Resep Cinta Mendadak

Hari itu aku kedatangan tamu istimewa. Ya, teman-teman sekelasku tiba-tiba saja datang kerumah. Saat itu sedang malam minggu, wajar saja sih. 

Yang membuatku bingung, kedatangan mereka yang tiba-tiba membuat aku tidak punya persiapan untuk menyajikan mereka makanan atau minuman. Ketika itu mamaku sedang membuka website www.resepkita.com , nah disitu aku melihat ada resep tentang minuman segar yang cocok untuk malam itu. Akhirnya, aku buat ini nih http://www.resepkita.com/detailResep.asp?recId=76 . Dan hasilnya? Aku tidak membutuhkan waktu yang lama untuk membuatnya dan teman-temanku sangat menikmati minuman tersebut. That was amazing satnite ! :D

-Fitri Fazrika Sari-

ANSWER KEY UNIT 3 - FIGURING OUT A CONCLUSION

STAGE 2

Getting started

A (Accept any possible answers)

1. Yes, I do / No, I don’t. Yes, it is useful for me
2. Yes, I do because I can understand the lyrics of my favorite singer / No, I don’t because it’s difficult.
3. I can have a good job because every company requires the staff to have ability in English, both oral and written.
4. I can understand English novels.

I can have a good job.

Etc

B

Find out:

1. Because English is an international language and English is also the key, which opens doors to scientific and technical knowledge. Moreover, English is a top requirement of those seeking jobs.
2. By adding some facts and explanations ( Accept any possible answers )
3. It belongs many people’s idea because the global era has come and everyone needs to be able to speak English to keep abreast with the information.
4. To explain / argue about something and persuade someone to your point of view.
5. ( Accept any possible answers )
6. To emphasize someone’s point of view.
7. Analytical Exposition
8. Present Tense

C

Find out:

1. 2nd paragraph
2. 1^st and 3rd paragraph
3. Yes, it does
4. Furthermore and In addition
5. Yes, I do.

D

1. c,e,g
2. d

E

Topic sentence :The class wasted ten minutes because one of the student’s was late.

Body               :Yesterday, a student came into my English class after the teacher started explaining an important point. As she came in, she hit the door against the wall. We all turned around to watch her as she squeezed past other students to get to her desk. When she sat down, she scrapped her chair against the floor, and we could not hear the teacher. Finally, the teacher stopped talking until the student was ready.

Concluding sentence: Coming late to class disturbs everyone.

F (Accept any possible answers)

Grammar in Action

A

Subject	To be + Past Participle ( V3 )
It	had been believed
That drilling rights	would be given
The oil companies	will be required
Applications	will be accepted
The oil companies	will be asked
Some of these funds	will be used
Some	will be spent
Other kinds of fuel	will have to be utilized

            From the sentences above we get a passive pattern: S+to be +V3

B

Simple Present	is, am , are
Simple Past	was, were
Present Perfect	has been, have been
Past Perfect	had been
Future	will be, is going to be, will have to be
can, may, must	can be, may be, must be
could, should, would	could be, should be, would be
ought to, might	ought to be, might be

Present Continuous	is being, am being, are being
Past Continuous	was being, were being
Present Perfect Continuous	has been being, have been being
Future Continuous	will have been being
Past Perfect Continuous	had been being

C

1. The classroom is swept before I arrive every morning
2. The classrooms were swept yesterday
3. The classrooms should be swept everyday / The classroom is swept
4. yesterday.
5. The classroom has been swept twice this week.
6. The classrooms have already swept.
7. The classroom is being swept
8. The classrooms had been swept by the time I arrived.
9. The classrooms had been swept before I returned home.
10. The classrooms are going to be swept tomorrow

D

1. succeed
2. brought
3. are tamed
4. eliminateS
5. makes
6. are suffered
7. comes
8. are utilized
9. is
10. make

E

1.      It

2. It
3. They, they
4. He/she

F

1. “Batik” refers to “this beautifully designed cloth”
2. “here” refers to Pucang and Magelang. “This art” refers to “Horn Carving”
3. “One” refers to “the life of the workers”
4. “These studies” refers to “new studies on the moon”. “which” refers to “new studies on the moon.
5. “This” refers to “how and why is one place on earth different from another”

G

1. as
2. Firstly
3. however
4. Another
5. whereas
6. finally
7. on the other hand

H

1. after
2. at first
3. then
4. next
5. finally
6. after
7. soon
8. after

I

1. and
2. so
3. but
4. because
5. so
6. because
7. and

J

1. You brush your teeth before you go to the dentist for an appointment.
2. Although Julie studied hard for the test, she did not pass the test.
3. If you put the money into a saving account, it will earn interest every year.
4. I don’t like to watch the broadcasters on television because they never smiles.
5. the pilot refused to fly the jet because it hadn’t been checked by the mechanics.
6. The doctor examined the patient in her office before she sent the patient to the hospital for more tests.
7. The little girl pretended to be sick so that she could stay home from school.
8. Alex was reading a murder mystery while Sam was watching a murder mystery on television.
9. I’d like to buy an oven because it cleans itself automatically.
10. I realized I had locked my keys inside the car after I got out of the car.

