However, there are some tips which you can use to minimize the tension.

1. Clean your ears regularly, especially before taking the test. It looks simple, but it works. You won’t be able to listen well if you feel itchy in your ears or there is dirt inside your ears.
2. CONCENTRATE or FOCUS to the test only. Don’t think about other things but the test. Once you are not focus, you will face greater problems in the test. You won’t be able to catch up with the speech or dialogue.
3. If you have a chance to get the listening test paper, READ it carefully. It will allow your brain to gather relevant information about the particular subject or topic.
4. Ask your teacher questions if you find difficulties to understand the test. Even though some teachers will not answer you directly, it is worth to try.
5. Keep your body healthy! If you are fit, you will be able to do it comfortably.
6. Don’t cough, sneeze, or drag your desks or chairs! It will disturb your friends.

They are some tips that you can use to face the listening test. Good luck.

Bahasa Indonesia dan Bahasa Inggris tak luput dari gejala ini. Dalam kesempatan kali ini, saya hanya akan membahas kata-kata pinjaman yang digunakan dalam Bahasa Inggris. Tahukah Anda bahwa sekitar 80% kata dalam bahasa Inggris berasal dari bahasa lain? Sebagian besar pengguna Bahasa Inggris tidak sadar bahwa kata-kata yang mereka gunakan sebenarnya berasal dari bahasa lain. Mereka menganggap bahwa kata-kata tersebut adalah original.

Berikut adalah sebagian kecil daftar kata-kata pinjaman yang terdapat dalam Bahasa Inggris.

1. Bahasa Indonesia: tempeh (tempe), amok / amuck (marah), sarong (sarung), kampong (kampung / desa), bamboo (bambu), mangosteen (manggis), orangutan (orang hutan), rambutan (rambutan)
2. Bahasa Afrika: commando (komando), slim (langsing), trek (perjalanan)
3. Bahasa Arab: alcohol (alkohol), monsoon (musim hujan), zero (nol)
4. Bahasa Belanda: boss (bos), cookie (kue), lottery (lotere)
5. Bahasa Denmark: fog (kabut), kidnap (culik), ombudsman (ombudsman)
6. Bahasa Hindi: avatar (inkarnasi), jungle (hutan), shampoo (shampo)
7. Bahasa Hungaria: coach (bus), itsy-bitsy (kecil), saber (pedang)
8. Bahasa Italia: bankrupt (bangkrut), opera (opera), umbrella (paying)
9. Bahasa Jepang: karaoke (karaoke), soy (saus kecap), tycoon (hartawan)
10. Bahasa Jerman: blitz (kilat), dollar (dolar), muffin (muffin)
11. Bahasa Kanton: ketchup (kecap), silk (sutra), wok (wajan)
12. Bahasa Latin: calendar (kalender), data (data), uniform (seragam)
13. Bahasa Mandarin: Japan (jepang), kowtow (bersujud), typhoon (angin topan)
14. Bahasa Mesir: ebony (kayu hitam), ivory (gading), paper (kertas)
15. Bahasa Norwegia: iceberg (gunung es), ski (ski), walrus (anjing laut)
16. Bahasa Perancis: ambulance (ambulans), parachute (parasut), sauce (saus)
17. Bahasa Portugis: breeze (angin sepoi-sepoi), coconut (kelapa), marmalade (selai jeruk)
18. Bahasa Sansekerta: candy (permen), orange (jeruk), sugar (gula)
19. Bahasa Tamil: anaconda (anaconda), curry (kari), mango (mangga)
20. Bahasa Turki: caviar (kaviar), tulip (tulip), yoghurt (yoghurt)
21. Bahasa Viking/Skandinavia: berserk (pengamuk), husband (suami), window (jendela)
22. Bahasa Yunani: athlete (atlet), democracy (demokrasi), museum (museum)

Are you able to read the title? GR8 = G R – /EIT/

Concerns have been raised that an explosion in the use of “textisms” like “CUL8R” and “wot u doin 2nite?” could be damaging children’s reading and spelling ability. To investigate, Beverly Plester and her colleagues at Coventry University in the UK asked 88 children aged 10 to 12 to write text messages describing 10 different scenarios. When they compared the number of textisms used to a separate study of the children’s reading ability, they found that those who used more textisms were better readers.

But do textisms improve literacy, or do better readers use more textisms? The preliminary results of a follow-up study seem to suggest the former, Plester says. She believes that this is because textisms are phonetically based: “Phonological awareness has long been associated with good reading skills.” Exposure to the written word in any form is also linked to improved literacy. “These kids are engaging with more written language and they’re doing it for fun.” (newscientist.com)

Here are some frequently used texting terms or acronyms, words formed from each of the first letters of a phrase. There’s a full dictionary of the acronyms typically used in chatrooms here – and some of which parents should be particularly aware of including PAW – it means ‘parents are watching’!

1. The word “set” has the most definitions.
2. The longest word in English, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The meaning is a chronic lung disease caused by the inhalation of fine silicate or quartz dust.
3. The second longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is floccinaucinihilipilification. It is the estimation of something as worthless.
4. ‘Stewardesses’ is the longest word you can type with the keyboard just using your left hand fingers.
5. ‘lollipop’ is the longest word you can type with the keyboard just using your right hand fingers.
6. ‘Typewriter’ is the longest word that you can type using letters in one row of the keyboard buttons (row QWERTY).
7. Almost is the longest word in English with its letters in alphabetical order.
8. Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) are used in alphabetical order in the only two words: ‘abstemious’ and‘facetious’.
9. E is the most used letter of the alphabet, accounting for one in every eight in written English.
10. T is the most frequent used letter of the alphabet.
11. Q is the least used letter of the alphabet.
12. T, O, A, W and B are the most frequent used letter of the alphabet in the initial position.
13. Almost half of the English words are ended with ‘e’, ‘t’, ‘d’, and ‘s’.
14. ‘The’ is the most used word. You cannot speak without using ‘the’ for five minutes.
15. No words rhyme with orange, silver, purple, angst, scalp, and month.
16. Rhythm and syzygy (an alignment of three celestial bodies) are the longest English words without a vowel.
17. There are only four words that have suffix ‘-dous’: ‘tremendous’, ‘horrendous’, ‘stupendous’, and ‘hazardous’.
18. The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
19. You can read ‘racecar’, ‘kayak’ dan ‘level’ from left to right or vice versa.
20. ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’ uses all letters in the alphabet.
21. The combination ough can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.