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Unit 5 - What do you think

UNIT 5

What do you think?

In this unit, you will learn how to:



comprehend transactional conversations: e.g. saying agreement and disagreement,

giving advice and recommendation, giving and asking for opinion/information;



produce transactional conversations: e.g. saying agreement and disagreement, giving

advice, and recommendation, giving and asking for opinion/information;

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Section One :

Agreeing and Disagreeing

Presentation

Activity 1

Listen and repeat the dialogues below.

Dialogue 1

Butet

: Fishing is a boring activity, Mirza.

Mirza

: I don’t think so, Butet. It is boring if you don’t know the secret.

Butet

: What do you mean, Mirza?

Mirza

: Absolutely, it’s interesting. Just enjoy the calm situation and possibly

wthe scenery.

Butet

: In that case I think you are right, Mirza. But, it takes a lot of our time,

doesn’t it?

Mirza

: I agree with you. But, it also teaches us patience, you know.

Butet

: How can?

Mirza : When fishing, you cannot be in a hurry. It is more exciting when you

catch a fish.

Butet

: Is that so? I think I’ll try your advice, then. Can you recommend a

place to fish, please?

Mirza : Many. Fins’ Fishing Pond, for example. It’s a nice fishing pool. Or,

go to Sumber Brantas. There is a good and calm place to fish in the

river. You can also go to Sendang Biru. You can fish along its beautiful

seashores.

Butet : Really? How about Pantai Ngliyep? Is it also good to fish?

Mirza

: I don’t think so. I don’t recommend it to you. There are too many big

waves.

Butet : How about Sutami Dam? Is it also an interesting fishing place?

Mirza : I think so. But, if you fish there, don’t forget to wear sportshoes. It can

be slippery along its shores.

Butet : I think I’ll go fishing in Sutami Dam, then. Will you come along with

me next Sunday, Mirza?

Mirza : Sure. Let’s go fishing together.

Butet

: Good. Thanks Mirza.

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With a partner, now answer the following questions:

1. What are Butet and Mirza talking about?

2. Does Mirza like fishing?

3. In Mirza’s opinion, why does Butet think that fishing is boring?

4. What does Mirza think about fishing?

5. How does Butet show an

agreement with Mirza about fishing?

6. In Butet’s opinion, does fishing take a short period of time?

7. What does Mirza advise Butet when fishing?

8. Does Butet agree on Mirza’s advice?

9. How many places does Mirza

recommend Butet to go fishing?

10. Why does Mirza recommend these places?

Activity 2

Work in pair. Identify the expressions above that is used to show

agreement and

disagreement, giving advice and recommendation and giving and asking for

opinions/information. Then write down the expressions you can identify with

your partner from the text in the table that follows.

Types of Expression

Expressions in the Conversation

Agreeing

__________________________________

Disagreeing

__________________________________

Giving advice

__________________________________

Giving

recommendation

__________________________________

___________________________________

_________________________________

Giving opinions/

information

__________________________________

Asking for

opinions/

information

__________________________________

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Activity 3

The following are some more examples of expressions to show

agreement, and

disagreement. Read them aloud and study the expressions.

Agreement

I agree completely.

I think so.

That’s just what I am thinking.

In my opinion, you are right.

I couldn’t agree more.

You are right.

Exactly.

Sure.

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Disagreement

When disagreeing with someone, we can disagree either directly or indirectly.

Direct disagreement

Indirect disagreement

I’m sorry, but I have to disagree.

I couldn’t agree less.

I couldn’t disagree more.

I refuse to believe that ....

No, that’s wrong.

I’m not sure I can agree.

I wonder if there is a mistake.

In my opinion, ...

Are you absolutely sure?

That’s really surprises me.

I may be wrong, but ...

Either form of disagreement is acceptable, although indirect disagreement sounds more

polite.

Activity 4

The following are some more examples of expressions used in giving advice and/

or recommendation. Read them aloud and study the expressions.

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Giving advice

Giving recommendation

You can ...

I advise that ...

My advice is that ...

You had better ...

You can ...

I recommend that ...

My recommendation is that ...

Activity 5

The following are some more examples of expressions to ask for and give

opinions/information. Read them aloud and study the expressions.

Asking for opinions

What do you think of ... ?

