FCE 2 - Class of June 2010

Hi everyone,

After a very long three months, my FCE 2 students have finally had a chance to face the real thing and try to conquer yet another obstacle on the sinuous road to English learning. Have a look at the body of their work which is proudly displayed on their blog.

http://fce2june2010.blogspot.com/

Post Intermediate 1 - Biographies of Indonesian Celebrities

Agnes Monica

by Anonymous

Agnes Monica, who was born 1 July 1986,is an Indonesian pop singer, dancer, and actress. She finished her elementary school in 4 years. She started her career at the age of 6 when she became a host of a children TV show and she also became a singer then. As a child singer she released three albums. When she was 15 she played in Pernikahan Dini drama series and became the most highly paid actress in Indonesia for that time.
Her album “And the story goes”, which was released in 2003,made her popular as a teenage singer . She also played in a TV drama series. She was starring in “Cewekku Jutek” in 2003 and the next year ,she starred in several drama series such as Bunga Perawan and Cantik.One year later, she released her album “Whaddup..A?!” and made a collaboration with US singer Keith Martin. In 2006 she was involved to shooting the drama The Hospital in Taiwan with Jerry Yan and she also acted in the White House drama romance although she only appeared in some episode. At the end of the year she had her first concert in Malaysia .She has composed and written her own songs but it was not enough for her so she produced her latest album. In 208 she released a mini album ‘NEZ’ which has sold more than 100.000 copies. The next year she released Sacredly Agneezious in two versions
She has received a lots of awards in her life. When she was 15 she earned four awards in Panasonic Awards 2002 because of her performance in Pernikahan Dini .She was a nominee in MTV Asia Awards 2004,she became the youngest artist of all nominees in Asia that year. In the last 5 years she has received more than fifty awards.
She took a one year break from studying at Pelita Harapan University, but then, in 2009,she was dropped out. She is now taking a Political Science major at Oregon University by online.
She’s never been in a serious relationship with guy. She used to dating with a Japanese guy and close with Rezky Aditya but she’s now declare herself as a single.She has no idea at what age she should marry because she’s already 24th now.
Agnes has conducted fundraising activities since 2004 when there was a Tsunami in Aceh. In 2009,she went to Situ Gintung and helped the victims by singing her song for them. She has chosen to be the spoke person and main star in MTV EXIT Indonesian Concert 2010.Agnes’s got a lots of activities for now, for the example,being one of the Indonesian Idol’s jury .

Afgan

by Benny

Afgansyah Reza or better known by Afgan, is an Indonesian singer and actor. The most phenomenal Indonesian male soloist in the last decade was born in Jakarta, May 27, 1989. He is the second of four children by an anesthesiologist and pediatrician, Loyd Yahya and Lola Purnama. Afgan’s oldest sister, Dhery, was born in Bandung, whereas his other siblings, Dhika and Arsya were born in Jakarta, as well as him. He graduated from SMA 34 Jakarta in 2006 and went to University of Indonesia to take his Bachelor of Economics there. He grew up in a lovely family who loves music. In his early stage, his debut career as a singer was started when he went to WannaB Instant Recording Studio with his friends to record their private album. Accidentally, his talent was observed by the WannaB producer who promoted him to the recording label. Not long after that, he released his album in 2008 named Confession No. 1 with the hits like Terima Kasih Cinta, Klise, and Tanpa Batas Waktu that became the top position in MTV chart songs and brought him to the top. Succeeded in his first album, he continued his magic by released a religious album, Pencari Jalanmu in 2009 and the latest, The One in 2010. In his professional career, he has released 3 albums until now. As a new actor, he started his career through the widescreen Bukan Cinta Biasa in May 2009 which was followed by Cinta 2 Hati in May 2010. In additional, he also sang the soundtrack for both films. He has achieved a series of awards from his singing and acting such as The Best Male Singer by Anugerah Musik Indonesia Awards in 2009 and The Best Album by Anugerah Planet Muzik from Malaysia. In 2010, he achieved 3 prestigious award for the category The Best Male Soloist and Most Favorite Male Singer. In 2009, he also nominated in Indonesia Movie Awards in category Best Newcomer Actor. Unfortunately, he didn’t win the award. His romance live is hardly to be exposed. Currently, he is in a relationship with Olivia Jensen Lubis, a 16 year old partner in his movie Cinta 2 Hati. He has been in a relationship with her for about six months. Recently, His activities are preparing his new album beside the usual college routine. He said that he enjoyed his live very much and wanted to develop his career.

Upper Intermediate 2 - Biographies of Indonesian Celebrities

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By Benny and Rifky

Upper Intermediate 2 - Mini Sagas

Bong-Bong & His Bears
by Steven & Shamgar (The Greats)

Flying tadpoles used to be the only animals in the world. Bong-Bong was a special one amongst them. One day he lost his Teddy Bear so he cried endlessly but Yogi Bear appeared and after weeks Bong-Bong didn’t cry anymore. His cries can still be heard when it’s quiet though.

Be Good.
By Valeria and Varian

On Christmas day, a man went to Valeria’s house. He asked “I need money!”. She said, “I don’t have any!! ”. He replied, “ Ok then! I’m Santa and I have a present for you if you’re generous”. She then remembered her husband who became Santa because of her evilness.

Blue 7 - In the year 2500...

PI-1 Mini Sagas

Hello all you faithful followers! My PI-1s put together a few mini-sagas for your enjoyment. The idea of a mini-saga, for those of you who don't know, is to write a story using exactly 50 words, no more, no less. The great thing about it is that you can enjoy a complete story without spending hours reading it!!! In that case, take a few moments out of your time and read these great stories.

Reluctantly Suicidal
by Shanti

Sarimin was depressed and wanted to kill herself with a knife
but she got scared because it was sharp. She wanted to burn herself
but she had no oil and match. Then she was going to drink
baygon before knowing it had bad taste.
In the end she decided not to kill herself.

Growing up
by Benny

When I was a child, my mother gave me an Elmo doll.
I had played with it a lot when she finally gave it to
my young niece. This broke my heart and
I cried all day, begging her to give it back, but in vain.
I had grown up.

16!
by Rifky

Tommy had a SUV with a 4x4 logo. Later, a hobo examined the logo.
He said, ”Stupid!”. Then he carved a “=16”. When Tommy came back,
he fixed it. It happened repeatedly. Then he stuck a decorative “16”.
When he came back, there was a big carving that said “GOOD!”

City of Heroes
by Milla

W.S Mallaby died at Jembatan Merah in 1945. He was a famous governor, who ordered to kill all Indonesians in the battle of Surabaya. While crossing the bridge with his army, he was killed by Indonesians. Surabaya then became the City of Heroes because a famous governor died in battle.

Fear
By Bravo

She couldn’t help squirming against him.
Had her mouth been free,
she would have screamed too.
"The person who killed our parents may still be here."
Her brother softly whispered in her ear.
She nodded in fear, what else could she do?
Without her parents, their future was pitch black.

Haste makes waste
by Reza

The son of the emperor of Nepal wanted his father’s crown
but he didn t want to wait so he decided to kill his father
after the moon had risen. While walking to the dining room
he didn t realize that his father had known,
so he was killed instead.