large the earthquake was (figure 5). A short wiggly line that doesn’t wiggle very much means a small earthquake, and a long wiggly line that wiggles a lot means a large earthquake. The length of the wiggle depends on the size of the fault, and the size of the wiggle depends on the amount of slip.

The size of the earthquake is called its magnitude. There is one magnitude for each earthquake. Scientists also talk about the intensity of shaking from an earthquake, and this varies depending on where you are during the earthquake.

How can scientists tell where the earthquake happened?

Seismograms come in handy for locating earthquakes too, and being able to see the P wave and the S wave is important. You learned how P & S waves each shake the ground in different ways as they travel through it. P waves are also faster than S waves, and this fact is what allows us to tell where an earthquake was. To understand how this works, let’s compare P and S waves to lightning and thunder. Light travels faster than sound, so during a thunderstorm you will first see the lightning and then you will hear the thunder. If you are close to the lightning, the thunder will boom right after the lightning, but if you are far away from the lightning, you can count several seconds before you hear the thunder. The further you are from the storm, the longer it will take between the lightning and the thunder.

P waves are like the lightning, and S waves are like the thunder. The P waves travel faster and shake the ground where you are first. Then the S waves follow and shake the ground also. If you are close to the earthquake, the P and S wave will come one right after the other, but if you are far away, there will be more time between the two. By looking at the amount of time between the P and S wave on a seismogram recorded on a seismograph, scientists can tell how far away the earthquake was from that location. However, they can’t tell in what direction from the seismograph the earthquake was, only how far away it was. If they draw a circle on a map around the station where the radius of the circle is the determined distance to the earthquake, they know the earthquake lies somewhere on the circle. But where?

Scientists then use a method called triangulation to determine exactly where the earthquake was (figure 6). It is called triangulation because a triangle has three sides, and it takes three seismographs to locate an earthquake. If you draw a circle on a map around three different seismographs where the radius of each is the distance from that station to the earthquake, the intersection of those three circles is the epicenter!

Can scientists predict earthquakes?

No, and it is unlikely they will ever be able to predict them. Scientists have tried many different ways of predicting earthquakes, but none have been successful. On any particular fault, scientists know there will be another earthquake sometime in the future, but they have no way of telling when it will happen.

Is there such a thing as earthquake weather? Can some animals or people tell when an earthquake is about to hit?

These are two questions that do not yet have definite answers. If weather does affect earthquake occurrence, or if some animals or people can tell when an earthquake is coming, we do not yet understand how it works