K

1. The luggage doesn’t weigh much. There is only clothing in it.
2. The colony of ants keeps coming nearer.
3. Each of these boxes contains ammunition.
4. Both cars go very fast but one of them is quicker than the other.
5. The exercise makes him feel relaxed.
6. One of these estates belonged to my uncle in 1988.
7. Although the old man was 80 years old, he stayed healthy.
8. The way they dress portrays that they are from rural areas.
9. This symbol denotes the high and low capability of this machine.
10. The hijackers kept the hostages alive until their demands were fulfilled.

L

1. a deadly gas that triggers asthma.
2. because it is very dangerous and can cause someone to death.
3. to persuade the reader toward the writer’s opinion.
4. I might be influenced to believe the writer’s opinion. (Accept any possible answers).

M (Accept any possible answers).

Moving Forward

B

1. If other heart you are too fat, your heart has to work harder and it may lead to a heart attack or to problems.
2. Extra fat can change the amount of sugar in the blood and it will cause serious disease such as diabetes. Furthermore, high blood pressure is also a result of being fat.
3. life
4. to persuade readers toward writer’s opinions.

C

1. c
2. g
3. f
4. e
5. b
6. a
7. d
8. h

D

1. She wrote the application letter because she wanted to apply for the job as an accountant.
2. 2 Statement of position, Arguments, Reinforcement of the statement of position

( reiteration )

3. She can speak English and she is also experienced.

Hand in Hand

A

accept any possible answer

Title: The Live Of Pop Stars

Pop stars today enjoy a style of living, which one belonged to rich people only. Once they are famous, they may enjoy the lives of millionaires in the first place. Wherever they go, people will greet them cheerfully. The crowd goes wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling colorfully dressed idols. Second, the stars are driven in Rolls Royce, private helicopters, or executive aeroplanes. They cannot enjoy the freedom of going alone anymore. Furthermore, they are surrounded by managers, bodyguards and press agents. Photograph of them appear regularly in newspapers, magazines and TVs and all their comings, goings and doings are reported. It is obvious that the lives of pop stars are so glamour (conclusion).

B and C (Accept any possible answers).

 

Show it Off (Accept Any Possible Answers)

-Fitri Fazrika Sari-

ANSWER KEY UNIT 3 - FIGURING OUT A CONCLUSION

STAGE 1

Getting Started

A

Yes, I have / No, I haven’t

Boring, tired, stressful, etc ( Accept any possible answers )

Business hours ( Accept any possible answers )

Too many private cars, unorganized pedestrians, etc (Accept any possible answers)

B.

Cars Should be Banned from Cities

            Cars should be banned from the city. As we all (1)know, cars (2)create pollution, and (3)cause a lot of road (4)deaths and other accidents.

            Firstly, cars, as we all know, (5)contribute to most of the pollution in the world. Cars (6)emit a deadly gas that causes illness such as (7)bronchitis, lung cancers and “triggers” of (8)asthma. Some of these illnesses are so bad that people can (9)die from them.

            (10)Secondly, a city is very busy. (11)Pedestrians wander everywhere and cars commonly hit pedestrians in the city, which causes them to die. Cars, today, are the (12)biggest killers (13)on roads.

            In (14)conclusion cars should be banned from a city for the reasons listed (15)above.

Find out:

1. It creates pollution, causes a lot of road deaths, other accidents.
2. Cars emit a deadly gas that causes illnesses.
3. Pedestrians
4. There is no statement about that.
5. The prohibition of using cars in cities.

C accept any possible answer

• Traffic jam : unorganized five-foot-wide sidewalk, indiscipline pedestrians, etc.
• Solutions for traffic jam: strict punishment, etc

 

Get it right

A Read and practice the dialog

B.

1.      Eric doesn’t agree / disagrees

2.      Rose disagrees / doesn’t agree

3. Rose agrees.
4. Eric disagree / doesn’t agree
5. Rose agrees.

Ways to Say It: Expressing opinions

C & D ( Accept any possible answers )

Moving Forward

A (accept any possible answer)

1. Yes, I do / No, I don’t
2. to promote / sell something ( Accept any possible answers )
3. I think advertisement is useful for someone to choose a good product. ( Accept any possible answers )
4. Yes it does / No it doesn’t

B

1. Meatball
2. Mr Meatball
3. It can be used for any kind of food.
4. We highly control the quality of our meatball.
5. There is statement “Nothing compares to Mr Meatball; Delicious for all”, etc (Accept any possible answers )

C

Find out:

1. The danger of formalin
2. Komar is against the use of formalin in preserving the meatball.
3. No, he didn’t
4. I agree with Komar. The formalin is very dangerous for our health. It will destroy the vital body organs. (Accept any possible answers)

D

Find out:

1. Yes, it was nice. She said “quite good”.
2. Yes, the service was okay. He said “everything is fine”.
3. He got a wrong size.
4. No, the customer was not satisfied. He said “I am not satisfied with the shirt I bought yesterday in this shop”.
5. I am not satisfied with my progress in learning English because I still have many difficulties in saying what I want to say in English, especially the spoken form (Accept any possible answers)

E (accept any possible answer)

Dialog no.1

Sari : Is everything ok?

