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UNIT 7

Kompetensi Dasar:
Memahami kata-kata dan istilah asing

Indikator
1 Rasa simpati dapat diungkapkan dengan benar
2 Istilah pada olahraga dapat dipahami dengan baik
3 Informasi dapat dipahami dengan baik

I EXPRESSING SYMPATHY

A. Some expressions used to show sympathy:


- Are you Ok?
- Is anything all right?
- Please don’t worry about that
- Everything will be fine
- Can I do something for you?
- There is nothing to worry about
- I’m sorry to hear that
- What a pity
- Please accept my condolences

The responses can be:


- I’m all right thank you
- I’m Ok, thanks.
- Wish me luck
- Please pray for me
- I hope so, thanks
- Etc

B. Examples in a dialogue

1 Tommy looks afraid before the examination; he is a bit worried about it.
Linda : Are you sure, you are Ok?
Tommy : I’m fine thank you.
The exam makes me a bit worried. That’s all

2 Your friend failed on the math test


You : Please don’t worry about it.
You can take a remedial test next week
Your friend : I hope so, thanks

3 Nindya : I’d like to apologize for not being able to come to your party
Budi : That’s Ok. But you missed meeting old friends
Nindya : I know. Actually I was on my way to your house when suddenly a
car hit my motorcycle. I was taken to the hospital and they took
care of my injury.
Budi : Oh, dear. I’m sorry to hear that. Were you Ok, then?
Nindya : I’m all right. I got only bruise, that’s all. But I need to fix my
motorcycle
Budi : What a pity.

Task1
From the examples above please write the expressions showing sympathy!

II. EXPRESSING REGRET AND APPOLOGIZE


A. Examples in a dialogue

1 Eka : Tom, I’m so sorry, I forgot to bring your cassette, I was very busy,promise to
bring it tomorrow?
Tommy : It doesn’t matter.

2 Danny : Please forgive me for not coming to your party last night. I was in a meeting
until ten pm
Dea : It’s Ok, but I’ll be very happy if you can come this evening
Danny : All right, I’ll come if you don’t mind.

3 Susie : I’m really sorry, I drop some milk on the table clothe accidentally.
Dara : Never mind, the maid will wash it

B Sentences used in asking for forgiveness


- I’m sorry ...
- Please forgive me!
- I’m really sorry
- Please, accept our apologies!
- I’m extremely sorry for...

The response can be


- That’s Ok
- It’s all right
- Don’t worry, it’s ok
- It doesn’t matter
- Etc

Task 2
Read the dialogue and then answer the questions about the dialogue
Indah : I came to see you last Sunday, but you weren’t at home
Oky : I’m sorry; we went to visit my uncle in the hospital. Is there anything I can do for
you?
Indah : Well, I need your help, you know, Nita is angry with me, I’m afraid
Oky : Oh, really? What’s the problem?
Indah : Last week I borrowed her note book, I wanted to copy Mr. Dudy’s lesson.
Oky : I remember now, you missed Mr. Dudy’s class last Thursday, didn’t you? Why?
Indah : That was my fault. My father bought me a new motorcycle, you see, and I was so
excited that I forgot to do my homework. That new thing kept me busy all day.
Oky : OK, forget it. Now let’s talk about your problem with Nita.
Indah : I spilt some coffee over her book while I was copying, and it spoilt a lot of pages
Oky : Why don’t you go now and apologize to her for the accident? I’m sure she will
understand
Indah : I did, but she didn’t listen
Oky : What did she say? Did she yell at you?
Indah : No, no. She acted very strangely. She mumbled something, but I couldn’t
understand a word. She didn’t make her meaning clear.

Questions:
1 Why was Nita angry with Indah?
...........................................................
2 Why did Indah miss Mr. Dudy’s class?
............................................................
3 Did Indah apologize to Nita?
.........................................................
4 What was Nita’s reaction?
................................................
5 What did Indah want Oky do with the problem?

