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In July and August this year, athletes representing Indonesia will participate in several huge sporting events - PON and the Olympic Games. In this edition Kang Guru talks with some of those world-class athletes, Suryo Agung Wibowo and Dede Irawati (sprinters), Eko, Sandou and Sinta (weightlifters), Donny (swimmer) and Shenny (diver). They talk about their love of sport, their careers and about their English language skills. We also speak to Australian trainers who have been a part of the athlete's'training programs for the past year. Kang Guru wishes them all the best in all future sports events in which they participate. Our featured sports men and women include disabled athletes who are successful in weightlifting, shotput and tennis AND who will be joining the Paralympic Games. Regular features include more news about Australians and Indonesians working together not only for the benefit of Indonesia but also for Australia. There’s news about Aussie youth ambassadors (AYAD) working in Indonesia, community and school rebuilding in Aceh, a student theatre production in Bandung, scholarships to Oz, cross culture stories, and experiences about sport in Australia and Indonesia. So happy reading to all of you. Be sure to write to us
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Sporting Snippets
Hail hail crazy supporters!!!Are you a big sports
fan? Without supporters, many sports are nothing but a dull activity.
A fan or a supporter is someone who has an intense/overwhelming liking
of a sporting club, person, a group of persons, company, product, work
of art, idea, or trend. In many western countries In Australia, for example, before an Aussie Rules football match the supporters can be seen along the street wearing clothes that are only the colors of their particular team. Supporters, from toddlers to older people, love to dress up wearing the colors that represent their team. At the game the supporters voice their pleasure (or displeasure) with a particular play/player by cheering, clapping, and shouting. They also might boo, shout and yell. Sports fans can also watch the football games (and other sports too) on big screens in sport cafes and pubs. How about sports fans in Indonesia? Sports fans in Indonesia are not as boisterous and loud as in western countries. The most popular sports supporters in Indonesia are called BONEK. They are a group of football fans who normally do not have a lot of money but will do anything to watch their favourite team play. They sometimes hitch-hike in a big group to get from one town to another and sleep anywhere they can. Unfortunately some sports fans go overboard and do dangerous things such as throwing objects onto the field or fighting with rival supporters. Screaming and yelling and dressing up is quite okay as long as it doesn’t lead to violence. Don't you agree?
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Full of Ideas!I always say that every edition of the Kang Guru Magazine comes full of ideas. It inspires teachers to create some new ways of teaching and beside that it can accelerate the students to have better English competence. The theme of March 2008 magazine was about ‘Fashion’. It was really good. We did some new activities using that magazine in our class. The students were curious to know the contents. Most of students feel bored with packaged books that are written systematically and with boring topics. But with this magazine they have new motivation to study English. Perhaps because it’s real and contextual. So please be always creative and always have the contents realated to the students life and reality. Thanks. Agus Suganda - English teacher Remember Mr. Agus you can always use the free Listening & Reading Class Sets from Kang Guru to support your activities in the classroom. Colourful edition!I think Magazine March 2008 edition is better than previous ones because it is more colourful especially the front cover. Fashion and design attracts my students to read enthusiastically to get more information about clothing. They mostly like Joeys Corner to do the tasks. They enjoy reading “Different Pond Different Fish” and like to discuss it with their teachers and friends. They are also interested in Quick Fix to check if their sentences or expressions are grammatically correct or not. Alvian Ghafur Ercham Dear Alvian, Thanks for your positive comments. I hope your students will enjoy the Joeys task this time too and the other tasks. They’re all about sport and just as challenging too.
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This decorative envelope is from Lailatul Qomariah in Probolinggo, East Java |
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An Unusual Cover!First about the cover of the last magazine. You put so many pictures there and that made it a really creative, unusual cover and it really represents the theme. Mostly the topics and articles from that Kang Guru magazine were really interesting to read cos they gave so much information especially about design and fashion/trends. Your articles broaden our knowledge about design and fashion around the world and it's so great cos you put some pictures also about them. We hope that your Kang Guru magazine in the next edition give us more quizzes, riddles or some puzzles just to make the readers more involved and encourage them to learn English. Tince Dear Tince, you can find more tasks in this June edition and you can win lovely prizes from KG! Good Luck! Spectacular!Hi! I’m Pradnya Emeralda S. My opinion of the March magazine is that it is very good. It tells us about Indonesian, Australian and even world fashion. I like fashion so much but I don’t like shopping. I like to learn more about fashion so for me the March magazine is very useful for me. The section that I like most is design & fashion/trends, I like them because my career plan is to be a designer or architect. That section gave me much knowledge about world design and it’s so spectacular. Oh ya, I also have a critic. In the magazine, there’s news about fashion and trends in Indonesia but there’s no fashion/ trends in Australia. I really want that. I hope in the next magazine (sport) there’s news about sportmen and women and sport in Australia and please add more idioms Inggris. It’s so useful for me and also for my friends. Pradnya Emeralda S. Dear Pradnya, you can see many stories about Australian sport, training, football, cricket, etc. in this edition!
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Awesome!The March edition is really interesting and awesome. The cover is colorful, unique and fantastic. I've done some activities with different level of students both SMP or SMA. I found that my students at SMA are keen on reading about Harajuku. Although there some controversies among them but the class environ-ment is really alive. Some of them would wear this trend if they had graduated from Senior High School. Some of them said that if they wore it probably they would be sent to mental hospital. I have been finishing topics about narrative text or stories and also shopping about fashion (the last lesson plan in SMP curriculum is about shopping). First, I took Manga characters as my topic for composing a narrative story to students. I was really impressed with their writings. The Joeys Club page is also an attractive activity for shopping topic and vocabulary. My students now know how to describe people’s fashions. Lusi Handaru - English teacher Great to hear that Lusi. Hopefully with this June edition you can do different activities with your students in the classroom. There are lots of interesting articles about sport and especially the Olympic Games. There is certainly a lot to talk about! Helping my study!I feel interested to read all of the articles in Kang Guru magazines. I think it can help me to study English and to know a lot of information about Australia and Indonesia especially I like Australian Scholarships because I want to study there. The magazine makes me feel enthusiastic to study. I like Quick Fix with Ayu because this article gives a lot of information about using right or wrong words in English. The Kang Guru magazine is so useful for me. Nur Kholiq, an SMP student grade IX That's great to hear Nur but do you also listen to me on the radio? I regularly present Quick Fix on Kang Guru radio. Those segments are always very helpful and fun. Good for your pronunciation too.
