Materi DISKUSI dan DEBAT dalam bahasa inggris"Condemnation of Illegal Residence"

Condemnation of Illegal Residence

Well, it is kind of hot issue in our country that happens for along the year in central cities in our country; that is condemnation of illegal residence. The government is very sensitive when they get the information about illegal residence. They are very adept to solve this problem; by sending their apparatus to remove all the illegal residence. That is a good way to do in order to maintain the regularity of the city. But, don’t we ever thing that what they do is just the same to seize the residents’ right to have their prosperity to live.

Let’s think together deeply; to some extents, condemnation would bring positive and negative impacts for the society. For the positive impact, of course, by doing this policy the arrangement of city planning would be easier to do. So then, the scene of the city will be in good looking. In contrast, it would raise negative effects for the people whose house is removed by condemnation. It is very clear to see, what will happen to them. They no longer have  houses to live. So, they just keep their defenselessness until there some other people or organization would help them. Yeah, it is very tragic for them. So, we can ask ourselves; don’t they have the same right with us to live in peace, safety and prosperity?

To discuss:

1.      What do you think of condemnation of illegal residence?

2.      How is your response if you are one of the illegal residents?

3.      What is the best solution to overcome this problem?

4.      Do you agree about condemnation of illegal residence? Why?

Condemnation: penggusuran 

illegal residence: pemukiman liar 

city planning: tata kota                 

is removed by condemnation: digusur                       

defenselessness: kepasrahan               

prosperity: kesejahteraan        

policy: kebijakan         

adept: cekatan             

seize: merampas

                    BENTENG PANYNYUA ENGLISH CLUB

                (Social Institution for Education and Human Resources Development)

                 Secretariat of Activities: Fort Rotterdam Jl. Penghibur No. 1, Makassar

                       Secretariat: Jl. Tanjung Palette, No. Telp. 085342612767, FB: facebook.com/bpecMks

 

Materi DISKUSI dan DEBAT dalam bahasa inggris "Capital punishment

Capital punishment

      Indonesia public return reminded with the process death execution. When a death punished from India Ayodhia Prasad Chaubay die in front of 12 people of shooter team which was provided by the high attorney of median.

As mentioned above generate pro and contra. Chef of GRANAT (gerakan anti Narkotika) Hardiman Jayadiningrat said the capital punishment has a proper as applied because the increasing numbers of drugs abuse, one reason why drugs seller don’t stop committing crimes because of the light penalties.

While in the other side counter opinion aid that rule of capital punishment against the human right, it is right to live in any circumstance like contained in universal declaration of human right.

Problems:

1.      Do you agree about capital punishment for traffickers?

2.      Will it be effective to lessen the drugs abuse?

3.      What would you do if friends/family involved of drugs?

4.      Who proper get capital punishment (traffickers/user)?

Glossary:

High attorney: Kejakaan tinggi
generate: menimbulkan
stiffer penalties: hukuman yang keras
shoot on the spot: tembak ditempat
capital punishment/death penalty: hukuman mati
trafficar: pengedar 

Materi Diskusi dan Debat dalam bahasa inggris "Criminal code revision of moral turpitude"

Criminal code revision of moral turpitude

      Seeing the condition of our country now, we are in moral decadence era. Therefore, our Justice and Human Rights Minister took a spectacular action by exposing to public about the plan to revise the criminal code of moral turpitude. The statement appeared pro and contra opinion.

The articles of moral turpitude as follows:

1.      Contraception tools (416 articles): showing contraception tools to public without permission will be fined at Rp.150,000;

2.      Adultery (419 articles): having sex between man and woman (love affair) will be punished 7 years maximum.

3.      Cohabitation (422 articles): living together between man and woman without legal marriage will be punished 2 years maximum.

4.      Homosexuality (427 articles): making relation with the same gender will be punished 1-7 years.

Address to discuss:

1.      What do you think about the plan to revise the criminal code of moral turpitude? Do you agree about that?

2.      How about the punishment of the four of the moral turpitude above?

3.      Some people think the plan is an intervention of people personal life? What do you think?

Glossary:

Moral decadence era: era kemerosotan moral

moral turpitude: kejahatan/pelanggaran asusila

Justice and Human Rights Minister: Menteri Hukum dan HAM 

Criminal code: KUHP 

Revise: merevisi/merubah/memperbaiki                      

contraception tools: alat kontasepsi    

fined: didenda                        

Adultery: perzinahan  

cohabitation: kumpul kebo

homosexuality: penyimpangan sex     

intervention: campur tangan   

personal life: kehidupan pribadi

contraception tools: alat kontasepsi   
fined: didenda                       
Adultery: perzinahan 
cohabitation: kumpul kebo
homosexuality: penyimpangan sex    
intervention: campur tangan  
personal life: kehidupan pribadi

              BENTENG PANYNYUA ENGLISH CLUB

                (Social Institution for Education and Human Resources Development)

                 Secretariat of Activities: Fort Rotterdam Jl. Penghibur No. 1, Makassar

                       Secretariat: Jl. Tanjung Palette, No. Telp. 085342612767, FB: facebook.com/bpecMks

 

Materi Diskusi dan Debat dalam bahasa inggris "Home Schooling"

Home Schooling

     Home schooling is legal in most countries, but extent to which it, is practiced and varies. In the Netherlands for example, parents have a duty to send their children to a school, and Germany also forbade home schooling.

