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How to know Others Common introduction

I’m Elizabeth. Call me Liz!

Do you like to make a friend? Or do you like to have a lot of Hi, I’m Richard!
friends? Then you should know how to introduce yourself in various I’m from Australia
situations.
● Closing
What you should do
● Greeting How do you do?
Formal Greeting: It’s nice to meet you
Good morning
I’m happy to meet you
Good afternoon
I’m glad to meet you
Good evening
It’s pleased to meet you
Common Greeting:
Good day! To make good impression in the first meeting, it is better to
How di! say something to show that we want to meet him/her again. We can
say:
Hi!
Hello! ✔ Good bye
✔ Good night
● Introduction
Formal Introduction ✔ See you later
My name is Elizabeth ✔ See you soon
My name is Richard Hamilton. What’s your name? ✔ See you tomorrow
I am Australian. ✔ Good luck
I live in Canberra. ✔ Keep in touch

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✔ Take care Mrs. Edward : How do you do Mr. Campbell?

✔ I’m looking forward to seeing you

✔ Cheerio Task 1
Find the differences between them and discuss it with your teacher!
✔ Have a good time
✔ Etc… Task 2
Discuss about “Addressing system in English”

The use of Mr,Mrs,Miss and Ms!

Read The two examples below!

Task 3
Example 1 Play Role Play
Elizabeth : Hello! I’m Elizabeth Mandel Make a group with your friends then practice these situations:
Chuck : Hi! My name is Charles Chang. But please call me Chuck. 1. You go to the bookstore. Incidentally, you have a crash with
Elizabeth : Nice to meet you Chuck. You can call me Liz. someone, then you make a friend.
Chuck : Ok. And what’s your last name again? 2. You are in the new class. You make a friend with a new
Elizabeth : Mandel student
Chuck : Nice to meet you too Liz 3. You are in your friend’s birthday party. You are interested to
make new friends in the party.
4. You are a delegation from your school to visit the youth
Example 2 organization meeting. You get many new friends, and you are
interested to have new friends.
Mr. Campbell : Good morning I’m John Campbell. 5. You go to your friend’s home. You introduce yourself to your
Mrs. Edward : Good morning I’m Lucy Edward friend’s parents.
Mr. Campbell : How do you do Mrs. Edward?

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Personal Identification ● What does he do?

If you go abroad or you need to have some important ● What’s your mother’s name?
documents ( ID card, Driver License, Passport, Credit Card, Insurance
Card, etc) you will have to give your personal identity. ● What does she do?

Questions ● Are you married or single?

● Excuse me, may I know your name please?
● How tall are you?
● What’s your complete name?
● How weights are you?
● How do you spell your name?
● What is your nationality?
● Where are you from?
● What are your hobbies?/ What is your hobby?
● What’s your address?
● What is your favorite food?
● Where do you go to school?
● What is your favorite drink?
● How do you go to school?
● What is your favorite TV program?
● What grade are you?
● What is your favorite subject?
● When were you born?
● How do you study English?
● Where were you born?

● How old are you? If you can answer all of questions above, then learn about CV
(Curriculum Vitae) below! You fill the blanks with your own identity.
● What’s your father ‘s name?

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Curriculum Vitae
9. Parents’ names : Father …………………..
1. Full Name : Mother………………….

2. Sex : Female 10. Parents’ jobs : Father…………………….

Male Mother…………………..

3. Place and date of birth : 11. Height :……………..cm

4. Nationality : 12. Weight :……………..Kg

5. Address : 13. Hobbies :…………………………

6. Marital Status : 14. Expectation :……………………….

7. Religion : 15. Extracurricular :……………………….

8. Education : 1. Kinder garden School of………. Task 1

In 199…………………………..
Discuss with your teacher about another kind of Personal Data!
2. Elementary School of………………….
In 200………………………………..
3. Junior High School of…………………. Task 2.
In 200………………………………..

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Practice the questions to ask about personal data and the personal Andrea : Hi Ahmad! This is my friend, Lisa. Lisa, this is Ahmad
identity form in these situations: Ahmad : Hi Lisa, nice to meet you!
1. You want to enroll to new school Lisa : Hi Ahmad! Where are you from?
2. You want to have a driver license Ahmad : I’m from Dubai.
3. You want to check up your health in the hospital Lisa : Nice! I’m from Rome. Nice to meet you too Ahmad
4. You want to have a job
Example 2

How to Introduce Others Ms. Janet : Good morning Steve. I want to introduce you with our
new trainer, Henry Campbell.
If you are able to introduce yourself and make your own Steve : Good morning Mr. Campbell!
personal identity, now you try to introduce your friend or your family Mr. Campbell : Good morning Steve. How do you do?
member to the others. Steve : How do you do Sir?

There are no difference in introducing others with Task 1

introducing others. You just keep attention in how you make an
introduction. Discuss the differences between those two examples with your
teacher!
You can use some words:
● Let me introduce you with my brother… Task 2
● Hi Adam! This is my brother, Luis.
● This is my brother Luis Role Play
● That is my sister Anna.
● That is my sister, her name is Anna Make in a group with your friend then practice these situations below!
1. You introduce your parents to your friend
Commonly “​This” ​and ”​That” ​are used for introducing someone. 2. You meet your boyfriend while you are walking with your
girlfriend, then you introduce her to him.
Read the examples below! 3. You introduce the new OSIS leader to your friend
4. You introduce your friend to your teacher
Example 1 5. You introduce your parents to your teacher

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Asking and Giving Opinion

Meeting with Friends
Sometimes we’d like to know about others’ opinion or
When we meet with somebody who knows us and we know, comment about something. In the other hand, we’d also really like to
we usually give some common greetings. give our comment and opinion.