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Welcome again to the Idioms Inggris. Idioms are very unusual parts of the English language.
Firstly, the words and phrases often don’t seem to make any sense. And secondly they are usually only spoken – not written. So first it’s important to understand the meaning and then if you want to sound like a native speaker, try to include some idioms when you speak.
The idioms today all use the word ball in them. But can you only use them in a sporting situation? No! You can use them in other situations too. Let's look at some examples.
Here's the first - and it is a good one for the beginning of this article - to get or to start the ball rolling. If we ask someone to get the ball rolling or start the ball rolling we are really asking them to start something happening.
Here's two examples for you to think about:
Come on you two, it's already nine o'clock and if we want to finish today we have to start the ball rolling.
Here's another example. Dyah wanted to start the Charming Learners club meeting but everyone was running around.
Dyah asked all her club members to sit down so she could get the ball rolling.
Do you know someone, maybe a friend of yours, who is on the ball? Just imagine if a receptionist started a new job. She was very quick to learn and had no trouble working by herself. Someone might say this about her. The new receptionist is on the ball. She's only been here a week and already she knows where everything is.
Are you on the ball – do you learn quickly? Or perhaps you are like my friend who was about to enter a 100 metre sprint. I asked him if he was confident about entering the race. This is what he said,
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The last idiom today is - the ball is in your court. This probably refers to tennis. If the ball lands on your side of the court you must hit it back to continue the game. So if someone says to you the ball is in your court now, they are waiting for you to make the next move or decide on the next step. Here's an example: And here's another example: A message from the Kang Guru Crew - Good luck using these idioms over the next few months. The ball's in your court now so why don't you start the ball rolling and begin using them today! You'll soon be on the ball!
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DO, PLAY or GO ?
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Exercise: put do, go or play in the gaps below. Please pay attention on the structure, you might have to add – an s/es, -ing or change the tense. 1. I love __________ football.
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What is sport?Sport is an activity -
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The Australian
Institute of Sports (AIS) It
is called PELATNAS in Indonesia but in Australia it is called AIS
- the Australian Institute of Sports. This is where both junior and
senior sportspeople, are trained using world-class facilities and
support services. AIS is located in the Australian Capital Territory. Unlike
the PELATNAS model, AIS runs throughout the year and basically never
stops. No wonder, Australia has become one of superpower nations in
sports. The AIS concept began after Australia’s poor performances
in the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976 (just one silver medal and four
bronze medals). The AIS was officially opened on Australia Day, 26
January 1981. Its goal was to develop elite sport in Australia by
providing facilities and funding to sporting organisations and potential
elite athletes.
The AIS has 35 sports programs in 26 sports such as basketball, gymnastics, netball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and weightlifting, as well as Paralympics sports for disabled athletes. The campus is very well-equipped. Approximately 700 athletes receive scholarships from the Institute each year and are given top level coaching; have access to equipment, sport science and medicine facilities; accommodation, meals and travel; and assistance with education and career planning.
In 2007, KONI, Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia, invited trainers from Australia to assist with their training of Indonesian athletes for the South-east Asian Games held in Thailand in late 2007. These trainers are still in Indonesia assisting with training for the 2008 Olympics and PON 2008 - see page 7. |
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There is evidence that the Chinese enjoyed sport, particularly gymnastics, as early as 4000 BC. In ancient Egypt, monuments to the Pharaohs show that swimming and fishing were possibly sporting events in ancient Egypt. Egyptian sports also included javelin throwing, high jump, and wrestling. A wide range of sports were played in ancient Greece. Sport became such an important part of the Greek culture that the Greeks created the Olympic Games. Industrialization, particularly in the 20th century brought increased leisure time to the people of developed and developing countries. There was a lot more time for people to play in, and enjoy sporting events. Professional sport also grew and this meant that sports fans began following the activities of professional athletes through radio, television, and the internet. |
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Etti
Hendrawati is an Indonesian and international champion speed climber. In 2004 Etti won four gold medals at PON Surabaya plus a gold in Malaysia
and in the 'X-Games' in San Francisco. In San Francisco, Etti surprised
everyone by beating the top two ranked world’s women’s speed
climbers. Etti defeated top ranked Olga Zakharova of Ukraine in the semifinals
before beating second-ranked Elena Repko, also of Ukraine, to the top
of the 60-foot climbing wall in the final round. Right now Etti is busily
training for PON 2008. Etti never dreamed of becoming a world champion
but once she tried climbing Etti knew that she loved the sport. It wasn’t
long before she was climbing to the very top of her sport – a true
champion. Etti is 25 years old, lives in Yogyakarta, is married and has
a baby. An interesting point - it was so important to Etti that her baby
had the best start in life that Etti took a two-year break from her sport
to care for her son and especially to breastfeed.