What is your opinion about ... ?

Do you think that ...?

What do you think?

What would you say about ...?

Asking for information

Using Yes-No questions

Using Wh-words like where, when, how

Is it .... ?

Does it ... ?

Is s/he ... ?

Does s/he ... ?

Where is ... ?

How much is it ... ?

When does it ... ?

Why is it ... ?

Use a rising intonation to ask for information with yes-no questions. Use a rising

intonation to ask for information with question- word questions.

Giving opinions

In my opinion, ... .

In my humble opinion, ... .

To say frankly, ... .

To be honest, ... .

I think ... .

... I think.

I suppose ...

... I suppose.

I guess ... .

... I guess

Activity 6

Work in pairs. Combine the part of sentences in Part A with those in Part B

Part A

Part B

I agree completely with you that

I think that

In my opinion,

bullying should be stopped.

mass is not the same as weight .

we need to have enough vitamins.

we have to use our mobile phones wisely.

computers play an important role in our

study.

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I’m sure I cannot agree that

I’m sorry, but I have to disagree that

It’s wrong to believe that

illegal logging should be tolerated.

smoking cigarettes has advantages.

pollution is still under control.

bases and acids share the same chemical

characteristics.

young people today have no attention to

our environment.

I advise that ...

I recommend that ...

My recommendation is that ...

you spend your time and money wisely.

all of you have a break after long hours of

studying.

you always have in touch with your

academic adviser.

What do you think of ...

What is your opinion about ...

What would you say about ...

my new science books?

the appearance of our new school?

the cleanliness in our environment?

the idea of thinking hard and working

smart?

making our environment green?

Activity 8

Practice reading with a friend the following short dialogues.

Dialogue 1

Diana

: Don’t you think that insects cause more problems to us?

Andre

: No. Not all insects cause problems. Many are useful.

Diana

: How can you say that, Andre?

Andre : Bees for example give us honey. Remember Diana?

Diana

: You are right, Andre.

Dialogue 2

Sari

: I believe Jakarta is hotter than Pontianak

Firdaus

: No, that’s surely wrong, Sari. Pontianak is closer to the equator.

Sari

: You are right, Firdaus. And I am sure Pontianak is more humid, too.

Firdaus

: I’m sorry, but I have to disagree on your last point.

Dialogue 3

Dadang

: Can you recommend any interesting places in North Sumatra, please?

Ucok

: Sure. Lake Toba is certainly one good place to visit you should not

miss.

Dadang : How can I get there from Medan?

Ucok

: Well, you can take a bus. It’s about 4 hours.

Dadang

: Really? What does it offer?

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Ucok : Well, you can go fishing, rowing or swimming. Besides, the scenery is

so wonderful.

Dadang

: Thanks for your advice. I’ll think it over.

Practice

Activity 1

Work with a partner. Fill in the blank in each of the following dialogues with the

correct expression. After that, answer the questions.

Dialogue 1

Dana

: Mt. Semeru is higher than Mt. Merapi I ........ .

Budi

:I ........., Dana. But, Mt. Merapi is more active than Mt. Semeru .

Dana

:I ........., Budi. Moreover, Mt. Merapi looks more attractive to see.

Budi

: I don’t deny it, Dana. ............... .

Now, answer the following questions:

1. What are Dana and Budi talking about?

2. What is Dana’s opinion about Mt. Merapi?

3. Does Budi have the same opinion as Dana’s about Mt. Merapi?

4. What is Budi’s opinion about Mt. Semeru?

5. Does Dana agree with Budi?

Dialogue 2

Mika : I .............. exercises in Book II are easier than those in Book I.

Fredi

: I ................... That’s only for earlier units; the later units need more

thinking.

Mika

: No, ............... Dina. Later units of Book II are also still easy if you

really try. Just try it.

Fredi : Oh really, Mika? Let me try it, then. Thanks.

1. What are Mika and Fredi talking about?

2. What does Fredi think about Book II?

3. Does Mika have the same opinion as Fredi?

4. Does Fredi agree with Mika finally?

Activity 2

Give an oral response to the following situations as is said by one of your classmates.

Give your response as required in complete sentences.

Does Budi have the same opinion as Dana’s about Mt. Merapi?

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Situation 1

Dear class, I have blown a balloon. It’s big and round. If I put the

balloon for some time, it will soon become smaller. Why is it smaller?

Is it because the mouth of the balloon is not tied up right? I don’t think

so because it’s tied up closely. I think the air in the balloon escapes

through rubber walls of the balloon.

1) If you agree with the speaker, how would you respond?

Your response: ......... ..........................................

2) Respond orally if you disagree with the speaker?

Your response: ...................................................

3) Give your personal opinion about the situation.

Your response: ...................................................

4) What information would you explain to the

situation?

Your response: ...................................................

5) What advice would you give to the speaker?

Your response: ...................................................

Situation 2

My dear classmates, we can see objects. Do you know why? It’s

because these objects

produce or reflect lights into our eyes. A shining

object presents the color of the light that it sends into our eyes. So,

the color of the light that enters our eyes from the sky in the clear sky

during the day is blue.

1) If you disagree with the speaker, how would you respond?

Your response: ...................................................

2) Respond orally if you agree with the speaker?

Your response: ...................................................

3) Give your personal opinion about the situation.

Your response: ...................................................

Dear class, I have blown a balloon. It’s big and round. If I put the

balloon for some time, it will soon become smaller. Why is it smaller?

Is it because the mouth of the balloon is not tied up right? I don’t think

so because it’s tied up closely. I think the air in the balloon escapes

through rubber walls of the balloon.

If you agree with the speaker, how would you respond?

My dear classmates, we can see objects. Do you know why? It’s

because these objects

produce

reflect

lights

into

our

eyes.

shining

object presents the color of the light that it sends into our eyes. So,

the color of the light that enters our eyes from the sky in the clear sky

during the day is blue.

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4) What information would you explain to the

situation?

Your response: ...................................................

5) How would you ask the speaker about the color that comes into our eyes from

the sky at night time?

Your response: ...................................................

Activity 3

Complete the following short dialogues with real and appropriate expressions

and then act them out.

Situation 1 : You and your friend are talking about past time games.

Your friend : I think playing hide-and-seek is as interesting as playing dakon.

You : I ........................... (express an

agreement)

Situation 2: You and your friend are talking about lessons.

Your friend : In my opinion physics is more important than maths

You : I ........................... (express a

disagreement and give reasons)

Situation 3: You and your friend are talking about football player.

You

: ...................... (ask an opinion)

Your friend : Bambang Pamungkas is the best football player .

Situation 4: Your friend needs your advice of a good way to study English.

You

: .................. (give an advice)

Your friend : That’s a good idea. I think I’ll consider it.

Situation 5: Your friend needs your recommendation of an entertaining place.

Your friend : What is a good recreational place for children?

You

: Yes, it is ............... It ................... (give recommendation and

information for your recommendation)

Situation 1 : You and your friend are talking about past time games.

Your friend

: I think playing hide-and-seek is as interesting as playing dakon.

Situation 2: You and your friend are talking about lessons.

Your friend

: In my opinion physics is more important than maths

Situation 3: You and your friend are talking about football player.

You

: ...................... (ask an opinion)

Situation 4: Your friend needs your advice of a good way to study English.

You

: .................. (give an advice)

Situation 5: Your friend needs your recommendation of an entertaining place.

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Production

Activity 1

Work in pairs. Based on each of the situations below, make a dialogue

Hani says that Scooby Doo is better than Tom and Jerry. You disagree. Give a

reason.

Ian thinks that people in small towns are friendlier than those in big cities. You

may agree or disagree. Give your reason.

Activity 2

Work in pairs. Based on the situation below, make up a dialogue of your own.

Ani and Bella are classmates. Ani is interested in buying a

handphone.

Ani wants a

brand new one.

On the other hand, Bella

thinks it would be cheaper to buy a used handphone since it is not

expensive.

Section Two:

Writing permission letters/notes

Presentation

Activity 1

When you are away from a class, you miss the lesson. There are many reasons

why you are away from class, such as being sick, family matters, etc. Listen and

repeat the conversation below after the teacher. Then, answer the questions.

Aya

: Hi, Han. Where were you yesterday?

Ida

: Why weren’t you at school?

Han

: I was at home in bed all day.

