GREETINGS, INTRODUCTIONS

and LEAVE TAKINGS

Tom :
Hi Martin, how are you?
Martin : Hello, Tom. I am good. Thanks. How are you?
Tom : I am very well, thanks.
Martin, Have you met Maria?
Martin : I don’t think so.
Tom : Martin, please meet Maria, Maria please meet
Martin.
Martin : Pleased to meet you, Maria.
Maria : How do you do. Sorry, I’ve got to go now.
See you later.
Tom : See you, Maria.
Martin : Bye, Maria.
How are you? _______________________

How are you doing? _______________________

How have you been? _______________________

How have you been doing? _______________________

Fine, thanks. _______________________

Just fine, thanks. _______________________

Pretty well, thanks. _______________________

Very well, thanks. _______________________

Good, thanks. _______________________

Not bad, thanks. _______________________

Terrible. _______________________

Not very good. _______________________

And you? _______________________

What about you? _______________________

How about you? _______________________

My name’s Tom _______________________

Hi, Tom. How do you do? _______________________

Hi, Tom. Pleased to meet you. _______________________

This is Mr. Bambang _______________________

Pleased to meet you, Mr. Bambang. _______________________

How do you do, Mr. Bambang? _______________________

Please meet Mr. Bambang _______________________

Have you ever met Mr. Bambang? _______________________

No, I haven’t. _______________________

Yes, I have _______________________

I am sorry, I must *go now. ________________________

I am sorry, I have to *go now. ________________________

I am sorry, I have got to *go now ________________________

 join a meeting ________________________

 pick up someone at the airport
 pick up the phone
 make a phone call
 meet someone
 have lunch
 finish my report
 give a briefing
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________

prepare my presentation ________________________

See you ________________________

See you ……

 again ________________________
 later ________________________
 tonight ________________________
 tomorrow ________________________

See you tomorrow …..

 morning ________________________
 afternoon ________________________
 evening ________________________

See you next *week ________________________

  month ________________________
 year ________________________
 holiday ________________________
 Sunday ________________________
 weekend ________________________

See you at….

 Home _________________________
 the office _________________________
 the meeting _________________________
 the party _________________________
 7 tomorrow morning _________________________
 3 this afternoon _________________________
 10 this evening/tonight _________________________

See you on…..

 Sunday _________________________
 Monday _________________________
 Tuesday _________________________
 Wednesday _________________________
 Thursday _________________________
 Friday _________________________
 Saturday _________________________

See you in……

 January ________________________
 February ________________________
 March etc. ________________________

 Jakarta ________________________
 Surabaya ________________________

 Australia ________________________
 Singapore etc. ________________________

 an hour ________________________
 two days ________________________
 three weeks ________________________
 2 years ________________________
 a moment/a second/a minute ________________________
 Bye… ________________________

Greeting and introducing yourself

Hello, my name is John, what is your name?

Hi, John. My name is Jane pleased to meet you.

Hello, I'm Peter what is your name?

 Hello, my name’s Sarah. Nice to meet you.

Can you tell me your name please?

My name is John Smith, pleased to meet you.

What if I don't understand them?

Teacher :  Please tell me your name? 

Student :  My name is Boris Jones.

Teacher : I’m sorry I don't understand, please repeat it slowly for me.

Student: :  B - o - r -  i - s     J - o - n - e – s

**Hint if you still don't understand what they are saying ask them to spell it **

Teacher : I’m sorry I still don't  understand, please spell it for me

Student :  B - o - r -  i - s     J - o - n - e - s

Teacher : Thank you.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with suitable word(s)

Mr. Bean : Good_____________, Mrs. Jones.

Mrs. Jones : Good morning,__________. How are you?

Mr. Bean : I am fine, ____________, and you?

Mrs. Jones : _______________ . Mr. Bean, this is my husband Michael, Michael, this is
Mr. Bean, my _______________

Mr. Jones : Pleased to meet you, Mr. Bean.

Mr. Bean : ____________ to meet you too. Are you from England , Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones : Yes, from Manchester. Do you live in Manchester.

Mr. Bean : No, I’m from London, but I live in Manchester while I am teaching at
college.

Mr. Jones : Well, ______________Mr. Bean, it was nice to see you.

Mr. Bean : Yes, it was nice talking to you too. Good bye.
 SUBJECTS / PERSONAL PRONOUNS

I _______________________

He _______________________

She _______________________

We _______________________

You _______________________

They _______________________
They need to go to the dentist. _________________________

We listen to news about politics _________________________

I do not have any records _________________________

He likes swimming in the sea _________________________

She comes from England _________________________

You never come late to office _________________________

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
My _______________________

His _______________________

Her _______________________

Our _______________________

Your _______________________

Their _______________________

My office _______________________

Our Family _______________________

Our program _______________________

Your report _______________________

Their proposal _______________________

Our plan _______________________

Their discussion _______________________

Your presentation _______________________

My email _______________________

Our guidance _______________________

 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Mine _______________________

His _______________________

Hers _______________________

Ours _______________________

Yours _______________________

Theirs _______________________

The book is mine. _______________________

The snack is yours. _______________________

The proposal is ours. _______________________

The new car is his. _______________________

The big house is hers. _______________________

The laptops are theirs. _______________________

 OBJECTS PRONOUNS
Me _______________________

You _______________________

Him _______________________

Her _______________________

Us _______________________

Them _______________________

Everybody does not like them. _______________________

We are preparing this party for him. _______________________

I always pick her up. _______________________

They usually buy us something. _______________________

He talks about you all the time. _______________________

You give me full attention. _______________________

 ALPHABETS

How do you spell……..…….? ______________________

Could/Can you spell………..? ______________________

efofic ______________________

ouhes ______________________

amekrt ______________________

lbiarry ______________________

hiposlat ______________________

otsp cefoi ______________________

ihsoptla ______________________

rpka ______________________

moro ______________________

tapartenm ______________________

Make other questions:

What’s ………………..in English? __________________________

How do you spell it? __________________________

Coul/Can you spell it? __________________________

Example:

“cuaca”

A: What’s “Cuaca” in English?

B: It’s weather
A: How do you spell it?
B: It’s w-e-a-t-h-e-r

 “Berawan/mendung”
 “Banjir”
 “hujan lebat”
 “lalu lintas”
 “macet”
 “panas”
 “dingin”
 “terpolusi’
 A conversation between two people

STUDENT A STUDENT B

A: Can you tell me your full name B: My full name is John

Pilkington
please? 

A: I'm sorry , what was your last name  B: My last name is Pilkington.
again?

A:  Am sorry I don't understand. B: P - i - l - k - i - n - g - t - o - n

Could you please repeat it more slowly
for me?  

A: How do you write that? Could you B: P - i - l - k - i - n - g - t

-o-n
spell it please? 

A: And could you tell me your first B: John

name please?  

A: Pardon?  B: John - J-o-h-n.

A: Can you tell me your telephone B: 8- 2-2-3-2-7-1-9.

number please?   

A: Thank you John for your time.  B: You're welcome I hope to hear

from you soon
.
 CARDINAL NUMBERS
0 Zero

1 One

2 Two

3 Three

4 Four

5 Five

6 Six

7 Seven

8 Eight

9 Nine

10 Ten

11 Eleven

12 Twelve

13 Thirteen

14 Fourteen

15 Fifteen

16 Sixteen

17 Seventeen

18 Eighteen

19 Nineteen

20 Twenty
21 Twenty-one

22 Twenty-two

23 Twenty-three

24 Twenty-four

25 Twenty-five

30 Thirty

40 Forty

50 Fifty

60 Sixty

70 Seventy

80 Eighty

90 Ninety

100 One hundred

101 One hundred and one

105 One hundred and five

110 One hundred and ten

200 Two hundred

300 Three hundred

1,000 One thousand

1,005 One thousand and five

1,010 One thousand and ten

1,100 One thousand and a hundred

1,505 One thousand five hundred and five

2,560 Two thousand five hundred and sixty

1000,000 One million

1,580,000 One million five hundred and eighty thousand

1,000,000,000 One billion

½ Half

1/3 One third

2/3 Two thirds

¾ Three fourths

0.5 Zero point five

0.75 Zero point seventy-five

0.33 Zero point thirty-three

= equals

+ plus/added by ________________________________________

- minus/subtracted by ________________________________________

x times/multiplied by ________________________________________

Practise saying the following operations:

Example: 45-32=13
Forty-five subtracted by thirty-two equals thirteen

1. 10+16=26
_______________________________________________

2. 15x3=45 _______________________________________________

3. 27:3=9 _______________________________________________

4. 35-9=26 _______________________________________________

5. 11x11=121 _______________________________________________

6. 13x13=139 _______________________________________________

7. 35+15=50 _______________________________________________

8. 28-7=21 _______________________________________________

9. 15:4=3¾ _______________________________________________

10.20:6=3 2/3 _______________________________________________

ORDINAL NUMBERS
1st-The first
2nd-The second
3rd-The third
4th-The fourth
5th-The fifth
6th-The sixth
7th-The seventh
8th-The eighth
9th-The ninth
10th-The tenth

11th-The eleventh
12th-The twelfth
13th-The thirteenth
14th-The fourteenth
15th-The fifteenth
20th-The twentieth
21st-The twenty-first
22nd-The twenty-second
23rd-The twenty-third
24th-The twenty-fourth
25th-The twenty-fifth
30th-The thirtieth
40th-The fortieth
50th-The fiftieth
60th-The sixtieth
70th-The seventieth
80th-The eightieth
90th-The ninetieth
100th-The hundredth
 ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS
ABOUT
TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Excuse me, what’s your phone number, please? ________________________

Excuse me, may I have your phone number, please? ________________________

(Sure) It’s. 0923-028-0968 ________________________

Here is it is 2897-8265-3839 ________________________

Thank you ________________________

My pleasure/No problem/You are welcome ________________________

What’s his phone number, please? ________________________

Could you give me her phone number, please? ________________________

Would you tell me their phone numbers, please?

________________________
 ASKING AND TALKING ABOUT
ADDRESSES

Excuse me, what’s your address, please? _____________________________

Excuse me, may I have your address, please? _____________________________

Sure. It’s No.23, Oak St. _____________________________

Here it is, No.23, Oak St. _____________________________

Thank you. _____________________________

You are welcome. _____________________________

No problem. _____________________________

Would you give her address, please? _____________________________

What are their addresses, please? _____________________________

Could you tell me Maria’s address, please? _____________________________

ASKING AND TALKING ABOUT CITIES TO LIVE

Excuse me, where do you live? _________________________

Where exactly do you live? _________________________

Where do they live, please? _________________________

Where does he live, please? _________________________

Would you tell me where he lives, please? _______________________

I live in Jakarta _________________________

We live on Oak Street. _________________________

We live at 23 Oak Street.

_________________________

He lives in Surabaya _________________________

 Find out others’ telephone numbers and addresses:
Example: Q: What’s your phone number?
A: It’s 021 790-21-098
Q: and where do you live?
A: I live in Jakarta
Q: What’s your address in Jakarta?
Whereabouts in Jakarta?
Where Exactly in Jakarta?
A: It’s No.43, Jl. Rasamala 3, Menteng, Central Jakarta

Name Address Phone # Birthday Age

DAYS OF THE WEEK

There 7 days in a week _______________________

Sunday _______________________

Monday _______________________

Tuesday _______________________

Wednesday _______________________

Thursday _______________________

Friday _______________________

Saturday _______________________

Today _______________________

Tomorrow _______________________

Yesterday _______________________

The day after tomorrow _______________________

The day before yesterday _______________________

Excuse me, what day is today? _______________________

Today is Sunday _______________________

What day is tomorrow? _______________________

Tomorrow is Monday _______________________

What day was yesterday? _______________________

Yesterday was Saturday _______________________

The day before yesterday was Friday _______________________

 MONTHS OF THE YEAR

Thare are 12 months in a year _______________________

January _______________________

February _______________________

March _______________________

April _______________________

May _______________________

June _______________________

July _______________________

August _______________________

September _______________________

October _______________________

November _______________________

December _______________________
This month _______________________

Next month _______________________

Lat month _______________________

Excuse me, what month is this month? _______________________

What month is next month? _______________________

What month was last month? _______________________

This month is July. _______________________

Next month is August. _______________________

Last month was July. _______________________

 ASKING AND TALKING ABOUT
DATES
Excuse me, what date is today? _______________________

Today is March 5th, 2020 or _______________________

Today is the 5th of March 2020

What day is tomorrow? _______________________

Tomorrow is March 6th, 2020 _______________________

What day was yesterday? _______________________

Yesterday was the 4th of March 2020 _______________________

Make more questions and answers:

1. ………………………………..?
________________________
2. ………………………………..?
________________________
3. ………………………………..?
________________________
4. ………………………………..?
________________________
5. ………………………………..?
________________________
6. ………………………………..?
________________________
7. ………………………………..?
________________________
8. ………………………………..?
________________________

ASKING AND TALKING ABOUT DATES,

BIRTHDAYS AND AGE
 Example Dialog:

Tony : Jonathan, when’s your birthday?

Johnathan : My birthday? It’s August the 7th.

Tony : Oh, it is the same as my sister’s birthday.

By the way, how old are you this year?

Jonathan : I am 25 years old

When’s your birthday, John? _______________________

When ‘s his birthday? _______________________

When her birthday? _______________________

When is your twin children’s birthday? _______________________

My birthday is August 10th _______________________

His birthday is 22nd July _______________________

Their birthday is June 6th _______________________

How old are you? _______________________

How old are they? _______________________

I am 37 years old. _______________________

PRACTICE:
Find out about your friends’ birthdays and ages

Name birthday age

Find out when the following Public holidays are in Indonesia

Example: Q: When’s the Youth Pledge Day?

A: It’s October 28

Public Holiday Date

a. Labour Day _______________________

b. Earth Day _______________________

c. National Education Day _______________________

d. National Awakening Day _______________________

e. Reformation Commemoration Day _____________________

 f. National Children’s Day _______________________

g. Batik Day _______________________

h. National Armed Forced Day _______________________

i. Independence Day _______________________

j. Kartini’s Day
_______________________

Write down more public holidays in Indonesia

1. ……………………………….. ____________________
2. ……………………………….. ____________________
3. ……………………………….. ____________________
4. ……………………………….. ____________________

ASKING AND TALKING

ABOUT JOBS
Example Dialog:

Woman : Excuse me, Sir what do you do?

Are you an artist?

Man : No, I am not. I am a carpenter. I make things from wood

Woman : Oh, I see. May I know where your workshop is?

Man : It’s on 25 Cedar St. Not far from here.

Woman : Thank you

Man : My pleasure, Maam.

Excuse me, what is your job? _______________________

What do you do? _______________________

What do you for a living? _______________________

I am a teacher _______________________

What does he do? _______________________

He is a farmer _______________________

What do they do? _______________________

They are bankers _______________________

What does Maria do? _______________________

She is a dentist _______________________

Are you a carpenter? _______________________

No, I am not _______________________

Are a lecturer? _______________________

Yes, I am. _______________________

Yes, that’s right. _______________________

Are you all bankers? _______________________

Yes, we are. _______________________

Is she a florist? _______________________

No, she is not. _______________________

Is he a baker? _______________________

Yes, that’s right. _______________________

 Job and work vocabulary

 A list various of jobs

        

 
  

 Computer         Barber
      Secretary      Office worker     Hairdresser      Carpenter 
programmer
               

    Train driver  Painter and decorator       Footballer        Fireman       Student         Nurse

     

    

    
     Crane driver        Doctor           Police
 Gardener 
     Accountant       Teacher

           

         Waiter Baker Vet  Plumber         Optician        Lawyer

 Jobs and work 
 

 Type of job   Brief description of the job They work from?

 
Computer  Make programs to help reduce work  Work in offices or can work
programmer load for peoples or offices   from home    

       
 Type letters, post parcels and letters, and
 Secretary  Works in office
arrange appointments
   
 
 Have computer skills, written skills,
 Office worker  Works in office
ability to plan things
   
 
  Hairdresser  Cut and style people's hair.  Hair salon , but can be mobile

     
 Works in a factory or mobiles in
 Carpenter   Able to make most things out of wood 
a van
   
 
 Barber  Cut men's hair and facial hair  Works in a barbers shop

     
 Work in the cab at the front of
 Train driver  Drives trains
the train
   
 
 Painter and  Paints anything in the home inside and
 Works from a van
decorator out 
 
   
 Plays football for vast amounts of
 Footballer  Works for a football club
money 
   
 
 Puts out fires in homes, factories, cars
 Fireman  Works from fire station
and car accidents 
   
 
 Studies  at school, college and  Studies at school, college and
 Student
universities  universities 
 
   
 Nurse  Look after patients by giving medicine  works from a hospital 
 and dressing to wounds
 
   
 Uses a crane to lift various heavy
Crane driver   Works in a crane
objects 
   
 
 They work in a doctor's surgery
Doctor   Helps look after peoples health 
or from in a hospital
   
 
Police   Help maintain peace and order   Work from police station

     
 Helps keep people gardens tidy and also
Gardener   Works from a van
public gardens
   
 
Accountant   Look after the finances for businesses   Works in a office

     
 Works in school, college or
Teacher  Helps students learn various subjects
university
   
 
Waiter   Serve people food and drink.  Work in a restaurant or cafes

     
 Bakes Cakes and bread to sell to the
Baker   Work in a bakery
public or shops
   
 
 Work from a veterinary surgery
Vet   Look after people's animals.
or vets.
   