Did
you know that breastfeeding is one of the most important things a mother
can do for her baby. The World Health Organization recommends that all
babies should only receive breastmilk – and no other foods or formula
milk – until they are at least six months old. Babies receiving
infant formula or other foods at such a young age is a serious problem
in Indonesia. If every Indonesian mother only gave her baby breastmilk
for six months, the country could expect to see a 20% reduction in its
current newborn mortality rate. Did you know that 60% of babies in Indonesia
receive food or formula milk during the first three
days of life. Babies who drink formula milk are more likely to
become sick due to infections, diarrhea and malnutrition. For more information
please contact www.aimi-asi.org and many thanks to Laurel MacLaren, Deputy Chief of Party Health Services
Program – a USAID funded project in Indonesia.
We are used to watching all sorts of sport on TV these days, including many events at the Olympic Games. Highly trained men and women compete for the highest recognition in their sport. But how easy is it for people with disabilities, both mental and physical, to be involved in sport? The good news is that there are 'Olympic Games' for disabled athletes too, both physically and intellectually disabled.
The Paralympic GamesThe chances for people with disabilities to be involved in sport
have changed dramatically over the past few decades. Public awareness
has increased. More and more disabled people of all ages find interest
in sport. The IPC, Kang Guru recently spoke to several Indonesian athletes with disabilities who have been successful in their sport. Nengah Widiasih is a disabled heavy weightlifter
from Karangasem Kubu, Bali. She is only 18 and has already won third
place in Thailand at the 4th ASEAN PARA GAMES - more than she ever
dreamed At YPAC (Yayasan Penyandang Anak Cacat, Bali) Kang Guru also met with four other athletes - Gede Suantaka (18) and Wayan Warta (27) both weightlifters, Ferdianton (16) a shotput athlete and Gede Wisnu Sudarta (18), a discus and shot put athlete. They have competed in several national championships in Central Java, Jakarta and Denpasar. They all will compete at PORCADA III, May 20th 2008. YPAC Definitely has a whole wardrobe full of talented young athletes! Best of luck to all of you guys! Thanks to Paulien Long, an Australian VIDA volunteer working at YACUM Bali for introducing Kang Guru to these athletes. Also see the September 2007 Kang Guru magazine ‘Accessible Environments’ which tells of some of the work VIDA is doing with disabled people in Bali. |
The Special Olympic GamesSpecial Olympics is an International Organisation created to help
people with intellectual disabilities to realize their potential
and gain in self confidence. It also encourages them to develop
physical fitness, Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded The Special Olympics in 1968 and international events take place every four years. More than 2.5 million athletes of all ages are involved in training and competition in more than 180 countries. The organisation offers year round training and competition on 30 different summer and winter sports. The motto of the athletes competing in the Special Olympics is "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt" Ida Yany and Laeli Yuntari
are champion Indonesian sportswomen. Their sport is tennis but tennis
with a big difference. Both play tennis
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What do you know about the The Olympic Games?
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Which events will you be watching? |
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Olympic QuizUnjumble the name of the city, match it with the country, the year the Olympics were held there and the flag from that country. |
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The Olympic Flame and Torch
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The Olympic FlagHave you seen the Olympic Flag? Can you describe it? What do the graphics really mean? There are five coloured rings on a white background. From left to right the rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red. They represent the five inhabited continents - the Americas are treated as one. The rings are interlaced to represent the idea that the Games are universal, bringing athletes together from around the world. As every national flag in the world contains one of these colours it is thought this further symbolizes the universality of the Olympics.
When was it first flown? It was first flown at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp,
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At the SEA Games last year, 574 Indonesia athletes participated.
They came home with 202 medals, including 56 gold, for Indonesia. Also
won were 64 silver and 82 bronze medals. In early 2007, KONI (Komite Olahraga
Nasional Indonesia) invited Australian sports and training specialists
to assist
Indonesian
coaches and trainers to train Indonesia's top athletes for the SEA Games.
For example, Suryo Agung Wibowo, who won a gold medal at the SEA Games,
has received extra training with Rob Ballard, a former Australian Olympic
champion sprinter (see picture on the right). Suryo won gold in his favorite
event, the 100m sprint.
Another
big winner at the SEA Games was weightlifter Eko Yuli Irawan in the 56
Kg Class. He won gold in Thailand and is on his way to win further medals
in Beijing. Kang Guru interviewed several athletes about their careers,
their English language skills and the their plans for both PON and the
Olympics.
At the Beijing Olympics and PON 2008, you and the rest of the world will see just how fast and strong Indonesian athletes are. Training has been ongoing for many, many months. Indonesian trainers, plus trainers from other countries including Australia, have been working hard with the athletes. The Aussie trainers have been doing a lot of work with strength and endurance training and even diet and nutrition.
Sandou is an Indonesian weightlifting champion. He won a gold medal in the SEA Games in Thailand. He first started lifting weights when he was 14, and just a few years later he was already winning competitions in Indonesia. Sandou enjoys weightlifting because it strengthens his body and makes him feel healthy. Sandou used his excellent English language skills when he spoke with Kang Guru last April in Jakarta. His Olympic target for Beijing is a fourth place medal. Good Luck! Shenny Ratna Amelia began learning English at primary school in Jakarta and began diving as well. English has been important for Shenny and as she trains and competes in countries such as Australia, Spain, China and the USA. Shenny uses English everyday. Shenny competed in the Sydney Olympics in 2000 in the 10 meter diving platform event. Shenny had two rather odd reasons for taking up diving. Shenny wanted to fly like Superman and she thought diving would help make her grow taller. Well, Shenny never grew taller but in one way she did learn to fly. Through diving, she won a gold medal at the SEA Games in 2007, a gold and a bronze medal in PON 2000 and at PON 2004 Shenny won two gold and two silver. After Beijing is over, Shenny is getting married and finishing her studies to become a sports coach and trainer.
