The Indonesia Australia Language Foundation is proud to present Kang Guru Radio English in Indonesia. In co-operation with RRI, and with the support of AusAID, Kang Guru Radio English is making it possible for people all across Indonesia to have regular access to quality English language learning activities. The Kang Guru Radio English program and magazine also provide the latest news about both Indonesia and Australia as well as information about the range of cooperation between the two countries. I trust that Kang Guru Radio English is in indeed being a 'brother teacher' for you.

Special endorSement

Goeffrey CrewesChief Executive Officer

IALF

ContentsApril 2000

Cover photograph : A collection of Australian scenes

Kang Guru's logo represents the most commonly found kangaroos in Australia. They are the red kangaroo, often called Big Red, and the grey kangaroo.

Kang GuruIALF - BaliPO Box 3095Denpasar 80030, BaliIndonesiaemail : Kangguru@ialfbali.co.idhomepage : http://www.ialf.edu

Kang Guru magazine is published in April and October each year.

Kang Guru publications are free and should not be sold for profit.

To All Of My Friends In Indonesia

Well, I'm off!!

After three fabulous years with Kang Guru Radio English on RRI, I am leaving. Thanks to you all for providing me with a very rewarding experience. I absolutely loved it, and enjoyed myself tremendously. Please also remember to:

Keep on listening to Kang Guru on RRI, and keep on writing letters to Kang Guru I have had a tremendous privilege working on the show, producing programs and receiving thousands of letters and e-mails from listeners all over Indonesia. Over the last two years Indonesia has had huge changes, and I have

really felt this in the letters I received. What I felt was the determination to keep on going, face the future, study hard, and always stay in touch with Kang Guru. And so many of you did. Fantastic!

My final thanks to Ogi and Darmika, RRI and AusAID. And good luck to you all working with Kevin!

And don't ever forget, 'Good Neighbours Make Good Friends!'

Hi ya,I would like to say how happy I am to be working on Kang Guru Radio English. Walter has done a fantastic job over the past three years and we will miss him. At the same time we wish him all the best for the future. I know he will miss working here in Indonesia although I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of Walter. On occasions, you will hear him on Kang Guru Radio.

During this year Kang Guru Radio will be visiting many parts of Indonesia to meet people and talk to them and I hope to meet many of our Kang Guru listeners. We will be visiting places of interest, talking to all sorts of people and visiting AusAID projects across the country where Indonesians and AusAID expatriate staff are working together.

If you know something about the work of AusAID, perhaps in your local area, we would love to hear from you. Write us a letter and tell us about it.

I am looking forward to this year on Kang Guru Radio English and also to your letters and e-mails. We really do read every letter we receive. Hope to hear from you soon.

1 Contents Goodbye and Hello

2 Listeners' Letters

3 Idioms Inggris

4 Aussie-Music

5 Postcards from Australia 6 - 7 AusAID in Indonesia

8 Kevvy's Aussie Alphabet

9 The Kang Guru Interview

10 Different Pond, Different Fish

11 The World Around Us

12 Lizzy's Language Lab

Inside Back Cover : Schedule of Kang Guru Program on Regional RRI Stations

Listeners' LettersListeners' Letters

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Dear Kang Guru,By this year 2000, I've already received your magazines for six years. Wow, it's so long. From that years I can see your growth and I can feel my ability in English also improved by your magazines. I'm so happy because from zero you've teach me everything. Until now although I haven't feel satisfy to learn and learn again. Beside me, my friends also read your magazines you've sent to me and what they said? You're so perfect. That's true! So I hope you always keep it up.Thank you very much and best wishes for you.

Hetty S. KhameliaBALI

A Long Time LisTener

oz-indo ConneCTions

JusT AbouT everywhere

G'day Kang Guru!First up, thank you for your package that contains 6 cassettes and its transcripts. I have special stories deal with Kang Guru magazine and those cassettes.My first story is deal with Kang Guru maga-zine. I have received 3 Kang Guru magazine as long. One of them, then I sent to my English teacher when I was in junior high (SMP). Then, he replied, he told me that he has used two classes to discussed Kang Guru. He wants to copy that magazine, and deliver them to his students. But, he asked me "May I copy that magazine?"You know, Kang Guru, he lives in a village far from 'kota kecamatan'. We must cross a river (about 50 meters wide) by canoe, and continue by rural transportations to reach kota kecamatan. At kota kecamatan, there is only one shop that sells only one newspa-per. Therefore, the coming of Kang Guru magazine were really really proud getting an English reading material. And English magazine is really 'waw' for them. Maybe I should tell you that my village is situated on rural region of Sumatra. I think that's all for this time. I'll write to you again with two more stories deal with your cassettes. If you don't mind. Thanks.

