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1. Greeting
Greeting act of communication Formal express to the older people and also in a formal situation. Informal commonly uses for friends only
Formal Greeting
Formal Greetings Good morning Good afternoon Typical Responsive Good morning Good afternoon
Informal Greeting
Informal Greetings Hello! Hi! How are you doing? How is your going? Whats up? Hows life? Typical Responsive Hello Hi Pretty good Well, I am OK Fine, thanks Not too bad
Example I
: Good morning, Mr.Tom : Good morning : How are today? : I am pretty good, thanks : Excuse me Mr.Tom, what company do you work for?
: I work for Bosowa Corp, what about you? : I work for a bank.What do you work? : I see. I work in finance department. : ok Mr.Tom, its pleasure to talk to you, see you next time : See you
Example II
: Hi Tom, how are you doing today : Pretty good, thanks : Is there any homework today? : Yes, have you finished to do it? : Yes, I have :Well, glad to see you : Glad to see you too.
2. Introduction
Here are some expressions of introduction: Let me introduce myself. I am glad for this opportunity to introduce myself. Here is some information about me. I am glad to write a little bit about myself.
a. Introducing Name My name is Kenji Kitao. I am Kenji Kitao. My first name is Hanako, which means "flower child." My last name is Hayashi, which is "woods" in English. Everyone calls me Ken. Please call me Taka.
b. Birthplace I am from Kyoto, which was a capital of Japan from 794 to 1868. I was born in Nara, and I grew up in Osaka.
I am from Nagoya, but I have lived in Kyoto for ten years. My hometown is Ashiya, near Kobe.
d. Student I am a student at the University of Kansas. I am studying at Harvard University. I am at the University of Chicago.
e. Major f. I am majoring in engineering. I major in biology. I am a student in a comparative literature program. My major is linguistics. Level I am a freshman at Boston University. I am a senior. I am a junior majoring in economics at Trinity College. I am in a master's program. I am an undergraduate. I am in the ninth grade. I am a sophomore student
h. Hobby i. My hobby is skiing. My hobbies are reading and writing. I have been very interested in collecting postage stamps. I like traveling abroad. Family My family has ...members.
j.
There are four members in my family, my wife, my two daughters, and myself. Occupation My father is a pilot. My father works for Hitachi. My father works for a mid-size manufacturing company. My mother works in a small grocery store. My mother is a computer programmer.
k. Job l. My primary job is bookkeeping. My father's primary job is planning ads for new products. My father is supervising workers in a factory. My mother is a cashier at a supermarket. Making Contact Excuse me, are you Mrs. ? - Yes, thats right. Hello, you must be Mrs. . You are Mr. , arent you? Have we met?
m. Introducing someone else Can/ May I introduce a good friend of mine? This is . Have you met ? Id like you to meet . I want you to meet...
Example Andi : what a cold afternoon it is. It almost fall rain every afternoon
Naura : Owh yeah, Maybe because it is wet season. But the weather changing isn't normal one years lately. Andi : I do agree with you. Anyway My name is Andi Rachman. You can call me Andi
Nuara : Hi, my name is Naura Krasiva. You can call me Naura. Andi : Nice to meet you Naura.
Naura : Nice to meet you too Andi. Andi : Do you work nearby this street.
Naura : Yeah, I work in the building over there. The second building after gas station. How about you? Do you work arround here? Andi : Yes, I do. I work in Bosowa Corp..
Naura : Owh, finally the bus that I waited for is coming. Is that your bus you waited for? Andi : No, that isn't. I want to go to another direction. Well, thanks for your time Naura. It was nice meeting you. Nuara : The pleasure is all mine. Andi : See you later.
Farewell Expression & Expressing Day, Months, Year, Date & Asking Time
1. Farewell Expression Example Good bye/ Bye/ Ill say good bye/ See you later/ See you soon. I must go now. I (really) must be going. I must be off. Im afraid Ive got to go. Its getting (very/ rather) late. Ill miss my train. Theyre calling my flight. Ive got some things to prepare for . Ive got a lot to do this afternoon. I want to get away before the traffic gets too bad. Ive enjoyed talking to you. Its been (most) interesting talking to you. Its been a very useful meeting/ nice afternoon. Thanks for everything. Thank you for (all) your help. Thank you for coming.
Paul
Sarah : Hello, Mr. Morris. Im Sarah Hanson. Paul : How do you do, Ms. Hanson.
Sarah : Happy to meet you, too. Please call me Sarah. Paul : You can call me Paul.
