Dialog 2 is for questions 3 to 5
F. Make dialogs based on the situations below
Then, practice the dialogs.
1. Suppose you need to go to your friend’s house to borrow something, but you don’t know how to go there. You ask your brother to drive you there. What would both of you say?
2. Your friend seems unwell. He/she asks you to accompany him/her to the sick bay. What would the two of you say?
3. Maya has nice new shoes. Give a compliment for her shoes.
Contoh jawaban:
1. You : Don, are you free this evening?
Your brother : Yeah, . . . what’s up?
You : Can you drive me to Irna’s house, please? I need to borrow her math book.
Your brother : O.K. What time?
You : Er . . . what about after dinner?
Your brother : O.K.
2. You : Lina, you look different today, not as cheerful as usual. Are you sick?
Your friend : I am. Can you help me, Clara?
You : Sure. What should I do?
Your friend : Would you accompany me to the sick bay?
You : Of course. Let’s go.
3. You : What nice shoes!
Maya : Thank you.
You : Where did you buy them?
Maya : In Teens shoestore.
Contoh jawaban:
1. Mr. Sarju : Wow, what books are you bringing?
Ms. Diana : Well, I am bringing students’ books. I have just finished correcting them.
Mr. Sarju : I see.
Ms. Diana : Excuse me, Sir. Could you please help me open the door?
Mr. Sarju : Sure.
Ms. Diana : Thank you.
2. Irma : Your party is great, Anto! The food is delicious and so is the drink.
Rianto : Yeah . . . and we were also satisfied with the dances. They were very attractive.
Anto : Oh, thank you very much. I feel relieved because you enjoy this party.
By the way, I really want both of you to sing.
Irma : We’d like to, but . . . sorry, we are not confident in such a great party.
Rianto : Irma’s right, Anto. Maybe another time.
Anto : O.K., then.
Variasi:
Dengan perintah yang sama, guru dapat memberikan situasi-situasi soal yang lain.
1. You are doing the dishes. Suddenly someone knocks at the door. You ask your sister to continue your work. You want to see who he/she is. What would the two of you say?
2. Shirley has a cute new pencil sharpener. You like it. Give a compliment for her pencil sharpener.
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Spoken Text
2.2 Genre
Read the monolog and understand the explanation.
Hi, friends. I want to tell you about Calvin and Martin. Well, they are classmates. Last week they were going to visit a shoe factory with their teacher and other classmates. You know, they were very excited about the excursion. They were interested in seeing how shoes are made.
The day of having the excursion came. Arriving at school, they saw their classmates crowding around their teacher, Mrs. Ong. Both of the boys ran to her with their bags. Their bags contained some sandwiches and drinks.
I tell you what! Mrs. Ong told them, “Students, it’s a pity that the bus has broken down.
I don’t know how long it will take for the bus to be repaired or for another bus to replace it.”
Hearing this, Calvin and Martin were disappointed.
Mrs. Ong and the students waited for two hours at the school canteen. Finally, Mrs. Ong decided to postpone the trip. Of course, Calvin and Martin were sad. They ate their food before going home.
Source: Week by Week English Practice Papers.
The text above is a recount text. It is in spoken form. A recount text functions to tell about past events.
Contoh jawaban:
1. You : Erna, someone is knocking at the door. I want to see who he/she is. Can you help me do the dishes? I haven’t finished it yet.
Your sister : No problem.
You : Thank you.
2. You : Wow, a cute pencil sharpener! May I have a look?
Shirley : Sure.
You : Thank you. Anyway, did you buy it yourself?
Shirley : No, it’s a gift from my brother.
Written Text
Read the text and understand the explanation.
Orientation
Calvin and Martin are classmates. Last week they were going to visit a shoe factory with their teacher and other classmates.
They were very excited about the excursion. They were interested in seeing how shoes are made.
Event
When they reached school, they saw their classmates
crowding around their teacher, Mrs. Ong. They ran to her with their bags. Their bags contained some sandwiches and drinks.
Mrs. Ong told them that the bus which was supposed to bring them to the factory had broken down. She didn’t know how long it would take for the bus to be repaired or for another bus to replace it. Calvin and Martin were disappointed.
Mrs. Ong and the students waited for two hours at the school canteen. Finally, Mrs. Ong decided to postpone the trip.
Re-orientation Calvin and Martin were sad. They ate their food before going home.
Source: Week by Week English Practice Papers.
Grammar Section
The Simple Past Tense
Look at the picture and read the dialog.
Study the explanation.
The text above is a recount text in written form. A recount text tells us about past events.
It could be someone’s experiences, someone’s life in the past, the history of something, etc.
The main feature of a recount text is the use of the simple past tense.
A recount text has certain elements as follows.
● Orientation: tells about what happened, where the story happened, who was involved in the story, when it occured, or why it happened.
● Series of events: tell the story. These are usually described in time order.
● Re-orientation: is the closure of events (usually optional).
What did you do last weekend?
Well, I visited my uncle.
The bold-typed sentences use the simple past tense. You use the simple past tense to talk about actions or situations in the past.
Adverbs of time:
● yesterday ● just now ● last . . .
● a few minutes ago ● this morning ● . . . ago
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2. If a sentence uses a noun, an adjective or an adverb, use to be: was/were.
Patterns:
● Affirmative sentences : Subject + was/were + N/adj./adv. + (adv. of time)
● Negative sentences : Subject + was/were + not + N/adj./adv. + (adv. of time)
● Interrogative sentences : Was/Were + subject + N/adj./adv. + (adv. of time)?
Examples:
1. If a sentence uses a verb, use Vpast for the positive form and did for the negative and interrogative sentences.
Patterns:
● Affirmative sentences : Subject + Vpast + object + (adverb of time)
● Negative sentences : Subject + did not + Vbase + object + (adverb of time)
● Interrogative sentences : Did + subject + Vbase + object + (adverb of time) + ?
The Present Perfect Tense
Look at the picture and read the dialog.
Study the explanation.
The dialog uses the present perfect tense.
You use the present perfect tense to show:
1. a recently completed action,
Example: He has just gone out. (Meaning: He is still out.) 2. past actions whose time is not definite,
Example: I have seen it. (Meaning: So I know it.) 3. an action beginning in the past and still continuing to
the present,
Example: He has worked with us for more than a year.
(Meaning: He still works with us.) 4. a repeated action in the past.
Example: I have visited them several times.
(Meaning: Possibly, I will visit them again.)
Have you lived here for a long time?
Yes. Since I was a child.
Patterns:
(+) Subject + have/has + (adverb*) + past participle + object + (adverb*) (–) Subject + have/has + not + past participle + object + (adverb*) (?) Have/Has + subject + past participle + object + (adverb*)?
Note:
*) A sentence using the present perfect tense usually has only one adverb of time, either in the middle or at the end of the sentence.
Here are adverbs in the present perfect tense.
Before the Past Participle
● already (+, ?)
● just (+)
● ever (?)
● never (+) with negative meaning
At the End of Sentences
● already (+, ?)
● yet (–, ?)
● recently, lately
● in the last few days/weeks/months
● since + a particular time (+, –, ?);
e.g. since yesterday/last week/you came
● for + a duration of time; e.g. for two months
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Remember Unit 1 and answer the questions.
1. What is a descriptive text?
Jawaban: It is a text which describes a particular person, place or thing.
2. What elements does it have?
Jawaban: It has identification and description.
3. What tense is used in a descriptive text?
Jawaban: Present tenses.
4. Give an example of a descriptive text.
Jawaban: For example: my rabbit, the frogs in my pond, my father.
Examples: