Asking If Someone Remember or Not

Asking If Someone Remember or Not

Formal expressions:
Ø I wonder if you remember.....
Ø You remember...., don’t you?
Ø You haven’t forgotten...., have you?
Ø Don’t you remember.....?
Ø Do you happen to remember it now?

Ways to respond:
Ø Let me think, yes, I remember.
Ø I remember especially the scenery.
Ø I’ll never forget that
Ø I’ll always remember.
Ø I can remember it clearly.

Informal expressions:
Ø Remember the old house we used to live in?
Ø Remember that?
Ø I’m sorry I don’t remember

Ways to respond:
Ø Hold on. Yes, got it!
Ø I know.....
Ø It’s coming back to me now.

Respond if you forget:
Ø Sorry, I’ve completely forgotten.
Ø I’m affraid I forget.
Ø I really can’t remember.
Ø I’m afraid I have no memory of him
Ø Errr, let me think. No, it’s gone.
Ø Sorry, it slipped off my mind.

Example..
It was Sunday morning, Irun got dressed and had breakfast quickly. She was ready to leave for school. Her father was a little puzzled.
Father : Hey...hey.... are you going to school?
Irun : Yes, Father. I overslept. I’m in a hurry
Father : You remember Sunday, don’t you?
Irun : Oh, my goodnes. I thought it’s a school day !

Preposition in, on , and at

Preposition in, on , and at


A preposition is a word or groups of words used before a noun or a pronoun to show place, position, time or method.

at
PRECISE TIME

at 3 o’clock
at 10.30am
at noon
at dinnertime
at bedtime
at sunrise
at sunset
at the moment
in
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS

in May
in summer
in the summer
in 1990
in the 1990s
in the next century
in the Ice Age
in the past/future
on
DAYS and DATES

on Sunday
on Tuesdays
on 6 March
on 25 Dec. 2010
on Christmas Day
on Independence Day
on my birthday
on New Year’s Eve

Look at these examples:
I have a meeting at 9am.
The shop closes at midnight.
Jane went home at lunchtime.
In England, it often snows in December.
Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
Do you work on Mondays?
Her birthday is on 20 November.
Where will you be on New Year’s Day?
Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:

Expression -Example
at night -The stars shine at night.
at the weekend -I don’t usually work at the weekend.
at Christmas/Easter -I stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same time -We finished the test at the same time.
at present -He’s not home at present. Try later.

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:

In
in the morning
in the mornings
in the afternoon(s)
in the evening(s)
on
on Tuesday morning
on Saturday mornings
on Sunday afternoons
on Sunday evening

When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.

I went to London last June. (not in last June)
He’s coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
We’ll call you this evening. (not in this evening)

Gratitude, Compliment, and Congratulation

Gratitude, Compliment, and Congratulation

• Gratitude
Gratitude is an expression that we show or say to express grateful feeling to other people, when speaking English, you say “thanks” very often please say “thank you” when people give you something and give you compliment, etc.

Kinds of gratitude expressions are :
- Thank you very much
- Thank you for you help
- I’m really very grateful to you
- You’re welcome
- Don’t mention it
- I want to express my gratitude to (my teacher, my father, etc)

Respond of expressing :
-You are welcome
-Don't mention it
-It was nothing at all
-No problem
- I am glad I could help

• Compliment
Compliment is an expression that we show or say to express/give praise. Some people use compliment to “butter up” somebody or to flatter in order to increase good will, for example :
- On his/her general appearance
- If you notice something new about the person’s appearance
- When you visit someone’s house for the first time
- When other people do their best

Kinds of compliment expressions are :
- What a nice dress!
- You look great
- I really must express my admiration for you dance
- Excellent!
- Nice work
- Good Job

• Congratulation
Congratulation is an expression that we use the give the congratulation utterance when he/she succeeds in doing something

Kinds of Congratulations are :
- Congratulation
- Congratulations
- Congratulations on your succeeds
- Happy Birthday
- Merry Christmas
- Happy New Your
- Happy Valentine
- Happy Anniversary

A. Giving The Congratulation
- Let me congratulate you
- Good
- That’s great!
- How fortunate
- Pretty Good

B. Replying To The Congratulations
- Thank You
- Thank, I needed that
- That’s very kind of you

C. Surprising
- Oh, it was very interesting! I want to the sea world
- It was fun! Went out with my classmate

Read carefully the dialogue below then practice with your friends
Rosa : How was your school party, Zenny?
Alia : It was fun! We sony song and danced

Happiness Expression

Happiness Expression

Happiness Expression is an expression that is used to show that someone or people are glad have excited feelings. We can express it by word and gestures.

