Arum : Niken, I want to talk to you.
Niken : What about? You look serious.
Arum : It is. I broke your mobile phone. It has no signal now. I’m sorry.
Niken : How can it be?
Arum : Well, I . . . I tried to load an online music. I touched something. Suddenly, it was cut and no signal at all.
Niken : You disappoint me.
Arum : Please forgive me. I’ll take it to a repairman, O.K.?
Niken : O.K. Make sure it works again.
C. Uraian Contoh jawaban:
Tasya : Thanks for giving me a lift, Ar.
Aris : My pleasure.
Tasya : Please drop in.
Aris : No, thanks. Maybe some other time.
Tasya : O.K. Bye.
Aris : Bye.
D. Uraian Contoh jawaban:
Olga, you’re really a good friend of mine. Your support means a lot to me, thanks. I can manage everything myself now. I’m very grateful, thank you!
Objectives:
At the end of this unit you will be able to:
1. ask for and give information, 2. say something politely, 3. create short functional texts
(spoken notices),
4. write short functional texts (personal letters),
5. use possessive adjectives and the simple present tense, and 6. tell time and mention kinds
of professions.
In your daily life, you need information for sure. It is important for you to understand kinds of expressions to ask for information. You also need to know some expressions to respond to it. You will learn those expressions in this unit.
Moreover, you will learn how to ask and tell time. It is important for you to understand them for your daily conversations.
4.1 Expressions
Read the dialogs and understand the expressions.
Asking for and Giving Information
Look at dialog 1. Sari asks Dio about the bicycle. Dio tells her that the bicycle is his.
Look at dialog 2. Dio asks Bowo when they will go to the public library. He answers that day after school. Dio agrees with Bowo to go to the public library that day after school.
Both dialogs above tell you about asking for and giving information. In dialog 1, Sari uses yes/no question to ask for information. Dio responds to it by saying “Yes, it is.”
It means yes/no questions are always responded by “Yes” or “No”.
Now, study dialog 2. Dio asks a question using “when” (kapan). Bowo replies it by telling the time, “Today I think.” The word “when” is one of Wh-questions or open questions. You can use it to ask particular kinds of information. If someone asks you a question word “when”, you must reply him/her by telling the time or date.
When will we go to the public library?
Today I think. How about going there after school?
O.K. No problem.
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Yes, it is.
Is it your new bicycle?
What a nice bicycle!
Thanks.
In English there are some Wh-questions. Here they are.
1. What (Apa)
We use it when we ask for information about something.
Example:
A : What is inside your paper bag? (Apa yang ada di dalam tas kertasmu?) B : A new dictionary. (Sebuah kamus baru.)
2. When (Kapan)
We use it to ask about the time that something happened or will happen.
Example:
A : When will the school bus arrive? (Kapan bus sekolah akan datang?) B : At 6:30 a.m. (Jam 6:30 pagi.)
3. Where (Di mana)
We use it to ask questions about place or position.
Example:
A : Where do you live? (Di manakah tempat tinggalmu?)
B : I live at Jalan Menur number 27. (Aku tinggal di Jalan Menur nomor 27.) 4. Which (Yang mana)
We use it when we ask for information about one of a limited number of things.
Example:
A : Which T-shirt do you prefer? (Kaos mana yang kamu pilih?) B : I prefer the black one. (Aku pilih yang berwarna hitam.) 5. Who (Siapa)
We use it when we ask about someone’s identity as a subject.
Example:
A : Who is your English teacher?
B : Mr. Heri Pambudi.
Info:
● To ask about someone’s identity as an object, we use whom.
Example:
A : Whom do you usually go to school with? (Dengan siapa kamu biasanya berangkat sekolah?)
B : Sheila, my best friend. (Sheila, teman dekatku.)
● To ask about possession, we use whose (milik siapa).
Example:
A : Whose book is on the table? (Milik siapakah buku yang terletak di atas meja?)
B : It’s mine. (Milikku.) 6. Why (Mengapa)
We use it to ask for a reason.
Example:
A : Why do you choose the brown shoes? (Mengapa kamu memilih sepatu yang berwarna coklat itu?)
B : Because I like the model. (Karena aku suka modelnya.)
Look at the bold-typed words in the dialogs. You use them to ask someone to do or not to do something politely. You can also use could to express politeness.
Examples: “Could you please get me a paper?” or “Could you turn on the lamp?”
You shouldn’t cut my hair too short.
O.K. As you wish.
Would you lend me some money? I’m broke.
How much do you need?
Five thousand rupiah.
Well, let me see.
Thanks a lot.
Read the dialogs and understand the expressions.
Grammar Section
Read the sentences and understand the bold-typed words.
1. This is my pen.
2. Anto reads his favorite book.
3. Shinta wears her red skirt.
Possessive Adjectives 7. How (Bagaimana)
We use it to ask about the way in which something is done.
Example:
A : How do you go to school? (Kamu berangkat ke sekolah naik apa?) B : On foot. (Dengan berjalan kaki.)
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Saying Something Politely
4. My cat often licks its fur.
5. We must keep our environment clean.
6. My sister usually helps Tika, Dita and Ika to solve their math problems.
7. Here is your flash disk.
Pay attention to the bold-typed words in the sentences. They are possessive
adjectives. Possessive adjectives means kata ganti kepemilikan. ‘My’ means ‘milikku’, ‘his’
means miliknya (laki-laki), ‘her’ means miliknya (perempuan), ‘its’ means miliknya (untuk benda atau hewan), ‘our’ means milik kami/kita, ‘your’ means milikmu/milik kalian and ‘their’
means milik mereka.