From left to right: Sandou, Greg Wilson (Aussie trainer), Shenny, the Australian Ambassador Mr Bill Farmer, Donny, Dede, Rob Ballard (Aussie trainer) and Suryo. |
Sinta Darmariani is from Bali and lifts weights in the 75 Kg class. Much like Sandow, Sinta followed her father into the sport when she was just 12 years old and in SD. Sinta won gold at PON 2005, a silver medal at the Junior World Championship in China in 2006 and a gold medal at the SEA Games in Thailand in 2007. English is very important for Sinta so that she can talk with her international sporting friends otherwise it would be impossible to communicate easily. Sinta will be very happy with a bronze medal (3rd place) in Beijing. Greg Wilson, one of the Aussie trainers brought in by KONI from Australia, has been working with weightlifters and swimmers in particular. The athletes told Kang Guru of the great work he has been doing helping them with strength and endurance training through swimming and running activities. This has made training more interesting and varied. For Shenny in particular, Greg has helped her overcome a recent shoulder injury. Jason Kurfurst has been assisting with the training of Indonesia's tennis and badminton players. Donny began swimming when he was 7. He was a member of a swimming club in his hometown of Purwokerto in Java. Donny has alredy qualified for the 200 meter butterfly event in Beijing so he should do well. Donny won a silver medal in that event in Thailand AND broke the Indonesian record at the same time. Donny is doing strength and fitness training with Greg Wilson and recently went to Australia for the Olympic Trials with his full-time coach, Herbert Yoo. Donny's dream for Beijing is to get his PB - his personal best time. Good luck Donny. Dede Irawati is from Jakarta. Her sport is the 100 meter hurdles. She began 12 years ago and she loves it because it is different. It is a challenge. In PON 2008 Dede hopes to qualify for Beijing. Dede works in a bank but the bank gives her plenty of time off to train so that's good, isn't it? Discipline is very important for Dede - no jam karet for Dede! |
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PON (Pekan Olahraga Nasional) began in Surakarta in 1948. These games are held every four years and for 2008 they will be held in East Kalimantan. PON 2008 is due just a month before the Olympic Games and will be a final chance for some athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games. But for many Indonesian athletes PON is far more important and meangful than the Olympics. Be sure to listen to Kang Guru during July and August to hear all of these athletes talking to Kang Guru about their careers, their Aussie training, and their own English language skills. |
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Read about the Australia Indonesia Partnership reports and stories on these two pages (8-9) and throughout this magazine. Which activity do think is the MOST interesting and why do you feel that way? Maximum 100 words, okay? Interesting prizes too! |
Australian Youth Ambassadors for DevelopmentImagine being 10 years old and not being able to go to school. Imagine being a 10 year old child and having to work a full day in a rubbish tip. This is the reality for many children in Sumompo Manado who live close by a rubbish tip. Getting these kids off the rubbish tip and back into school is one of the tasks for Will Wrathall, an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development (AYAD). Will is working with the micro-financing organisation, Bridge of Hope, in their project at Sumompo. How is Will encouraging these youngsters to continue with their education? That’s right - through sport (see picture below). Will is using sport is as a way to connect with the children, teach team-work and motivate them to create dreams and equip them to achieve those dreams. Is working at a rubbish tip with a task like this a little too daunting and depressing? Will replies, “Imagine being given the opportunity to educate children and parents about the importance of education at a rubbish tip. It couldn’t get any better than this!” Check out www.manly-manado.org.au to see how this is a part of an innovative community partnership that aims to alleviate poverty and also the poverty of materialism. More news on the other 30 or so AYADs in Indonesia in September's Kang Guru magazine. The AYAD website is - www.ayad.com.au |

The Mentawai Islands have perfect waves for surfing. It is a surfing paradise in fact. However in this paradise, the Mentawai people, mostly women and children, have to cope with the problems of malaria and other preventable diseases. SurfAid International is a non-profit organization dedicated to the alleviation of human suffering through community-based health programs. It was established after international surfers visited the islands and saw the plight of people living there. With the support of the Australian and New Zealand governments, the global surfing community is helping the Mentawai people to cope with these and other health issues. SurfAid has come to prove the healing power of cross-cultural partnerships – friends helping friends. Together with an impassioned, motivated, and talented team of volunteers, staff, and supporters, SurfAid is well underway and working hard with the Mentawi people to improve their lives. There will be more news of SurfAid in the September 2008 Kang Guru magazine. www.surfaidinternational.org


Do
you enjoy meeting people from other places? Perhaps talking about
your community and your life – comparing and learning, right?
People meeting with people from other countries and exchanging views
and information is so important too. Deni Wahyudi Kurniawan, from
Garut, has been a Kang Guru-ite for many years. He was lucky enough
to visit Australia last year with the Muslim Exchange Program. He
is currently Secretary General of Muhammadiyah Junior Youth Association.
He studies at Syarif Hidayatullah University in Jakarta. Building
strong people to people links is an important goal of the Muslim
Exchange program and by meeting local Aussie Muslims Deni learnt
many interesting things. Kang Guru asked Deni about the most common
question he has been asked since returning. He is often asked this
question, ‘What rights do Australian Muslims have compared
to other religions’? His answer? It doesn’t matter what
people’s religious beliefs are, they have the same rights
and opportunities as everyone else and these are strongly upheld
by the government. One other of Deni’s observations was the
plurality of the Australian Muslim community with people from Africa,
the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
In the September Kang Guru magazine read more about the Muslim Exchange Program for 2008, an very important part of the Australia Indonesia Partnership from the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII). You will meet Fredianto from Jambi and Ms Asme Fahmi from Sydney, recent participants in the 2008 exchange program.
Five Australians visited Indonesia in late May 2008 with the Muslim Exchange Program. All are impressive young leaders in the Australian Muslim community. Read about them in the next edition of the Kang Guru magazine.
