One of the biggest music stars of the late 1980s. Nicky Astria is still rocking today at the age of 32. A longtime resident of Bandung, her melancholic, haunting vocals continue to enthrall both the longtime fans and those who were toddlers when she made her debut almost 20 years ago. Nicky talked to the Jakarta Post Bruce Emon about bearing the title of "lady rocker" when on the same time, is the mother of two and what she mishes she had known when she was younger.

She has been doing th eprofessional work as a singer since 1984 when she was 15. She can express herself and create her own songs. She realizes she has many failings, but she has been given the gift. A talent to be a good singer.

Question :
1. How old will Nicky Astria be in 2007?
a. 38 years c. 20 years
b. 32 years d. 15 years

2. When did she start her doubt?
a. 20 years ago c. In 1984
b. In 1969 d. At the age of 20

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The form of simple past tense are :
(verb+ed) or irregular verbs.
The example are :
1. You called Debbie
2. Did you call debbie
3. You did not call debbie

Exercise :

Forming the Simple Past Tense (Regular Verbs)

1	show
			showied
			showed
			showwed
2	permit
			permitied
			permited
			permitted
3	bathe
			bathied
			bathed
			bathhed
4	rely
			relied
			relyed
			rellyed
5	play
			plaied
			played
			playyed
6	fail
			failied
			failed
			failled
7	trap
			trapied
			traped
			trapped
8	marry
			married
			marryed
			marryyed
9	share
			sharied
			shared
			sharred
10	depart
			departied
			departed
			departted

grammar exercise

Forming Gerunds

Fill in your answer

1. What is the gerund formed from "shop"?
2. What is the gerund formed from "make"?
3. What is the gerund formed from "please"?
4. What is the gerund formed from "hope"?
5. What is the gerund formed from "hop" (which means "to jump on one leg")?
6. What is the gerund formed from "hurt"?
7. What is the gerund formed from "beat"?
8. What is the gerund formed from "judge"?
9. What is the gerund formed from "write"?
10. What is the gerund formed from "filter"?

material 1 (reading)

Material for Reading

Tomorrow is my father’s birthday. As usual, mother is going to make Nasi Tumpeng and special cake for all of us. We usually gather and pray for our father. Then, we eat Nasi Tumpeng and cake together. So, today, mother will go shopping to buy some materials she needs. She asked Adam to check fridge and cupboard to write the shopping list.

Mother : “Is any rice, Adam?”

Adam : “Yes, Mom. But there is not much rice. I think we need more.”

Mother : “What about flour and egg?”

Adam : “There is only a little flour and a few eggs.”

Mother : “Let me see. I think less flour and a fewer eggs than we have. So I do not need to buy more. I nearly forget. How about the fruit, Adam?”

Adam : “Yes. There are a lot of apples but there are not many oranges. There are only a few.”

Mother : “Thank you, Adam. Now, I can write shopping list.”

Answer the question below

1. Whose birthday is it tomorrow?
2. What does mother usually make on father’s birthday?
3. Does smother need more or less rice?
4. How much flour does mother need/