 
 Looks after peoples plumbing in the
Plumber   Works from a van
home or industry 
   
 
 Looks after people’s eyes by testing
Optician   Work in an opticians
them 
   
 

student/pupil _______________________

sailor _______________________
soldier _______________________

singer _______________________

song writer _______________________

author _______________________

journalist _______________________

actor _______________________

actress _______________________

farmer _______________________

secretary _______________________

receptionist _______________________

footballer/football player _______________________

doctor _______________________

dentist _______________________

veterinarian _______________________

surgeon _______________________

psychiatrist _______________________

psychologist _______________________

grocer _______________________

green grocer _______________________

baker _______________________
bucher _______________________

carpenter _______________________

tailor _______________________

seamstress _______________________

waiter _______________________

waitress _______________________

pilot _______________________

steward _______________________

stewardesses _______________________

flight attendant _______________________

Write down other jobs that you know

1. ……………………………….. ____________________

2. ……………………………….. ____________________

3. ……………………………….. ____________________

4. ……………………………….. ____________________

5. ……………………………….. ____________________

Jobs exercise on what people do

How to complete the quiz about what people do for jobs

To complete the exercise read each sentence and decide which job
describes the definition given.

Jobs exercise
_____ 1) "drives a bus"
A. waiter B. doctor C. bus driver D. waiter

_____ 2) "teaches students in a school"

A. student B. dentist C. teacher D. bus driver

_____ 3) "sings songs"

A. singer B. firefighter C. waiter D. truck driver

_____ 4) "drives a truck"

A. Police officer B. doctor C. postal worker D. truck driver

_____ 5) "cooks food in a restaurant"

A. chef B. Police officer C. student D. teacher

_____ 6) "works at the police station and fights crime"

A. Police officer B. student C. singer D. postal worker

_____ 7) "serves food in a restaurant"

A. waiter B. student C. singer D. chef

_____ 8) "studies at school"

A. truck driver B. singer C. student D. dentist

_____ 9) "takes care of teeth"

A. postal worker B. chef C. dentist D. firefighter

_____ 10) "works in a hospital and treats sick people"

A. doctor B. teacher C. student D. truck driver

_____ 11) "works in a post office and brings letters"

A. student B. postal worker C. firefighter D. waiter

_____ 12) "fights fires and drives a fire engine"

A. postal worker B. chef C. firefighter D. chef
True or false quiz on jobs exercise
How to complete the quiz about different jobs

To complete the exercise read each sentence and decide if it is true or false. If it is true write
"true" or if it is "false" write false in the blank space.
______ 1) "singer" sings songs

______ 2) "chef" takes care of teeth

______ 4) "dentist" takes care of teeth

______ 3) "doctor" fights fires and drives a fire engine

______ 5) "student" studies at school

______ 6) "postman" cooks food in a restaurant

______ 7) "firefighter" fights fires and drives a fire engine

______ 8) "bus driver" drives a bus

______ 9) "nurse" works in a post office and brings letters

______ 10) "Police officer" works at the police station and fights crime

______ 11) "waiter" studies at school

Crossword about jobs exercise 

How to complete the crossword about what people do for jobs
To complete the crossword on jobs read and answer the questions for across and
down and fill in the crossword. If you are unsure of a question come back to it
later after other letters have been added.
Crossword about Job  
  Across
4 Who fights crime?
5 Who studies at school?
7 Who teaches students at school?
10 Who takes care of teeth?
12 Who drives a bus?
13 Who brings our mail?
Down
1 Who sings songs?
2 Who fights fires?
3 Who serves food in a restaurant?
6 Who drives a truck?
8 Who cooks in a hotel or restaurant?
9 Who looks after sick people and helps
doctors?
11 Who treats patients (sick people) ?
 
1 2
3    
  4                          
    6  
  8   5              
7                   9
           
         
       
1 1
             
1 0
       
1
                   
2
   
   
1
                       
3
 

Crossword about  jobs  exercise answers

Answers to the crossword about what people do for jobs

Below is the answers to the crossword about jobs clink on the link to view the crossword
again Jobs crossword learning basic English

Crossword about Job  

Professions Word search Puzzle exercise

How to complete the word search puzzle

you must find the names of 15 jobs and professions in the word search puzzle below.

** HINT  **

Words can be in any direction left, right  up down and even backwards!

PROFESSION WORD SERCH PUZZLE

A M G S O S J R Y V T L T Q S  T
X V O K Q U L E X O X K X V P  V
V Z M W V P F K D C U G S H G  T
P Y T E C T E N O I T R J E R  S
R X E B Y S H A C N A O Z K E  I
W N A Y Y I C B T A D T X P Y  L
X A C A Q T C B O H R C U N W  A
F Y H W F N B G R C I A X B A  N
G D E J W E B A K E R O X M L  R
L G R B R I S Q Y M C X P J G  U
R R P F A C O V B X C A B H V  O
Y J S V P S L B X D X Z H O Y  J
P R I X X E D Z U L R E T I A  W
I P O L I T I C I A N P L A P  Q
A R C H I T E C T L U W N K R  H
M P B H H I R N U R S E I C Y  X 

          

 Jobs and what people do for a living English exercise

Match the occupation with the job description exercise

This exercise is a chance for you to see what you have remembered from the lesson about jobs and
occupations. The exercise is a multiple choice to help remind you and also to remember the other
types of jobs that people do for a living. If you need a refresh click on the links at the bottom of the
page for all the lessons we have on jobs.

How do I complete the exercise?

Copy and write the list on a piece of paper and match the occupation with the correct job title.

Every questions has four answers a, b, c and d questions 1 the answer was c taxi

Match the jobs with the job description

Taxi __1) this person drives a taxi for a living.

Answer = A. cook B. doctor C. taxi driver D. waiter

_____ 2) this person teaches students in a high school for a living.

Answer = A. student B. dentist C. teacher D. bus driver

_____ 3) this person sings songs for a living.

Answer= A. singer B. Hairdresser C. waiter D. truck driver

_____ 4) this person drives a truck for a living.

Answer= A. Nurse B. doctor C. postal worker D. truck driver

_____ 5) this person cooks food in a restaurant for a living.

Answer= A. chef B. Police officer C. student D. teacher

_____ 6) this person works at the police station and helps to fights crime and prevent it

Answer= Nurse B. student C. singer D. Policeman / policewomen

_____ 7) this person serves food in a restaurant or a cafe for a living.

Answer= A. waiter B. student C. singer D. chef

_____ 8) this person studies at school and sometimes college and university.

Answer= A. truck driver B. singer C. student D. dentist

_____ 9) this person takes care of teeth for a living.

Answer = A. Hotel worker B. chef C. dentist D. fire fighter

_____ 10) this person works in a hospital and treats sick people for a living.

Answer= A. doctor B. teacher C. student D. truck driver

_____ 11) this person works in a post office and brings letters for a living.

Answer= A. student B. postal worker C. fire fighter D. waiter

_____ 12) this person fights fires and drives a fire engine for a living.

Answer= A. Policeman B. chef C. fire fighter D. nurse

_____ 13) this person cuts peoples hair for a living.

Answer = A. cook B. hairdresser C. truck driver D. waiter

Jobs and places of work English exercise

What will I learn from the lesson Jobs and places of work?
This lesson has two exercises related to Jobs and places of work. The first exercise you have
to match the job with the correct place of work. The second exercise you have to answer true
or false if the job is related to the sentence is correct or isn’t.

Match the job with the place of work exercise

This exercise is a chance for you to see what you have remembered from the lesson about
jobs and occupations.
Copy and write the list on a piece of paper and match job with the correct place of
work.
Match jobs to the place of work. For example: A doctor works in a hospital.
1. Doctor and nurse a. Work in a restaurant
2. Teacher b. works in a police station
3. Police officer c. work in a hospital
4. Waiter and chef d. works in the post office
5. Postal worker e. works in a school

Exercise true or false

Copy and write the questions on some paper and answer the following questions using true or
false to answer the questions.
______ 1) "singer" sings songs to entertain people.
______ 2) "chef" takes care of people’s health.
______ 3) "hairdresser" helps to fight fire and drives a big red fire engine
______ 4) "dentist" helps to look after your teeth
______ 5) "students" can study at high school, college and university
______ 6) "teacher" helps to prepare food in a restaurant
______ 7) "fire fighter" fights fires and drives a fire engine
______ 8) "bus driver" drives a bus
______ 9) "doctor" works in a post office and brings letters
______ 10) "Police officer" works at the police station and fights crime
______ 11) "waiter" studies at school
______ 12) "truck driver" works at the hair dressers and cuts hair.
 TALKING ABOUT TIME
Excuse me, what time is it? _______________________

Excuse me, what’s the time? _______________________

Excuse me, have you got the time? _______________________

Excuse me, could you tell me the time, please? _______________________

(Sure) It’s seven 07.00

It’s seven o’clock 07.00

It’s seven-sharp. 07.00

It’s exactly seven. 07.00

It’s two oh five. 02.05

It’s three-ten. 03.10

It’s eleven-fifteen. 11.15

It’s twelve-twenty. 12.20

It’s four twenty-five 04.20

It’s six-thirty 06.30

It’s seven thirty-five 07.35

___________________________________________________________________

It’s thirty past twelve 12.30

It’s half past twelve

It’s ten past nine 09.10

It’s fifteen past ten 10.15

It’s a quarter past ten

_________________________________________________________________

It’s five to 6 05.55

It’s ten to four 03.50

It’s fifteen to eleven 10.45

It’s twenty to one 12.40

It’s twenty-five to nine 08.45

_________________________________________________________________

Write down more time and practise saying it

 1. ……………………………….. ____________________

2. ……………………………….. ____________________

3. ……………………………….. ____________________

4. ……………………………….. ____________________

5. ……………………………….. ____________________

6. ……………………………….. ____________________

7. ……………………………….. ____________________

8. ……………………………….. ____________________

9. ……………………………….. ____________________

10……………………………….. ____________________

Practice 1: Say the following time in English

1. 08.05 : ____________________________
2. 10.20 : ____________________________
3. 12.30 : ____________________________
 4. 02.35 : ____________________________
5. 06.40 : ____________________________
6. 11.10 : ____________________________
7. 04.25 : ____________________________
8. 07.15 : ____________________________

Practice 2: Match the time and the correct sentence

07.00 It’s to one
07.05 It’s six past thirty five
09.10 It’s five past seven
10.15 It’s a quarter past ten
04.20 It’s exactly seven
05.25 It’s half past twelve
12.30 It’s twenty- five to seven
06.35 It’s twenty past five
11.40 It’s ten past ten
03.45 It’s twenty past four
10.50 It’s ten to eleven
12.55 It’s ten past nine
It’s ten to ten
It’s twenty to twelve
It’s fifteen to four
Practice 3: Listen to the time given by your teacher:

Bahasa Indonesia English

1. _______________________

2. _______________________

3. _______________________

4. _______________________

5. _______________________

6. _______________________

7. _______________________

8. _______________________

9. _______________________

10. _______________________
Practice: Please write the time

1.______________ 2.____________ 3.____________

4.______________ 5.____________ 6._____________

 7.______________ 8.____________ 9._____________

How to tell time in English. Most languages have different ways to tell time.
When we learn English, telling time becomes one of the first lessons we should
study. Time is very important in this way there is a famous wise word; “time is
money”. So People who learn English also need to learn how to tell time
correctly.
Some keys which helpful for students to say about time.  One can say time in 24
hour, the others say the time in 12 formats. When we want to tell time in
English, we have to remember the following terms:
Clock = The time is exactly referring to one of the 24
time
AM = Ante Meridiem means “before midday”
PM = Post Meridiem means “after midday”
15 minutes = quarter
30 minutes = half
more = past
less = to
Now this is some useful expressions. This is the key phrases when you ask and
tell the time in English
Excuse me.
Can you tell me the time, please?
What time is it?
It’s half past…
It’s quarter past…
It’s ten to…
It’s quarter to…
o’clock

Short dialogue about Asking and Telling Time

 Dialog 1
Male : Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?
Female : Yes, of course. It’s seven o’clock.
Male : Thank you.
Female : No problem.

 Dialog 2
Man : What time is it?
Woman : It’s half past three.
 Man : Thanks.
Woman : You’re welcome.


ROUTINE ACTIVITIES
Time signals:
Every….

 second/minute/hour/day/week/month/year/decade/century
 Sunday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/
Saturday
 January/February/March/April/May/June/July/August etc.

Every time I………

 Every time I join a meeting, he….

 Every time I go for a holiday, I….
 Every time I am in this class, I….

Adverbs of Frequency

 Always,
 Usually
 Often (frequently)
 Sometimes (occasionally)
 Seldom (hardly ever, rarely)
 Never
 Once a……
 Twice a……
 Three times……

Time signals:
Every…. ____________________________

 Second ____________________________
 Minute ____________________________
 Hour ____________________________
  Day ____________________________
 Week ____________________________
 Month ____________________________
 Year ____________________________
 Decade ____________________________
 Century ____________________________

 Sunday
____________________________
 Monday ____________________________
 Tuesday ____________________________
 Wednesday ____________________________
 Thursday ____________________________
 Friday ____________________________
 Saturday ____________________________

 January ____________________________
 February ____________________________
 March ____________________________
 April ____________________________
 May ____________________________
 June ____________________________
 July ETC ____________________________

Every time I……… ____________________________

 Every time I join a meeting, he…. ____________________________

 Every time I go for a holiday, I…. ____________________________
 Every time I am in this class, I…. ____________________________

Adverbs of Frequency

 Always
_____________________________
 Usually
_____________________________
 Often (frequently) _____________________________
 Sometimes (occasionally) _____________________________
 Seldom (hardly ever, rarely) _____________________________
  Never _____________________________
 Once a…… _____________________________
 Twice a…… _____________________________
 Three times…… _____________________________

Now, translate the following phrases

Every month…
_____________________________

Every weekend… _____________________________

Every time I join this class… ____________________________

Every time I watch a sad movie… _____________________________

On Sundays, I usually…. _____________________________

Sometimes I…
_____________________________

Once in two weeks _____________________________

  Everyday activities

You will learn about the different activities that people do in their everyday lives and ask
questions about them.** These everyday actions are not in order **

Talking about daily activities 

Some basic sentences about daily activities
I get up everyday at 5am.
I like to drink coffee after getting up.
After finishing my coffee I make my breakfast.
I take a shower after eating my breakfast.
I clean and floss my teeth after my shower.
After cleaning my teeth I get dresses ready to go to work.
Around noon I eat lunch.
At 7pm I eat dinner.

More about routine activities

Asking questions about everyday activities 
Some basic questions about daily activities and how to answer them
Hi John, what are you doing?
I'm cleaning my apartment / house / room
What are you doing?
I'm sweeping the floor.
Do you want to watch a movie later?
Sorry, I have to do the laundry later.
Everyday activities and actions vocabulary
Actions and activities used everyday vocabulary with pictures 
Actions and activities English lesson
During this lesson on actions and activities you will learn about everyday actions we might
do during some point of the day.

The last part of the lesson on actions and activities shows examples of how to use in a
sentence.

Actions and activities used everyday

 Daily Activities List
 Do the laundry
 Hang the clothes
 Iron the clothes
 Make the bed
 Go to bed
 Wake up
 Brush the teeth
 Drive to work
 Get home
 Take a bath
 Brush your hair
 Surf the net
 Play with friends
 Go to school
 Go shopping
 Exercise
 Wash the car
 Get dressed
 Go out with a friend
 Take pictures
 Play the guitar
 Water the plant
 Go for a walk
 Work
 Have breakfast
 Have lunch
 Have dinner
 Make dinner
 Fold the laundry
 Surf the net
 Feed the dog
 Take a taxi
 Wait for the bus
 Paint the picture
 Have a break (U.K) – Take a break (U.S)
 Walk the dog
 Take out the rubbish (U.S)
 Sweep the floor
 Rake the leaves
 Read the news
 Clean the window
 Cut the grass
 Do the dishes
 Paint the house
Routine vocabs:
Translate the following words or phrases

Wake up
_______________________________________

Get up
_______________________________________

Wake up
_______________________________________

 My sister
_______________________________________
 My kids
_______________________________________
 My husband
_______________________________________
 My wife
_______________________________________
 My mom
_______________________________________

brush my teeth
_______________________________________

Wash my face
_______________________________________

Take “wudhu”
_______________________________________

Pray
_______________________________________
Say my prayers
_______________________________________

Do “shalat”
_______________________________________

Go out of *my house

______________________________________

 My room
______________________________________
 My office
_______________________________________
 The bedroom
_______________________________________
 Town
_______________________________________

Exercise
_______________________________________

Do exercise
_______________________________________

Do sport
_______________________________________

Work out
_______________________________________

Jog
_______________________________________

Go jogging
_______________________________________

 Shopping
_______________________________________
 Fishing
_______________________________________
  Running
_______________________________________
 Swimming
_______________________________________
 Travelling
_______________________________________
 Cycling
_______________________________________
 Mountain climbing
_______________________________________
 Hiking
_______________________________________
 Canoeing
_______________________________________

Tidy up the bed

_______________________________________

Make the bed

_______________________________________

Take a bath
_______________________________________

Take shower
_______________________________________

Bathe my kids
_______________________________________

Get dressed
_______________________________________
Put on my clothes
_______________________________________

 My shoes
_______________________________________
 My uniform
_______________________________________
 My tie
_______________________________________
 T-shirt
_______________________________________
 Shirt
_______________________________________
 Short-sleeved shirt
_______________________________________
 Long sleeved shirt
_______________________________________
 Pants
_______________________________________
 Trousers
_______________________________________
 etc

dress my kids
_______________________________________

Prepare myself to ….
_______________________________________

Get prepared to
_______________________________________

Get ready
_______________________________________
Have breakfast
_______________________________________

 Lunch
_______________________________________
 Dinner
_______________________________________
 A meal
_______________________________________
 Something to eat
_______________________________________
 Something to drink
_______________________________________
 A drink
_______________________________________

Go to the office
_______________________________________

Go to work
_______________________________________

Leave (home) for…

_______________________________________

Go directly to…….
_______________________________________

Go straight to ……
_______________________________________

Take someone to ….
_______________________________________

Drop off someone at …

_______________________________________
Pick up someone at….
_______________________________________

On the way to….