In early 2008, Ayu from Kang Guru visited Lombok to meet participants in the 2007-2008 Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program (AIYEP). Ayu wanted to find out about their activities during their stay in Sigerongan village, near Mataram and to introduce the AIYEP participants to the Kang Guru language clubs and members in Lombok.
During their stay in Sigerongan village, the AIYEP participants worked on several development programs in the village. They helped to build public facilities for the villagers including waste disposal units AND a badminton and volleyball court. By working together the AIYEP participants and villagers created new opportunities for the locals to enjoy sport and to encourage physical activity for many years to come. Friendly sports matches were held between the villagers and AIYEP visitors almost daily. Bi-lateral sport - what a great idea, right? Sport in Sigerongan, as in all Australian towns, is an important part of village life and harmony.
Every year 18 young Australians and 18 Indonesians are selected to join AIYEP. The 18 Indonesians stayed with host families in regional Australia for two months in late 2007 and then returned to Indonesia (Lombok) with the 18 Aussie participants in late Dec. 2007. AIYEP is funded by the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII). It provides opportunities for young people from Indonesia and Australia to live and work together and understand more about each others culture. www.dfat.gov.au/aii

Application Dates: ADS June 16 - September 5 |
Applications
are now open for the 2009 Endeavour Awards. The Endeavour Awards program
is an internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship program. It
gives opportunities for high-achieving students, researchers and professionals
from Asia-Pacific countries, including Indonesia, to undertake study,
research and professional development in Australia in a broad range of
disciplines. For further information, please check www.endeavour.dest.gov.au
Did you know there are over 10,000 Indonesian alumni from AusAID scholarship programs? After they complete their studies alumni return to their workplace and contribute their skills and knowledge as teachers, government employees, scientists, lecturers, business people and researchers. Dr. Boediono, who completed his masters Degree in Australia, has just taken over as Governor of Bank Indonesia. And Marty Natalegawa, who completed a PhD, is now Indonesia's Ambassador to the United Nations. Great stuff! |
Are you currently working in a regional research institution in Eastern Indonesia and working on Indonesia’s contemporary governance issues? If so, you are eligible to apply for a place in the Early Career Researchers Mentoring Workshop to be held in Makassar in July 2008. For application details please visit www.crawford.anu.edu.au/AIGRP/mentoring. For more information please contact kate.fuller@anu.edu.au
In
early May, the Australian Government made changes to its visa system.
Indonesian citizens studying in Australia are now automatically eligible
to work part-time during their courses. Isn't that terrific? Under new
processing arrangements all student visas will be granted with work rights
attached. The changes mean that Indonesian students can now apply for
part-time jobs and work for up to 20 hours per week. Australia granted
7,534 student visas to Indonesian citizens in the year to June 2007. The
number of Indonesians commencing study in Australia grew by six per cent
in 2007 compared to 2006. There are currently around 15,000 Indonesians
studying in Australia, and Australia remains the number one destination
country for Indonesian students studying abroad.

On May 13th, the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Bill Farmer and his wife Elaine, hosted an official function at their house in Jakarta to celebrate just a few of the Oz to Indo sporting links that exist. That's right, around 80 people gathered to celebrate just a few of the terrific sporting links that exist right now between Australia and Indonesia. There were cricket players, football players (Aussie Rules of course), basketballers and Olympic atheletes and trainers. Quite a collection of top notch and amateur sports people in Mr. Farmer's backyard. It was very crowded but a terrific night!
Aussie Rules Football in Jakarta
But it is not just the people to people training; funds from AII are being used to provide training materials, equipment and wages for the Indonesian trainers from those schools in the program. This financial support will help to make sure that Chris and the Bintangs can develop a network of local coaches to manage the long-term development of the game. And we mean long term! www.bintangs.com/V.2/
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Papuan Curly AngelsThey are called the Papua Curly Angels. They are all female athletes
from Papua and all heading to Australia to prepare for PON 2008.
Many, many years ago Papua was a leading force in basketball in
Indonesia. However it has only been in the last 5 years that they
have regained their position as one of the best provinces for basketball
and that includes men’s basketball (see pic above - all yellow
shirts). They are once again participating in the Indonesian National
State Championships. In May this year, the Curly Angels went to
Australia to train with the Diamond Valley basketball team in Victoria.
Twenty two young Papuan women spent several weeks living with Australian
families whilst training and playing games in the Melbourne area.
Their ultimate goal is to win gold at PON 2008 and through this
trip to Oz they plan to improve their skills and their knowledge
of basketball. They told Kang Guru that they also plan to come back
to Indonesia with new skills plus new people to people relationships
with their host families and fellow basketball players. Cricket Indonesia with EkiEki is 16 years old and already an alumni of Australia. Eki went to school in Australia for ten years when his father received two consecutive Oz scholarships from the Australian government. English wasn’t a problem at all for Eki. One of Eki’s greatest experiences in school in Australia was the game of cricket. He loved cricket more than all the other sports made available to students (boys and girls) – football, rugby, soccer, swimming, basketball, netball, martial arts, tennis, etc. Cricket is very important to him now that he is back in Indonesia. Eki is involved with Cricket Indonesia. He plays for the Under 15 National Team. The Jakarta Cricket Association League has 10 teams in places such as Bogor, Bandung, Bintaro and Banten. Last May, Kang Guru met Eki at Cibubur near Jakarta at a training session for young local cricketers. The coaches helping the 50 – 60 young cricket players included trainers from Indonesia, Pakistan and The Netherlands. Several Aussie trainers/coaches from Darwin were there that day providing a series of special training sessions. www.cricket-indonesia.com |
Sports in Schools in AustraliaPersonal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) is a compulsory subject in all Australian schools from primary (SD) to Senior High school (SMA). These lessons are not always held on the football pitch, tennis court, swimming pool or netball court. Important time is also spent in the classroom teaching the students about health issues like personal hygiene, diet, the benefits of regular exercise and the dangers of taking drugs and smoking. This popular subject also includes learning about individual, family and community values and beliefs. Lessons help students to handle interpersonal relationships and their interactions with the physical environment in which they live. Rowing: A Team Sport in Australia
J How long have you been rowing? J Why did you choose rowing? J Does anyone else in your family row? J How often do you train? J Do you ever just want to stay in bed? J Who do you race against? J It sounds like hard work. What makes you enjoy it so much? J You’re part of a team? J What’s a quad? J Are you a successful rowing team? |
Writing a News StoryDo you like to read the sports pages in the newspaper? There are some great news stories about sporting events. How do you write a good news story? Follow these tips from Kang Guru and maybe you could write your own news report about a sport or other event in your town or village. What is news?
