Okay, come in please! (A student enters to the classroom)
Sit down, please! Thank you, sir! / thank you, madam!
Good morning/ afternoon student! Good morning/ afternoon sir/ madam!
It is nice to meet you! It is nice to meet you too sir/ madam.
How are you today? Alhamdulillah, I am fine, thank you!.
What is your full name, please? My full name is Muhammad Abdullah Abdul Mutholib
What is your first name? My first name is Muhammad
What is your middle name? My middle name is Abdullah
What is your last name? My last name is Abdul Mutholib
What is your nick name? My nick name is Ahmad
How do you spell it? A-h-m-a-d (ei-eich-em-ei-di).
Spell the English alphabet, please! ei, bi:, si:, di:, i:, ef, dji, eich, ai, je, kei, el, en, ou, pi:, qyu, a:r, es, ti, zu:, vi:, dablyu:, eks, wai, zed or zi:.
How many letters are there in the English? There are twenty six letters; twenty one consonants and five fowels.
How many syllables in the word ‘Eng-lish’? in the word ‘eng-lish’ there are two syllables.
What is your exam number? My exam number is 555 (five hundred and fifty five)
Where do you come from? I come from Bogor / Jakarta……
Do you have calling/ phone number? Yes, I have / No, I don’t have.
Tell me your calling/ phone number please! 012233345670 (o* one double two triple three four five six seven o*) *zero untuk telepon di baca oh
What class are you sitting now? I am sitting in class one/ I am sitting in first year class/ second year class/ intensive class …..
When were you born? I was born on July 18,1988
So, how old are you now? I am twenty six years old now
Who is your class master? My class master is Mr./Miss ………..
Who is your head master? He is Mr………………………
Who is the Darunnajah Cipining Islamic Boarding school’s director / the leader of DNC?
• He is Mr.H. Jamhari Abdul Jalal Syafi’i, Lc.
Where does He come from? He comes from Kendal, Central Java
When was he born? His birthday was August 21, 1949
Who is his wife? She is Miss Hj. Rahmah Manaf Mukhayyar
How many children has he? He has six children; four sons and two daughters.
Who are they? They are Ridha Makky, Musthafa Zahir, Fathi Mubarok, Muna Maulida, Shofa Marwa and Burhanu Rabby.
What do you think about this school? As I see, so far so good.
By the way, do you like to study here? Yes, Alhamdulillah, I like to study here.
Why? / What are your reasons? Because I have many good teachers, many close friends, I can study Islamic knowledge and many sciences and last but not least I can enjoy the wonderful environment every day.
Who is your English teacher? My English teacher is Mr./Miss…
Do you like English lesson? Yes, indeed. I like it very much.
Why must we be able English? Because we want to call all people in this world to Islam/ Because English is the global communication
By the way, what is your favorite lesson? My favorite lesson is English, Mathematic….etc
How many students are there in your class? There are 25 (twenty five) pupils in my class.
What do you say OSDC in English? Student Organization of Darunnajah Cipining
Tell me some sections in OSDC! Security section, language section, education section, worship section, healthy section, welfare section, sport section, art and skill section.
What does Pancasila mean? Panca means five, sila means principle
So, pancasila means five basic principles of Indonesia.
Mention Pancasila in English, please! 1. Believe in the One Supreme God. 2. Just and civilized humanity. 3. The unity of the Indonesia. 4. Democracy which is guided by the inner wisdom in the unanimity arising out of deliberation among representatives. 5. Social justice for the whole of the people of Indonesia.
Which is the larger island: java or Sumatra? Sumatra is larger than java.
Which is the largest island of Indonesia? The Borneo is the largest island
By the way, what does WHO stand? WHO stands for World Health Organization.
How about UNO, ILO, ICO? UNO = United Nation Organization, ILO = International Labor Organization, ICO = Islamic Conference Organization
What is the difference between good and well? Good is a adjective, well is a adverb.
Who is your beloved father’s name? My father’s name is Mr. Abdullah
What is your father’s job? He is a teacher/ police man/ driver/ soldier/ doctor/ farmer/ fisher man/ dentist/ typist/ entrepreneur/ trader /tailor/ lecturer /proselytizer…..etc
And who is your lovely mother? She is Miss. Aminah
What’s her profession? She is housewife/ farmer/ teacher/…etc.
How about you, what do you want to be in the future?
• Insya Allah, I want to be a director, a lecturer, a lawyer, president…..etc.
Have you brother? Yes, I have / No, I have no.
How many brothers do you have? I have two old brothers and two young ones.
How about your sister, how many persons are there? There is………/ there are…….…..
What’s your hobby? My hobby is reading book/ listening the music/ a journey/ camping….etc
How about a sport, do you like it? Yes, of course, I like it so much.
