Halaman
Hak Cipta pada Departemen Pendidikan Nasional
Dilindungi Undang-undang
Penulis
: Utami Widiati
Pratiwi
Ratnaningsih
Gunadi H. Sulistyo
Mirjam Anugerahwati
Nunung Suryati
Oikurema
Purwanti
Slamet Setiawan
Ilustrasi, Tata Letak
: Direktorat Pembinaan SMP
Perancang Kulit
: Direktorat Pembinaan SMP
Buku ini dikembangkan Direktorat Pembinaan SMP
Ukuran Buku
: 21 x 30 cm
Diterbitkan oleh Pusat Perbukuan
Departemen Pendidikan Nasional
Tahun 2008
420.07
CON
Contextual Teaching and Learning Bahasa Inggris: Sekolah Menengah
Pertama/Madrasah Tsanawiyah Kelas VIII Edisi 4/Utami Widiati, ...[et.
al.].--Jakarta: Pusat Perbukuan, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional,
2008.
Xvi, 148 hlm.: ilus.; 30 cm.
Bibliografi: hlm. 145-148
Indeks.
ISBN
1. Bahasa I
nggris –Studi dan Pengajaran
I. Judul
II. Sulistyo, G
unadi
H
III. Suryat
i, Nunung
IV.Setiawan, Slamet
VI. Ratnaningsih, Pratiw
i
VII.
Anugerahwati,
Mirjan
VIII.
Purwanti
,
Oikurema
KATA SAMBUTAN
Salah satu upaya untuk melengkapi
sumber belajar yang relevan dan
bermakna guna meningkatkan mutu
pendidikan di Sekolah Menengah
Pertama (SMP), Direktorat Pemb
inaan SMP mengembangkan buku
pelajaran Bahasa Inggris untuk siswa kela
s VII, kelas VIII, dan kelas IX. Buku
pelajaran ini disusun berdasarkan Peratu
ran Menteri Pendidikan Nasional No.
22 Tahun 2006 Tentang Standar Isi, No. 23 Tahun 2006 tentang Standar
Kompetensi Lulusan, dan berdasarkan kriteria buku pelajaran yang
dikembangkan oleh Badan Standar Nasional Pendidikan.
Buku pelajaran ini merupakan penyempurnaan dari bahan ajar
kontekstual yang telah dikembangkan
Direktorat Pembinaan SMP dalam
kaitannya dengan kegiatan proyek
peningkatan mutu SMP. Bahan ajar
tersebut telah diujicobakan ke sejumlah SMP di provinsi Kalimantan Selatan,
Kalimantan Timur, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, dan
Gorontalo sejak tahun 2001. Penyempu
rnaan bahan ajar menjadi buku
pelajaran yang bernuansa pendekatan
kontekstual dilakukan oleh para
pakar dari beberapa perguruan ti
nggi, guru, dan instruktur yang
berpengalaman di bidangnya. Validasi
oleh para pakar dan praktisi serta uji
coba empiris ke siswa SMP telah dila
kukan guna meningkatkan kesesuaian
dan keterbacaan buku pelajaran ini.
Buku pelajaran Bahasa Inggris in
i telah dinilai oleh Badan Standar
Nasional Pendidikan, dan dinyatakan
memenuhi syarat untuk digunakan
sebagai buku pelajaran di SMP. Se
kolah diharapkan dapat menggunakan
buku pelajaran ini dengan sebaik-bai
knya sehingga dapat meningkatkan
efektivitas dan kebermaknaan pembel
ajaran. Pada akhi
rnya, para siswa
diharapkan dapat menguasai semua
Standar Kompetensi dan Kompetensi
Dasar secara lebih mendalam, luas serta bermakna, kemudian dapat
mengaplikasikannya dalam
kehidupan sehari-hari.
Saran perbaikan untuk penyempurn
aan buku pelajaran ini sangat
diharapkan. Terimakasih setulus-tulusn
ya disampaikan kepa
da para penulis
yang telah berkontribusi
dalam penyusunan buku pe
lajaran ini, baik pada
saat awal pengembangan bahan
ajar, ujicoba terbatas, maupun
penyempurnaan sehingga dapat te
rsusunnya buku pelajaran ini.
Terimakasih dan penghargaan juga
disampaikan kepada semua pihak
yang telah membantu terwujudnya
penerbitan buku pelajaran ini.
Jakarta, Juli 2008
Direktur Pembinaan SMP
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v
Pendahuluan
Bahan Pembelajaran Kontekstual Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris (Buku Siswa Ke-
las VIII) ini disusun berdasarkan Standar Isi (SI) Bahasa Inggris 2006 untuk membantu
pengembangan kompetensi komunikatif siswa SMP/MTs Kelas VIII. Kompetensi komu-
nikatif tersebut diwujudkan lewat penguasaan empat keterampilan berbahasa (listening,
speaking, reading dan writing) yang dikembangkan secara integratif. Integrasi tersebut
diimplementasikan dalam bentuk pengembangan unit berdasarkan jenis teks, yaitu tran-
saksional, interpersonal, short functional texts dan genres.
