Rabu, 11 Juni 2014

UK Unemployment Total Falls to 2.16m ( Economy News )

The number of people out of work fell by 161,000 to 2.16 million, bringing the unemployment rate down to 6.6%.
The number of people in work rose by a record 345,000, to 30.5 million, most of which are in full-time employment.
But the quarterly rate of earnings growth, including bonuses, slowed to 0.7% from 1.9% the previous month.
This was largely due to delayed bonus payments, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Excluding bonuses, pay rose by 0.9%.
The total number of people out of work is now at its lowest level for more than five years, with youth unemployment, which covers 16-24 year olds, standing at 853,000.
The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in May fell by 27,400 to 1.09 million, the ONS said.
Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted that the government had reached a "major milestone" in its long term economic plan, with "two million new private sector jobs since 2010".
Labour's shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves told the BBC that the slowing rise in wage increases meant that "even people in work are struggling to make ends meet".
Signs of strength
The continuing improvement in the jobs market in the three months to April
The number of jobs lost in the public sector was 103,000, but much of this this was down to the reclassification of employees of Lloyds bank from the public to the private sector. Taking out the Lloyds workers, 11,000 jobs were lost in the public sector.
There were 5.4 million people employed in the public sector and 25.1 million in the private sector, up 447,000 on the previous three-month period.
"The rise in employment this month is concentrated in full-time employees, not self-employment, which in the past has been used to 'talk down' the strength of the rise," said David Tinsley at BNP Paribas.
"Indeed, there was a sharp fall in the proportion of people working part-time who say they are doing so because they can't find a full-time job, which is one of the Bank of England's favourite metrics of disguised slack."

Wage 'concern'
Analysts said the ONS figures sent mixed messages to the Bank of England's interest rate-setting committee.
"Labour market strength is the driving force behind calls for interest rate increases from the Bank of England, sooner rather than later, and today's figures will add fuel to their fire," said Jeremy Cook, chief economist at World First.
"However, wage growth has fallen to 0.7%, versus an expected 1.2%, and this is still a major cause for concern. As a result I am still expecting the Bank to hold policy right through into the second quarter of 2015, mainly courtesy of the lack of real wage increases."
The inflation rate in the UK currently stands at 1.8%, meaning wages are increasing at a slower rate than prices.
"Weak pay growth and the 'cost of living crisis' remains the Achilles heel of the economic recovery," said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit.
"But it should not be long until we see earnings growth accelerate as the labour market continues to tighten. Pay growth should pick up in coming months, perhaps significantly."
The figures for unemployment in the three months to April are based on the Labour Force Survey, in which the ONS speaks to 60,000 households once a quarter, making it the country's biggest household survey.
The ONS is 95% confident that the figure of a 161,000 fall in unemployment is correct to plus or minus 85,000 people.


What's Job ?


accountant                             clerk                                    personnel officer
advertising executive             computer operator                R&D Manager
assembly person                    draughtsperson                     receptionist
chauffeur                               motor mechanic                    salesperson

You will be in charge of a team of highly creative individuals delivering new quality products and enhancing our existing range.
1. personnel officer

With particular responsibilities for recruitment and selection. Communication skills and a pragmatic approach to problem solving essential.
2. R&D Manager

With mechanical design experience to work as a member of a team producing designs and drawings for production. Experience of our products range is not essential.
3. draughtperson


Duties include filing, mailing, relief reception and other general office work.
4.  receptionist

Needed for night shift. Clean modern factory. Varied work. Good eyesight essential.
5. assembly person

Successful applicant will be articulate and presentable. Remuneration includes retainer and car allowance plus commission structure.
6. salesperson

Reporting directly to Managing Director. You will take over financial control for all aspects of daily operation.
7. accountant

Sober habits, clean driving licence, able to be on call 7 days per week at times. Uniform supplied.
8. chauffeur

Must be experienced in the repair and maintenance of heavy duty vehicles. References must be provided from previous employers.
9. motor mechanic

You are the first person our clients will meet so you need to be friendly, stylish and efficient.
10. clerk
Some experience in the above-mentioned software is essential but training will be given to the successful applicant.
11. computer operator

You will be an essential member of an agency responsible for some of the country’s top accounts. You will be responsible for the administration of local and national promotions.
12. advertising executive


As you were reading the advertisements, did you notice word partnerships such asfinancial control and communication skills?
Look through the advertisements again and see how many more you can find.
Complete each of the sentences below with a suitable word partnership taken from the advertisements.

