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197Good, Because I Didn’t.GOOD, BECAUSE I DIDN’T.UNIT XI197Good, Because I Didn’t.http://www.fs.fed.us
198Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XIIn your everyday life you often find yourselves in embarrassing situations. It needs correct expressions to say your embarrassment. Do you know how to do it very well?You like reading funny stories, don’t you? The funny stories that you read may include spoof stories which have twisting endings. Can you write such stories? Learn those and more in this unit through challenging tasks.
199Good, Because I Didn’t.A. Let’s Get ReadyStudy the following people with different facial expressions. Then answer the questions based on your experience. Share your answer with your classmates.Task 1Questions1. When do people laugh?2. When do people get embarrassed?3. When do people smile?4. Do you have any amusing experience? If so, tell your classmates your experience.5. Have you ever read a funny story? Tell your classmates the story if you have.6. Have you ever had an embarrassing experience? Tell your classmates the experience if you have one.7. If your teacher finds you cheating in a test, How do you feel?
200Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XI1. He started ... when he saw the funny thing.2. I do not believe that my brother cheated on the exam. It is ....3. The thief ... into the house. 4. The comedian ... the audience using his jokes.5. The man keeps ... his head on the wall for no reasons.6. I was ... when the police came to me.7. I think the idea of skipping the class is ....8. Do not ... your brother. He is preparing for tomorrow’s exam. B. Let’s Act1. Listen and SpeakTask 3Listen to the dialogue between Denias and Adib and then answer the questions. Notice how Denias expresses his embarrassment.Task 2Repeat after your teacher pronouncing the words on the left column (Column A) and then match them with their synonyms on the right column (Column B). After that, use the words on the left column to complete the sentences. You may need to change the verb forms.1. amuse kkt)2. bang kkt)3. embarrass kki)4. hassle kkt)5. laugh kki)6. nervous ks)7. silly ks)8. sneak kki)a. creepb. worriedc. stupidd. make laughe. make ashamedf. hitg. botherh. giggleQuestions1. How does Denias look according to Adib?2. What does Denias tell Adib?3. What did Denias do to the old lady?4. What did the old lady actually want to do?5. Which part do you think is the funniest?6. Retell Denias’ story in your own words.
201Good, Because I Didn’t.Task 4Study the following expressions.Expressing EmbarrassmentIn the dialogue between Denias and Adib, you find an expression: I was very embarrassed on what I did. The expression is used to show that he is embarrassed. There are some other expres-sions to show embarrassment, such as:In Formal SituationsIn Informal SituationsWhat an embarrassment!I must say that it’s an embarrassment.That’s a real embarrassment.What a shame!It’s my embarrassment to ...I was so ashamed.Task 5Listen to a short dialogue and then complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. After that, act it out. The listening script is in the Appendix.Actually I wasn’t that great.It embarrasses me.I cannot do any play.It wasn’t me.Andi : Hi, Retno. I watched your performance last night. You’re great. You can be a great actress.Retno : Really? Thanks. ...Andi : What are you talking about? You did it very well.Retno : Actually, ...Andi : Why? I think your performance was great. Your acting in the play was just great. Retno : ... It’s my twin sister, Ratna. Andi : Really? I thought it was you. I’m sorry. Retno : That’s fine.Andi : No. ....Retno : That’s all right. We are identical twins.Which letters do Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday have in common? None! None of them have “c”, “o”,”m” or “n” in them.Intermezzo
202Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XILet’s say it right.and In the dialogue between Adib and Denias in Task 3, you find the words:1. usually 2. shopping Notice how the two words are pronounced. The two words have ‘s’ but pronounced differently: and Task 6Task 7Listen and repeat after your teacher. 1. pleasure2. exposure3. shame4. sheep5. sheet6. leisure7. conclusion8. measure9. vision10. shockListen to the story of an attorney’s son who was trying to tell his father’s job. He used unusual words to describe his father’s job. Do not forget to check your comprehension by answering the questions. The listening script is in the Appendix.Questions1. What did the teacher want the students to do?2. What did Tim’s mother and Amie’s father do?3. What did Billy’s father do according to Billy?4. What did actually Billy’s father do?5. In your opinion, did Billy’s father feel embarrassed on what his son told to his teacher?Task 8