_______________________________________

On my way to…
_______________________________________

Arrive at the office/at work

_______________________________________

Get to the office/at work

_______________________________________

Take my attendance
_______________________________________

Start working
_______________________________________

 Talk
_______________________________________
 Eat
_______________________________________
 Write
_______________________________________
 Give a presentation
_______________________________________
 Walk
_______________________________________

Have a break
_______________________________________
Continue working
_______________________________________

 Tell story
_______________________________________
 Have a meeting
_______________________________________
 Give a briefing
_______________________________________
 Watch a movie
_______________________________________
 Explain about the problems
_______________________________________

Have a meeting
_______________________________________

Join a meeting
_______________________________________

Attend a meeting
_______________________________________

Have a discussion
_______________________________________

Join a discussion
_______________________________________

Attend a discussion
_______________________________________

Discuss about *something

_______________________________________

 Political situation
_______________________________________
  Hot issues in the city
_______________________________________
 Waste problems in the city
_______________________________________
 Education for kids
_______________________________________
 The bad pollution in this city
_______________________________________
 Etc.

Have a briefing
_______________________________________

Join a briefing
_______________________________________

Attend a briefing
_______________________________________

Give a briefing
_______________________________________

Have a presentation
_______________________________________

Join a presentation
_______________________________________

Attend a presentation
_______________________________________

Give a presentation
_______________________________________
Finish *working
_______________________________________

 Eat
_______________________________________
 Pray
_______________________________________
 Eat
_______________________________________
 Exercise
_______________________________________
 Join a meeting
_______________________________________
 Give a presentation
_______________________________________
 Attend a briefing
_______________________________________

Go home
_______________________________________

Go directly/straight home
_______________________________________

Stop by at…./ drop by at…..

_______________________________________

 A mall
_______________________________________
 A restaurant
_______________________________________
 The post office
_______________________________________
 The library
_______________________________________
  The hospital
_______________________________________
 Starbucks
_______________________________________
 Traditional market
_______________________________________
 My mother’s house
_______________________________________

Arrive home/get home

_______________________________________

Get changed
_______________________________________

Nap/take a nap
_______________________________________

Watch TV
_______________________________________

Watch *news on TV
_______________________________________

 Films
_______________________________________
 Concert
_______________________________________
 Sport
_______________________________________

Listen to the radio

_______________________________________
  News
_______________________________________
 Music
_______________________________________
 Beautiful songs
_______________________________________

Read a newspaper
_______________________________________

Chat with ….
_______________________________________

Chit-chat with…
_______________________________________

Talk with….
_______________________________________

Converse with…
_______________________________________

Call someone
_______________________________________

Make a phone call to someone

_______________________________________

Pick up the phone

_______________________________________

Tell bed time stories

_______________________________________

Put my children to bed

_______________________________________

Go to sleep _________________________
 MAKING SENTENCES ABOUT ROUTINE ACTIVITIES &
DEVELOPING IDEAS
DEVELOPING IDEAS
Use the following phrases to develop your Ideas when you are making
sentences
1. ……………at home/at the office/at work/at the party, at the
meeting…etc.

2. ……………at 7/at 10/at 9…etc

3. ……………with ……../ alone

4. …………… for breakfast/lunch/dinner

5. …………… for 10 minutes/one two weeks

6. …………… from 10-12

7. …………… before I….

 8. …………… after I …..

9. …………… because I ….

10. …………… by car/plane/train/motorcycle/bicycle/on foot

 take a bus/Take two buses to work

 drive to work
 ride my bike/ride my motor cycle to work
 walk to work
 fly to Surabaya/Fly by Garuda Indonesia

At home _______________________

At the office _______________________

At the party _______________________

At the meeting _______________________

At the restaurant _______________________

At the café _______________________

In Surabaya _______________________

In Bali _______________________

In Singapore _______________________

In Australia _______________________

___________________________________________________________________

At 10 sharp _______________________
At 7 every morning _______________________

At 3 every afternoon _______________________

At 9pm _______________________

At 11 every morning _______________________

___________________________________________________________________

With my family _______________________

With my colleagues _______________________

With my friends _______________________

Alone _______________________

___________________________________________________________________

have porridge for breakfast _______________________

have rice and soup for lunch _______________________

only have salad for dinner _______________________

___________________________________________________________________

For one week _______________________

For two years _______________________

For three weeks _______________________

For one hour _______________________

___________________________________________________________________

From 7am up to10am ________________________

From January to March ________________________

From morning till afternoon ________________________

From Monday to Saturday ________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Before I go to bed _______________________

Before they arrive _______________________

Before you go for holiday _______________________

Before they start the meeting _______________________

Before he gives a presentation _______________________

Before he submits the reports _______________________

Before we finish working _______________________

___________________________________________________________________

After we receive your reports _______________________

After the teacher gives us homework _______________________

After I finish working _______________________

After read about the news _______________________

___________________________________________________________________

Because they feel hungry _______________________

Because I want to take a rest _______________________

Because you the students come late _______________________

Because we have not paid our rent _______________________

___________________________________________________________________

take train to work ______________________

drive home ______________________

bike to office ______________________

rides motor bike to the market ______________________

fly to Surabaya ______________________

go to school by the school bus ______________________

sometimes walk home ______________________

goes to work on foot ______________________

___________________________________________________________________

PRACTISE MAKING SENTENCES

Write sentences including the following phrases:
At + place

1.______________________________________________________________
____________________

2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

At + time
1.______________________________________________________________
____________________

2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

With….

1.______________________________________________________________
____________________

2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________
For breakfast/lunch/dinner

1.______________________________________________________________
____________________

2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

For + duration of time

1.______________________________________________________________
____________________

2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

From --------- until/up tp/to---------

1.______________________________________________________________
____________________
2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

….before I/you/they/she/we…….

1.______________________________________________________________
____________________

2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

….after I/you/they/she/we…….
1.______________________________________________________________
____________________

2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

….because I/you/they/she/we…….

1.______________________________________________________________
____________________

2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

….by + means of transportation OR

take……. to/ drive to…../ walk to…./ bike to….

1.______________________________________________________________
____________________
2.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

3.
________________________________________________________________
_________________

4.
________________________________________________________________
_________________
Now, write your more sentences about your daily activities. Combine two or three ideas
in your sentences,

For example:

1. All employees join a briefing in the meeting room from 08.00-09.00 before we start
working.

2. After I finish working, I do exercise with my friends at the gym from 18.00-20.00
because I want to be healthy.

3. Every time my friends and I pray Dzuhur in the mosque, we stay in the mosque a bit
longer because after we pray, we recite holly Koran for 30minutes.

Write more sentences in the space bellow. Give more ideas to your sentences as in the
examples.

1. .........................................................................................................

2. .........................................................................................................

3. .........................................................................................................

4. .........................................................................................................

5. .........................................................................................................
6. .........................................................................................................

7. .........................................................................................................
8. .........................................................................................................

9. …......................................................................................................

10. ................................................................................................

11. ………………………………………………………………………………….

12. …………………………………………………………………………………

13. …………………………………………………………………………………

14. …………………………………………………………………………………

15. ………………………………………………………………………………..

16. ………………………………………………………………………………..

17. …………………………………………………………………………………
Talking about Your Daily Routines with Pictures
Do the laundry
I often do the laundry on Saturday morning. Iron the clothes
My mom loves ironing the clothes.

Hang the clothes

You should hang the clothes when the sun shines.

Make the bed. Vacuum the floor Go to bed

I vacuum the floor once a week.

Now, make more sentences using the following routine pictures:

Wake up Brush the teeth Drive to work

Get home Take a bath Brush your hair

Exercise about Bobs story and text maze
How to complete the exercise about a day in Bob’s life  and text maze

To complete the exercise read the short story about a day in Bob's life then answer 6
questions about it. The last part of the exercise is a text maze where you have to trace the
whole story.

A day in Bob's life

On Monday Bob usually gets up at six thirty in the morning. Next, he brushes his teeth and
takes a shower at seven. Then,  he goes to school at eight. Bob usually has breakfast at
school. Breakfast is at nine. Bob usually has lunch at one p.m . After school, Bob goes home
and does his homework. After that, he has dinner and watches TV.  Finally, he goes to bed at
ten p.m.

Questions

1.  What time does Bob get up on Monday?

2.  What does Bob do after he gets up?

3.  What times does he go to school?

4.  When does Bob have breakfast?

5.  What does Bob do at home?

6.  What time does he go to bed?                    

A day in Bob's life text maze exercise

To complete the exercise trace the whole story in the maze. 

Words  can  be  in any direction up, down, left right and change direction half way through a
word!

     
 Conversing

SEQUENCING WORDS
1. First…. _____________________
2. Then…. _____________________
3. Later…. _____________________
4. Next …. _____________________
5. After that… _____________________
6. And then…. _____________________
7. And next… _____________________
8. Finally… _____________________

Practice:

Now, using the sequencing words, talk about your daily activities at certain period of time.
Do not forget to develop your ideas. Begin your sentence with the time signal for routine.

Example:
1. Talk about your activities from the time you get up until the time
you go to the office.

Every morning, I wake up and get up at 5. First, I pray for 5 minutes,

tidy up the bed and go out side to the yard to do exercise alone for 30
minutes. Next, I go to the bathroom, take a bath and brush my teeth.
After that, I get dressed and have cereal and milk for breakfast from 7
until 7.15 before I go to work. Then, at 7.30 I prepare myself to go to the
office and go to the office at 7.45 by my motorcycle.
Now, talk about your activities

1. From 10.00-15.00 every Monday

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2. From 16.00-22.00 every Saturday

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3. From 05-10 every morning

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4. From 15.00-19.00 everyday

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5. From morning till evening every time you have a long week- end

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Practice 2: Presentation about oneself
1. The people in the pictures live in your neighbourhood and you know them
well.
2. Talk about their daily routines.
3. The activities in the pictures are one of their routines, so include it in you
stories about them.
4. Don’t forget to always develop your ideas.

1. 5.

2. 6.

3. 7.

4. 8.
 YES & NO QUESTIONS

A: Do you have lunch at the office?

B: No, I don’t.
A: Do you have lunch at a restaurant?
B: Yes, I do.
A: Do you have lunch with your colleagues?
B: Yes, that’s right.

Translate the following questions in Bahasa Indonesia into English

Do you wake up and get up at 7 every day? _____________________________

Yup. _____________________________

After you get up do you have breakfast? _____________________________

Nope. I have breakfast after I exercise. _____________________________

Do you have coffee and sandwich _____________________________

for breakfast?

Then, do you watch news on TV? _____________________________

I do. _____________________________

Does your brother go to office by bus every day? ___________________________

Does your son have dinner at home every day? _____________________________

Yes, He does. _____________________________
Do you finish working at 5 every day?
______________________________________

Yes, I do. _____________________________

Do you have lunch with your colleagues?

_______________________________________

Yes, almost every day.

__________________________________

Do you have lunch at the office?

__________________________________
Not every day. Sometimes we have lunch out.
__________________________________

Do you go to office by motorbike because you

__________________________________
don’t want to get trapped in bad traffic?

Yes, correct. That’s my reason. Traffic here

__________________________________
is always terrible.

Every year, do you have a holiday for two weeks?

__________________________________

Yes, but sometimes three weeks.

__________________________________

On Saturdays, do you work for half day from

__________________________________
morning till 12.00?
Make more “YES” and “NO” questions in the space bellow:
1. Every morning do
you……………………………………..because………………
……………………………?
2. Every day do they
……………………………………………………..with………
……………?
3. On Sundays, does he
………………………………………………………….for 30
minutes?
4. Every evening, does she ……………………………………
from……………………until ………………..?
5. Every weekend, do you
………………………………………………………………by
…………………………..?
6. Every working days, do your staffs
…………………………………………………………..at
08.00?
7. Do you ………………………………………………………
before……………………………………………………..?
8. Do you and your family
……………………………………………………………
after…………………………?
9. Does he
…………………………………………………………………
…………………………….for dinner?
10. Do your children
…………………………………………………………………
……………………at home?

INFORMATION QUESTIONS
Beginning with: Who, With whom, Where, Why, When, What,
Which, How
 A: What do you do every weekend?
B: On Saturday morning I go swimming with my children. .
A: Where do you and your children go swimming?
B: At the swimming near our house.
A: How long do and your children swim?
B: We swim for one or two hours only

English Bahasa Indonesia

Who takes you to office every day?
______________________________________________

Who prepares your breakfast every morning?

______________________________________________

Who picks your children up at school every afternoon?

______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________

With whom do they have a meeting every

______________________________________________

Monday morning

With whom does he go to Singapore every

______________________________________________

month?

With whom do you travel on your holidays

______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
English Bahasa
Indonesia
Why do you like working in this division?
______________________________________________

Why do they like having a meeting in that hotel?

______________________________________________

Why does he have to accompany his father?

______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________

What do they do after the briefing?

______________________________________________

What do you buy when you go shopping?

______________________________________________

What does your daughter do after she arrives home from school?
______________________________________________

What time does he leave home every morning?

______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________

When do you have free time for your family?

______________________________________________

When do employees have a medical check-up in a year?

______________________________________________

When do you practise choir every week?

_____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________

Which branch office does he work at?

____________________________________________

Which car do you like? The Mercedez on or the BMW one?

____________________________________________
Which city do they like to go to for their weekend?
____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________

English Bahasa
Indonesia
Where do you exercise every morning?
_____________________________________________

Where do they like to have their meeting?

_____________________________________________

Where does she like to take her family to for dinner?

_____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________

How does he go to Surabaya?

______________________________________________

How do they go to work?

______________________________________________

How does she go home from office?

______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
Write more examples of information questions:
1. Where___________________________________________________________?

2. What time_________________________________________________________?

3. Where____________________________________________________________?

4. Why______________________________________________________________?
5. Which office_______________________________________________________?

6. Which document____________________________________________________?

7. Which TV station ___________________________________________________?

8. When_____________________________________________________________?

9. Who______________________________________________________________?

10. What do you do_____________________________________________________?

11. What do they buy_____________________________________________________?

11. How long___________________________________________________________?

12. How many people_____________________________________________________?

13. How much time do you need ____________________________________________?

14. Who ______________________________________________________________ ?

15. With whom _________________________________________________________?

DERIVATIVE QUESTIONS
(DEVELOPING IDEAS)
Tips to develop ideas : Give answer to the following questions:

1. Pray Where?

home?

At the mosque?

Why at the mosque?

Why not at……?

With whom? Alone? Why alone? With other members of

family?

2. Watch TV What channel? Why that channel?

How long?

What program? Why the program?

Where? In the living room? In the dining room?

 With whom?

3. Breakfast What?
Where?
With whom?
Before…?/After…?
How long?
Who prepares..?

EXAMPLE:

1. Pray Where do you pray?

Do you pray at home?

Do you pray at the mosque?

Why at the mosque?

Why don’t you pry at home?

With whom do you pray?

Do you pray alone?

Why do you pray alone?

Why don’t you pray with other members of your

family?

Practice 1: Now continue with making complete questions for

No.3&4

Practice 2: Write a complete paragraph of approximately 20 words

about one of the famous persons’ routine activities.

 1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

TALKING ABOUT
ROUTINES AT WORK
Write 20 routine activities you do at work in Bahasa Indonesia. Then, discuss each sentence
with your teacher and classmates. Make corrections if necessary.

1._________________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________________

3._________________________________________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________________________

5._________________________________________________________________________

6._________________________________________________________________________

7._________________________________________________________________________

8._________________________________________________________________________

9._________________________________________________________________________

10.________________________________________________________________________
11.________________________________________________________________________

12.________________________________________________________________________

13.________________________________________________________________________

14.________________________________________________________________________

15. _______________________________________________________________________
Translate the above sentences into English
1._________________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________________

3._________________________________________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________________________

5._________________________________________________________________________

6._________________________________________________________________________

7._________________________________________________________________________

8._________________________________________________________________________

9._________________________________________________________________________

10.________________________________________________________________________
Now write about your daily activities at work in the space below.

Develop your ideas before you continue talking about other activities.
Write a paragraph of 200 words. In your paragraph, use at least 5
words from the following list.

1. Write
2. Make
3. Deliver
4. Manage
5. Report
6. Deal
7. Prepare
8. Attend
9. Present
10.Give a presentation about ……
11.Discuss
12.Have a discussion about….
13.Collect
14.Propose
15.Make a proposal about
16.Inform
17.Give information about
18.Analize
19.Calculate
20.Send
21.Supervise
22.Direct
23.Give direction about…. To…..
24.Review
25.Revise
26.Prepare
27.Decide
28.Determine
29.Negotiate
30.Interrupt
31.Brief
32.Submit Etc.

