Materi Pembelajaran Mandiri Topic : EXPRESSING CERTAINTY, UNCERTAINTY AND DOUBT The following are some more examples

of expressions for showing certainty, and doubt. Expressing Certainty 1. Im sure about it. 2. Im quite sure that he told the truth. 3. Im absolutely sure about the news. 4. Im no doubt about it. 5. Im absolutely certain that he told the truth. 6. Im sure/certain about .. 7. Ive no doubt about 8. Im sure/certain about .. 9. Ive no doubt about Expressing uncertainty 1. Sorry, Im not sure about it. 2. Im not really sure that he told the truth. 3. Im not really sure about it. 4. Im not too sure about the news. 5. I dont know for sure about it. Doubts 1. I doubt it 2. I am doubtful

Complete the following short dialogues with appropriate expressions! 1. You and your friend are discussing a football match before watching it on television. Your friend : Are you sure that Arsenal will win the game? You : .Theyve looked unstable lately.

2 . You and your friend have arranged to meet a guest, but he has not arrived. Your friend : Do you think hes forgotten to come? You : he always keeps his promise.

3. Your friend has invited you to go and see a horror film. You only rarely like such films. Your friend : Would you like to come? You :

4. Your mother has been taken to hospital. Your friend rings him for news. Your friend : Sorry to hear about your mother. Is it serious? You : but she just needs some days to recover.

5 Your friend is asking for your opinion that Indonesian will be an international language in the future. You are sure about it.

Your friend : Do you think that Indonesian will be an international language in the near future. You : ..

POSSIBLE ANSWER KEYS Complete the following short dialogues with appropriate expressions! 1. You and your friend are discussing a football match before watching it on television. Your friend : Are you sure that Arsenal will win the game? You : Im not sure about it. Theyve looked unstable lately.

2 . You and your friend have arranged to meet a guest, but he has not arrived. Your friend : Do you think hes forgotten to come? You : Im not sure that he has forgotten to. He always keeps his promise.

3. Your friend has invited you to go and see a horror film. You only rarely like such films. Your friend : Would you like to come? You : Im not sure about this because I dont quite like horror films.

4. Your mother has been taken to hospital. Your friend rings him for news. Your friend : Sorry to hear about your mother. Is it serious? You : Im sure it is not serious, but she just needs some days to recover.

5 Your friend is asking for your opinion that Indonesian will be an international language in the future. You are sure about it. Your friend : Do you think that Indonesian will be an international language in the near future. You : Ive not doubt about it. Indonesian language is the simplest and easiest language to master, so more people will like to speak Indonesian later.

EXERCISES I. Choose the suitable expression to complete the short dialogues. 1. Hereka : What do you think of my new tie dye shirt? Retno : Did you make it on your own? Hereka : Yes, I did. a. I doubt it. b. Can you show me how to make tie dye shirt? c. Certainly! d. Wow, its great! 2. Laila : Sanusi : Sure. I said that you should mix all of the ingredients together. Laila : Oh, alright. Thanks. a. Could you repeat that again? b. Repeat! c. Really? d. Are you sure? 3. Hereka : Retno : Of course, thats all you need to do. a. Are you sure thats all the steps? b. Sure. c. Certainly. d. Of course, thats all you need to do. 4. Asep : Ida : Thank you. I made it from recycled paper. a. Wow, thats awesome! b. Are you sure thats all of the steps? c. Dont mention it. d. Thanks, Ida. 5. Fredy : Adi : Well see. Im sure we can finish our assignment just on time. a. Im sure that we can do this. b. Are you sure? c. I doubt that we can finish our assignment. d. Really? 6. Ratu : Lets ask everyone in our class to help clean the beach. Ketut : that they are willing to. Not everyone cares for our nature. Ratu : Yeah, but its worth trying. a. Mmm.. b. Certainly c. Really

d. I doubt 7. Panji : Really? Bayu : a. Right. b. Really. c. Absolutely. d. Are you sure? 8. Ramon : Danias : Sure. The fourth step is to check the printers name. Click the small arrow printer that youre using. a. Could you repeat the fourth step? b. Sure. c. Will you help me, please? d. OK, thanks. 9. Yapis : Type the number of copies that you wanted to print. Then, click OK. Retno : is that it? Yapis : Yes thats all. a. Mmm b. Yup, thats all c. Thanks so much d. Anytime 10. Ratu : I dont think we can clean the river. Ketut : . a. OK b. Im sure we can do it c. Mmm d. Dont mention it 11. Adi : Are you sure? Iwan : a. I doubt it. Scaffolding | English for Grade IX Students 103 b. Im uncertain about it. c. Im sure. d. Are you sure? 12. Ajeng : . Danias : Yes, Im also very disappointed with what careless people done to the nature. a. Thats very disappointing b. I agree c. I doubt it d. Im sure 13. Bonar : Is it possible to make other people aware of the loss that they can cause? Putri : I dont think we can make everyone aware of their damaging action.

a. OK. b. What was that again? c. Im very certain about it. d. Im not so sure about it. 14. Laila : Then, cut shapes from unused paper or magazine to decorate the card. Diah : . a. I dont know b. I doubt it c. Im perfectly sure d. Right 15. Diah : Wow, the card that youve made is beautiful. Laila : . Diah : Yes, Im perfectly sure. a. Are you sure? b. This is terrific. c. This is awesome. d. Oh, no!