KunaifiYOGYAKARTA

Dear Kang Guru,Thank you very much for your latest magazine. I'm very happy to be able to read it twice a year. By reading it I can know much deeper about the Australian's customs especially informations of many important and interesting places in Australia.From this magazine, my study in university "Australian Studies" can be supported when I did my mini project (paper) I used Kang Guru magazine as one of my sources. Thank you Kang Guru! Besides that I'm also very grateful for your existence that makes a good relationship between our beautiful and beloved countries 'Australia - Indonesia'With love to Kang Guru,

Diana SophaNORTH SUMATRA

mAy KAng guru be more PowerfuL

Dear Sir,Waiting for 7 months for me is boring but because of my love and friendship it makes me to be patient. I just want to get good news from the two countries relationship, no anger, no disappointment, no turmoils, I just want God to give the two countries 'peace' forever as our commitment "Good Neighbours Make Good Friends".Sir, what I have written above is my hope to our relationship (Indonesia and Australia), I don't like the relationship to be broken just because East Timor. Long life Indo-Aus, don't surrender, face your little problem. I'm optimistic it will go like before. Please send me Kang Guru magazine soon. I miss it very much. Don't go from my heart! Thanks a lot.

Yadi Purnomo, S.Pd.EAST JAVA

CAn'T wAiT ...........Dear Walter,Firstly, thanks for all of magazines that you sent me. It is a pleasure to receive your copies even if I'm restless waiting for your next copy. But I wish you never get tired to send me some copies more (it's my will). By writing you I hope it can helps you in making your next series and improving my skills in writing English.That I can do for you only. I can't help you so much (I'm a poor man but if I'm a rich man I promise that I will extend Kang Guru program and help it forever). I fingers cross you, May you always exist forever and just I want to say that "studying with Kang Guru is the only way I can afford to learn English".Thanks once again, your program and copies are very helpful and useful for me.Bye .......see you next.

Roni Lailatul IhromEAST LOMBOK

Good to hear from you again Syahrir. We printed your last letter in October 1997. Since then you have been to Australia. Good on ya mate! It sounds as though your time in Melbourne was fantastic and what a great opportunity for you Syahrir. Living with an Aussie family must have been a really in-teresting cross-cultural experience for you. Perhaps you could write to us again and tell us some of those experiences?

Dear Manager of Kang Guru Radio EnglishG'day mate .....First of all, I'd like to express my gratitude and appreciation to the management of Kang Guru Radio English, especially to Mr. Walter Slamer and so do those taking active participation in a way of making our 'good neighbours make good friends', the motto of our mission, so that we, Indonesia and Australia can keep in touch through RRI and AusAID in developing our mutual understanding. The first time I listened to and read Kang Guru Radio English program, which is in 1994, I've always taken active participations in listening the broadcasting via RRI Ujung Pandang, and I've been receiving the magazines as well. Being aware of the very positive advantages of Kang Guru Radio English Program, I then encouraged my private English students (BEST FORUM club) to participate in both listening and reading the program. Since then, I had decided to use Kang Guru Radio English as my supplementary teaching materials and even I use them as one of the resources for the purpose of the teaching of Cross Cultural Understanding.Apart from that, I tried my best and that I could go abroad to study English more effectively. Now that I work for Vocational High School of Business and Management field of study (normally called SMEA). Then I took a part in the selection of Fellowship program to Australia, funded and sponsored by Dikmenjur Dikbud. Finally, I passed the test and then I undertook TESOL program for Indonesian teachers of English as a short training course at Hawthorn Institute of Education in Melbourne, Australia.To me, this is such a wonderful and unforgettable moment in my life, which is studying English and its culture in the native country of English language, being able to practice English and making new friends with friendly Aussie people. I wish that I could come and see my foster parents as if I got together with my homestay family in Melbourne.

Drs. Syahrir BaduluSOUTH SULAWESI

ThAnKs KAng guru!

April 2000

We say 'won the Opera House lottery' when we have a great piece of luck, or when we are feeling very good and happy about ourselves, or life. 'Aw, I feel like I've won the Opera House lottery. I got that job I applied for, my footie team won on the weekend, and Shaz has agreed to marry me!'

Our next idiom is 'gone ape.' We say 'gone ape' when someone becomes highly emotional, or excited. Either overjoyed, or very angry and frustrated. Let's look at it in both senses. First, joy, happiness : 'The crowd went ape when Manchester United scored the winning goal.'

The other sense of 'gone ape' is anger, frustration. 'He was so angry, he just went ape and smashed the table into little bits!'

