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The Legend of Lau Kawar Lake

At that time, people believe that harvest season has arrived in Kawar village. The entire citizen was happy with the rice crops; like the Kawar village chief who definitely delighted since he had a very wide field. As the expression of gratitude to God, the Kawar Village chief held a Guro-Guro Aron Drum party in his field for four days and four nights. The entire citizen was invited to that extraordinary party.

Because the invitation was sent by the village chief no one dare to refuse the invitation except an old woman, the mother of the village chief. This woman was alone in the house, while all of her children and grandchildren went to the party. Continuously some faint drum voices from time to time could be heard from her bed. Around midday the danced was stopped for lunch break. The village chief and the whole villagers were having luxurious and abundant lunch. Beef and goat as well as pig and chicken were served in the meals; everyone was full, satisfied and happy. But this was just the first day.

After resting for a moment, the dancing and singing was continued came guided by the village chief's child. Strangely while dancing in the afternoon the village chief called his small child, apparently he remembered his mother who was left was alone and hungry at home. Rice with decent side dishes was prepared. The small child was told to deliver it to his grandmother house. However unfortunate fate once again fell on the grandmother, he forgot to delivered the lunch in time, even food he should be delivering was opened by him in the middle of the road and all beef, goat, chicken, and pig was eaten until only the bones left and then the grandchild packed the bone into the original parcel.

Although the lunch was arrived very late on the afternoon but the grandmother still smile to her grandchild who came to bring the lunch. After delivering the lunch, the grandchild then returns the field immediately. Thus the old woman with great difficulty got up from the bed to eat. But when the parcel in opened the grandmother startled because there are only bones in it. For a long time the baffled grandmother gazed at the parcel, did not realize his tear fell wetted his wrinkled cheek. Indeed the grandmother's fate was poor. The child whom she raised into a respected village chief has forgotten his mother. The grandmother's conscience was very sad, disappointed and angry. She cried, and swore "I who give birth and raised you, till you have the respected position evidently you could not respect your own parents, this mother's milk as the witness my child, for that is swore” her tears continued to fell on her cheek. Not long afterwards the words of this unfortunate grandmother was granted, dark dew began to close the sky, as the day got dark. Lightning and the thunder swarmed continuously. The whole citizen who was celebrating the party began to panic; moreover the rain began to pour down rapidly.

The party was ended instantly; the entire citizen ran looking for a sheltering place. But the rain does not care, the rain continuously poured down for seven day and seven the night, then suddenly a flood happened. Kawar village that located precisely under Sinabung Mountain Foot was sunk. Nothing could be saved. Kawar village then became a lake, which today known as the Lau Kawar Lake

The Legend of Lau Kawar Lake

At that time, people believe that harvest season has arrived in Kawar village. The entire citizen was happy with the rice crops; like the Kawar village chief who definitely delighted since he had a very wide field. As the expression of gratitude to God, the Kawar Village chief held a Guro-Guro Aron Drum party in his field for four days and four nights. The entire citizen was invited to that extraordinary party.

Because the invitation was sent by the village chief no one dare to refuse the invitation except an old woman, the mother of the village chief. This woman was alone in the house, while all of her children and grandchildren went to the party. Continuously some faint drum voices from time to time could be heard from her bed. Around midday the danced was stopped for lunch break. The village chief and the whole villagers were having luxurious and abundant lunch. Beef and goat as well as pig and chicken were served in the meals; everyone was full, satisfied and happy. But this was just the first day.

After resting for a moment, the dancing and singing was continued came guided by the village chief's child. Strangely while dancing in the afternoon the village chief called his small child, apparently he remembered his mother who was left was alone and hungry at home. Rice with decent side dishes was prepared. The small child was told to deliver it to his grandmother house. However unfortunate fate once again fell on the grandmother, he forgot to delivered the lunch in time, even food he should be delivering was opened by him in the middle of the road and all beef, goat, chicken, and pig was eaten until only the bones left and then the grandchild packed the bone into the original parcel.

Although the lunch was arrived very late on the afternoon but the grandmother still smile to her grandchild who came to bring the lunch. After delivering the lunch, the grandchild then returns the field immediately. Thus the old woman with great difficulty got up from the bed to eat. But when the parcel in opened the grandmother startled because there are only bones in it. For a long time the baffled grandmother gazed at the parcel, did not realize his tear fell wetted his wrinkled cheek. Indeed the grandmother's fate was poor. The child whom she raised into a respected village chief has forgotten his mother. The grandmother's conscience was very sad, disappointed and angry. She cried, and swore "I who give birth and raised you, till you have the respected position evidently you could not respect your own parents, this mother's milk as the witness my child, for that is swore” her tears continued to fell on her cheek. Not long afterwards the words of this unfortunate grandmother was granted, dark dew began to close the sky, as the day got dark. Lightning and the thunder swarmed continuously. The whole citizen who was celebrating the party began to panic; moreover the rain began to pour down rapidly.

