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ACG International School Jakarta Expands its Secondary Programme

ACG Jakarta is pleased to announce the expansion of its secondary programme for the 2013 - 2014 academic year.
Year 12 starts in August 2013 and Year 13 the following year, offering the Cambridge International AS and A levels.

source: http://www.acgedu.com/ind/about-us/academic-achievements/academics/1240-acg-international-school-jakarta-expands-its-secondary-programme

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How Much Exercise Do I Really Need?

Everyone needs to move their bodies to stay healthy. Find out how much is enough.

Most healthy people should aim for at least 30 minutes, five times a week, of moderately intense activity such as brisk walking, plus 10 to 15 minutes or so of strength-training (digging in your garden counts) 2 or 3 days a week. This is enough exercise to help you lower your risk for health conditions like high blood pressure, stroke, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, and osteoporosis, and to prevent the natural loss of muscle mass that slows metabolism and contributes to weight gain in your thirties, forties, fifties, and beyond.

If you’re trying to lose weight, more activity is better. An hour or even 90 minutes of moderate exercise, or 1/2 hour of vigorous activity such as jogging, strenuous aerobics, or fast-paced cycling, is ideal. Of course, anything you do is better than nothing, and consistency counts. Fitting in 30 minutes most days of the week, even in 10-minute bursts, is better than playing the weekend warrior by overdoing it once or twice a week.

If you’re the type that just doesn’t enjoy going to the gym or using a treadmill, choose an activity you enjoy that you can do for 10 to 30 minutes or longer and that raises your heart rate. This could be dancing, playing tennis, chopping enough wood to heat your house for the winter, or lining up strenuous yard work or housework that feels like a workout.

source: http://www.rd.com/health/fitness/how-much-exercise-do-i-really-need/#ixzz2rqX8JsL6

Banana Cake (Procedure Text)

Quick and easy to prepare using basic ingredients, this cake makes a healthy snack for hungry children just back from school, and is a handy addition to lunch boxes. It's best made with very ripe bananas, so it's a good way of using up bananas that are past their best.

Ingredients
2 large ripe bananas about 400 g in total, weighed with their skins on
1 2⁄3 cup (250 g) self-raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄4 cup (55 g) firmly packed soft brown sugar
100 ml sunflower oil
100 ml low-fat milk
2 eggs
1 cup (125 g) sultanas

Preparation
1  Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2  Grease an 18 cm round deep cake tin and line the bottom with baking paper. Peel the bananas, then mash with a fork. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Whisk together the oil, milk and eggs and add to the flour mixture. Stir in the sultanas and mashed bananas, then pour the mixture into the prepared tin.

3  Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until the cake is well risen and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

4  Leave to cool for 15 minutes, then loosen the edge of the cake with a knife and turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely. The cake can be kept in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

source: http://www.readersdigest.com.au/banana-cake#sthash.WpHfwP9R.dpuf

Afternoon Loving (Spoof Text)

When our air conditioner broke down, we called for a serviceman to come and take a look at it. It turned out to be a high school classmate of my husband’s named Love. He said next time we needed any repairs to ask for him. The next year when we needed service again, we requested Mr. Love. I took the day off from work and waited for him to arrive.

After he had worked on our air conditioner, he left his work order behind. It had my name and said: "Wants Love in afternoon."

source: http://www.rd.com/jokes/funny/afternoon-loving-joke/#ixzz2rqRmllx1

Top Tips for Hair Removal

SHAVING

The cheapest and quickest method of hair removal, costing from less than $1 to around $8 for a sharper blade.

1. Exfoliate your skin pre-shave to prevent ingrown hairs.

2. Always use a sharp blade, as worn blades cause skin irritation and more nicks. Plus, they don’t remove all hairs.

3. Try using speciality shaving gels on your legs for a slicker shave. Or, failing that, improvise with a thin layer of cheap conditioner.

4. Wait a few minutes post-shave before applying deodorants or perfumes straight to skin. If it stings, give your skin a chance to recover properly before applying.

DEPILATORY CREAMS

These work by employing a high-pH substance that reacts with the protein structure of hair to break down follicles. It usually takes from three to 15 minutes, depending on the specific product and coarseness of the hair. From around $7 per tube, cost is minimal.

TIP: Look out for the great new types of in-shower hair removal cream. You still apply the cream a minute before you get in the shower – and leave it on for a few minutes while showering – but it’s still a quicker and much less messy option that works.

WAXING

Waxing lasts longer (three weeks or more, depending on personal hair growth). In-salon waxing varies in price, but an average bikini wax should cost around $20. At-home waxing is cheaper – $10 for wax you can use a few times – but beware of using hot wax at home as you can easily burn yourself.

TIP: If you’ve never waxed before, take your cue from the experts and don’t get your first wax when you’re sprouting leg hair long enough to brush (the more hair you have, the more it hurts). Instead, shave your legs fully, let the hair grow for a few weeks, then get a wax. Trust us!

source: http://www.readersdigest.com.au/top-tips-for-hair-removal#sthash.jwyiKPyt.dpuf

Facts About Dark Chocolate

Dark chocolate is made from the roasted beans of the cacao tree, native to South America. Columbus ‘discovered’ these beans, and the returning crew of his fourth voyage took them to Europe. Originally cocoa was consumed as a beverage made by combining the ground beans with water. Chocolate was first seen in bar form in about 1910. It’s made mainly from cocoa solids and cocoa fat (aka cocoa butter) plus sugar. Milk chocolate also contains milk or milk powder. White chocolate (mostly sugar, milk powder and cocoa butter) lacks the cocoa solids that provide the health benefits of its darker cousins. Cocoa butter’s melting point is just below human body temperature - the reason chocolate melts so beautifully in your mouth.

