ENGLISH LANGUAGE LESSON

Tugas Bahasa Inggris 1

a. Kerjakanlah soal-soal latihan berikut dengan benar.
b. Saat mengerjakan soal dibuat.
c. Siapkan kamus buku atau Electronic Kamus untuk mencari arti dari kosa kata sulit.
d. Kerjakan dibuku latihan, jika tidak ada buat di kertas doble folio
e. Setelah mengerjakan boleh langsung diserahkan dalam bentuk foto ataupun word ini lagi.

Acivity 1: Expressing Congratulation

Read the dialogue below.

Dodi :Hi, Bob, how is everything with you?
Bob : Not bad, how about you, Dodi?
Dodi : Fine. You won the English speech contest, didn’t you?
Bob : Yes, but I only got the second prize.
Dodi : That’s good. Congratulation for your success.
Bob : Thanks.

Answer the following questions based on the dialogue.

1. What competition did Bob take part in?

2. Find the statement showing expression of congratulation and the response.

Activity 2: Put the verbs the correct form of past tense

1. I ... (buy) one lie it a month ago.

2. They... (visit) their home town a few days ago.
3. I ... (read) a book when he came.
4. The fire still... (burn) at seven o’clock this morning.
5. The light ... (go) out while we... (have) our dinner.

Activity 3: Complete the sentences by using

Before then before

After until

1. ... going to school, I prepared my books

2. I sent the letters... typing them
3. She went to Jakarta... she continued to Bali
4. The girl lived here... she lost everything
5. I accompanied my sister, .... I went to school
 Activity 4: Read the following once more and answer question

Tittle The Ant and The Dove

Orientation There was once a little black ant that has ever been saved by a kind white
dove form a danger searching for food at the bottom of the tree. Suddenly
he heard something moving slowly nearby.

Complication Looking up the saw a cruel-looking man stalking forward toward the tree. He
had a big gun which he kept pointed up in the air, ready to shoot.

How horrified our friend must have felt, for at that moment he caught sight
of his friend, the dove in that tree. The dove had saved his life

Quickly, and with all his strength, the ant ran up the tree, calling the bird to
fly away.

Resolution The bird recognized her fiend, the ant and in a twinkle she had spotted the
man with the gun. Quikcly she flew away, and the bird was out of sight in a
moment.

Reorientation The ant was so happy because he had been able to warm this friend in time
and so save the bird a horrible death.

Questions:

1. Why did the ant run up the tree, calling the bird to fly away?
2. What can we learn from the story of the ant and the dove?
3. Mention all the participant of the story.
4. What happened to the participants?
5. Which one shows, the crisis that arises?
6. What kind of the story that?
7. Does the story have happy ending or sad ending?
8. Underline the verbs used in the text!

Activity 5: Make a similar letter of invitation for a wedding

1. The couple’s names : Andre and Wita

2. Day and Date : Sunday April 10, 2008

3. Place : Sahid Raya Hotel

4. The addressee : Julie and Romy

5. Your names : Mr and Mrs Kinopati

6. Your address : Monginsidi Street No. 11, Solo Telp. (0271)5809576

This is Example of a short letter Invitation.

Dear Paul and Jenny,

We are honoured and delighted to accept your invitation to the wedding of Graham and
Debbie at St. Luke's Church on Saturday June 9, 2007 and to the reception at the Cross
Keys Hotel that follows the ceremony.
Thank you also for arranging the hotel for us.
We both look forward to seeing you on June 9.

Yours truly,
Helen and David Oldham

Activity 6: Match the personality traits and the definitions.

1. A patient person ... a. does not tell the truth

2. A confident person ...
3. A cheerful person ...
4. A dishonest person ...
5. A generous person ...
6. A diligent person ...
7. A punctual person ...
8. An introvert person ...
9. A helpful person ...
10. A boring person ...
b. always does his/her homework
c. keep everything for himself/herself
d. talks about the same thing again and again
e. likes to help people
f. doesn’t get angry easily
g. has a positive feeling about himself/herself
h. likes to share what he/she has with others
i. never comes to school or meetings late
j. is easy to smile or laugh

Answe rs:

1. A patient person ……
2. A confident person ……
3. A cheerful person ……
4. A dishonest person ……
5. A generous person ……
6. A diligent person ……
7. A punctual person ……
8. An introvert person ……
9. A helpful person ……
10. A boring person ……