So, another two idioms for you to think about and if you

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InggrisIdioms

April 2000

We are going to look at some animal idioms. In fact, idioms about cats, so I hope you are curious about cat idioms, but not too curious because curiosity killed the cat, you know. That is, being too curious can be bad for you, can get you into some trouble - bahaya kalau terlalu ingin tahu.

Still, it might be better to be a little curious than have the cat get your tongue. If the cat's got your tongue it means you are too nervous or frightened to speak - takut bicara.

Funnily enough, cats often seem very high-spirited and nervy don't they? That's why we have the next idiom, like a cat on a hot tin roof, or as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof. That's how we describe someone who appears very nervous or frightened - gugup sekali.

But last of all, let's not forget that people believe cats are very lucky and live a long time, in fact, that cats have got nine lives. They are clever at avoiding danger and don't often get caught in dangerous situations. They know how to survive. Someone who has nine lives is someone sharing those cat-like characteristics of avoiding danger and surviving.

Let's recap and revise:

Curiosity killed the cat - bahaya kalau terlalu ingin tahu

Has the cat got your tongue? - takut bicara

Like a cat on a hot tin roof - gugup sekali

A cat's got nine lives - orang yang bisa menghindari bahaya

Curiosity killed the cat! Have you ever won the Opera House Lottery?

Verawati from Cianjur, West Java was the winner of the 10th Anniversary Competition from Kang Guru Radio English. Congratulations once again Verawati. Cucu, Verawati's friend sent an e-mail to Kang Guru in March and thanked Kang Guru for the

experience she had in Bali with Verawati and said that she would never forget it. Two lucky girls.

Verawati won the trip to Bali where she and her friend stayed at the Hotel Nusa Dua receiving VVIP attention in the lap of luxury. Then it was off to the Grand Hyatt for a further two nights with a day trip to Tampak Siring, Kintamani, Goa Gajah and Bali Adventure Rafting on the Ayung River. "Pretty wild stuff, that rafting", says Verawati.

Verawati has been an English teacher for over a year and she loves her job. About five years ago while she was studying at the University of Indonesia, Verawati started listening to Kang Guru Radio. She, as many listeners have, found it helped her with her English. Verawati then began reading the KG magazine and has been a loyal member of the KG audience ever since.

Won the opera house lottery - rasa bahagia sekali

Went ape - rasa bahagia sekali atau juga rasa marah sekali

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Aussie-Music

April 2000

Savage Garden, currently being played on Indonesian radio across the country, was formed by two Australian performers from Brisbane in Queensland. Their names are Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones. Their first album was released in 1997 and was called simply, "Savage Garden". Big hits followed with songs like "I Want You" and 'Truly Madly Deeply".

Their latest album called "Affirmation" has just been released. 'I Knew I Loved You' is already a very successful song all around the world. According to Darren, this song is a simple love song.

Darren's falsetto voice and the rise of acoustic guitars make it a song of innocence, according to Daniel. The song glitters with the devotion and joy of true love.

Darren and Daniel met while Darren was studying at university. Darren is 28 and Daniel is 29 years of age. They both spend a lot of time with computers. Daniel loves satay chicken while Darren enjoys Thai and Italian food. Darren co-writes and sings all lead vocals while Daniel plays keyboards and guitars.

Vocabulary help : affirmation = penegasan, falsetto = suara tinggi saat menyanyi, innocence = tidak berdosa, devotion = kesetiaan

SAVAGE GARDEN

"The Boys from the Bush"Written by : Porter / Kernaghan

Sung by : Lee Kernaghan

Okay folks, Kang Guru has been playing some Aussie Country music lately. We are going to look at the language used in one of those songs, 'The Boys from the Bush' by Lee Kernaghan.

We've been shearin' sheepWe've been musterin' stockWe've been cullin' out roosWe've been sprayin' the cropsBeen drovin' cattle, up an old stock routeNow it's Saturday night, we pile in the ute

CHORUS 1We're the boys from the bush and we're back in townThe dog's in the back and the foot goes downWe're life members of the outback clubWe're the boys from the bush, come in from the scrubWe've been out in the heatWe've been loadin' trucksWe've been fixin' fencesWe've been chokin' on dustWe curse the rain, we curse the droughtBut it's Saturday night, and we're all in the shout

CHORUS 2We're the boys from the bush and we're back in townWe get high when the sun goes downWe're life members of the outback clubWe're the boys from the bush, come in from the scrubWe work the land, through fire an' floodIt's in our hearts, it runs in the blood

Task 1. An Aussie Bush Quiz - True or False?1. A roo is a type of kangaroo.2. Saturday is a very important night for the boys from

the bush.3. An ute has seats in the front and in the back.4. The boys from the bush are sheep farmers.5. Farmers in Australia have a tough life.

