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Red Cards Spoil Real's Progress Into Semis

Jakarta Post - January 25, 2013

Real Madrid survived red cards for Fabio Coentrao and Angel Di Maria, and an injury to Iker Casillas when they played against Valencia in King's Cup. The injury to Spain's number one didn't appear to be too serious as he was later seen in the dugout with ice on his hand. Di Maria picked up red card two minutes from time. Before that, Coentrao picked up the second yellow card too. This match was held on January 25 in Mestalla, Valencia. It was a big problem for Real Madrid. because they will face either holder Barcelona or Malaga in the last four.

Reflection

Real Madrid is one of giant club in the world. So I think they can solve this problem easily. Casillas, Di Maria, and Coentrao are three of so many talented players in Real Madrid. As we know that Real Madrid has so many talented players in bench that could substitute missed players such as Kaka', Higuain, Marcelo, etc. Because of that, I'm pretty sure that they will not get any problems.

The real problem is they will face either holder Barcelona or Malaga in the last four. Malaga is giant-killers and Barcelona is superior club in the world now. Join Mourinho should rotate squad in the Spanish League if they wanna win in King's Cup Semifinal.

Real Madrid is good in all sectors. Although Casillas missed next two month, Real Madrid still has Antonio Adan. He is wonder kid player. They must change attacking composition. Kaka' is super sub player who dictates tempo perfectly as he played in AC  Milan.

Fitri Nadia Silvani
ON CLOUD NINE

China Daily - January 25-31, 2013

The best way to catch the sunrise is by going high up in the sky in a hot air ballon. Located in the northeast coast of Australia. The flights usually take place early in the morning because ballon need cool, stable winds to operate effectively. The spacious ballon basket can use for 16 passangers. There, there is also The Daintree rainforest is one of the world's oldest rainforest. The rainforest attracts about 1 million visitors from all over the world every year. The Daintree rainforest in a place for Australia's plants and animals during the past 400 million years. Not only that, in Australia there is The Great Barrier Reef. It is an uderwater delight,    offering a beautiful of marine life. We can diving in  the sea and see the colorful coral like brilliant yellow, pastel pink, mint green, and intense blue. The adventure in Australia gives tourist a perfect reason to visit again.

Reflection:

The tour destination in Australia is really amazing. If I am the tourist, I will not get bored because when we ride the hot air ballon, we can see the beautiful rainforest and marine life. The hot air ballons are really big with kangroo, koala, and nemo fish picture in the ballon. For the tourists who ride the hot air ballon for the first time, they may feel afraid but when they are already in the air, they can enjoy the scenery.
The Great Barrier Reef is really beautiful. We can do snorkeling and see the beautiful coral and fish in the sea. It’s good for tourists who want to get rid of their stress or bored. We can also go to the Daintree raintforest. There are so many kinds of of plants and animals. The athmosphere is fresh around the big trees.
If I can go to Australia, I will travel around the northeast coast of Australia and try to ride the hot air ballon, to dive in The Great Barrier Reef, and to explore the Daintree rainforest. This is one of all amazing adventures I had ever known.

 

Novita Nurhamidah

Jokowi to Control Weather with Rocket


Jakarta Post,23 January 2013


Governor Joko Widodo “Jokowi” appears to have opted for weather engineering technology to divert the intense rains. According to meteorology and geophysics expert Armi Susandi from Bandung Institute of Technology, can be done by using hygroscopic substances to encourage clouds to form. It can be achieved by means of a small rocket,he said. And, Jokowi insisted that his administration had a long-term solution the perennial problem. He acknowledged that flooding in Jakarta was not an easy problem to handle. He said that,flooding is a very complicated issue. The Dutch had plans to build 300 dams and lakes, but there are only 30 in existence today. Peat swamps, forests and green areas are now housing complexes, malls and suchlike. You want to demolish them? You can’t. They have permits. Jokowi can do nothing but be more strict with builders and planners.