Common greetings: Asking opinion:

● Hi how are you? ● How do you think about The government policy?
● How are you doing? ● What do you think about the government policy?
● How’s life? ● What do you say about the government policy?
● How’s it going? ● What’s your opinion about the government policy?
● How have you been? ● How about the government policy?
● How’s everything?
Giving opinion:
Some responses: ● I think it’s better than before
● I’m fine ● In my opinion it doesn’t work well
● I’m okay ● The government policy never meets with the society
● I’m very well thank you
● I’m good We would also like to show the agreement or disagreement by
● I’m great giving some questions.
● Not bad
● I’m not okay Questions for agreement or disagreement:
● Pretty well ● Do think the government policy walks so well?
● I’m very well ● Do you agree with the government policy?
● Are you satisfied with the government policy?
Task 1 ● The government policy never satisfies the society, is it?
Practice with your friend about asking condition ● You always agree with the government, don’t you?

Responses for the questions:

● Showing agreement:

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I think so…. 4. Traditional food

5. Modern food
I agree with you…. 6. Living in the city
Yes, that’s right 7. Living in the village
8. Food in the school’s canteen
I totally agree with that… 9. Tourism places in your town
I really believe that…. 10. Public vehicles in your town

Yes I’m sure about that.. Task 3

● Showing disagreement:
Write your opinion about something in a small piece paper then fold it
I don’t think so….
and turn it to your friend. Give your friend question and let her/him
I disagree with you…. answer your question!
No, that’s not right
How does she look like?
I totally disagree with that….
Sometimes we need to know about physical appearance of
I don’t believe that….
somebody. Now, do the task 1 first!
I’m not sure about that
Task 1
Task 1 Draw a face and name each of part from the face
Task 2
Find the topic by yourself to ask to your friends’ opinion! Draw a whole of human body, then name each part of it!

Task 2 Asking about someone’s physical character, you can use:

● How does she look like?
Make a question and opinion about topics below! ● How about her appearance?
1. Your school’s cleanness ● Is she beautiful?
2. Your English teachers ● Is he handsome?
3. Our president ● Tell me about her appearance…
● Do you think he is tall

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Make a group of your class, then decide one of famous person to be

Giving description can be stated in some words. Now look at described and guessed by other groups!
the pictures below then read the example!

How is She Like?

After we know about someone’s appearance the next is we

want to know more about his/her personality.
Let’s know about it!

Asking Personality
● How is She/he like?
● What do you think about him/her?
● What is your opinion about him/her?
● Do you think He is a good guy?
● Is she nice girl?
● Lola is young, she is beautiful and she has long straight hair ● He is smart, isn’t he?
● Betty has round face and short wavy hair ● What about her/his personality?
● Sandra has an oval face and curly hair ● He is responsible boy right?
● Tom is young and cute. He has a round face and short straight
hair Giving explanation about personality
● Ronald is old. He is fat and his head jus has a few hair. He’s ● She is good girl
almost bald. ● I think he is honest and responsible
● In my opinion she is messy girl
Task 3
Choose one of your friend, then describe of her/his appearance in Now, read the example of the dialog below!
front of the classroom and let other friends guest!
Putri : Lisa, do you know about Andi?
Task 4 Lisa : Andi?
Putri : Yes, Andi! The new student from NTT

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Lisa : O ya. Oh God I almost forgot! ■ Noisy

Putri : He is your classmate, isn’t he? ■ Handsome
Lisa : You’re right. ■ Tall
Putri : Errr…is he handsome? ■ Big
Lisa : I think not really. But he is quiet good looking. He is white ■ Thin
and he has a pointed nose. He also has big eyes, but he is quiet tall too ■ Small
I think. ■ White
Putri : How do you think about him? ■ Smart
Lisa : He is quiet. He doesn’t speak much. May be because he ■ Married
can’t speak Javanese. But he is friendly and kind. ■ Patient
Putri : Hey, is he smart? ■ Polite
Lisa : He is not too smart but he is diligent ■ Soft
Putri : So he is good student, isn’t he? ■ Long
Lisa : Put, why you asked about him much? ■ Pointed nose
Putri : I just wanna know ■ Clean
Lisa : Come on don’t be shy to say that you like him right? ■ Kind
Putri : No I don’t I just… ■ Generous
Lisa : You admire him! Just say it. I will tell him ■ Confident
Putri : Hey Put, please don’t I’m shy… ■ Shy
Lisa : Don’t be shy…. It’s okay… I’m with you. Trust me he’s a ■ Naughty
good boy! ■ Diligent
■ Sloppy
Task 1 ■ Messy
Read some words below and determine them, whether they are ■ Curly
personality or appearance then find the opposite word! ■ Squared
■ Rich
■ Fussy ■ Young
■ Stingy ■ Slow
■ Calm ■ Heavy
■ Friendly ■ Sharp nose
■ Flirt ■ Discipline

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■ Honest
■ New Task 2

Task 2 Make comparison between you and one of your friend!