The party was ended instantly; the entire citizen ran looking for a sheltering place. But the rain does not care, the rain continuously poured down for seven day and seven the night, then suddenly a flood happened. Kawar village that located precisely under Sinabung Mountain Foot was sunk. Nothing could be saved. Kawar village then became a lake, which today known as the Lau Kawar Lake

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present perfect with already/yet/since/for

Choose the correct answer

Write 'for' or ' since'

Activity 1. Listen to Joanne talk about her career. Put the topics in order as she mentions them.

• Her career development
• Her education
• Opportunities at GSK

Activity 2. True or false?

Joanne Storey works at the start of the drug development process.

She has a degree in ecology.

She became interested in physiology during her PhD studies.

Joanne doesn’t like her strategic role because it is hard to work with colleagues from different areas.

GSK only focuses on pharmaceutical drug development.

Activity 3. Match the halves. Watch and check.

1. I'm a senior director at

1. leading the lab.

2. My undergraduate degree was

2. a bench scientist.

3. I went on

3. on vaccines and consumer health products.

4. I started as

4. a global health care company.

5. Then I moved into

5. pharmaceutical research and development.

6. Since then my career has grown

6. move sideways across the company

7. I get to meet scientists from many different disciplines

7. to do a PhD in neuroscience.

8. I focus very much on

8. in biological sciences.

9. Here at GSK we work

1. across different therapy areas.

10. People come in in one role and then

10. and I've taken on more leadership roles.

Activity 4. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions – in, to, at, into, across, on, as.

1. I'm a senior director ___ GSK.
2. My undergraduate degree was __ biological sciences.
3. I went __ to do a PhD in neuroscience.
4. I started __ a bench scientist and I then moved ___ leading the lab.
5. I've taken __ more leadership roles.
6. Now I'm __ a strategic role.
7. I get __ meet scientists from many different disciplines.
8. I focus very much __ pharmaceutical research and development.
9. Here __ GSK we work __ vaccines and consumer health products.
10. People come __ in one role and then move sideways ______  the company.

Vocabulary: complete the text, Create sentences in Pres. Perf, Use for-Since, Reading T-F, Listen and choose

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SONG WITH THE GIVEN WORDS

read and comprehension

grammar practice

since/for ตอบคำถามให้ถูกต้อง

Present perfect listening practice

🧠 A. Gap filling (1 point each)

Fill in each gap with one word only.

1. When I was offered a higher salary, I decided to hand in my {resignation}.
2. Many graduates nowadays struggle to find a job that matches their {qualifications}.
3. He’s been working {for} the same company for over fifteen years.
4. If you can’t come to work due to illness, you must provide a medical {certificate}.
5. She’s under a lot of {pressure} to meet the deadlines this quarter.
6. The company had to make several employees {redundant} due to the economic crisis.
7. After years of hard work, he finally got a well-deserved {promotion}.
8. During the interview, they asked me to talk about my previous {work} experience.

✍️ B. Translate into English (2 points each)

Translate the following sentences into English.
(Type your translation into the box below each sentence.)

1. Firma zaoferowała jej stanowisko kierownicze po roku pracy.
   { }
2. Jeśli chcesz wziąć kilka dni wolnego, musisz wypełnić odpowiedni formularz.
   { }
3. Został zwolniony, ponieważ nie spełniał oczekiwań przełożonych.
   { }
4. Otrzymała premię za wyjątkowe wyniki sprzedaży.
   { }
5. Lubi swoją pracę, mimo że jest bardzo stresująca i wymagająca.
   { }
6. Kiedy przechodzisz na emeryturę, możesz w końcu odpocząć od zawodowych obowiązków.
   { }
7. On często bierze nadgodziny, żeby zarobić więcej pieniędzy.
   { }

🔗 C. Match the words to make collocations (1 point each)

Write the correct letter (a–h) next to each number.

1. career → {b}
2. job → {f}
3. working → {g}
4. annual → {d}
5. company → {e}
6. permanent → {a}
7. part-time → {c}
8. unpaid → {h}

a. contract
b. development
c. leave
d. review
e. meeting
f. position
g. experience
h. internship

🧾 D. Multiple Choice (1 point each)

Choose the correct answer (a, b, c or d).

1. If you’re unhappy in your job, it’s best to _________ and look for something new.
   {b: resign}
2. A person who supervises and trains young workers is called _________.
   {b: a mentor}
3. The new project has been put _________ until next year.
   {b: on the back burner}
4. She was praised for thinking _________ and finding an innovative solution.
   {a: outside the box}
5. The company went _________ after years of financial problems.
   {a: in the red}
6. If a product is selling like hotcakes, it’s _________.
   {b: very popular}
7. He’s such a _________ person — everyone in the office likes him.
   {d: people-oriented}

💬 E. Idioms & Expressions – Gap filling (1 point each)

Complete the sentences with one of the idioms:
(in the red / have a lot on your plate / put off / crunch the numbers / take off / win-win situation)

1. We need to {crunch the numbers} before deciding whether the project is profitable.
2. I can’t join you this weekend — I really {have a lot on my plate} at work.
3. Sales have really {taken off} since we launched our new website.
4. Let’s not {put off} this decision any longer.
5. A flexible schedule is a {win-win situation} for both the employer and employees.

Complete the sentences using the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets and for or since.

Present Perfect with for and since

computer since