Television

Television, or TV, is one of humanity's most important means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes.

People with a television set can sit in their house and watch the president makes a speech or visits a foreign country. They can see a war being fought, and they can wacth government leaders try to bring about peace. Through television, viewers at home can see and learn about peopl, places, and things in a away lands. Television even takes viewers out of this world as the astronauts explore outer space.

In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programmes than any other kind of information media. The programmes include action-packed dramas, light comedies, soap operas, sports events, cartoons, quizzes, variety shows and motion pictures.

More than 83 million homes in the United States - or 98% of all the country's homes - have at least one television set. On the average, a television set is in use in each home for about 6 3/4 hours each day. As a result, television has an important influence on how people spend their time, as well as on what they see and learn. After they arrive from work, they usually watch TV. Then, the importance of television is proven. (Taken from The New Book of Knowledge)

A Motel

A motel is a kind of accommodation that provides parking space for the guest’s car. That’s why it is called a motel that stands for a motor hotel. The parking space is near building. Sometimes a motel provides a kitchen set to make a simple cook for breakfast. It is usually located in a small town between two big cities.
(Taken from Bahasa Inggris SMP kelas 3)

Football

Football is a game played by two teams of eleven. They try to score by kicking or heading the ball into the other team’s goal. Ten of the players can not use their hands. The goal keeper can handle the ball to stop it going into the goal.
Games similar to football have been played for many centuries. The rules of the games were written down in 1863. In England, the FA ( Football Association ) cup was first played for in 1872. In the same year, England played Scotland in the first game.
Today the most important International Competition is the World Cup which takes place in every four years. Brazil and Italy have each won the world cup three times.

A Bank

A bank is an institution with a twofold function. First, it keeps people’s money safe and readily available. In this way it functions as a saving bank. Secondly, it lends money to people who need it. It is also, therefore, a money lender.

Anyone can go to any bank and deposit money, that is, ask the bank to look after it. He becomes a customer of the bank. When he deposits money, we say he opens a bank account.

(Taken from Bahasa Inggris SMP kelas 3)

A Hospital

Hospital is a place where people a treated for illness or injures.

In modern hospitals, there are two separated entrances and many parts of rooms to treat people dealing with their health. One of these is for patients in need of immediate treatment. It is the emergency entrance. The other entrance is the main entrance of the hospital.

On the ground floor inside the main entrance there are probably a reception area and waiting room, and also an office. On this floor may also be the laundry and the kitchen.

On the floor above and below are numerous other departments, for examples: a maternity section for mothers and their babies, rooms of patients, operating rooms, and special rooms such a radiography room, laboratories, pharmacy, and blood bank.

A Hotel

Hotel is building for public accommodation that provides rooms for travelers or tourists can stay overnight or take a rest. It also provides lodging, food and beverage, and many personal services for example, entertainment, sport centre, meeting room, banquet, shopping arcade, beauty parlor, restaurant etc.

(Taken from Bahasa Inggris SMP kelas 3)

A Museum

Museums are institutions which help people understand and appreciate the world.
Museums collect objects of scientific, aesthetic or historical importance. They care for them, study and exhibit them for the purpose of public education and the advancement of knowledge. Museum can be found I almost every big city in the world.
Museums also function as educational institutions which offer many benefits to their visitors. People of different ages, interests, background, and abilities can explore and do self-learning at the museums. They are also public places where people can be entertained, inspired, introduced to new ideas.

There are some major types of museums. The most common one is the history museums. They usually collect a wide range of objects including fine art, furniture, clothing, documents, and other materials. The next type of museums is the art museums. They reflect artistic accomplishment, both historic and contemporary. Their collection includes paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, ceramics and glass, metal work, and furniture.

The next two museums are the natural history museums and the science museums. The first type of museums usually focuses on nature and culture. Dinosaurs, gems and minerals, native and ancient cultures are always popular exhibits at natural history museums. Meanwhile, the science museums are dedicated to improve public understanding of science and scientific achievements. Science museums usually allow people to experience and experiment.

(Taken from English on Sky, grade IX)

A Bank

A bank is a place of business dealing in money and credit. It accepts money from depositors. A depositor is a person who deposits or places his money in a bank. The bank uses this money to make loans, then it will get the interest.

There are two types of banks. One is a commercial bank and the other is a central bank. The commercial bank is the one to which the word “bank” usually refers. A central bank does not accept deposits, but commercial bank does.

(Taken from Bahasa Inggris 3b, SMA)

Athletics

The word “Field” refers to athletic sports actually done on the field.Field events include pole vault,high jump,and long jump. The first one is called the “pole vault” because the athlete uses a pole (galah) for jumping ( vaulting ). Other sports which are usually found in a field events are the Javelin,discus and short-put. They are what we call “lempar lembing”, ”lempar cakram” and “tolak peluru” respectively.

Originally the word “track” refered to the path (Jalur in Indonesian ) for running. Now it refers to sport held on the track itself.In U.S.A.,a track meet is what we call “ pertandingan olahraga lari “ here. Running events include the 100 metre dash (sprint), 1500 metres and the much longer event,the Marathon.

There is another term which is often used when we talk about athletics. That term is decathlon. The word is derived from the word “ deca “ and “athlon”. The former means “ten” like the word “ dasa” in “dasawarsa “. The latter means “contest”. The modern decathlon consists of : (1) 100 m sprint,(2) long jump ,(3) short-put (4) high junp,(5) 400 metres sprint,(6) 110 metres hurdles,(7) discus,(8) pole vault,(9) javelin,(10) 1,500 metres.

In the broad sense,athletic sport include cycling,team sports,and "Track and Field" events. Cycling is one event in the Olympic games, so, for example, are sports such as football(soccer), basketball, volley ball and hockey, track events and field events are those which involve the natural athletic motion of running, jumping, and throwing. These sports are what we call athletics in the narrow sense.

( taken from Bahasa Inggris 3A,senior High Scool-Depdikbud )

Football

In Indonesia we call it “sepak bola”.In Malaysia they call it “bola sepak “.In Great Britain they call it “football”,while in the U.S.A.,it is called soccer.Whatever you call it,it is the most popular sport in the world.In our country,as in many other counties,it is sometimes called “folk sport” or “olahraga rakyat.”

A football (soccer) team has eleven players.One of them is called goal keeper.He guards the goal.For the names of the other ten players,see the diagram of football field below.

A football game lasts 90 minutes and is devided into two 45-minutes halves.It is officiated by a referee,who is assisted by two linesmen.They signal to the referee by waving a flag when the ball is out of play,when a player is offside,or when a team should be awarded a thrown-in,corner kick or a free kick.A free kick is what we call “tendangan bebas” in Indonsia.

( taken from Bahasa Inggris 3A,senior High Scool-Depdikbud )