203Good, Because I Didn’t.Task 9Have you ever had a silly experience? Have you ever read a silly story? The following dialogue will give you both. So, study the following dialogue and do not forget to decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE. Then, act it out with your classmate.Retno : Hi, Anita. How’re you? I’ve heard that you’ve been to the US last holiday.Anita : Hi. Yes, stayed there for two weeks. I had a terrible day when I was in the US, though.Retno : What is it? Come on, tell me.Anita : Actually, it’s embarrassing. But I’ll tell you.Retno : Ok.Anita : One day, I went out without my parents. Walking around the city, I found many new things. When I felt tired, I went back to my hotel.Retno : You were not lost, were you?Anita : No. I went straight to the hotel and took the lift to get to my room.Retno : So, what is the interesting part?Anita : In the lift. I took a lift and there were already three black men in the lift. I was so nervous. I got into the lift and turned my back on the three men and faced the door. Shortly after the door closed, I heard one of the men said, “Hit the floor, little girl.” I immediately dropped to my stomach in terror and the three men broke out hysterically in laughter.Retno : You did? “Hit the floor” means push the floor button, right?Anita : That’s what made me so embarrassed. Nevertheless, I enjoyed my holiday in the US.Retno : It’s my dream to have a vacation in the US. Thanks for the interesting story.Anita : Not interesting. It’s embarrassing.Retno : English is not our first language. We sometimes don’t understand some expressions. Don’t worry.StatementsTFCorrections1. Anita spends her holiday abroad.2. Anita tells Retno that his father had an embar-rassing experience during the holiday.3. Anita found many interesting things when he went out alone.4. Because there was nothing interesting, she decided to go back to her hotel.5. She was afraid of three big dogs when she was in the lift.6. She consciously jumped when the men said “hit the floor.”7. Retno thinks that it was embarrassing.
204Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XIIn pairs, create a dialogue based on the following outline and then act it out with your partner.1. You greet yourfriend2. You ask your friend why he or she looks nervous.3. Your friend says that he or she has had a terribly embarrassing experience. He or she has to be a beggar in the school play. He or she thinks that it is embarrassing to perform as a beggar.4. You think that it is not because the point is his or her performance, not what he or she acts as.5. Your friend then realises that what you say is true. He or she thanks you.Task 10In pairs, have short dialogues based on the following situations. Situations1. In a class presentation, you pronounce important You suddenly remember that you pronounce the word wrongly. You are so embarrassed.2. In a scholarship interview, you say that you are from a poor family. Suddenly your mobile phone rings. You are embarrassed on what happened. 3. You go to a cinema. You are not allowed to bring food inside except you buy it from the vendors inside the cinema. You secretly take some food into the cinema. Then, some se-curity guards come and ask you to leave the cinema as you bring some food in. You feel so embarrassed on what you did.4. One of your friends invite you to her birthday party. You do not read the invitation letter care-fully and so you miss the information about the dress code. You come to the party wearing a dress different from others.Task 11Task 12In groups of four, read the following story and then retell it to your group. Before you retell the story, complete the summary to check your comprehension on the story.The Brain BankIt seems there was a woman who received some bad news. Her husband had been in an automobile accident and was brain dead. The doctor told her some good news, though. They had perfected their brain transplant technique and that she was lucky there were three fresh brains in the brain bank from which to choose.
205Good, Because I Didn’t.A large explosion had killed a firefighter, a captain and a chief. Having insurance, she re-quested the cost for each of the brains. The firefighter’s brain was $10,000, the captain’s brain was $50,000 and the chief was a MILLION DOLLARS! Curious, she asked why the chief’s brain was so much more expensive.The reply.... you see the chief’s brain has never been used!Adapted form: http://www.dizzyboy.comSummary1. The main character of the story is ....2. ... caused her husband’s brain dead.3. The only way to save the husband was to ....4. The wife went to ... to get a new brain for her husband.5. The most expensive brain was ... because ....Task 13Report SheetName Student Number:::NameThings EmbarrasingExpressionsMeet five of your classmates and ask them things and events that embarrass them. Ask them the expressions they say when they experience them. Note down your classmates’ expressions they say to show their embarrasement.
206Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XI2. Read and WriteTask 15Have you ever heard that bats use their ears better than their eyes? They cannot see anything clearly. Check out the following story and then you’ll find the answer. Do not forget to answer the questions to check your comprehension. Before you read the story, study the following words.Task 14Let’s check how good your imagination is. Your teacher will give you the first sentence of a story. In pairs, continue the story. Your teacher will call the group that should continue the story. Have fun and do not too serious.Teacher : One day, a cow boy rode downtown on Tuesday. excitedly (kb) : dengan penuh ketertarikanflap (kki): mengepakkan (sayap)frenzy (kb): semangat, penasarangive in (kki): menyerahhassle (kb): menggangupersist (kkt): memaksapiss off (kki): pergi (kasar)Vampire BatA vampire bat came flapping in from the night, face all covered in fresh blood and parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep. Pretty soon all the other bats smelt the blood and began hassling him about where he got it. He told them to piss off and let him get some sleep, but they persisted until he finally gave in. “OK, follow me,” he said and flew out of the cave with hundreds of bats behind him. Down through a valley they went, across a river and into a huge forest. Finally he slowed down and all the other bats were excitedly around him with their tongues hanging out for blood. “Do you see that large oak tree over there?” he asked. “YES, YES, YES!!!!” the bats all screamed in a frenzy. “Good!” said the first bat, “Because I didn’t.” Adapted from: http://www.office-humour.co.ukPicture: http://www.fs.fed.usQuestions1. What did the vampire bat get before he got to the cave?2. Why did other vampire bats hassle him?3. Why do you think that the vampire bat finally told where he got all the fresh blood?4. Where did he get all the fresh blood?
207Good, Because I Didn’t.5. How did he get it?6. Why did the bat show the large oak tree to the other bats?7. What did probably happen when the other bats knew how he got the fresh blood?8. What makes the story funny? Tell it in brief.9. What do the following words refer to?a. himself (line 2)b. they (line 4)c. him (line 5)10. The word frenzy is similar in meaning to ....Task 17Decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Correct the FALSE ones.StatementsTFCorrections1. The vampire bat got fresh blood before he got to the cave.2. The other bats were not interested in the fresh blood.3. The vampire bat did not tell the others where he got all fresh blood.4. The vampire bat got the fresh blood from a husbandry.5. The vampire bat got an accident so that he was bleeding heavily.Task 16Study the following explanation.Spoof Spoof is a type of story which has a twist (funny part in the end of the story). It contains an unpredictable event which makes the story funny. The main character of twist in a funny story should be unpredictable and funny. It consists of the following element.• The beginning of the story. It contains the introduction of characters and the setting of the story.• Series of events. It contains what happen to the characters.• Twist. It contains unpredictable funny ending of the story.The social purpose of this type of text is entertaining readers using twist (unpredictable-funny ending).
208Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XITask 18Study carefully the text on how people sometimes do silly things to maintain their relationship with their neighbours. Then, answer the questions. Fluffy Bunny RabbitAfter a long day at the office, Chris came home one day and found his dog with the neighbour’s pet rabbit in his mouth. The rabbit was obviously dead. Chris panicked! “If my neighbours find out my dog killed their bunny, they’ll hate me forever,” he thought. So he took the dirty, chewed up rabbit into the house, gave it a bath and blow-dried its fur. Chris knew his neighbours kept their backdoor open during the summer, so he sneaked inside and put the bunny back into the cage, hoping his neighbours would think it died of natural causes. A couple of days later Chris and his neighbour saw each other outside. “Did you hear that Fluffy die?” the neighbour asked. “Oh. Uhmm... Sorry to hear that. What happened?” Chris mumbled. The neighbour replied, “We just found him dead in his cage one day. But the strange thing is that the day after we buried him, we went out to dinner and someone must have dug him up, gave him a bath and put him back into the cage!”Adapted from: http://www.webwombat.com.au1. What does the story tell us?a. A rabbit and a dogb. A boy who petted a rabbitc. Neighbourhood in Americad. A boy who tried to maintain neigh-bourhood.e. A boy who was angry with his neigh-bours because their dog killed his rabbit.2. What was his dog doing