Selasa, 22 Februari 2011

VOCABULARY AROUND THE HOUSE



now, we will learn about VOCABULARY AROUND THE HOUSE... so, check this out ! :)


rooms in a House
• balcony
• bathroom
• bedroom
• dining room
• garage
• hall
• kitchen
• laundry
• living room

Things in a Bedroom

SURPRISE AND DISBELIFES

 
Do you know about surprise and disbelifes ..?


SURPRISE AND DISBELIEF is a feeling that we feel when heard an amazing news which surprised and amazed us an expression that we show/ say when we know /hear/see something that rather difficult to believe .Used to express something that we cant or impossible.

the example:

Sabtu, 19 Februari 2011

INTRODUCTORY IT

What is introductory it?

When the subject is an infinitive phrase, the sentence often begins with it. Instead of saying ‘To find fault with others is easy’,  we say, ‘It is easy to find fault with others’. More examples are given below :


When the subject is a clause
When the subject is a clause, the sentence usually begins with it. So instead of saying ‘That he was once a communist is true’, we say, ‘It is true that he was once a communist’.

NEWS ITEM

News item is factual text which informs the reader about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important

Social function of news item is : to inform readers, listeners or viewers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important

- Generic Structure
* Newsworthy event (s) : recount the event in summary form
*Background Event (s) : elaborate what happened, to WHOM, in WHAT circumstances
* Sources : comment by participants in, withesses to and authorities to and authorities expert on the event

SIMPLE FUTURE

Simple Future tense is used to describing job or action that will to do (happened) at future.
Formation of sentences

1. Positive
( + ) S + shall/ will + V1
Ex :
- I shall clean the house
- We will go to market
Or
( + ) S + be + going to + V1
Ex :
- I am going to play tennis
- He is going to write a story
Notes : "shall" just can use for subject "I and we"
 

OFFERING

'Can I help you ?'
kita sering mendengar ucapan tersebut.

So, that is the example of offering.

The expression of “ Would you like....”is normally used for offering something to someone.
 

Sam : Would you like a cup of tea, Mr. Tom?
Mr. Tom : Yes, please. Thank you. Hmmm...this tea tastes good....and smells fragrant too.......
  Sam: Thank you. I’m glad you like it.

Ways to say it
* Would you like a cup of coffee, Mr. Jerry?
* Should I get you a bottle of water?
* Could I offer you a glass of milk, Mr. Andy?
* Would you care some salad?

ASKING IF SOMEONE REMEMBERS OR NOT

Formal expressions:
- I wonder if you remember.....
- You remember...., don’t you?
- You haven’t forgotten...., have you?
- Don’t you remember.....?
- Do you happen to remember it now?

Ways to respond:
- Let me think, yes, I remember.
- I remember especially the scenery.
- I’ll never forget that
- I’ll always remember.
- I can remember it clearly.

Informal expressions:
- Remember the old house we used to live in?
- Remember that?
- I’m sorry I don’t remember

Ways to respond:
- Hold on. Yes, got it!
- I know.....
- It’s coming back to me now.

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

The aim of descriptive text: to describe the characteristics of particular person, thing, or place.
Text Structure:
▪ Identification : identifies thing, person, place, phenomenon to be described.
▪ Description : gives the information of particular thing, person, or place being discussed or describes parts, qualities, or characteristics.
Grammatical Features:
▪ Who? What?
▪ Using Linking verb and Simple Present Tense
▪ Epithet: adjective or adjective phrase
▪ Attributive (the)

Jumat, 18 Februari 2011

Finite verb

Definition of finite verb :
a verb that has a subject, this means that it can be the main verbs in a sentences. It shows tense (past/present, etc) or number (singular/plural), A finite verb makes an assertion or expresses a state of being and can stand by itself as the main verb of a sentence.

Passive voice

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

  • the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
  • the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
  • the subject of the active sentence becomes by Agent in the passive sentence (or is dropped)
  • Only active sentence containing object which can be changed into passive form
  • The two forms should have the same tenses

AGENT (OR BY AGENT)

IN A PASSIVE CLAUSE, WE USUALLY USE A PHRASE BEGINNING WITH BY IF WE WANT TO MENTION THE AGENT - THE PERSON OR THING THAT DOES THE ACTION, OR THAT CAUSES WHAT HAPPENS.
EXAMPLES:

MODALS

WHAT ARE MODALS?

Modals are helping words that are used to express: (1)possibility,2)ability, (3)degree of certainty, and (4) level of authority

Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly in English. Englishpage.com has created one of the most in-depth modal tutorials in print or online. Study the modal explanations and complete the associated exercises and take another step toward English fluency.

Preposition Of Time : At,In,On

In preposition of time We use:

•at for a PRECISE TIME
•in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
•on for DAYS and DATES
at in on


PRECISE TIME MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LON

Direct and Indirect Speech

DIRECT SPEECH
Direct speech refers to reproducing another person’s exact words or saying exactly what someone has said (sometimes called quoted speech)

Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word.

For example:
She said, "Today's lesson is on presentations."
or
"Today's lesson is on presentations," she said.

Noun phrase

what is noun phrase?
Noun is a word that names a person, animal, place, thing, idea, or concept, or anything considered as noun

Remember that...


There are more nouns in the English Language than any other kind of words.
see the Noun examples

Congratulation,Compliment,and Gratitude

Congratulation is an expression that we use to give the congratulation utterance when he/she succeeds in doing something.

Asking For Information

Asking Information There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English.

The use of WH-Questions
What
When
Where
Why
Who
How

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