BAHASA INGGRIS

MATERIBAHASAINGGRISKELAS X

SEMESTER 2

A.   Thanking

	You thank others for what they give to you and you may also have to respond when someone thanks you. Do you know how to do them very well?

Here are the expressions and the functions in table :

Expressions	Function
Thank you very much for your kindness. Thank you. That was really nice of you. Thanks a million for…. I’m very grateful to you. I’m much obliged.	Thanking

          
 B.   Responding to thank 

Below are other expressions :

Expressions		Function
	It was the least I could do.	Responding to thanks
	Don’t mention it.
	You’re welcome
	It’s no trouble at all.
	Delighted I was able to help.

Example for Thanking and Responding to Thanks :

1.     Thanking for directions

Sample phrases (from formal to informal)

A: Thank you so much for your directions. You’ve been a tremendous help.
B: It was my pleasure.

 A: Thank you for taking the time to explain it to me. I hope it wasn’t too much of a   bother.

B: Not at all. It was the least I could do.

 A: Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it.

B: You’re welcome. Good luck.

 A: Thanks a million!

B: Forget it/Don’t worry about it.

2.     Thanking for invitations

Sample phrases

 A: Thank you for inviting me. Of course I’ll come.

B: Great! We’re sure to have a lot of fun.

 A: Thanks for your invitation, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to come. I’ve got an appointment.

B: I’m sorry to hear that. We’ll certainly miss you.

3.     Thanking for gifts

Sample phrases

A: Thank you very much for the flowers. They look so beautiful. Are they from your garden?
B: Yes. I’m glad you like them. Happy anniversary!

 A: Thanks a lot, but you really shouldn’t have.

B: Well, I just wanted to show my appreciation for your kindness.

 4.     Thanking for favors

Sample phrases

A: Thank you so much for lending me your bicycle.
B: Don’t mention it. Let me know if you need it again.

 A: Thanks for doing the washing-up.

B: It was nothing. I enjoyed helping you.

5.     Thanking for offers of help

Sample phrases

A: Can I take you to the airport?
B: Thank you. That would be great.

 A: Do you need help carrying these suitcases?

B: Thanks, but I’ll manage OK by myself.

6.     Thanking for expressions of sympathy

Sample phrases

A: I’m sorry to hear your grandmother is ill.
B: Thank you. I hope she’ll be all right.

 A: That’s too bad about your car.

B: Thanks. I think the police will find some clues.

 7.     Thanking for compliments and wishes of success

Sample phrases

A: You are such a good cook!
B: Thanks. I learned a lot from my mother.

 A: Good luck with your exams!

B: Thanks. I’ll need it! 

C.    Narrative Text

A narrative text is a text that entertains and instructs the readers. It entertains because it deals with the unusual and unexpected development of events. It instructs because it teaches readers that problems should be confronted, and attempts made to resolve them.

1. Generic Structure:

• Orientation: berisipengenalantokoh, tempatdanwaktuterjadinyacerita (siapaatauapa, kapandandimana)
• Complication: Berisipuncakkonflik/masalahdalamcerita. Sebuahceritabolehmemiliki complication lebihdarisatu.
• Resolution: Pemecahanmasalah. Bisaberakhirdengankegembiraan (happy ending) bisa pula berakhirdengankesedihan (sad ending).

 Catatan:

Terkadangjugasusunannya (generic structure): Orientation, Complication, Evaluation, Resolution dan Reorientation. Untuk “Evaluation” dan “Reorientation” merupakan optional; bisaadabisatidak. Evaluation berisipenilaian/evaluasiterhadapjalannyaceritaataukonflik.SedangkanReorientation berisipenyimpulanisiakhircerita.

 2. Grammatical features menggunakan tenses “past”

3. Seringmenggunakan kata penghubungwaktu (temporal conjunction), misalnya: once upon a time, one day, long time ago, …
Narrative Text adalahteks yang isinyamerupakanceritaataukisahtentangsesuatu. Contoh narrative text: ceritarakyat (folktale), ceritabinatang (fable), Legenda (legend), ceritapendek (short story), dansejenisnya. Di dalamnyaterdapatkonflik/puncakmasalah yang diikutidenganpenyelesaian.Fungsiutamateksiniadalahuntukberkisahataumenghiburpembaca.

 Example for Narrative text :

 The Story of Smart Monkey and Dull Crocodile

      One day there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river. There he saw a crocodile so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side of the river. The crocodile agree and told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile swam down the river with the monkey on his top.

Unluckily, the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of the river and said to the monkey, “My father is very sick. He has to eat the heart of the monkey. So he will be healthy again.”

 At the time, the monkey was in dangerous situation and he had to think hard. Then he had a good idea. He told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank. “What’s for?” asked the crocodile. “Because I don’t bring my heart,” said the monkey. “I left it under a tree, near some coconuts in the river bank.”