Task 3
Write sentences asking forgiveness and the responses based on the situation given.
1 You forget to return Dian’s magazine
A : __________________________
B : __________________________

2 You can’t come to Yeny’s party


A : ____________________________
B : ____________________________

3 You come home late from school because you should attend a study group at school
You : ________________________________________
Mother : ________________________________________

4 Your friend to return your camera


A : _______________________
B : _______________________

5 Your friend didn’t keep his promise to come to your house yesterday
A : _________________________________________
B : __________________________________________

III. DATING
Do young people go out on dates in your country?
How old are they when they start dating?
Where do thy like to go?
Who usually pays – the man, the woman, or both?
Read the information below:

Young people have more freedom in North America than in many other
countries. They often start dating around the age of 14, and do not need an
older person to go with them. They go in groups or couples to school events
(dances, plays, and ball game), parties, restaurants, movies, and sport events.

For most teenagers, dating is just for fun. It does not mean that they want to
get married. Young people may even date several friends at the same time.
They usually choose their own dates. Some times, however, someone arranges
a date for two people who do not know each other. This is called a “blind date”

Either a man or a woman can invite someone on a date. If there are expanses,
the man and woman often “go Dutch”; this means they share the cost.
Sometimes, however, one person pays for both people

(Source: English for International Communication, Student’s Book 1)

To check your comprehension, please answer the questions below


1) In what age do young people often start dating?
2) What kind of events do they like to visit?
3) What do young people do dating for?
4) How do they usually date?
5) What does “go Dutch” mean?

III TOUCHY TOPIC

In North America when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things
like family, work, school, or sport. They ask questions like “Do you have any brothers
or sisters?”, “Where do you work?”, “What school do you go to?” , and “ Do you like
sport?” They also ask questions like “Where do you come from?” and “Where do you
live?” These are polite questions. They are not personal or private.

But some things are personal or private, and question about them are not polite.. People
don’t ask questions about a person’s salary. They don’t ask how much someone paid for
something. It is Ok to ask children how old they are, but it is not polite to ask older
people their age. It is also not polite to ask people questions about politics or religion
unless you know them very well. People don’t ask unmarried people “Why are you
single?” and they don’t ask a married couple with no children “Why don’t you have any
children?”

(Source: English for International Communication Student’s book 1)


Task 4
Look at the following sentences. Are they polite or not polite when you meet someone
for the first time from North America?
Polite Not polite
1) What does your wife do? ________ ________
2) Do you believe in God? ________ ________
3) How much money do you earn? ________ ________
4) How many children do you have? ________ ________
5) Why aren’t you married? ________ ________
6) Do you like Volley ball? ________ ________
7) How old are you Mr. Lee? ________ ________
8) Are you married? ________ ________
9) How old is your first child? ________ ________
10) Where do you live? ________ ________

Look at the questions again. Are they polite or not polite in your country?

Task 5
Study the dialogue below and then demonstrate it in pairs in front of your class

AT A BANK
Bank officer : Can I help you sir?
Mr. Rudi : Yes, I want to open a bank account.
Bank officer : Certainly, but we have a different kinds of accounts. Are you interested
in saving account or checking account?
Mr. Rudi : Well, I don’t know, to tell the truth
Bank officer : The saving account pays four per cent interest every year.
Mr. Rudi : That sounds like a good idea
Bank officer : But you have to come to the bank in person when you want to withdraw
any money.
Mr. Rudi : Oh well, what about a checking account?
Bank officer : We have two kinds of checking accounts, special and regular.
Mr. Rudi : What is the different?
Bank officer : In a special checking account, you pay ten cents every time you write a
check. In a regular checking account, you keep a minimum balance of
two hundred dollars
Mr. Rudi : Two hundred dollars! Well, it is the special for me
Bank officer : Very well, sir. Will you just fill out this form, please?
Mr. Rudi : Okay
Bank officer : Do you want to make a deposit now?
Betty : No, tomorrow. My pay-check comes every Friday
(Source; English for vocational school, book 1, Armico, 2006)
Before doing demonstration about the dialogue discuss it with your friend and find the
meaning of the words below in your dictionary