Dewi : I am a bit disappointed with you.

Sari : Why? What’s wrong with me?

Dewi : You always make this room dirty and you never clean it

Sari : I’m so sorry. I will clean it immediately.

Dialog no. 2

Indra : Are you dissatisfied with something? You look so angry

Iman : I’m very dissatisfied with my watch. I’ve just bought it this afternoon but it doesn’t work well now.

Indra : How much is that cost?

Iman : It cost 100.000 rupiah

Indra : Wow…that so expensive. Why don’t you make a complaint to the store which you buy that watch?

Iman : I did. Unfortunately, that store has already closed so I need to get there tomorrow

Indra : Well, just be patient.

Dialog no.3

Santi : Is the chicken teriyaki satisfactory?

Lia : Yes. Just the way I like it. The spices are very good.

Santi : Will you have anything else to eat?

Lia : No, not at the moment

F (accept any possible answer)

Full name : Ari Wibowo

Room Number : 216

Check in date : May 20, 2007

Check-out date : May 23, 2007

Contact No : 08159503496

Correspondence Address : Jl. Malaka Raya No 52

1. I really like the services of your front office. They greet me very nicely and they offer me help to bring my luggage politely.
2. I am a little dissatisfied with the restaurant because I can only find fast food restaurant.
3. (Accept any possible answers)
4. (Accept any possible answers)
5. (Accept any possible answers)
6. (Accept any possible answers)

G

Interviewer      : Hey guys! Nice to see you again. Welcome back in the “Young    

                          Learners” Program. I’m Lala, your host. Guys, this time I’d like to

                          interview a high school student, named Melissa. Good morning, Melissa.

Melissa            : Good morning, Lala. Morning guys. Nice to see you.

Interviewer      : Well, guys. In this occasion we’d talk about an interesting topic. Guess

                          what it is…..uhuh…….it’s HOMEWORK! Okay, Melissa do your

                          teachers always give you homework to do at home ?

Melissa            : Most of the time.

Interviewer      : Hm….really ? And what do you feel about that? Is it effective or

                          ineffective ?

Melissa            : Well, I (1) personally think that homework is ineffective in developing

                          student’s (2) skills.

Interviewer      : Oh, that (3)surprises me. Tell me about that.

Melissa            : Well, in the first place, homework is a (4)waste of time, because you’re just forced to (5)complete tasks that you already know how to do.

Interviewer      : Wow, that’s an interesting point. And then?

Melissa            : Hmm….secondly, homework is ineffective because the tasks you do 

(6) involve more memory than (7) discovery. Most of the tasks you do are just repetition and therefore  you don’t discover or learn anything

Interviewer      : Really?

Melissa            : Moreover, I would say that homework is inefficient because when most  kids come home from school they’re usually (8) tired from all the work that they have done during the day and they (9) probably won’t produce their best work for the tasks.

Interviewer      : Okay, Melissa. So, what is your conclusion then?

Melissa            : My conclusion is that homework is ineffective and is not the best way to

                          develop students’ skills.

Interviewer      : Guys, those are Melissa’s opinion about homework. Now, let’s see what

                          others say about homework. Well, thank you Melissa. See you.

Find out:

1. It’s about homework
2. She thinks that homework is ineffective in developing students’ skills.
3. I disagree. I think homework can help us easily memorize the lesson (Accept any possible Answers)

Hand in Hand

A

1. It gives the desert protection from the shade of sun
2. Baskests,ropes, and threads are made from its fibres
3. Boats,housesand fences are made from its wood.
4. Its fruit is an important food
5. The juice is a delicious drink
6. The tender leaves are eaten as salad
7. In fact,no part of the tree is wasted

 

B. Accept any possible answer

Cultural Awareness

2. Culture and norm, Di mana bumi dipijak, disitu langit dijunjung
3. Be satisfied with something you have-Harap burung terbang punai ditangan di lepaskan
4. Work-hard & opportunity, Hanya orang – orang gesit yang bisa sukses.
5. Don’t waste your time, Bersakit sakit dahulu, bersenang – senang kemudian.
6. Deep thinking, Berhati – hati –hati sebelum melangkah
7. Work-hard-Jangan bangun siang- siang nanti rejekinya di patok ayam
8. Don’t talk too much-Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya
9. Think and act carefully, Karena nila setitik rusak susu sebelanga
10. people with similar interest stick together-antah berkumpul sama antah,beras sama beras
11. friendship –dua badan senyawa
12. Don’t forget  something special -jauh dimata jauh di hati

-Fitri Fazrika Sari-

Anugerah Terindah

        Aku tersenyum menatap cermin besar di hadapanku. Aku memakai mini dress berwarna biru muda, heels setinggi 10cm, juga tak lupa memoleskan sedikit lipstick berwarna merah muda. Sempurna, pikirku malam itu. Dengan cepat aku turun ke bawah sambil memegang kunci mobil. Tak kuhiraukan panggilan Ayah yang sedang berada di ruang tamu. Tidak berguna, pikirku.

