Bilingual MC in the Graduation Ceremony at SMPN 7 Cenrana

Here is an example of bilingual Masters of Graduation Ceremonies (English and Bahasa Indonesia), intended to be used by Indonesian students, grade: SMP/MTs, SMA/MA/SMK and college. MC 1 speaks in English; MC 2 in Bahasa Indonesia.

This MC script was taken from SMPN 7 Cenrana graduation ceremony in the 2013/2014 academic year, held on June 16th 2014. It was written by Soe_ http://www.soehaarrr.com ©2014_ SMPN 7 Cenrana Maros.

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Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb….
• MC 1:
Ladies and Gentlemen, all the guests and audiences… we would like to say: “Welcome to SMPN 7 Cenrana. Thank you very much for attending our invitation.”

• MC 2:
Bapak, Ibu, para undangan dan hadirin sekalian… kami ucapkan: “Selamat Datang di SMP Negeri 7 Cenrana. Terima kasih atas kesediaannya memenuhi undangan kami”
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• MC 1:
For the students of SMPN 7 Cenrana, grade 9, please come to the ceremony place and have a seat.

• MC 2:
Kepada Siswa kelas 9 SMPN 7 Cenrana, kami persilahkan menempati tempat yang telah disediakan

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• MC 1:
Honorable:
The head of Cenrana Sub-district and the staff.
The head of Cenrana Education Department
The chief of Camba – Cenrana Police headquarters
The headmaster of SMPN 7 Cenrana.
All the students’ parents, all the guests and audiences…

• MC 2:
Yang Terhormat:
Camat Cenrana dan staf,
Kepala UPTD Cenrana,
Kepala Kepolisian Sektor Camba-Cenrana
Kepala SMPN 7 Cenrana,
Seluruh orang tua siswa, para undangan dan hadirin sekalian…
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• MC 1:
First of all, let us say Alhamdulillahirabbil ‘alamin. Let us praise to the Almighty Allah SWT, because of his Blessing, we are able to attend the graduation ceremony for the students of SMPN 7 Cenrana, on the 28th graduation, in the academic year 2013/2014… on Monday, 16th June 2014.

• MC 2:
Pertama-tama, marilah kita mengucapkan Alhamdulillahirabbil ‘alamin, karena atas keridhaan Allah SWT kita bisa menghadiri acara Penamatan siswa SMPN 7 Cenrana Angkatan ke-28, Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014, pada hari Senin, 16 Juni 2014.

An English Speech given by Ir. Soekarno: “The People’s Command”

Download: English Speech Scripts. Topic: Soekarno’s Speech on the Liberation of West Irian (Papua); Tri-Command (TRIKORA). By: Ir. Soekarno, the first President of the Republic of Indonesia. Place and date of the speech: Jogyakarta, 19^th December, 1961. File: Pdf. Source of the speech texts: Department of Information, Republic of Indonesia; Special Issue, no.82.

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THE PEOPLE’S COMMAND,

GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT/SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE SUPREME COMMAND FOR THE LIBERATION OF WEST IRIAN AT A MASS MEETING IN JOGJAKARTA, ON 19th DECEMBER 1961.

Friends,

As was said by the Sultan just now, today, it is exactly 15 years since the day on which the city of Jogjakarta – or to be more exact,the Republic of Indonesia was attacked by the Dutch. Thirteen years ago there began what we call the second military action taken by the Dutch against the Republic of Indonesia.

As all of you know, the military action which was begun here13 years ago was the second, which means that we also underwent a first military action. And that first military action started on 21stJuly, 1947. But if it is viewed as a whole, seen as one historical event,then in fact we did not suffer, merely two military actions from the Dutch, the first on 21st July 1947, the second on 19th December 1948,No. In reality the Dutch, Dutch imperialism, on hundreds of occasions has taken military action against the Indonesian People.