We’re looking for new products to add to our selling list.
She’s an advertising executive of this team. We can’t do without her.
You get more money if you work on the advertising company but it ruins your social life.
He had a very good idea to solving problems.
I didn’t get the job as a driver as I didn’t have a driving license.
My concern are health and safety but I’m also concerned with the general welfare of employees.


Fill each blank in the text with the correct word or phrase. Choose from the following list. Use each item once only.
Commission               issued                          statement                    credit rating
Debited                       outstanding                withdraw                    credit transfer
in full                          salaries                        banker’s draft           financial institutions
interest                        slip                              cash dispenser            standing order

Bank offers many services to business and their customers. Here are some of the most common:
Many people now have a card which enables them to 1. withdraw money from a 2. cash dispenser. You feed your card into the machine and key in your PIN (personal identification number) and the amount of money you want. If you have enough in your account, the money requested will be 3. issued up to a daily limit. Your account is automatically 4. debited for the amount you have drawn out.
Provided you have a sound 5. credit rating, you can get a credit card from a bank and other 6. financial institution. To obtain goods or services, you present your card and sign a special voucher. When it receives the voucher, the credit card company pays the trader (less a 7. commission) and then send you a monthly 8. slip. Depending on the type of card you have, you will either have to pay 9. in full or be able to pay part of what is owed and pay10. interest in the balance left 11. statement.
 If you need to make fixed payments at regular intervals, e.g. for insurance premiums, you can arrange a 12. credit transfer (sometimes known as a banker’s order) so that the bank will do this for you.
If you have several bills to pay, you can do this by 13. standing order . You write one cheque for the total sum involved, fill in a 14. outstanding for each bill and hand everything to the bank cashier.
The transfer system is also used by employers to pay 15. salaries directly into employees’ bank accounts.
If you are dealing with a supplier for the first time, a 16. banker’s draft may be used as payment. This is a cheque guaranteed by a bank and therefore it is not likely to ‘bounce’.


Rabu, 07 Mei 2014

Resensi Film (Easy A)




"Easy A" offers an intriguing middle ground to the absolute of sexual abstinence: Don't sleep with anybody, but say you did. It's a funny, engaging comedy that takes the familiar but underrated Emma Stone and makes her, I believe, a star. Until actors are matched to the right role, we can never quite see them clearly.
Stone embodies Olive Penderghast, a girl nobody much notices at East Ojai High School. The biggest surprise about this school (apart from the fact that there is an East Ojai) is that it is scandalous to lose one's virginity in high school. I hesitate to generalize, but I suspect such a thing is not unheard of in East Ojai and elsewhere. I'm not recommending it. I only know what I'm told.
It is a rule with all comedies involving virginity, going back to Doris Day and long before, that enormous misunderstandings are involved and virginity miraculously survives at the end. In this case, Olive is simply embarrassed to admit she spent a whole weekend at home alone, so she improvises a goofy story about having lost her virginity to a college boy. That seems safe; nobody in school would know him. But she's overheard by Marianne (Amanda Bynes), a self-righteous religious type who passes the story round as an object lesson to wayward girls: Don't become a fallen woman like Olive.
"Easy A" takes this misunderstanding and finds effortless comic variations in it. The news is taken with equanimity by Olive's parents, Dill and Rosemary (Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson), who join Juno's parents in the Pantheon of Parental Admirability. At East Ojai High, Olive finds that in having lost one reputation, she has gained another. Previously no one noticed her at all (hard to believe about Emma Stone, but there you have it). Now she is imagined to be an experienced and daring adventuress, and it can be deducted that a great many in the student body envy her experience.
Olive puts her notoriety to use. She has a gay friend named Brandon (Dan Byrd), who has been hassled at school (hard to believe in Ojai but, again, there you have it). By allowing word to get out that she and Brandon have shared blissful congress, she is able to bring an end to the bullying (hard to believe no one in East Ojai has heard of a gay and a straight having sex, but this Ojai is one created specifically for the convenience of a movie comedy, and people believe what the plot requires them to believe).
Now that she has become established as the school authority, she begins to issue a sort of Olive's Seal of Approval on various outsiders, misfits and untouchables in the student body, outfitting them all with credentials of sexmanship. Does anybody wonder why she only sleeps with gays, nerds and college students? Why should they? Lots of people do.
"Easy A," like many good comedies, supplies us with a more or less conventional (movie) world in which one premise — Olive's transformation by gossip — is introduced. She becomes endowed overnight with a power to improve reputations, confer status and help the needy. Her new power might even work for adults, such as the teacher Mr. Griffith (Thomas Haden Church) and his estranged wife (Lisa Kudrow), the guidance counselor, who become entangled in embarrassments.