Aya

: Poor little baby! Were you sick?

Ida

: Did you have a stomachache?

Han

: No, I didn’t. I had a sore throat and a temperature.

Aya

: Lucky you! We had a math test.

Han : What was it like? Was it difficult?

Ida

: Yes, it was. It was terrible!

What is the conversation about?

Who was not at school? Why?

What illness did Han suffer from?

Pic. 5.4 (Dit. PSMP, 2006)

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Why did Aya say that Han was lucky?

Could they do the test?

Activity 2

If you cannot attend the class, you need to let your teacher know your reason for

not coming to the class. One way is by writing a letter. Work with a partner to

answer the following questions:

Is it necessary to write a letter to your teacher? Why?

What may happen if you do not write a letter?

What is the purpose of writing a letter?

What is the letter like?

What should you write in the letter?

Activity 3

Being away from school, you should ask a permission and give the teacher the

reasons. Read the note from a student to the teacher.Then answer the questions.

Questions

Who wrote the letter?

What was wrong with him?

When did he not attend the class?

Who was Ms. Atmadiwirya?

Was Marantika hospitalized?

Activity 4

Observe the letter written by Marantika. Look at the parts of the letter. The letter

has the following parts. Can you identify?

sender – signature – closing – body - salutation - addressee -date

May 25th, 2008

Dear Ms. Atmadiwirya,

Please excuse me from school yesterday. I didn’t feel quite well

and stayed in bed all day. I had a sore throat and a temperature.

Sincerely yours.

Marantika Wijaya

Dear Ms. Atmadiwirya,

Marantika Wijaya

May 25th, 2008

quite

well

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Activity 5

How are some of the parts of the letter written? Can you identify? Here is a simple

rule of how to write some parts.

Part

Rule to Write

Way to Write

Date

Month – Day - Year

May 25th, 2008

Salutation

Salutation mark

Dear

Addressee

Title and Family Name

Mr./ Ms. Atmadiwirya

Body

Purpose/explanattion Please excuse ... etc

Closing

Salutation mark

Sincerely yours

Signature

Sender’s signature

Sender

Sender’s full name

Marantika Wijaya

Cultural notes:

In writing the addressee’s name, write the family name, but not the first name

or the middle name. So, if the teacher’s name is Julian Sonia Atmadiwirya, it

is normally considered impolite to write the title followed with the first or the

middle name. Therefore, we do not write Ms. Julian or Ms. Sonia. Instead, we

write Ms. Atmadiwirya.

Practice

Activity 1

Work in pairs. The following is parts of a letter that is sent by a student to the

teacher. These parts are made jumbled. Copy these parts and put them in their

appropriate place.



I have to come with my mother to a family’s wedding ceremony



Wieke Rumaropen



June 13, 2008



Dear



Hopefully I can cath up with the materials I will miss from your class



Please accept my appology for not attending your class on june 15, 2008



Sincerely yours



Thank you

Activity 2

Complete the following permission letter. You cannot attend classes because you

have to attend your sister’s wedding.

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April...., 200..

Dear .........,

Please excuse me from school .......................................

I ..........................................................................................

Sincerely yours.

........................

Production

Activity 1

Write a letter to inform your teacher that you cannot join his/her class because

you have to attend your brother’s graduation ceremony out of town.

______________________

___________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

_________

Homework

In pairs make dialogues on how to:

a. agree and disagree

b. give advice/recommendation

c. give and ask for opinions

d. ask and give for information.

Then record your dialogues on a tape. Submit the tape to your teacher.

Write a permission letter to your brother/sister’s English teacher. Inform her

that he/she is having a temperature, cough and running nose.

Summary

In this unit you have learned how to use several language functions. These

include how to agree and disagree, how to give advice/recommendation, how

to give and ask for opinions, how to ask and give for information, how to write

April...., 200..

Dear .........,

Please

excuse

from

school

.......................................

I ..........................................................................................

Sincerely yours.

........................

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permission

notes, and how to write invitation cards. These are summarized as

shown below.

Functions

Language Forms

To agree

I agree completely.

I think so.

That’s just what I am thinking.

In my opinion, you are right.

I couldn’t agree more.

You are right.

Exactly.

Sure.

To disagree

I’m sorry, but I have to disagree.