when Chris found it?a. The dog was barking at a thief.b. The dog was digging the neighbour’s field.c. The dog was eating the rabbit.d. The dog was killing the rabbit.e. The dog was carrying a dead rabbit in its mouth.3. What did Chris think of his neighbour’s rabbit?a. It was alive.b. It was killed by his dog.c. It was funny.d. It was stinky because it was already dead.e. He was upset because his neighbour did not bury it.4. How did Chris cover up the death of the rabbit?a. By cleaning it and then putting it in his neighbour’s house.b. By burying it in the backyard.c. By throwing it into his neighbour’s rubbish bin.d. By bathing it and then burying it.e. By replacing it with his own rabbit.5. How did Chris get into his neighbour’s house?a. Breaking the side window of the house.b. Breaking the front door of the house.c. Sneaking through the backdoor.d. Using the key hidden below the doormat.e. Passing the front gate of the house.Questions
209Good, Because I Didn’t.6. What actually happened to the rabbit?a. The dog ate the rabbit.b. The dog found it died.c. Chris unconsciously killed it.d. Chris’s neighbour killed it and buried it before the dog found it.e. It died and buried in the backyard before the dog dug it out.7. “If my neighbours find out my dog killed their bunny, they’ll hate me forever” (line 4). The sentence implies ....a. Chris wanted his neighbour to know that his dog killed the rabbit.b. Chris worried if his neighbour was angry with him.c. Chris hated his neighbour so that he killed the rabbit.d. Chris let his dog eat the rabbit.e. Chris was happy because his dog could kill the rabbit.8. The word ‘him’ in line 13 refers to ....a. The dog b. Chrisc. The rabbitd. Chris’s neighboure. Chris’s rabbit9. “We just found him dead in his cage one day. But the strange thing is that the day after we buried him, we went out to din-ner and someone must have dug him up, gave him a bath and put him back into the cage”.What does the statement mean?a. The dog was dead before the dog dug it out.b. Someone consciously killed the rab-bit and hid it.c. Someone found a dead rabbit and then buried it.d. Chris put it back to its cage because his dog killed it.e. His neighbour did not know that the rabbit was dead in its cage.10. What actually happened was ....a. the rabbit was dead because the dog killed it.b. Chris ordered his dog to get the rab-bit.c. the rabbit did not die because of the dog.d. Chris’s neighbour thought that the rabbit was still alive.e. Chris’s neighbour actually wanted the rabbit dead.Study the following rule.Verb-ingIs a Present Participle or a Gerund?1. Present ParticipleIn the text on Task 15, you find a sentence:A vampire bat came flapping in from the night.The sentence is actually derived from two sentences- A vampire bat came in from the night- A vampire bat flapped. The two sentences are combined by using a present participle.2. GerundStudy the following sentences. - The floor needs cleaning.- Sunbathing is what tourists do on the beach.Task 19
210Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XIBoth sentences contain Verb–ing. Both are not present participles. They are gerunds (verbal nouns).The difference between a gerund and a present participle is in their function in a sentence. A gerund is a noun and functions as a subject or an object while a present participle is an adjective and functions as a noun modifier or a sentence complement.Study the following banner and then answer the questions. You may find it in everyday life.Questions1. What show does the banner inform?2. Who are the actors and the actresses of the show?3. Where will it take place?4. When will it be held?5. What is the price of the ticket?Task 20Picture: http://i55.photobucket.comTask 21Rearrange the following jumbled paragraphs into a good funny story. Do not forget to answer the questions. Compare your answers with your classmates’. Scottish StudentThe one on the other side is always screaming away into the night!” “Oh, Donald! How do you manage to put up with these awful noisy English neighbours?” “And how do you find the English students, Donald?” she asked. “Mother,” he replied, “They’re such terrible noisy people! The one on that side keeps banging his head against the wall, and won’t stop. A student at an English university, by name of Donald MacDonald from the Isle of Skye, was living in the hall of residence during his first year. “Mother, I do nothing, I just ignore them! I just stay here quietly playing my bagpipes!”After he had been there for a month, his mother came to visit, no doubt carrying reinforcements of oatmeal.Questions1. Who is the main character of the story?2. Where did he live during his first year?3. What was his view about his neighbours?4. Did his neighbours do wrong?5. What did actually make his neighbours noisy?6. Which part of the story do you like most?
