MATERIAL GIVING AND ASKING INFORMATION ABOUT SELF.

Activity 1

Identifying the expression of suggestion and offer, its social function and the
language feature.

Expressions Functions
Good afternoon/evening. Greeting someone.
Hi!/Hello!

How are you doing? Asking how someone is.

I’m fine, thanks. Saying how you are.

Very well, thanks.
Not so bad, thanks.

Good bye. Saying goodbye.

Bye.
See you soon/later/tomorrow.

Another expressions

Expressions Functions
Let me introduce myself. My name is … Introducing yourself
I’d like to introduce myself. My name is
…
Allow me to introduce myself. My name
is …
I’d like to introduce … Introducing someone else
Let me introduce …
Allow me to introduce …

Simple Past tense

To talk about past events and conditions, you use VERB-2 forms. Here are some
examples:

• I joined the Traditional Dance Competition in Jakarta last year.

• It was my biggest competition.

Telling Past Events (+) S + V2 (-) S + did not + V1

Examples: (+) I joined the Traditional Dance Competition in Jakarta last year.

I represented my Junior High School.

(-) I did not feel nervous anymore.

Telling Past Conditions

(+) S + was/were + noun/adjective

(-) S + was/were not + noun/adjective

Examples: (+)Itwas my biggest competition.

I was so happy to be given the trophy.

(-) I was not ready for this.

The adverbs that are usually used in the ‘simple past tense’ sentences are:

• Yesterday,

• Last week, and

• A week ago,

• last …

• … ago,

Activity 2 (instrument penilaian)

Make a dialogue about asking and giving information about self with your partner
based on the situation below (choose one) and practice it in front of the class.

1. Introducing a friend from another school.

2. Introducing and asking information about self at the bus.
3. Introducing your nephew to your best friend.
4. Asking and giving information about self in the new class.

Perbaikan:

Redo the test. Focus on the materials that the students have not mastered.

Pengayaan:
Practice the expressions of giving and asking information about self then write them
down on a piece of paper.

1. Dialogue 1
Ayu: Hi, my name is Anita.
Anjar: Hi, Anita. My name is Virga.
Ayu: Virga, this isAyu.
Anjar: Hi, Ayu. It’s nice to meet you.
Linda: It’s nice to meet you too, Virga.

2. Dialogue 2
Agung: Hi, Are you a new student?
Linda: Yes, I am. By the way, are you a new student, too?
Agung: I’m a new student too, my name isAgung.
Linda: My name is Linda. Well, Agung, this isRetno. She was my
classmate in the Junior High School.
Agung: Hi Retno. Nice to meet you?
Retno: Nice to meet you too.
Agung: Anyway, we still have half an hour before the class starts. Shall we
go to the canteen? Linda &Retno: Okay.