Wednesday, 16 June 2010

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/

Monday, 7 June 2010

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.