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Postcards from Australia

April 2000

Denise's Postcard from West Australia

I went down to West Australia, flew to Perth and stayed there for a few days and

traveled down to the Southwest corner of the state. The first thing you notice, once

you get out of Perth, is just the space, it's just so huge and so empty compared to

Indonesia. You can travel for three hours by car and maybe meet ten other cars,

bumping into a few little villages with two or three thousand people. It's just the

space. Driving in West Australia is different to Indonesia. The main problem would

be the risk of falling asleep. In the city you have to be careful, but once you are out

of the city, the roads just go straight ahead for hundreds of kilometres and there is

hardly any other traffic. So you really have to keep yourself awake.

I went in December, it was summer but actually when we were there it was quite

cool. It was pleasant, very sunny, dry but the evenings were cool. When we were

right on the South coast we had to put the heater on.I would like to go back to West Australia someday and spend more time in the forest

and then travel north of Perth. I hear it is really beautiful as well out in the desert.

That's what people usually associate with Western Australia, vast tracts of desert. But

we spent most of our time either in the forest or near the beaches.

The highlights were the Perth Zoo and the forest activities. The Perth Zoo is a won-

derful zoo and you get a great introduction to the wealth of animal life that there is

in Australia. Right down on the South coast are the Jarrah and Karri Forests. The Tree

Top Walk, which everybody knows about, is just fantastic. If you go there you end up

walking right high up into the trees, at one stage, forty meters above the ground. On

the Bush Tucker Tour we went on a canoeing trip, we had to do our own paddling,

then we stopped and had some bush tucker - we ate kangaroo meat, emu meat,

grub pate, all kinds of nuts and fruits that the Aboriginals would've eaten or still eat

and then we went for bush walk which ended in a cave. That was a great experience,

just to see natural Australia.

Task 2. Make sentences using the following words in the same order - you will have to add more words. 1. Denise / Perth / recently 2. Perth / has / wealth / Australian wildlife 3. The Bush Tucker Tour / popular / and / the food / unusual

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S y l v i a M u r p h y T e a m L e a d e r

A u s t r a l i a n D e v e l o p m e n t S c h o l a r s h i p ( A D S )G e d u n g P u s a t P e r f i l m a n H . U s m a r I s m a i l N o . 3 1 1

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"The next round of scholarships will begin in August. We will advertise the opening of the new round of applications on radio and in the press throughout Indonesia. People who are interested can ask for application forms and send them in prior to the closing date which will be in October. You can also find information from our website (http://www.adsjakarta.or.id).

So, once again, there will be over 300 scholarships awarded by the Australian Government for postgraduate study in Australia. Students will start studying in Australia in year 2002.

It's a great opportunity for any graduate who wants to continue studying. Australian universities are recognised internationally for their high educational standards and for their excellent facilities, not only for study but for social, sporting and other fun activities."

April 2000

in Indonesia

Action Plan with IASTP II

Time is drawing near for people to apply for Australian Development Scholarships for the year 2001. Kang Guru has more information on how you can apply for one of these scholarships to study in Australia.

Here's a message from Sylvia Murphy in the ADS office in Jakarta.

AusAID is the development cooperation organisation of the Australian government.

It aims to help reduce poverty by supporting sustainable development. In the year 2000 AusAID will spend almost $121 million

on projects in Indonesia.As Kang Guru always says, and as AusAID is showing,

"Good neighbours make good friends."Find AusAID on the internet; http://www.ausaid.gov.au

Way out in there in Kupang, Ibu Arlene Ratu Taga M. owns Joarinn Cefe, a small business enterprise selling traditional NTT handicrafts.Ibu Arlene believes that small business proprietors, especially women, can learn how to better manage and improve their businesses. Through

her involvement with IASTP II, like other small business people, many of them women, she has now developed an action plan to improve her business. Understanding market demand, quality control, and ways to improve traditional Indonesia Australia Specialised Training Project Phase II is in partnership with local business people who are keen to further develop their businesses and their business skills. Mentors, Herbert and Laurence, are working hard to assist several hundred local business men and women to further develop their livelihoods and potential for growth.

IASTP II, AusAID's largest program, with a budget of $AUD 55 million, is training people all across Indonesia in fields as diverse as Environmental Law and Enforcement, Forest Management, District and Provincial Hospital Management, Intellectual Property Rights, and Tuberculosis Detection and Monitoring. Requests for training come from the Indonesian Government, and are being carried out in 10 Ministries and in over 100 private, NGO and religious organizations. During 1999 IASTP trained for over 40,000 participants days.