A good news story:
Common structure of a news story:
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Since 2001 Kang Guru has enjoyed a wonderful relationship with hundreds of English language clubs and their thousands of members. We regret to announce that the Kang Guru Connection Club network, and the current style of support for English language clubs in Indonesia, will finish at the end of this year. After 8 years and hundreds of clubs, it is time to close an important chapter of Kang Guru in Indonesia therefore the KGCC will finish in December 2008. All the staff of Kang Guru and the IALF wish to thank all clubs and all of their members for their interaction and support during those 8 years. It has certainly been a lot of fun, hasn't it ! NB: The basic idea behind the Kang Guru Connection Club network right from the beginning was that the clubs were individual and strong groups within themselves. The support offered by the Australia Indonesia Partnership (AIP) through AusAID and Kang Guru was developed to assist clubs to grow and learn. Many clubs took advantage of this and are now strong, active clubs in their area. That's fantastic and we congratulate those clubs for their hard work. What happens now? It is not all over yet. Ayu from Kang Guru, for example, recently visited clubs in East Java in May. These club visits will continue for the next 4-5 months including final Get Together in October for groups of clubs who want to organize them. During July-October, Kang Guru will be facilitating a series of e-learning activities for all current Kang Guru clubs so get ready for those. Ayu will be contacting the most interactive of the current KGCCs in July with news for further e-learning activities. |
Students in China and Kang Guru?
Margaret and John Rollings are fondly remembered in Madura because of their work with AusAID’s ISELP project a few years ago - Islamic Schools English Language Project. Now they are working in China and some of their English language students sent these comments about the Olympic Games for 2008 to Kang Guru. Thanks guys! Charles Toni Would you or your club like to make email contact with some of Margaret and John’s students? If the answer is yes then send an email to kdalton@ialf.edu and tell us why you would like a Chinese e-penpal? |
Ayu's trip to East JavaBetween May 3 - 5, Ayu was assigned to do club and school visits in East Java. Ayu visited 3 clubs in Probolinggo (English Conversation Club, English Development Club, English Enthusiast Bevy), attended a speech competition at SMA 1 Blitar, met the listeners at Persada FM Blitar, visited SMA 1 Mojokerto and met SMP teachers in Mojokerto. Ayu was impressed by all the clubs. They were so active asking questions with much enthusiasm. Ayu was warmly welcomed and had interactive discussions about Kang Guru and about learning English. A member of EDC Muh Fathan Zamani said: “Kang Guru is everything for us. Before we were not really interested in learning English until we know about KG. We learned so many things from the magazine and Kang Guru is the one and only magazine that is allowed to read at our pesantren”. The visit also brought a fantastic and positive result for SMA 1 Mojokerto. Within two months the principle is going to establish a radio station that can broadcast Kang Guru radio program all over Mojokerto, isn’t that great?
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The JOEYS really love sport. Although they do sports at school they also spend their weekend doing leisure sports with their friends and family.
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In early February Kang Guru sent emails to hundreds of teachers listed in the Kang Guru database and invited them to take part in another Kang Guru e-learning exchange program. Thirteen schools joined and completed the exchange activity. During this e-learning exchange students shared lots of information including sports in their area, sports events at school, their favourite sports icons, their favourite sports teams, etc.
Here is a comment about the latest wallaby e-learning from one of the mob leaders
I say thank you very much on your effort to lead this program run smoothly. I think this program change my school to be such a global school with a global teacher. As a result of this, next month my school will connected by “speedy” so there will not be problem dealing with internet connection anymore. Good news from my school! Alvian Ghafur Ercham (SMPN 1 Jenggawah) |
It was a great program and was made my students greatly interest to join. Why? because all the member would be given souvenirs from KGRE. It was really help them to motivate them in learning english. Dwi Ardiansyah (SMP Islam Terpadu Al Khafi, Tarik Sidoarjo) |
The 2008 participating schools with their e-learning
partner school:
· COET (SMP 1 Cimahi) and Tasmanian Devil (SMPN 1, Sempu, Banyuwangi)
· Bees (SMPN Sandhy Putra, Bandung) and The Real English Learning
(SMP Bustanul Makmur) · Groovy Gree One (SMP 1 Cimahi) and The
Real English Learning (SMP Bustanul Makmur) · The Real English
Learning (SMP Bustanul Makmur) and Platypus
(SMPN 1, Sempu, Banyuwangi) · Enggang Gading (SMPK Immanuel Pontianak)
and Mysterious Power (SMP Islam terpadu Al Khafi) · YPK Wallabies
(SMP YPK East Kalimantan) and FUN ENGLISH ( SMPN1 Jenggawah, Jember)
· ZHI GHO SIX (SMPN 256 Jakarta) and THE PIONEER (SMPK St Agustinus
Purwoharjo)
· Platypus (SMPN 1 Sempu, Banyuwangi) and Lollypop ( SMPN2 Kalibaru)
· Groovy Gang (SMP YPK East Kalimantan) and CHANDRADIMUKA (SMAN
Ambulu)
| Congratulations for COET and Tasmanian Devils, who were chosen as the most active groups (mobs) in the e-learning program. They have gone onto exchanging emails with a group of Australian students at Macksville High School in New South Wales. In fact, they won't stop! The emailing is still going on even AFTER Kang Guru's cut-off date. Now that's an example of people to people contacts between Aussies and Indonesians that is fantastic to see, isn't it? |
If
you see this LRCS logo it means that the articles close by in this
magazine will be included in the June Listening and Reading Class
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Here is an easy game you can play as a warmer when your students first come into the class. You can use it with students of all levels. It’s a type of brainstorming activity. It’s also very useful for recycling vocabulary used in an earlier lesson. Ask the students to sit in small groups. On one piece of paper (per group) they should draw a line horizontally across the page and another vertically down the page so they have four boxes. Label the boxes A,B,C and D. Then give them instructions for lists of words to write in the boxes. For example if you are reviewing the topic of sports ask them to write five sports you play with a ball in box A. The first team that writes five sports correctly gets a point. They should read their list out to the class. Then in box B ask the students to write five sports played in teams/played in water/on a court or pitch, indoors/outdoors etc. Then five things you need to play - for example: football (badminton, basketball etc), then five sports with a time limit. You can change the lists with the topic/vocabulary you want to review.