The movie works because its funny, yes, but also because it's smart. When Olive begins wearing the scarlet letter "A" on her clothing, borrowing the idea from the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel they still read in East Ojai, she shows a level of irony that I'm afraid is lost on the student body, but not on us. I think it may always be necessary that we like the hero or heroine of a comedy. I certainly liked Olive. I'm pretty sure that's also how an actor becomes a movie star. Well, this is such a great comedy movie , easy watching and the rate is 8 ! :)

Passive voice

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Passive Verbs Form
1.    The books were taken by John
John took the books
2.    The boxes were mailed today
He mailed the boxes today
3.    The two packages were opened by my secretary
My secretary opened two packages
4.    Our homework is corrected by our teacher
Teacher corrects our homeworks  
5.    Two buildings have been constructed by that company
That company have constructed two buildings
6.    That room wasn’t cleaned carefully yesterday
He didn’t clean the room yesterday
7.    The truck is being loaded by the men now
The men is loading the truck now
8.    Was that machine checked by the inspector ?
Did the isnpector check the machine ?
9.    Will that report be written by the same committee ?
Will the same committee write that report ?
10.   Has the news been announced by the president yet ?
Has the president announced the news yet ?
11. The mail is delivered to this office twice a day
He delivers the mails to this office twice a day
12.  All of us were surprised by his frank attitude
His frank attitude surprised all of us
13 Was the repair work done by that mechanic ?
Did that mechanic done the repair work ?
14.  He wasnt very much respected by the employees
The employees respected him very much
15.   Are many courses in English given during the summer ?
Are many courses give English during the summer?


Using Passive Verbs

1.    He signed the letter
The letter was signed by him
2.    The secretary opens the mail every morning
The mail is opened by the secretary every morning
3.    The committee is considering that proposal right now
The proposal is being considered by the committee right now
4.    The army will complete that project next year
That project will be completed by the army next year
5.    His boss has transfered him to another departmen
He has been transfered to another departmen by his boss
6.    Will the company distribute the announcements?
Will the announcements be distributed by the company ?
7.    An artist wrote that interesting article about Paris
That interesting article about Paris was written by an artist
8.    Today a large number of people Speak english
English is spoken by  today a large number of people
9.    Didn’t they return those books to the library ?
Wasn’t those books returned by them to the library ?
10.  The government has not changed the regulation yet
The regulation hasn’t been changed by the government yet
11. Someone stole all her valuable jewelry last night
All her valuable jewelry was stolen by someone last night
12. Miss Peter wrote all of the reports from Mr. Johnson
All od the reports from Mr. Johnson was written by Miss Peter
13.  Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami
Flight 202 from Miami has been delayed cause of bad weather
14.  Did the court devide the money among the children ?
Was the money devided among the children by the court
15.  Many scholars have translated that famous Greek epic
That famous Greek epic has been translated bu many scholars



