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UNIT I Introducing someone and others

Introducing self

Expressions used in giving personal information

Mentioning your name : - I am Audifa Nuansa - My name is Audifa Nuansa- My friends call me Audy- Call me Audy

Referring to your occupation : - I am a student- I’m an employee- I work as a teacher

Talking about your origin : - I’m from Jakarta- I come from Sumatera

Mentioning your address : - I live in Bandung- I live at Jl. Kota Bambu II no. 26- My address is Kota Bambu Selatan II , West

Jakarta, Indonesia

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Hello, I’m Fatha Nuansa Putra.You can call me Fatha. I’m a student. I live in Kota Bambu. I comes from Jakarta, and this is my sister, Audy. I don’t have brother.

Hello, my name is Marry Brown. My friends call me, Brown. I am from USA. I’m a student of University. Now I am in Bali

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Activity I

Now introduce yourself to the classroom. To help you remember what information you can give , consider the item below.

Your name Where you come from Your address Other things you want to tell

Introduce yourself – giving only basic information - to a classmate on your left on your right in front of you behind you two seats away from you

Contraction

Subject Pronoun + “To Be” ContractedI am I’m

YouWe

Theyare

You’reWe’re

They’reHeSheIt

isHe’sShe’sIt’s

“Is, am, are” are the present simple form of “to be” and they are used either with singular or plural subjects. See the examples below and compare how the teacher pronounces the regular and reduced form.

1.2. He is a doctor or He’s a doctor.3. You are a teacher or You’re a teacher.4. They are students or They’re students.5. It is a Mandarin orange or It’s a Mandarin orange.

Activity II

Fill in the blanks with a subject pronoun “he, she, it, they, we, I, you”

1. Who is that boy on the bike? ................................is my brother.

2. Vina is my classmate. ………………is very smart.3. Are……………….a teacher? No, ……………….am not.4. I have a brother and a sister. ……………….are very smart.

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5. Where do you work?……………..work for a bank. 6. Which bank do you work for?……………….. is BRI, the Tanah Abang branch

Use the correct form of “to be” in the following sentences.

1. They………………..my relatives from my father’s side.2. What ………………in the hamper?3. How………………Audi today?4. Who …………….with you?5. I……………….the youngest member of the family.

Introducing others

Expressions used in asking for personal information

Name: Excuse me, what’s your name?may I know your name?could you tell me your name?are you Mr. Septo?what is your surname/last name?

Address: Where do you live?What’s your address?Do you live in Banjarmasin?

Occupation: What’s your occupation?What’s your profession?What kind of work are you in?Are you a teller at the bank?

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Let me introduce my friend, Rojak, this is Osi.Osi this is Rojak

Hi, how do you do. Nice to meet you

How do you do. Nice to meet you , too

Where do you live Rojak?

I live in Palmerah

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Hobbies What are your hobbies?How do you spend your weekend?Are you interested in hiking?What do you do for relaxation?

Country Which country do you come from?Where are you from?Do you come from China?

Nationality What is your nationality?

Are you a Singaporean citizen?Are you a Korean?

Language What languages do you speak?Do you speak Dutch? Can you read and write Mandarin?

Activity III

Fill in the blank with the right expressions

Fifi: …………………………………(1)Fina: Morning, Fifi. I’m fine. Thanks. You?Fifi: Never better, thanks. By the way Fina, meet Putra. Putra this is

Fina. Putra: …………………………………………..(2)Fina: How do you do! Nice to meet you.Putra: …………………………………………..(3)

In the same group (from Practice 2), one of you introduces your two new friends to another group.

Possessive Adjective

Pronoun Subject Possessive Adjective (+) Noun

I my brotherYou your familywe our cousin

They their bookhe His houseshe her girlfriendit Its employees

We use possessive adjectives – my, your, our, his and etc - to show that a person owns something. Therefore, a noun follows the possessive adjective.

ExamplesThis is my girlfriend.

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That is his car.

Activity IV

Fill in each blank with the correct possessive adjective (my, your, his, her, their, our, its).

Hi. I’m Audifa. You can call me Audi. I have a brother. ……….name

is Fatha Nuansa Putra and I love ………..parents. Although they are different in

character, they love each other very much. ………. mother is very modern in

………thinking. ……. ideas sometimes upset …………father who is rather old-

fashioned in ……….. thinking. He thinks a woman’s place is in the kitchen.

Although ………. opinion about the place of a woman and many other issues

could be very different, they can always resolve…………..differences.

What about you with …………. spouse? Are you like ……….parents?

Activity V

Listen the cassette carefully and answer the question below

1. What is Reni’s full name?2. Where does Reni come from?3. What do Reni’s parents do?4. What is Reni’s hobby?5. Where does Reni work?

Write T in the blank if the statement is true according to the cassette, or F if the statement is false.

1. Reny is a fashion model2. She works for a woman magazine3. Reny’s parents come from East Java4. Reny is also from East Java5. Her brother works for an advertising company6. Reny designs dresses7. Her boss appreciates what she is doing8. Reny owns the boutique9. One of her hobbies is listening to music10. Reni is still single

UNIT II

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Family

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