Buku ini terdiri atas 8 unit dengan rincian seperti berikut:
Unit 1: Congratulations!
Unit 2:
Tell Me Your Expereience (Recount)
Unit 3: What do You Do for Fun?
Unit 4: Let’s Go Somewhere (Descriptive)
Unit 5: What do You Think?
Unit 6:
Once upon a Time
Unit 7: Making Telephone Calls
Unit 8:
It Happened Like This (Recount)
Unit-unit ganjil mewadahi transactional, interpersonal, dan short functional texts,
sedangkan unit-unit genap menyajikan genres seperti yang diamanatkan oleh Standar Isi
Kelas VIII.
Setiap unit terbagi menjadi dua section. Untuk unit-unit ganjil, Section One
memuat teks transaksional dan interpersonal, sedangkan Section Two memuat short
functional texts. Untuk unit-unit genap, Section One terdiri atas Spoken Genre, dan Sec-
tion Two berbentuk Written Genre.
Fokus dari Section One adalah melatih siswa untuk menggunakan Bahasa Inggris
secara lisan, sedangkan fokus dari section two adalah melatih siswa untuk menggunakan
Bahasa Inggris secara
tulis. Selanjutnya, masing-masing section disajikan dengan urutan
presentation, practice, dan production.
Dalam penyajian setiap unit di kelas, guru diharapkan untuk berkreasi mengem-
bangkan materi yang ada. Dalam tahapan presentation, guru masih memegang kontrol
atas kegiatan pembelajaran. Untuk tahapan practice guru sudah mengurangi perannya,
sedangkan siswa diharapkan sudah mulai terlibat dalam kegiatan komunikatif. Untuk
tahapan production, guru sudah mulai memberikan kebebasan kepada siswa untuk
menggunakan bahasa yang sedang dipelajari dalam unit tersebut.
Pada bagian penyudah setiap unit disajikan summary, evaluation, dan reflection.
Vocabulary List diharapkan dapat membantu mengembangkan kosakata siswa secara
bertahap. Di samping itu, pada akhir buku diberikan glossary untuk menjelaskan be-
berapa konsep yang dianggap penting dalam buku Kelas VIII ini.
vi
Akhirnya kami berharap agar bahan ajar ini dapat digunakan dalam membantu
siswa untuk mulai mengembangkan kemampuan berkomunikasi dalam Bahasa Inggris
baik secara lisan maupun tertulis.
Tim Penyusun
vii
Halaman
Kata Pengantar ....................................................................................................
iii
Pendahuluan .........................................................................................................
v
Daftar Isi ...............................................................................................................
vii
Peta Kompetensi ...................................................................................................
ix
Unit 1: Congratulations! .....................................................................................
1
Unit 2: Tell me your experience!
(Recount) ......................................................
19
Unit 3: What do you do for fun? .......................................................................
37
Unit 4: Let’s go somewhere
(Descriptive) .........................................................
57
Unit 5: What do you think? ...............................................................................
73
Unit 6: Once Upon a Time
(Narrative)
...............................................................
89
Unit 7: Making Telephone Calls .......................................................................
97
Unit 8: It Happened Like This
(Recount) ...........................................................
119
Vocabulary list ......................................................................................................
137
Glossary .................................................................................................................
141
Index .....................................................................................................................
143
References .............................................................................................................
145
Daftar Isi
ix
KD
Tindak
bahasa
Indikator
Kebahasaan
Sosio-kultural
Pembentu-
kan wacana
Strategi
Merespon dan
mengungkap-
kan makna
dalam teks
transaksiona/
interpersonal
• Memberi dan
menerima
pujian
• Memberi dan
menerima
ucapan selamat
• Meminta,
memberi, dan
menolak jasa
• Meminta
dan memberi
informasi
Merespon dan
mengungkap-
kan makna
dalam teks
fungsional
pendek
• Pesan pendek
• Kartu pos
Mendengarkan
- menerima pujian
- menerima
ucapan selamat
- meminta jasa
- memberi jasa
- menolak jasa
- meminta
informasi
-memberi
informasi
- memberi
perhatian
terhadap
pembicara
Berbicara
- memberi pujian
- memberi selamat
- meminta jasa
- memberi jasa
- menolak jasa
- meminta
informasi
-memberi
informasi
- memberi
perhatian
terhadap
pembicara
Membaca
- membaca pesan
pendek
- membaca kartu
pos
(tentang ucapan
selamat,
pengalaman, dll.)
Menulis
- menulis pesan
pendek
- menulis kartu
pos (tentang
ucapan selamat,
pengalaman, dll.)