Write your sentence at the space below

________________________________________________________________
_________________

How To Start A Conversation In English

Do you have difficulty speaking English? Sometimes the hardest part is simply
starting a conversation. Learn these expressions for starting a conversation in
English in any situation – formal or informal, at work, school, or other
contexts!

STARTING A CONVERSATION WITH A FRIEND:

With friends, you can use informal English expressions like these:

 What’s up?
 How’s it going?
 The correct answer to “What’s up?” is “Not much.” You can then add a
detail about what’s happening in your life at the moment. If someone says
“How’s it going?” you can answer “Good” or “Not so good” and then say
why.

STARTING A CONVERSATION WITH A COLLEAGUE:

In the office, you use slightly more formal English, such as these common
expressions:

 Hi, John. How are you doing?

 How’s your day going?
 We’re sure having a busy/slow day today.
 Have you heard the news about ________?
 (on Friday): Have you got any plans for the weekend?
 (on Monday): How was your weekend?
 You can talk about projects you’re working on, or about hobbies you
have outside work. Current national and international news is also a good
topic of conversation.
STARTING A CONVERSATION WITH A FRIEND WHO YOU
HAVEN’T SEEN IN A LONG TIME:
Here are some common expressions to start a conversation with someone you
see after a long separation:

 Hi Paula! How have you been?

 Long time no see!
 So, what have you been up to lately?
 How’s your family?
 Are you still working at ABC Company?
In this case, you ca ask about news in your friend’s work, study, family, and hobbies.
The friend will probably ask you about recent developments in your own life, too.

STARTING A CONVERSATION AT A PARTY OR WEDDING:

 I don’t think we’ve met – I’m Shayna.
 Are you from New York?
 So, how do you know Mary?
 Have you tried the chocolate cake? It’s delicious!
If you’re at a party or wedding, you can start a conversation by asking how the
person knows the host of the party (or the people getting married). You can also
comment about the food and drinks, or about the music.

STARTING A CONVERSATION AT A CONFERENCE OR WORK

EVENT:
 I don’t think we’ve met – I’m Shayna.
 So, where are you from?
 What did you think of the speaker?
 That was an excellent workshop – I learned a lot. How about you?
The expression “I don’t think we’ve met” can be used in professional situations too.
You can ask about the person’s job, what company they are from, and their opinions
about the conference events.

STARTING A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE YOU HAVE JUST

BEEN INTRODUCED TO:
 Nice to meet you!
 How do you two know each other?
 So, what do you do for a living? (= what is your job?)
 What are you studying?
 How long have you been (a journalist / doing yoga / interested in music)?
 How did you get into it?
Imagine you have a friend, Nora, who introduces you to her friend Ryan. You can ask
about how they know each other, and about Ryan’s job. If Nora says Ryan is a
 student, you can ask about his area of study and what year of college he’s in. If Nora
introduces Ryan as a journalist, or a friend from yoga class, or a musician, you can
ask about how long he has done that activity, or how he first got interested in it. His
answer will then provide material to continue the conversation.

STARTING A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE YOU MEET

OUTSIDE:
 It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
 It looks like it’s going to rain/snow.
 Can you believe all this rain/snow we’ve been having?
 Sure is a hot/cold one today!
 Your dog is so cute! What’s his name?
If you’re in a park, on the street, etc., the most common way to start a conversation is
by talking about the weather.

STARTING A CONVERSATION WITH A STRANGER IN OTHER

SITUATIONS:
 The secret to starting a conversation with someone you don’t know is
to make a comment about the current social context. Here are a few
examples of how to do this:
 At an art gallery: “That’s an interesting painting. What do you think of
it?”
 At a bar: “This is a great song – I love Latin music. How about you?”
 At a sports game: “Wow, that was a great play! So, who’s your favorite
player?”
 At a cafe:  “Boy, do I need a coffee!”
 At a concert or event: “What a great turnout! Have you ever been here
before?”
 At a playground: “My kids are sure full of energy today!
As in the example of the cafe and playground, you don’t need to ask a direct question.
You can simply make a comment to the other person, and this is like an invitation for
the other person to comment, too. This can then begin a conversation.
 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Adverbs of Frequency:
Always
Usually
Often/Frequently
Sometimes/Occasionally
Seldom/Rarely/Hardly ever
Never
Once a ….
Twice a….
Three times a …. Etc.
A: Do you and your family go for holidays?
B. We do.
A: How often do you go for holidays in a year?
B. We go for holidays once or twice a year.
A. Do you always travel by car?
B. Not always, but sometimes, depending on where we spend our
holiday. If we go out of town, we fly there.
A: I see.

Translate the following words or phrases

English Bahasa Indonesia

Always _______________________

Usually _______________________

Often/Frequently _______________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

Sometimes/Occasionally _______________________

Seldom/Rarely/Hardly ever _______________________

Never _______________________

Once a …. _______________________

Twice a … _______________________

Three times a … _______________________

Once in three months _______________________

Twice in two years _______________________

 YES OR NO QUESTIONS
A: Do you go swimming?
B: Yes, I do.
A: Do you go swimming with your family?
B: Yes, usually
A: Do always stay long at the swimming pool?
B: No, not always, but sometimes.

Translate the following questions

English Bahasa Indonesia

Do you usually do sport in the evening? _____________________________

Yes, I do _____________________________

Do you often take your wife to her office? _____________________________

No, not usually, but always.

------------------------------------------------------------------
Does he sometimes pick you up? _____________________________

No, never. _____________________________

Does your staff seldom give you a report? _____________________________

Not seldom, but never. _____________________________

Make more questions and answers using adverbs of

frequency
English Bahasa Indonesia
1. __________________________________ _________________________________

2. __________________________________ _________________________________

3. __________________________________ _________________________________

4. __________________________________ _________________________________

5. __________________________________ _________________________________

6. ___________________________________ _________________________________
 7. ___________________________________ _________________________________

8. ___________________________________ _________________________________

9. ___________________________________ _________________________________

10. ______________________________ ________________________________

INFORMATION QUESTIONS
A: How many times a week do you go swimming with
your family?
B. Only once a week.
A. When do you usually go?
B. Usually we go swimming on Saturday morning.
A: And How often do you take your family to have dinner
out?
B: I usually take them to have dinner out twice a month,
when I have much time.

Translate the following questions

English Bahasa Indonesia

How many times a year do they go for holiday? _____________________________

They go for holiday once or twice a year. _____________________________

How many times a week do you exercise? _____________________________

I exercise two or three times a week. _____________________________

How many times a day do you eat every time_____________________________

You are on diet

I eat only once, usually during lunch time. _____________________________

___________________________________________________________________

How often do you go a movie? _____________________________

I hardly ever go to a movie. _____________________________

How often does she cook for her family? _____________________________

She rarely cooks for her family as she is _____________________________

always busy.

___________________________________________________________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

What time do you usually arrive home from _____________________________

from office?

If traffic is good, I usually arrive home at 5 _____________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Who sometimes helps you to write the report? _____________________________

My secretary usually helps me writes _____________________________

the report

Who always picks you up at your office? _____________________________

My driver always picks me up. _____________________________

___________________________________________________________________

When do they usually have free time? _____________________________

They usually have free time the weekend only. _____________________________

When does she visit her parents? _____________________________

She visits her parents every Sunday. _____________________________

___________________________________________________________________

How long do they usually have lunch? _____________________________

They usually have lunch for one hour. _____________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Write more examples of information questions

1. ___________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________

7. ___________________________________________________________

8. ___________________________________________________________

9. ___________________________________________________________

10.___________________________________________________________
Now, interview one or two persons in your class. Find out about their
routine activities. Use different kinds of questions, “yes or no
questions” or “information questions”. Ask them to use adverbs of
frequency in their answers if possible.

Make derivative questions in your interview. Develop the idea before

you move on to the other questions:

Examples:

 Do you always have lunch out?

 With whom do you usually have lunch?
 Where do you usually go to?
 What do you usually have?
 How much time do you spend to have lunch?
 How much do you usually pay for your lunch?
 Etc.

Write about Friend 1:

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

................................................

Write about Friend 2:

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

READING:

Always Young
My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years
old. Inspite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will
be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red
dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to
wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever
asks her how old she is, she always answers, ‘My dear, it must be
terrible to grow up!’

Make creative questions based on the above paragraph:

Example:

1. What does the writer’s aunt do?

2. How old is she?
3. What does she often appear on the stage as?

Make other questions:

Practice A:

1. ..........................................................................................
2. ..........................................................................................
3. ..........................................................................................
4. ..........................................................................................
5. ..........................................................................................
6. ..........................................................................................
7. ..........................................................................................
8. ..........................................................................................
9. ..........................................................................................
10. ........................................................................................

Practice B:

Translate the above paragraph into Bahasa Indonesia in the space below.
 COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
Countable Nouns

Countable Noun Examples

Anything that can be counted, whether singular – a dog, a house, a friend, etc. or
plural – a few books, lots of oranges, etc. is a countable noun. The following
countable noun examples will help you to see the difference between countable and
uncountable nouns. Notice that singular verbs are used with singular countable
nouns, while plural verbs are used with plural countable nouns.

1. There are at least twenty Italian restaurants in Little Italy.

2. Megan took a lot of photographs when she went to the Grand Canyon.
3. Your book is on the kitchen table.
4. How many candles are on that birthday cake?
5. You have several paintings to study in art appreciation class.
6. There’s a big brown dog running around the neighbourhood.
 Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable Noun Examples

Anything that cannot be counted is an uncountable noun. Even though uncountable
nouns are not individual objects, they are always singular and one must always use
singular verbs in conjunction with uncountable nouns. The following uncountable
noun examples will help you to gain even more understanding of how countable
and uncountable nouns differ from one another. Notice that singular verbs are
always used with uncountable nouns.

1. There is no more water in the pond.

2. Please help yourself to some cheese.
3. I need to find information about Pulitzer Prize winners.
4. You seem to have a high level of intelligence.
5. Please take good care of your equipment.
6. Let’s get rid of the garbage.

Uncountable nouns can be paired with words expressing plural concept. Using
these words can make your writing more specific. Here are some examples of how
to format interesting sentences with uncountable nouns.
• Garbage – There are nine bags of garbage on the curb.
• Water – Try to drink at least eight glasses of water each day.
• Advice – She gave me a useful piece of advice.
• Bread – Please buy a loaf of bread.
• Furniture – A couch is a piece of furniture.
• Equipment – A backhoe is an expensive piece of equipment.
• Cheese – Please bag ten slices of cheese for me.
 Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Exercises
Is the underlined noun countable or uncountable?

1. The children fell asleep quickly after a busy day of fun.

2. Be careful! The water is deep.
3. The parade included fire trucks and police cars.
4. We like the large bottles of mineral water.
5. My mother uses real butter in the cakes she bakes.
6. How many politicians does it take to pass a simple law?
7. Most kids like milk, but Joey hates it.
8. Most pottery is made of clay.
9. Michael can play several different musical instruments
10.I was feeling so stressed that I ate an entire box of cookies.
Uncountable Nouns List
Advice Aggression Assistance Attention
Accommodation Advertising Alcohol Applause
Agriculture Atmosphere Anger Art
Absence Aid Beef Bravery
Business Blood Botany Bacon
Baggage Ballet Chaos Clothing
Confidence Compassion Calm Corruption
Courage Comprehension Cheese Currency
Carbon Cardboard Chalk Chess
Coal Commerce Confusion Cookery
Countryside Crockery Cutlery Chocolate
Content Cotton Childhood Coffee

Danger Data Dancing Depression

Driving Dignity Dessert Design
Dust Distribution Dirt Duty

Education Economics Equipment Earth

Expense Energy Electricity Enthusiasm
Environment Enjoyment Energy Envy
Existence Ethics Evidence Employment
Experience

Failure Fire Fiction Fashion

Forgiveness Faith Flour Flu
Fear Fun Fame Freedom
Food Finance Fruit Fuel
Friendship Furniture Flesh

Gasoline Genetics Garbage Growth

Grief Glass Grass Golf
Gratitude Ground Guilt

Harm Hair Hardware Hydrogen

Help Happiness Health Hate
Hope Hospitality Homework Heat
Hatred Hunger Honey Humour
Honesty Height Housework History

Independence Infrastructure Ice cream Importance

Intelligence Industry Irony Injustice
Innocence Iron Insurance Inflation

Judo Jealousy Jam Jewelery

Joy Juice Justice

Kindness Knowledge Karate

Laughter Labour Lava Livestock
Luggage Lightning Land Leather
Linguistics Light Loneliness Lack
Litter Luck Love Leisure
Logic Literature

Marriage Money Magic Marble

Mercy Music Meat Management
Mathematics Moonlight Methane Milk
Metal Mayonnaise Mud Mist
Motivation Motherhood Measles Nature

Nitrogen Nutrition Noise News

Nonsense Nurture

Obedience Obesity Oxygen Oil

Paper Passion Poetry Parking

Pressure Perfume Physics Pepper
Patience Permission Peace Philosophy
Plastic Progress Production Pollution
Pleasure Pork Petrol Pronunciation
Pride Policy Purity Poverty
Punctuation Power Produce Protection
Publicity

Quartz Quality Quantity

Reliability Rum Recreation Reality

Rubbish Revenge Racism Rice
Relief Respect Rain Relaxation
Research Religion Salt Safety

Salad Scaffolding Soil Satisfaction

Sand Satire Security Sorrow
Seafood Speed Scenery Sewing
Strength Space Software Seaside
Stream Steam Silence Sunshine
Sleep Status Success Soup
Snow Smoking Silver Symmetry
Spaghetti Spelling Soap Sport
Stuff Sugar Smoke

Tea Tolerance Thirst Technology

Trousers Tennis Trade Timber
Turbulence Toothpaste Time Traffic
Travel Toast Thunder Transportation
Trust Trouble Temperature

Understanding Usage Underwear Unemployment

Unity
Vinegar Vision Vegetation Vegetarianism
Vengeance Vitality

Warmth Weight Whiskey Weather

Wine Wisdom Wood Wealth
Wheat Wool Width Work

Yoga Youth Yeast

TALKING ABOUT POSSESSIONS

 A: Do you have Elvis Presley’s record?
B: No I don’t.
A: What about the Beatles’
B: Yes, I have.
A: How many (records) do you have?
B: I have 4 or 5. Do you want to borrow them?
A: Yes, please, if you don’t mind.
B: No. Not at all.
A: Thanks

Find 20 objects in the square. You may go up, down, or diagonally, from
left to right. Write the objects on the right side of the square.

M H F E W W E O R D S X F S I
H G A P P L E M F N K E G H J
W O R K J G Q H K F M U O L Y
E A W Q S U U I U T I D G H H
F G T H H G I T B N L C C B S
D N G E I G P H R M K N E F A
O O H G R R M S G O G H J H L
C I H J T K E L O P U O K U A
U T H G H J N G J U G S S W D
M A A S E R T A P E P G E D G
E C X F G H J K K D H M B R V
N I U L J E A N S J R H G H S
T L E T T E R T G H J O H J Y
K P R O P O S A L K J H C F H
J P I N F O R M A T I O N E Y
H A E R T Y Y T H G U I T A R

Name other objects that you can find at your house.

_____________________ ______________________
_____________________
_____________________ ______________________
_____________________
_____________________ ______________________
_____________________
_____________________ ______________________
_____________________
_____________________ ______________________
_____________________
Translate the following sentences:
English Bahasa Indonesia
I have a nice motorbike and a car. _____________________________

They have a lot of story books _____________________________.

You do not have a flat. _____________________________

We do not have mountain bikes _____________________________

Mr. Johnson has a big house _____________________________

Ms. Johnson does not have a villa _____________________________

Make more sentences in the space below:

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________
Try to do the following crosswords puzzle.

ACRO
2 DOWN
SS
  5
  a               1 a

   
  b              
1   3   2
c           -       b
     
    4   6 3 c

    d              
     
      4
      7 d
       
- -  
e
      5
e
  e              
     
  f         6
 
f
7
 YES OR NO QUESTIONS &
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
A: Do you have any pets?
B: Yes, I have.
A: How many (pets) do you have?
B: I have three (pets)
A: What are they?
B: Two dogs and one cat
A: What colours are they?
B; The dogs are brown and the cat is black
A: Ok, thanks

English Bahasa Indonesia

Dialogue 1
A: Do you have any *story books for children?
______________________________________________
*Records
______________________________________________
*Children
______________________________________________
*English dictionaries
______________________________________________
* Sun glasses
______________________________________________
B: Yes, I do
______________________________________________
A: How many……… (*) do you have?
______________________________________________
B: I have two.
__________________________________
Dialogue 2
A: Does Mary have a bicycle?
__________________________________
B: No, she doesn’t.
__________________________________
A: What about Tom? Does he have a bicycle?
__________________________________
B: Yes, he does.
__________________________________
A: What kind of bicycle does he have?
__________________________________
B: He has a mountain bike.
__________________________________

Find someone who…….. Name

1. has two pairs of sport shoes. _______________________

2. has a pink T-Shirt. _______________________

3. has a Mc.Book Air _______________________

4. has white trousers _______________________

5. has a large garden _______________________

6. has a villa _______________________

7. has a mountain bike _______________________

8. has floral blouse _______________________

9. has a blue long-sleeved shirt _______________________

10. has sport car _______________________

Ask about other objects that your friends have

11. _______________________

12. _______________________

13. _______________________

14. _______________________

15. _______________________

TALKING ABOUT FAMILY

Interviewer : What’s your full name?

