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GRAMMAR REVIEW SIMPLE PAST TENSE   Look at the except from the text below. Pay attention to words in the bold type. A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra lived a women and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard because his father had passed away when he was a baby. One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship being raided by a band of pirates. With his bravery, Malin Kundang helped the merchant’s defeat the pirates. To thank him, the merchant allowed Malin Kundang to sail with him. Maling Kundang agreed in the hope to get a better a life. He left his mother alone. Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and a lot of crews who worked loading trading journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small village. The local people recognized that it was Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang’s mother ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She wanted to hug him

THE LEGEND OF MALIN KUNDANG A long time ago, in a small village near the beach n West Sumatra lived a women and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard because his father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang was a healthy, diligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sell the caught fish in the town. One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship being raided by a band of pirates. With his bravery, Malin Kundang helped the merchant’s defeat the pirates. To thank him, the merchant allowed Malin Kundang to sail with him. Maling Kundang agreed in the hope to get a better a life. He left his mother alone. Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and a lot of crews who worked loading trading journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small village. The local people recognized that it was Malin Kundang, a boy from the a

B.J. HABIBIE Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie known as BJ. Habibie was born on 25 June 1936. He was the Third President of the Republic of Indonesia (1998-1999). Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. His father was an agriculturist from Gorontalo of Bugis descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewomen from Yogyakarta. His parents met while studying in Bogor. When he was 14 years old, Habibie’s father died. Following his father’s death, Habibie continued his studies in Jakarta and then in 1955 moved to Germany. In 1960, Habibie received a degree in engineering in Germany, giving him the little Diplom-Ingenieur. He remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the Lehrstuhlund Institut Fur Leichtbau, RWTH Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral degree In 1962, Habibie returned to Indonesia for three months on sick leave. During this time, he was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun