Komodo Island is the NEW 7 Wonders of The World

Administratively, this island including the District of Komodo, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Komodo Island is the most western tip of Nusa Tenggara Timur province, bordering the province of West Nusa Tenggara.

On the island of Komodo dragons animals live and breed well. Until August 2009, on this island there are about 1,300 dragons tail. Coupled with other islands, such as Island and Rinca and Gili Motang, their numbers totaled about 2500 tails. There are also approximately 100 individuals dragons in Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the mainland island of Flores, but not including the Komodo National Park.

Besides Komodo, the island is also store a variety of exotic flora wood by local people Sepang which is used as a medicine and dye clothes, this nitak tree or sterculia oblongata in the believe is useful as medicines and seeds are tasty and delicious like peas.

The Inhabitants of Komodo Island

Komodo dragons are native to islands of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. The island’s most lots occupied by dragons are named according to the name of this animal when found in 1910, namely the island of Komodo (Komodo Island).

These giant lizards, including the nearly extinct animal, with a population of less than 4,000 wild birds. To protect the Komodo dragon, in 1980 agreed to form a conservation area in the form of Komodo National Park on Komodo Island and small islands around it.

Distribution and population of dragons in the past three decades is declining and increasingly threatened its existence, mainly due to hunting deer, as its main prey. Even the population on the island of Padar known to have been lost since the late 1990s, whereas in the early 1980s, the Komodo dragon can still be found there. Attention and conservation of this species should be given in particular, because the population of dragons on the verge of extinction.

For some residents on the island of Komodo, these animals are considered more dangerous to humans than crocodiles, because the content of bacteria in their saliva that can cause severe infections.

Typically, dragons mating season occurs between June to July. In August, female dragons will dig a nest of birds nest mound former Coral (Megapodius Reindwardt) on the hill and nest hole in the ground, to keep their eggs which can reach 38 points. Eggs are usually guarded by its mother, but the new child born in February or March is not maintained, even frequently eaten.

Komodo dragons take five years to grow to the size of two feet and can live for up to 30 years. Entering the initial period of 4-5 years are sexually mature dragons.

Opinion:

While on some different area, Nusa Tenggara has so many beautiful islands such as Lombok with marvelous white sand beach too where you can relax enjoying your time with no fear of Komodo around. I should say that this island is giving a unique sensation,a perfect destination.Apart from whatever the vote result is, I personaly say that this place is amazing, it will make you feel like you are going back to some ancient evolution world where ancient creature live,like Dinosaur etc. Well,what can I say more?  Do you agree  Komodo Island is the NEW 7 Wonders of The World?

source: http://www.wahyu-winoto.com/2011/02/komodo-island-is-new-7-wonders-of-world.html

What Is Leadership?

Leadership is a process of getting things done through people. The quarterback moves the team toward a touchdown. The senior patrol leader guides the troop to a high rating at the camporee. The mayor gets the people to support new policies to make the city better.

These leaders are getting things done by working through people — football players, Scouts, and ordinary citizens. They have used the process of leadership to reach certain goals.

Leadership is not a science. So being a leader is an adventure because you can never be sure whether you will reach your goal — at least this time. The touchdown drive may end in a fumble. The troop may have a bad weekend during the camporee. Or the city’s citizens may not be convinced that the mayor’s policies are right. So these leaders have to try again, using other methods. But they still use the same process the process of good leadership.

Leadership means responsibility. It’s adventure and often fun, but it always means responsibility. The leader is the guy the others look to to get the job done. So don’t think your job as a troop leader or a staff member will be just an honor. It’s more than that. It means that the other Scouts expect you to take the responsibility of getting the job done. If you lead, they will do the job. If you don’t, they may expect you to do the job all by yourself.

That’s why it’s important that you begin right now to learn what leadership is all about.

Wear your badge of office proudly. It does not automatically make you a good leader. But it identifies you as a Scout who others want to follow — if you’ll let them by showing leadership.

You are not a finished leader. No one ever is, not even a president or prime minister. But you are an explorer of the human mind because now you are going to try to learn how to get things done through people. This is one of the keys to leadership.

You are searching for the secrets of leadership. Many of them lie locked inside you. As you discover them and practice them, you will join a special group of people-skilled leaders.

my opinion :

Leadership is a gift. If you are born with it, you can lead. If you are not, you can’t.

Some people will tell you that. Some really believe it. But it’s not so. Leadership does take skill. Not everyone can learn all the skills of leadership as well as anyone else. But most people can learn some of them — and thus develop their own potential.

