Berikut ini adalah Vocabulary List [ Daftar Kosakata ] dari setelah kita mempelajari berbagai macam bentuk ekspresi seperti Expression of Certainty, Expression of Doubt, Asking for Repetition, Showing Surprises dan Short Functional Text berbentuk Advertisement. Sedangkan vocabulary list ini sendiri saya ambilkan dari BSE IX Grade pada pembahasan Bab 1. Tujuan diberikannya Vocabulary list seperti ini agar mempermudah para siswa untuk menghafal daftar kosakata baru/ kata yang sering muncul pada pembahasan bab yang kami sebutkan diatas. Vocabulary List [ Daftar Kosakata ] berisi Words, parts of speech, phonetic transcription, dan indonesian equivalent. Untuk lebih jelasnya lihat tabel Vocabulary List dibawah ini :
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CERTAINTY, DOUBT, REPETITION, AND SURPRISES [ PRACTISES ]
Setelah mempelajari materi mengenai Expression of certainty, doubt, repetition, surprises diharapkan para peserta didik bisa memahami bagaimana cara bertanya tentang keyakinan/ kepastian seseorang, bagaimana mengekspresikan rasa yakin/ pasti, mengekpresikan rasa ragu, bagaimana memberikan respon positif terhadap orang yang ragu dengan menunjukkan rasa perhatian kita, bagaimana cara bertanya untuk mengulang kata/ kalimat yang tidak kita dengar dan yang terakhir bagaimana menunjukkan rasa kekaguman/ terkejut atas sesuatu/ berita yang kita dengar/ lihat. Akan lebih bagus lagi kalau siswa-siswi sekalian mendalami materi ini secara oral. Membuat tugas mandiri yang berkaitan dengan materi tersebut dan mempresentasikan/ mempraktekkan didepan kelas bersama teman-teman akan lebih mengasyikkan. Disini peran guru sangat dibutuhkan dengan memberikan motivasi, memberikan tema/ topik pembicaraan yang akan dipresentasikan, serta memberikan contoh terlebih dahulu bagaimana membuat kalimat dan cara pengucapan yang benar sehingga enak dilihat dan didengar.
SHOWING CERTAINTY, DOUBT, REPETITION, CONCERN, AND SURPRISE
Terkadang seseorang
tidak mendengar apa yang baru diucapkan oleh lawan mainnya, kemudian meminta untuk mengulangi apa yang baru saja diucapkan, maka bisa menggunakan contoh
kalimat Asking for repetition seperti
”I’m sorry. What did you say?”. Bila
kita terkejut atas apa yang kita lihat/ dengar, maka kita bisa menunjukkannya
dengan menggunakan Expression for
surprises seperti “How Diligent she
is”. Dari sedikit penjelasan diatas, bahwasanya kita belajar mengenai :
1. The
expression that is used to express certainty
2. The
expression that is used to ask for certainty
3. The
expression that is used to express doubt
4. The
expression that is used to ask for repetition
5. The
expression that is used to express surprise
Berikut ini
beberapa contoh dari expressions for showing certainty [ ekspresi yakin ], doubt
[ tidak yakin ], repetition [ mengulang ucapan ], dan surprises [ keterkejutan
] :
Certainty :
1. I’m sure about it.
2. I’m quite sure that he told the truth.
3. I’m absolutely sure about the news.
4. I’m no doubt about it.
5. I’m absolutely certain that he told the
truth.
6. I’m sure/certain about …..
7. I’ve no doubt about ……
8. I’m sure/certain about …..
9. I’ve no doubt about ……
Doubt :
1. Sorry, I’m not sure about it.
2. I’m not really sure that he told the truth.
3. I’m not really sure about it.
4. I’m not too sure about the news.
Responses to expressions of doubt which show concern as
well :
1. I think you don’t need to be worried about
it.
2. Everything will be fine.
3. It’s all going to be okay.
4. Don’t be worried too much. Next time better
Repetition :
I am sorry. What did you say?
I am sorry. Would you repeat what you just
said?
I am sorry. Would you mind repeating what you
just said?
What?. Could you repeat what you just said?
Surprises :
Surprises :
1. What a diligent student she is!
2. How diligent she is!
3. What a big surprise!
4. How surprising it is!
Berikut ini
contoh pola dari expression of showing certainty/ doubt [ yakin dan tidak yakin
], asking for certainty [ menanyakan keyakinan ], repetition [ pengulangan ], showing surprises/ wonder [
terkejut/ kagum ].
Example 1
Amir : Tuesday, next week, is the due date for our
assignment.
Ani : Sorry.
Could you repeat what you just said?
Amir : I said Tuesday, next week, is the due date
for our assignment
Ani : Yes,
you are right, but, I ‘m sure that I can submit it before that. How about you?
Amir : I’m not so sure I will be able to make it.
Ani : Yes, you can. I’m sure, you can
- Could you repeat what you just said? [ Asking for repetition ]
- I'm sure that I can submit it before that [ Expression of certainty ]
- I'm not so sure I will be able to make it [ Expression of doubt ]
- Yes, you can. I'm sure, you can [ showing concern ]
Example 2
Anang :
Did you do the test very well, Andi?
Andi : No, definitely,
not. I don’t have a hope of getting even 50.
Anang : But are you sure?
Andi : Absolutely.
Not a hope!
Anang : Don’t worry too much. Next time better.
- Did you do the test very well, Andi? [ Asking for certainty ]
- No, definitely, not [ Expression of doubt ]
- But are you sure? [ Asking for certainty ]
- Absolutely. Not a hope ! [ Expression of doubt ]
- Don't worry too much. Next time better [ showing concern ]
Example 3
Fatimah : Anisa, do you think that it will be possible to go on holiday to the moon in the next fifty years?.
Anisa : Well, I am sure it could happen. Why?
Fatimah : Well, I was just wondering it would be a great achievement.
Anisa : Well, I am sure it could happen. Why?
Fatimah : Well, I was just wondering it would be a great achievement.
- do you think that it will be possible to go on holiday . . . . [ Asking for certainty ]
- Well, I'm sure it could happen [ Expression of certainty ]
Example 4
Aning : What do you think of our new classmate, Fatimah?
Adi : She is really a diligent student.
Adi : She is really a diligent student.
Aning : I think so. She has never been late. She is always 15 minutes earlier
before the class starts.
Adi : Is she? What a diligent student she is!
before the class starts.
Adi : Is she? What a diligent student she is!
- What do you think of our new classmate, Fatimah? [ Asking for certainty ]
- What a diligent student she is ! [ Surprise/ wonder ]
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POLITE EXPRESSIONS
Belajar Bahasa Inggris - Kita sebagai warga negara Indonesia, khususnya orang Jawa pastilah mengenal tentang Tata Krama. Bagaimana kita berbicara kepada orang yang lebih tua dan sesama. Peran Orang Tua disini memang sangat dibutuhkan. Apalagi bahasa Tata Krama saat ini sudah semakin punah tergerus arus oleh era modernisasi dan lingkungan yang lebih banyak mendatangkan segi negatifnya. Dalam bahasa Inggris pun ada tata krama dalam mengekspresikan bagaimana saat kita minta tolong, bertanya dengan seseorang, dll. Berikut ini beberapa ekspresi yang bisa kita gunakan ketika kita menanyakan sesuatu, meminta seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu, meminta ijin dan memberikan saran/ nasehat.