Pronunciation /snde, -di/ /mnde, -di/ /tjuzde, -di/ /wnzde, -di/ /zde, -di/
Friday
Saturday
/frde, -di/
/satde, -di/
Fri
Sat
Jumat
Sabtu
Months in a Year
Months in English January February March April May June July August September October November December
Pronunciaton /danj()ri/ /fbrri, fbjri/ /mt/ /epr()l/ /epr()l/ /dun/ /dl/ /gst/ /sptmb/ /ktb/ /n()vmb/ /dsmb/
Abbreviation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Months in Bahasa Januari Februari Maret April Mei Juni Juli Agustus Sebtember Oktober November Desember
Two thousand and eight Nineteen hundred Nineteen fifty-nine Two thousand
Days and months are always capitalized. The preposition that we use for days is "on". The preposition that we use for months is "in".
WHAT TIME
How to say the Time When it's "on the hour" we say "o'clock". But only when it's on the hour. Because it can be difficult to say whether 12 o'clock is during the day or the night, we use two special terms. NOTE: In five minute increments, when it's past the hour (up to 30 minutes past) we say "past". When it's before the hour (after 30 minutes past) we say "to". There are 60 minutes in an hour. 30 minutes is half an hour, we say "half past" or "thirty". 15 minutes is quarter of an hour, we say "quarter past" or "fifteen" 45 minutes is "quarter to" or "forty-five". 00:00 and 24:00 = Twelve midnight (or midnight) 12:00 = Twelve noon (or noon)
Mornng a.m (Ante Meridian) Noon or midday p.m (Post Meridian) Afternoon Evening Night Midnight
How to ask Time Excure me, what time is it, please? Excuse me, do you have the time, please? Excuse me, can you tell me the time, please?
00.01 11.59 00.01 12.00 12.00 12.01 24.00 12.01 18.00 18.01 22.00 22.01 24.00 24.00 / 00.00
Example Doni Dian Doni Dian : Excuse me. What time is it? : Its a quarter of two. : I guess my watch is slow then. : Well, I know mine isn't fast.
BE Use the verb be to ask about identity, description, location, and present or past activities and situations. Identity / Description You can use be plus a noun or adjective to ask about the identity or description of a person, place, or thing. Am I your best friend? Is this interesting? Yes (you are). No (it is not).
Are these islands part of Greece? Yes (they are). Was his idea good? Were they happy? No (it wasn't). Yes (they were).
Location Be plus a prepositional phrase asks about present or past location. Am I near your house? Is he in Panam? Are we at the border yet? Was his apartment above a bakery? No (you aren't). Yes (he is). No (we're not). Yes (it was).
Current activity / situation To ask about a current activity or situation, use the present progressive: present tense of be + present participle (verb+ing). Am I going with you and Tom? Yes (you are). Is England adopting the euro? Are we seeing a play tonight? Is she working today? No (it isn't). Yes (we are). No (she isn't).
Past activity / situation To ask about a past activity or situation, use the past progressive: past tense of be + present participle. Was it raining? Was Anna cooking? Yes (it was). No (she wasn't).
Were the prisoners rebelling? Yes (they were). Were they singing? No (they weren't).
Past event To ask about something that happened to someone or something, use the passive voice: past tense of be + past participle (verb + ed or en):
Was he given a reward? Was I chosen? Were you driven home in a taxi?
HAVE Use the verb have to ask if some action has taken place or whether somebody has done something. Notice that the auxiliary verb have is in the present tense* and the main verb is always a past participle. Has your brother left? No (he hasn't).
Have you flown before? Yes (I have). Has the party started? Have the guests eaten? Yes (it has). No (they haven't).
*It is possible to ask a yes/no question with had, but this is done in very specific situations and will be explained in a future lesson.
DO Use the verb do to obtain facts about people, places, or things. Do is always followed by the subject and then a verb in the infinitive without to. Do they smoke? Does Bogot get cold? Did it work? Do flying fish really fly? No (they don't). Yes (it does). No (it didn't). No (they don't).
Does running hurt your knees? Yes (it does). Did teaching challenge you? Yes (it did).
MODALS Use modal verbs to obtain more information about possibilities or uncertainties. Modals are always followed by verbs in the infinitive without to.
Can we stay? Could this be true? Should they stop? May I help you? Will it rain?
Yes (we can stay). Yes (it could be true). No (they shouldn't). Yes (you may). No (it won't rain).
Remember: When asking a question with do or a modal verb, the main verb remains in the infinitive without to.
Incorrect Do you to drink coffee? Does she to work here? Can I to go with you?
Correct Do you drink coffee? Does she work here? Can I go with you?