- Noun phrases
- Exclamatory
Sentences
- Modals can,
could, may
- The use of
‘mind’
- Kosakata
berhubungan
dengan
memberi
pujian
- Kosakata
berhubungan
dengan
memberi
selamat
- Kosakata
berhubungan
dengan
meminta,
memberi,
menolak jasa
- Kosakata
berhubungan
dengan
meminta dan
memberi
informasi
- Pronuncia-
tion &
Spelling
Ungkapan2 yang
sopan
- Small talk
- Etika memberi
pujian
- Etika memberi
ucapan selamat
- Etika meminta/
memberi jasa
- Etika meminta/
memberi informasi
-Turn-taking
-Gambits
yang sesuai
dengan
ungkapan
- memuji
- memberi
selamat
- meminta,
memberi,
menolak
jasa
- meminta
dan
memberi
informasi
- memberi
perhatian
terhadap
pembicara
-
UNIT 1
Peta Kompetensi
x
KD
Tindak
bahasa
Indikator
Kebahasaan
Sosio-kultural
Pembentu-
kan wacana
Strategi
UNIT 2
Merespon dan
mengung-kap
-
kan makna dalam
teks lisan dan
tulis berbentuk
recount
Mendengarkan
- Mengidentifikasi
makna ideasional
wacana monolog
recount
Berbicara
- Melakukan monolog
teks dalam bentuk
recount
Membaca
- Mengidentifikasi
main ideas
- Mengidentifikasi
supporting details
- Mengidentifikasi
informasi factual
- Makna kata, frasa,
dan kalimat
- Mengidentifikasi
langkah-langkah
retorika di dalam
wacana recount
- Membaca nyaring
(story telling) wacana
ragam tulis dengan
ucapan dan intonasi
yang enunjang
pemahaman
pendengaran jenis
teks recount
Menulis
- Menghasilkan teks
tulis bentuk recount
- Simple Past Tense
- Past continous
tense
- Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan traveling,
holiday atau
vacation
- Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan kegiatan di
waktu lampau
- Kata penghubung
Generic structure
of recount
Let me tell
you about...
.......
Well, ........
Er ......
Ehm ..........
First, ...........
Then, ..........
After that
..........
Finally,
.........
That’s all.
- Langkah-
langkah
retorika
recount
(generic
structure)
- menggu-
nakan
kamus
xi
KD
Tindak
bahasa
Indikator
Kebahasaan
Sosio-kultural
Pembentu-
kan wacana
Strategi
UNIT 3
Merespon dan
mengungkap-
kan makna
dalam teks
transaksional/
interpersonal
• Memberi dan
menerima
pendapat
• Menyata-kan
fakta
• Memberi dan
menerima
instruksi
Merespon dan
mengungkap-
kan makna
dalam teks
fungsional
pendek
• Advertise-
ments
• Postcards
• Notices
Mendengarkan
- mendengarkan
pendapat tentang
tempat, makanan,
atau benda
- mendengarkan
deskripsi tempat,
makanan, atau benda
- mendengarkan
pernyataan fakta
- mengevaluasi
pernyataan
- mendengarkan
instruksi
Berbicara
- menyatakan
pendapat tentang
tempat, makanan,
atau benda
- mendeskripsikan
tempat, makanan,
atau benda
- mengungkapkan
pernyataan fakta
- mengevaluasi
pernyataan
- memberi instruksi
Membaca
- Membaca
advertisements
- Membaca postcards
- Membaca notices
Menulis
- Menulis
advertisements
- Menulis postcards
- Menulis notices
- Simple Present
Tense
- Adjectives and
Adverbs
- What’s ...like?
- How’s ....?
- It’s a ...... place.
Imperative forms,
e.g:
- Carry your
umbrella!
- Take the pills
- Ungkapan-
ungkapan yang
sopan
- Small talk
- Etika memberi
dan meminta
pendapat
- Etika mengakui
dan mengingkari
fakta
- Etika memberi
petunjuk/ins-
truksi
- Gambits
yang sesuai
dengan
ungkapan
- salutations,
body, ending
- Meminta
klarifikasi
-
Mengguna-
kan kamus
xii
KD
Tindak
bahasa
Indikator
Kebahasaan
Sosio-kultural
Pembentu-
kan wacana
Strategi
UNIT 4
Merespon dan
mengungkapkan
makna dalam
teks lisan dan
tulis berbentuk
descriptive
Mendengarkan
- Mengidentifikasi
makna ideasional
wacana monolog
descriptive
Berbicara
- Melakukan monolog
teks dalam bentuk
descriptive
Membaca
- Mengidentifikasi
main ideas
- Mengidentifikasi
supporting details
- Mengidentifikasi
informasi factual
- Makna kata, frasa,
dan kalimat
- Mengidentifikasi
langkah-langkah
retorika di dalam
wacana descriptive
- Membaca nyaring
(story telling)
wacana ragam tulis
dengan ucapan
dan intonasi
yang enunjang
pemahaman
pendengaran jenis
teks descriptive
Menulis
- Menghasilkan
teks tulis bentuk
descriptive
- Adjective
- Simple Present
Tense
- Imperatives
- Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan vacation
- Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan rekreasi
-Generic structure
of descriptive
-Deskripsi musim
di negara-negara
subtropis
- Focus on
specific
participants.
