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Invest in Language

  I had a lovely time this weekend. It was my 28th birthday, and I went back to Bedfordshire to spend it with my parents. Something happened that made me want to write to you all, and it involves a violin. Actually, 2 violins. Normally, I spend my birthday with my husband, but this year he was nowhere to be seen! This is because he was on his stag do. This is a British English term for 'bachelor party' - the final celebration that men have before they get married. The female equivalent is 'hen do.' You're right! Will went on a post-wedding stag do, as his initial trip to Krakow was postponed due to covid. The only time that his best man, who lives in Australia, could come back was my birthday weekend. Whilst I was disappointed, I completely understood. Will sweetly sent flowers and sent me lots of updates! So, I went on a different sort of date for my birthday! I went out with my mum and dad! We had a lovely time at a new local restaurant. When we got home (a couple

Connected Speech

  1. Work on linking consonant sounds to vowel sounds When you have a consonant sound at the end of one word, like ‘an’, and a vowel sound at the beginning of the next, like 'apple', you link them together smoothly. example: an-apple Here are some examples. Try reading them out loud and linking them together: one-afternoon those-elephants good-evening come-over this-umbrella 2. Practice linking consonants to the same consonant When we have a consonant sound at the end of one word, like some, which is followed by a word beginning with that same consonant sound, like more, we usually join these together to make a lengthened consonant sound. example: This-Sunday ​ Here are some examples. Try reading them out loud and joining the consonant sounds at the end of the first word and the beginning of the second word, transforming them into one, longer sound: staff-film these-zebras leave-very some-more Note - this does not work with the plosives. Instead, introduce a tiny pause between

Pendaftaran SKW dan UKW 

Sertifikasi Kompetensi Wartawan (SKW) atau yang selama ini dikenal dengan Uji Kompetensi Wartawan (UKW) kini diselenggarakan oleh Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi Pers Indonesia. LSP Pers Indonesia adalah satu-satunya lembaga sertifikasi profesi pers di Indonesia yang telah disahkan dan terlisensi secara resmi oleh negara melalui Badan Nasional Sertifikasi Profesi (BNSP).  Saat ini pendaftaran calon peserta SKW dan UKW sudah dibuka. Wartawan yang berhak mengikuti SKW adalah wartawan yang sudah berpengalaman dan sedang bekerja di media massa, baik cetak, elektronik, online atau daring, dan media lainnya. SKW bagi calon wartawan berpengalaman akan menggunakan sistem sertifikasi berdasarkan portofolio yang dimiliki.  Sementara untuk calon peserta yang belum berpengalaman atau memiliki kemampuan dan wawasan jurnalistik (berdasarkan ilmu yang diperoleh pada saat mengikuti pendidikan dan pelatihan pers di pendidikan tinggi seperti Universitas atau Akademi), berhak untuk mengikuti Uji Kompetensi W