You don’t have to be born with leadership. Chances are, you weren’t. But you were born with a brain. If you can learn to swim or play checkers or do math, you can learn leadership skills.

Type if – clause and wish

There are three types of the if-clauses.

type	condition
I	condition possible to fulfill
II	condition in theory possible to fulfill
III	condition not possible to fulfill (too late)

Form

type	if clause	main clause
I	Simple Present	will-future (or Modal + infinitive)
II	Simple Past	would + infinitive *
III	Past Perfect	would + have + past participle *

Examples (if-clause at the beginning)

type	if clause	main clause
I	If I study,	I will pass the exam.
II	If I studied,	I would pass the exam.
III	If I had studied,	I would have passed the exam.

Examples (if-clause at the end)

type	main clause	if-clause
I	I will pass the exam	if I study.
II	I would pass the exam	if I studied.
III	I would have passed the exam	if I had studied.

Examples (affirmative and negative sentences)

type		Examples
		long forms	short/contracted forms
I	+	If I study, I will pass the exam.	If I study, I’ll pass the exam.
	–	If I study, I will not fail the exam. If I do not study, I will fail the exam.	If I study, I won’t fail the exam. If I don’t study, I’ll fail the exam.
II	+	If I studied, I would pass the exam.	If I studied, I’d pass the exam.
	–	If I studied, I would not fail the exam. If I did not study, I would fail the exam.	If I studied, I wouldn’t fail the exam. If I didn’t study, I’d fail the exam.
III	+	If I had studied, I would have passed the exam.	If I’d studied, I’d have passed the exam.
	–	If I had studied, I would not have failedthe exam. If I had not studied, I would have failedthe exam.	If I’d studied, I wouldn’t have failed the exam. If I hadn’t studied, I’d have failed the exam.

* We can substitute could or might for would (should, may or must are sometimes possible, too).

Type Wish :

(1) Future wish :

1. I wish my girlfriend would visit me this afternoon.
2. They wish that you could come to the party tonight.
3. Lisa wishes he were coming with Bobby.

(2) Present wish :

1. I wish I were rich.
2. I wish I had enough time to finish my work.
3. Mickey wishes that Ririn were old enough to be his girl friend.

(3) Past Wish :

1. I wish I had washed my pants yesterday.
2. Donny wishes that he had answered the questions well.
3. Bambang wishes that his team could have beaten the Malaysia team.
4. I wish you had been here last night.

source : http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/if.htm

Conditional Sentences

Conditional (Kalimat Pengandaian) menjelaskan bahwa sebuah kegiatan bertentangan dengan kegiatan yang lain. Conditional yang paling umum adalah Real Conditonal dan Unreal Conditonal, kadang-kadang disebut juga if-clauses.

Real Conditional (sering juga disebut juga dengan Conditional Tipe I) yang menggambarkan tentang mengandai-andai sesuai dengan fakta.

Unreal Conditional (sering juga disebut sebagai Conditional Tipe II) yang menggambarkan tentang pengandaian yang tidak nyata atau berimajinasi.

Ada juga Conditional yang ke-3 yang sering disebut dengan Conditional Tipe III, digunakan sebagai penyesalan yang terjadi di masa lampau dan zero conditional, digunakan untuk mengekspresikan sesuatu yang sudah pasti benar.

Catatan: Jika  klausa “if” diletakkan di awal kalimat, kita harus menggunakan “koma”. Sebaliknya jika klausa “if” berada di belakang, maka tidak perlu ada koma

Zero Conditional

Digunakan untuk mengekspresikan kebenaran umum. Tense yang digunakan biasanya Present Simple Tense

Rumus

(Klausa IF)	(Induk Kalimat)
If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius,	it boils.

Atau

(Induk Kalimat)	(Klausa IF)
Water boils	if you heat it to 100 degrees Celsius,

Contoh:

• If you drop an apple, it falls. = An apple falls, if you drop it.
• If you don’t do your homework, I will be disappointed. = I will be disappointed, if you don’t do your homework.

Catatan: Pada tipe ini, “if” sering digantikan dengan “when”

Conditional I

Digunakan untuk mengekspresikan pengandaian yang dibuat berdasarkan fakta di masa sekarang atau masa yang akan datang dan pengandaian ini bisa saja terjadi. Klausa “if” biasanya dalam bentuk Present Simple Tense.

Rumus

(Klausa IF)	(Induk Kalimat)
If I see you tomorrow,	I will buy you a drink.

Atau

(Induk Kalimat)	(Klausa IF)
I will buy you a drink	if I see you tomorrow.

Kita sering menggunakan unless yang artinya ‘jika… tidak’.