You know that the Dutch began to come here to Indonesia in1596, when Admiral Cornelis De Houtman dropped anchor in Banten Bay. Since that time, Friends, Dutch efforts to occupy the whole of Indonesia were always accompanied by force of arms. That is why I say that in fact the Dutch have taken military action against the Indonesian people hundreds of times. And as something for the people of Jogjakarta to be proud of – I say from this rostrum, that it was from the region of Jogjakarta that the first opposition came, fierce opposition against Dutch Imperialism. This was at the time Sultan Agung Hanjokrokusumo mobilised his army from the Jogjakarta region to attack what then was called the city of Batavia. Therefore,Dr. Mohammad Yamin’s proposal in the first meeting of the National Defense Council was most appropriate : that the Command I shall give … God willing – should not be given anywhere else other than in Jogjakarta, the centre of resistance against Dutch imperialism.

Friends,

Yes, on 17th August 1945 we proclaimed Indonesia’s Independence, we set up the Republic of Indonesia, which now stands firmly established, although several times struck by the Dutch, stands firmly established and today with a resolute mind even wants to bring the region of West Irian also into the territory under our authority.

But, you know the Proclamation of 17th August 1945 was only one of the peaks of the Indonesian Nation’s efforts to set up their own state. You know that decades earlier the Indonesian people had arisen, arisen to become a free Nation, although they had been colonized for hundreds of years, although they had been trampled upon for hundreds of years, although they had been starved for hundreds of years, although they had been humiliated for hundreds of years, although for hundreds of years they had been made into a people of miseries, although efforts had been made to extinguish the National spirit entirely, yet – as I have said repeatedly – we arose again.

I once said, even a worm will wriggle and turn when we tread on it, let alone men, let alone nations. The Indonesian Nation turned, set up organisations called the National Movement, which movement spread out, went deeper, spread out, went deeper, spread out, went deeper, eventually covering the whole of Indonesia. Spread out, went deeper, spread out, went deeper, ultimately on 17th August 1945 exploding as the first Indonesian Revolution.

And it was at that moment, Friends, that the Republic of Indonesia was set up, that the Republic of Indonesia unfurled the Indonesian flag.

And that Indonesian flag is not only known by the people of Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke, but the Indonesian flag is now respected by the greater part of mankind. People see the Indonesian flag flying in our Embassy in Washington, people see the Honoured Red and White flying in London, people see the Honoured Red and White flying in Moscow, flying in Cairo, flying in Paris, flying in Mexico-City, flying in Ottawa – in short, the Honoured Red and White Flag is already known by all the people in this world, and as I have said, the greater part of mankind respects the Honoured Red and White Flag. Only the imperialists and the stooges of the imperialists do not respect the Red and White Flag. And as I say, God willing, the time will come when all the people in this world will respect the Red and While Flag wherever it may fly. » Click here to download this speech completely»»…

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Transforming Indonesia: The Challenges of Good Governance and Development

Transforming Indonesia: The Challenges of Good Governance and Development, a speech (abridged version) by Dr. Budiono, Vice President of Indonesia, at the Blavatnik School of Government and Global Economic Governance Program, University of Oxford on October 30, 2013. In his lecture, he discussed the challenges facing Indonesia’s development as the country seeks to ensure strong economic growth and accountable, democratic governance.

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Transforming Indonesia: The Challenges of Good Governance and Development

Learning from Indonesia’s varied and at times checked historical experience it has become increasingly clear to me that the problems of politics, economics and governance cannot be completely separated or pursued independently of each other.

This is especially true in a fledgling democracy and a developing country like Indonesia as we have to simultaneously strive to consolidate our participatory system of government, sustain economic growth and widely distribute its fruits if we wish to take the country into the realm of the virtuous circle of development.

This world view changed dramatically with the onset of the Asian financial crisis in 1997 which affected Indonesia the most, as the authoritarian system of government was seen to be part of the problem.  Henceforth Indonesia has been engaged in transforming its political system at all levels of government to become much more democratic, decentralized and publicly accountable. The key word in Indonesia’s transition was Reformasi or reform, rather than revolution. Although dissatisfactory to some who wished for more radical changes and a complete break with the past regime, the majority of Indonesians opted for an orderly and constitutional process of political transition towards democracy through a more inclusive negotiated process.

English Speech: Idul Fitri in Indonesia

Download: an example of English speech. Theme: Religion; Islam. Title: Idul Fitri (Eid al-Fitr) in Indonesia. File: pdf. This English speech script is intended to be used for Indonesian students;  grade: secondary school students, SMP/MTs, SMA/MA/SMK. Script by: Soehaarrr ©2013_http://soehaarrr.com. File archive: July, 2013.

Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.

Honorable Juries
Ladies and Gentlemen
Sisters and brothers …

First  of  all,  let  us  praise  to  the  Almighty  Allah  SWT,  because  of  His  Blessing  we  are able to attend this English speech contest. Secondly, may peace be upon the prophet Muhammad Saw who has guided us from the darkness into the brightness.

I  would  also  like  to  say  many  thanks  to  the  juries  and  MC  who  have  given  me opportunity to deliver an English speech in front of you all.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today, I would like to talk about “Idul Fitri in Indonesia”.

Idul Fitri (Eid al-Fitr), also known as the Feast or Festival of Breaking the Fast, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of the fasting month, Ramadhan. The day of Idul Fitri is on the first day of the month of Shawwal. Muslims are prohibited to fast on that day, and the main ritual done by Muslims is praying in the morning or shalat Idul Fitri which is usually carried out in an open field or a large hall.  As one of the biggest Islamic traditions, Idul Fitri is always celebrated happily by Muslims around the world.

Sisters and Brothers,

In our country, Indonesia, Idul Fitri is the biggest festival celebrated by our people. Idul Fitri, popularly called as ‘Lebaran’, is not only a religion festival but also a tradition that has become a part of our culture. Muslims in our country, just like in other countries, celebrate it happily. They recite incantation or known as ‘Takbiran’, and pray in the morning or Shalat Idul Fitri. On the day of Idul Fitri, Muslims also visit their families, relatives, and friends to ask forgiveness to each other… Click here to download this speech completely »…

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English Speech: Prophet Muhammad SAW

Download: an example of English speech. Theme: Religion; Islam. Title: The Life story of Prophet Muhammad SAW. File: pdf. This English speech script is intended to be used for Indonesian students;  grade: secondary school students, SMP/MTs, SMA/MA/SMK. Source of the speech script: shareyouressays.com. Reposted on and by: http://www.soehaarrr.com. File archive: May, 2013.

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SCRIPT:

Assalamu’alaikum Wr.Wb.

Honorable juries, teachers, committees and all the participants.  It is a great honor for me to join this English speech contest.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

In the name of Allah, the most Merciful and the most Gracious.

All praises be to Allah SWT, the lord of the world, the master of the day after, the creator of everything in this universe.

Peace and Salutation be upon our prophet Muhammad SAW, who has brought us from the darkness into the brightness and guided us into the right way of life.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

In this good opportunity, I would like to give a speech on the life story of our beloved prophet: Muhammad SAW (peace be upon him).

Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca in 571 A.D. The name of his father was Abdullah and the name of his mother was Aminah. Muhammad was born after the death of his father. His mother also died when he was only six years old. After the death of his mother, Muhammad was brought up by his grand-father Abdul Muttalib and later on, by his uncle Abu Thalib. From the very childhood Muhammad was serious minded and very often used to think about everything which he saw around him.

As a young boy of thirteen years, he joined his uncle in his business. During his trade-journeys he curiously watched the various customs of the different Arab societies. At the age of twenty-five years he was employed by a rich widow Khadijah for looking after her business. She was so impressed with the noble character of Muhammad that she subsequently married him. Prophet lived with her till she died. After her death the Prophet married other women who were also widows except the fourth one (Ayesha Begum) who was daughter of his friend and disciple Abu Bakar from Khadijah, the Prophet had two sons and four daughters. But, only the fourth daughter Fatima survived him. From other wives there were no children.

Prophet Muhammad thought seriously about the evils in the society and was anxious to find out ways and means to remove them. He used to go to a lonely cave in the mountain called Hira’ where he thought about the concept of God, religion and the reform of the society. It is believed that once, in the month of Ramadhan in 609 A.D., when the Prophet was meditating in the cave, he heard a strange voice.

The voice was from Angle Gabriel who was sent to him by God. Gabriel whispered in the ears of the Prophet: “Read in the name of Allah, the Creator of all things, who made man from a clot of blood. Read for thy Lord is most gracious, he who teaches the use of pen teaches man what he does not know”.