Tom : Tom Parker
Interviewer : When’s your birthday?
Tom : It’s June 11, 1990
Interviewer : What’s your address?
Tom : It’s 25 Oak Street
Interviewer : By the way, are you Married?
Tom : Yes, I am.
 Interviewer : How many children have you got?
Tom : I have got two.
Interviewer : Are they boys or girls?
Tom : My first child is a boy, His name’s Brian. My second child is a
girl.
Her name is Tracy.
Interviewer : How old are they?
Tom : My son is 10 years old and my daughter is 8 years old.

English Bahasa Indonesia

Are you married? ____________________________________

Yes, I am. ____________________________________

No, we aren’t. ____________________________________

Are they married. ____________________________________

Yes, they are. ____________________________________

Is he married? ____________________________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

Yes, he is. ____________________________________

Is she married? ____________________________________

No, she is not. ____________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Do you have any children? ___________________________________

Yes, I have ___________________________________

How many children do you have? ___________________________________

I have to children ___________________________________

Are they boys or girls? ___________________________________

One boy and one girl ___________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Do you have any nieces? ___________________________________

No, we don’t. We have two nephews. ___________________________________

Do they have any uncles? ___________________________________

Yes, they do. ___________________________________

How many uncles do they have? ___________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Does she have any brothers? ___________________________________

No, he doesn’t. ___________________________________

Does he have any sisters? ___________________________________

Yes, she does. ___________________________________

How many sisters does have? ___________________________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

What relation is John to you? ____________________________________

He is my uncle. ____________________________________

What relation are you to John? ____________________________________

I am his nephew. ____________________________________

I am his niece. ____________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Who is John? ____________________________________

He is Tom’s uncle ____________________________________

Who is Jennifer ____________________________________

She is John’s wife ____________________________________

She is Tom’s auntie ____________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

I am the first child. ____________________________________

I am the eldest in my family. ____________________________________

I am the younget in my family. ____________________________________

She is the only girl in her family.
____________________________________

He is an only child in his family.

____________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

In the square, find 36 words related with. You may go up, down, or
diagonally, from left to right. Write the words on the right side of or below
the square.
L P B I G B R O T H E R F G A G D G M B G
I D A U G H T E R Y Y R D U A R H R O N R
T P G R S D F G E H U E N G S A N A T V A
T A V B E S D F G C I T E D N B N H N N
L R E L C N U U I I E S F H F D V D E J D
E E G V C V T Y T R E I W J F S X C R O P
S N R D F G H S O N W S N K G O W H I P A
I T A R F M F G H F G H J L L N E I N [ R
S S N E G O G H A U N T I E J K H L L W E
T I D H Z T X T X C X C V B N M P D A A N
E N M T Z H H Z X H C C V B N M E R W L T
R L O A N E R D L I H C O U S I N E C N S
G A T F R R L Q W L U Y U I O P [ N F I R
H W H D T N K W W D S T R E O I U Y G R E
J W E N H V J E E H B R O T H E R Y H E L
K E R A J F Y R R F A I N L A W S J J H A
L R Y R G D Y G G F N [ [ P P O I I K T T
L T H G F E N H F D D Q W E R T Y U L R I
I S I S T E R I N L A W Q W Q W D G J B V
Y Q W E R T Y R E T H G U A D D N A R G E
T E X T E N D E D F A M I L Y I I U Y U S
R W E R T Y Y U I R E H T O R B R E D L E
Y O U N G E R S I S T E R A S D X C V B M
X C V B N M N U C L E A R F A M I L Y V N

PAIRWORK
1. Write 5 names in either nuclear of extended family on a piece of paper.
2. Fine a partner and sit together.
3. Swap you paper with hers/his, then start asking and answering questions about those
people.
4. You may use the following dialog guidance:

A: Who is Bob?
B: Oh, he/she is ……….

Or

A: What relation is Mike to you?

B: Mike is my nephew.

Or

A: What relation are you to Becky?

B: I am Becky’s niece.

Or

A: Is Martin your elder brother?

B: No, he isn’t. He is my little brother

etc
Down Across

1. g _ _ _ dm _  2. gr _ _d _ a 

3. a _ _ t  7.    h _ s _ _ _ d 

4. f _ th _ r  9.    s _ s _ _ r 

5. c _ _ s _ n  10.   un _ _ _ 

6. m_ th _ r  11 . w _ f _ 

8. br _ _ _ er   

 
My family tree exercise
Fill in the name of the people in the family tree, then write down questions and
answers about your family relation.
Now, complete your family tree. Then tell the class about it.
SKILLS
Write the people’s skills below

English Bahasa
Indonesia

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________
 English Bahasa
Indonesia

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________

________________ ______________________
 ________________ ______________________

TALKING ABOUT ABILITY

Translate he following sentences

English Bahasa
Indonesia

I can sky-dive
________________

I can’t whistle
_______________________

They can’t read mind

_______________________
 He can play violin _______________________

We can dive _______________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

She can’t drive

________________________

I can ride a motorbike

________________________

I can’t do cartwheel
_________________________

Now, make other sentences using “ I can……. And I can’t

………”

1.______________________________________________________________
__________________________

2.______________________________________________________________
_________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
_________________________

4.______________________________________________________________
_________________________

5.______________________________________________________________
_________________________

6.______________________________________________________________
_________________________

7..______________________________________________________________
_________________________

8.______________________________________________________________
_________________________

9.______________________________________________________________
_________________________

10.._____________________________________________________________
_________________________

Questions
Translate the following sentences:
English Bahasa Indonesia

1. A: Can you ?
_____________________________________

B: No, I can’t. but I can play

_____________________________

2. A: Can he ?
_____________________________________
 B: Yes, he can. He can also play
_____________________________

3. A: Can they ?
_____________________________________

B: No, they can’t. But they can

_____________________________

4. A: Can she ?
________________________________
B: Yes, she can.
________________________________
A: What about you?
________________________________
B: Me too. _____________________________

5. A: Ca you ?
_____________________________________
B: No, I can’t. What about you?
_____________________________________
A: Me neither. -
_____________________________________

6. A: Can she
____________________________________
B: Ys, she can
____________________________________

A; Can you read mind?

B: No I can’t.
C: Yes, I can.
A: Can you do sport?
B: Yes, I can.
 C: Me, too.
A: What kind of sport can you do?
B: I can do martial arts and play softball.
C: I can’t do martial arts. I can play softball and swim

FIND SOMEONE WHO: Name

1. Can speak more than one foreign language.

_____________________

2. Can make pizza.

_____________________

3. Can walk with both eyes closed and show it to class.

_____________________

4. Can stand up on one leg for 10 seconds with both eyes closed.
_____________________

5. Can draw an elephant.

_____________________

6. Can write using left hand.

_____________________

7. Can sing one of the Indonesia folk songs.

_____________________

8. Can give a presentation about their work and show it to class.

_____________________
Other expressions using “CAN’T….” with their meaning:

Now, make sentences using the above expressions of I can’t……

1. ___________________________________________________________
_______________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
_______________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
_______________________
4. ___________________________________________________________
_______________________
5. ___________________________________________________________
_______________________
 6. ___________________________________________________________
_______________________
7. ___________________________________________________________
_______________________
8. ___________________________________________________________
_______________________
9. ___________________________________________________________
_______________________
10.___________________________________________________________
_______________________

INFORMATION
QUESTIONS
English Bahasa Indonesia
What can you cook? _____________________________

What kind of musical instruments can he play?_____________________________

How many foreign languages can she speak?_____________________________

Who can walk straight with both eyes closed? _____________________________

What kind of document can you translate? _____________________________

Make other questions

1._______________________________ ______________________________

2. ._______________________________ _____________________________

3. ._______________________________ _____________________________

4. ._______________________________ _____________________________

5. ._______________________________ _____________________________

6. ._______________________________ _____________________________
Cut the cards.
Give students one card.
Ask them to go around the class and aske two persons who can do the activity written in
the class and if they can, ask them to show it to them.
TALKING ABOUT LIKES AND
DISLIKES
 Seafood vocabulary

Traditional breakfast foods around the world

What will I learn from the lesson on Traditional breakfast foods?

During this lesson you will learn about the vocabulary for traditional breakfast food around
the world.

Breakfast from around the world 

Vegetarian breakfast  

What's in a vegetarian breakfast?

Vegetarian sausage = is a sausage that is made without any meat products.

Fried mushrooms = Are cooked in hot fat or oil.

Baked beans = Are haricot beans that have been baked and put into a tin with tomato sauce.

Hash brown = Are made from potato pieces shredded that are then pan-fried shredded.

Grilled tomatoes = tomatoes that have been cooked under a grill.

A traditional English breakfast

English breakfast are famous all over the world. The picture below shows a typical English
breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day as it gives you energy for the rest
of the day.
What do people drink with their breakfast meal?

At breakfast time some people like drinking coffee, tea, milk or orange.

Different types of dinners eaten in the UK

What will I learn from the lesson types of dinners?
This lesson is about the different types of dinners eaten across the UK and around the world.You will
learn the vocabulary some of the more common dinners eaten
Different food vocabulary list
Dinner vocabulary list 

  Soup  
 Meatballs

  Broth Omelet or omelette  

  Stew Stir fry

  Curry Noodles

  Roast Pasta / rice

  Pot pie Tossed salad

  Fish and chips     Green salad

  Kebab Lancashire hotpot

**   HINT **

 Omelet is correct, but more commonly called omelette.

 A broth is a kind of soup.

 Almonds black currant Apricot blood orange

Boysenberries apple breadfruit cantaloupe

Avocado banana blackberry cloudberry

Blueberry cranberry kumquats cherries

Figs grapes kiwi dates

 Honeydew melon guava

Gooseberries mandarin nectarine lychee

Mango orange papaya pear

Raspberries passion fruit pistachios raisins

Rosehips peach plum red currants

Strawberry pineapple starfruit pomegranate

Tomato plantain prickly pear tamarillo

Watermelon Coconut
Vegetables vocabulary
 Chinese cabbage alfalfa sprout beet asparagus

Artichoke bok choi cabbage chapers

Bean sprout broccoli kohlrabi gourd

Black trumpet mushroom brussels sprout lettuce green pepper

Champignons cauliflower carrot chicory

Celery chantarelles corn cucumber

Chilli pepper garlic green bean egg plant

 Navets leek okra onion

Peas olive pumpkin parsnips

Red cabbage potato red pepper radishes

Snow peas spring onions spinach yellow pepper

Sweet potato yam turnip zucchini

Kinds of Berries
LIST OF ACTIVITIES
1________ 2.________ 3.________ 4._________
5._________

6.________ 7...________ 8...________ 9.._________

10._________

11..________ 12..________ 13..________ 14.._________

15._________

16.________ 17..________ 18..________ 19.._________

20._________
21.________ 22..________ 23...________ 24..._________
25._________

Crossword.
Fill in the crossword puzzle with the name of activities shown by the pictures below the
crossword.
 
1 2 3

4
6
5

9
 Expressing likes and dislikes
A: Do you like chicken soup?
B: Not really. I like vegetable soup better.
A: Do you like apples?
B: Yes, I do. I like them very much.
A: Let’s talk about sport. Do you like swimming?
B: Yes, I do. But actually I prefer diving to swimming
A: Me too.

To talk about your likes and dislikes, you can use these expressions.
Expressing likes:

 I like…
 I love...
 I adore…
 I ‘m crazy about…
 I’m mad about…
 I enjoy…
  I’m keen on…
 I’m a huge fan of…

Expressing dislikes:

 I don’t like…
 I dislike...
 I hate…
 I abhor…
 I can’t bear...
 I can’t stand…
 I detest...
 I loathe...

English Bahasa Indonesia

I like chocolate
_______________________________________

My sister likes fried rice

_______________________________________

We like orange juice

_______________________________________

I am mad about basketball, but I can’t bear ice hockey

__________________________________________________

I adore reading poetry, but I loathe doing the

_______________________________________
housework.

I like eating Ice cream

_______________________________________
I am crazy about sports
_______________________________________

I am fond of chocolate
______________________________________

I am a huge fan of soccer

______________________________________

________________________________________________________________
_________________________

My son does not like sport

_______________________________________

You don’t like mangoes

_______________________________________

I dislike green vegetables

_______________________________________

I dislike wasting time
______________________________________

I don’t like golf at all

______________________________________

I can’t stand soccer fans

_______________________________________

They don’t like green vegetables

_______________________________________

I detest being late
_______________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

If you neither like nor dislike something:

"I don't mind doing the housework."

______________________________________________

Things to remember about likes and dislikes:

1. When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in the -ing
form.

Examples:

"I like listening to music."

"I hate wearing sunglasses."

I like VERB+ING
I detest

I don't mind

2. Note that" very much" & " a lot" always come after the things you like.

Examples:

 "I like basketball very much/a lot. NOT" I like very much/a

lot basketball."

3. Be careful when you use "I don't mind..."

Examples:

"Do you mind playing football?"

"No, I don't mind."(Although it's in a negative form, it means that it's ok
for me. I neither love it nor hate it.)
Dialogue:

Steve is at home. His girlfriend comes in. Notice how they express their likes
and dislikes

Steve: Hello, darling. Do you fancy *watching a film

tonight?
Girlfrien Oh, no thanks, I don't really feel like *watching
d: a film tonight. How about *going out instead.
Steve: OK. Do you feel like *going to the theatre?

Girlfrien Oh, no. I *hate it. Do you like *eating at the

d: new Chinese restaurant?
Steve: I *don't mind. The Chinese cuisine is alright.

Girlfrien Well I really love it. Let's go.

d:

Now, based on the above example, make your own dialog. Change the
necessary activities and expressions of likes, dislikes with other similar
expressions.
Crossword.
Fill in the crossword puzzle with the name of activities shown by the pictures below the
crossword.
 
1 2 3

4
6
5

9
 PRACTICE

Answer the following questions about your  likes and dislikes.

1. What kind of music do you like?

2. What are your favourite TV Shows?

3. What Sports do you like?

4. What’s your favourite colour?

5. What’s your favourite food?

6. Do you like fast food or home-made food?

7. What kind of movies do you like?

8. Why do you like the movie?

9. Do you like going to parties?

10. What kind of party do you like going to?

A: Does he like fishing?

 B: Yes, he does. He likes fishing.

A: Does he like playing basketball?

B: No, he doesn’t but likes playing football.

X V No, he doesn’t. He loathes basketball but he
enjoys football.

STUDENT A:

1. ? 5. ?

2. 6.
X V X V

3. ? 7. ?

4.
X V

A: Does he like fishing?

 B: Yes, he does. He likes fishing.

A: Does he like playing basketball?

B: No, he doesn’t but likes playing football.

X V No, he doesn’t. He loathes basketball but he
enjoys football.

STUDENT B:

1. 5.
V V

2 ? 6. ?

3. 7.
X V X V

4. ?
FOR TEACHERS:
Likes and Dislikes - ESL EFL Activities,
Worksheets and Games
Broken Sentences
ESL EFL Matching Activity - Elementary - 20 Minutes
In this matching activity, students put together sentences that have been broken into two halves. All
of the sentences cover phrases for talking about likes and dislikes. Each pair of students is given a set
of slips. The students are told to arrange the slips into 20 sentences about likes and dislikes. After ten
minutes, the students stop the activity and go through the answers. Pairs of students take it in turns
to read out their sentences. For each correct sentence, the students win a point. The pair with the
highest score at the end of the game wins.
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Expressing Preferences
ESL EFL Writing and Speaking Activity - Elementary - 25 Minutes
In this teaching activity, students learn various expressions for talking about likes, dislikes and
indifference. Each student is handed a copy of the worksheet. The students begin by completing
sentences about their likes and dislikes on their worksheet. The students then work with a partner
and use the phrases they have learnt to make a dialogue expressing likes, dislikes and preferences
which they present to the class.
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Find Someone Who...

