RI, Australia to conduct joint patrols in Timor Sea

Indonesia and Australia will conduct joint patrols of the Timor Sea this month in an effort to clamp down on illegal fishing in the waters.

Australian military jargon

I believe this terminology is very useful for military members and particularly to whom concern with Australia.

TRI-SERVICE JARGON

Operational Zone - Sharp End

Support Zone - Blunt end

Recreation/Sport - Sportie (and Sporty)

To leave the Service - Pull the Pin

Morning Tea - Smoko/Stand Easy/Mornos

Dress / Clothing - Clobber / Rig / Civvies

Prepare barracks for an inspection - Panic

Corrective Training - CT / Additional Training

Parade Drill - Square Bashing

Confined to Barracks - Restriction of Privileges

Rumour -Furphy / Buzz

Trip or pleasant easy duty - Jolly / Swan

Extensive reading 2

This article  has relation with the article written prior, it’s Extensive reading. One of the DITC’s teacher, Lynn has an idea in teaching for extensive reading. I think this writting is absolutely usefull for encouraging teachers in managing the reading activity.

Some activity types for use with class readers.

Session on readers can be based on only one activity or more than one.

LORO JONGGRANG

Loro Jonggrang was the daughter of King Prabu BAka, who reigned over the ancient Javanese kingdom of Prambanan. Prabu Baka wa a cruel, powerful king who ruled by sheer terror, and for a long time none dared challenge him but finally, in a fierce battle, he was killed by the King of Pengging. This victory was due to the King’s first minister Bandawasa, who fought with a weapon possessing supernatural powers. Bandawasa had named his magic weapon ‘Bandung’ and for this reason he himself was known as ‘Bandung Bandawasa.’

The blizzard

This story begins in the year 1812. Marya Gavrilovna was a beautiful and happy young girl. She was seventeen years old and in love with an army officer.

She wrote long letters to the officer, whose name was Vladimir. And young Vladimir wrote long re;lies which he gave to Marya’s maid.

The two lovers met in a wood near Marya’s house. But Marya Gavrilovna’s parent found out about these meetings. They told their daughter that she must never meet the young man again.

extensive reading

A reading is a receptive skill, a lesson based around the comprehension of a reading text is similar in many ways to that  designed to another receptive skill, listening. Reading is part of the language acquisition.  It makes students more or less understand what they read, the more they read, they will get more. Moreover, reading also give multiplier positive effect such as; knowledge, spelling, writing, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary and also a model for writing skill. 

Summit leaders: Global teamwork needed to fight crunch

BEIJING, China (CNN) — Asian and European leaders vowed Saturday to act together to address the global financial crisis, calling for decisive action following a two-day summit in the Chinese capital.

Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right.

The ASEM meeting brought together the leaders of 43 Asian and European nations, along with the heads of the European Commission and ASEAN, a group of southeastern Asian nations.

“Europe and Asia have come together in Beijing at a time of global crisis, and indeed, we are in a moment where we need global teamwork,” said EC President Jose Manuel Barroso. “We either stick together or we sink together.”

While the summit is usually a forum for political, economic and cultural issues, it has taken on added significance this year because of the unfolding crisis.