Reflection :

In my opinion, Jokowi’s idea is excellent. Because, the flood that always happens in Jakarta is very difficult to solve.
Actually, some solution had been tried to solve that problem, But, it’s not enough. The rain always comes every year. And perhaps that Jokowi’s idea to make a rocket to control the weather in Jakarta can help to solve that one. Altough, that solution is difficult to make and needs a long time. I think, it will better to find another solution to make it efficient. Such as, make more dams to accommodate the rains. And Jokowi more coherent with the builder in Jakarta, so there is some space to absorb the rain and the space for reboisation. And than enlarge the diameter of  the aqueduct in Jakarta in order to the water of the rain can emit a stream of at ease. And Jokowi gives more socialization to the society about throwing away the rubbish its place.

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Descriptive Text

The Definition of Descriptive Text
Descriptive text is a text which is telling about the characteristics of a particular thing, such as place, animal or person’s characteristics or description.  A descriptive text focuses on the characteristic features of a person, an animal, or a particular thing. The aim of a descriptive text is to give information to the readers by making them see, hear, feel, etc. what is described in the text.
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Language Features
Descriptive texts often use neutral and objective language. The present tense is mostly used in descriptive texts. The past tense is also used to describe an object that does not exist anymore.
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The Differences Between Report Text and Descriptive Text
What make different, between report and descriptive text, is the scope of the written object. If we talk about, ex: bicycle, it belongs to report text. It will talk about bicycle in general; its parts, physical strengh, function for certain people or other general characters of bike. In the other hand, descriptive text will convey more focus, for example "my bicycle" with its specific characters; colour, lengh, wheel style, etc. In short, report text describes the way of certain things and frequently refer to phenomenon of nature, animal and scientific object. Mostly, report is written after getting careful observation. This scientific and technical sense make clearer difference from descriptive text. The way of descriptive text in showing thing is based on the objective fact of the thing. It describe the specific thing simply as the thing is.
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Tips How To Write Descriptive Text
1. Choose the topic thet you want to describe. It can be person, animal, or place.
2. Find the information about the topic.
3. Make the draft.
4. Use the adjective. You can compare your topic with the other one to make your topic more interesting.
5. Use the simple sentences.
6. Write it into a good paragraph.
7. Add some pictures. That’s can make you descriptive text more interesting.

The Example of Descriptive Text

Jeju Island



Do you know Jeju Island? I really want to visit Jeju Island. Jeju Island is one of sevent natural wonders of the world. Jeju Island in Korea language is called Jeju-do. It is the largest of all island in Korea. Jeju town is the capital of Jeju Island.
          Jeju Island is the most famous tour destination in Korea because it has beautiful nature and unique culture. Jeju Island can be called as Botanic Island because it grows with more than 1700 kinds of plants. The tour destination on Jeju Island are Seongsan Ilchulbong, Halla Arboretum, Manjanggul, Cheonjeyeon Waterfall, Jeongbang Waterfall, Sanbang Mount, and Yeojimi Botanical Garden. Yeojimi Botanical Garden is the largest of all botanical garden in Asia. It has tropic orchid plants, observatorium, and institute of ecology.
          Jeju Island has so many beautiful beaches. I really want to visit them. It has four season, there are winter, spring, autumn, and summer. The temperature of Jeju Island lies between 14,6oC – 4,7oC. Local people in Jeju Island are called yukgoyeok. Most of them, work at the beach. They collect fish, algae, and abalone. The famous food in Jeju Island is jeonbokjuk.
          Jeju Isalnd has twin island in the world like Hainan in China, Hawaii in America, Sakhalin in Russia, and Bali in Indonesia.

5Problems Based on the Poster
1.What is the capital city of Jeju Island?
2.Why can Jeju Island be called as Botanic Island?
3.What does Yeojimi Botanical Garden have?
4.What is the famous food in Jeju Island?
5.What do the Yukgoyeok collect?

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