ESL EFL Speaking Activity - Elementary - 25 Minutes
This delightful speaking activity shows students how to ask people about their favourite things. Each
student is given a copy of the worksheet. The students start off by writing about their favourite
things on their worksheet. Then they go round the class asking and answering 'What is your
favourite...?' questions. When a student finds someone with the same answer, they write down that
person's name on the worksheet.
Find Someone Who.PDF   Free 
 
Likes and Dislikes Survey
ESL EFL Writing and Speaking Activity - Elementary - 45 Minutes
In this enjoyable class activity, students conduct a survey about likes and dislikes. This activity gives
students practice at talking about preferences using different structures, e.g. I really like it. I think
they’re amazing. It's my favourite, etc. Each student is given a copy of the worksheet. Students begin
by completing 12 statements with their preferences. The students then walk around the classroom
and ask each other ‘What do you think of...?’ questions, e.g. What do you think of Italian food? If a
student's reply matches with their statement, they write the student's name in the ‘Same opinion’
column on their worksheet. If not, they write the person's name and opinion in the ‘Different
opinion’ column. The first student to fill both columns with names is the winner. Finally, students
write a short report of their findings, e.g. Sophia and I really like Italian food. I think pop music is
really good, but Tom thinks it’s terrible, etc. When they have finished, the students read their
reports to the class.
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Match My Answer
ESL EFL Speaking and Writing Activity - Elementary - 30 Minutes
In this insightful teaching activity, students ask and answer questions about personal preferences.
The class is divided into pairs (A and B) and each student is given a worksheet. Students begin by
answering questions about their favourite things. The students then work in their pairs. Student A
starts by asking Student B the questions on their worksheet, e.g. What's your favourite item of
clothing? If Student B's favourite is the same, Student A scores points. When Student A has finished
asking their questions, they swap roles. When they have finished, the students repeat the task with a
new partner. At the end of the activity, the class finds out which two students are the most
compatible and share the most favourite things.
Match My Answer.PDF  Free 

My Favourite Person
ESL EFL Drawing and Writing Activity - Elementary - 25 Minutes
Here is a supplementary worksheet for young learners. In the activity, students create a profile of
their favourite person. The profile includes the person's name, age, job, a description of the person
and their reasons for liking them. The students also draw a picture of the person.
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My Favourites
ESL EFL Writing and Speaking Activity - Elementary - 25 Minutes
In this teaching activity, students work individually to complete sentences about their favourite
things on a worksheet. When the students have completed all of the sentences, they pair up with
another student. The students then practice asking and answering questions about their favourites.
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Talk About - Board Game

ESL EFL Speaking Activity - Elementary - 25 Minutes
In this compelling board game, students practice expressing their likes and dislikes on various
topics. Students play the game in small groups. They take it in turns to throw the dice and move
their counter along the board. When a player lands on a 'talk about' square, the student talks about
the topic for 30 seconds without stopping. If they can’t think of anything to say or they stop talking
before the 30 seconds are up, they move back to their previous square. The first student to reach the
finish wins the game.
Talk About.PDF  Free 

Was it you...?
ESL EFL Writing, Listening and Speaking Activity - Elementary - 35 Minutes
This is an effective activity for teaching students how to talk about their likes and dislikes. In large
groups, students complete two slips of paper. On the first slip, they write their favourite word and on
the second slip they write something they love or hate doing. Each student then writes the names of
the group member’s on a worksheet. The favourites and sentences are then read out to the group
and the students write them down next to the student who they think wrote each one. The students
find out who wrote each slip by asking each other questions. The students have to listen very
carefully as they can only ask a certain number of questions. Students get one point for each correct
answer.
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Cupid's Dating Agency

ESL EFL Writing and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 35 Minutes
In this enjoyable teaching activity, students create profiles of peoples' likes and dislikes using various
expressions and phrases. Then the students take on the role of a dating agency and match people
together according to their preferences. First, students are given a set of male or female profile
cards. They fill in the profile information by thinking about what would best suit each person's
character. The profiles contain many examples of different expressions for talking about likes and
dislikes. Students then work together and tell one another about the people on their cards. The
students decide who should go on a date with who, based on the information in each profile.
Afterwards, students tell the class about their most promising dates.
Cupid's Dating Agency.PDF  Free 
 

Do you like...?
ESL EFL Writing and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes
In this engaging activity, students take it in turns to ask and answer questions about likes and
dislikes. The students reply using various yes / no phrases, e.g. Yes, very much. No, not at all, etc.
The students are divided into pairs and given a copy of the worksheet. They take it in turns to ask
each other questions about their likes and dislikes using the structure 'Do you like...?' When the
students answer each question, they use an expression from the box on their worksheet. Students
write their partner's answers down and ask follow-up questions to gain more information. When all
of the students have finished, students take it in turns to tell the class a few things about their
partner.
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I love charades
ESL EFL Miming and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes
This amusing miming game can be used to practice or revise a large variety of phrases for
expressing likes and dislikes, e.g. I adore..., I’m crazy about..., I can’t bear..., etc. In the activity,
students play a game of charades where they guess sentences about likes and dislikes. Each sentence
uses a different phrase for expressing preference. The class is divided into two teams (A and B).
Team A goes first and sends a player to the front of the class. The player picks up a sentence slip and
reads it. The player then has one minute to mime the sentence to his/her team. As the player is
miming, you time the student and write up any words the team calls out that are in the sentence. If
the team manages to guess the complete sentence within a minute, they win two points. If the team
doesn’t guess the complete sentence after one minute, the player continues his/her mime and both
teams try to guess the sentence. The first team to say the complete sentence wins one point. Then a
player from Team B comes to the front and so on. Teams continue taking it in turn to come up and
mime a sentence until all the sentences have been completed. The team with the most points at the
end of the game wins. If your students are quite shy, they can also play the game in pairs or small
teams.

Likes and Dislikes

ESL EFL Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes
Here is a productive speaking activity to help students learn how to ask questions about likes and
dislikes and reply using degrees of feeling. Students work in pairs (A and B) and ask each other
questions about likes and dislikes. Each time a student replies they use one of the degrees of feeling
on their worksheet. Their partner then records the answer. When everyone has finished, students
make a new pair with someone who has the same worksheet as them. Each pair then practices
asking and answering questions about their previous partner using the third-person singular.
Likes and Dislikes.PDF   Free 
 

Stop Bugging Me!

ESL EFL Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 25 Minutes
This entertaining speaking activity teaches students how to use common expressions of irritation.
There are eight expressions of irritation covered in the activity, e.g. I can't stand, It bugs me, It gets
on my nerves, etc. Each student is given a copy of the worksheet. Students work in pairs and ask
each other questions using the phrase 'Does it bother you when people...?' Students respond
according to their degree of irritation. Students mark their partner's answers on their worksheet.
When everyone has finished, students report back to the class on their partner's irritations.
Stop Bugging Me.PDF   Exclusive 
 

Talk for a Minute

ESL EFL Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes
Here is a fun card game to get your students talking about their likes and dislikes. The class is
divided into small teams and each team plays against another team. One player from the first team
picks up a card and talks about their likes or dislikes for a minute based on the topic on the card. If
the player manages to do this without hesitation, they win a point for their team. If they hesitate, the
other team challenges and continues for the rest of the minute. The teams take it in turns to play.
The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
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Who is it?
ESL EFL Writing Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes
In this creative activity, students complete descriptions about their likes, dislikes and interests and
then the class has to guess who wrote each description. Each student is given a numbered worksheet.
The students complete a description of their likes, dislikes and interests and then the worksheets are
put up around the classroom. The students read the numbered descriptions and decide which
student in the class wrote each one. The student who guesses the most correct answers wins the
game.
Who is it.PDF  Free 

GAMES

15 games for the language of likes and dislikes

1. Likes and dislikes mimes Students mime whole sentences about likes and dislikes, e.g. miming
“I hate tea” by showing picking up a cup from a saucer, sipping, and looking disgusted and
maybe spitting it out. The game can be personalized by students only being given a single word
or picture clue and miming their […]

1. Likes and dislikes mimes

Students mime whole sentences about likes and dislikes, e.g. miming “I hate tea” by showing
picking up a cup from a saucer, sipping, and looking disgusted and maybe spitting it out. The
game can be personalized by students only being given a single word or picture clue and miming
their own reaction to it.

2. Likes and dislikes Pictionary

The same language and cards as are used for Likes and Dislikes Mimes above can be used if the
students make drawing on the board or in their notebooks that represent the whole sentences.

3. The likes and dislikes ladder game

Write a succession of likes and dislikes expressions on the board, starting from the most negative
at the bottom, e.g. “really hate” or “(utterly) detest”, and getting more positive as they go up until
they finish with a really positive one at the top, e.g. “adore” or “love”. Between 5 and 8
expressions usually works best. Draw a ladder next to the expressions, with one rung for each
expression. Start with a magnet or drawing of a person climbing the ladder at the bottom. To
reach the first rung, students must ask you a question to which your true answer is the expression
written there, e.g. “How do you feel about grey skies/ Manchester United/ cockroaches?” They
then have to ask questions to get each answer in succession until they reach the top. Any time
they get an answer that is not written directly above their present position, the magnet or drawing
“falls” back to the bottom of the ladder and has to start again. They can, however, just ask exactly
the same questions again if they like (and can remember them). When they have successfully
reached the top of the ladder, students can play the same game in pairs.

4. Who likes?
Students guess which person in the class is being described from their likes and dislikes. This can
be organized many ways. One is for students to write sentences on one piece of paper each
describing what they really like, don’t really like etc, to be taken in by the teacher, shuffled, and
dealt out to other people. The person who received it then reads out the sentences to the rest of
their group or the class, starting with the most difficult to guess from, until someone guesses who
it is.

5. Which celebrity likes?

In a similar way to Who Likes above, students listen to each other and guess the famous person
from their likes and dislikes. The research for this can be done by the teacher or the students, or
they can just use their imagination about the person they are writing or speaking about.

6. Chain writing likes and dislikes blind date

Each student is given a copy of a worksheet that represents a letter from someone that is
interested in meeting for a blind date, with lots of sentence starters about likes and dislikes, e.g. “I
split up from my last boyfriend/ girlfriend because he/ she didn’t like ….” or “Most people think
it is strange that I love …., but I can’t get enough of it.” They fill in the first gap, fold the paper so
that sentence they completed can’t be seen, then pass it along to the next person. Repeat for each
gapped sentence until the whole letter is finished. After it is passed one more time, students can
open the letters, read them and decide if the letters make sense, who is the best person to date or
which of the people writing would match well with each other.

7. Graded reader blind date

This game uses the blind date idea to bring some self-study materials into the classroom. Each
student is given a graded reader and gets an idea about it from reading the back of the book and
the first couple of pages. Working in groups of 3 to 6 students, students work together to find the
best match between the interests of each person and the books they have been given, without
showing the books to each other. This can also be played after people have finished reading the
whole book.

8. Holidays blind date

The blind date idea can also be used for talking about holidays. In the more controlled version,
students are given details about one holiday each and try to find the best match for each one in
their group without showing them to each other, similar to Graded Reader Blind Date above. In
the more creative version, students guess what kinds of things will be most popular with a
particular student or students in generally and try to design a holiday to suit them, perhaps within
a certain price limit.

9. Language learning blind date

In this variation on the blind date game, students try to match different ways of learning
languages, e.g. blogging in English or singing karaoke in English, with people in their group. As
with Holidays Blind Date above, a more creative version is for them to design language learning
packages that they think will be popular and then ask questions to choose which of the other
groups’ ideas would most suit them.

10. Likes and dislikes same and different

Students have 5 minutes to find as many similarities in their likes and dislikes with their partner
as possible, e.g. “I like ice cream. And you?” “I like ice cream too. One point.” After finding out
which pair in the class had most similarities, you can play the same game again but with people
trying to find things that are different with a new partner. This can also be played as a mingling
game.

11. Likes and dislikes unique mingle game

Another mingling game that can be played with this language is trying to find one like or dislike
that is unique to you in the whole class, e.g. asking every person as you walk round if they also
hate the smell of roses until you find someone who has the same feelings about what you are
asking about, in which case you should choose a new thing to ask about and start again, or you
find that you are unique and you can sit down.

12. Likes and dislikes find how many who/ questionnaires

Another nice mingling game is for students to make predictions about how many people in the
class like, really dislike etc. various things and then go around asking questions to check.

13. Which one do I like?

This is similar to the Japanese game show where celebrities have to pretend to like foods they
hate. Students tell the class three things they like, love, hate etc, e.g. “I hate dogs, tomatoes and
the colour blue”. One of those things should be untrue. The other students ask them questions
until they can guess which one isn’t true, e.g. “Why do you hate all dogs?”, “Do you like
ketchup?” or “Do you eat pizza without tomatoes?” The person answering can continue to lie in
their answers about the one thing that is false.

14. I like everything

This is like an easier version of Which One Do I Like? above. Students are asked “Do you like
spiders/ sky diving/ maths homework etc?” and must answer “Yes” to every question, whether it
is true or not. The other students then ask additional questions and try to work out from the
believability of their answers, body language etc whether they are lying or not.

15. Likes and dislikes Mastermind

One student tells the others one thing they hate, one thing they dislike, one thing they don’t mind,
one thing they like and one thing they love, but with the things not in that order and without
telling them which one is which, e.g. “History, washing up, people who sniff, hot weather, lilac”.
The other students guess which one is which, e.g. “You hate people who sniff. You dislike
washing up. You don’t mind history. You dislike lilac. You hate hot weather.” The person whose
likes and dislikes they are talking about should only respond with “None/ one/ two/ three/ four/
five correct”. They then try again and again with only the same hint each time on how many they
have correct until they get all five right. This can also be played with more or fewer (between
three and six) likes and dislikes expressions.

Related Posts:

1. Adverbs Of Frequency Games

 2. 15 games for the language of describing people
3. Games To Practise Dates
4. Yet another 15 games for Reported Speech
Written by Alex Case for TEFL.net 
July 2008 | Filed under Games 
Alex Case is the author of TEFLtastic.

TALKING ABOUT PREFERENCES

When you want to state your preferences, you can use:

1. I like _______________better than ______________

2. I prefer ______________________ to
___________________________
3. Would rather __________________than
_________________________
4. Would prefer __________________ or
__________________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

I like jazz better than classical music.
_______________________________________

Jack said he likes traveling for work better than 

_______________________________________
staying in the office all the time.

Do you like coffee better than tea?
_______________________________________

Yes, I do.
_______________________________________

Do you like durians better than mangoes?

_______________________________________

No, I don’t. I like mangoes better than durians.

_______________________________________
________________________________________________________________
_________________________

I prefer jazz to classical music.
_______________________________________

Jack prefers traveling for work to staying in

_______________________________________
the office all the time.

Do you prefer coffee to tea?
_______________________________________

He prefers American food to Japanese food.

_______________________________________

Does she prefer Indonesian films to American films?

_______________________________________

________________________________________________________________
_________________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

Jack said he would rather travel for work than 
_______________________________________
stay in the office all the time.

They would rather go outing to the beach than to

______________________________________
Mountain.

I would rather eat pizza than burger.

_______________________________________

Would you rather drink coffee or tea?
_______________________________________

Would you rather go swimming than go jogging?

_______________________________________
In a question, we usually use would rather + or when asking about
preferences.

With your partner, talk about your preference of the following food,
drinks, vegetables and activities.

1.. 4.

2. 5.
3. . 6.

7. 7. .
 GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
(imperatives/negative imperatives)
Expressions using Be:
Careful
careless
Quiet,
Calm
noisy
On time
punctual-late
Diligent
hard working-lazy
Helpful
Understanding
Considerate
Thoughtful
Attentive
ignorant
Optimistic
Pessimistic
Enthusiastic
Patient
Impatient
In a rush
Mad
Creative
Imaginative
Etc.
We use the imperative form to give orders or directions in English.

"Eat your vegetables!"

"Turn left and go straight on."
We can also use the imperative form to give a warning or advice, and (if you use
"please") to make a request.
"Practise English for ten minutes a day!"
"Be careful!"
"Please take a seat."
To make the imperative, use the infinitive of the verb without 'to':
"Come here!"
"Sit down!"
To make a negative imperative, put "do not" or "don't" before the verb. (Don't is more
informal than "do not".)
"Don't go!"
"Do not walk on the grass."

English Bahasa Indonesia

"Eat your vegetables!"
______________________________________________

"Turn left and go straight on."

______________________________________________
"Practise English for ten minutes a day!"
______________________________________________
"Please take a seat."
______________________________________________
"Come here!"
______________________________________________
"Sit down!"
______________________________________________
“Watch out!”
______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
"Don't go!"
______________________________________________
"Do not walk on the grass."
______________________________________________
“Don’t come late!
______________________________________________
“Don’t buy the food there!”
______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
"Be careful!"
______________________________________________
“Be punctual!”
______________________________________________
“Be Objective!”
______________________________________________
“Be imaginative!”
______________________________________________
“Be generous”
______________________________________________
“Be kind!”
______________________________________________
“Be alert!”
______________________________________________
“Be kind!”
______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
“Don’t be stingy!”
______________________________________________
“Don’t be rude!”
______________________________________________
“Don’t late”
______________________________________________
“Don’t be pessimistic!”
______________________________________________
“Don’t be careless!
______________________________________________
“Don’t be arrogant!”
______________________________________________
Giving instructions - Sequencing
You often see the imperative form in instruction manuals or when someone tells
you how to do something.
There are often "sequencing" words to show the steps in the process. For
example, "firstly", "secondly" and "finally".

Simple instructions to replace a light bulb

Firstly, turn off the electricity.

Secondly, remove the light bulb.
Then, screw in the new light bulb.
Finally, turn the electricity on and switch on the light.

You can also say "after that" instead of "then" and "first" /
"second" instead of "firstly" and "secondly".

_______________________________________________________________
________________________

There are a number of ways of making commands sound more polite. We can
add please at the end of what we say, or we can use a question form to make a
command sound more like a request, or we can use I’d like you to + infinitive
or I’d be grateful if you’d + infinitive without to:

For examples:

[a boss to an assistant]

 Ask Max to sign this form and then send it off immediately please,
Gwyn.
 Will you bring us the files on the Hanley case please, Maria?
 I’d like you to bring us four coffees at eleven when we take a break in
the meeting.
 I’d be grateful if you didn’t tell anyone about this

[a cookery class]

 Beat four eggs, like this. T

 Then add the flour gradually. 
 Don’t beat the eggs too much though.

[instructions on how to replace a missing button]

  Thread your needle with a piece of thread about 25 cm long. 
 Mark the spot where you want the button. 
 Insert the needle from the back of the fabric and bring it through …

In speaking, we often use the present simple when we are giving instructions
and demonstrations, and we say like so meaning ‘like this’:

 You fold the A4 piece of paper like so.

