Name : Martha Jenica Br Sitorus

Class : Dik Eng 2020 D

MID SEMESTER TEST

SUBJECT : PRODUCTIVE ORAL LANGUAGE SKILL

SEMESTER: I-DIK 2020

Answer these following questions by your own original, critical and potential idea and
words!

1. Explain some strategies on how to grasp someone’s idea when they speak up.
Elaborate your comprehensive answer in details!

2. How to tell a story in English? Argue your idea supported by some theories from the
experts!

3. Practice a short dialogue which is consisted of 2 persons that talks about “Drawing
Homes”!
Record your “Individual Voice” in the form of Zip, Win Rar or other available applications
individually and send to your instructors!

4. Write your own role play about “Shopping at Marketplace”!

The expressions are given in the following link:
https://youtu.be/QJd83msLdR8

5. Conclude the content of this following video about “Jember Tourism Attraction”!
https://youtu.be/jOpNq73BWi4

ANSWER :
1. Strategies on how to grasp someone’s idea when they speak up:
 Not talking when other people are talking / not interrupting the conversation 
 listening to what is being said / conveyed 
 Let the speaker know that we are listening, through facial expressions and soft
verbal voices like (hmm yes, or something like that).
 The ability to be able to repeat what the speaker said, even exactly every word.
 2. How to tell stories in English
 Make eye contact
By making eye contact, the audience will feel that they are being cared for and
invited to interact.
 The face mimics
faces of the storytellers can support whether a story is told or not.
 Body
movements The storyteller's body movements during the story telling process can
also support describing a more interesting storyline.
 Sound
No low voice can be used by the storyteller to bring the audience to feel the
situation of the story being told. 

3. A : Morning!
b : em , hai GOOD MORNING
a : you look so bad today , why?
b : i feel sleepy . because , last night i'm watching "Frozen" all time . Queen Elsa's
home so beautiful and amazing .
a : Oh my god , i want have home like that . but in Indonesia the air so hot , so i think
if we build home with ice , the ice will get melt in 5 minutes.
b : em , you're right . Someday , i want have home not big enough and not small
enough , i just want home who give comfortable for my family and me ..
a : my house in the future , i think i want to have a big house , like castle .
b : that's okay ;)

4. Seller : Good morning Mam. How may I help you?

Buyer : Good morning. Yes, I’d like to buy the fruit, please
Seller : What kind of fruit that would you like to buy mam?
Buyer : I want to buy apple
Seller : How much would you like mam?
Buyer : Hmmmm.... How much is one kilogram of the apple?
Seller : It is 6 dollars a kilo
Buyer : That’s very expensive
Seller : But The taste very good
Buyer : How about 5 dollars a kilo?
Seller : Okay. 5 dollars a kilo
Buyer : Here
Seller : Thank you

5. The content offers and displays that natural tourist attractions in Jember are very
beautiful, such as beaches, sea, etc. There we can see a beautiful sunset and we can also
enjoy a variety of delicious culinary delights. We will not feel sorry to go on a trip to Jember.