Make question and answer about personality with your friend!
Task 3
Task 3 Discuss with your friends!
Make a guest about personality trait!
Hobbies
Comparison Talking about hobbies means talking about favorite things we
do.
Do you like to compare with others?
How to ask about hobbies:
Read the statement below ● What’s your hobby?
● What do you like to do in your spare time?
● Yulia is taller than Dewi ● What do you like to do in your leisure time?
● Anto is more diligent than Fahri ● What do you usually do for relaxing?
● What’s your favorite thing to do?
Pay attention with these sentences:
● Alicia is ​slimmer than​ Rani How to give answer:
● Alicia is ​more beautiful than​ Putri ● My hobby is swimming
● Putri is ​the slimmest from​ all the girls ● I like swimming/ I like to swim
● Rani is ​the most diligent of all ● I usually swim
● My favorite thing to do is swimming
Discuss the differences with your teacher!
Are these what you like to do?
Task 1
Collecting stamps drawing
Find the differences and the similarities between you and one of your Writing swimming
friends! Shopping Playing basketball

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Playing with Comp Reading

Singing Dancing

Find other hobbies!

Task 1
Ask your friends about their hobby

Task 2
Find the difference and similarity with you!

Family
Task 1
How do you say some family members? How many are your
family members?. Now, look at the diagram. What are their meanings? Find in Bahasa Indonesia!
● Grandparents
Family Tree ● Parents
● Daughter
● Son
● Brother
● Sister
● Aunt
● Uncle
● Cousin
● Niece
● Nephew
● Grandchildren
● Children
● Husband

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● Wife
● Father 5. How old is your father?
● Mother
● Great grandparents 6. How old is your mother?
● Half brother/half sister
7. Do you have sister?
We also know some relatives come from marriages. Find in Bahasa
Indonesia also! 8. How many sisters do you have?
● Mother in-law
● Father in-law 9. What is her/their names?
● Daughter in-law
● Son in-law 10. How old is she/are they?
● Sister in-law
● Brother in-law 11. Do you have brother?

Task 2 12. How many brothers do you have?

Draw your own family tree and describe it in front of the class! 13. What is his/are their names?

14. How old is he/are they?

How to ask?
15. What does your father do?
Some questions about family
16. What does your mother do?
1. What’s your father’s name?
17. How many uncles do you have?
2. What’s your mother’s name?
18. How many aunts do you have?
3. Where is your father from?
19. How many children do your parents have?
4. Where is your mother from?

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20. How many children do your grandparents have? ● Skirt

● Dress
● Blouse
Describing Family ● Gown
● Tie
Read the example below, how to describe about family! ● Suit
● Jacket
Hello my friends! I would like to tell you about my family. ● Coat
My name is Lola Amalia. I have a very big family. I have two sisters ● Hat
and one brother. I am the oldest in my family. My father’s name is ● Cap
Joko and my mother’s name is Sri yanti. My father is 45 years old and ● Shirt
my mother is 44 years old. My young sister’s name is Ami. She is 10 ● Socks
years old. My second young sister’s name is Rina. She is 8. The last is ● Shoes
the youngest in my family, my brother. His name is Raka. He is 3. ● Slippers
Well,…. That is my family. My family is a big family but I love them. ● Sandals
● Pocket bag
● Bracelet
Fashion and Clothing ● Earings
● Ring
How do you know about fashion? Can you mention some kind ● Flared pants
of clothing and describe it?. Pay attention to these kinds of questions: ● Pipe pants
● Vest
● What do you wear everyday? ● Boots
● What does she/he wear to the party? ● Leather bag
● Wallet
Find the meaning in Bahasa Indonesia from these words! ● Suitcase
● Sweater ● Briefcase
● T-Shirt ● Mittens
● Pants ● Gloves
● Shorts
Find other things in English!

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● Gas Station
Task 1 ● Flower shop
Make a description about fashion from the picture! ● Bakery
● Butcher
Task 2 ● Market
Make a description about a famous person’s style in fashion! ● Graveyard
● Kindergarden
● Park
Places ● Hospital
● Yard
In giving direction we should know some places in English. ● Port
Find the meaning! ● Hotel
● Inn
● Bus station
● School Find other places in your town!
● Post office
● Police office
● Shopping mall
● Coffee shop Asking; Is there/Are there
● Foodstall
● Cafetaria ● Is there any hotel in Karanganyar?
● Supermarket ● Are there any hotels in Karanganyar?
● Court
● Church Answering; Is there/Are there
● Mosque
● Train station ● Yes, there is one big hotel/ No there isn’t
● Airport ● Yes there are many hotels/ No there aren’t
● Library
● Book store
● Shoe store Task 1
● Restaurant Making question and answer about places in your town!

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● Sure. Go strait the Lawu street and then turn left you’ll see the
Task 2 hotel on the right, beside the cafeteria.
Making a guest about a place; tell the function and what people do
there! Don’t forget after you get the answer say thank you!

Read the example of dialog below!

Walk up and Drive Along; Giving Direction
A : Excuse me. Could you please tell me how to get to the post office
from here?
Do you like asking someone if you really don’t know the B : Certainly. Drive along Lawu street until you see the intersection.
place where you want to go?. In this lesson we’re gonna learn how to Turn left and drive up Lawu street you’ll see the post office on the
give direction in English. right, near the junior high school
A : Tahnk you very much
Making question asking the direction:
● Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the hotel from here?
● Excuse me. Could you please tell me how to get to the nearest Task 1
hotel from here? Learn these words!
● Excuse me. Would you please tell me how to get to the nearest
hotel from here? Walk up walk along go straight
● Excuse me. What’s the quickest way to get to the nearest hotel Go along drive up drive along
from here? Turn right turn left in the corner
● Excuse me. What’s the easiest way to get to the nearest hotel T junction Intersection Traffic light
from here? Across from Next to behind
Beside near Ride along
Giiving direction
● Certainly. Walk up Monginsidi street and turn right. Walk Task 2
along Lawu street and you’ll see the hotel on the left, across Draw your own map from your school to your house and then
from the hospital describe how to get to school from your house in front of the class!
● Of course. Drive along the Lawu street and you’ll see the hotel
on the right, next to the restaurant.