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Kang Guru and Ema from PasuruanIn the March magazine we included a letter from an old listener of Kang Guru. In this edition we include a letter from a new fan of Kang Guru, Ema Rany, S.Pd from Pasuruan. Although she has been teaching for about 10 years she has only recently heard about Kang Guru from a friend. But she says, “it’s never too late to try”. As well as being a teacher she is also a member of ‘Pengurus Daerah Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia Kabupaten Pasuruan’ (Indonesian Librarian Association of Pasuruan Regency). One of her responsibilities is to encourage the reading of English. However getting the right books is expensive. She knows her students are interested in English and would like to help them by using Kang Guru magazines. She told Kang Guru she loves to try different techniques in order to catch the attention of her students and stop them from becoming bored. Here are some examples.
Even though she is very inventive in her teaching methods she says, ‘Most of my students lack vocabulary and are not willing to read English texts if the texts do not have interesting topics. That’s why Kang Guru is my great obsession because its topics are useful, important for the improvement of our English skill, and up to date. I want to be a more creative teacher for my students. I want to be a broad-minded teacher, not left behind, and Kang Guru will be useful for the improvement of education as a whole.’ Isn’t that fantastic. We hope we can visit Ema and her school and library one day. Thanks Ema for a great letter.
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It is always great to see teachers and teacher associations planning and conducting activities to help their students. To celebrate its 16th Anniversary, ETC English Training Center-Yayasan Pupuk Kaltim held a series of activities for English teachers, parents, and students. The activities entitled ETC Edified 16 took place from the 24th to 29th of March, 2008. The program was supported by PT. Pupuk Kalimantan Timur - the owner of YPK, and The Department of Culture and Education for Bontang, Activities included a Kang Guru Teacher Workshop for SMP and SMA English Teachers on Practical Activities and Suggestions for Teaching Listening Using Kang Guru in The Classroom Teachers’ Package.
“This workshop has really inspired me to be better in my teaching learning process in my class. There are many new interesting methods that I can apply in my class. The March 2008 Kang Guru magazines given by Kevin Dalton have really helped the teachers. Now some of them are discussing food in their class. The students are very enthusiastic to read the magazines. They can read about Bongko from Jember, Bakso vendor, food preparation for haj, school canteens in Australia, and other things related to food.” said Imron, S.Pd (English Teacher at SMPN 6 Bontang).
Have you used either the SMA or SMP Packages from Kang Guru with your students yet? Why not? Each package is only Rp 125,000 (for either cassettes or CD). If you want to have both audio cassettes and CDs, then the price is Rp 150,000. Fantastic! Please send your money by pos wesel or bank transfer to KGRE: Nama account: IALF Bank: Bank Central Asia Cabang Hasanudin Note: For any order made by bank transfer, please send or fax the transfer slip to the KGRE office with your name and phone number. |
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few years ago, Aming was a college student
studying Textile Design. Before beginning work with the team at Extravaganza
he went between college and home each day, studying and having fun with
his friends – ‘a regular teenager’, he says. There have
been big changes for Aming since those days. He is now a movie actor with
two films under his belt and a star on Indonesian television in the very
popular Extravaganza program on Trans TV. Why does Aming enjoy acting?
He really enjoys being able to become someone else. As we sort of already
know, he really likes becoming a woman whether it be granny, a wife, a
naughty girl or even a girl next door. He especially likes the thought
of being a famous woman character such as Cleopatra or Matahari. But other
characters are also favourites including the boy next door, a policeman
and a poor farmer working in the ricefields.
Aming has never studied English and told Kevin that his English just sort of comes from inside of him. He always reads books, watches movies without sub-texts and uses dictionaries. In college however he was more interested in improving his English in a more formal way. Aming realizes that English is important in his type of business especially if he wants to go global. Meeting clients from abroad and possibly working overseas requires a good level of English skills – Aming certainly has those skills already.
IN2OZ Culture and the arts are not forgotten. Experts from both countries are already working together to preserve rare and precious artifacts at the Indonesian museum using the latest in Australian technology and know-how. IN2OZ began in 2008. It is Australia’s cultural diplomacy program in Indonesia sponsored by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Australian International Cultural Council.