* I'm happy because...
* Fantastic
* Great
* My life's fun of happy day
* You make me happy
* I'm happy today
* I'm so glad that you
* I like...
* I love...
* Congratulation !!
* I'm pleased with
* I'm statistied with

Procedure Text

Procedure Text

Procedure text is a text that is designed to describe how to make something with actions or step. This text uses simple present tenses. It also use the temporal conjunction such as first, second, then, next, etc.

Generic Structures of procedure text:
* Goal or aim (or title)
* Material (not required for all procedural text)
* Steps (the actions that must be taken)
How to make TEA

ingredients::
tea,
sugar,
hot water.
cold water

step::
First, our input into the cup of tea
Secondly, we input one spoon of sugar into the cup, and pour enough hot water.
then, add a little cold water to prevent overheating
finally, we are ready to drink tea with a variety of foods.

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Definition
Simple Future Tense is used to describing job or action that will to do (happened) at future.

The Formula:
1. Will

(+) S + shall/will + Verb I
(-) S + shall/will + not + Verb I
(?) Shall/will + S + Verb I?

2. Going to

(+) S + be + going to + Verb I
(-) S + be + not + goimg to + Verb I
(?) be + S + going to + Verb I?

How do we use the Simple Future Tense?

No Plan: we use the simple future tense when there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak. We make the decision spontaneously at the time of speaking.
Example:
Hold on. I'll get a pen.
We will

see what we can do to help you.
Maybe we'll stay in and watch television tonight
I think I'll go to the gym tomorrow.
I think I will have a holiday next year.
I don't think I'll buy that car.
Prediction: we often use the simple future tense to make a prediction about the future. Again, there is no firm plan. We are saying what we think will happen.
Example:
It will rain tomorrow.
People won't go to Jupiter before the 22nd century.
Who do you think will get the job?
Note:
That when we have a plan or intention to do something in the future, we usually use other tenses or expressions, such as the present continuous tense or going to.

Time signal:

1. Tomorrow…
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night
2. Next…
Time
Week
Month
Year
January
3. Tonight
4. The day after tomorrow
5. Soon
6. Later
7. Two, three more days
8. Two, three days later
9. By and by

Vocabulary Around the House

Vocabulary Around the House

Mari mengenali sekeliling rumah kita dalam kata bahasa inggris...

Finite Verbs

Finite Verbs

A finite verb is a verb that is inflected for person and for tense according to the rules and categories of the languages in which it occurs. Finite verbs can form independent clauses, which can stand by their own as complete sentences.

Every grammatically correct sentence or clause must contain a finite verb; sentence fragments not containing finite verbs are described as phrases.

Some interjections can play the same role. Even in English, a sentence like Thanks for your help! has an interjection where it could have a subject and a finite verb form (compare I appreciate your help!).

In English, as in most related languages, only verbs in certain moods are finite. These include:
* the indicative mood (expressing a state of affairs); e.g., "The bulldozer demolished the restaurant," "The leaves were yellow and stiff."
* the imperative mood (giving a command).
* the subjunctive mood (expressing something that might or might not be the state of affairs, depending on some other part of the sentence); nearly extinct in English.

A verb is a word that expresses an occurrence, act, or mode of being. Finite verbs, sometimes called main verbs, are limited by time (see tense), person, and number.

The finite verbs are highlighted in the following sentences:
The bear caught a salmon in the stream.
Who ate the pie?
Stop!

A nonfinite verb form - such as a participle, infinitive, or gerund - is not limited by by time (see tense), person, and number.

Verb forms that are not finite include:
* the infinitive
* participles (e.g., "The broken window...", "The wheezing gentleman...")
* gerunds and gerundives

In linguistics, a non-finite verb (or a verbal) is a verb form that is not limited by a subject; and more generally, it is not fully inflected by categories that are marked inflectionally in language, such as tense, aspect, mood, number, gender, and person. As a result, a non-finite verb cannot generally serve as the main verb in an independent clause; rather, it heads a non-finite clause.

By some accounts, a non-finite verb acts simultaneously as a verb and as another part of speech; it can take adverbs and certain kinds of verb arguments, producing a verbal phrase (i.e., non-finite clause), and this phrase then plays a different role — usually noun, adjective, or adverb — in a greater clause. This is the reason for the term verbal; non-finite verbs have traditionally been classified as verbal nouns, verbal adjectives, or verbal adverbs.

