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Listening Week 10

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staring at the water. - - - - R. Tagore

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eek 11

Skills 17

Skill 17 – Mendengarkan Idioms

Idioms adalah ekspresi-ekspresi khusus (ungkapan) dalam sebuah bahasa yang

dipahami oleh pembicara bahasa tersebut.

Beberapa pertanyaan dalam bagian short dialogues menggunakan idioms.

Bagi siswa asing, soal-soal tentang idioms bisa sangat menyulitkan karena arti

kata atau kalimat yang dibicarakan berbeda dari makna kata sebenarnya.

Oleh sebab itu, penting untuk mengetahui dna memahami berbagai idioms yang

digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris.

Cara termudah dalam mempelajari idioms adalah dengan menyiapkan catatan

tentang berbagai idioms yang sering digunakan dalam bagian Listening di tes

TOEFL.

Siapkanlah catatan untuk setiap soal yang kalian kerjakan di latihan berikutnya.

Contoh:

Man : Tom is a full time student and is holding down a full time job.

Woman : He’s really burning the candle at both ends.

Question : What does the woman say about Tom?

Pilihan jawaban:

A. He’s lighting a candle.

B. He’s holding the candle at the top and bottom.

C. He’s doing too much.

D. He’s working as a firefighter.

Pada pertanyaan diatas, pembicara kedua mengatakan: He’s really burning the

candle at both ends.

Kata: “.. burning the candle at both ends” adalah sebuah idiom yang berarti

seseorang melakukan sesuatu berlebihan dari seharusnya. Jadi, ini bukan berarti

membakar lilin pada dua sisi seperti terjemahan dari kata-kata ini. Makanya,

pilihan B salah.

Pilihan yang benar adalah C.

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My Two Cents

Daftar Idioms dan artinya:

A hot potato: Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which

is usually disputed.

A penny for your thoughts: A way of asking what someone is thinking

Actions speak louder than words: People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than

what they say.

Add insult to injury: To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable

situation.

An arm and a leg: Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money.

At the drop of a hat: without any hesitation; instantly.

Back to the drawing board: When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.

Ball is in your court: It is up to you to make the next decision or step

Barking up the wrong tree: Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person

Be glad to see the back of: Be happy when a person leaves.

Beat around the bush: Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.

Best of both worlds: All the advantages.

Best thing since sliced bread: A good invention or innovation. A good idea or plan.

Bite off more than you can chew: To take on a task that is way to big.

Blessing in disguise: Something good that isn't recognized at first.

Burn the midnight oil: To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting.

Can't judge a book by its cover: Cannot judge something primarily on appearance.

Caught between two stools: When someone finds it difficult to choose between two

alternatives.

Costs an arm and a leg: This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

Cross that bridge when you come to it: Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary,

not before.

Cry over spilt milk: When you complain about a loss from the past.

Curiosity killed the cat: Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.

Cut corners: When something is done badly to save money.

Cut the mustard [possibly derived from "cut the muster"]: To succeed; to come up to

expectations; adequate enough to compete or participate

Devil's Advocate: To present a counter argument

Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched: This idiom is used to express "Don't

make plans for something that might not happen".

Ketika mendengarkan satu kalimat yang penjelasan “artinya” sangat jelas ada di pilihan, berarti

soal itu adalah soal idioms. Ini berarti pilihan jawaban yang benar bukanlah yang sama

penjelasannya dengan kata-kata yang diucapkan oleh pembciara kedua.

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Don't give up the day job: You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it

professionally.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket: Do not put all your resources in one possibility.

Drastic times call for drastic measures: When you are extremely desperate you need to take

drastic actions.

Elvis has left the building: The show has come to an end. It's all over.

Every cloud has a silver lining: Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

Far cry from: Very different from.

Feel a bit under the weather: Meaning: Feeling slightly ill.

Give the benefit of the doubt: Believe someone's statement, without proof.

Hear it on the grapevine: This idiom means 'to hear rumors' about something or someone.

Hit the nail on the head: Do or say something exactly right

Hit the sack / sheets / hay: To go to bed.