- Use of
Attributive
and
Identifying
Processes.
- Frequent
use of
Ephitets and
Classifiers
in nominal
groups.
Use of simple
present tense
- menggu-
nakan
kamus
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KD
Tindak
bahasa
Indikator
Kebahasaan
Sosio-kultural
Pembentu-
kan wacana
Strategi
UNIT 5
Transactional/
Interpersonal
•
Meminta
dan memberi
informasi
•
Menyatakan
persetujuan dan
tidak setuju
•
Memberi saran
Mendengarkan
• Meminta, memberi
dan menolak
memberi informasi/
pendapat
• menjelaskan
• menganjurkan
• merespon
pernyataan
Berbicara
• meminta pendapat
• memberi pendapat
• menolak memberi
pendapat
• menjelaskan
• memberi informasi
kejadian
• menganjurkan
• meminta persetujuan
Membaca
• Mengidentifikasi
makna gagasan
(ideational) pada
teks pendek:
permission letter dan
kartu undangan
• Mengidentifikasi
generic structure
dan language
features teks pendek:
permission letter dan
kartu undangan
Menulis
• Menulis teks
pendek: teks pendek:
permission letter dan
kartu undangan
· Simple Past Tense
· Past continous
tense
· Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan traveling,
holiday atau
vacation
· Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan kegiatan
di waktu lampau
·
Kata penghubung
• Ungkapan-
ungkapan yang
sopan
• Small talk
• Etika
menanyakan
dan memberi
informasi
• Etika meminta
persetujuan
• Etika menolak
persetujuan
• Etika memberi
rekomendasi
• Really?
• Then
• After that,
• Finally
• That’s all.
• I agree
• I’m all for it
• I disagree
• Minta
informasi
• Memberi
informasi
• Memberi
persetu
juan
• Tidak
setuju
• Memberi
anjuran
xiv
KD
Tindak
bahasa
Indikator
Kebahasaan
Sosio-kultural
Pembentu-
kan wacana
Strategi
UNIT 6
Merespon dan
mengung-kapkan
makna dalam teks
lisan dan tulis
berbentuk
narrative
Mendengarkan
•Mengidentifikasi
makna ideasuional
wacana monolog
narrative
Berbicara
•Melakukan monolog
teks dalam bentuk
narrative
Membaca
•Mengidentifikasi
main ideas
•Mengidentifikasi
supporting details
•Mengidentifikasi
informasi factual
•Makna kata, frasa,
dan kalimat
•Mengidentifikasi
langkah-langkah
retorika di dalam
wacana narrative
•Membaca nyaring
(story telling)
wacana ragam tulis
dengan ucapan
dan intonasi
yang enunjang
pemahaman
pendengaran jenis
teks narrative
Menulis
•Menghasilkan teks
bentuk narrative
Pertanyaan
penyeru
dan retorika
‘What a
lovely
blouse’;
‘What ...
happened
- Kata
penyangat
‘Really’; ‘No
kidding’
- Penggunaan
xv
KD
Tindak
bahasa
Indikator
Kebahasaan
Sosio-kultural
Pembentu-
kan wacana
Strategi
UNIT 7
Transactional/
Interpersonal
• Requesting
• Inviting
Mendengarkan
• Menolak/
• memberi, meminta
jasa/barang
• menolak/menerima
tawaran
• menolak/menerima
undangan
Berbicara
• Menolak/
• memberi, meminta
jasa/barang
• menolak/menerima
tawaran
• menolak/menerima
undangan
• menawarkan
sesuatu
• membuka
percakapan tlepon
• melakukan
transaksi tujuan
menelpon
• menutup
percakapan telepon
Membaca
• Mengidentifikasi
tujuan short
functional text (teks
pendek) seperti
memo, undangan
sederhana, dsb.
• Memahami makna
teks-teks pendek
Menulis
• Menulis surat
pribadi, memo,
undangan
sederhana
• Modal can, could,
would, may
• Kata mind diikuti
V-ing
• Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan telepon
• Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan
permintaan
• Passive sentence
• Simple future
• Pronunciation dan
spelling
• Ungkapan-
ungkapan yang
sopan
• Small talk
• Etika bertelepon
• Etika menerima
ajakan/tawaran
• Etika menolak
ajakan/tawaran
• Minta
bantuan
• Menerima
tawaran
• Menerima
ajakan
• Menolak
tawaran
• Menolak
ajakan
• Minta
maaf
karena
salah
nomor
xvi
KD
Tindak
bahasa
Indikator
Kebahasaan
Sosio-kultural
Pembentu-
kan wa-
Strategi
UNIT 8
Merespon dan
mengung-kapkan
makna dalam teks
lisan dan tulis
berbentuk recount
Mendengarkan
· Mengidentifikasi
makna ideasional
wacana monolog
recount
Berbicara
· Melakukan monolog
teks dalam bentuk
recount
Membaca
· Mengidentifikasi
main ideas
· Mengidentifikasi
supporting details
· Mengidentifikasi
informasi factual
· Makna kata, frasa,
dan kalimat
· Mengidentifikasi
langkah-langkah
retorika di dalam
wacana recount
· Membaca nyaring
(story telling)
wacana ragam tulis
dengan ucapan
dan intonasi
yang enunjang
pemahaman
pendengaran jenis
teks recount
Menulis
· Menghasilkan teks
bentuk recount
• Simple Past Tense
• Past continous
tense
• Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan traveling,
holiday atau
vacation
• Kosa kata
berhubungan
dengan kegiatan
di waktu lampau
• Kata penghubung
Let me tell
you about...