English has three kinds of verbals: participles, which function as adjectives; gerunds, which function as nouns; and infinitives, which have noun-like, adjective-like, and adverb-like functions. Each of these is also used in various common constructs; for example, the past participle is used in forming the perfect aspect (to have done).
Other kinds of verbals, such as supines and gerundives, exist in other languages.

Example:

The Crow and the Fox
One day a crow finds a tasty piece of cheese. She picks it up, flaps her wings, and flies to a high branch of a tree to eat it.

Descriptive text

Descriptive text


The aim of descriptive text: to describe the characteristics of particular person, thing, or place.

Text Structure:
▪ Identification Þ identifies thing, person, place, phenomenon to be described.
▪ Description Þ gives the information of particular thing, person, or place being discussed or describes parts, qualities, or characteristics.

Grammatical Features:
▪ Who? What?
▪ Using Linking verb and Simple Present Tense
▪ Epithet: adjective or adjective phrase
▪ Attributive (the)
▪ Use of attributive and identifying process
▪ Focus on specific participants
▪ Frequent use of epithets and classifier in nominal groups

Example of Descriptive Text:
Bandengan Beach

Bandengan Beach or Tirta Samudra Beach is the famous beach in jepara. the place is very beautiful and romantic. people around Jepara, Kudus, Demak knows this place.

This place is located 7 kilometers north of Jepara city center. The way to get there is very easy. Just follow the traffic sign and you will find it. From the town square, follow the road to Bangsri then turn left when reached kuwasen village. You can take public transportation or by your own vehicle.

The white sandy beach which has pure water is good for swimming. The beach is save enough for swimming because the beach is shallow and the wave is not so big. This place is more beautiful at dusk. We can see the beautiful sunset with our family or friends.

In this location, we can sit and relax on the shelter while enjoy the natural beach breezy wind. It also has large pandan tree field. It is suitable for youngster activities such as camping.

If we want to sail, we can rent the traditional boat owned by local people. We can make voyage around the beach or we can go to pulau panjang (panjang island). Some time we can find banana boat and jet ski for rent.

In this place we can find many traditional footstalls. We can order traditional foods sold by the trader such as roasted fish, crab, boiled shell. Pindang srani is one of the delicious food enjoyed by the visitors.

come to the bandengan beach and you will find a paradise on the tips of Muria peninsula.

Noun Phrase

Noun Phrase

A noun phrase is either a single noun or pronoun or any group of words containing a noun or a pronoun that function together as a noun or pronoun, as the subject or object of a verb.

For example, ‘they’, ‘books’, and ‘the books’ are noun phrases, but ‘book’ is just a noun, as you can see in these sentences (in which the noun phrases are all in bold)
Example 1:
Aditya : Do you like books?
Dodi : Yes, I like them.
Aditya : Do you like books over there?
Dodi : Yes, they are nice.
Aditya : Do you like the book I brought yesterday?
Dodi : Yes, I like it. (Note: ‘It’ refers to ‘the book’, not ‘book’)

Example 2:
Nicko was late.
(‘Nicko’ is the noun phrase functioning as the subject of the verb.)
Some noun phrases are short: The students
Some are long: The very tall education consultant

Structures of noun phrases:
▪ A beautiful old painting on the wall

Pre-modifier
- A beautiful old

Head noun
- painting

Post-modifier
- on the wall

When you use a noun in front of another noun, you never put adjectives between them. You put adjectives in front of the first noun.

Example: We just spoke with a young American boy.
Noun phrase can be in form of gerund (Vbase+ing) or gerund and other nouns compounding.

Example: passing the exam watching TV
preparing the equipment sliding down a rope
going to school diving board

News Item

News Item
• News Item text is a factual text which inform the reader or daily newspaper about events of the day which are regarded as newsworthy or important.


Purpose text of News Item :
To inform the reader or listener. Clear objectives News Item is to inform the news to the readers or listeners . Purpose you read the news or not to obtain information from sources that clearly.

The generic structure of news item :
Correspondence
Newsworthy events :
Recounts the event in summary form
Background events :
Elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstances.

Linguistic features :
 Action Verbs.
 Verbal Verbs.
 Mental Verbs.
 Temporal Circumstances.
 Spatial Circumstances.
 Specific Participants.