Task 3. Answer these questions (in English)1. What can you buy at Joarinn Cefe?

2. What does IASTP stand for?

Australian Development Scholarships

You will also need a current IELTS or TOEFL score (one that is not more than 12 months old as at June 31, 2000). If you have to sit a new TOEFL or IELTS test, start preparing now.

Don't leave your planning until the last minute. You will need to collect your academic transcripts, so if you are missing some, now is the time to start writing to the university where you studied to get certified copies.

Indonesia HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention and Care Project began in 1995. It is a bilateral development project between the Government of Indonesia and the Government of Australia. The main purpose of the project is to contribute to the implementation of Government of Indonesia HIV/AIDS policies and strategies

at a national level as well as in three provinces. Made Suprapta, Mathilda Salu and Sartono are Assistant Project Coordinators in Bali, Kupang and Makassar respectively and are working alongside Indonesian government departments

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This active and enthusiastic group of young Kupang residents is supported by Indonesia HIV/AIDS, STD Prevention and Care Project facilitated by PKBI with funds from AusAID.

Remaja into Action on HIV/AIDS in NTT

in Indonesia

One of the groups working with the Indonesia HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention and Care Project in Kupang is the Peer Discussion Group out of the Youth Center Citra Remaja Cendana. It is a group of young people who are concerned about HIV/AIDS in their community.

The name of the group is KEMALA, Kelompok Muda Peduli AIDS. Pak Boy and his volunteer helpers, including Larry, go out into their community and deliver information about HIV/AIDS and STDs.

Larry told Kang Guru that they were involved in introducing AIDS awareness to the community, discussing reproductive health and distributing information on sexually transmitted diseases.

They also distribute condoms from a small warung near their meeting place. Their meeting place is under a huge tree beside a rubbish burner which also doubles as an advertising signboard. Grass roots for sure! Keep up the great work.

Carolyn and Bronwyn are Australian Volunteers International.They will be presenting a special Environmental Edition

Carolyn is working with PPLH, the local government and community, setting up a trial rubbish collection and recycling system. Waste materials are collected from households and taken to a nearby depot, sorted, and then either recycled or used in making compost.The local community is enthusiastic about the project although they do think it quite odd that Carolyn works 'happily' with rubbish. Needless to say the community is happy that their rubbish is collected and that the compost created is available for use in their gardens

Fifty kilometers north of Sanur in Bedugul, Bronwyn is teaching English to local staff and is also working on an interpretation project for the Botanical Gardens. Development of signs in English and Indonesian provide easy-to-follow instructions to visitors and messages about the environment and conservation. She also works with communities in the original Bali Aga villages of Bali. This work looks at the plants villagers use for traditional handicrafts, food and medicine. Learning how to propagate and grow these species themselves helps to ensure continuing supplies.

Carolyn and Bronwyn, two volunteers from Australia, are working with the environment but in two quite different settings in Bali. Carolyn works in and around a rubbish depot in Sanur while Bronwyn enjoys the fresh air and

beauty of the Botanical Gardens in Bedugul.

Environmentalists and Volunteers

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Kevvy's Aussie Alphabet

Lastly, I love the letter M because it also the first letter of Murrumbidgee. Yes, Murrumbidgee. Do you know what Murrumbidgee is? What is it? Some clues - it is long and it is always moving. Write to Kang Guru and tell us what it is AND why it is important to Australia. We'll send the best 5 entries a new KG T-shirt. Remember, what is it and why is it important in Australia?

M is for Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria and the second largest city in Australia. Melbourne is famous for gold mining in the last century. It is famous for men's football and it is where the Australian Football League began. It is also well known for Myer - a huge department store like Matahari here in Indonesia.

Hi everyone. It's me back with my Uncle Kevin on Kang Guru. What letter will do this time. How about, let me think? Hmmmmmmmmm. Well it's in the middle of the alphabet and it is the letter, that's right - the letter M. M

M is also for merino sheep. Australia is famous for merino sheep. The merino sheep was developed in Australia and is now famous all over the world, especially in the world of fashion. They produce fantastic wool used to make cloth and jumpers. There are millions and millions of merino sheep in Oz - millions!

There's the famous town called Nambour in Queensland. Nambour is very, very famous because it is the home of the world's biggest pineapple, that's nanas to you! The world's biggest pineapple, called the Big Pineapple, is in Nambour.

The Big Pineapple is an incredible tourist attraction; every year thousands of tourists go all the way to Nambour to see it.