       

        Aku pulang sekitar jam 4 pagi. Aku masih ingat tangisan Ibu yang melihat kondisiku semalam, juga Ayah yang terus mengomeliku sebelum akhirnya aku mendobrak pintu kamar dan menguncinya dari dalam. Aku benci dengan sikap mereka yang terlalu berlebihan mengawasiku. Aku semakin terbuai dalam alam pikiranku sendiri, hingga akhirnya tidak sadarkan diri akibat pengaruh alkohol tadi malam.

        Sebenarnya, aku malas pergi sekolah hari ini. Namun, ancaman Ayah yang akan menyita mobil jika aku bolos berhasil membuatku mengalah. Aku pergi diantar Ayah, karena ia tidak ingin aku mencoba kabur dari sekolah.

        Aku datang tepat lima menit sebelum bel pelajaran pertama dimulai. Sebagian anak menatapku dengan tatapan aneh, entah apa itu maksudnya. Tapi aku tidak peduli, aku tidak ingin mencari apapun disini. Aku hanya tidak ingin Ayah menyita mobilku. Ketika aku sedang termenung, seseorang menepuk pundakku. “Citra, kamu ketinggalan banyak tugas. Mau pinjam catatan saya?”, tanya Laila teman sebangkuku. Aku saja hampir lupa namanya jika ia tidak menyapaku duluan. “Biarkan saja, aku tidak peduli dengan nilai, tugas, atau apapun itu!” sahutku ketus kemudian kembali asyik dengan iPad terbaruku. “Kamu itu pintar, sayang jika nilai kamu rendah. Saya boleh kerumahmu?”. Sejenak aku mengalihkan pandangan kepada Laila yang duduk di sebelahku. Ia masih tersenyum kepadaku, senyum yang sangat indah. Sejenak aku terdiam. “Kenapa? Saya hanya ingin membantu, tidak lebih. Boleh ya?” sekali lagi Laila tersenyum kepadaku. Bibirku kelu, entah mengapa aku terpesona olehnya. Akhirnya aku menganggukkan kepala kemudian kembali asyik dengan iPad. Kulihat senyum Laila yang mengembang disaat aku menatapnya sekilas.

        Ibu sangat senang melihat kedatangan Laila ke rumah. Selama ini memang tidak satupun teman-teman sekolahku yang pernah ke rumah. Pernah sekali, itupun karena aku sudah dalam kondisi luka-luka akibat berkelahi dengan kakak kelasku waktu itu. Sungguh buruk.

        Laila meminjamkan catatannya, katanya boleh kupinjam sampai akhir minggu ini. Diam-diam aku kagum, tulisan Laila sangat rapi, rumus penting digarisnya dengan pulpen warna-warni. Sementara aku? Kotak pensil dan segala perlengkapannya saja baru dibelikan Ibu tadi siang, karena tau Laila akan ke rumah. Dengan sabar Laila mengajariku sejak lepas magrib, hingga tak terasa sudah jam 9 malam. Aku gelisah, sepertinya Laila merasakan hal tersebut. “Kenapa? Citra capek ya? Maaf saya terlalu bersemangat.” Laila berkata dengan wajah bersalah. “Bukan, tapi aku mau pergi. Nanti telat”. “Sudah jam segini mau kemana?” Laila menatapku heran. “Lanjutkan saja Laila, ia hanya ingin pergi dengan teman-teman nakalnya itu. Masih syukur ia ingat untuk pulang.” Ibu tiba-tiba muncul sambil membawakan teh hangat dan kue untuk kami. Aku sangat kesal dengan perkataan Ibu. Dengan cepat aku berlari ke kamar dan berganti baju. Aku mengambil kunci mobil dan segera keluar. Tak ku hiraukan teriakan Ayah yang memanggilku untuk masuk. Aku tidak peduli, kupacu mobilku dengan cepat hingga tiba-tiba semua terasa gelap.

        Aku terbangun dengan selang infus menancap di tangan kiriku, kurasakan tangan kananku tidak bisa bergerak. Bau obat sangat menyengat hidungku. Spontan aku berteriak keras. Ayah dan Ibu berlari mendekatiku, kulihat mata Ibu sembab. “Citra kenapa sayang? Sakit?” Ayah berkata sambil mengusap rambutku dengan lembut. “Aku kenapa? Tanganku sakit sekali Ayah!” kataku sambil menangis. “Kamu kecelakaan nak, tangan kananmu patah.” Ibu berbisik ke telingaku dengan lembut. Aku terdiam, satu yang kurasakan hanyalah perih di sekujur tubuhku.