The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank of the river. As soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodile’s back. Then he climbed up to the top of a tree.“Where is your heart?” asked the crocodile. “You are foolish,” said the monkey to the crocodile. “Now I am free and I have my heart.”

CHAPTER 7

1.   Complimenting Someone

	Compliment is an expression that we show or say to express or give praise. Some people use compliments to “butter up” somebody or to flatter in order to increase good will, for example: on his/her general appearance.  if you notice something new about the person’s appearance. when you visit someone’s house for the first time.   when other people do their best.

Complimenting someone	Responding
o   I would like compliment you on … o   I think your ……. is very nice. o   I just love your …… o   The …… is very delicious. o   I really like your ……. o   You look fabulous! o   Fantastic!/Marvelous! o   That’s nice. o   That’s not bad. o   Perfect! o   Pretty good.	o   Thank you. It’s nice of you to say so. o   Thank you but really isn’t anything special. o   Thank you. Yours is even nicer. o   I’m glad you like it. o   Thank you. o   Thank you so much. o   Yeah, thanks.

                         Example of dialog complimenting :

Sarah     : Jasmine, This is dress for you. I made it   by  myself .

Jasmine : That’s a beautiful dress! You are really a talented tailor.

Sarah     : I’m glad you like it.

 2.   Congratulations.

Congratulating	Responding
I’d be the first to congratulate you on… I’d like to congratulate you on … Please accept my warmest congratulations. May I congratulate you on … I must congratulate you. It was great to hear about Congratulations. Congratulations on … Well done Nice done, congratulations! Good. Fantastic!	It’s very good of you to say so. How nice of you to say so. Thank you very much for saying so. I’m glad you think so. Oh, it’s nothing special actually. Oh, I have a lot to learn yet. Thank you. Oh, not really. Oh, nothing to it, actually. Oh, thanks.

Example of dialog congratulating : Danu : Rizal, how is your library so far? Rizal : It’s great! Many people come to my library. Danu : congratulations! Your library is the  most popular   one now. Rizal : Thank you, Danu.

 3. Descriptive Text

	Bringing Words to Life Descriptive writing creates an impression in the reader’s mind of an event, a place, a person, or thing. The writing will be such that it will set a mood or describe something in such detail that if the reader saw it, they would recognize it. Descriptive writing will bring words to life and makes the text interesting.

• To describe a person’s physical appearance, you can use the following words.

Physical Appearances
Height	Body	Age	Hair	Face	Eyes
tall short	slim thin plump fat skinny muscular	young old teenager in 20s, 30s, 40s	long short bald straight curly wavy black red brown	round oval square wrinkles pale bearded shaved	big round blue brown green slanting

• To describe a person’s characters (qualities & habitual behaviour), you can use the followingwords.

Character			Characters
careful	careless		active cheerful determined energetic friendly humble humorous sensitive stubborn
intelligent	stupid
confi dent	shy
Extrovert	introvert
generous	stingy
diligent	lazy

Example for Descriptive Text :

My Friend’s New Shoes

        I have a close Friend. She is beautiful, attractive and trendy. She always want to be a trend setter of the day. She always pays much attention on her appearance. Recently, she bought a new stylist foot legs from blowfish shoes products. This shoes really matches on her. 

       Her new blowfish women’s shoes are wonderful. When she are walking on that shoes, all her friends, including me watch and admire that she has the most suitable shoes on her physical appearance. The style, bright color, and brand represent her as a smart woman of the day. She really have perfect appearance. She is really mad on that shoes. She said that the products covered all genders. The blowfish men’s shoes are as elegant as she has. The products provide varieties of choice. Ballet, casual, boot athletic shoes are designed in attractive way. The products are international trader mark and become the hottest trend.

CHAPTER 8

1.    Saying You Are Excited

Here are some other expressions.

• Really? That’s wonderful.
• I find it very interesting
• Fantastic!
• That’s terrific!
• (How) exciting!
•  I’m very enthusiastic!
• I cannot deny my enthusiasm for …

 2.    Advertisement

IklanataudalambahasaInggrisnyadisebut Advertisement merupakansebuahsaranapromositentangsuatuproduk/barang/jasaatauapapun yang inginandapromosikan. 

1. Iklandalambentukapapunharusnyabisamenarik, unik, padatdan yang terpentingmemuatsemuapesan yang ingindisampaikan.
2. Iklan yang baikseharusnyamenggunakan kata-kata yang bakudansesuaidengan target nya, contohnyaMengiklankansuatuprodukindonesiadengan target pasarindonesiatapimenggunakanbahasainggris. Yah seharusnyarelevanlahdengan target pasarnya, sehinggamerekamengertiapa yang andaiklankan.

Example :

	OPPORTUNITY A big western restaurant in Kuta is looking for waitresses and waiters with the requirements of good looking, polite, and communicative. Good in English is a plus! Send your application letter, CV and recent photograph to Rainbow Resto, JL. Kuta Barat No 5 Kuta, not later than 28th April 2012