In the heat of the moment: Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.

It takes two to tango: Actions or communications need more than one person

Jump on the bandwagon: Join a popular trend or activity.

Keep something at bay: Keep something away.

Kill two birds with one stone: This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same

time.

Last straw: The final problem in a series of problems.

Let sleeping dogs lie: Meaning - do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble

or complications.

Let the cat out of the bag: To share information that was previously concealed

Make a long story short: Come to the point - leave out details

Method to my madness: An assertion that, despite one's approach seeming random, there

actually is structure to it.

Miss the boat: This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance.

Not a spark of decency: No manners.

Not playing with a full deck: Someone who lacks intelligence.

Off one's rocker: Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind,

senile.

On the ball: When someone understands the situation well.

Once in a blue moon: Happens very rarely.

Picture paints a thousand words: A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

Piece of cake: A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.

Put wool over other people's eyes: This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.

See eye to eye: This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.

Sit on the fence: This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.

Speak of the devil!: This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about

arrives.

Steal someone's thunder: To take the credit for something someone else did.

Take with a grain of salt: This means not to take what someone says too seriously.

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Taste of your own medicine: Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you

have done to someone else.

To hear something straight from the horse's mouth: To hear something from the authoritative

source.

Whole nine yards: Everything. All of it.

Wouldn't be caught dead: Would never like to do something.

Your guess is as good as mine: To have no idea, do not know the answer to a question

Contoh skill 17:

Petunjuk:

Kerjakan tiga contoh dibawah ini dengan “Mendengarkan Idioms”. Kemudian, lihat

jawaban yang benar di halaman terakhir skill 17.

Setelah benar-benar memahami skill 17 dari ketiga contoh diatas, kerjakan

latihan dibawah ini.

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TOEFL Exercise 17

Petunjuk:

Dengarkan dengan baik dialog singkat dan pertanyaan pada file rekaman exercise 17.

Fokus pada mengambil kesimpulan tentang Mendengarkan Idioms.

Jawaban contoh skill 17:

1. D 2. B 3. B

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TOEFL Exercise (Skills 16 - 17)

Petunjuk:

Dengarkan baik-baik rekaman untuk setiap pilihan jawaban ini dan pahami soal-

soalnya akan berhubungan dengan skill 16 sampai 17 yang sudah dipelajari sebelumnya.

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TOEFL Review Exercise (Skills 1 - 17)

Petunjuk:

Dengarkan baik-baik rekaman untuk setiap pilihan jawaban ini dan pahami soal-

soalnya akan berhubungan dengan skill 1 sampai 17 yang sudah dipelajari sebelumnya.

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Questions of the Week (QOW) 10

Petunjuk:

Anggap QOW ini adalah tes structure yang sebenarnya.

Kerjakan tes ini dalam waktu 25 menit seperti tes sebenarnya dalam tes TOEFL.

Berhenti mengerjakan soal bila waktu 25 menit sudah habis.

Siapkan diri baik – baik beserta stopwatch sebelum memulai tes ini.

Tujuannya agar kalian terbiasa menjawab soal structure dan dengan jumlah waktu yang

digunakan dalam tes structure yang sebenarnya.

Dari 25 menit, alokasikan 10 menit untuk menjawab structure dan 15 menit

untuk menjawab written expression. Segera pindah ke bagian written

expression bila sudah menghabiskan waktu 10 menit pada bagian

structure.

Structure

1.When __ from milk, the remainder is called skim milk. (A)all the butterfat is removed

(B)removing all the butterfat that

(C)is all the butterfat removed

(D)the removal of all the butterfat

2.The Buffalo River in Arkansas was designated __ in 1972. (A)a national river and

(B)which a national river

(C)a national river

(D)being a national river

3.Much of northern Canada lies within the Arctic Circle, and __ ice or the sparse vegetation known as

tundra. (A)it is permanently covered by

(B)by permanently it is covered

(C)is permanently covered by it

(D)it is covered by permanently

4.Manipulation of the spinal column, massage, and dietary adjustments __ used in chiropractic therapy.