Read and understand the use of possessive adjectives in the following dialogs.
1. Alan : Do you know where my pen is?
Danu : Umm, . . . I think Siska uses your pen.
2. Nanda : What does Anto usually do during his spare time?
Luna : He is playing with his pet.
3. Icha : Why does Rianti look sad?
Daniar: She has lost her purse.
4. Juwita : What will you do next holiday?
Hardi : My sister and I are going to our grandparents’ house.
5. Ricky : Where do Pandu and Nanang live? Do you know their addresses?
Putri : No, I don’t.
The Simple Present Tense: Showing Daily Routines Read the sentences and study the explanation.
The simple present tense is frequently used in English. You can use it to show your daily routines (daily activities).
Examples:
Every morning, I wake up at 4:30 a.m., then I make my bed. My sister wakes up earlier than me. She usually helps my mother in the kitchen. After I make the bed, my family and I do the morning prayer together. Once I finish it, I take a shower. At that time, my father usually cleans his car in the garage. My mother and my sister prepare our breakfast at 5:30 a.m. We have our breakfast at 5:45 a.m. When we are ready, we get into the car. My father usually takes my sister and me to school at 6 a.m. After that, he takes my mother to her office. My sister and I arrive at school at 6:20 a.m. After school, I usually go home by bus at 1 p.m.
My sister always goes home later than me. She is a senior high student. I often take a nap about an hour. When I wake up, my sister usually arrives home. My parents usually arrive home at 5 p.m.
Patterns:
Singular subjects
Affirmative (+) : He/She/It + verb + -s/-es + object/complement
Negative (–) : He/She/It + does not + verb base + object/complement Interrogative (?) : Does + he/she/it + verb base + object/complement + ?
Plural subjects and I
Affirmative (+) : I/We/You/They + verb base + object/complement
Negative (–) : I/We/You/They + do not + verb base + object/complement Interrogative (?) : Do + we/you/they + verb base + object/complement + ?
Info: doesn’t = does not; don’t = do not
In the simple present tense, you usually use adverbs of time (keterangan waktu) such as always (selalu), usually (biasanya), often (sering), seldom (jarang), ever (pernah) and never (tidak pernah).
Examples:
1. I always wear uniform to school.
2. My brother usually goes to school with his friends at 6 a.m..
3. Dian often takes a nap at about 3 p.m.
Telling Time
Study how to tell time.
In the sentence “My brother usually goes to school with his friends at 6 a.m.”, you use a.m. (ante meridiem) to tell the time in the morning. In the sentence “Dian often takes a nap at about 3 p.m.”, you use p.m. (post meridiem) to tell the time after midday or noon (12 p.m.).
Study the following examples.
It’s six o’clock. It’s seven o’clock. It’s eight o’clock.
My mother picks me up at a quarter to two.
My mother picks me up at one forty-five.
My father goes to work at half past six.
My father goes to work at six thirty.
● Remember, use o’clock at the full hour only.
Don’t use o’clock if it is not the full hour.
Correct examples:
– 6 = six o’clock
– 6:30 = six thirty/half past six Incorrect example:
6:30 = six thirty o’clock
● Use past for minutes 01–minutes 30.
Use to (American English: before/of/till) for minutes 31–minutes 59.
Examples:
– 7:15 = a quarter past seven – 7:30 = half past seven – 7:45 = a quarter to eight Kinds of Professions
Read and study the dialog.
Putra : Wan, what does your father do?
Wawan : He is a police officer.
Putra : And your mother?
Wawan : She’s a nurse. What about your parents? What do they do?
Putra : My father is a sailor and my mother is a housewife.
Wawan : I see.
Look at the bold-typed expressions. You can use it to ask someone’s profession/
occupation. You can also do it by saying “What is your job?”
Look at the pictures and remember the words.
Mr. Setiawan is a banker.
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Ms. Aprilia is a doctor.
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Miss Claudia is a secretary.
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Mr. Hidayat is a teacher.
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Ms. Diana is a police officer.
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Mr. Barata is a soldier.
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That man is a farmer.
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Ms. Rini is a grocer.
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My uncle is a driver.
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Eva’s father is a firefighter.
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Mr. Hardi is a parking attendant.
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Julian is a gas pump attendant.
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Mr. Wisnu is a dustman.
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Eli works as a shop assistant.
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Ms. Endang is a satay vendor.
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Ms. Erna is a florist.
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That man is a fisherman.
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Riko is a gardener.
Remember Unit 3 and answer the questions below.
1. What have you learned in Unit 3?
Jawaban: I have learned two English expressions, expressing gratitude or thanking and saying sorry or apologizing. I also learned gratitude cards.
2. What should you say when you make a mistake?
Jawaban: I should say, “I am sorry.”
3. When people help you, what should you say?
Jawaban: I should say, “Thank you.”
4. Do you know the school utensils? Mention them.
Jawaban: Yes, I do. Some of them are pens, pencils, rubbers, rulers, correction pens, pencil sharpeners, pencil cases and colored pencils.
5. Make two sentences using the verbs have and has.
Contoh jawaban:
a. I have many friends.
b. Tito has two sisters.
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Mr. Aswin is a school guard.
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Ms. Yetti is a fishmonger.