 Then you glue some shapes onto this side and sprinkle some glitter on
it like so.
_______________________________________________________________
________________________

Imperative clauses (Be quiet!)

We use imperative clauses when we want to tell someone to do something
(most commonly for advice, suggestions, requests, commands, orders or
instructions).

We can use them to tell people to do or not to do things. They usually don’t
have a subject – they are addressed to the listener or listeners, who the speaker
understands to be the subject. We use the base form of the verb:

 Have  fun.
 Enjoy  your meal.
 Stop  talking and open  your books.
 Don’t be late.

Warning:
We use the imperative carefully. It is a very direct form and we don’t
generally use it to make requests or commands or to give instructions.

We can use just, please or if you wouldn’t mind to make an imperative sound

less direct:

 Open the window a little more, please, if you wouldn’t mind.

 Not: Open the window. (too direct)
[Two friends]
A: Ann, are you ready?
B: Just give me a minute, please.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________
Imperatives with subject pronouns

For emphasis, we can use you in an imperative clause:

[a student and a teacher]

A: Can I leave the room?
B: No. You stay here.
In negative imperatives of this type, you comes after don’t:

Maria, don’t you try to pay for this. I invited you for lunch and I insist on
paying.

Warning:
Be careful when using subject pronouns in imperative clauses, as they can
sound very direct.

We can also use words like someone, somebody, no one, nobody,

everyone, everybody, especially in speaking:

 Somebody call a doctor. Quick!

 Everybody sit down, please.
_____________________________________________________
Imperatives with do

Warning:

When we use the emphatic do auxiliary, it makes an imperative sound more

polite and more formal:

[at the beginning of a meal]

 Do start. (formal)
 Do sit down and make yourself comfortable.

We can use emphatic do in short answers without a main verb:

 A: Can I use your phone to call a taxi?
B: Do, of course, by all means. It’s there on the desk.
_______________________________________________________________
________________________

Imperatives with let (let’s)

We use let to form first person and third person imperatives.

First person

 Let me see. What should I do?

 Let’s start at nine-thirty tomorrow, please. Okay?

Warning:

In more formal contexts, we use the full form let us:

[at the beginning of a meeting]

 Let us begin by welcoming our new members.

 We can use emphatic do with let’s in formal contexts:
 Do let’s try to be more environmentally friendly.

Very often we use let’s (let us) when we are referring to the first person
singular (me):

 I can’t find my keys. Let’s see, where did I last have them? (or Let

me see, …)

We can use let’s on its own in short responses, meaning ‘yes’, when we

respond to a suggestion:
A: Shall we stop now and have a coffee break?

B: Let’s.
Third person

Third person imperatives are not common; they are formed with let +
him/her/it or a noun phrase:

[B is joking]
A: How will Patrick know which house is ours?
B: Let him knock on all the doors until he finds ours!

See also:
 Let, let’s
______________________________________________________________
________________________
Negative imperatives

To make negative imperatives, we use the auxiliary do + not + the infinitive

without to. The full form do not, is rather formal. In speaking, we usually
use don’t:

[a public notice]

 Do not use the lift in the event of fire.

 Don’t tell anyone that I was here.

We can use don’t on its own in short responses:

A: Shall I show everyone the old photo of you?

B: No, don’t. It’s terrible!
_______________________________________________________________
________________________

Negative imperatives with subject pronoun

We can use emphatic pronoun you or anyone/anybody after don’t in negative

imperatives, especially in informal speaking:

 Don’t you worry. Everything will be okay.

 It’s a surprise party so don’t anybody mention it to Jim.

Negative imperative of let’s

We often use the phrase let’s not:

 Let’s not forget to lock the door!

We sometimes use don’t let’s in more formal contexts:

 Don’t let’s mention anything about her husband. I think they’ve split

up.

_______________________________________________________________
________________________

Question tags commonly used after imperatives

We sometimes use question tags with imperatives. They make the imperative
less direct:
Turn on the light, will you?
 Ask him, can you?
 Won’t you? adds more emphasis to the imperative:
 Write to me, won’t you?
 The tag after a negative imperative is normally will you:
 Don’t tell anyone, will you?

See also:
 Tags
_______________________________________________________________
________________________

Imperatives as offers and invitations

We can use imperatives to make offers and invitations:

 Have another piece of melon.

 Please stay another night. You know you’ll be most welcome.
 Go on! Come to the match with us tonight.
 Don’t be afraid to ask if you want anything.

PRACTICE: Make other examples of instructions

Mother to her children

1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________

Boss to his secretary

1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________

General to the solders:

 1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________

Making and
Responding to a Request

It's important to be polite when you ask for something.

You can make a request by using:

 can you ...?

 could you ...?
 could you possibly….?
 will you ...?
 would you mind ...?

Translate the sentences below:

English Bahasa Indonesia

Can you *show me your photo album, please?
_______________________________________
Will you *lend me your book, please?
_______________________________________
Could you possibly *show me the way to
_______________________________________
the post office, please?
Would you *help me with this exercise, please?
_______________________________________
Would you mind *lending me your pen, please?
_______________________________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

*Finish writing the report
_______________________________________
*Reply the letter
_______________________________________
*Turn on the AC
_______________________________________
*Pick someone up
_______________________________________
*Take someone to the airport
_______________________________________
*Buy someone something
_______________________________________
*Come on time
_______________________________________
*Prepare breakfast for someone
_______________________________________
*Lend someone the dictionary
_______________________________________
*Make the proposal
_______________________________________
*Sing a nice song
_______________________________________
 *Clean the house
_______________________________________
*Drive someone around the city
_______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Responding to request:
 Sure here you are.
_______________________________________
 Okey.
_______________________________________
 No, I'm sorry I need it.
_______________________________________
 I'm afraid I can't.
_______________________________________

________________________________________________________________
_________________________

Things to remember about making a request:

1. "Would you mind..." is followed by a gerund (verb+ing)

Example: "Would you mind lending me your book? "

2. The response to the following request:

is either

 "No, I don't mind."

(which is a positive response to the request. It means that I accept

to lend you my book). Or

 "Yes."

(which is a negative response to the request. It means that I don't

want to lend you my book.)
3. Could is more polite than can.

Asking others to do things – making requests

Asking Saying Yes Saying No
Can you...? Yes, sure. Well, I'm afraid + reason
Could you...?
Is it all right if you...?
Yes, of course. Well, the problem is
Do you think you could...?
Certainly. Sorry, but...
Will you...?
Would you...?

Do you mind -ing...? No, not at all.

Would you mind -ing...? Of course not.  

Use 'Would you mind if I...? Could I possibly...? Could you possibly...? Do you think you could...? to sound more polite.

Remember that 'Do you mind...?' and 'Would you mind...?' mean 'Is it a problem for you?' so the polite answer when we
'say yes' is 'No'.

__________________________________________________________________________________

DIALOGUES:
Possible guest’s request

Request : Could I have another order of garlic toast?

Response : Yes sir, I’ll take care of that right away.

Request : I would like extra soap and shampoo left in the room.

Response : I’ll attend to that immediately.

Requests : Would it be possible to get a two- minute boiled egg?

Response : Of course, sir, I’ll be back with that item in a few minutes.

Request : Could you arrange a tee time of 7:00 AM for four at the Country
Club?

Response : Of course, sir, what is the name of your party?

Requests : The guests in the next room are very noisy. Could we change
rooms?

Response : I’m not sure, let me talk to my supervisor. I’ll be back in a

moment.

Request : Is it possible to get free samples of all the facial products the spa
sells?

Response : Certainly ma’am, which products would you like?

Dialogue for Guests Requests

Guest : Instead of herbal tea, do you happen to have Earl Grey?

Staff : I’m sorry ma’am, but herbal tea is all we have at the moment.

Guest : Could I get some more weights added to this machine. This is no
challenge
at all.

Staff : I’ll get more weight right away. How much more?

Guest : Could you fill out the form for me. I hurt my writing hand?

Staff : Of course, sir. First, how do you spell your family name?

Making Requests Quiz

1. You're in an English class and you would like to borrow another student's pen. You
say: __ you lend me your pen, please?
  Can
  Do you mind
  Would you mind

2. Your colleague is going out to get lunch and you'd like him / her to get something

for you. You start your request:

Could you __ me a favour?

  do
  give
  make

3. You could also ask your colleague:

Would you mind __ me a sandwich when you're out?

  get
  getting
  to get

4. You are a parent with two children. They want to go out, but you want them to do their
homework first. You say:
I'd __ you to do your homework first.

  like
  need
  want

5. Your colleague asks to open the window, saying:

Do you mind if I __ the window?

  open
  opening
  would open

6. Another student in your class asks to share your textbook, saying ''Can I share
your textbook?'' You agree and say:
  No problem!
   Not at all!
  No way!

7. A customer buys a lot from you and wants a bigger discount. You want to keep the
customer happy but you need your boss to agree. You say:

I'll __ what I can do.

  ask
  know
  see

8. Your colleague wants you to help with an urgent problem, but you can't. You say:

I'm __ I can't help you there.

  afraid
  sure
  worried

9. You are the boss and someone who works for you asks for an extra day's holiday.
You accept the request but ask the person to work Saturday instead. You say:

That's no problem, __ you work on Saturday.

  and
  but
  provided

10. Your boss asks you to work overtime (extra hours) but you can't. You say:

Ah, that __ be a bit difficult.

  can
  might
  should
 MAKING OFFERS

How to make offers in English?

It is common that English speakers make offers in conversations in order to be

polite and helpful. When they do so they use these expressions:

Can I… ?
Shall I… ?
Would you like … ?
Would you like me to…?
How about ...?
What about…?
Let me …………….

English learner must be able to make offers as well as accept or reject them. The
following are useful expressions to do so.

Making offers:

Can I help you?

Shall get you some juice?

Would you like a glass of water ?
Would you like me to buy you something to eat?
How about some pizza?
What about a cup of coffee?

Examples:

 "Can I help you?"

 "Shall I open the window for you?"
 "Would you like another cup of coffee?"
 "Would you like me TO clean the board?"
 "How about a juice? "
Remember:

 Shall, can and will are followed by the verb without to. 

Example:
"Can I help you?"
"Shall I bring you the mobile phone?
 Shall is more formal than can.
 Would you like… is followed either by a noun, or by the verb with to.
Example:
"Would you like some tea ?"
"Would you like to drink some coffee?

Responding to offers

Accepting Declining
Yes please. I'd like to. It's OK, I can do it myself. 
That would be very kind of you. Don't worry, I'll do it.
Yes please, that would be lovely. No, thanks
Yes please, I'd love to.  No, thank you
If you wouldn't mind.
If you could.
Thank you, that would be great.

Examples:

 "Can I help you?"

"No thanks, I'm just having a look." (With a shop assistant.)

 "Can I help you?"

"Do you know where the post office is."

 "Shall I help you with your Maths problem?"

"Yes, please. That would be very nice of you."

 "Would you like a cup of tea?"

"No thanks." Or, "No thank you."

 "Would you like another piece of cake?"

"Yes please, that would be nice ."
"Yes please, I'd love one."

 "Would you like me to do the ironing for you?"

"If you wouldn't mind." 
"If you could." 

 "I'll do the washing, if you like."

"It's OK, I can do it." 
"Don't worry, I'll do it."
"Thank you, that would be great."
PRACTICE

Making Offers:

1. To a friend.

a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

2. A mother to her little kid.

a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

3. A daughter to her mother

a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________
 b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

4. A boss to all employees

a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

5. A hotel manager to the guest

a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________
6. A student to a teacher

a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

7. A seller to a buyer

a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

8. A patient to a doctor
 a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

9. A sister to her brother

a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

10. A baby sister to the mother of the baby

a. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

b. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________
 c. Offer: ___________________________________________________________
Answer: ________________________________________________________

TRANSLATE THE
FOLLOWING OFFERS

English Bahasa Indonesia

Would you like to eat?
______________________________________________

Would you like to have something to eat?

______________________________________________

No. Not now. Maybe later. I am still full.

______________________________________________
Yes, please. Thank you.
______________________________________________

Would you like to drink?

______________________________________________

Would you like to have something to drink?

______________________________________________

No. Not now. Maybe later. I am not thirsty

______________________________________________

Let me find you a place to sit

______________________________________________

It’s nice of you. Thank you.

______________________________________________

Shall I buy you something?

______________________________________________

Ok. Thanks
______________________________________________

Shall I get you some water?

______________________________________________

Sure, if you don’t mind.

______________________________________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

Let me accompany you buy the tickets?
______________________________________________
That’s very kind of you. Thanks.
______________________________________________

Would you like some more rice?

______________________________________________

Yes, please, Thank you.

______________________________________________

Would you like some more coffee?

______________________________________________

No, Thanks. I’ve had enough.

______________________________________________

Would you like to drink?

______________________________________________

Yes, please.
______________________________________________

What would you like?

______________________________________________

Would you like coffee or tea?

______________________________________________

Coffee, please. Thanks

_____________________________________________
OFFERING TO DO SOMETHING FOR ANOTHER PERSON
You can make an offer using a phrase like:
Can I… ?
Shall I… ?
Would you like me to… ?

For example:

"Can I help you?"

"Shall I open the window for you?"
"Would you like another coffee?"
"Would you like me to answer the phone?"
"I'll do the photocopying, if you like."

Shall, can and will are followed by the verb without to.

Shall is particularly British English and is more formal than can. Would you

like… is followed either by a noun, or by an object pronoun and the verb with to.
Responding to offers

These English dialogues show you ways to accept or reject offers made to you.

"Can I help you?"

"Yes please. I'd like to know what time the train leaves."

"Can I help you?"

"No thanks, I'm just looking." (In a shop.)

"Shall I open the window for you?"

"Yes please. That would be very kind of you."

"Would you like another coffee?"

"No thanks." Or, "No thank you."

"Would you like another coffee?"

"Yes please, that would be lovely." Or, "Yes please, I'd love one."

"Would you like me to answer the phone?"

"If you wouldn't mind." Or, "If you could."
(Don't answer "Yes, I would", as this sounds like you expect someone to do it for
you.)

"I'll do the photocopying, if you like."

"It's OK, I can do it." Or, "Don't worry, I'll do it.

"Or, "Thank you, that would be great."

Situation cards:
Offers and Requests Situations

Your house is in a bad state:

You have just broken your leg.
You have to go away for the the walls need painting, one
You have to stay in bed for 2
weekend for a business trip. window is broken and the front
months. You have 3 children
You have lots of plants in your door doesn’t close properly.
and 2 dogs. Ask your friends
house and 3 cats. You have no money for repairs.
for help.
Ask your friends for help.

You had a big party last night

You have an important job and your house is a complete
You are organising a cocktail
interview tomorrow morning mess, the carpet is stained with
dinner party but you can’t cook
but your car is at the mechanics red wine, all the dishes are
or make cocktails and you
being fixed. You also need to dirty, there are cans and bottles
don’t have any CDs or records
take your children to school at everywhere and the toilet is
to play.
the same time as the interview. broken. Ask your friends (who
were also at the party) for help.

You are in an expensive

You are a little old lady. You
restaurant with friends. There is You had an accident at work
have just been to the
a group of loud football players and you have to wear two
supermarket, you are carrying a
at the table next to you singing patches over your eyes for 2
lot of heavy bags and you want
and shouting. The restaurant is weeks. Ask your friends for
to cross the road. Ask a group
also too cold and smells bad. help with your daily activities.
of teenagers for help.
Ask the waiter for help.

You are moving house. You

You have a new boss at work. You are an old man, you have
have to transport everything in
You want to impress him/her come to visit your children,
your old house to your new
because you want a promotion. you have arthritis and you need
one. You don’t have a van, ask
Offer to do some extra work. help with lots of things.
your friends for help.
Making Requests and Offers

In addition, we will learn how to gracefully decline a request or offer.

The basic language structure for requests and offers as well as for acceptance or
rejection of the offer or request are as follow :

Making Offers and Requests

Offering: formal* Requesting: formal
Would you like . . . [me] to calculate the costs
May I . . .
for the project?
Shall I . . . ask them to come in? Would you mind if . . .
May I . . . get you another coffee? Would it be possible . . .
Offering: informal Requesting: informal
How about . . . getting together after the
Can I . . .
meeting?
Do you want . . . another opinion? Would you . . .
Can I . . . get you some more coffee?
Accepting Offers
Yes, please Please! (less formal)
Yes, that’s kind of you You bet! (less formal)
Yes, that would be very nice That sounds great! (less formal)
Rejecting Offers**
No, thank you. I’m fine, thank you.
That’s very kind, but no, thank you No thank you, I’m fine.
Accepting Requests
Of course! Certainly.
Yes, that’s no problem at all. No problem! (informal)
Refusing Requests**
I’m sorry, that’s not possible. I’m afraid not.
I’m sorry, I can’t.
 * of course, until we know someone well, language in the business environment should remain formal
** when refusing an offer or request it is always more polite to give a short simple reason.  If your reason is
too long and detailed, people may not believe it.

