Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Task 4 : Short Story

The Little Match Girl

It was new year's Eve, and the weather was bitterly cold. The sky was pitch black, and snow fell in large flaks. In the midst of the blizzard, a little girl staggered down the street, her head and feet bare. When she had left home, she had been wearing old slippers, but as she was crossing the road, she had been in such a hurry, that she had lost both of them. One of them had fallen right under the wheels of a large carriage, and the other had been grabbed by an urchin who wanted to use it as a boat.

The little girl staggered along her naked feet blue with cold. In her torn and dirty apron, she carried a large bundle of matches. She held a matchbox in her hand. She had a very bad day. No one had bought a single match from her. She was cold and hungry and was frightened to go home, because her father would beat her when he discovered she had not earned a penny. The snow continued to fall and the flakes looked like swan feathers in her pretty, curly, blonde hair. But what did she care about having lovely hair? All she knew was that on New Year's Eve all other little children and their parents enjoyed a big celebration feast.

The little girl found a spot in between two houses where she sat down, becoming colder and more frozen. What was the point of going home where her father would be angry with her? In any case, it was almost as cold inside her home as outside, the wind whistled so sharply through the large cracks in the walls.

The little girl could hardly move, her fingers were so stiff with cold. She told herself that if she lit one match, just one, it would warm her up. So she struck a match. There was a joyful crackling and the flame rose, warm and bright in her hand. The little girl had a sudden vision that she was sitting in front of a large copper stove. She stretched out her feet to warm them.

Too late! The stove had disappeared. All that remained was the blackened stump of a match in her fingers.

The little girl decided to strike a second match. This time, the flame was even brighter and more beautiful. The little girl saw a room containing a table covered with beautiful china. A large roast goose, all brown and plump, lay on a handsome platter. Then, suddenly, the goose rolled off the table and disappeared. All that lay before the child was the cold, gray street. It was unbearable.

The little girl desperately wanted to find the copper stove that had crackled so joyfully and the tasty goose that had smelled so delicious...

The little match seller struck a third match and found herself transported immediately to a beautiful house that contained a shining Christmas tree, covered with glittering garlands and brightly colored balls. Fruit and toys hung from the branches. Children were dancing in a ring around the tree, and they took her hand and brought her into the circle.

The little girls wanted to join in the dancing, but suddenly she was outside in the cold again. The snow had stopped and the stars shone over the dark, deserted street. A few passers by, in a hurry to get back to their friends  and family, rushed past without seeing the little girl, who huddled between two houses and stared at the sky.

A shooting star left a long and brilliant trail. The little girl knew that this meant someone was about to die. Her old grandmother, the only person who had ever been kind to her, had taught her this: if a star falls, it means that a soul has gone to God. She struck another match and this time her grandmother appeared to her, looking as she used to, with her sweet and gentle expression.

''Grandmother take me away!''  begged the little match girl.  ''Do not leave me alone. I know that when the match goes out you will disappear just like everything else I have seen until now. Like the fire that burned so brightly, like the goose that smelled so delicious, like the Christmas tree, you will fly away and I shall be left all alone in the dark street without anyone to look after me.''  Terrified at the idea of being abandoned once again, the little girl lit not one solitary match, but burned the whole box. Her grandmother reappeared, looking so beautiful in her black velvet gown, that she wore only on special occasions.


The old lady smiled tenderly at her granddaughter and took her in her arms. Then they flew away into the sky amid the brilliant glow of the matches, and were soon in heaven. The dawn broke on New Year's Day. A passer by discovered the barefoot little girl with curly hair, lying dead in the snow. All around her lay spent matches.

Task 3 : My Unforgettable Moment

 My Unforgettable Moment happened few months ago. I was chatting with my friend, Danelle. We both love to watch badminton games. While we were talking about badminton games, Danelle asked me to watch the badminton match live. I agreed because I’d love to see the match live and feel the euphoria.

After that, I decided to save my money for the ticket. I eat less and actually it was hard to do. But when I success on the first day, my will became stronger and I thought I could get enough money for the ticket.

My money was already enough for the ticket. I felt really really happy that time. But then other happy news came. Danelle said we can watch the match for free! I jump off the bed after hear that news and directly tell my mom about my plan to watch the match in Jakarta. My mom agreed and I can’t stop smiling after that.

The day had come. We are really ready to watch the match. At the front gate we met the badminton player from Canada. She is beautiful, tall, and kind. She smiled at me and Danelle! We smiled back at her and then we walked in to the court.

In the court, we sat in VIP class. It felt so close to the players and we easily watch the match with almost no disturbance, except the man who is standing in front of us and blocking the view of the match. There, we can find so many celebrities who were watching the match.


And after the match that Indonesia won, the players threw some shirts to the audience, and lucky me, I got one from Ahsan ! I felt very lucky and happy, but I decided to share it with Danelle. Well thank you so much to Danelle because of her I can watch the match without using my money and had a super great experience.

Task 2 : Introduce My Friend

Now, I’m going to introduce you one of my friend. Her name is Grace Novita Alexandra. She was born in Jakarta, 7th November 1998. She has one younger sister. She doesn’t have older sister or brother. She lives in Antapani now.
She was studying in Junior High School 7, near my school. Now she is studying in Senior High School 3, in class X IPA 2. She is joining SEF in our school. She also joins EF course, piano class, vocal class, T’ST, etc. she is an active person. She is cheerful and laughs easily.

She loves to listen to music, read book, surf the internet, chat with friends, play, and so on. She loves to sing to, and her voice is great. She knows many people because she is a friendly and kind person, even though sometimes she is annoying. But she is such a good friend to talk and play with.  

Task 1 : Introduce Myself

Hello, my name is Claudia Natasha May Shary. People usually call me Eca. I don’t know where did it come from, but my mom said it was from “ Natasha “. I was born in Indonesia, West Kalimantan, Pontianak on 13th May 1998. My dear parents are Berlin Situmorang and Tiosari Ompusunggu. I have 2 brothers, they are Julian Situmorang who is working in Palu, and the other one is Agus Trihan who just graduated from ITB now. I am the youngest in my family and I’m happy about it because my family care about me in their own special way. They let me do something I like but never stop to warn me about things.
I just moved to Bandung a year ago. The cause is my father. He has heart problem so it would be better if we move to Bandung. I enjoy live here. Now I’m going to tell you about my interests. My hobby is reading books. I love to read novels, comics, or articles. I love watching too. I love watching cartoons, movies, or variety show. I addicted to “ Running Man “ . it is a variety show from Korea. I don’t really like Korea that much, I love Running Man more. My favorite TV serial is NCIS. I also addicted to music. I listen to music like anytime. Before I go to school, at school, after school, before sleep, and other times. I love many genres of music, like Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Modern, Ballad and so on. I love to listen to Kris Allen ( American Idol ), Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc. And I looovee food. I love eating cakes, bread, chocolate and so on. Even though I have a slim body.

And now I’m going to tell you about my characteristic. I am a lazy person. I often wake up late. I usually just lay in my bed, watch movies while eating for a whole day. I know it’s a bad habit, but I try to fix it. I love to annoy people, make something, surf the internet, doodling, and many more. I love to write down my ‘crazy’ ideas. Well I hope I can be a writer too, sometimes. Okay, I think that’s all from me. Thank you for reading.