What sport do you like best? I like soccer/ volley ball/ basket ball…… etc
How about walking, what’s your opinion? I think it is the best sport and the cheapest one.
Do you like singing or music? Yes, I like it/No. I dislike it.
What song do you like best? I like Nasheed / slow rock …etc.
Do you like tea or coffee? I prefer tea than coffee.
Do you put much milk in your coffee? No, I don’t put much milk in my coffee but little.
Have you many books? Yes, I have many books.
Have you many pens? No, I have just few pens.
Have you much money in your pocket? No, I have little money in my pocket
Tell me about your hand, please! I have two hands, each hand has five fingers, they are: thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger or pinkie!.
Do you always pray every day? Yes, I do
How many times do you pray together in the Mosque every day?
• Five times, they are Subuh (dawn prayer), Zuhur (midday prayer), Ashar (afternoon prayer), Maghrib (sunset prayer) and Isya (evening prayer).
When do you often read a Holly Qur’an in a day? I usually read it after daily worship.
When do you fast in a week? I always fast in Monday and Thursday.
When do you usually fast monthly? I fast at 13th, 14th and 15th of Islamic calendar every month
How many times do you take bath every day? I take bath twice in a day, in the morning and afternoon or evening.
What time do you usually get up? I always get up at half past three in the morning.
What do you do after getting up? I take ablution and then I pray Tahjjud and Witir.
Do you always help your parent for cleaning a home or preparing the break fast?
• Yes, of course, I always help them.
What do you say Bismillah/ Alhamdulillah/ Allahu Akbar/ Inysa Allah/ Lailahaillallah/ malikiyaumiddin in English?
• In the name of Allah/ All praises be to Allah/ Allah is the Almighty/ God will/ No god but Allah/ The King of judgment day.
Please, mention the names of holy scriptures! They are : the Torah, The psalms, the Gospel and the Koran.
Tell me some names of prophets, please! They are : Adam, Job, Lot, Noah, Joseph, Jacob, Isaac, Ishmael, Abraham, Aaron, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad!.
Can you tell me some English wise word? Yes, I can…
1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
2. A fruitless life is useless life.
3. A good name is better than riches.
4. A man is known by the company he keeps.
5. Adversity makes strange bedfellows
6. After a storm comes a calm
7. After the work is done, the rest is sweet.
8. All is fish that comes to the net
9. All roads lead to Rome
10. All that glitters is not gold
11. All wish to live long, but not to be called old.
12. As you sow, so you will reap.
13. Be a good Moslem or die as Syuhada !.
14. Better late than never.
15. Costume makes all things easy.
16. Do unto others as you wish to be done.
17. Every beginning is difficult.
18. Faith will remove mountains.
19. Fight the devil; it would go away from you!
20. First love never dies.
21. For the man, to accept is same to give, for woman to accept is same to find.
22. Give your smile for everyone but give your love only for Allah.
23. Gold is tried by fire brave men by adversity.
24. Good counsel is never out of date.
25. Good wine needs no bush.
26. Great talkers are little doers.
27. He who digs a pit for others falls into it self.
28. He who will not keep a penny, shall never have many.
29. High winds blow on high hills.
30. I am not smart but I have great desire.
31. If you want to be strong, know your weaknesses.
32. Kindness more binding than a loan.
33. Language is not everything but everything without language is nothing.
34. Learn now, happy tomorrow.
35. Life is struggle; struggle is tired, but no rose without thorn.
36. Love is like the fire, it can’t be made a fool, and it would burn your self.
37. Love your God so that He would stay you obedient for your Lord, and He would show the secret of the eternal truth.
38. Man proposes, God disposes.
39. More flies are caught with a drop of honey than a ton of vinegar.
40. Never put till tomorrow what you can do to day.
41. No gains without pains.
42. No sweet without sweat.
43. Nothing is more valuable to a man than courtesy.
44. Perhaps you hate something, while it’s good for you, and perhaps you love while it’s danger.
45. Practice makes perfect.
46. Prevention is better than cure.
47. Remember Allah He will remember you!
48. Suspicious is the wall between love and hate.
49. The future is lies the young.
50. The knowledge without religion is blind; the religion without knowledge is lame.
51. The life is choices; make sure you choose the right choice and the best one.
52. The spirit is willing, but the flash is weak.
53. Today must be better than yesterday, tomorrow must be better than today.
54. Try to please every body and you will please no body, not even your self.
55. United we stand, divided we fall.
56. What you see is what you get, what you search is what you get.
57. Who is keeping his ears at the cry of poor; he also shall cry himself but shall not be heard.
58. Who is keeping his mouth and his tongue, he is released from troubles.
59. Wisdom is only found in truth.
60. You can if you think you can.
Written by Abu Ezzat El Wazira at 8th room, Sunday evening, 30th November 2008