1. TEKS 1
Thousands of people were evacuated after Mount Kelud on
densely populated Java island erupted, spewing ash and raining gravel. The
mountain, located in Kediri regency in East Java province, erupted on Thursday,
about 90 minutes after authorities raised its status to the highest level.
About 200,000 people living in 36 villages within 10 kilometers (6 miles) of
the crater had to be evacuated.There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Media reports said the eruption unleashed volcanic
material to up to 10 kilometers (6 miles) of the crater. A series of huge
blasts unleashed stones and gravel, causing panic among villagers who
immediately fled to safer areas.
In 1990, Kelud kicked out searing fumes and lava that
killed more than 30 people and injured hundreds. In 1919, a powerful explosion
that reportedly could be heard hundreds of miles away killed at least 5,160.
Mount Kelud, 1,731-meter or 5,680-feet, is among about
130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest archipelago
nations. It is prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes because of its
location on the so-called “Ring of Fire” — a series of fault lines stretching
from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia.
Nowdays you can
make more friends from all over the world by
using social
media in the internet. One of them is by joining twitter and these
are several steps you have to do :
First, you must have your e-mail address. Then, open the website http://twitter.com.
Click the menu sign up at the website. In this menu, register your name and e-mail address by filling your personal data such as date of birth, location, and etc. Don't forget to include your photo and password. Now you have your twitter account. Next, click the menu invite friends and write your friend's email address or user name to other people. You can also make friends by clicking menu add friend at someone else's twitter account.If they approve you to be their friend, you are their friend now.
First, you must have your e-mail address. Then, open the website http://twitter.com.
Click the menu sign up at the website. In this menu, register your name and e-mail address by filling your personal data such as date of birth, location, and etc. Don't forget to include your photo and password. Now you have your twitter account. Next, click the menu invite friends and write your friend's email address or user name to other people. You can also make friends by clicking menu add friend at someone else's twitter account.If they approve you to be their friend, you are their friend now.
3.TEKS 3
The Borobudur Temple Compounds is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world, and was built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD during the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty. The monument is located in the Kedu Valley, in the southern part of Central Java, at the centre of the island of Java, Indonesia.
The main temple is a stupa built in three tiers around a hill which was a natural centre: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,520 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha.
The vertical division of Borobudur Temple into base, body, and superstructure perfectly accords with the conception of the Universe in Buddhist cosmology. It is believed that the universe is divided into three superimposing spheres, kamadhatu, rupadhatu, and arupadhatu, representing respectively the sphere of desires where we are bound to our desires, the sphere of forms where we abandon our desires but are still bound to name and form, and the sphere of formlessness where there is no longer either name or form. At Borobudur Temple, the kamadhatu is represented by the base, the rupadhatu by the five square terraces, and the arupadhatu by the three circular platforms as well as the big stupa. The whole structure shows a unique blending of the very central ideas of ancestor worship, related to the idea of a terraced mountain, combined with the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana.
4.TEKS 4
Albert
Einstein which is considered as the greatest scientist of the 20th century was
born from a Jewish family in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany on March 14, 1879. His
father is Hermann Einstein and his mother is Paulina Koch. In his childhood,
Einstein was not like to socialize with his friends and he was considered as a
stupid boy. Although considered as stupid boy, he loved mathematics and
physics. When he was 5 years, Einstein was school in Catholic elementary school
for three years. Then he continued his study at Luitpold Gymnasium for junior
and senior secondary education when he was 8 years old. Then Einstein went to
high school at the age of 21 years at the ETH
(TechnischeEidgenoessischeHochscule).
Albert
Einstein got his a doctorate in 1905 after completing his dissertation,
entitled “EineNeueBestimmung der molecule Dimension” at the University of
Zurich. Then he got the title of professor in 1909. Albert Einstein found
theory of relativity which becomes Inspiration for scientists after him. From
the results of his research, he introduced a formula E = MC2 that is famous in
the world. Then in 1921 Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his theories.
In 1933
Einstein migrated along with his whole family to America because of Nazi in
Germany. Einstein worked at Princeton University and obtained official
citizenship in 1940. Albert Einstein felt sad when his work is used to make
bomb that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki city by the Americans. Einstein closed
his age on April 18, 1955 at the age of 76 years at Princeton Hospital. He
leaves a great work for the development of knowledge.
