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ASUS - PC
English Profession 1
BAB 1
INTRODUCTION
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My birthday is on …
My phone number is …
Questions :
What do you do?/ What do you do for living?/ What’s your job?/ What
sort ofwork do you do?/ What line of work are you in?
Answers :
I am a/ an …
I work as a/ an …
I work for (company) … as a/ an …
I‟m unemployed./ I am out of work./ I have been made redundant./ I am
between jobs.
I earn my living as a/ an …
I am looking for a job. / I am looking for work.
I‟m retired.
I would like to be a/ an …/ I want to be a/ an …
I used to work as a/ an … at … (places)
I just started as … in the … department.
I work in/at a … (places)
I have been working in … (city) for … years.
Useful jobs for self introduction : teacher, nurse, secretary, manager, cleaner,
policeman, builder, engineer, businessman, fire fighter, postman, doctor,
architect, farmer,…
Questions :
What’s your hobby?/ What do you like?/ What do you like to do?/ What’s
your favorite … ?
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Introducing Yourself
Note :
When introducing yourself or other people in a formal situation use full
names (I‟m Robert Johnson)
You should give more information about yourself /the person (age, work,
place, what you like to do)
When meeting someone for the first time,it is not appropriate to ask
certain types of questions (a person's age, birth date, salary, weight,
marital status)
BAB 2
GREETING AND FAREWELL
action. Greetings are important because greetings are a part of every conversation.
It is important to know how to use them properly and with confidence. It‟s easy to
become fluent with their use because you have an opportunity to practice them
every time you talk to someone. The first moments of an interaction you have with
someone are crucial because they will set the tone for the conversation to follow
andthey will quickly form a first impression of you that may be hard to change later
on.
Here are some usual expressions you can use to greet people.
Greeting
Hi, hello.
Responding to greeting
Hi, hello.
bad.
First meetings
Subsequent meetings
Good morning Mrs Hand. How I'm very well thank you. And
are you today? you?
Good afternoon, Mrs Hand. It's Thank you. It's nice to see you
good to see you. too. How are you?
Hello Lynne. How are you doing? Fine thanks. What's new with
you?
Note :
Good morning - any time in the morning after waking up (05.00 - 12.00)
Good afternoon - between noon and evening (12.00 - 18.00)
Good evening - in the evening (18.00 - 21.00)
Good night (21.00 - 05.00)
Good day - any time, but it feels old-fashioned
Good Evening is only used when we greet someone. Good Night is only
used when we leave someone (Good night never means "hello", always
"goodbye").
When you greet someone and say: "How do you do?", this isn't really a
question, it just means "Hello".
On first meeting say, "It's nice to meet you", and when departing "It
was nice to meet you".
For future meetings say, "It's nice to see you again", and when
departing, "It was nice to see you again."
Shaking Hands
When meeting someone formally for the first time, we shake their
hand and say "How do you do?" or "Pleased to meet you."
2. In a coffee shop.
A : Hi. How have you been lately?
B : .....................................
3. Gloria : Oh , Hi Sarah......................?
Sarah: Fine. How about you?
Gloria : OK. Thanks
4. Situation : Peter wants to introduce his friend to his mother. What should he say?
a. Ron, I‟d like you to meet my mother.
b. How do you do?
c. I‟m very please to introduce my mother to you.
d. How are you?
Mrs. Davis : Mr. Long , I would like to introduce a friend of mine , Carol Winters.
Carol, This is Mr. Green long.
Carol : .........(5)................
Mr. Long : ............(6)................
6. a. Fine, thanks.
b. Not very well today.
c. Please to meet you.
d. What about you?
BAB 3
SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION
The spelling of lots of words is different from the pronunciation because our
pronunciation has changed over the years while our spelling system hasn't changed much.
The following words are usually pronounced with two syllables - asp / rin
not three syllables asp i rin.
Silent letters
Bought, caught, ought, thought, daughter, height, high, light, might, neighbour,
right, sight, tight, straight, through, weigh
In British English some words can be spelt with either -ize or -ise. In American English, the
forms with -ize is more common.
British English
Realize / realise
Computerize / computerise
Mechanize / mechanise
Baptize / baptise
American English
Realize
Mechanize
Computerize
Baptize
Most words of two or more syllables have -ise in both British and American English.
Examples are:
Notes:
HOMOPHONE
Homophones are words that you pronounce the same but they have different meanings.
ate / eight sun / son sale / sail stairs / stares hear / here
mail / male waste / waist write / right deer / dear die / dye
hair / hare buy / by see / sea sum / some wood / would
flower / flour blew / blue eye / I bear / bare pain / pane
weigh / way root / route weather / night / knight road / rode
whether
Tongue Twister
Tongue twisters are a great way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency. They
can also help to improve accents by using alliteration, which is the repetition of one sound.
(Listen and practice)
BAB 4
YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes/No questions are those questions that expect „yes‟ or „no‟ as the answer. When
we answer Yes/No questions we do not normally repeat the complete question. Instead, we
use an apropriate auxiliary verb. This auxiliary is usually present in the question:
3. „____ you busy right now?‟ „Yes, I ____.‟ I ____ busy right now.