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Task 3 ● Take many buses to Tawangmangu. There are Langsung Jaya,

Role Play Rukun Sayur, and etc.
In a group you’ll practice giving the direction based on these
situation! Sometimes, we also can ask somebody to recommend a good place.
1. Yo go by motorcycle and then you want to go to shopping
mall Asking recommendation:
2. Yo go on foot and then you want to go to library ● Can you recommend a good hotel in Tawangmangu?
3. Yo go by your own car and the n you want to go to the book ● Can you recommend good tourist sight in Tawangmangu?
store
Giving Recommendation:
● Yes.Kusuma Komaratih is a good hotel
● Yes. Grojogan sewu is a good tourist sight
Get off and Get in
Task 1
You want to go somewhere but you don’t know to get there? Role play
You need a direction what you should take. Make in group. Play role by making dialog. You are as a tourist and
try to get the way to the beautiful place in your town!
Asking a direction:
● Can you tell me how to get there?
● Could you please tell me what bus I should take to
Tawangmangu? Daily Activity
● Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to tawangmangu?
● What bus should I take to Tawangmangu? If you want to know about others’ activity there
● What train should I take to Yogya so I can get to Malioboro? are some you can you use to make questions.

Giving direction by using vehicles Asking

● Take Langsung Jaya bus or Rukun Sayur bus and get off at ● What do you usually do every Sunday?
Tawangmangu bus station. ● Where do you usually go on Sundays?
● Take Prameks train and get off in Tugu train station. Take the ● What activities do you usually do on Sundays?
becak and you’ll get to Malioboro ● What favorite things you like to do on Sundays?
● What time do you usually get up?

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● What does usually your sister do on Sundays?

● What does she usually get up? And how about if you tell about your friend activity? Read the
● Tell me your activity on Sundays! example!
● Tell me about your activity on Sundays!
Good morning my friend! I would like to tell you about my
Answering: friend’s daily activity. Her name is Indah. She usually wakes up at
● I go playing badminton and read magazines 05.00. She prays Subuh and helps her mother. She takes a bath, has
● I usually go playing badminton and read magazines breakfast then she goes to school. She comes home around 2. Then
● I like to play badminton and read magazines on Sundays she helps her mother again. After that she watches TV for a while
● She usually reads magazines and watches TV then she takes a bath. Then she prays Maghrib. After praying Maghrib
● She usually gets up at 5 she has dinner with her family. She recites Qur’sn and prays Isya.
● I usually get up at 6 in the morning And then she studies until 10. Finally she gets asleep.
Task 1
You can give explanation about your daily routines, read the Make a group of your friends and retell your activity with your friends
example below! in a group. Share the story of your activity which you usually do on
weekend, weekdays or holiday!
Good morning my friends! Let me tell you about my daily
routines on weekdays. I usually get up at 4.30. And then I pray Subuh Task 2
and take a bath. After that, I have breakfast, then I go to school aroundRetell your story to the other groups or in front of the classroom!
6 in the morning. I go to school by bus. I go home from school at
1.30. I arrive at home around 2 in the afternoon. Sometimes I do not Job/Occupation
go home directly, but I join the extracurricular at school. I get home
around 4. I take a bath and tidy my room. Sometimes I watch TV. At Talking about job, we also still talk about daily routines. Read
5.45, I pray Maghrib. After that I have my dinner with my family. I some profession below and decide what do you want to be:
recite Qur’an until Isya. And then, I pray Isya. Finish praying, I study
until 10 pm. Finally I take a sleep after that. ● Secretary
● Technician
You will usually use; ● Doctor
Then and next after that ● Nurse
Finally usually sometimes always ● Dentist
Rarely often never

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● Security guard ● I’m teacher

● Post man ● My father is a teacher
● Pilot ● My father’s job is teacher
● Flight Attendance ● He teaches in Senior High
● Teacher
● Lecturer
● Mechanic Interviewing Job
● Policeman
● Soldier Have you ever been interviewed? Have ever looked for a
● Butcher job?. There are some questions usually given in interviewing job.
● Designer
● Baker Asking by using can/able to:
● Chef ● Can you drive a car?
● Stewardess ● Are you able to speak English well?
● Housewife
● Businessman Giving answer:
● Driver ● Yes I can drive a car well
● Vendor ● I’m able to speak English little
● Tailor
● Surgeon
● Veterinarian Task 1

Find other kind of jobs you know! Answer these following questions about interviewing

Asking Profession: 1. Excuse me, what’s your name again?

● What do you do?
● What does your father do? 2. Where do you live?
● What’s your father’s job?
● What profession does your father have? 3. Tell me about your education background!

Giving answer: 4. Can you operate computer?

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How to ask:
5. Can you make a letter in English? ● Would you like to go with me tonight?
● Would you mind accompanying me tonight?
6. Are you able to communicate well? ● Do you like to go with me tonight?
● Do you mind coming to my home tonight?
7. Where did you study computer? ● Can you come to my home tonight?
● Can you call me tonight?
8. Where did you study English? ● Call me tonight please!