This was the first ‘message of God’ (Wahi) to the Prophet. Since then, a series of divine communications or messages of God were received by him on different occasions till his death. Quran is a collection of all such divine messages revealed to the Prophet from time to time. In short, the basic principles of the religion which were preached by the Prophet are as under:

(i) God (Allah) is one and only one, and that Muhammad is His messenger (Rasool).

(ii) God (Allah) is the Supreme Commander of everything that exists in this World and that everyone should “submit to the will of God”. As pointed out earlier, the Arabic word Islam means “submission to the will of God”.

(iii) All human beings are equal. No one is to be treated as superior to another because they are like brothers.

Through his preaching, the Prophet laid down also the new principles of life and abolished the existing evil customs from the society. First to believe and obey these divine messages was Prophet’s wife Khadijah.

Gradually others also believed in what he said. But a great majority of people in Mecca opposed these preachings. They did not allow the Prophet to speak and communicate the message to the people. Finding it difficult, the Prophet left Mecca and went to Medina in 622 A.D. This journey from Mecca to Medina is taken to be a ‘holy mission’ (Hejarat). At Medina his preaching’s were appreciated and more and more people became followers of the Prophet…

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English Speech: Teachers, Heroes without Medals

An example of English speech. Theme: Education, Teachers’ Day, Teachers’ Association of the Republic of Indonesia (PGRI). Title: “Teachers, Heroes without Medals”; intended to be used for Indonesian students, grade: elementary and secondary schools. This speech script is written and posted by soehaarrr; ©haarrr.wordpress.com

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Script of the speech:

Honorable Juries
Honorable our Teachers
Ladies and Gentlemen; Brothers and Sisters

Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
It is a great honor for me to join this English speech contest. Thank you very much for the chance given to me.

Ladies and Gentlemen;
In this good opportunity, I would like to give an English speech entitled: “Teachers: Heroes without Medals”.

Every year, on the 25th of November, we commemorate the birthday of Teachers’ Association of the Republic of Indonesia, or known as PGRI. The day is also called National Teachers’ Day. The commemoration is a kind of appreciation for our teachers. It is usually celebrated in a ceremonial activity by giving a recognition to a certain teachers, head masters, or school attendants.

Brothers and Sisters;
Every time we talk about teachers, we often hear… “heroes without medals’. It seems that the title has been a trademark of teachers. The profession of teachers is considered as the hero without medals. Why do we call them like that? The answer is, I think, because of teachers’ services in educating people. The teachers’ dedication cannot be measured with the symbols or trophies, just like gold, silver or bronze medals.

But, even though there are no medals for teachers’ dedication, we realize that the profession of teachers has given a great contribution to the development of our country, especially in education sector. Let us imagine… what are we going to be, if there is no teacher in our lives? Because of teachers, we are able to read, write, and speak. Because of teachers, we can get knowledge and skills that we need to face the competition in this life ….

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Listening (Audio and Transcript): Confirming a Hotel Booking

Free download: English listening material. Title: Confirming a Hotel Booking; audio: mp3, transcript: doc files, type: dialogues/conversation, intended to use for Indonesian students (SMP/SMA).

Situation : a telephone conversation between a hotel receptionist and a person trying to make a booking. The line is bad but the receptionist has the telephone skills to deal with this problem.

Transcript:

CONFIRMING A HOTEL BOOKING
Receptionist : Good afternoon, Orion Hotel, how may I help you?
Customer    : I’m ringing to confirm a booking I made a week ago. I was expecting an email but I haven’t receivedanything.
Receptionist : I’m sorry the line is rather bad, would you mind repeating that, please?
Customer    : Yes, I made a reservation on your website under the name of Coutts. George Coutts.
Receptionist : Could you spell your surname for me, please?
Customer    : Yes, that’s C-O-U-T-T-S
Receptionist : And when was the reservation for?
Customer    : July 23^rd to the 29^th
Receptionist : Sorry, did you say the 21^st ?
Customer    : No, the 23^rd
Receptionist : Let me just check if we have your details on the system. Ah… yes, here we are.
Customer    : I put down one double and one single room, but I wonder if I could change that.
Receptionist : I’m terribly sorry I didn’t quite catch that. Would you mind speaking up a little?
Customer    : Yes, I wanted to change the number of rooms. Is it possible to have two doubles instead of a singleand a double?
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