Account = ––––––––––––
interested in = ––––––––––––
saving account = ––––––––––––
checking account = ––––––––––––
interest = ––––––––––––
withdraw = ––––––––––––
special = –––––––––––––
regular = –––––––––––––
difference = –––––––––––––
balance = –––––––––––––
fill out = –––––––––––––
form = –––––––––––––

IV. MY PREFERENCE
Preferences Responses
- Would you prefer … to … - I’d prefer … to …
- Would you rather … than … - I’d rather … than …
- Would you like … better than …. - I’d like … better than …
- Do you prefer tea or coffee? - I prefer tea to coffee
- I like tea better than coffee
- Do you like listening to rock music or - I like listening to pop music better than
pop music? rock music

Task 6
With your partner complete this dialogue using the expression you have learned.
1. Johan : Do you want to go to the Ungu Concert tonight?
Lucy : Not really, I’d rather … than….

2 Hasan : Would you like to go out with me?


Sifa : Thanks, but I’d prefer ….
Hasan : That’s all right, perhaps another day

3 Father : Do you like … better than ….?


Son : No, I like … better than … Because …
V Expressing Capabilities
There are some sentences used to express capabilities

Questions Responses
- Can you swim to cross this river? - When I was a boy I could swim
well
- Can you speak English? - Yes I can speak English quite well
- How well can you speak foreign - I can speak fluently
language?
- Are you able to finish the job? - Yes, I’m able to finish it well
- How good are you at repairing - Oh I’m sorry I’m not a mechanic I
machine? just help my brother
- Are you capable of taking care of - Sure, I’m able to do it
this baby?
- Etc -

Task 7
Study the dialogue below then answer the questions
Zaenal : Can you speak any foreign language, Ronny?
Ronny : Yes, I can speak French and German and I’m learning Japanese now
Zaenal : That’s wonderful, how well can you speak those languages?
Ronny : I can speak French quite well, but my German is not very good. I can only
make very simple conversation in German. And I’m ashamed to admit that my
Japanese is very poor
Zaenal : Well, I think your Japanese is better than my English
Ronny : Oh, but your English is good!
Zaenal : Thank you
Ronny : Are you studying any other languages at the moment?
Zaenal : Yes, I’m studying French now
Ronny : Good for you
(Source: English for vocational school Book 1B, By Yiyis K, LP2IP, 2004)

Questions
1) What language can Ronny speak?
2) What language is Zaenal learning now?
3) Write the sentences showing capabilities from the dialogue above

Task 8
Study the dialogue below and then demonstrate it in front of your class

Mary : Can you dance any classical dances, Retno?


Retno : Yes, I can
Mary : How many kinds of classical dances can you dance?
Retno : Well, I can dance several kinds of Sundanese and Javanese dances. And I can
dance two kinds of Balinese dances
Mary : Can you dance them well?
Retno : I can dance the Javanese and Sundanese dances quite well, but I still need a lot
of practice in Balinese dances.
Mary : I think Indonesian dances are wonderful. I wish I can dance one of two kinds of
them.

Questions about the dialogue:


1) Who is Mary?
2) What does Mary ask Retno?
3) What is Retno’s Answer?
4) Write sentences asking about capabilities!
5) Write sentences showing capabilities

(Source: English for vocational school Book 1B, By Yiyis K, LP2IP, 2004)
Task 9
Vocabularies
Check your vocabularies by completing the sentences below with the words from the list.
order
list
look
limited
pronunciation
bilingual
contains
advanced
classify
spelling
beginner
explanation

1) If you have finished reading the book, please put them back in the right ..................
2) You must practice your .......... if you want to speak well.
3) When you write in English, you have to be careful with the .............
4) Can you ......... the names of your friends inside the room?
5) An English-Indonesian dictionary has .......... in Indonesia
6) An English-Indonesian dictionary is also called a .............. dictionary
7) .........learners usually use a more complete dictionary
8) We can ......people by age
9) This dictionary ......... a limited number of words
10 If you don’t know the meaning of the words, you can ......... it up in your dictionary.
V LANGUAGE FOCUS