I couldn’t agree less.

I couldn’t disagree more.

I refuse to believe that ....

No, that’s wrong.

I’m sure I cannot agree that

I’m not sure I can agree.

I wonder if there is a mistake.

In my opinion, ...

Are you absolutely sure?

That’s really surprises me.

I may be wrong, but ...

To advise/To recommend

You can ...

I advise that ...

My advice is that ...

You had better ...

You can ...

I recommend that ...

My recommendation is that ...

To ask opinion

What do you think of ... ?

What is your opinion about ... ?

Do you think that ...?

What do you think?

What would you say about ...?

To ask information

Is it .... ?

Does it ... ?

Is s/he ... ?

Does s/he ... ?

Where is ... ?

How much is it ... ?

When does it ... ?

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To give opinion

In my opinion, ... .

In my humble opinion, ... .

To say frankly, ... .

To be honest, ... .

I think ... .

... I think.

I suppose ...

... I suppose.

I guess ... .

... I guess.

To write a permission letter, you need to include the following things in your

letter: sender, signature, closing, body, salutation, addressee and date. To write

an invitation letter/note, make sure that you include the following points in the

letter/notes: occasion, date, time, place and salutation

Evaluation

Task 1:

Read the following situation and act out a dialogue based on the situation.

Andin and Baskoro are both students in the same class. Andin is sitting in the cafeteria

one day and sees Baskoro carrying a tray full of meals on the tray.

Make a dialogue between Andin and Baskoro using the following information. Then,

act out the dialogue.

Andin.

Baskoro

1. greets Baskoro

greets Andin

2. asks Baskoro how the test went

yesterday

answers question asks Andin the

same question

tells Baskoro his test score, asks how

Brina studies

describes his or her study corner

asks for more details

gives more information

disagrees with Baskoro’s method,

gives own method

disagrees with Andin’s method,

asks what is the most important

thing for studying

gives opinion

6. expresses doubt, gives own

opinion

gives agreement, gives preclosing

replies to preclosing

says good-bye

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Task 2:

Read the weather report that follows carefully. Then complete the task

The World Weather Report

March 15th

There was heavy snow and windy weather in Chicago on Monday, and there was

also heavy rain on the west coast of the United State-particularly in and around the city

San Francisco. Things were no better on other side of the world in Australia – there

was extremely heavy rain in the state of Queensland, with 475 mm of rain falling in

just five days. In south-east Asia, there was hotter, sunny weather with the town of

Pontianak in the west of Kalimantan the hottest place. The temperature was 30 degrees

the warmest so far this year.

It wasn’t good news in Europe however. There was heavy snow in the Balkans,

and parts of north-eastern Italy on Monday and Tuesday. Things are getting a little

better in the city of Irkutsk in eastern Siberia, however the temperature went about

zero degrees for the first time since last November.

(Source:Dit. PSMP, 2006)

Complete the information in the table.

Locations

Weather

Extra information

Chicago

Snow, windy

San Fransisco

Queensland

475 mm of rain in five days

Pontianak

The Balkans

North-east Italy

Irskutsk

Reflections

1. This unit gives me (put tick V):

new experiences.

very useful learning experiences.

very little learning experiences.

very useful learning strategy.

very little learning strategy.

2. The most interesting part in this unit is...........

3. Things that I want to study more are..................

4. The activity that I like best in this unit is ...................

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The reason why I like it is as follows:

________________________________________________________

5. Read the statements. Then, give tick (v) to yes, no, some.

Statements

very well

well

little

I can state agreement and disagreement.

I can make responses to agreement and

disagreement.

I can give advice/recommendation.

I can make responses to advice/

recommendation.

I can ask information.

I can give an opinion.

I can write a letter of permission.

Vocabulary List

Words

Parts

of Speech

Phonetic

Transcription

Indonesian

Equivalent

allowance



uang saku

fabulous

adj





gorgeous

adj





marvelous

adj





permission





scenery





scarf



selendang

recommendation





regret

verb





suit





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Pic. 5.5 (Dit. PSMP, 2006)

Questions

What is the chant about?

What did the writer not get from you?

How many persons are there mentioned?

What did Lee not do to the writer?

Do you think that the writer is angry with you?

Fun

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