211Good, Because I Didn’t.Task 22In groups of four, try to make a banner on a school event. It can be a play, music concert, or any other performances. You may refer to the banner in Task 20.Do you have any embarrassing experience? Think of two embarrassing experiences you have and in pairs share them with your partner. Task 23Complete the following story and then answer the questions.Report or Being Reported..................................................When she returned to her car after her shopping, she found four males in the act of leaving with her car. She dropped her shopping bags and drew her handgun, proceeding to scream at them at the top of her voice, “I have a gun and I know how to use it! Get out of the car you scumbags!” The four men didn`t wait for a second invitation but got out and ran like mad, whereupon the lady, somewhat shaken, proceeded to load her shopping bags into the back of the car and got into the driver`s seat. She was so shaken that she could not get her key into the ignition. She tried and tried and then it dawned on her why. A few minutes later she found her own car parked four or five spaces farther down. .................................................................................................The sergeant to whom she told the story nearly tore himself in two with laughter ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Adapted from: http://humor.rin.ruQuestions1. Where did the old lady go?2. What did she do when noticing the four people trying to hijack her car?3. Where did she go after finding her car?4. What did the sergeant laugh at?5. What actually happened?Task 24C. Let’s Do More
212Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XID. Let’s Check Your CompetenceWhat object has two heads, four eyes, six legs and a tail?A horse and its rider.IntermezzoRead the following story and then answer the questions by choosing the correct answers. Fixing the HeadstoneOnce, there were two men walking home after a Halloween party. They decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs. Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows.Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.“Holy cow, Mister,” one of them said after catching his breath, “You scared us half to death, we thought you were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?” “Those fools!” the old man grumbled. “They misspelled my name!”Taken from: http://www.dizzyboy.com Task 251. How many men were walking through the cemetery?a. Two menb. Three menc. Four mend. Five mene. Six men2. What made them shocked when they were walking through the cemetery?a. The serene of the cemeteryb. The darkness of the cemeteryc. A tap-tap-tapping noised. The howling of wolfse. A man passing the cemetery in rush.3. Who did they find in the cemetery?a. A villagerb. Their friendc. The guard of the cemeteryd. An old mane. The maker of a tombstone4. What did the old man do at that night?a. He made a tombstone for some-one.b. He corrected his name written on his tombstone.c. He was just passing through the cemetery.d. He had just attended a Halloween party.e. He was just making a devotional visit to a grave.5. “The old man grumbled”. The word grum-ble in the sentence is similar in meaning to ... a. smile b. attract c. persuade d. think e. complainQuestions
213Good, Because I Didn’t.Task 26In pairs, choose two of the following embarrassing situations and then create short dialogues based on the situations. Situations1. You and your friends skipped the class and went to the mall. Unfortunately, some policemen were patrolling around the mall. Policemen arrested you and your friends and took you to the police office. 2. You usually get 9 for English. Unfortunately, this semester, you only get 8 because you miss some projects. You are so embarrassed. 3. In a story telling session, you told a story about Merlin, the famous magician. You described him very well. Suddenly, your teacher recognized that you pronounced beard You said his beard was long and it was also white. You were very embarrassed.4. In a shop, you bought some bottles of coke. When you finished taking some from the shelves, you went to the cashier. You forgot to bring any money. Cultural TipsMany Swiss businessmen would be embarrassed if a foreign businesswoman invited them to dinner. Swiss men are very conservative and still expect to pay for a meal. If possible, a foreign businesswoman should invite a Swiss businessman to lunch rather than dinner.E. Let’s Make a ReflectionReflect on your learning in this unit and write down your reflection in the space below.What I like best in this unit:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
214Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students XIF. Let’s Make a SummaryIn this unit, you learn:1. How to express embarrassmentIn Formal SituationsIn Informal SituationsWhat an embarrassment!I must say that it’s an embarrassment.That’s a real embarrassment.What a shame!It’s my embarrassment to ...I was so ashamed.What I don’t like in this unit:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The improvement I have made after learning English in this unit:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Spoof is a type of story which has a twist (funny part in the end of the story). It contains an unpredictable event which makes the story funny. The main character of twist in a funny story should be unpredictable and funny. It consists of the following elements.• The beginning of the story. • Series of events.• Twist.The social purpose of this type of text is entertaining readers using twist (unpredictable ending).