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During the interview in his hotel in Nusa Dua it was difficult to stop Aming from talking. Kevin asked Aming if he ever stops talking? Aming said a simple NO to that question. His main advice to fellow Indonesians learning English - 'DON'T worry if people laugh at your English. Just keep talking and practising. Forget about them, yeah.' Although Aming works mainly in Jakarta he actually spends most of his free time in Bandung. Kang Guru asked Aming if he enjoys being the center of attention and Aming’s response was a very strong YES. As an easily recognized celebrity he doesn’t really mind people saying hi to him and having a chat. However if and when people begin to disturb him he calls security people to help him out. As for Aming’s future, what does he think is going to happen? He is not sure what is going to happen to him but he just follows his heart. He wants to be happy, just like everyone else. He can even see himself staying at his home on the hill, maybe becoming a simple farmer but perhaps traveling the world too. A Brilliant Theater Production in Bandung
Waldi and Syalwa are students at UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung.
Along with fifty other enthusiastic university students, they recently
worked on a theatrical production called ‘Maksudnya Apa?’.
With expert guidance from Australian actor and teacher Kerensa Dewantoro
and well-known Bandung-
The writing workshops and final performances were supported by a grant from the Australia-Indonesia Institute (AII), an Australian Government Initiative, in cooperation with UIN Sunan Gunung Djati. |
Football or Soccer? In Indonesia those two words are the same - sepakbola, but in Australia they are two different sports. When I visited Australia for the first time back in 2004, I ended up being very confused. "What sport is that?" I asked. Well, what's the difference? At first, I thought it would be a matter of British or American English, or a word choice in dictionary. However, to Australians, it is about two completely different sports! Like the sky and the earth! I realized then that football refers to the Australian style sport known as footy, and soccer is the most popular sport on this earth. So, be careful with those two words when you’re visiting Australia. |
Kangaroos visiting Melbourne!!!Broadcasters talking about Kangaroos visiting Mebourne made Adi sit up and listen. He thought the KG team was visiting Australia! But he soon realized the Kangaroos is the name of a sports team – a team of rugby players. He mentioned this to an Aussie friend who laughed at the misunderstanding. He explained to Adi that in different sports in Australia each team has a different name. Sports fans automatically know which team and which sport a commentator is talking about when they hear the names. No explanation is necessary. ‘Explain to me,’ said Adi as they looked at the sports page on the newspaper. ‘In Rugby Union we have the Wallabies and the Wallaroos – that’s the men’s and ladies teams. In Rugby League there are the Kangaroos and the Jillaroos – again the men’s and the women’s teams. There are also teams called the Dolphins and the Sharks – they are a swimming team and a water polo team. Teams made up of disabled athletes have their names too – the Rollers are the men’s wheelchair basketball team and the Steelers are the men’s rugby team. Okay now I won’t get so confused said Adi. I wonder which team he cheers for? |
Adi Witono Waluyo, an ADS awardee studying for his Master of Adult Education degree at La Trobe University, Melbourne.
Football,
Soccer, Aussie Rules, Rugby - which one do you play?
In
Australia schoolchildren often play a game where there are 11 members
of each team on the field at once. They try to score goals by kicking
a round ball into the net of their opponent. Only the goalkeeper can use
his hands to catch, throw or carry the ball. In
Australia
this game is called soccer. Some countries (eg: England) cal
this game football. Famous football teams include Manchester
United, Liverpool, Real Madrid and of course the Socceroos. Rugby, Aussie
Rules and American Football are similar games because the players can
carry the ball as well as kick it. The ball is not round, but oval in
shape. It is a contact sport. The players can tackle (menjegal)
one another to get possession of the ball. In American football the players
wear a lot of body armour to prevent injury. Points are won by kicking
the ball through the goal posts or carrying it across the boundary line
near the goalposts. The team with the most points wins the game.
Aussie Sports CarnivalsI am Leike Schaap from Hallena College in Perth. I am good at
volleyball and I am in the volleyball team in my school. In most
Australian schools sport is a very important part of a student lifestyle.
Sports events at schools are usually very big and almost everyone
gets involved in the activities. School students are encouraged
to participate in sport activities from when they first start school.
The most popular event is the ‘Sports Carnival’ where
there are many different sports competitions in one day such as
long and short distance running, javelin, long jump and relays.
In this carnival students are divided into groups noted by colours
and each colour competes against another. At the sports carnival,
students wear |
Fond Aussie Footy MemoriesStudying in Australia left me with many everlasting memories.
One of them is the opportunity to watch Australian Rules Football,
Footy, in the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). This is a huge stadium
to accommodate more than forty thousands patrons. That was the match
between Sydney Swan and Richmond Tiger held on Saturday afternoon
in early winter. Indeed the supporters from each team were wearing
official team costumes along with scarves and other attributes to
show which team they supported. They sung the team song and yelled
out loud to support their teams. What a Salimah was a teacher with ISELP at PP Qomaruddin, Gresik East Java. She then was an ADS scholarship awardee at Monash University in Victoria from 06-07. Now Salimah is doing an ICELT course for the LAPIS ELTIS Project at IALF Bali - www.lapis-eltis.org |
They are not sports champions BUT they are all Champions
for Kang Guru. These seven young men and women are representatives for
Kang Guru in North Sumatra, Madura, East Java, Lombok, South Sulawesi
plus Central Java and West Kalimantan. They finally met each other in
April when they
visited
Kang Guru in Bali to discuss their work and to participate in the first
Kang Guru Consultative Meeting for 2008. But why do they do this valuable
work for Kang Guru? Here's a comment from Champion Suryadi from PonPes
Al-Amien, Prenduan, Sumenep.
‘Another best thing being KGRE Champion is I get to travel. Kevin and some fellow champions call me ‘a Travel King’, I love traveling indeed! When I visit pesantren, schools, KGCC members, and radio stations I have to travel for sure. I also organize and attend many English activities such as teacher workshop, English training, English contest, and other fun English activities like outbound, hiking, English camp, etc. Since I appointed as KGRE Champion in August 2006, I felt like I was reborn as a new person, a ‘champi