        Sudah 4 hari aku berada di rumah sakit. Rasa bosan dan penat mulai aku rasakan. Aku juga kesal terhadap teman-teman baikku di diskotik. Tidak ada satupun yang datang menjenguk. Ketika aku bercerita bahwa tanganku patah, tidak ada lagi yang membalas pesanku. Airmata meluncur deras dari mataku. Rasa sakit yang selama ini aku rasakan, tidak ada artinya dibandingkan rasa sakit ketika aku menyadari bahwa aku tidak mempunyai teman yang sebenarnya. Teman disaat suka maupun duka. Ketika aku menangis, Laila datang. Ia terkejut melihatku menangis. Aku menceritakan semua hal yang aku rasakan. Aku senang, Laila mendengar setiap ceritaku dengan seksama. Semenjak itu, aku berteman baik dengannya.

        Setelah lebih dari seminggu di rumah sakit, aku kembali bersekolah dengan tangan masih diperban. Laila menasehatiku agar pagi ini aku pergi dengan wajah tersenyum. Aku menuruti nasehatnya, alhasil pagi itu tatapan aneh yang biasanya aku terima, berubah menjadi senyum. Aku sangat senang. Aku bercerita hal tersebut pada Laila saat istirahat. “Alhamdulillah, senang kan rasanya punya banyak teman?” kata Laila sambil menyeruput es jeruk di depannya. “Iya, aku sangat senang. Terima kasih ya sudah menjadi teman yang baik untukku”. Aku tersenyum sambil menatap Laila.

        Sejak saat itu, aku mulai bersemangat ke sekolah. Bukan karena aku takut Ayah akan menyita mobilku lagi, tapi karena aku ingin menuntut ilmu. Laila pernah meminjamkan bukunya yang berjudul “Wanita Impian Rasulullah”. Buku itu berisi tentang bagaimana cara seorang wanita muslimah bersikap. Aku sangat tertarik dengan semua cerita Laila tentang Rasulullah. Aku begitu kagum dan ingin belajar lebih dalam lagi mengenai hal yang dicintai oleh Rasulullah, agar aku juga dicintai olehnya.

        Pagi itu aku bangun lebih awal dari biasanya. Aku segera mengambil wudhu, bersiap untuk shalat. Yang aku tahu, Rasulullah tidak hanya selalu shalat tepat waktu, namun juga mengerjakan shalat sunah lainnya. Selesai shalat, aku turun untuk menemui Ayah dan Ibu di ruang makan. Mereka heran melihat aku sudah berpakaian rapi. “Kenapa melihat seperti itu? Ada yang aneh dengan Citra?” tanyaku. “Loh? Kamu lupa ya sayang, ini hari ulang tahun kamu kan? Biasanya kalau kamu ulang tahun, kamu akan meminta uang lebih dari Ayah untuk mentraktir teman-temanmu” Ayah berkata dengan heran. Sejenak aku terdiam, kenapa aku lupa tentang hari ulang tahunku? “Citra tidak meminta apapun Yah”. “Yasudah, nanti kalau ada permintaan bilang saja ya. Selamat ulang tahun sayang, Ibu sayang padamu.” Ibu mencium keningku dengan mesra, begitupun dengan Ayah. Pagi itu aku merasa senang, kehangatan keluarga yang sudah lama hilang akhirnya aku rasakan kembali. Alhamdulillah, kataku dalam hati.

        “Selamat ulang tahun Citra!” teriak Laila ketika bel tanda pulang sekolah berbunyi. Teman-teman sekelas pun ramai memberikan selamat dan menjabat tanganku. Hampir saja aku menangis. Belum pernah ada begitu banyak orang yang peduli denganku. Rasanya, aku sudah membuat banyak perubahan dalam hidupku. Senyumku mengembang, sepertinya ulang tahunku kali ini mempunyai arti yang sangat besar. Setelah semua temanku pulang, Citra memberikan sebuah kotak kecil kepadaku. “Jangan dilihat dari segi harganya ya, tapi Laila berharap kado ini bermanfaat untuk Citra” Laila berkata dengan senyum manisnya. “Boleh dibuka sekarang?” kataku bersemangat. Laila mengangguk. Ketika sudah terbuka, aku terdiam. Isinya bukan parfum mahal atau barang bermerk seperti biasa yang aku dapatkan. Bukan juga sepatu atau tas, melainkan kerudung dengan berbagai macam warna. “Citra, salah satu kewajiban kita sebagai wanita muslimah itu menutup aurat. Laila rasa, Citra juga semestinya menjalankan kewajiban tersebut”. “Tapi, aku tidak bisa. Aku belum siap!” kataku lalu pergi meninggalkan Laila yang tak berkutik mendengar ucapanku.