However, if there are two verbs in the infinitive after do, the second infinitive must use to. Incorrect Correct
Do you want drink coffee? Do you want to drink coffee? Does she like work here? Did you need go home? Does she like to work here? Did you need to go home?
Remember: It's impossible to ask a yes/no question without an auxiliary verb. He know your phone number? Does he know your phone number? They returning today? Are they returning today?
Note that there are several ways to answer yes/no questions, especially with contractions.
Is he busy? No. No, he isn't. No, he's not. No, he is not. No, he isn't busy. No, he's not busy. No, he is not busy.
WH Questions
WH questions ask for information. They are different than Yes/No questions. There are 6 different WH question words: Question What When Who Thing Time Person Answer Example What is that? When is the game? Who do you live with? Where Why How Place Reason Directions/Feelings Where do you live? Why are you happy? How are you?
STRUCTURE WH questions in simple present use do or be: WH Questions with "do" WH + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB Examples:
Where are you from? Who is that man? When is your class? WH Questions are similar to YES/NO questions except they have WH words at the start. Examples:
Where are you from? I am from Japan. What is your name? My name is Jacob. When do you wake up? I wake up at 7:30 am. Why are you angry? I am angry because I did not pass my exam.
Question words are also called wh questions because they include the letters 'W' and 'H'. Question words who where why Meaning Person Place reason Examples Who's that? That's Nancy. Where do you live? In Boston Why do you sleep early? Because I've got to get up early
When do you go to work? At 7:00 How do you go? By car What do you do? I am an engineer
Which one do you prefer? The red one. Whose is this book? It's Alan's. Whom did you meet? I met the manager.
What kind of music do you like? I like quiet songs What time did you come home? How many students are there? There are twenty.
how much
how long
duration, length
How long did you stay in that hotel? For two weeks. How often do you go to the gym? Twice a week. How far is your school? It's one mile far. How old are you? I'm 16. How come I didn't see at the party?
how often how far how old how come Asking questions
1.If you ask about the subject of the sentence, simply add the question word at the beginning: Example: James writes good poems. Who writes good pems? 2.If you ask about the predicate of the sentence (the part of a sentence which contains the verb and gives information about the subject), there are three options:
If there is a helping (auxilary) verb that precedes the main verb ( foe example, can, is, are, was, were, will, would...), add the question word and invert the subject and the helping (auxilary) verb. Examples:
He can speak Chinese. What can he speak? They are leaving tonight. When are they leaving?
If you ask about the predicate and there is no helping (auxilary) verb and the verb is "to be", simply add the question verb and invert the subject and the verb. Example: The play was interesting. How was the play?
If there is no helping (auxilary) verb in the the predicate and the main verb is not "to be", add the auxilary "do" in the appropriate form. Examples: They go to the movies every Saturday. Where do they go to the movies? He wakes up early. When does he wake up? They sent a letter. What did they send?
Mathematical Operation
Plus/And (+) Minus/Take Away(-) Times/Multiply(x) Divided by(/) Is/Equals(=)
1. Addition 5 Five 2 Two + Plus +2 And 3 Three 2 Two = Equals = Equals 8 Eight 4 Four
Ten
Equals
three
3. Multiplication 4 four 10 Ten x times X Times 5 Five 10 Ten = equals = 20 Twenty 100
Equals A hundred
4. Divison 20 Twenty 100 One hundred / Divided by / Divided by 5 Five 10 Ten = Equals = Equals 4 Four 10 Ten
Numeral
Table of Ordinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 st First 11 th eleventh 12 th Twelfth 13 th thirteenth 14 th fourteenth 15 th fifteenth 16 th sixteenth 21 st twenty-first 31 40 50 60 70 80 90 st thirty-first
Exceptions:
one - first two - second three - third five - fifth eight - eighth nine - ninth twelve - twelfth
In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an ordinal number:
421st = four hundred and twenty-first 5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh
Figures When expressed as figures, the last two letters of the written word are added to the ordinal number:
first = 1st second = 2nd third = 3rd fourth = 4th twenty-sixth = 26th
Titles In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number:
Charles II - Charles the Second Edward VI - Edward the Sixth Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth
Berikut ini sedikit contoh cara membaca angka pecahan dalam bahasa Inggris:
1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 2/3 3/4 4/5 5/6 3 0.5 2.9
: A half / one over two : A third / one over three : A fourth/ a quarter / one over four : A fifth / one ever five : A sixth / one over six : Two Third / two over three : Three Fourth / three over four : four fifth / four over five : five - sixth / five over six : Three and a half : Zero point five : Two point nine