Structure of the text consist of three parts :
 Core write news or events that are considered important
 Write the background or the cause of the event
 Write a news source, usually contains about quotes from the usual resource witness, or senior official associated with the event.
To distinguish the type of news item text and other text that is easy for news item has a unique feature that is preceded by a city or place. Another characteristic that is the excerpt from the resource persons.

advertisement

advertisement

Advertising is a communication whose purpose is to inform potential customers about products and services and how to obtain and use them. Many advertisements are also designed to generate increased consumption of those products and services through the creation and reinforcement of brand image and brand loyalty. For these purposes advertisements often contain both factual information and persuasive messages. Every major medium is used to deliver these messages, including: television, radio, movies, magazines, newspapers, video games, the Internet and billboards. Advertising is often placed by an advertising agency on behalf of a company.

In short, Advertisement is : 

Information for persuading and motivating people so that it will attract them to the service and the thing that are offered or informed.

Function of advertisement :

Promotion 

Communication 

Information

In making an advertisement keep the following points :

1. Language of advertisement :

Using the correct or suitable words.

Using the interesting and suggestive expression.

Using positive expression 

Text of advertisement should be directed to the goals.

2. Content of advertisement :

Objective and honest 

Brief and clear

Not mocking to group or other producer.

Example of advertisement :

1.Mobile billboard advertising

Mobile Billboards are flat-panel campaign units in which their sole purpose is to carry advertisements along dedicated routes selected by clients prior to the start of a campaign. Mobile Billboard companies do not typically carry third-party cargo or freight. Mobile displays are used for various situations in metropolitan areas throughout the world, including:

1.Target advertising 

2.One day,and long term campaigns 

3.Convention 

4.Sporting events 

5.Store openings or other similar promotional events 

6.Big advertisements from smaller companies 

2.Public service advertising

The same advertising techniques used to promote commercial goods and services can be used to inform, educate and motivate the public about non-commercial issues, such as AIDS, political ideology, energy conservation, and global warming.

3.Commercial advertising

Commercial advertising media can include wall paintings, billboards, street furniture components, printed flyers and rack cards, radio, cinema and television ads, web banners, mobile telephone screens, shopping carts, web popups, skywriting, bus stop benches,, magazines, newspapers, posters, and the backs of event tickets and supermarket receipts. Any place an "identified" sponsor pays to deliver their message through a medium is commercial advertising.

4.Covert advertising

Covert advertising is when a product or brand is embedded in entertainment and media. For example, in a film, the main character can use an item or other of a definite brand, as in the movie Minority Report, where Tom Cruise's character John Anderton owns a phone with the Nokia logo clearly written in the top corner, or his watch engraved with the Bulgari logo. Another example of advertising in film is in I, Robot, where main character played by Will Smith mentions his Converse shoes several times, calling them "classics," because the film is set far in the future. I, Robot and Spaceballs also showcase futuristic cars with the Audi and Mercedes-Benz logos clearly displayed on the front of the vehicles. Cadillac chose to advertise in the movie The Matrix Reloaded, which as a result contained many scenes in which Cadillac cars were used. Similarly, product placement for Omega Watches, Ford, Vaio, and cars are featured in recent James Bond films, Casino Royale

Recount text

Recount text

Recount Text
Recount text is a text which retells events or experiences in the post. Its purpose is either to inform or to entertain the audience. There is no complication among the participants and that differentiates from narrative.
Orientation : Introducing the participants, place, and time.
Events : Decribing series of events that happened in the past.
Reorintation : It’s optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the story.


Example  Recount text
There were so many places to see in Bali that my friend decided to join the tours to see as much as possible. My friend stayed in Kuta on arrival. He spent the first three days swimming and surfing on Kuta beach. He visited some tour agents and selected two tours. The first one was to Singaraja, the second was to Ubud.

On the day of the tour, he was ready. My friend and his group drove on through mountains. Singaraja is a city of about 90 thousands people. It is a busy but quiet town. The street are lined with trees and there are many old Dutch houses. Then they returned very late in the evening to Kuta.

The second tour to Ubud was a very different tour. It was not to see the scenery but to see the art and the craft of the island. The first stop was at Batubulan, a center of stone sculpture. There my friend watched young boys were carving away at big blocks of stone. The next stop was Celuk, a center for silversmiths and goldensmiths. After that he stopped a little while for lunch at Sukawati and on to mass. Mass is a tourist center

My friend ten-day-stay ended very quickly beside his two tour, all his day was spent on the beach. He went sailing or surfboarding every day. He was quiet satisfied.