(A)the principal methods are

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(B)are the principal methods

(C)how are the principal methods

(D)are there the principal methods

5.Giant corporations __ to dominate the United States economy in the late nineteenth century, grew

steadily larger during the 1920%. (A)which began

(B)in which began

(C)they began

(D)which they began

6.The tradition of the bowhead whale hunt __ back a thousand years and is a vital part of Inuit culture.

(A)goes

(B)if it goes

(C)gone

(D)that went

7.__ the son of an impoverished farmer, was born on Long Island. (A)The poet was Walt Whitman

(B)When the poet Walt Whitman

(C)The poet Walt Whitman

(D)That the poet Walt Whitman

8.The primary digestive function of the throat and esophagus is __ swallowed materials from the mouth to

the stomach. (A)to transport

(B)transported

(C)for transportation

(D)that transported

9.Insulin is manufactured by specialized cells in the pancreas and released __ glucose reaches a certain

concentration in the bloodstream. (A)which

(B)whenever

(C)how

(D)during

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10.One of the basic principles of wildlife conservation involves __ adequate natural food and shelter to

maintain populations of each species in a given habitat. (A)the provision

(B)that provision

(C)to provide

(D)providing

11.In 1974 the space probe Mariner 10 discovered __ Mercury’s surface is cratered by meteorite impacts.

(A)that the planet

(B)of the planet

(C)the planet that

(D)which planet is

12.In the diurnal type of tidal oscillation, the alternate rise and fall of sea level, a single high water and a

single low water occur __ tidal day. (A)each

(B)each of

(C)each of the

(D)of each

(B)have important decisions

(C)that important decisions

(D)concerning important decisions

14.By focusing on the interesting, __ the significant, the penny press newspapers of the 1830’s helped to

change the concept of news. (A)which does not necessarily

(B)not necessarily

(C)was not necessarily

(D)nor necessarily being

15.Documentary evidence supports claims that __ the New World about AD 1000. (A)reached the Vikings

(B)the Vikings reached

(C)reaching the Vikings

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(D)the Vikings that reached

Written Expression

16.Fog and mist, like clouds, can formed only in the presence of dust particles.

17.The Spanish claiming title to all of North America and established the oldest city in the United States,

St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565.

18.The federal system of government in Canada is similar to it of the United States.

19.It may be argued that genetics, the study of heredity and variation, underwent the most rapid

development of any science biological in the twentieth century.

20.Music involves the interaction of three elements: rhythm, melodic, and harmony.

21.The Medicare program was established in 1965 to helping elderly United States citizens pay the

increasing cost of health care.

22.Researchers have found subtle neurological differences between the brains of men and women either

in physical structure and in the waythey function.

23.Scientists have traditionally classified plants by grouping them according to similarities in their overall

appear, their internal structure, and the form of

their reproductive organs.

24.Geometric figures first appeared more than 15,000 years ago in both practically and decorative forms,

such as shapes of buildings,cave

paintings, and decorations on pottery.

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25.In the early nineteenth century, the Cherokee nation of American Indians was adopted a written

constitution based on that of the United States.

26.The able of writers to precisely record observations made about others enables them to include in their

work a great deal of material outside their own experience.

27.In Connecticut, hundreds of houses dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are

preserved by more as 100 local or national historical societies.

28.In 1899 Mary Elizabeth Brown donated hers collection of over 200 musical instruments to the

Metropolitan Museum of art.

29. Four different types of remembering are ordinarily distinguished by psychologists: recollection, recall,

recognize, and relearning.

30.Harbors are protected areas of water that can be used the transfer of passengers and cargo between

ships shore.

31.Fossil remains reveal that the farther back in time an animal lived, the smaller than was its brain in

proportion to the size of its skull.

32. As do all insects, a butterfly has a hard outer covering, called it an exoskeleton, that both supports

and protects the body.

33.In the early 1900’s Pennsylvania’s industries grew rapidly, a growth sometimes accompanied by

disputes labor.

34.Also known as a movie or a film, the motion picture is one of the most popular form of art and

entertainment throughout the world.