See more at: http://www.readersdigest.com.au/dark-chocolate#sthash.GodrYX0J.dpuf

NEYMAR WINS GOLDEN BALL AWARD AT CONFEDERATIONS CUP (News Item Text)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Neymar has won the Golden Ball award as the best player of the Confederations Cup.

The Brazil striker scored in four of the team's five games at the World Cup warm-up tournament, including one in the 3-0 win over Spain in Sunday's final.

Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta was given the Silver Ball, and Brazil midfielder Paulinho was the Bronze Ball winner.

Spain striker Fernando Torres won the Golden Boot award with his five goals. Brazil forward Fred was next with the Silver Boot, also with five goals but with more minutes played. Neymar scored four goals and won the Bronze Boot.

Also, Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar won the Golden Glove award, and Spain took the Fair Play award.

source: http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1488718/neymar-wins-golden-ball-award-confed-cup?cc=4716

Fighting the endless war against tobacco

It has been more than 20 years since Bungon Rithiphakdee stood on the frontline of the unspoken war between influential tobacco conglomerates and the tobacco control network.

The crisis started in 1986 when the United States forced Thailand to open up its cigarette market. As a result, the then Anti-Smoking Campaign Project (now Action on Smoking and Health Foundation Thailand) had to accelerate its multiple projects. Bungon, who was the project manager, dedicated herself to this job; she conducted research, created strong networks, cooperated with the media and created domestic as well as international alliances.

Her dedication paid off and many other agencies started to play a more active role in the war against tobacco. Bungon then started to look at neighbouring countries that were still facing similar problems, believing that working together would strengthen tobacco control in the region. She established the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) and assumed the post of coordinator in 2001.

Her main responsibility in the organisation was to facilitate sharing of expertise and best practices as well as to look for funds. SEATCA has four areas of responsibility: public policy development, capacity building for local partners, best practices sharing and generating local evidence.

A graduate from the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bungon does not have a diploma in public health. What she does have is a strong interest in working for the good of society. She believes that in order to promote health, you have to look into the social aspects of the problem.

The number of smokers worldwide now number 1.2 billion people, half of whom are in Asia. In ASEAN alone, there are 120 million smokers.

Statistics from World Health Organization (WHO) show that at present, as many as 5 million people die of tobacco-related diseases every year, that's around 14,000 daily.

"[Tobacco companies] are only concerned with expanding their tobacco market for the sake of profit although they are well aware of its deadly dangers," Bungon says.

Bungon received a prestigious award from WHO in 2001 and the Luther Terry Award from the American Cancer Society in 2006. Despite the recognition, Bungon, who is now the director of SEATCA, says she remains in the frontline of an endless war.

Cigarette producers are always active and they are now employing new methods in order to expand their market, including interfering in public policy and tobacco control legislation.
 Their latest attempt is to make use of social networks, which proves to be a legal loophole in many countries.
Despite all the problems, "I always enjoy my work, backed up by a strong belief that I am doing the right thing for the whole society," says Bungon.

source: http://www.divaasia.com/article/11655

How does Rain Happen? (Explanation Text)

Rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, providing suitable conditions for diverse ecosystems, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation.
The phenomenon of rain is actually a water circle. The concept of the water cycle involves the sun heating the Earth's surface water and causing the surface water to evaporate. The water vapor rises into the Earth's atmosphere. The water in the atmosphere cools and condenses into liquid droplets. The droplets grow until they are heavy and fall to the earth as precipitation which can be in the form of rain or snow.
However, not all rain reaches the surface. Some evaporates while falling through dry air. This is called virga, a phenomenon which is often seen in hot, dry desert regions.

source: http://www.englishdirection.com/2009/12/explanation-text-about-how-rain-happens.html

Tornado (Report Text)

Tornadoes are known as one of the most damaging disasters. What is the description of tornadoes? A tornado is a very powerful column of winds which spirals around a center of low atmospheric pressure. A tornado will look like a large black funnel which hangs down from a storm cloud.

The name "tornado" derives from the Latin "tonare". It means "to thunder." While the Spanish developed the word into "tornear" which means "to turn or twist". This is why a tornado is sometimes called twister or cyclone.

The winds inside a twister can spin around at speeds up to 500 miles an hour, but it usually travels at roughly 300 miles an hour. This speed twisting makes a tornado the most dangerous storm.

The average tornado has a diameter of about 200 to 300 yards. The smaller tornadoes are known as satellite tornadoes. These small offspring, about 50 yards across, can be very fierce and do lots of damage.

The forming of a tornado can be very quick. Sometimes it can form in a minute or less. A tornado can travel across the ground at high speeds, then it can suddenly vanish. Most tornadoes last less than twenty minutes and travel less than 15 miles. However, the super storms sometimes travel over 100 miles before they are exhausted.

source: http://www.englishdirection.com/2009/11/tornadoes-as-example-of-report-text.html

Teknik Pembelajaran Cooperative Learning Bahasa Inggris

Download materi teknik-teknik pembelajaran berdasarkan COOPERATIVE LEARNING yang dikembangkan oleh Dr. Spencer Kagan...

1. JIGSAW

2. NUMBERED-HEADS TOGETHER

3. ROUND ROBIN BRAINSTORMING

4. TEAM PAIR SOLO

5. THREE-STEP INTERVIEW

6. THINK PAIR SHARE

7. ROUND TABLE

8. TALKING CHIPS

9. SILENT CARD SHUFFLE
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