Asking and Giving attention.

Asking for attention adalah cara yang digunakan untuk meminta seseorang memfokuskan
perhatiannya kepada kita atau sebaliknya kita yang memfokuskan perhatian kepada orang yang
sedang berbicara.

Asking and Giving Attention expressions

Asking for attention

1. Excuse me!
2. Listen to me!
3. Look at me!
4. Look here.
5. Look!
6. Hey!
7. Hello!
8. Attention, please!
9. Can I get the attention! Thanks.
10. Stop talking please…
11. Everybody, may I have your attention, please ?
12. Can I have your attention, please?
13. Excuse me, I wonder if I could trouble you ….
14. May I have your attention, please?
15. Sorry to trouble you.
16. Sorry to bother you.
17. Look what I’ve got here.

Giving attention
1. I see.
2. Tell me more about it.
3. Really?
4. Mmm…
5. What happens next?
6. And then what?
7. What’s next?
8. Is that all?
9. That’s alright
10. I see. Tell me more about it.
11. Oh, yes. Really?
12. Mmm… Oh, my God! What happens next?
13. A ha… And then what?
14. How interesting! What’s next?
15. I know what you mean. Is that all?
16. Oh, oh! Indeed?
17. Well, well, well… Oh, no!
Example

Wildan: Will you hear my story?

Nadine: Yes, I will. What’s about?
Wildan: It is about our friend Dina. Listen to me!
Nadine: Okay!
Wildan: Dina asked me to join her to Batam next Sunday.
Nadine: And then?
Wildan: I confused because next week I will have my first test in my course.
Nadine: I see. Then?
Wildan: How to say to Dina if I can’t join her?
Nadine: Just say the true.
Wildan: Okay I will try.
Nadine: Look what I’ve got here.
Wildan: Why?
Nadine: What do you think about my new motorcycle?
Wildan: Wow! That’s a cool motorcycle. Next time I will borrow it with you.
Nadine: Yes, sure.
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Translate
Wildan: Maukah kamu mendengarkan ceritaku?
Nadine: Ya, aku mau. Tentang apa?
Wildan: Ini tentang teman kita dina. Dengarkan aku!
Nadine: Oke!
Wildan: Dina memintaku ikut dengannya ke Batam minggu depan.
Nadine: Lalu?
Wildan: Aku bingung, minggu depan aku ada tes pertama di tempat kursusku.
Nadine: Ya aku tahu. Lalu?
Wildan: Bagaimana caranya aku bilang ke Dina aku tidak bisa ikut dengannya?
Nadine: Katakan saja sejujurnya.
Wildan: Oke, akan ku coba.
Nadine: Lihat apa yang saya punya di sini
Wildan: Kenapa?
Nadine: Bagaimana menurutmu tentang sepeda motor baruku ini?
Wildan: Wow! Itu bagus. Lain kali aku akan meminjamnya padamu.
Nadine: Ya, tentu.

Contoh Percakapan 1

Rendy: May I have your attention, please? We have to collect the assignment on our teacher’s table
now, have you finished it yet?

Andy: Yes, I have.

Giselle: off course yes.

Ester: Unfortunately, I haven’t.

Rendy: What’s up with you, what did you do?

Ester: Sorry, I have lied, I did not bring my assignment. It was left at home.

Rendy: You have to write again, there will be enough time to it.

Ester: Do you want to wait me?

Rendy: Of course, hurry up, guys.

Ester: Thank you so much.

Contoh Percakapan 2

Teacher: Don’t be noise please! Attention please!

Students: Yes, mam.

Nana :Okay, next week we will do middle examination.

Students: (Students are noise)

Teacher: Listen to me!

Students: (Students are silent)

Teacher: The material that should be learned by you are begin from chapter 1 until chapter 4. Don’t
forget to enrich your vocabularies with exercise!

Students: Yes, mam.

Nana: Okay, that’s all for today. Good luck then!