35.The soil in which coffee is grown must be rich, moisture, and absorbent enough to accept water

readily, but sufficiently loose to allow rapid drainage.

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36.A merger is achieved when a company purchased the property of other firms, thus absorbing them

into one corporate structure that retain its original identity.

37.Under the certain conditions, a rainbow appears at the end of a rain shower in the quarter of the sky

opposite the Sun.

38. During the nineteenth century the molecular theory of matter was developed,

which considered all matter to be composed of tiny, indivisible entity called molecules.

39. A cardinal role for players of the lute, a stringed instrument, are that every note is sustained for as

long as possible.

40. It was the split of eleven southern states from the Union in 1861 that leading to the Civil War in

the United States.

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TBE 11

Searching for My Identity and the Right House

My ideal exterior is a plain and simple white wood frame, the perfect foundation. The grass is crisp,

resembling another home for me — a soccer field. Yet the landscaping is lush, and, like my experiences,

frames something modest into something original, versatile, and welcoming. I find my identity in houses

I imagine and create. However, my ideal house is, like me, evolving.

I trace the desire for this house to Sims, a game that hooked me the minute I moved the mouse at age

10. Unlike most Sims addicts, I never created people. Controlling “sim”ulated, algorithmic lives cannot

fulfill me. I was engrossed in bringing the house of a Sim to life and discovered my passion for

architecture and design.

Intrigued by my Sims addiction, Dad challenged me: “Design your ideal house!” After countless houses in

Sims communities and smudged, penciled floor plans in notebooks, I still search and create. I constantly

try to improve and reinvent as I also grow as a person—from the only girl on my soccer team until I was

11 to the social middle-schooler doubling as that kid on the school bus, not socializing and instead

staring aimlessly out the window. In that spot, I forsook gossip for views of authentic brownstones

sandwiched between the new high-rises. The contrasting structures were so incongruous that a roller

coaster track atop each one would displace Six Flags. Rainbows of graffiti animating stark brown

townhouses echoed my pixelated Sims homes. What a perfect seat to begin my journey.

In my dream house, there is always a playroom and a quiet space, as I value teammates and the

individual. There is a room highlighting the unexpected, since I create homes in unlikely situations. For

example, I transplanted the concept of team, another home for me, from sports to chemistry. The

teacher was also my coach, but this class was initially a soccer lover’s nightmare. My team for class

projects sat at a table in the back of the long, narrow room: Nick, hiding answers on the calculator

between cupped hands; Sam, faking ignorance, laughing when we discovered answers scribbled on

corners of his papers; and Oliver, always texting under the table. As the team’s only girl, I am not

surprised that my reminders to the boys of the competition to outdo other tables (and boost our grades)

synchronized our pivotal gears. Finally, I felt at home on this team.

One year later, the mouse became my hands and feet as I squished and stomped prickly hay into clay to

make bricks. My classmates and I planned and built a bathroom in Peru. I dug channels for the plastic

pipes leading to the water source, realizing that I had never considered plumbing or electricity in Sims

houses. Now, I insured that the channel avoided both the native Cantutas in the garden and tattered

electrical cords.

My view from the top of an Andean Mountain overlooking Peru inspires the sense of height in my dream

house as a quasi-escape. My deck opens to the chaos of reality, recalling those mountains that fence in

the pristine blue sky but fail to appease the crazed, barking stray dogs chasing my bike on the trail. I

master riding without hands, which I fill with rocks swept up from the red clay trails to fend off wild

dogs. Nobody sees the chaos within this mountain fence, but only the perfect peaks. The scene within is

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most visceral to me—the chaos of the dogs, the security of the rocks, and both the fear and calm I feel in

the unknown.

The unknown path in Peru is as liberating as my view of the future. I am excited with the feeling of not

knowing where I am going. The foreign is as comfortable as the familiar. Thus, I am satisfied not knowing

my dream house since I will keep creating it as I continue to evolve.

The author of this essay is now a freshman at Cornell.

----- End of Week 10 -----

References:

Deborah Philips, The Huffington Post, dan beberapa sumber lain.

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