       

        Aku merenung setelah selesai membaca buku yang baru saja aku beli sepulang sekolah tadi. Hadiah dari Laila masih tersimpan rapi di atas meja belajarku. Perlahan aku mengambil kerudung tersebut, kemudian aku memakainya dan bercermin. Aneh, pikirku. Dengan cepat aku melepas kerudung tersebut. Aku duduk, termenung. Aku baru saja membaca buku mengenai jilbab sesuai syariat. Hatiku bergetar saat membacanya. Begitu banyak sabda Rasulullah yang menjelaskan tentang cara memakai jilbab yang sesuai dengan syariat. Aku begitu mencintai Rasulullah, aku ingin selalu mengikuti amal baiknya, aku ingin menerapkannya dalam kehidupanku sehari-hari. Tapi apa aku bisa? Pertanyaan demi pertanyaan berkecamuk di dalam otakku. Hingga akhirnya aku tersadar ketika Ibu mengetuk pintu kamar. Aku menceritakan semua hal kepadanya. Kemudian, Ibu hanya tersenyum dan menyuruhku berganti baju. Ia ingin mengajakku ke suatu tempat katanya.

        Aku terkejut ketika ternyata Ibu membawaku ke salah satu butik. “Ini butik khusus muslimah, Ibu dengar baju disini bagus. Kamu ambil saja semua yang kamu mau” Ibu berkata sambil tersenyum kepadaku. Aku sedikit heran karena tidak biasanya Ibu menawariku berbelanja. Alangkah terkejutnya ketika aku menyadari bahwa baju yang dijual disini hanyalah baju yang menutup aurat. Tidak ada hiasan yang mencolok, bahan yang menerawang, juga yang tidak sempit di badan. Semuanya berbahan lurus, lembut, dan berwarna pucat. Aku menjelajahi seluruh bagian di butik ini, lama-lama aku menyukainya. Tak lupa aku membelikan Laila, pasti dia senang, pikirku.

        Aku teringat tentang sabda Rasulullah yang menyebutkan bahwa jika kita saling menyayangi sesama umat manusia, Allah juga akan menyayangi kita. Kemudian aku bergegas pergi ke rumah Laila sambil membawa kantong belanjaan. Dengan ragu aku mengetuk pintu rumahnya sambil mengucapkan salam. Laila keluar dan menyambutku dengan ramah kemudian mempersilahkan aku untuk duduk. “Aku pikir kamu marah” kataku memulai percakapan. “Citra, Rasulullah bersabda agar kita selalu bersikap lemah lembut, juga menjadi orang yang pemaaf” Laila tersenyum. Aku berdecak kagum mendengar jawaban Laila. Ya, dia memang sempurna. Kemudian aku mengeluarkan baju yang baru saja ku beli. Laila tersenyum, ia mengajakku ke kamarnya.

        Aku tersenyum melihat pantulan diriku di cermin. Aku memakai rok panjang dengan blouse sederhana berwarna merah muda. Aku juga memakai jilbab berwarna senada. Laila mengatakan aku cantik sekali. Aku tersipu malu. Setelah berpamitan, aku pulang ke rumah.

        Ibu dan Ayah sudah menungguku di depan rumah. Aku memang pulang larut malam dan lupa mengabari mereka. Mereka terkejut melihat aku turun dari mobil menggunakan jilbab. “Bagaimana? Sekarang Citra mau berubah jadi lebih baik. Ayah dan Ibu setuju?”. Ibu tidak menjawab, ia langsung memelukku dengan haru. “Tentu saja sayang, kami senang kamu sudah berubah. Tetaplah menjadi anak yang berbakti dan taat kepada ajaran agama. Ayah bangga dengan Citra” Ayah tersenyum sambil memelukku dengan erat. Tanpa sadar ternyata airmata sudah jatuh ke pipiku. Ya, bukan lagi airmata penyesalan atau kemarahan, melainkan airmata bahagia yang sekarang aku rasakan.

*cerita ini berhasil membawaku meraih Juara 2 Lomba Menulis Cerpen yang diadakan dalam rangka HUT FLP se-Kalbar pada bulan Februari ini. Sedikit kata, tulisan itu adalah bukti jika kita pernah hidup di dunia ini. Tulislah sesuatu yang memberi manfaat bagi orang lain. Keep trying and never give up! :)

-Fitri Fazrika Sari-

Someone Special

Cinta, secara bahasa ialah rasa sangat kasih dan sayang, atau sangat tertarik hatinya. Adapun dari segi bahasa, cinta adalah ungkapan perasaan jiwa, ekspresi hati dan gejolak naluri yang menggelayuti hati seseorang terhadap kekasihnya. Cinta adalah kekuatan manusia yang paling tinggi. (sumber:http://faktamuharam.blogspot.com/2013/01/pengertian-cinta-dan-kasih-sayang.html)

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Salah satu ciri umum di masa pubertas kayak gini adalah mulai tertarik terhadap lawan jenis. Simpelnya sih, mulai suka sama orang. Kalau dalam bahasa kimia sih namanya kadar ya. "Kadar" suka tiap orang ke orang lain itu berbeda-beda. Ada yang suka ya suka aja. Ada yang ngefans sampai jadi stalker sejati. Ada juga yang "lebih dari suka". Nah yang kayak gini bisa dinamakan cinta. 