The Big Pineapple is sooo big you can actually climb inside it, and climb stairs right up to the top. It is honestly one of the most incredible things you will ever see in your life! And after you have climbed up and down, you can, of course, have a lovely, cool pineapple juice to drink. Mmm, yum, yum!

And now the letter N! Oh, surely one of my favorite letters, the letter N.Now you know there are many interesting places and people and words

in Australia beginning with N.

Now, next for the letter n is the word nong. Nong is an expression which is a real piece of Aussie slang. We say nong when talking about someone a bit silly or stupid. Like, "Don't be a nong! Of course it will be dark after sunset!" Or like, "You nong, pigs can't fly!'

Ha, ha, Nong, it's even a bit of a nong word, isn't it? Well that's it.

I'll be back soon for another Kevvy's Aussie Alphabet, byyyeee!!!

N

April 2000

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The Kang Guru Interview

The Kang Guru Interview with Mr. John McCarthy,Australian Ambassador, 26 January 2000

KG : You've been in Indonesia for the past three years. A period of great change for Indonesia. Which of these changes do you think are most significant for the relationship between Indonesia and Australia?

A : Well, I suppose there've been four major areas of change in the time that I've been here. The first was the economic crisis, the second was the departure of Soeharto, I think the third was the Timor crisis, and the change that evolved from that, and the fourth was the election of Gus Dur and a democratic gov-ernment. Now, they are all very important and they're part of one process. But I think the most important in terms of our overall relationship is not as many people might think, the Timor issue, but I think the shift in Indonesia to a new, much more democratic system of government. I think that provided the shift is sustained, it will mean that some of the difficulties that have stood in the way of understanding between Australian and Indonesia will be quite seriously diminished, and I think that's important.

KG : OK, education you consider to be one of the key factors in the relationship between Indonesia and Australia. Would you like to expand on the importance of education?

A : Well, it's two ways. I mean what is essentially happening is that a very large number of Australians are visit-ing Indonesia and some are actually studying in Indonesian universities. Also Indonesians are going down to Australia in increasing numbers for education, secondary and tertiary in Australia. In any one year, there'd be about 17 to 18 thousand Indonesians studying in Australia. There are more Indonesians studying in Australia than in any other overseas country. Now, what all this means I think, is that you are building up in both coun-tries a group of people who know a lot about the other country and that's very, very significant. It also means that you have a group of alumni here in Indonesia who are very interested in sustaining a strong relationship with Australia because it's a country that they know very well. So I think what you have now in terms of edu-cational exchange is a very, very significant change in terms of numbers to what you had about twenty years ago.

KG : Mr. Ambassador, you have traveled to many parts of Indonesia over the last three years. Which areas have you found the most interesting?

A: I've always liked getting out of the capital. It's harder to do than it used to be because there's so much that keeps one bound to Jakarta. But I think if I were to show, you know, any particular area of interest, I think it is probably eastern Indonesia. I found traveling in Irian Jaya, Maluku, Flores, Lombok all very, very interesting. It's the maritime environment there I found fascinating. But I wouldn't want to downplay what I've seen in other parts of Indonesia. In Java itself, particularly the cultural heartland of Java, Yogya, Solo and also what I've seen in Sumatra, for example, around Lake Toba. I think very few people realise the enormous scope and diversity of Indonesia.

KG : How do you view the relationship between Indonesia and Australia in the coming year?

A : Well, I just say that over the last year everybody knows our relationship has had some difficulties. I think that these difficulties are on the wane. I think the approach taken by President Gus Dur has been very constructive towards Australia, and that, we appreciate. I think also the recent visit by our Foreign Minister helped things along. As a neighbour of Indonesia, we're very interested in having a positive and constructive relationship and we very much want to work towards that end. Thank you.

10 April 2000

What's in a name, you say. Well, in the West most people have three names. Yes, three names. A little bit different to here in Indonesia where many people only have one name. People usually have a first name, a middle name AND a last name. First names are also called Christian names, while last names are known as surnames or family names.The middle name is not often used and is usually only required on legal documents such as passports or when enrolling at a university.However first names and family names are used much more frequently. They are used when addressing somebody. Family names, if used on their own, are always used with a title.

Juliet is talking with various people she meets on her first day at university. She meets her new lecturer for the first time.

J : Mr. Smith, I am one of your new students. I am happy to meet you. My name is Juliet, Juliet Bell.

Juliet has never met Mr. Smith before, he is older and in an important position. She calls him Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith then invites her to call him Jack, his christian name.

Mr.S: Nice to meet you Juliet but please call me Jack. Welcome to Melbourne Uni and I hope you're settling into Uni life okay.

As you can see, in Australia people prefer being on a first name basis.

