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The famous beach tourism in Singkawang is Pasir Panjang Beach. This beach is a an attractive beach which always visited by many visitors in West Borneo. This beach is located about 20 km away from Singkawang city. The access to the beach is also very easy because it facilitated with good highway. Otherwise, you can go to the beach by public transportation such as taxis, public transportation, or minibus.

The other activities you can do on the beach are, fishing, swimming, snorkeling by boat, speedboat and many more. The beach is located in Tujuh Belas region and equipped with various supporting facilities, such as hotels, inns, souvenir shops, restaurants and various other facilities such as entertainment venues and discotheques.

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• Singkawang city

• West Borneo

• Pasir Panjang beach

• Facilities in Pasir Panjang beach

• Transportation in Singkawang city

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Bali Bird Park is a large walk-in-aviary which consists of more than 1.000 birds. Located in Singapadu, Bali, this park was opened in September 1995. Before 1995, the site of Bird Park in Singapadu was just an expanse of terraced rice fields. This extraordinary transformation was done by Edi Swoboda. A dedicated naturalist since childhood, Edi Swoboda, has lived in Bali for many years. He had long dreamed of creating a bird park. He personally designed every detail of the gardens and aviaries. To enrich the park, Edi Swoboda placed original artifacts from different places in Indonesia (many incorporating bird themes). These artifacts, undoubtedly, draw visitor’s attention, and giving nuances of nature to them.

Source: Taken from Contact Magazine

How many birds are there in Bali Bird Park?

• 1000 birds

• 100 birds

• 1.001 birds

• 10.000 birds

• more than 1.000 birds

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Bali Bird Park is a large walk-in-aviary which consists of more than 1.000 birds. Located in Singapadu, Bali, this park was opened in September 1995. Before 1995, the site of Bird Park in Singapadu was just an expanse of terraced rice fields. This extraordinary transformation was done by Edi Swoboda. A dedicated naturalist since childhood, Edi Swoboda, has lived in Bali for many years. He had long dreamed of creating a bird park. He personally designed every detail of the gardens and aviaries. To enrich the park, Edi Swoboda placed original artifacts from different places in Indonesia (many incorporating bird themes). These artifacts, undoubtedly, draw visitor’s attention, and giving nuances of nature to them.

Source: Taken from Contact Magazine

Where is the location of Bali Bird Park?

• Legian

• Kuta

• Singapadu

• Denpasar

• Karangasem

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Bali Bird Park is a large walk-in-aviary which consists of more than 1.000 birds. Located in Singapadu, Bali, this park was opened in September 1995. Before 1995, the site of Bird Park in Singapadu was just an expanse of terraced rice fields. This extraordinary transformation was done by Edi Swoboda. A dedicated naturalist since childhood, Edi Swoboda, has lived in Bali for many years. He had long dreamed of creating a bird park. He personally designed every detail of the gardens and aviaries. To enrich the park, Edi Swoboda placed original artifacts from different places in Indonesia (many incorporating bird themes). These artifacts, undoubtedly, draw visitor’s attention, and giving nuances of nature to them.

Source: Taken from Contact Magazine

When was Bali Bird Park Opened?

• Before September 1995

• In September 1995

• In September 2001

• Before September 2001

• After September 1995

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Bali Bird Park is a large walk-in-aviary which consists of more than 1.000 birds. Located in Singapadu, Bali, this park was opened in September 1995. Before 1995, the site of Bird Park in Singapadu was just an expanse of terraced rice fields. This extraordinary transformation was done by Edi Swoboda. A dedicated naturalist since childhood, Edi Swoboda, has lived in Bali for many years. He had long dreamed of creating a bird park. He personally designed every detail of the gardens and aviaries. To enrich the park, Edi Swoboda placed original artifacts from different places in Indonesia (many incorporating bird themes). These artifacts, undoubtedly, draw visitor’s attention, and giving nuances of nature to them.

Source: Taken from Contact Magazine

Who designed every detail of the gardens and aviaries?

• A naturalist

• A botanical expert

• A visitor

• A Balinese

• A gardener

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Bali Bird Park is a large walk-in-aviary which consists of more than 1.000 birds. Located in Singapadu, Bali, this park was opened in September 1995. Before 1995, the site of Bird Park in Singapadu was just an expanse of terraced rice fields. This extraordinary transformation was done by Edi Swoboda. A dedicated naturalist since childhood, Edi Swoboda, has lived in Bali for many years. He had long dreamed of creating a bird park. He personally designed every detail of the gardens and aviaries. To enrich the park, Edi Swoboda placed original artifacts from different places in Indonesia (many incorporating bird themes). These artifacts, undoubtedly, draw visitor’s attention, and giving nuances of nature to them.

Source: Taken from Contact Magazine

Where did Edi Swoboda get the artifacts to enrich the park?

• From different places in the world

• From regencies in Bali

• From different parts of the world

• From various sources

• From different places in Indonesia.

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• orientation - series of events – reorientation

• goal - material- steps

• orientation - complication-resolution-coda

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Lawang Sewu is one of the famous historical buildings in Indonesia. It is named Lawang Sewu which means a thousand doors.

Besides its thousand doors, it is also well known for the fascinating stained glass windows representing theDutch Symbolism. The stained glass windows are similar with those of the places like The Hague and Rotterdam and also the Royal family.

The building has numerous long winding corridors whichopenout to the offices on one side of the officeand theother end of the building on the otherhand. It isa famous landmark in the region of Semarang anda pride for Java.

“Lawang Sewu is one of … in Indonesia.” (The first sentence) is what we called….

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• coda

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• identification

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Lawang Sewu is one of the famous historical buildings in Indonesia. It is named Lawang Sewu which means a thousand doors.

Besides its thousand doors, it is also well known for the fascinating stained glass windows representing theDutch Symbolism. The stained glass windows are similar with those of the places like The Hague and Rotterdam and also the Royal family.

The building has numerous long winding corridors whichopenout to the offices on one side of the officeand theother end of the building on the otherhand. It isa famous landmark in the region of Semarang anda pride for Java.

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• to describe particularly about Lawang Sewu

• to visit lawang Sewu

• to retell about Lawang Sewu

• to review about Lawang Sewu

• to tell the reader how to go there