Asking for information

Asking for information


Asking Information There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English. Here are some of the most common:
· Could you tell me…?
· Do you know…?
· Do you happen to know…?
· I’d like to know…
· Could you find out…?
· I’m interested in…
· I’m looking for..
These two forms are used for asking for information on the telephone:
· I’m calling to find out…
· I’m calling about…
Here are some sample phrases and sentences for asking information in English
1. What is this? This is a tableThis is a table
2. What is that? That is a chair.
3. What’s this? It’s a pen.
4. What’s that? It’s an apple.
5. What are these? These are pencils.
6. What are those? Those are books.
7. Where is Mr. King? He is over there.
8. Where is Ms. Knight? She’s (right) here.
9. Where’s Johnny? He’s in the house.
10. When’s the movie? It’s at 9:00.
11. When’s lunch? Lunch is at noon.
12. How is the food? It’s delicious.
Information about company
What does your company do?
What is your specialty?
What do you specialize in?
What is your main line of business?
Information about products
Could you give me some (more) information on this?
What can you tell me about this (product)?
Tell me about this one/model.
Information about Price
What are you asking for this?
What does this sell for?
How much is it?
How much does it run?

Modals in the past form

Modals in the past form

Modals in the past form
kata bantu pengadaian dalam bentuk lampau
=>  Modals in the post are :
-         Could
-         Sould
-         Would
=>  Could +verb base
We can use this
-         To offer sugestion or possibilities
Example
Dinda : I’m having trouble with math
Putri   : why don’t you ask Putri ? perhabs she should help you
=>  Might+verb base
-         Use might to tell possibilities
Example
Vita : why is Rio talking the bus to get home ?
Diti  : he might great a flat fire
=>  Would+verb base
-         Use the would for an action that was repeated regulary in the past
Example
Feri : what did usually do on holidays
Kate: I would visit my grand fathers in the village, but now not anymore
=>  Would + mind + v.ing
-         Use would to express polite request
Example
Use would to express polite request.
Example :
Mrs. Lady : Would you mind posting the letter ?
Nita : No, Not at all.
=>  Should + Verb base
Example :
Nisa : Ima , you should go to library now ?
Ima : O.k.

Suprieses and Disbeliefs

Suprieses and Disbeliefs

The action of coming upon unawars of taking suddenly and without preparation.
To express suprieses we can use :
what a surpries !
that a supriese !
well, that's very surprising !
fancy that!
oh my god!
oh my goodnes !

To the hold no to he true or not to exits
really ?
what?
are you serious?
you are kidding!
I find that hard to believe
no, I don't believe it !
Example  : the dialogue

> Stoner : "what a supries ?
   Rossi   : "what happens ?"
    Stoner: "evant, our friends is singing at the idd !"
   Rossi  : " ough, you are kidding !"
    Stoner : " youre right, jeans it really surprised me".
   Rossi : yeah, he is a boy full of surprieses".

Offering

Offering

FUNCTIONAL SKILL
1.      Offering Help or Things (menawarkan bantuan / menawarkan sesuatu)
Untuk menawarkan bantuan, dapat digunakan ungkapan-ungkapan berikut:
- May I help you?
- Can I help you?
- Could I help you?
- How can I be of assistance to you?
- How can I be of help to you?
- What can I help you
- What can I do for you?
- How can I assist you?
- How can I help you?
- Let me help you?
- Do you want me to help you?
- Shall I …?
Cara memberi tawaran seperti menawarkan makanan atau minuman dalam bahasa Inggris lazimnya dengan menggunakan ungkapan Would you like…?, Would you care for …?, why don’t you have…?, How about having …? May I offer you …?
Contoh:
Tawaran Respon
- Would you like some bread?                                            Yes, please.
- Would you care for some coffee?                         No, thanks. I don’t drink coffee.
- Why don’t you have some biscuit, please?                        Thanks, I’d love to.
Jawaban untuk menerima tawaran antara lain: Yes please, Sure, Why not, Ofcourse, Certainly, I’d love to, It’s a good idea, That’s great. Untuk menolak tawaran digunakan ungkapan seperti: No, thanks, Please don’t bother, I’d love to but…, That’s great but…