.......
Well, ........
Er ......
Ehm ..........
First, ...........
Then, ..........
After that
..........
Finally,
.........
That’s all.
Langkah-
langkah
retorika
recount
(generic
structure)
Language
features
recount
Unit 1 - Congratulations
UNIT 1
Congratulations
In this unit, you will learn how to
respond to transactional and interpersonal dialogues about complimenting,
congratulating, requesting, and giving and asking for information;
produce transactional and interpersonal dialogues about complimenting,
congratulating, requesting, and giving and asking for information;
make ideational responses to short functional texts (notes, greeting cards, and
postcards);
produce short functional texts (notes, greeting cards, and postcards).
.
Pic. 1.1 (Dit. PSMP, 2006)
Bahasa Inggris SMP Kelas VIII
What is the occasion?
Why do they look happy?
What do they say to one another?
What kind of party is it?
What do the friends say to the man?
Section One:
Complimenting; Congratulating; Requesting; Giving and Asking for Information
Presentation
Activity 1
Look at the pictures below and answer the questions that follow.
What kind of party is it?
What do the friends say to the man?
Pic. 1.2 (Dit. PSMP, 2006)
Pic. 1.3 (Dit. PSMP, 2006)
What do you call it?
Do you have one?
What do you say to show that it is nice?
What do you call it?
Do you have one?
What do you say to show that it is nice?
Pic 1.4
(http://www.coolbusinessideas.com)
Unit 1 - Congratulations
Activity 2
On some
social occasions people celebrate special events. Here are some examples
of phrases of congratulations appropriate to these situations. The most common
response is “Thank you.” Practise reading these expressions aloud.
I’d like to offer my congratulations on your winning the English speech contest.
Congratulations on your new baby brother.
You must be really happy about your new motorcycle.
I am very happy for you. I hope you enjoy your new house.
Happy birthday/anniversary.
Here are some examples of the kinds of compliments common in social situations. Read
them aloud.
This is the nicest classroom.
You have a beautiful house.
I like your new dress.
This soup tastes delicious.
That salad looks wonderful.
What a good idea!
What a great dessert!
Activity 3
Exclamatory sentences for complimenting.
I live in the country. I love the country
life. Every morning when I get up and
open the window, I can hear the little birds
sing outside.
Today is a fine day. The rain has
ceased. The sun shines again. It shines in
through the window. I go out and look
around. I see that the fields and the hills are
green. The flowers and the houses are red.
The clouds above are white. Everything
looks pleasant.
How beautiful the country is!
In
exclamatory sentences, we use ‘what’ to describe nouns, and use ‘how’ to describe
adjectives and adverbs, as in the following examples.
What a quiet night it is!
How quiet the night is!
What a beautiful country it is!
How beautiful the country is!
What a clever boy he is!
How clever the boy is!
What pretty girls they are!
How beautiful the girls are!
Pic 1.6
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How beautiful the country is!
Pic 1.6
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Activity 4
Read the following dialogues about complimenting. Practise reading them. Then,
answer the questions that follow.
Dialogue 1
You
: Excuse me, but I was just admiring your bag. It’s really
nice.
Stranger
: Oh, thank you.
You
: Could you tell me where you got it? I have been looking
for one like that for a long time.
Stranger
: It’s from the Luggage Store in Plaza Indonesia.
You
: Oh, thank you very much.
Questions
• What were you admiring?
• Where did the stranger buy it?
Dialogue 2
Stranger (in a lift) : Oh, I love your earrings, they are so beautiful!
You
: Thank you. They’re silver.
Stranger
: I know. Are they Yogya silver?
Your
: No, they are Bali silver. I got them in Ubud.
Stranger
: Oh, I see.
Questions:
• What are made of silver?
• Where did you buy them?
Dialogue 3
You
: Happy birthday, Ed. Wow, what a cool watch you have! Is that a
present?
Eddy
: Thanks. Yes, it’s a birthday present from my aunt. She bought it in
Singapore.
You
: Lucky you! I wish I had a watch like that.
Eddy
: I hope you’ll get a watch like this on your next birthday.
Questions:
• What are you complimenting?
• Whom did Eddy get the present from?
Activity 5
In some situations people have to request. Practise reading the following dialogues
about requesting. Then, answer these questions about each of the dialogues.
