English 8 Chapter 2: YOU CAN DO IT

Chapter 2: YOU CAN DO IT

A.     ABILITY

To describe someone’s ability

·         I can swim

·         Sita can play the guitar

·         I can swim but I can’t dive

·         Sinta can dance very well but she can’t sing a song

B.     Willingness

To express willingness to do something

·         I will help you

·         I will bring your book

·         I will not watch tv

C.     GRAMMAR

1.      CAN

To show someone’s ability in doing something

Positive sentences

S+Can+V1

Negative sentences

S + Can’t/Cannot+V1

Question sentences

Can+S+V1+? Yes, S+ Can No, S+ Can’t

Examples:

·         I can play chess

·         I can’t play chess

·         Can you play chess?

Yes, I can

No, I can’t

2.      WILL

To ask for someone’s willingness to do something

Positive sentences

S+Will+V1

Negative sentences

S + Won’t/will not+V1

Question sentences

Will+S+V1+? Yes, S+ will No, S+ will not

Examples:

·         I will visit him

·         I will not visit him

·         Will you visit him?

Yes, I will

No, I will not

ENGLISH 8 CHAPTER 1: EXCUSE ME

CHAPTER 1: EXCUSE ME

            A.     ASKING ATTENTION

Asking for attention	Responses	Showing attention
Excuse me	Yes, please.	I see
Attention, please!	All right.	Well,………..
Can I have your attention, please?	Sure.	Tell me more.
May I have your attention, please?	What is it?	Really?
Sorry to trouble you.		Is she? Have you?
Sorry to bother you		What happened next?
Look what I’ve got here!		Is that all?
Look here!		That’s alright
Look!		Oh, yes. Really?
Hey!		How interesting!

Checking for understanding	Responses indicating understanding	Responses indicating misunderstanding
Do you know what I mean?	I see	I don’t get it.
Do you know what I am saying?	I understand	I’m sorry. What do you mean?
Do you follow me?	I get it	Excuse me, but I’m not following you.
Do you understand?	Yes	Again, please.
Got it?	I understand what you are saying	I don’t understand.
Is it clear?	I know what you mean	What do you mean?
Are you following me?	I am with you	I don’t quite follow you.
Are you with me?	I hear what are you saying

          B.     APPRECIATION

Appreciation Expressions	Responses
Sincere thank/thank you.	Don’t mention it
I am indebted to you	It was my pleasure
I am so grateful for …….	You are welcome
I truly appreciate your …	No big deal
I appreciate what you did.	I am glad that I can help you.
You are inspiration.	My pleasure/it’s a pleasure
I am grateful.	Forget it
Very good	That’s what friends are
Perfect!	It’s all right/that’s all right
Brilliant job!	Yaps, never mind
Good grades!	Thank you for saying that.
Excellent!
Nice work!
What a smart girl!
Good job!
You are the best.

                  C.     OPINION

Asking Opinion	Giving Opinion
Formal:	Formal:
Have you got any comments on…?	I personally believe…
Do you have any idea?	I personally consider
Do you have any opinion on?	I personally think …
What is your opinion about …?	I hold the opinion …
What is your reaction to …?	Well, personally …
What is you feeling about …?
What is your views on …?
Informal:	informal:
What do you think of …?	I think I like it
What do you think about…?	I don’t think I care for it
What is your opinion?	I think it’s good
Why do they behave like that?	I think that awful
Do you think its going?	I don’t think much of it
How do you like?	I think that…
	In my opinion…
	In my case…
	To my mind…

English 7 Chapter 3: EXCUSE ME, WHAT TIME IS IT?

Chapter 3: EXCUSE ME, WHAT TIME IS IT?

A.     TELLING DAYS, MONTHS, DATES, AND YEAR

To tell day, month, dates, and year, you can first mention the day of the month, the month, and followed by the year, or mention the day of the month, followed by the month, the date of the month, and the year.

B.     TELLING TIME OF THE DAY

1.      TIME AROUND THE CLOCK

2.      TIME OF THE DAY

Time of the day	Meaning
Morning	From 12.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
Afternoon	From 12.00 p.m. to sunshine
Evening	From 05.00 p.m. to 08.00 p.m.
Night	From 06.00 p.m.12.00 a.m

C.     GRAMMAR

1.      CARDINAL AND ORDINAL NUMBER

Cardinal are counting number. Example: 1, 2 3, 24, 25, 33 one, two, three, twenty four, twenty five, thirty three

Ordinal are counting number. Example: 1^st , 2^nd  3^rd , 24^th , 25^th ,31^st , 42^nd  first, second, third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, thirty-first, fourty-second

2.      PREPOSITION OF TIME

At	+	Time	I promised to meet Natasha at 10.30
	+	Noon/night/midnight	I do my homework at night
On	+	Day	Do you have extra class on Friday?
	+	Date	The placement test will be on December 2.
	+	Holiday	We always have a gathering on Lebaran day
In	+	The time of the day	I always do jogging in the afternoon.
	+	Month	My birthday is in July
	+	Season	I will go to Korea in winter
	+	Year	My mother was born in 1985.