From then on Juliet calls him Jack, not Jack Smith. In Australia, people will often invite you to use their first names straight away, even teachers and lecturers. This is quite a different situation to Indonesia.

Let's recap those points again. If unsure of how to address somebody, use a title such as Mr or Mrs. Australians will quickly let you know if that is right or if first names should be used.

Letter from RinjaniKang Guru, my first day in Adelaide was very tiring. I nearly got burnt in the sun. 43 degrees!! Almost all Australians were wearing very light clothes with sunglasses protecting their handsome eyes. Even though it's very hot, I had to go out to find some tucker. However, I didn't find any. 'Bad luck!' as you say. So, my breaky in the plane was the only food I had. I don't mean that there was no food. I just found nothing familiar with my tongue, you see. Another thing not kind to me was that the day was longer. I had my sleep so late that I couldn't wake up early.

On the other hand, I found many things fantastic in the following days. I'd just realised that I lived in a well-facilitated Residential Wing at Royal Adelaide Hospital. When going around the city, meeting with colorful people from many different countries was exciting. I found Australians disciplined in moving, transportation and communications were pretty easy, environment clean, the weather changeable. Sometimes it's sunny in the morning but raining in the afternoon. And for me, talking to Australians is really joyful although I often misunderstand what they mean because of their strange accent.

Kevin, despite there being still many things I'd really like to tell you. I, so far, can say that many things are great in Australia. And I recom-mend that whoever visits or studies in Oz is very lucky.

About my studying? I'd love to tell you if you wish.

Cheers, Rinjani

Task 4. Find a word in Rinjani's letter that has the same meaning as E.g. good looking = handsome

1. thin =2. Aussie food =3. breakfast =4. trained =5. changes easily =

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Indonesia is a wildlife wonderland. Animals of all descriptions are found across all parts of the Indonesian archipelago. There is such a variety as well. From the komodo dragon of Komodo Island, the spectacular bird of paradise from Papua to the orangutan of Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Millions of years ago there were probably millions of orangutans in the forests of South East Asia. But after thousands of years of being hunted, and, in recent years, wide-ranging forest fires, the population of orangutans in the forests has been reduced to perhaps 20,000. In Indonesia, these creatures are only found on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Destruction of lowland rainforests in many parts of Indonesia is quickly destroying the environment of the orangutan. They are being forced to move to higher country. Their habitats are changing. In Sumatra there is one protected area for the orangutan. It is in The Gunung Leuseur National Park, not far from Medan. Of the 9000 estimated orangutans in Sumatra only 6000 are found in this protected area. In Kalimantan however there are 15 such parks. Of the 15,000 estimated to be living in Kalimantan, only 5,000 are in protected park areas.

The Gunung Leuseur National Park in Sumatra is an 800,000 hectare area of undisturbed tropical rainforest. This huge protected area includes a wide range of different habitats from lowland forest, river terraces, volcanic plateaus and brackish swamps. Within these habitats a wide range of wildlife and plants can be found.

Most of the lowland forest outside the park has been cleared so the park has become an important refuge for some of Sumatra's rarest and most interesting life forms. It is the only place in the world where the orangutan, rhino, elephant and tiger are found together.

The park was declared a National Park in 1980 and is under the control of the National Parks Office under the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation. The Indonesian Government is taking steps to ensure the protection of both the habitats and the life forms within them.

The Indonesian Government has introduced laws to assist in efforts to protect the orangutan and ensure that it will be around for a long time to come.

Christmas Island

The Gunung Leuseur National Park, Sumatra

Several months ago, Linda and Robyn visited Kang Guru and spoke with Walter. They both live and work on Christmas Island. Christmas Island is 360 km south of Java and 870 km northwest of Australia. Christmas Island is famous for red crabs - kepiting merah W : Do you want to give a quick rundown on what happens annually

with the red crabs?

R : About October when the first rains of the wet season start, that's the signal for the red crabs to go down towards the ocean. Originally the red crabs were marine crabs so they have evolved into land crabs. So, as soon as the first rains start, the migration begins and the roads and the parks and the jungle are just a sea of red crabs as they head down towards the ocean. They're amazing. They've got the most amazing navigation system, they head back to where they emerged from the ocean and whatever is in their way they all try to go up and over, even if it's a building. They just go through it and will get stuck inside your house, or around it. If they go around it they seem to pick up their course again and continue on their course down into the ocean.

W : Is it a lot of crabs?

L : Millions upon millions upon millions.

W : Really, do you have to be frightened of them, do you have to be scared of them?

L : No, no, no they're totally harmless, they probably have a body of about 5 centimetres.