Unit 1 - Congratulations
• Who is requesting?
• What is he/she requesting?
• Is the request accepted or refused?
Dialogue 1
Nadia
: I wonder whether I could borrow your typewriter.
Ella
: For how long?
Nadia
: Until the end of the week.
Ella
: Yes. I think that would be alright.
Dialogue 2
Riza
: Is there any chance of borrowing your car?
Ami
: That would depend on when.
Riza
: This weekend.
Ami
: Sorry, I am using it as well.
Dialogue 3
Marni
: Could you turn off the light, Hari?
Hari
: Why? What’s the matter? I want to read this novel.
Marni
: If we turn on too many lights, all the electricity in the house will go
off.
Hari
: OK, then.
Activity 6
Practise reading the following dialogue about giving and asking for information.
You
: Excuse me, could you tell me where the Public Library is, please?
Man
: The Public Library? Let me see. Oh yes, of course I know. It is in
Robenton Road.
You
: Is that near here?
Man : You just go along this street until you come to the first traffic light.
Then turn left. It’s on your left just after the zebra crossing.
You
: Thank you.
Practice
Activity 1
Comment on the following objects using “what” and “how”. Use the appropriate
adjectives in the word bank.
For example: What a fashionable shirt it is!
How bright the colour of the dress is!
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Word bank
fashionable
expensive
bright
elegant
neat
comfortable
casual
beautiful formal
Pic.1.7 (Dit.PSMP,2006)
Activity 2
Complete the following dialogues with the right expressions.
Dialogue 1
Ari : Guess what! I got the first winner
prize for the debate
competition!
Bob
: Really? _____________________.
Ari
: Thank you.
Dialogue 2
Anna
: Hey, Tom, you know what? My short story will be published in Hello
magazine next month!
Tom
: Wow, _______________! That’s __________, An.
Anna
: Thank you. I really worked hard for that story.
Tom
: I know you did, and I’m sure it’s a great story. I can’t wait to read it.
Unit 1 - Congratulations
Dialogue 3
You : Den, I heard you won first
prize in the chess competition yesterday.
_______________!
Denny
: Thanks! It was a tough competition.
You : Yes, I heard you competed against senior players.
Denny
: That’s right, and I almost lost the third set. Luckily, I could improve
my play.
Activity 3
Here are other ways of requesting. Do as the examples.
Example:
Can I borrow your typewriter?
I wonder whether I could borrow your typewriter.
1.
Can I invite some friends round?
2.
Can I use your telephone?
3.
Can you help me with this math problem?
4. Can we stop by the post office?
5.
Can you turn off the TV?
6.
Can you close the windows?
7.
Can I use your dictionary?
8.
Can I borrow your bicycle?
Example:
A:
Do you mind if I closed the window?
B:
No, go right ahead and close it.
1.
A:
Do you mind if I turned the TV on?
B:
________________________________________
2.
A:
Do you mind if I turned the radio down?
B:
________________________________________
3.
A:
Do you mind if I made myself a cup of tea?
B:
________________________________________
4.
A:
Do you mind if I used your tools?
B:
________________________________________
5.
A:
Do you mind if I invited Nadia to your party?
B:
_________________________________________
Activity 4
Give responses to the following expressions of requesting.
1.
A:
Can I use your ruler?
B:
_____________________. I am using it now.
2.
A:
Can you bring these books for me, please?
B:
______________________.
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3.
A:
Would you like any help?
B:
_____________________, but I think I can manage myself.
4.
A:
Do you think I could use your motorcycle?
B:
______________________. You don’t have the license yet.
5.
A:
Can you accompany me to the fashion shop?
B:
______________________
6.
A:
Can I borrow your electronic dictionary?
B:
__________________. Here you are.
7.
A:
Can you type this letter for me, please?
B:
___________________.
Activity 5
In small groups, act out the dialogues for these pairs of situations. Then perform
your best scene for the class.
Situations 1
Pic. 1.8 (Dit. PSMP, 2006)
Situations 2
Pic. 1.9 (Dit. PSMP, 2006)
Unit 1 - Congratulations
Activity 6
In pairs, construct your own dialogues. Here are samples of situations for the
dialogues.
1.
Roleplay a conversation. One of you is the assistant in a clothes store; the other is
the customer. The customer wants to buy some new clothes for a holiday in Bali.
Follow the guide below:
2.
Andi and Boni are good friends from the same school. Andi sees Boni on a new
motorcycle and begins to talk with him.
Andi
Boni
greets Boni
returns greeting
compliments Boni on the new
motorcycle
accepts compliments; tells when the
motorcycle was bought
asks to try the motorcycle
agrees or refuses and gives reasons
expresses thanks or expresses
disappointment
answers thanking or asks for
apology
admire the clothes
ask to see them. (May I ... )
ask to try the clothes on. (May I ... )
comment on the clothes and ask
for a different size/color if necessary
say what size you are
say you’ll have the item and
ask the price and ask the price
pay, thank, and leave the store
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Production
Activity 1
In pairs, make dialogues based on the situations below.