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE


There are two ways of expressing future tense
1 By using ‘be going to’ means akan
Example
(+) I’m going to visit my uncle next week
(?) What are you going to do after class?
(-) I’m not going to go anywhere

2 By using will means akan


Example
(+) I will celebrate my 17th birthday next week
(?) What time will the party begin?
(-) Dewi will not (won’t) come to the party because her mother is seriously sick

Task 10
Answer the questions below in your own words
Example:
What are you going to do next Sunday?
- I’m going to visit my grandma in my village

1. What are you going to do after class this afternoon?


_______________________________________
2 What is your mother going to do tomorrow morning?
_______________________________________
3 What is your father going to do next Monday morning?
________________________________________
4 Where are you going to go next Saturday evening?
________________________________________
5 What is your sister going to do this afternoon?
________________________________________
6 How are you going to go to school tomorrow morning?
________________________________________
6 What time is your father going to go to the office tomorrow morning?
_______________________________________________________
7 What time are you going to go to school tomorrow?
________________________________________
8 What time is the meeting going to start?
________________________________________
9 When is your father going to come?
________________________________________
10 Are you going to study in group?
________________________________________
Task 11
Write the sentences below in English use will to express future plan
Example:
Kapan bapakmu akan datang?
When will your father come?

1 Saya akan pergi kerumah teman saya


_____________________________
2 Jam berapa temanmu akan datang?
______________________________
3 Kapan kamu akan merayakan ulang tahunmu yang ke 17?
___________________________________________
4 Dimana kamu akan menghabiskan liburan semester yang akan datang?
________________________________________________________
5 Jam berapa kamu akan bengun hari Minggu yang akan datang?
__________________________________________________

ASSESSMENT

1. Listening
You will listen to 5 short conversations, and then choose the right expression showing
sympathy

Conversation 1
a Are you kidding?
b I’m sorry to hear that
c That’s terrific

Conversation 2
a See you
b You say so
c How terrible

Conversation 3
a Oh, really?
b Oh, that’s not bad
c Oh, that’s too bad

Conversation 4
a take care
b I’ve got to run
c Oh, I can’t complain

Conversation 5
a Oh, that’s wonderful
b Oh, that’s too bad
c I don’ think so
2 Look at the pictures below and choose the right answer according to the picture.

1) Mr. Andrew is a
a : Bank teller
b : pilot
c : teacher

2) What is Mr. Anwar?


a : He is a mechanic
b : He is a driver
c : He works in a hospital

3) Where does Mss. Rina work?


a : She is a teacher
b : She works in a hospital
c : She works for National Bank

4) Mr. Harry is a ..............


He works for a famous company
a : driver
b : cooker
c : hairdresser

5) What does Mrs. Ema do?


a : She is a nurse
b : she is a receptionist
c : she is a teacher
3 Read the dialogue and then answer the questions

Marry : What do you usually do on your day off, Tom?


Tommy : Well, I always get up very early, around 5 o’clock. And I lift weights for
an hour
Marry : You are kidding!
Tommy : No, and then I usually run for about two hours
Marry : Wow, You really like to stay in shape.
Tommy : And after that, I come home and eat a big breakfast. How about you?
Marry : Oh on my day off, I just watch TV all day. I guess I’m a real couch
potato!

Questions
1. What does Tom do on his day off?
2 What time does he usually get up in the morning?
3 Does he like sport?
4 Does he really like to stay in shape?
5 What does Marry do on her day off?

4 Answer the questions in your own words


1 A :: What time do you usually have breakfast?
B : __________________________________
2 A : Do you often have dinner in a restaurant?
B : ________________________________
3 A : How do you usually go to school?
B : _______________________________
4 A : What do you usually do in the afternoon?
B : _________________________________
5 A : Do you sometimes go for a picnic?
B : ____________________________

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