R : Although they do weigh up to 3 kilos.W : Their weight is up to 3 kilos!?R : Up to 3 kilos, seriously, but that would be a very rare crab. On

average I'd say half a kilo.R : On average.W : But that's a pretty heavy crab, still but

they're friendly?R & L : Very friendly and very slow but they're

not afraid.W : When they're not migrating like that

where are they?R : In your garden.W : So you're actually see them all, all year

around.R : All year round, they just build a nest in

the gardenW : Just when they migrate you see this great

movement of them at the start of the wet season.

R & L : It is like a red carpet.April 2000

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Lizzy's Language Lab

April 2000

Liz is IALF's expert on Language Labs and also how students can use independent activities at home to improve their English. Of course you do not have Language Labs at home but hopefully

Lizzy's tips will help with your studies.

It's always a good idea to try to listen to things with somebody else or in a small group. If you listen you can make notes and then afterwards you can compare your notes with each other. Then, if you have missed something out, maybe your friend has got that piece of information and you will then be able to put it all together to help you remember. Then you can discuss things that you heard and maybe practice in English a little bit yourselves.

Another idea is to use a tape recorder to record what you are listening to. Then you can play it back together in your group again. By doing this you can repeat it listen over again and again. It will help you to not only listen again but you can also check your notes.

If you are watching movies on your television in your home cover up the subtitles at the bottom of the television screen. It will make you listen to the voices more carefully, especially if you really want to understand the movie. Of course, other people in your family may not be very happy with you but at least you can try, can't you?

Can you put Lizzy's five suggestions into their correct order?

compare notes with a friendlisten with a friendpracticemakes notesdiscuss

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I nd o nes i a Q and A

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E nt r i es w i l l b e j ud g ed o n co nt ent . W e w i l l b e l i s t eni ng t o y o ur E ng l i s h l ang uag e i ncl ud i ng p r o nunci at i o n and ho w i nt er es t i ng t he s eg m ent i s f o r l i s t ener s . D o no t w o r r y i f t he q ual i t y o f t he r eco r d i ng i s no t t o o g o o d , as l o ng as w e can hear w hat y o u ar e s ay i ng .

E nt r i es m us t ar r i v e at Kang G ur u b y t he b eg i nni ng o f Sep t em b er . M ak e s ur e t hat y o u g i v e d et ai l s o f al l p ar t i ci p ant s hear d o n t he cas s et t e, y o ur ad d r es s , and i f co nnect ed w i t h a s cho o l , y o ur s cho o l d et ai l s t o o .

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Task 1. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T

Task 2.1. Denise went to Perth recently2. Perth Zoo has a wealth of Australian wildlife3. The Bush Tucker Tour is very popular and the food is

very unusual

Task 3.1. weaving, ready-to-wear clothes, various weaving handi-

crafts, various handicrafts, sandalwood handicrafts2. Indonesia Australia Specialised Training Project

Task 4.thin = light, Aussie food = tucker, breakfast = breaky, trained = disciplined, changes easily = changeable.

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Bogor Sunday 20.10 wib FM 94.25 Mhz Pekanbaru Wednesday 17.30 wib FM 91.2 Mhz AM 241.54 mBukit Tinggi Thursday 09.30 wib FM 97.2 Mhz Pontianak Sunday tba FM 90.3 Mhz

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Kendari Sunday 12.30 wita FM 107 Mhz Sungai Liat Thursday 10.20 wib FM 93 Mhz

Kupang Sunday 17.00 wita FM 90.6 Mhz Surabaya tba (will rebroadcast Kang Guru in May 2000)

Lhokseumawe Thursday 15.00 wib FM 97.9 Mhz Surakarta Monday 14.30 wib FM 102 Mhz Madiun Tuesday 14.10 wib FM 99.5 Mhz TanjungKarang Saturday 17.00 wib FM 93 Mhz Malang Sunday 10.30 wib FM 94.8 Mhz TanjungPinang Thursday 13.30 wib FM 93 Mhz Manado Thursday 07.30 wita FM 97.2 Mhz Ternate Friday 16.30 wit FM 93.5 Mhz

Manokwari Monday 18.30 wit FM 97.8 Mhz Tual Saturday 08.30 wit FM 92.4 Mhz

Mataram Wednesday 10.10 wita FM 89.1 Mhz Ujung Pandang Monday 19.30 wita FM 99 Mhz

Medan Monday 14.15 wib FM 97.8 Mhz Wamena Saturday 12.00 wit FM 93.5 Mhz Saturday 05.30 wib FM 95.1 MhzMerauke Saturday 07.30 wit tba Yogyakarta Tuesday 16.00 wib FM 103 Mhz Thursday tba = to be advised

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