1.
You meet a woman in a bookstore. She has a very beautiful handbag.
Compliment her for it.
2. You are sitting next to a young man on a bus. He compliments your T-shirt.
3.
You have just eaten dinner at your friend’s house. You really liked the meal.
Compliment him/her for it.
4.
Your friend is taking you around his/her house. You see an interesting
painting in the family room. Your friend made the painting himself/herself.
Compliment him/her for it.
5. Your friend is wearing a new T-shirt. You admire the picture on it.
Activity 2
Prepare short dialogues, and perform them in front of the class. Use the situations
below.
1. Your cousin tells you that she was awarded the first
prize in the English
competition in her school. Congratulate her.
2.
You tell your best friend that your English poem is published in the newspaper.
He/She congratulates you.
3.
Your friend has just won the provincial debate contest. Congratulate him/
her.
Activity 3
Complete the following dialogues about requests with the appropriate
expressions.
1. A: Can I use this coupon?
B: ________________. We don’t accept coupons here.
2. A: May I exchange these shoes? They are too tight.
B: ________________.
3. A: ________________?
B: Sure. We accept either cash or a credit card.
4. A: ________________?
B: Sure. It’s 100,000 rupiahs.
5. A: Can I return this sweater? But, sorry, I don’t have a receipt.
B: __________________.
Unit 1 - Congratulations
Activity 4
Work in pairs, ask where some well-known places in your town or city are. Use
some of the phrases below:
- just across the post office
- at the end of the street
- on the left
- next to
- on the right
- just opposite
Section Two:
Short Functional Texts (notes, greeting cards, and postcards)
Presentation
Activity 1
When do people send greeting cards? What messages do they choose? Match the
messages below with the occasions. Some messages can be used more than once.
Messages:
Occasions:
1. Congratulations.
a. any time
2. Best wishes.
b. someone has died
3. Happy ...
c. Christmas/Easter
4. Good luck.
d. birthday/anniversary/new year
5. Season’s greetings
e. someone has got a new job
6. Bon Voyage.
f. someone is going to take the exam
7. Get well soon.
g. someone has just passed an exam
8. With sympathy.
h. someone is getting married
Activity 2
People often write cards to congratulate. Here are some examples.
Dear Tommy,
I heard that you have passed the final exam and got the highest
score in English subject at your school. Congratulations! You
deserved it.
Auntie Susan
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Dear Lisa,
Congratulations on your winning the first
prize of the English debate
competition. I learned about it from your Mom.
Love,
Ella
Complete these sentences based on the information in the cards.
1. Tommy is Auntie Susan’s ___________________.
2. Auntie Susan congratulated Tommy because _______________.
3. Lisa has won _______________.
4. Ella heard the news from ________________.
Activity 3
Linda is writing a note for her friend how to get to her place. Read the note
carefully.
5 bus --- Kahuripan/Majapahit --- cross Kahuripan
--- walk up Kahuripan --- Sarinah Department
Store --- meet you at 4 --- my place --- about 20-
minute walk
To get to my house,
take a number 5 bus
and get off at the corner
of Kahuripan and
Majapahit Street. Then
cross to the other side
of Kahuripan Street
and walk up Kahuripan
Street until you come to
Sarinah Department Store. I’ll meet you in front of
the store at 4. It’s about a 20-minute walk from there
to my place.
Unit 1 - Congratulations
Activity 4
Read this postcard. Use your dictionary for the difficult words.
Answer these questions.
1. Who wrote the postcard?
2. What is the postcard about?
3. Did she like the weather?
4. What did she do during the vacation?
Practice
Activity 1
Think of a situation. Complete the following congratulating card.
Dear _______________,
Just a note to congratulate you on _________________.
That’s great. You deserved it.
_________________.
Dear Rusdi,
I just got back from Yogyakarta. The
weather was nice the whole week, and
I really had a great vacation. I walked
along Malioboro Street on the first
day. The next day I went shopping and
bought some batik clothes at Beringharjo
Market.
I went to Yogyakarta Palace one day.
Guess what? I saw the Sultan.
I enjoyed my vacation. Well, that’s all
for now.
Cheers,
Fahmida
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Activity 2
Write a postcard that tells your experience in your vacation. The following is some
information about your vacation.
• You are now in Yogya.
• You arrived yesterday.
• You are staying in Sederhana Losmen.
• You saw Agnes Monica walking down Malioboro Street.
• You are now going on a tour to Borobudur.
• You are having a great time.
Activity 3
You plan to go to Joko’s house. The following information tells you what you
should do. Now write a note based on the information.
15 bus ------ Blora Street -------- get off Rose In Hotel ------ 20 bus ------ get off
Kahuripan Street ----- walk up Basuki Rachmad Street ----- first traffic light ---
-- cross over ----- meet you there 5.15 ----- 15-minute walk ----- my place
Production
Activity 1
Write a congratulating message for the following situations.
