A preposition is a word or groups of words used before a noun or a pronoun to show place, position, time or method.
Preposition in usage with periods of times and places.
Examples:
• Months = in April
• Seasons = in winter
• Country = in Greece
• City or town names = in New York
• Times of the day = in the morning, afternoon, or evening.
Exception: at noon, at night
Preposition on usage with specific days.
Examples: on Friday, on New Year’s Day, on April 16
Note: American English = ‘on the weekend’ or on ‘weekends’
Preposition at usage with specific times and specific places.
Examples: at 7 o’clock, at 6.15, at night, at school
Note: British English = ‘at the weekend’ or ‘at weekends’
Monday, February 1, 2010
Surprises and Disbeliefs
Expression surprise is expression which someone when get a surprise.
Surprise can have valence. It can be neutral expression, pleasant or accordingly some would not categories surprise in itself as an emotion or every human.
Expressing surprise
• Here are some other expressions to show surprise.
Telling surprising news
Guess what!
Surprise!
I’ve got news, for you
Do you know what?
You won’t believe it!
Expressing surprise :
Wow! What a surprise!
That’s a surprise!
That’s very surprising!
Really?
What?
Are you serious? You must be joking!
You’re kidding!
Fancy that!
I must say it surprises me.
I find it hard to believe
Responding:
Yeah!
It is!
Yup!
Sure.
It’s true.
I’m serious.
No, I’m not.
It is.
Does it?
It is, isn’t it?
Expression disbelief is expression to not believe something or someone with reason or unreason.
Expressing disbelief
• Here are some sentences to express disbelief.
Asking if you believe it or not.
Do you believe it?
Wouldn’t you believe it?
Can you imagine that?
You don’t believe it, do you?
Don’t you think it’s odd that….?
Expressing disbelief:
I don’t believe it.
It can’t be true.
I can’t think of it.
I don’t trust you.
Responding to believe or not.
No, I don’t believe it.
Are you serious?
Are you joking?
Are you kidding?
You must be joking/kidding!
Oh, no! that’s not true!
You don’t say!
Seeing is believing.
Really? That sounds interesting.
Really? It’s surprising that.
Good heavens
My goodness!
This is really a surprise!
Example conversation of expression surprise:
Nopli : Whose motorbike is that?
Dios : It’s Norman’s.
Nopli : Are you kidding me?
Dios : No, I’m not. I saw her riding that motorbike this morning.
Nopli : What a surprise!
Example conversation of expression
Harry : Do you still remember the girl we met yesterday?
Angga : Yes.
Harry : I can’t believe my eyes when I saw her riding a sport car this morning.
Angga : A sport car?
Harry : Yes. She looked gorgeous!
Angga : I don’t believe you. You must be dreaming.
Surprise can have valence. It can be neutral expression, pleasant or accordingly some would not categories surprise in itself as an emotion or every human.
Expressing surprise
• Here are some other expressions to show surprise.
Telling surprising news
Guess what!
Surprise!
I’ve got news, for you
Do you know what?
You won’t believe it!
Expressing surprise :
Wow! What a surprise!
That’s a surprise!
That’s very surprising!
Really?
What?
Are you serious? You must be joking!
You’re kidding!
Fancy that!
I must say it surprises me.
I find it hard to believe
Responding:
Yeah!
It is!
Yup!
Sure.
It’s true.
I’m serious.
No, I’m not.
It is.
Does it?
It is, isn’t it?
Expression disbelief is expression to not believe something or someone with reason or unreason.
Expressing disbelief
• Here are some sentences to express disbelief.
Asking if you believe it or not.
Do you believe it?
Wouldn’t you believe it?
Can you imagine that?
You don’t believe it, do you?
Don’t you think it’s odd that….?
Expressing disbelief:
I don’t believe it.
It can’t be true.
I can’t think of it.
I don’t trust you.
Responding to believe or not.
No, I don’t believe it.
Are you serious?
Are you joking?
Are you kidding?
You must be joking/kidding!
Oh, no! that’s not true!
You don’t say!
Seeing is believing.
Really? That sounds interesting.
Really? It’s surprising that.
Good heavens
My goodness!
This is really a surprise!
Example conversation of expression surprise:
Nopli : Whose motorbike is that?