9. Do you have driver license? In giving response we might accept or refuse the request or
invitation.
10. Do you like traveling? Acceptence:
● I’d like to
11. Are you married or still single? ● I’d love to
● Never mind
12. Do you like working outside or inside? ● Sure
● With pleasure
13. What do you expect from your work? ● Of course
● Sure
● I don’t mind

Task 2
Role Play in a group. Make a situation that you are an interview. You Refusal:
need an employee for your office. Let your friends become your ● I’d like to but…
employee! ● I’d love to but….
● I wish I could
Requesting and Inviting ● I’m sorry
● I’m really sorry
In some situations we’d like to request something or inviting ● I’m terribly sorry
someone. ● I’m not sure

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Task 1 Make instruction with group of your friends in various situations

Make request and invitation to your friends and let your friends give
the response to you! Task 2
Make a procedure about something and explain it in front of your
Task 2 friends!
Make an unusual invitation to your firend!
Unforgettable Memories
Instruction; Imperative
Do you like sharing your past experience with your friends? In
Sometimes we make some instructions or imperatives to theEnglish will always use past tense for that. There are some questions
others. we can use about unforgettable memories or past experience.

Instruction based on the condition: How to ask about past:

● I’m cold. Close the door please! ● What did you do last Sunday?
● I’m thirsty. Take me a glass of water please! ● Did you go to Yogyakarta last holiday?
● Feed the cat! ● Where were you yesterday?
● Don’t be noisy here! ● Was it beautiful there?
● Don’t litter! ● How did you go there?
●
In giving instruction, we also use it to give a procedure.
Read the example below! How to answer:
● I ​went​ to Yogya
Good morning my friends, in this nice occasion I’d tell you ● Yes I did
how to make an article. First do brainstorming. Find the good topic. ● I ​was​ ​in Yogya
Next, search the material from many sources. Third, state your ● Yes it ​was ​beautiful
opinion before writing. Fourth, start to write. After that, edit your ● I ​went​ there by train
writing. You can ask your friend or your teacher to help you edit your
writing. Finally, try to send it to some mass media. Don’t be shy or Pay attention on the bold words and discuss them with your
sad if your article isn’t published. Try and try again! Good luck! teacher!

Task 1 Retelling about your past experience

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came back to me. I told my mother but she just told me to be patient
Read the example below! and she said that my cousin actually was a good girl. You know, next
Good morning my friends, good morning my teacher. In thisshe’ll come again. Can you give me suggestion about my problem?
nice occasion I would like to tell you about my beautiful experience.
Last holiday I went to Jakarta with my brother. I visited and saw
many great places. On the first day, we went to Monas. We saw manyTask 1
historical heritages. We also heard the original voice of our Find the past form from these verbs
first president, Sukarno from the recorded sound. I was terrified but
proud there. The second day, I went to TMII. I saw and visited many ● Take
great places from all miniature of provinces around Indonesia. ● Buy
Although I still didn’t find the new provinces miniature there but I felt ● Make
happy. The third day, we went to Ancol . Oya did you belive me? I ● Sing
also met Tora Sudiro! Wow it was my first moment that I could meet ● Eat
an actor by my own eyes. I think that’s all about my beautiful ● Drink
experience. Thank you for your attention. ● Find
● Write
Beside beautiful memories, you can also share your problem. ● Read
● Have
Read the second example below! ● Give
Hi everybody! I want to share my problem with you. Last ● Lead
week, my cousin came to my home. She came from Jakarta. She ● Come
stayed one week in my home. I like her and she’s nice but something I ● See
didn’t like on that time. My mother asked her to sleep in my room. ● Speak
We slept on the same bed. Because we didn’t have any rooms ● Sell
anymore for her. You know what happened next? Yes, she slept with ● Run
me! But ow I really didn’t like it! She was snoring!. She snored all the ● Sleep
time and every night! I really couldn’t sleep at all. Moreover, She was ● Wake up
so sloppy. She borrowed many things from me. Hairgrip, hair band, ● Go
brose, pin or even clothes, T-shirts and my other blinks. But she ● Do
always forgot to bring them back to me. She didn’t bring them back to ● Say
me. After one week, she went home to Jakarta and all mine never ● Forget

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● Understand ● I’m sorry, it’s difficult for me to understand. Could you

● Know explain it in plain English?
● Become ● I’m sorry. Can you repeat that again?
● Shake ● I’m sorry. What did you say?
● Tell ● What did you mean with that?
● Meet ● Did you say “robber”?
● Build ● Please repeat that again!
● Leave ● Tell me more!
● What?
Find other verbs!
Task 1
Task 2 Make an example about making clarification with your friend!
Share your experience in a group and if you have problem share it
with your friends and let your friends give suggestion!

Task 3
Choose an experience from your group then retell it in front of your
class!

What Did You Say? How Much and How Many

Sometimes when we are talking with someone we get How much and How many are used for asking the sum of
difficulty to understand. We can make question to clarify what he or things.
she’s talking about.
Asking Using How much:
How to make clarification: ● How much sugar you need?
● I’m sorry, would you like to repeat again? ● How much Flour you want?
● I’m sorry, would you like to say it again more clearly?
● I’m sorry, I still don’t understand. Would you mind saying that Asking using How many:
again? ● How many apples you want to buy?
● I’m sorry I couldn’t catch your words. Can you say it again? ● How many Potatoes you need?