Rumus

(Klausa IF)	(Induk Kalimat)
Unless you hand in your homework,	I won’t mark it.
Artinya
If you don’t hand in your homework,	I won’t mark it.

Atau

(Induk Kalimat)	(Klausa IF)
I won’t mark your homework	unless you hand it in.
Artinya
I won’t mark your homework	if you don’t hand it in.

Catatan: Kita tidak pernah menggunakan will, atau won’t dalam Klausa IF.

Contoh:

• If I have time today, I will phone my friend. = I will phone my friend, if I have time today.
• If I go to England, I will buy some Cheddar cheese. = I will buy some Cheddar cheese, if I go to England.

Conditional Tipe II

Digunakan untuk mengekspresikan situasi yang tidak nyata di masa sekarang atau masa yang akan datang. Tipe ini digunakan untuk mengekspresikan sebuah harapan. Tenses yang digunakan dalam klausa IF adalah Past Simple Tense.

Rumus

(Klausa IF)	(Induk Kalimat)
If I won the lottery,	I would buy a new house.

Atau

(Induk Kalimat)	(Klausa IF)
I would buy a new house	if I won the lottery.

Catatan: Jangan gunakan would atau wouldn’t dalam Klausa IF.

Contoh:

• If I were you, I wouldn’t do that. = I wouldn’t do that, if I were you.
• If I had more time, I would do more on my websites. = I would do more on my websites, if I had more time.

Conditional Tipe III

Digunakan untuk mengekspresikan sebuah kondisi di masa yang lampau yang tidak mungkin akan terjadi lagi. Sering digunakan untuk mengkritik atau penyesalan. Tenses yang digunakan dalam Klausa IF adalah Past Perfect Tense.

Rumus

(Klausa IF)	(Induk Kalimat)
If I had worked harder,	I would have passed my exam.
If I had worked harder,	I could have passed my exam.
If I had worked harder,	I should have passed my exam.

Atau

(Induk Kalimat)	(Klausa IF)
I would have passed my exam	if I had worked harder.
I could have passed my exam	if I had worked harder.
I should have passed my exam	if I had worked harder.

Catatan: Jangan gunakan would have atau wouldn’t have, dll dalam Klausa IF.

Contoh:

• If I hadn’t helped you, you would have failed. = You would have failed, if I hadn’t helped you.
• If it had been sunny, we could have gone out. = We could have gone out, if it had been.

source :http://ismailmidi.com/berita-140-conditional-sentences.html

contoh:

1. If I have the money, I will give it to you.  (Jika saya punya uangnya, saya akan memberikannya kepada kamu).
2. If you keep driving on this speed, we may arrive at home before 10 p.m. (Jika kamu terus nyetir mobil pada kecepatan ini, kita mungkin tiba di rumah sebelum jam 10 malam).
3. I can pass this subject if I study hard. (Saya dapat lulus mata kuliah ini, jika saya belajar giat).
4. You must bring an umbrella if you don’t want to get wet. (Kamu harus membawa payung, jika kamu tidak ingin basah (kehujanan).
5. If Budi has enough time, he usually walks to campus. (Jika Budi punya cukup waktu, dia biasanya jalan kaki ke kampus).
6. I usually watch football on TV every Saturday night if I do not fall asleep. (Saya biasanya nonton sepakbola di TV tiap Sabtu malam jika saya tidak tertidur).
7. If he has money, he always treats us. (Jika dia punya uang, dia selalu mentraktir kita)
8. If you finish with your work, please help me. (Jika kamu selesai dengan pekerjaanmu, tolong bantu saya).
9. Please give me a cigarette if you don’t mind. (Tolong beri saya sepuntung rokok, jika kamu tidak keberatan).
10. If you have time, please meet me in my office.  (Jika kamu punya waktu, tolong temui saya di kantor saya).

Contoh Passive voice

Passive voice :

1. They are met by him everyday.
2. his plant is watered by her every two days
3. They were met by him yesterday
4. A song is sung by Jack
5. A song was sung by Jack yesterday
6. Some fried chicken was eaten by her.
7. The floor was swept by felix.
8. Our conversation was being recorded by rivan.
9. Some fish were being catched by them.
10. Class room had been swabt by lucida.

Kalimat tanya :

1. is Deni helped by azis?
2. Is cake eaten by her?
3. Was the homework made by them yesterday?
4. Were they watched the movies last sunday?
5. Were you shown the sights?
6. Were the project worked by them this month?
7. Is the car driven by him?
8. Were the concert successed last night?
9. is Deni sang by azis?
10. were they finished the papers this month?