Minggu Kesebelas

BECAK


BEMO


OPLET

This week we were introduced to the various forms of transportation in Indonesia and the vocabulary words that described them. We learned the following nouns:

becak- trishaw
bis kota- city bus
taksi- taxi
angkot- minibus
mikrolet- van
sepeda- bicycle
dokar - horse-cart
andong
cidomo
mobil- car
bis wisata- tourist bus
pesawat terbang - airplane
kereta api- train
ojek- motorcylce transport
kapal- boat
perahu- rowboat
oplet- traditional Jakarta taxi
bemo- formerly a 3-wheel pick-up van, now revamped to 4-wheel
truk- trick
kuda- horse
kapal selam- submarine

We went over the dialogue in unit 6 and were handed out worksheets on the usage of the new vocabulary as well as homework revision from the previous unit (hobbies and clubs).

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For the first lesson we had a Curtin student, Brooke, describe her long sojourn in various parts of Indonesia as an English teacher. She spent much time in Jakarta, Sumatera and Kalimantan as well as other places. She described some adventurous experiences and advised travellers who really want to know Indonesia to "rough it" in order to get to know the people. Her various contacts with native Indonesians were impressive. She is going back to Indonesia on a research project linked with Mohammadiya University.
Afterwards, we completed the homework worksheets in class. Bu Indra then introduced us to the bamboo percussion instrument known as an "angklung". Each class member was given a piece of the Angklung which played a particular note. We then performed an orchestral version of "Doe, a Deer". Afterwards, we did an Indonesian lullaby, Burung Kakatua:

"Burung kakaktua, hinggap di jendela, nenek sudah tua, giginya tinggal dua..."
(Cockatoo bird, sitting in the window... grandma is already old, she has only two teeth..."

In the Lab we watched a video on Indonesian forms of transport and then answered some questions from a worksheet. We then did grammar exercises on the website of the University of Victoria in Canada.