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A bottle of
Discuss the differences between how much and how many with
your teacher! A loaf of

Task 1 A bunch of
Classify these nouns whether they are countable or uncountable!
A tube of
Carrots orange bread
Chocolate Cheese Leek A pound of
Meat Chicken Fish
Flour frog Spinach A can of
Corn Milk Toothpaste
Soap Cake Cookies A dozen of
Tomatoes Potatoes Grapes
Bananas Watermelon Jam You can add more nouns!
Tea Coffee Sauce
Ketchup Peppers Mayonnaise
There are some partitives we use in English. There are:
● Pound/lb : 16 ons
● Dozen : 1 Lusin Asking Price
● Pint/pt. : Litre
● Quart/qt. : equal with two pints In asking price we should keep attention on how many or how
much the things we want to buy.
Task 2
Match the partitives below with some nouns in the task 1! How to ask price:
● How much is a jar of jam?
Partitives Nouns ● How much does a jar of jam cost?
A bar of ● How much are two bottles of juice?
● How much do two bottles cost?
A jar of
How to give answer:

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● A jar of jam is Rp.4500/ It is Rp. 4500 Buyer : Thanks

● A jar of jam costs Rp. 4500/ It costs Rp. 4500
● Two bottles of juice are Rp. 15.000/ they are Rp. 15.000 Task 1
● Two bottle of juice cost Rp. 15.000/ They cost Rp. 15.000 Make a shopping list and practice to shop in the market

Read the example below! Task 2

Role Play with your friend to practice shopping in supermarket
Shopping in the traditional market!
Shopkeeper : Good afternoon. What can I do for you?
Buyer : I need a kilo of sugar, a bottle of ketchup and a can of Good news and Bad news
milk.
Sjopkeeper : Let me take for you…………Ok… so you need a kilo In reacting to good news and bad news in English, there are
of sugar, a bottle of ketchup and a can of milk. Is this right? some various expression.
Buyer : Yes sir. How much are they?
Shopkeeper : They all are 25.000 Reacting to good news:
Buyer : Here is the money sir! ● I’m glad to hear that
Shopkeeper : Here is your change ● I’m happy to hear that
Buyer : Thank you ● That’s great
Shopkeeper : You’re welcome ● How lucky!
● What a wonderful!
Shopping in supermarket! ● That’s good!

Sales : Excuse me, what can I do for you? Reacting to bad news:
Buyer : I want an extra large blue jeans ● I’m sorry to hear that
Sales : Which ones? The flared ones or the pipe ones? ● I’m sad to hear that
Buter : I want the flared ones ● How bad
Sales : Is it Okay? ● How terrible!
Buyer : I think yes, but I need an extra large. ● What a pity!
Sales : Here is sir ● How shame!
Buyer : Perfect! Can I fit it? ● What a shame!
Sales : Yes, sure you may come to the fitting room over there

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Find other kind expressions! ● Can I help you?

● Who’s this calling?
Task 1 ● Shall I take a message?
Determine the statements below whether they are good news or bad ● That’s right, this is 444567
news! ● Would you like him to call you back?
1. Our team lost the game yesterday ● Please hold a moment
2. Mrs. Tina lost her wallet on the bus ● Would you mind holding a moment?
3. My uncle was safe from the earthquake last year
4. My brother just got the car from his boss Responses to make a call:
5. I past my exam to enroll university ● Hello
6. I couldn’t get my scholarship ● Is Jim there?
7. My father just cured from his sick ● May I speak to Mr. Rosyad please?
8. I will follow the English speech championship ● Is Mrs. Rosyad in?
9. I delayed my plan to go home this year ● This is Mr. Abraham
10. There is a landslide in my hometown ● Could you have him call me at 444567?
● The message is….
Task 2
Make a statement in a piece of paper and change with your friend then Read the examples below!
let your friend react to your statement

1. A : Hello
Telephone Call B : Hello. Can I speak to Steve, please?
A : Yes. Just a minute. Who’s this calling?
In making telephone call in English, there are some ways we B : This is Tom Alberts. I work in the same office as Steve.
should know. A : Ok. Just a minute please
B : Hello?
How to make a call: C : Hi, Steve. This is Tom. How’s it going?
● Hello
● Hello, Hamdan Rosyad family! 2. A : Hello?
● Hello, Danar Hadi office! B : Hello? Maria?
● Hello, Raden Factory! A : Oh, I’m sorry. You must have the wrong number.

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B : I’m sorry. Is this 8119867? In the Restaurant

A : No, it isn’t.
B : I’m sorry to bother you. Thank you We have two kind of restaurants. There are a quick-food
A : That’s Ok. No problem restaurant and a regular restaurant.
3. A : Hello. Portland Insurance claims department How to order in a quick restaurant:
B : Hello. May I speak with Mr. Jones please? ● Next, please!
A : I’m sorry. Mr Jones is out of the office just now. Can I take a ● Can I help you?
message? ● What would you like to order?
B : Yeah. My name is Larry Trains. I’m calling about a car ● Is that for here or to go?
accident I recently had, and I need to talk to him about it. ● Is that to go?
A : Ok Sir. Shall I have Mr. Jones call you? ● Anything to drink?
B : Uhm…no. You don’t have to. What time do you expect him ● Will there be anything else?
back? ● Could you please wait a moment for your order?
A : He should be back after 2.30 pm ● Here’s your order. Have a nice meal!
B : Ok. I’ll call back then
A : That would be fine Read the example below!
B : Ok. Good bye
A : Goodbye A : Next, please! Can I help you?
B : Yes, I’d like a cheese burger and a large order of fries
Task 1 A : Is that for here or to go?
Role play, practice a call with your friend B : For here
A : Anything to drink?
Task 2 B : Yes. A grape soda
Make a call to an office and say you need to talk with someone A : Ok. That’s a cheese burger, a large fries, and a grape soda. That’ll
be 15.000
Task 3 B : Ok. Here
Make a call to say that you get the wrong number A : Can you please wait a moment for your order?
B : Sure
A : (​a minute later) ​Here’s your order. Have a nice meal