Invitation

NVITATION
Invitations merupakan undangan yang diberikan oleh seseorang kepada yang lainnya untuk menghadiri sebuah acara penting, misalkan acara ulang tahun.
Dalam invitations, biasanya ditulis tentang :
            Name (orang yang diundang)
            Acara undangan
           Time (waktu) ; hari/day, tanggal/date, jam/clock
            Place (tempat)
           Message (pesan)
           Orang yang mengundang

Contoh kalimat yang digunakan untuk mengundang :
   Let’s .....                                    = mari ....... ,ayo .........
   Shall we ........                            = mari ....... ,ayo .........
   Would you like to ....... ?            = apakah kamu mau ....... ?
   Would you care to ......?             = apakah kamu mau ....... ?
   Why don’t we ........ ?                = kenapa kita tidak ...... ?
   What/how about ...... ?               = bagaimana kalau ...... ?
   What do you think if we ......      = bagaimana menurutmu kalau kita ......

Contoh kalimat yang digunakan untuk menerima undangan :
    I’d like to                               = aku mau
    I would                                  = aku mau
    That would be nice                = itu akan menyenangkan
    All right                                 = baiklah
    Great!                                   = hebat
    Good idea                             = ide bagus

Contoh kalimat untuk menolak undangan :
    I’d love to, but .......                   = aku mau, tapi .........
    I wish I could, but .......              = aku berharap aku bisa, tapi ......
    Thank you, but .......                   = terima kasih, tapi .......
    I’m sorry, I don’t think I can       = maaf, kurasa aku tidak bisa
    I’m afraid I can’t                        = sepertinya aku tidak bisa
    No, thank you                             = tidak, terima kasih


Example *INVITATION*

Mr. and Mrs. Ron McDonald

and

Drs. Jeff and Diane Tredwell

invite you to share in the joy

of the marriage uniting their children

Brooke Leigh

and

Matthew Wade

Saturday, the first of July

two thousand eleven

half past five in the evening

Rose Well House

Bloomington, Indiana

Reception immediately following ceremony

Indiana University Auditorium

E-Primbon

Narrative

NARRATIVE TEXT

Teks narrative adalah teks yang menceritakan sesuatu yang imajinatif atau khayalan belaka. Tujuan : untuk menghibur para pembaca.

GENERIC STRUCTURE
·        Orientation (pendahuluan cerita) : memperkenalkan tokoh-tokoh dalam cerita, latar, dan waktu.
·        Complication : munculnya permasalahan diantara tokoh-tokoh.
·        Resolution : masalah dapat diatasi
·        Re-orientation (opsional) : akhir dari cerita

CHARACTERISTICS :
ü     Menggunakan past tense
ü     Biasanya dimulai dengan adverbs of time (kata keterangan waktu) seperti long time ago, once upon a time, in a faraway land.
ü      Menggunakan kata hubung : then, before, after that, etc.
Types of “Narratives Text”
1)    Fairy tale       : Cinderella, etc. (magic things)
2)    Legend          : Danau toba, etc. (prove/myth)
3)    Fabel              : Kancil & buaya, etc. (animals)
   
     EXAMPLE :
Example of *NARRATIVE TEXT*


The Story of Sangkuriang and Tangkuban Perahu Mountain

Once, there was a kingdom in Priangan Land. Lived a happy family. They were a father in form of dog,his name is Tumang, a mother which was called is Dayang Sumbi, and a child which was called Sangkuriang.
One day, Dayang Sumbi asked her son to go hunting with his lovely dog, Tumang. After hunting all day, Sangkuriang began desperate and worried because he hunted no deer. Then he thought to shot his own dog. Then he took the dog liver and carried home.

Soon Dayang Sumbi found out that it was not deer lever but Tumang's, his own dog. So, She was very angry and hit Sangkuriang's head. In that incident, Sangkuriang got wounded and scar then cast away from their home.

Years go bye, Sangkuriang had travel many places and finally arrived at a village. He met a beautiful woman and felt in love with her. When they were discussing their wedding plans, The woman looked at the wound in Sangkuriang's head. It matched to her son's wound who had left severall years earlier. Soon she realized that she felt in love with her own son.

She couldn't marry him but how to say it. Then, she found the way. She needed a lake and a boat for celebrating their wedding day. Sangkuriang had to make them in one night. He built a lake. With a dawn just moment away and the boat was almost complete. Dayang Sumbi had to stop it. Then, she lit up the eastern horizon with flashes of light. It made the cock crowed for a new day.
Sangkuriang failed to marry her. She was very angry and kicked the boat. It felt over and became the mountain of Tangkuban Perahu Bandung.