Yang dibahas sekarang adalah "cinta". Cinta itu apa? Banyak orang yang menafsirkan cinta dengan berbagai untaian kata-kata indah, tapi ada juga yang ngga bisa menafsirkan. Kata mereka, cinta itu ngga bisa dijelaskan dengan kata-kata. Tapi menurut aku, akan ada seseorang yang ngebuat kita senang tiap kali ketemu sama dia, ngebuat jantung berdebar ngga karuan, juga yang selalu kita nanti kehadirannya. Seseorang itu juga bisa ngebuat kita melayang setinggi angkasa tapi juga menjatuhkan kita ke inti bumi (baca: bikin manas). Nah, seseorang itu adalah orang yang kita "cintai".

Aku rasa, setiap orang punya someone special yang ada di hati mereka, meskipun tidak semua orang mengungkapkannya. Ada orang yang secara terang-terangan mengakui perasaan mereka. Dan jika beruntung, orang yang mereka cintai juga mempunyai perasaan yang sama. Nah yang kayak gini adalah alasan mengapa sebagian orang memilih untuk berpacaran, atau yang lebih serius lagi ya menikah. Namun ada juga sebagian orang yang memilih diam dan menutupi perasaan mereka. Hal ini disebabkan berbagai macam faktor. Bisa saja mereka pesimis, berpikir bahwa orang itu tidak mencintai dia, jadi buat apa di ungkapkan? Ada juga yang menutupi perasaan mereka agar semua hal tetap berjalan seperti biasa. Kasus ini banyak terjadi diantara persahabatan yang udah lama antar cewek-cowok. Sisanya, mereka menutupi perasaan mereka karena "tidak seharusnya" mereka memiliki perasaan itu. Kok? Iyalah, bisa aja kan orang itu udah punya pacar. Cinta emang buta, but it's not good to steal other bf/gf.

Gimanapun cara kita mengungkapkannya, rasa memiliki someone special in our heart itu ngga bisa diganggu gugat. Tapi usahakan untuk selalu memilih hal yang terbaik dari segala cara yang ada. Kita emang bukan makhluk ngga berdosa yang selalu bisa ngebuat semua orang senang. Tapi tetaplah berusaha untuk menentukan pilihan yang sesuai dengan kata hati namun dipikir pake logika. :)

-Fitri Fazrika Sari-

School? No ...

Buat kalian para pelajar, pernah ngerasain kayak gini ?

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Serajin atau sepintar apapun kalian, PASTI PERNAH kan? Udalah, ngaku aja -_-

Kalau menurut pendapat aku, sekarang orang sekolah itu karena alasan yang berbeda-beda. Tapi, semua itu bisa dikelompokkan dalam 2 jenis. Yang pertama orang yang sekolah untuk menuntut ilmu. Yang kedua orang yang sekolah untuk menuntut "nilai". Nah coba pikir baik-baik, termasuk yang manakah kamu?

Matematika yang ribet, ips yang banyak hapalannya, kimia dengan berbagai reaksinya, dan segala teman-temannya itu emang kadang bikin kita berada di titik puncak kejenuhan sebagai seorang pelajar. Bukannya mau lebay yah. Tapi tugas datang silih berganti itu emang bikin sumpek. Belum lagi kalau ada materi yang kita ngga ngerti, nah makin malas deh buat belajar.

Tapi, all of thing in this world depends on our way of thinking. Kalau kita merasa hal itu malah jadi motivasi kita buat terus belajar, usaha, rajin, dan ga pantang menyerah? Nah seperti postingan aku sebelumnya. Semua baik buruknya hal itu tergantung dari pola pikir itu. Kata Bu Susi, guru olahraga di sekolah, hadapi tugas itu dengan senyuman. Jangan cepat cemberut kalau ada tugas ataupun karena kita ngga senang sama guru itu. Aku udah ngerasain apa bedanya ketika kita belajar sesuatu dengan cara menyenangi guru tersebut meskipun kita ngga suka, sama belajar dengan cemberut karena ngga suka sama gurunya. There is a little bit different yang membuat perubahan besar.

Ingat, jangan pernah mau jadi orang malas yang berujung pada kebodohan. Dunia itu keras. Siapa pintar dia yang diatas. Nah kalau yang bodoh? Bersiaplah untuk terus dibawah :)

-Fitri Fazrika Sari-

ANSWER KEY UNIT 2 - TELLING STORIES

STAGE 2

Getting Started

A accept any possible answer

1. Yes, I have

2. Jalangkung, Mirror, Hantu jeruk purut

3. I like watching horror movie because it can make me scream

4. I feel so scared but at the same time I feel so curious about the whole story.

B accept any possible answer

Indonesia	English
hantu	ghost
menakutkan	scary
etc

C.

