ENGLISH LM DAILY TEST #2

PUBLIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1 DAMPIT

Name/Grade : _________________________________/_____________
A. EXPRESSING SYMPATHY
Task 1. Complete the following dialogue with the appropriate words provided in the box.
condolences advice destroyed terrific
concrete terrible permission build

Situation : Lukman is in the teacher’s office.

Lukman : Sir, I am asking your (1) _____________________ not go to school for three days?
Teacher : Three days?
Lukman : Yes, sir three days.
Teacher : Can you tell me why?
Lukman : I got a call from my parents yesterday, sir. They told me that our house was (2) ____________________ by the
earthquake.
Teacher : Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.
Lukman : Some of our cattle were dead too.
Teacher : How (3) _____________________ .
Lukman : Well, the damage may be very serious, but the worst thing is that my nephew died. A block of (4) _______________
fell onto him.
Teacher : What a dreadful situation! Please accept my (5) ___________________ . I understand how you feel. You may go for
a few days, then.
Lukman : Thank you, sir. I’ll be back at school as soon as the situation is getting back to normal.
Teacher : Take care.
Lukman : I will, sir. Thank you.

Task 2. Answer the following questions based on the information you find from Task 1.
1. What is the dialogue about?
2. Where is the dialogue taking place?
3. How long was Lukman absent from school?
4. Why did Lukman have to be absent from school?
5. How did Lukman’s nephew die?
6. How was the teacher’s reaction to Lukman’s story?
7. Did the teacher give permission to Lukman?
8. When will Lukman be back to school?
9. Mention 2 (two) expressions of showing sympathy you have found from the dialogue!
a) _____________________________
b) _____________________________

Task 3. Read this letter of condolence and answer the questions.

Dear Rasya,
You have my deepest sympathy on the death of your mom. I know how important she was in your life.
Your care and support during these last few years must have brought her great comfort. Your relationship
was quite special and while this makes the loss so very painful. I do believe that your closeness and
warm memories will bring you comfort. I am thinking of you and your mom.
Fondly,
Rachel

1. Who passed away?

2. How did Rasya feel over the loss of his mother?
3. What had Rasya done when his mother was still alive?
4. What did Rachel want to do with this letter?
5. “... while this makes the loss....” The underlined word refers to ....

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B. GIVING ADVICE
Task 4. Complete these dialogues with the expression of “Giving Advice” (should, had better, shouldn’t, had better
not).
Situation 1: Mr. Lancaster is overweight. You give some advice to Mr. Lancaster.
You : Do you always have lunch at the canteen, Mr. Lancaster?
Mr. Lancaster : I usually have lunch at my office.
You : Well, I think (1) ________________________
Mr. Lancaster : And I’m afraid I,..er, spend most of the day sitting down.
You : That’s not good either. You (2) ______________________________ .
Mr. Lancaster : But, if I have my lunch in the office, I have to eat it while I am working.
You : Mr. Lancaster, that’s wrong. (3) ___________________________.

Situation 2: This time you talk to your friend about Mr. Lancaster and your friend will give recommendation.
You : You know, Mr. Lancaster weighs nearly 100 kilograms.
Your friend : Well, he should (4) ___________________________.
You : That’s difficult. He has a big lunch with his colleagues every day.
Your friend : Then he had better (5) _____________________________.
You : And he gets very little exercise.
Your friend : That’s not good. He (6) _____________________________.
You : And one more thing, he always has his lunch while working.
Your friend : (7) _____________________________.

Task 5. Match the sentences in the left column with the rest in the right column.
No Statements Advice
1. My purse has been stolen.
A. She should have given me a warning.
2. My eyes hurt very much. B. It should be open by now.
C. He should go and see for himself.
The driver in front of me stopped suddenly and I drove
3. D. He shouldn’t be driving over the limit.
into the back of his car. E. You should have been careful careful in such a
The notice says that the store opens at nine. It is still crowded place.
4.
closed. F. You shouldn’t spend so much time in front of a
The speed limit is 55 miles an hour, but Tom is driving computer
5. G. You really shouldn’t go out.
at 70.

Task 6. Create a dialogue based on one of these situations. (Pilih salah satu.)
a) Satria and Risma are going to a party. Satria doesn’t know what to wear. He asks Risma’s advice about what to wear and
what he should do and shouldn’t do.
b) Reza is going to on a date with his girlfriend, Laura for the first time. He asks his best friend’s advice about the restaurant,
what to wear, and what he should do and shouldn’t do.

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