5. TKES 5
A natural disaster is a terrible accident, e.g. a great
flood, a big fire or an earthquake. It usually causes great suffering and loss
of a large sum of money. The casualties are injured or died. Some people are
homeless and need medical care.
Floods occur when the water of rivers, lakes, or streams
overflow their banks and pour onto the surrounding land. Floods are caused by
many different things. Often heavy rainstorms that last for a brief can cause a
flood. But not all heavy storms are followed by flooding. If the surrounding
land is flat and can absorb the water, no flooding will occur. If, however, the
land is hard and rocky, heavy rain cannot be absorbed. Where the banks are low,
a river may overflow and flood adjacent lowland.
In many part of the world flood are caused by tropical
storms called hurricanes or typhoons. They bring destructive winds of high
speed, torrents of rain, and flooding. When a flood occurs, the destruction to
surrounding land can be severe. Whole villages and towns are sometimes swept
away by water pouring swiftly over the land. Railroad track blocked and
uprooted from their beds. Highways are washed away.
When a building caught fire, the firemen pitched in to
help battle the blaze. Before the pumps were invented, people formed bucket
brigades to fight fires. Standing side by side, they formed a human chain from
the fire to nearby well or river. They passed buckets of water from to
hand to be poured on the flames.
The damage of the fire did depend a great deal on where
it happened. In the country or a small village, only a single house might burn
down. But in crowded cities, fire often destroyed whole blocks and neighborhoods
before being controlled.
6. TEKS 6
Edmodo is a free and safe way for students and
teachers to connect and collaborate. It was founded In late 2008, by Nic Borg
and Jeff O'Hara. Edmodo is designed to get students excited about learning in a
familiar environment. On Edmodo, teachers can continue classroom discussions
online, give polls to check for student understanding, and award badges to
individual students based on performance or behavior. Now, Edmodo is considered
as the social network for learning. In order to sign up for students in Edmodo,
you need to follow the instruction below:
- Go
to page http://www.edmodo.com.
- Click
the sign up as student button.
- Fill
out the sign up screen. To enroll a class you need a group code given by
your teacher.
- Click
sign up.
- Set
up your profile once you signed in.
7. TEKS 7
Sweden is a very large
country in Northern Europe. Every year tourists come from all over the world to
visit Sweden’s cities to see the interesting sights and enjoy the outdoors.
A
tourist planning a trip to Sweden can choose various activities to do. People
who enjoy city life can visit Stockholm, Sweden’s capital. Stockholm is a
beautiful city of islands. In Stockholm, tourists can visit its many beautiful
old castles and churches. They can shop, enjoy the art, or see a movie or a
play.
Tourists
who enjoy outdoor lifestyle can find plenty to see and do in Sweden. Forests
cover 50 percent of the land and are home to many wild animals, such as bears, elks, foxes, and reindeers.
There are 96.000 lakes in Sweden. In north, there is a long range of tall
mountains. Adventurous travellers may want to explore the beautiful
wilderness that Sweden has to offer.
There
are several different kinds of lodging in Sweden. Travellers can stay at
luxurious hotels with many guest rooms, or they can choose to stay at small
country inns, where they may be served home-cooked breakfast. Those who want to
save money and enjoy nature can stay at campsites and sleep outdoors under the
trees in a sleeping bag.
Some years ago, Gordon Summer dropped out of teaching to
risk all in the chancy world of pop
music. Two years later, he was struggling to pay
the rent. Now he is known as Sting, the lead singer of
today hottest band, The Police. How did this" ex
school master manufacture the right sound, the right image,
the right band of sex appeal, to make himself info
a teenage idol? Lulu Appleton reports.
Gordon Summer, an exceptionally good-looking man idolized
by millions and so rich, that he
can afford all he could ever wish for. Better known
as Sting, he's the lead singer of the Police. His naturally
fair hair has replaced the dyed
blond hair of his stage act. The face magnetizes. The voice is low and
husky,
eyes bright and intelligent, yet wary.
Suddenly, he has become a superstar. "I
can't walk down a street anymore without feeling that people
are watching me. I can't be anonymous any longer,
and that's a drag," he says.
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