Dios : It’s Norman’s.
Nopli : Are you kidding me?
Dios : No, I’m not. I saw her riding that motorbike this morning.
Nopli : What a surprise!
Example conversation of expression
Harry : Do you still remember the girl we met yesterday?
Angga : Yes.
Harry : I can’t believe my eyes when I saw her riding a sport car this morning.
Angga : A sport car?
Harry : Yes. She looked gorgeous!
Angga : I don’t believe you. You must be dreaming.
Gratitude, Compliment and Congratulation
Gratitude is also called thanking.
We say “thank you” when people give us something, help we do something, give a compliment, wish us something, etc.
Expressing gratitude:
I should like to express my gratitude
Thank you very much
Thanks for your help
How can I thank you?
I’m very grateful to you
I can’t thank you enough
I’m very much obliged to you.
Responding:
It was the least I could do
You’re welcome
No big deal
Don’t mention it
It’s a pleasure
That’s all right
Any time
Compliment is expression that use to give praising to other people.
Some people use compliment to butter up somebody or to flatter in order to increase good will.
Complimenting:
Good grade!
Nice work
Excellent!
Good job!
You look great
What a nice t-shirt
I really must express my admiration for your dance
You look very nice (beautiful/handsome)
Congratulation is expression that used to said congratulate to someone when get a success.
Congratulating:
I must congratulate you
Please accept my warmest congratulations
I’d like to be first to congratulate you
Congratulations on your success
Congrats! Finally, your dream comes true!
We say “thank you” when people give us something, help we do something, give a compliment, wish us something, etc.
Expressing gratitude:
I should like to express my gratitude
Thank you very much
Thanks for your help
How can I thank you?
I’m very grateful to you
I can’t thank you enough
I’m very much obliged to you.
Responding:
It was the least I could do
You’re welcome
No big deal
Don’t mention it
It’s a pleasure
That’s all right
Any time
Compliment is expression that use to give praising to other people.
Some people use compliment to butter up somebody or to flatter in order to increase good will.
Complimenting:
Good grade!
Nice work
Excellent!
Good job!
You look great
What a nice t-shirt
I really must express my admiration for your dance
You look very nice (beautiful/handsome)
Congratulation is expression that used to said congratulate to someone when get a success.
Congratulating:
I must congratulate you
Please accept my warmest congratulations
I’d like to be first to congratulate you
Congratulations on your success
Congrats! Finally, your dream comes true!
Friday, December 4, 2009
WRITING: AUTOBIOGRAPHY
wah kalo materi yg ini sih, little-little I can....
soalnya khan ini, menulis biography self....
Write autobiography use simple present tense and simple past tense.
Autobiography is a write what story about biography self.
Steps to write autobiography:
Line 1 : your first name
Line 2 : descriptive traits
Line 3 : sibling of….
Line 4 : lover of (people, ideas)
Line 5 : who feels
Line 6 : who needs
Line 7 : who gives
Line 8 : who fears
Line 9 : who would like to see..
Line 10: resident of (your city)
Line 11:your last name
soalnya khan ini, menulis biography self....
Write autobiography use simple present tense and simple past tense.
Autobiography is a write what story about biography self.
Steps to write autobiography:
Line 1 : your first name
Line 2 : descriptive traits
Line 3 : sibling of….
Line 4 : lover of (people, ideas)
Line 5 : who feels
Line 6 : who needs
Line 7 : who gives
Line 8 : who fears
Line 9 : who would like to see..
Line 10: resident of (your city)
Line 11:your last name
SPEAKING: SPEECH
sebenarnya, I tak terlalu understand about this materi...
but, I must do this....
oleh karena itu, sorry ya klo agak wrong-wrong...
hehehe...
Speech : direct speech and indirect speech
• Direct speech
Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech). Here what a person says appears within quotation marks (“…”) and should be word for word.
• Indirect speech
Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn’t use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn’t have to be word for word. When reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too.
but, I must do this....
oleh karena itu, sorry ya klo agak wrong-wrong...
hehehe...
Speech : direct speech and indirect speech
• Direct speech
Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech). Here what a person says appears within quotation marks (“…”) and should be word for word.
• Indirect speech
Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn’t use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn’t have to be word for word. When reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too.
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