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B : Thanks 1. A : Good afternoon. Ivan’s Russian Restaurant

B : Hello, I’d like to make reservation for dinner tonight
How to order in a regular restaurant: A : Yes sir. How many people in your party?
● Do you have reservation? B : Five. We’d like a table near the window too
● How many people? A : I’ll certainly it can be arranged. What time do you want your
● How many people in your party? reservation for?
● Please follow me B : At 7.30
● Please come with me A : And what is the name please?
● Here’s the menu B : The name is Miller
● Your menus A : Thank you Sir.
● Can I take your order? B : Thank you. Good bye
● May I have your order? A : Goodbye
● What would you like to order?
● Here you are Sir 2. A : Are you ready to order now?
● Here’s the veal you ordered B : yes I think so. I’ll have the veal terpentini
● Who ordered the lamb stew? A : Yes Sir. Would you like potatoes or rice with that?
● Was your shish kebab? B : Rice
● Enjoy your meal A : Ok. And you Ma’am?
● Is everything Ok? C : I’ll have the chef’s salad, with blue cheese dressing
● How’s your meal? A : Yes. Would you like something to drink?
● Will there be anything else? B : Just water fro me please
● Would you like anything else? C : I’ll have a diet Pepsi
● I’m sorry. We’re out of veal A : I’m sorry we don’t have diet pepsi. Is Tab Ok?
● I’m sorry. We don’t have lamb C : That’ll be fine
● Here’s your check A : Ok thank you . I’ll bring your orders in a few minutes.
● You can pay me
● I’ll take care of check for you
● Please pay as you leave Task 1
Practice with your friend in making a call for reservation
Read the examples below!
Task 2

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Practice in a group in making order in a quick restaurant and regular

restaurant Read the example below!
A : Guest! Where have I been?
What Have you Done? B : Library?
A : No! I’ve just come to Mr. Arnold’s house!
Talking about experience, besides using past tense we can also B : Really?
use present perfect tense. A : Yes, can you believe that?
B : What did you talk about with him?
Giving questions: A : I talked about my possibility to get a scholarship from him.
● What have you got from the internet? B : And what did he say?
● Where have you been? A : He thought that I could get it. He has read my proposal and he’s
● How have you been? interested.
● How long have you been there? B : Good! I’m happy to hear that. And what school?
● How many years have you lived there? A : Yale!
● Have you ever been there? B : Wow! Great! I think you have done well so far.
● Have you ever met him?
● Have you done it? Read the example 2 below!

Good morning my friends. In this good day let me tell you

Answering: about my bad day. Today, when I went to school by bus, I’ve got
● I’ve got the good news terrible experience. I usually go to school by bus. And I have used bus
● I’ve been from home since I was still in Junior High school. I like going by bus. Moreover,
● I’ve been good almost all the drivers of the bus have known me well. But today I got
● I’ve been there since I got the job different day. I got in to the bus. As usual, the bus was always
● I’ve lived there for three years crowded by the students. I was standing. I gave the fee to the
● Yes, I’ve ever been there conductor. Surprisingly he was angry with me. He said that I was a
● No I haven’t student who never pays. I didn’t know what he was talking about. He
● I’ve done it asked me double fee even triple because he thought that I owned with
the bus. I was afraid, though I tried to say no, he didn’t want to listen
Using present perfect tense means we have to use past participle. to me. The driver also didn’t recognize me. Finally I gave him my
money. I just thought that may be I’m similar with the naughty

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student who never pays. Then I got off in front of my school. Friends, Find other verbs!
today I’ve lost my money and I haven’t gone to canteen yet. You
know, I’m so hungry but I haven’t eaten anything since in theTask 2
morning. Is there anyone who can help me? Make a group, retell your experience you have today with your
friends. Tell what you have done and what you haven’t done!
Task 1
Fill the empty columns below! Task 3
Make a role play, a short dialogue with your partner then practice in
No Verb 1 Verb 2 Past participle front of the class!
1 Take
2 knew
3 had I will go to Bali
4 drank
5 Run When we talk about future, we talk about Future tense.
6 understood
7 come How to ask:
8 made ● Where will you go for the next holiday?
9 see ● What will you do there?
10 met ● What is your plan for the next holiday?
● Will you go to Bali next week?
11 built
● Will there be a party for your next birthday?
12 write
● Are you going to go to Bali?
13 rang ● What are you going to do for the next holiday?
14 think
15 slept
16 get How to answer:
17 shook ● I will go to Bali
18 forgotten ● I want to spend my day on the beach
19 tear ● I want to go to Bali
20 wore ● Yes I will
● No it won’t be

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● Yes, I’m going to go to Bali How to ask help:

● I’m going to go to Bali ● Could you please help me?
● Can you do me a favor?
Read the example below! ● Would you like to help me?
● Could you please come to my home?
A : Do you have plan for the next holiday? ● Please help me
B : No. How about you?
A : I’ll go to Sydney with my uncle How to answer:
B : Great! I still don’t have any idea ● Sure what can I do for you?
A : You can go with us! ● I’ll try, so what I need to do?
B : But I still don’t have enough money ● Ok, what do you want me to do?
A : I heard you have best friend ● Never mind, so what’s happened?
B : Yeah. He’s John Green ● I’m so sorry I really want to help but….
A : I think he can help you. Just try to call him! ● I’m sorry, I wish I could
B : Are you sure? ● I’m sorry, I couldn’t help you right now
A : Yah. I’m sure you will have great time there ● I can’t, but don’t worry I’ll find someone who can help you..
B : Let me think first
A : O come’on I really want to have a great time with you Read the example below!
B : Ok..ok I’m gonna try…
1. A : Can you do me a favor?
Task 1 B : Yes, what’s that?
Make a group to discuss about your plan A : My sink is broken. Can you fix it?
B : I’ll try
Task 2 A : Thanks
Decide what you will do tomorrow and retell it to your friends! 2. A : Would you please help me?
B : What happened?
Can you help me? A : My TV is broken. It can’t work
B : I wish I could.
Do you like asking help to others?. There are some ways in A : Ok never mind
asking help in English. B: But I can find some who can help you. I’ll give the number
A : Thank you

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● It is better for you to tell your parents

3. A : Radja Techinician what can I do for you? ● It is good for you to tell your parents
B : My TV is broken. It can’t work. Can you come to my house?
A : What’s your address? Read the example below!
B : Matarm street number 65.
A : Ok, Mataram street 65. And what’s your name please? 1. A : You know I always have problem with my weight
B : Alicia Burhan B : What’s wrong?
A : Ok, Ms. Burhan, we will send our technician this afternoon. A : I can’t reduce my weight
Would that be okay? B : You can chek up to your doctor
B : Can you come sooner? A : But I still don’t have idea
A : I’m sorry, today is busy day. B : You should get on diet and then consult to your doctor
B : Ok I’ll wait you this afternoon. And what’s the name? A : Can you recommend me a good doctor
A : Roni. He will come around 4. B : Sure. It is better for you to consult with my doctor.
B : Thank you
A : You’re welcome. 2. A : Last night I saw my brother smoking
B : I don’t believe you
A : Whatever but I saw him
Giving Suggestion B : You must tell your parents then

Does your friend like to share her problem with you? Do you Task 1
like giving suggestion to others?. Share your problem with your friends and let your friends give
suggestion
How to give suggestion:
● You should tell your parents Task 2
● You have to consult your problem Make a role play, make short conversation about giving suggestion
● You ought to tell your parents
● You shall tell your parents
● You’ve got to tell your parents
● You must tell your parents
● You better tell your parents

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Telling If ( Part 1, 2,3) ● She’d better go if she still makes noise

● She shall go if she still cries
If is used to tell about something hasn’t become reality or
something which doesn’t come true yet or it can be warning too. Discuss with your teacher the differences among them!

Pay attention to these:

Task 1
If as a hope/plan Make If statement as many as you can
● If I come to his party I will meet him
● If she comes by car he won’t pick her up Task 2
● If she doesn’t come he might not come too In a group discuss your work!
● If he doesn’t permit her, she can’t go

Ordinal and Cardinal Number

If as a regret
● If I came I would meet him How do you know about number? What’s the difference
● If she came by car he wouldn’t pick her up between ordinal and cardinal number?
● If she didn’t come he might not come too
● If he didn’t permit her she couldn’t go Ordinal number:
● If I have had money I would have traveled around the world
● If she hadn’t got married she would have married with me 1 : One 2 : Two
3 : Three 4 : Four
If as a warning 5 : Five 6 : Six
● If you come home late you will get trouble 7 : Seven 8 : Eight
● If you drive fast you can get accident 9 : Nine 10 : Ten
● If she brings her pet she should get punishment
● If he doesn’t want to obey me he must clean my room Cardinal number:
● If she talks again she ought to go 1​st : First 2​nd : Second
rd th
● If she still complains she has to go out from here 3​ : Third 4​ : Fourth
th th
● If he doesn’t want to go we’ve got to call security 5​ : Fifth 6​ : Sixth
th th
● If he yells out we must call the police 7​ : Seventh 8​ : Eighth

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9​th : Ninth 10​th : Tenth 1. + : plus

2. - : minus
Discuss the difference with your teacher! 3. = : equals/is
4. x : multiplied
Read the example below in using ordinal and cardinal number! 5. : : divided
6. ( ) : bracketed
A : Excuse me, can you help me? 7. % : percentage
B : Oh yes. What’s that? 8. < : Less than
A : Do you know where Mr. Charly stays in this apartment? 9. > : more than
B : Oh yes on the 9​th​ floor, room number 3b 10. 2​2 : two squared
A : Thank you
Pay attention to these prepositions! 11. : Root

1. at : at 4 pm, at the moment 12. : squared root

2. On : On December, on Monday, on weekdays….
3. In : In 4​th​ July, In 1998 13. : cube root
Task 1 14. : Sum
Practice saying these!
● October 5​th​ 1998 15. : x squared
● 2​nd​ floor
● 250 people at the 3​rd​ floor 16. : x cubed

Task 2! 17. : x to the power four

Practice saying other numbers with your friends!
Shape:
English Mathematics 1. : Reactangle
Now we talk about mathematics. Say these symbols in
English:

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2. : Square 1. 23​2 ​x 10 =…
2. 245 – 102 =..
3. 10,5 : 4 =….
4. 5% x 23/4 =….

3. : Triangle 5. + 5​6 ​=…

6. 25 cm x 34 cm =…
7. - =…
8. 23,55 : 12/6 =….
4. : circle 9. 22/7.

10. 0,57 : =…

5. : Cube Task2
Find some formulas in mathematics and translate into English!

Task 3
Discuss with your friends to find some answer for mathematics in
6. : Tube English!

Find other shapes!

Task 1
Say them in English and find the result!

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