The most important thing is ensuring children receive the decent education which they have a right to – something that, with its resources, experience and expertise, and some people think that the state is the best placed to do. Interaction with other pupils is a crucial element of a child’s development. Being atble to integrate depends on exposure to other people- obviously there’s more diversity in a class than in the home. Indeed, parents and children spending day after at home are sometimes subject to a phenomenon sociologists call the ‘hothouse’ relationship – the closeness between them becomes exclusive, with relation to outsiders almost aggressive by instinct. Such a relationship makes it more difficult for the child to adapt to life in the wider community.

     In other case, parents are responsible for ensuring that their children’s education is carried out well. If they feel their children would be best educated at home, by them or by another that is their right. Parents know what is the best for their children – parents care more, because it’ their children. Home schooling doesn’t just offer a better education. Family bonding is a massively important element of a child’s development, one that’s constantly undermined in modern society. Positive parental role models are found less and less frequently. Home schooling is not a removal of a child from society- just from the state’s schools.

To discuss:

1.      Do you support home schooling?

2.      Do you believe that the state does not know best for the children’s education?

Do you agree if the house would allow parents to educate their children at home?

Materi Diskusi dan Debat Dalam bahasa inggris "The role of Internet"

The role of Internet

Nowadays, the development of technology becomes more and more rapid. It can be seen through internet. We can get lots of advantages through internet. First of all, it can make distance becoming closer. We could get friends easily and communicate with them. Secondly, it enlarges our insight of this world. We could get so much information either national or international. The last but not least, we could download free e-book. And many more facilities that we could get through this device. Wow! It’s really fantastic and amazing, we could get around the world only sitting on a seat and looking at what we have never seen and visited before.

In contrast, internet also can bring lots of disadvantages. For the users, especially for teenagers; it provides lots of forbidden sites like porn sites. Besides that, it also influences psychological of the users. Just imagine when somebody sitting in front of computer to play internet, they don’t know how long they’ve already spent their time in that place. It then makes them lazy to do other useful activities. It’s really serious problem. Probably, there are many other negative effects that brought by internet not only for the users but to the other sides.

To discuss:

1.      What do you think about internet?

2.      Are you internet user? If so, in what occasion do you use internet?

3.      How does internet help you to solve your problem?

4.      Do you have any idea to overcome the negative effects of internet?

5.      Do you think the development of technology; especially internet can make our life becoming easier?

Materi Diskusi dan Debat dalam bahasa inggris "Dream job"

Dream job

      Yenny is gloomy, her face is not bright. She can’t eat and sleep well. She doesn’t have spirit doing her job. Why? Telling you the truth, she takes a pity in her parents. They have spent a lot of money until she gets her diploma. Unfortunately, her job isn’t balanced with her degree. At her office, she gets simple duties like typing, and replying letters. She wants to get challenging duties. So, her knowledge she gets from the college isn’t useless.

Besides that, her salary isn’t sufficient to fulfill her needs. The costs of living is higher, moreover this country is having a monetary crisis.

      Early in the morning the girl always reads the newspaper. She doesn’t forget to open the column of advertisement “vacancy” once she smiles to read on an advertisement that is suitable for her talent. Then she writes and plans to apply for it. Once she is sad to read on the advertisement because she wants to apply for it, unfortunately she can’t fulfill it.

In her heart, she wants to get the job that challenge her, beside the salary is interesting.

Of course, we want to have the right job that is suitable for our education. So, our effort to get what we want is looking for the profitable job.

questions :

·         Have you ever experienced the case like that?

·         What is your dream job? What have you prepared to achieve it?

·         Which is the most important thing from the women in find the job: beauty, brain or behavior?

·         Must we work as our educational background? Why?

·         What would you say if you get a question “how much salary do you want?”    

            BENTENG PANYNYUA ENGLISH CLUB

                  (Social Institution for Education and Human Resources Development)

                 Secretariat of Activities: Fort Rotterdam Jl. Penghibur No. 1, Makassar

                       Secretariat: Jl. Tanjung Palette, No. Telp. 085342612767, FB: facebook.com/bpecMks

 

Materi diskusi dan debat dalam bahasa inggris "Tradition"

Tradition

      In a world of technological change, we struggle to keep up with the new developments, yet at the same time, many of us welcome the continuity and repetition provided by traditions. Some of our traditions are connected with places, others relate to calendar and religious or pagan ceremonies.

Annual calendar tradition in our society like wearing a new clothes to celebrate Idul Fitri day (a victory day after Holy Ramadan fasting). The other when we want to start or begin our first day at school. We are wearing a new clothes and new bag etc. in that two events we feel ashamed if we don’t follow the tradition.

      Traditions are also observed during important moments of our lives such as weding and funerals. In traditional Macassarnese and Buginese weeding, people wear baju bodo. And some families make ceremony before the wedding like Mapparola and Mappatuada, but now many people left the ceremony to shorten the time. In Torajanese funerals, we can see a big party which called Rambu Solo Ceremony. This ceremony runs for several days and sacrifice many buffaloes and pigs with many unique and interesting ceremonies.

        But now, our traditions are attacked by Western custom. Our young generation likes fast food most than our traditional food, they like listening to western music rather than the traditional one. Traditional songs, music and dance only mastered by old people, but the youth don’t care anymore.

Problems :

·         Do you think we should maintain our traditions or make a way for change?

·         Who must be responsible to maintain our tradition?

·         How to counter attack our tradition from the influence of western culture?

                  BENTENG PANYNYUA ENGLISH CLUB

                (Social Institution for Education and Human Resources Development)

                 Secretariat of Activities: Fort Rotterdam Jl. Penghibur No. 1, Makassar

                       Secretariat: Jl. Tanjung Palette, No. Telp. 085342612767, FB: facebook.com/bpecMks