Find out:

1. At the graveyard
2. To entertain the readers
3. He would not die in peace
4. Bad – tempered man, careless.
5. His drinking habit.
6. He killed Pluto.
7. He decided to kill but he couldn’t find anywhere.
8. Par 5 : I was terrified
9. Par 7 : It terrified
10. We must love animals (Accept any possible answers)
11. Yes, I do. Because there are some invisible creatures live among us (Accept any possible answers)

D

1. you see
2. you spill, has
3. is red
4. see, you’ll have
5. walk, open, throw, break, bad luck
6. left, get

 

Grammar in Action

A. Conjunctions

1. Even though we persuaded and even begged her, she would not agree to do it.
2. She is an intelligent girl but she failed in the examination because she is lazy.
3. I was hot and tired because I had been walking under the Sun for two kilometers.
4. Although Rommie fell off his bicycle and hurt himself, he did not cry.
5. Although we started early, we could not come on time since there was a traffic jam on the highway.

B Relative Clauses

1. They cut down a tree, which grows in front of our houses so that the light can come in.
2. The boys who needed the last goal to determine the winner continued the game although it started to rain.
3. The bull, which was feeling angry, dashed at the matador but the matador quickly, swerved to one side.
4. He was sitting under the tree where his faithful dog that had been more than a friend to him was buried.
5. Edmund did not win the singles tennis competition but he tried his best and that is more important.
6. The maid who was sweeping the floor found the key which was hidden under the cupboard.

C Present Participle and Past Participle

1. Tired of my complaints about the program, she turned off the TV.
2. Sleeping in the next room, they were awakened by the sound of breaking glass.
3. One day you will be sitting by the window reading my book
4. Sitting in the garden, suddenly I got a brilliant idea.
5. We saw the first star which was shining brightly in the darkness of the night.
6. Weakened by his cancer, he felt sure that he would die soon.
7. Tied to a tree, he tried hard to free himself and ran away.
8. Uprooted by a storm, the tree blocked the street.
9. Towed by a truck, the car was taken to garage for repair.
10. Threw by a stone by his friend, he cried loudly.

D

1. One night in early fall of 1980 on the highway
2. to entertain the readers
3. on the highway.

E

1. on the book
2. Rado arrived…

§  Rado arrived by train in London at 7 p.m. on Saturday

§  Rado arrived in London by train at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

§  on Saturday, Rado arrived in London at 7 p.m. by train.

3. Our teacher spoke to us…

§  Our teacher spoke to us rudely in front of the class during the first session.

§  Our teacher spoke to us rudely during the first session in front of her class.

§  In front of the class, our teacher spoke to us rudely during the first session.

4. She went …

§  She went hurriedly to school at 6 o’clock this morning.

§  She went to school hurriedly at 6 o’clock this morning.

§  At 6 o’clock this morning, she went to school hurriedly.

5. A bomb exploded…

A bomb exploded loudly in this place at 5 o’clock on Sunday last summer.

A bomb exploded in this place loudly at 5 o’clock on Sunday last summer

Last summer, a bomb exploded loudly in this place on Sunday at 5 o’clock.

F

§  Adverbs of Manner : flickered, heavily.

§  Adverbs of Place : at a party, bedroom in the basement,

§  Adverbs of Time : One day, five minutes, a minute, the third time, the

      next night

Moving Forward

A

1. Mary Westmacott ( Absent in the Spring )
2. Agatha Christie
3. A detective story
4. It is about a detective story. It is probably about someone who is missing in certain place. ( Accept any possible answers )
5. A private detective ( Accept any possible answers )

B

Find out:

1. The searching of treasurers
2. to entertain the readers.
3. Sherlock Holmes was a famous private detective and Dr Watson was a retired British army doctor.
4. They solved mysterious case.
5. Miss Morstan received a beautiful pearl on the date her father was lost.
6. They arranged to meet in Lyceum theatre.
7. He got the treasure from Agra.
8. He got a heart attack
9. He told his son to send a pearl to Miss Mortan.
10. It was kept in Pondicherry Lodge.
11. An ugly face appeared in the window and killed Mr Morstan
12. No, because the treasure was thrown into the river.
13. ( Accept any possible answers )
14. ( Accept any possible answers )
15. Narrative
16. Orientation, Complication, and Resolution
1. The orientation contains the introduction of the main characters, the place or the  time of certain event
2. The Complication contains the problems that arise
3. The Resolution contains the solution
17. From then on, one day, before, finally, as soon as,
18. came, accompany, greeted, died, appeared, killed, ran, arrived, chased,

shot, thrown,

C

1. Title
2. Orientation
3. Complication
4. Resolution
5. Complication
6. Complication
7. Resolution

Find out:

1. Jabri and Halil
2. A few moment later, suddenly
3. Stop, started, turned off, ran, appeared, , grinned, opened, reversed, trembled
4. To gain the reader’s interest
5. Narrative
6. Past tense

Hand in Hand (accept any possible answer)

Suddenly, there was a car coming over me and a tall man was got out of that car. I could hardly see that man because it was dark. His face was also covered by mask. I saw him bringing a knife. I was so scared. I was sure he would rob me. He tried to approach me and……….Help…..help….”I screamed “. Finally, I saw two officers. They had a fight and the robber was caught. I felt relieved. I was so glad that the officers could help me.

Show it Off

A. (Accept any possible Answers)

B. (Accept any possible Answers)

-Fitri Fazrika Sari-