Active vs Passive

1.    Everyone (shock) by the terrible news yesterday
Everyone was shocked by the terrible nesw yesterday
2.    Almost everyone (enjoy) the lecture last night
Almost everyone enjoyed the lecture last night
3.    English (teach) in the schools of almost every nation
English has been taught in the schools of almost every nation
4.    That proposal (consider) by the members right now
That proposal is being considered by the members right now
5.    The accident (happen) right there at 6.30 last night
The accident happened right there at 6.30 last night
6.    Smith (teach) at the university of Washington since 1948
Smith taught at the university of washington since 1948
7.    Mr. Harris (devide) the class into two sections tomorrow
Mr. Harris will devide the class into two section tomorrow
8.    Wilson (borrow) the money from Brown two weeks ago
Wilson borrowed the money from brown two weeks ago
9.    Not much (say) about the matter since that time.
Not much said about the matter since that time.
10.  My friend (write) to me about it several times now.
My friend is writing to me about it several times now.
11.   Davis (promote) to the rank of sergeant last week.
Davis was promoted to the rank of sergeant last week.
12. That event (occur) shortly after the meeting last week.
That event occurred shortly after the meeting last week.
13. All the students (bring) guests to the party tomorrow night.
Guests will be brought by all the students to the party tomorrow night.
14. Less than half of the cans of paint (use) up to now.
The cans of paint is being used less than half up to now.
15. More classes in English (list) in the catalog next fall.
The catalog will be listed more classes in English next fall.
16.   Everything (go) well so far. There (be) no trouble yet.
Everything is going well so far. There is no trouble yet.
17.That movie about Napoleon’s life (disappoint) me greatly.
That movie about Napoleon’s life disappointed me greatly.
18. The mail (deliver, always) to this office before 10 a.m.
The mail is always deliver to this office before 10 a.m.
19. Who (furnish) the food for the picnic next weekend?
Who will furnish the food for the picnic next weekend?
20.At this time, much attention (devote) to that problem.
At this time, much attention is devoting to that problem.
21.Think carefully. I’m sure you (remember) his name.
Think carefully. I’m sure you remember his name.
22.We (treat) very kindly by our hosts last Saturday.
Our hosts were treated us very kindly last Saturday.
23.  Mr. Wilson (make) something interesting statements yesterday.
 Something interesting statements were made by Mr. Wilson yesterday.
24.A new textbook (publish) by that company next year.
That company will publish a new textbook next year.
25The noise from the trains (annoy) me terribly last night.
The noise from the trains annoyed me terribly last night.
26.That old red house (build) in the year 1822.
That old red house was built in the year 1822.
27. The report (examine, not) by a committee of experts yet.
A committee of expert has not examine the report yet.
28.  Cocktails (serve) to the guests about 10 minutes from now.
Cocktails will be served to the guests about 10 minutes from now.
29. His sharp remarks (embarrass) everyone last night.
His sharp remarks embarrassed everyone last night.
30.Fred (introduce) to the fellow by Mr. Brown yesterday.
Mr. Brown introduced Fred to the fellow yesterday.
31.Listen to this! I think this news (surprise) you!
Listen to this! I think this news will surprise you!
32.The Ajax Shoe Company (employ) 25 new men next month.
The Ajax Shoe Company will employ 25 new men next month.
33.Only 25 new students (admit) into the department in 1955.
Only 25 new students were admitted into the department in 1955.
34. A second coat of paint (spread) over that surface tomorrow.
A second coat of paint will spread over that surface tomorrow.







Rabu, 09 April 2014

4 tenses

Simple Present Tense

It is a form of the verb most commonly used in the English language, which is used to reveal the factual events and habitual, general or not general, instructs, or plan of schedule.
 Verbal Sentence:
(+) S + V I + (S/ES)
(-) S + DO/DOES + NOT + V I
(?) DO/DOES + S + V I
Example:
1. (+) Father reads a news paper
(- ) Father doesn’t read a news paper
(?) Does father read a news paper?
Yes, he does/ No he doesn’t
2.  (+) Mother cooks rice
(- ) Mother doesn’t cook rice
(?) Does mother cook rice?
 Nominal sentence:
(+) S+BE I+ (NOUN, ADJ , ADV)
(-) S+BE I+NOT+ (NOUN,ADJ, ADV)
(+) BE I+S+NOT+ (NOUN,ADJ,ADV)
Example:
1.   (+) they are students
(-) they are not students
(?) Are they students?
Yes, they are/No, they are not
2.  (+) she is beautiful
(-) she is not beautiful
(?) Is she beautiful?
Yes, she is/No, she isn’t





Past Tense
The past tense is a grammatical tense whose principal function is to place an action or situation in past time. In languages which have a past tense, it thus provides a grammatical means of indicating that the event being referred to took place in the past. Examples of verbs in the past tense include the English verbs sang, went and was.
Simple Past Tense S + Past Form of the Verb + O
Example :  
(+) She went to the market
(-)  She didn’t go to the market
(?) Did she do to the market ?

Future Tense
In grammar, a future tense is a verb form that generally marks the event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future. The "future" expressed by the future tense usually means the future relative to the moment of speaking, although in contexts where relative tense is used it may mean the future relative to some other point in time under consideration.
Simple Future Tense S + will/shall + V + O
Examples :
(+) We will go to the party
(-) We won’t go to the party
(?) Will we go to the party ?



Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is a grammatical combination of the present tense and the perfect aspect, used to express a past event that has present consequences. The term is used particularly in the context of English grammar, where it refers to forms such as "I have left" and "Sue has died". 
Present Perfect Tense S + has/have + Past Participle (PP.) of the Verb + O
Examples :
(+) I have washed my clothes
(-) i haven’t washed my clothes

(?) Have i washed my clothes ?