1. A friend has just been elected chairperson of OSIS.
2. A cousin has won the first
prize for the local dancing competition.
3. A classmate has just passed the acting audition for a television program.
Activity 2
Write a note that tells a friend how to get from your school to a place where you
want to meet him or her.
Activity 3
In a group of two write a postcard to a friend about your last vacation. Include
giving compliment on the place, the food, prices, etc.
Activity 4
Now work individually. Write a postcard about your last vacation. Include
compliment on the place, the food, prices, etc.
Unit 1 - Congratulations
Homework
1.
In pairs, draw a map of your school. Take turns giving and asking for
information about the location of these places.
• parking lot
• library
• canteen
• laboratory
• school yard
• principal’s office
2.
In the class, give directions to a certain place on your map. Your classmates
guess the place you mean.
Summary
In this unit, you have learned
• how to congratulate;
• how to compliment;
• how to request; and
• how to give and ask for information.
You also have learned
• how to write notes, and
• how to write greeting cards and postcards.
Evaluation
I. Complete the following dialogues with the right expressions.
1. Nadia
: Hey, Riza, you know what? My painting will be published
in Hello magazine next month!
Riza
: Wow, that’s __________, Nadia. _______________!
Nadia
: Thank you. I really worked hard for that.
Riza
: I know you did, and I’m sure it’s a great painting. I can’t
wait to see it.
2. Mida
: I wonder ________________________.
Ann
: Tell me when.
Mida
: Next weekend actually.
Ann
: Let me think it over, and I will tell you later.
3. Dika
: ___________________.
Firda
: Does it look all right?
Dika
: Yes, and it matches your scarf perfectly.
Firda
: Thank you.
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4. Stranger
: _________________?
Fahmi
: Japanese Restaurant? Walk up Rajawali Street, and turn
left. It’s on the right.
Stranger
: _____________.
5. Clerk
: May I help you?
Customer : _________________________.
Clerk
`
: The shoe department is over there. To the right of the
sports department.
6. Riza
: _____________________?
Nana
: Sure. It’s ten thirty.
Riza
: Thanks. Wow, it’s ten minutes left. I have to hurry.
7. Customer : Could I have another plastic bag, please?
Clerk
: ___________________.
Customer : Thank you.
8. Boy
: _____________________?
Librarian
: Yes, of course. You can renew the novel twice.
Boy
: _____________________?
Librarian
: Sorry, you can’t check out this magazine.
9. Stranger
:______________________?
Rahmi
: The Brawijaya Museum is at the corner. Just walk down
this street.
10. Rina
: My motorcycle doesn’t start. _______________________?
Tati
: I am sorry. Mine is being repaired.
II. Complete the following post card that tells about your experience on holiday.
Hi ________________,
Greetings from _____________. I arrived _____________and I am having a
great time now.
This morning, ____________________ . Tomorrow, ____________________.
I enjoy ___________________.
I will be back _____________. See you soon.
Regards,
________________
III. Write a note based on the information below.
101 mini bus --- get off Sriwijaya Inn --- walk down Singasari Street --- first
crossroad --- turn left --- about 5-minute walk --- my house, Garuda Street
No. 13
Unit 1 - Congratulations
Reflection
•
Part of this unit that I like most is _______________________ because _______
___________________.
• I can do _________________ to practise this unit.
Vocabulary List
Words
Parts of
Speech
Phonetic
Transcription
Indonesian Equivalent
audition
n
audisi
awarded
adj.
dianugerahi
compliment
n
pujian
congratulate
v
memberi selamat
deserve
v
berhak
destination
n
tujuan
exclamation
n
seruan
message
n
pesan
note
n
catatan
prize
n
hadiah
request
n
permintaan
tough
adj.
ketat
Words
Parts of
Speech
Phonetic Transcription
Indonesian Equivalent
advertisement
n
iklan
alley
n
gang
allowance
n
uang saku
altitude
n
ketinggian di atas
permukaan air laut
amazing
adj.
menakjubkan
appointment
n
janji, perjanjian
attached
adj.
ditempel
audition
n
audisi
awarded
adj.
dianugerahi
barbeque
n
pesta diluar rumah
dengan memanggang
daging
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VRead the following poem!
Around the Year
In January the year just begins.
In February there’s a Valentine for everyone.
In March the winds can blow and blow.
In April spring comes and there’s no more snow.
In May the air is fresh and clean.
In June the grass is long and green.
In July the sun is high in the sky.
In August hot winds go blowing by.
In September we children go to school.
In October Halloween fun is the rule.
In November we have a day of Thanksgiving.
In December there’s holiday fun in giving.
Cultural notes
After reading the poem, answer these questions.
1. How many cultural events are there in the poem?
2. What season is mentioned?
3. Describe the air in May.
4. How is the grass in June?
5. How is the sun in July?
6. How would you feel in August? What season
do you think it is?
7. Why do you have ‘holiday fun in giving’ in December?
8. Which countries do you think experience those events?
Fun
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