Dialog Practice:
Work with a partner and create short dialogs from the table above.  Make requests and offers and accept
and reject them.  Remember to play the role on both sides of the dialog.
When you are finished with this lesson go to
the Making Requests and Offers Activities Page

 
Making Requests and Offers Lesson – Business English Lesson

Making Requests and Offers Activity

Activity 1.
Using the table below, work with a partner making offers and requests and
accepting and rejecting them.  Change roles and take the other side of the issue. 
Be sure to give a short reason why when you reject offers or requests.  Accept
AND reject each offer and request.
Request: Request:
Would you please help me calculate the costs Can you meet me in the conference room in
for this new product? about five minutes?
Request:
Request:
Would mind if I used the corporate jet for the
May I take Saturday off?
trip to Miami?
Offer: Offer:
Can I help you with the Johnson May I get you the financial reports that
account? go with that?
Offer:
Offer:
Would you like me to help you with
How about another donut?
that?
Activity 2.
Now work with a partner making offers and requests that would be common
where you work. 
Move around the classroom and talk to several students.
 ASKING FOR AND GIVING PERMISSION
Asking for permission to do something takes many different forms. Perhaps you need to get
permission to do something at work, or perhaps you need to ask a friend for permission to use
one of her possessions, or maybe you need to ask the teacher if you can leave room the for a
moment or two. Remember to use polite forms when asking for permission to do something
or use an object as you are asking a favor of that person.

When you ask for permission to use something that belongs to someone else you have to do
your best to be polite. It is desirable to use the word "please."

Asking for Permission:

INFORMAL
 Can I ………………………? (Can he have dinner with us?)
 Do you mind if I ……………..? (Do you mind if I ask you
something?)
 Is it ok if I…………..? (Is it ok if I leave you with him alone?)

NOTE: The use of "Can I do something?" is very informal, and considered

incorrect by many. However, it is used in everyday informal speech and for that
reason has been included.

FORMAL

 May I_________, please? (May I have your contact number,

please?)
 Would you mind if ________? (Would you mind if I I asked you
something?)
 Would it be all right if I_____? (Would it be all right if I stay overnight
here?)
 NOTE: Traditionally, the use of "May I do something?" has been used for asking
permission. In modern society, This form has become a little more formal and is
often replaced with other forms such as "Can I..." and "Could I ..." Many argue
that "Can I ..." is incorrect because it refers to ability.

Giving Permission: Refusing to give

permission:
 Yes, please do. No, please don’t
 Sure, go ahead. I’m sorry, but that’s not possible.
 Sure. I'm afraid, but you can't.
 No Problem
 Please feel free.

English Bahasa Indonesia

Can I go out, please? -
_______________________________________

Please, can I have a look at your photo album?

_______________________________________

May I open the window, please?

_______________________________________

Do you mind if I have another piece of pie?

_______________________________________

Is it ok if I sit down here?

_______________________________________

Would it be ok if continue the meeting after lunch?

_______________________________________
Asking Saying Yes Saying No

Can I...? Yes, sure Well, I'm afraid...+ reason

 Could I...?
Could I possibly...? Yes, of course.
Is it all right if I...? Yes, that's fine. Well, the problem is...
Certainly.
Do you think I could...?

No, not at all.

Do you mind if I...? Sorry, but...
No, of course not.

Use 'Would you mind if I...? Could I possibly...? Could you possibly...? Do you think you could...? to sound more polite.

Remember that 'Do you mind...?' and 'Would you mind...?' mean 'Is it a problem for you?' so the polite answer when we
'say yes' is 'No'.

Dialogue:
Liza, is asking her friend for permission to do different
activities...
 Liza: Peter, can I use the computer?
Peter: Sorry, you can't. It is out of order.
Liza: May I use the meeting room for two hours this
afternoon?
Peter: Sure! But make sure you finish before 4pm. It
will be used for a meeting

Liza: Thanks a lot. By the way, do you mind if I come

to the meeting a bit later? I have to finish my
report first.
Peter: Ok, but not too late, OK?
Liza: I’ll try to do my best.
Peter: OK, then. See you in the meeting.
Liza: See you, Peter.

PERMISSION: may /could / can / do you mind / would you mind

Choose the correct answer: 

 
  1)   if I smoke in here?
a. Do you mind
 b. Would you mind
c. Can
   2)   I borrow your car tonight, Dad?
a. Would you
b. Could
c. Would you mind
Can
   3)   I have a look at your photo album?
a. Can
b. May I
c. Do you mind If I
  4)   if I opened the window?
a. Do you mind
b. May
c. Would you mind
  5)   I have some more rice?
a. May
b. Do you mind
c. Would you mind
  6)   if I invited them to dinner?
a. May
b. Do you mind
c. Would you mind
  7)   I use your phone charger, please?
a. Would you mind
b. Could
c. Do you mind

PRACTICE
Asking for permission

1. A kid to their mother.

a. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

b.. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________
 c. Asking for permission: __________________________________________
Answer : __________________________________________

d. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

2. A secretary to her boss.

a. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

b. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________
c. Asking for permission: __________________________________________
Answer : __________________________________________

d. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________
3. n employee to their manager

a. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

b. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

c. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

d. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

4. A tenant to the land lady/land lord

 a. Asking for permission: __________________________________________
Answer : __________________________________________

b. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

c. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

d. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________
5. A guest to the hotel manager

a. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

b. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

c. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

d. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

6. A soldier to his commander

a. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

b. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

c. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________

d. Asking for permission: __________________________________________

Answer : __________________________________________
Make more permissions from the following people:

7. A student to a teacher

8. A patient to a doctor

9. A sister to her brother

10. A baby sister to the mother of the baby

 MAKING
INVITATIONS
FORMAL INVITATION
1. Would you like to___________________________?
2. Would you be interested in__________________ ?
3. I was just wondering if you would like to_______?
4. We'd be delighted to________________________ ?
5. We would like to invite you to_________________?
6. I thought you might like to____________________?
7. I thought you might like to____________________?
8. There’s a great new place____________________?
Etc.

Formal is a more polite way of asking for people you don't know that well

English Bahasa Indonesia

Would you like to go to the theater tomorrow? _______________________________

Would you be interested in going to the stadium next Sunday? _______________________________

I was just wondering if you would like to come over for a drink. _______________________________

We'd be delighted to have you over for my birthday party. _______________________________

I was wondering if you would like to join us for a meal. ____________________________

Perhaps you would like to have dinner at my home. ____________________________

Perhaps you would like to come round for a meal. ____________________________

We would like to invite you to dinner. ____________________________

I thought you might like to try some of our local cuisine. ____________________________
INFORMAL INVITATION

Informal is a less polite way of asking for people normally used for friends and family

 Do you want to _________________________?

 How do you fancy ______________________?
 How about ___________________?
 Care to ____________________?
 Why not _________? What about ___________? Why not join us____________?
 Fancy going for ______________?
 There’s a really nice_____________. Shall we meet later tonight to discuss it over dinner?
 Let’s _________________

English Bahasa Indonesia

Do you want to go to the movies tonight? _______________________________

How do you fancy going to the restaurant _______________________________

for dinner?

How about going to the movies? _______________________________

Care to come over for lunch? _______________________________

Why not come round for a drink? What about going ____________________________
out for a meal? Why not join us for a drink?

Fancy going for a drink/ a meal? ____________________________

There’s a really nice place just a few minutes from ____________________________

here/ round the corner. Shall we meet later tonight to
discuss it over dinner?

There’s a really nice place just a few minutes from here. ____________________________
English Bahasa Indonesia
There’s a pretty good place you might like which ____________________________
specializes in steaks.

There’s a really nice place just a few down the road.  ____________________________

There’s a really nice place just round the corner.  ____________________________

There’s a great new place with a fantastic view of the city. __________________________

Let’s discuss it later over a drink. ____________________________

ACCEPTING INVITATIONS:

English Bahasa Indonesia

Sure. What time? _________________________

I'd love to, thanks. _________________________

That's very kind of you, thanks. _________________________

That sounds lovely, thank you. _________________________

What a great idea, thank you. _________________________

Sure. When should I be there? _________________________

SETTING THE DETAILS FOR YOUR INVITATIONS

English Bahasa Indonesia

What time should I come? _________________________
Where shall we meet? _________________________
Shall I pick you up? _________________________
What time? _________________________
Where shall I pick you up? _________________________
Shall we meet at half past seven? _________________________
English Bahasa Indonesia
DECLINING INVITATIONS:
I can't.  I have to work. _________________________

This evening is no good.  I have an appointment. _________________________

I'm busy tomorrow.  Can I take a rain check* on that? _________________________

That's very kind of you, but actually I'm doing _________________________

Something else this afternoon.

Well, I'd love to, but I'm already going out to the _________________________
restaurant.

I'm really sorry, but I've got something else on. _________________________

I really don't think I can - I'm supposed to be doing _________________________

something else.
(*rain check: used to tell someone that you cannot
accept invitations now, but would like to do so at a later time
Dialogue:
Mike and Ann are in a wedding party:

Mike: Do you want to dance?

Ann: No thanks. I'm a bit tired right now

Mike: How about having a drink?

Ann: Sure, I'd love to!

PRACTICE MAKING INVITATIONS

See: Play: Have: Go: Go for: Go
to:

A film badminton breakfast camping a drive a party

Drama football lunch (a lunch break) fishing a ride a disco
A play cards dinner shopping a walk the zoo
A meal mountain climbing a meal the cinema
Something to eat hiking Dufan
Something to drink swimming Safary Park
Etc

Use different expressions to invite people to do something.

Example:
A: Care for breakfast?
B: Sure. Where should we go?
B: Let’s go to the restaurant nearby.

A: Do you wa to GO FOR a drive?

B: I'm really sorry, but I've got something else on.

Write other invitations:

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________________________

7. ___________________________________________________________________________

8. ___________________________________________________________________________
GAME CARDS
Cut the Game Cards.
Go around the class. Using different expressions, invite your classmates to do different
activities.
Reply to the invitation using different expressions.

A film badminton

camping breakfast

a drive a party

Drama football

lunch (a lunch break)

fishing a ride

a disco A play
cards dinner
shopping a walk

the zoo A meal

mountain climbing

a meal the cinema

Something to eat

hiking Safary Park

Something to drink

Swimming Dufan
Cut the cards.
Give one student one card.
Ask them to go around the class and find two persons who would
like to do the activity written on their cards
 ASKING FOR AND GIVING
SUGGESTIONS
ASKING FOR SUGGESTIONS
 Shall we_________?
 How about_________?
 What about_________?
 Why don’t we________?

GIVING SUGGESTIONS
 You should try to learn English everyday.
 I think you should go home early.
 You'd better wake up early.
 Let's have dinner together.
 What about having a cup of coffee with me?
 How about going to the cinema?
 Don't you think it would be a good idea to have a picnic this Sunday.
 If I were you, I'd call her.

ACCEPTING SUGGESTIONS
 That’s perfect.
 Yes, That sounds good.
 That’s a good idea.

REJECTING SUGGESTIONS
 I don’t think that’s a good idea.
 I don’t think so.
English Bahasa Indonesia
Shall we go to the movie tonight?
_____________________________________

That sounds good. Where shall we go?

_____________________________________

How about playing soccer this afternoon?

_____________________________________

I don’t think so. I am working overtime.

_____________________________________

What about going swimming this weekend?

_____________________________________

Sorry, I can’t swim.

_____________________________________

Why don’t we have the meeting here?

_____________________________________

That’s a good idea.

_____________________________________

Let’s practise choir tonight.

_____________________________________

Sure. Please pick me ap at 7,ok?

______________________

Shall we go outing out of town?

_____________________________________

How about having dinner out tonight?

_____________________________________

What about taking train to office?

_____________________________________

Why don’t submit the report today?

_____________________________________
Let’s talk about the issue now.
_____________________________________
______________________
Write suggestions to reduce the company’s monthly Electricity,
Telephone and Water Bills.
Put your suggestions into the suggestion box at your office.
Find the best suggestion.

Giving Suggestions
 We should …..
 We had better….
 We suggest our team….
 Why don’t we……..?
 I recommend that we……
 I think ……..
Class activities (games)

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?

Here is a supplementary worksheet to help students practice making suggestions. Each student is given a copy
of the worksheet. Students begin by looking at the grammar rules associated with Let's..., Why don't you/we...,
How about... and What about... Then students read each statement on their worksheet, look at the picture, and
complete the suggestion.

DAD’S BIRTHDAY
Here is an enjoyable lesson for pre-intermediate students. In the lesson, students practice making suggestions
for a birthday present. Students also learn how to reject and accept suggestions. Students begin the lesson by
naming pictures of presents. Then, students answer some questions that get them to share their ideas and
opinions about the presents. After that, they complete a dialogue about two people who are making suggestions
for their father's birthday present. The students identify the phrases for making, rejecting and agreeing to
suggestions from the dialogue. Then, in pairs, the students answer some comprehension questions. Finally, the
students work together to create a conversation about buying a friend a birthday present. The students then
act out their dialogues to the class.
Making Suggestions
ESL EFL Writing and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes
Here is a comprehensive activity that gives students practice at solving problems by making, accepting and
rejecting suggestions. Each student is given a copy of the worksheet. Students begin by identifying phrases for
making, accepting and rejecting suggestions from a set of sentences on their worksheet. After that, the students
practice using the phrases for accepting and rejecting in pairs. Then, students change partner and practice
making their own suggestions and giving reasons when refusing suggestions. Finally, the class is divided into
small groups. Students take it in turns to read problems and then as a group they make suggestions and decide
on the best solution for each problem. When all of the groups have finished, each group tells the class what they
decided and why.
 ARRANGING A DATE

DIALOGUE:

Steve : Hi, Bruce. Are you free *this Saturday morning?

Bruce : Nope.
Steve : What are you doing?
Bruce : I am *accompanying my son to go to the museum
Steve : What about *on the next day, Sunday morning?
Bruce : I am free. Why?
Steve : Fancy going *fishing?
Bruce : Where?
Steve : Shall we try *fishing at the sea?
Bruce : That would be a good idea! Where shall we
meet?
Steve : Let’s meet at *the harbour at *6am on Saturday
morning.
Bruce : Ok, the *harbour at *6 am on *Saturday morning.
See you, Steve.
Steve : Bye…

Now, arrange a date to do something with your partner. Change the words
(expressions) with (*) with other words
 A dialogue between two friends making
plans for the weekend
What is the conversation 2 friends making plans about?

Laurie and Christie are both friends and are having a conversation about what to do at the
weekend. They plan to go to the movies have something to eat and then go shopping.

A conversation between 2 friends

Laurie: So, what are your plans for this weekend?

Christie: I don’t know. Do you want to get together or something?

Sarah: How about going to see a movie? Cinemax 26 on Carson Boulevard is

showing Enchanted.

Laurie: That sounds like a good idea. Maybe we should go out to eat beforehand.

Sarah: It is fine with me. Where do you want to meet?

Christie: Let’s meet at Summer Pizza House. I have not gone there for a long time.

Laurie: Good idea again. I heard they just came up with a new pizza. It should be good
because Summer Pizza House always has the best pizza in town.

Sarah: When should we meet?

Christie: Well, the movie is shown at 2:00PM, 4:00PM, 6:00PM and 8:00PM.

Laurie: Why don’t we go to the 2:00PM show? We can meet at Summer Pizza House at
noon. That will give us plenty of time to enjoy our pizza.

Sarah: My cousin Karen is in town. Can I bring her along? I hate to leave her home alone.

Christie: Karen is in town? Yes, bring her along. Laurie, you remember Karen? We met her
at Sara’s high school graduation party two years ago.

Laurie: I do not quite remember her. What does she look like?

Sarah: She has blond hair, she is kind of slender, and she is about your height.

Laurie: She wears eyeglasses, right?

Sarah: Yes, and she was playing the piano off and on during the party.

Laurie: I remember her now. Yes, do bring her along Sara. She is such a nice person, and
funny too.
Sarah: She will be happy to meet both of you again.

Christie: What is she doing these days?

Sarah: She graduated last June, and she will start her teaching career next week when the
new school term begins.

Laurie: What grade is she going to teach?

Sarah: She will teach kindergarten. She loves working with kids, and she always has such a
good rapport with them.

Christie: Kindergarten? She must be a very patient person. I always think kindergarten is the
most difficult class to teach. Most of the kids have never been to school, and they have never
been away from mommy for long.

Sarah:  I think Karen will do fine. She knows how to handle young children.

Laurie: I think the first few weeks will be tough. However, once the routine is set, it should
not be too difficult to teach kindergarten.

Christie: You are right. The kids might even look forward to going to school since they have
so many friends to play with.

Sarah: There are so many new things for them to do at school too. They do a lot of crafts in
kindergarten. I am always amazed by the things kindergarten teachers do. 

Laurie: Yes, I have seen my niece come home with so many neat stuff.

Christie: Maybe we can ask Karen to show us some of the things that we can do for
this Halloween.

Laurie: Maybe we can stop by the craft store after the movie. What do you think, Sara?

Sarah: I will talk to her. I think she will like that. It will help her with school projects
when Halloween comes.

Christie: Michael’s is a good store for crafts. It always carries a variety of things, and you
can find almost anything there.

Laurie: There is a Michaels store not far away from Cinemax 26. I believe it is just around
the corner, on Pioneer Avenue. We can even walk over there.

Sarah: So, we plan to meet for pizza at noon, go to the movies at two, and shop at Michael’s
afterward. Right?

Christie: Yes.
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Expressions used in the conversation

Get together
It sounds like a good idea
Beforehand
Come up with
She is in town
Bring someone along
Off and on
What is she doing these days?
Teaching career
School term
Kindergarten
Have a good rapport with
Once the routine is set
Look forward to
Craft
School project
A variety of things