Introducing
Yourself
Self-identity
is the quality that makes a person or thing different from others. To make
people know about self-identity, we should do self-introduction. This is the
social function of self-identity.
1.Asking for information about self-identity
- May i know your name?
- What is your name?
- Where do you live?
- What do you do?
- What is your hobby?
- Etc.
2. Giving information about self-identity
- Hello, allow me to introduce my self! My name is....
- Let me introduce my self. My name is...
- Hello, my name is...
- Hi, i’m Lutfi
- Etc.
When we do
self-introduction to many people, use the following structure!
- Starting to mention your name clearly.
- Telling where you are from..
- Telling your background
- Sharing personal details.
In
self-introduction, we can also tell about our family. The following are some
expressions used to ask for and give information about family relation.
- What is your father’s name?
- Are you married?
- Do you live with your parents?
- What is your mother’s profession?
- Etc.
Chapter
2
Congratulations
You Are Great!
Saying
congratulation is one of the best ways to let a person know that you are proud
of him/her. If you cannot say it clearly, send them a greating card.
The
following are some expressions of congratulation.
- May we congratulate you on..
- I must congratulate yopu on...
- I congratulate you on..
- Good luck
- Happy new year
We can use the
following responses
- Thank you very much
- That is very kind of you
- Oh, not really
- How nice of you to say so
Structure of giving compliment:
What
a + adjective + noun
What + Noun phrase
How
+ adjective + S + be
Chapter
3
What
Are You Going To Do?
An
intention is idea that you plan to carry out. A plan is arrangement for doing
something considered is advance. If we want to do something, it means we have
an aim, a plan, an intention or a reason. These are some ways to ask for
intention or plan.
- What is your plan?
- What are you going to do?
- What will you do?
The following are main
expressions of exprssing intention.
- I will...
- I am going to...
- I would like to...
- I would rather... than ...
Chapter
4
Where
Is Your Best Vacation?
A
desciptive text is a text which describes a place or a person.
General
structure:
- IdentificationIt identifies the place to be described
- DescriptionIt describes the characteristics or parts of the place or building described
Chapter 5
Let’s
Visit Another Country
When
we describe a tourist destination, we discuss about a descriptive text. A
describtive text consistof three part. They are
- Introductory paragraph
- Supporting paragraph
- Concluding paragraph
In descriptive text,
some tome we can see passive sentences or passive voice. Look at the following
exemple!
Active voice à the visitors
can buy the tickets in the entance area.
Passive voice à the ticket can be bought in the entrance area
Passive
Voice : Be + Verb 3
Chapter 5
Let’s
Visit Another Country
When
we describe a tourist destination, we discuss about a descriptive text. A
describtive text consistof three part. They are
- Introductory paragraph
- Supporting paragraph
- Concluding paragraph
In descriptive text,
some tome we can see passive sentences or passive voice. Look at the following
exemple!
Active voice à the visitors
can buy the tickets in the entance area.
Passive voice à the ticket can be bought in the entrance area
Passive
Voice : Be + Verb 3
Chapter 6
School
Announcement
An
announcement is a public statement, containing information about an event that
has happened or is going to happen.
There are many purposes
of announcement, such as to inform, to invite, to ask the readers to do
something There are many kinds of announcement, such as lost child,
discount, a sale.
The stucture of
announcement conists of:
- Opening
- Contents
- Closing
Language featers of
announcement:
- Mostly use imperative sentence and simple present tense
- Sometimes use passive voice
- Mention date, time, and place.
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