4. „____ we at the right building ?‟ „No, we ____.‟ We ____ in the right building.
6. „____ they your employees?‟ „No, they ____.‟ They ____ my employees.
Practice making questions and giving short answers in the simple present tense
Example: Do you wake up early every day? Yes, I do. (I wake up early every day.)
BAB 5
WH-QUESTIONS
One of the skills that we need to learn in communication is asking question. We need
to ask to get information. In order to do so, we use Wh-questions. They are questions that
start with:
Who - Asking about people (Who are you? Who likes Chicken?)
What - Asking about things or activities (What is this? What sports do you like?)
What time - Asking for a specific time (What time is it?)
What ... like - Asking about characteristics (What is your sister like?)
• When - Asking about general or specific times (When is the movie?)
• Where - Asking about places (Where is the school? Where is the restaurant?)
• Why – Asking about the reason of something (Why are you sad? Why do you
leave the class?)
• How –Asking about the way something is done (Why are they hungry?)
Combined with many words to ask questions about specific characteristics,
qualities, quantities, etc. (How much? How long?How often?)
Which - Asking to specify a specific thing – choice between possibilities
(Which pencil is mine? Which do you like better, the dog or the cat?)
• Whose – Asking the owner of something (Whose computer is that?)
EXERCISES
1. Who___________________________? (you-stay-with)
2. Which___________________________? (car-start-first)
3. Why___________________________? (Derek-not-eat-fruit)
8. Which___________________________? (colour-you-prefer)
What ______________________________________________________
Where _____________________________________________________
Who ______________________________________________________
When _____________________________________________________
Who ______________________________________________________
Where ____________________________________________________
When _____________________________________________________
How ______________________________________________________
Who ______________________________________________________
Where _____________________________________________________
What ______________________________________________________
When ______________________________________________________
BAB 6
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
I. Frequency Adverbs
Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Use
the correct form of the simple present tense.
BAB 7
NUMBERS
The cardinal numbers (one, two, three, etc.) are adjectives referring to quantity, and the
ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.) refer to distribution.
31 thirty-one thirty-first
40 forty fortieth
50 fifty fiftieth
60 sixty sixtieth
70 seventy seventieth
80 eighty eightieth
90 ninety ninetieth
100 one hundred hundredth
500 five hundred five hundredth
1,000 one thousand thousandth
1,500 one thousand five hundred, or fifteen one thousand five hundredth
hundred
100,000 one hundred thousand hundred thousandth
1,000,000 one million Millionth
Examples
There are twenty-five people in the room.
He was the fourteenth person to win the award.
Six hundred thousand people were left homeless after the earthquake.
I must have asked you twenty times to be quiet.
He went to Israel for the third time this year.
2. Reading decimals
Read decimals aloud in English by pronouncing the decimal point as "point", then read
each digit individually. Money is not read this way.
Written Said
0.5 point five
0.25 point two five
0.73 point seven three
0.05 point zero five
0.6529 point six five two nine
2.95 two point nine five
3. Reading fractions
Read fractions using the cardinal number for the numerator and the ordinal number for
the denominator, making the ordinal number plural if the numerator is larger than 1. This
applies to all numbers except for the number 2, which is read "half" when it is the
denominator, and "halves" if there is more than one.
Written Said
1/3 one third
¾ three fourths
Written Said
5/6 five sixths
½ one half
3/2 three halves
4. Pronouncing percentages
Percentages are easy to read aloud in English. Just say the number and then add the
word "percent".
Written Pronounced
5% five percent
25% twenty-five percent
36.25% thirty-six point two five percent
100% one hundred percent
400% four hundred percent
6. Pronouncing measurements
Just read out the number, followed by the unit of measurement, which will often be
abbreviated in the written form.
Written Spoken
60m sixty meters
25km/h twenty-five kilometers per hour
11ft eleven feet
2L two liters
3tbsp three tablespoons
Written Spoken
1tsp one teaspoon
7. How to say 0
There are several ways to pronounce the number 0, used in different contexts.
Unfortunately, usage varies between different English-speaking countries. These
pronunciations apply to American English.
Pronunciation Usage
Used to read the number by itself, in reading decimals,
Zero percentages, and phone numbers, and in some fixed
expressions.
o (the letter name) Used to read years, addresses, times and temperatures
Nil Used to report sports scores
nought Not used in the USA
EXECISES
1. 0271 – 772491
2. 031 – 818762
3. 081722511044
4. 088530126699
5. 082000111168
6. 8/20
7. 15/19
8. 3/7
9. 10/35
10. 0.08
11. 12.75
12. 44.11
13. $62.50
14. $180.25
15. Rp 4.670.500,00
16. Rp9.350,00
17. Rp10.888.125,00
18. 123%
19. 86%
20. 5 tbsp
BAB 8
TELLING TIME
When it's "on the hour" we say "o'clock". But only when it's on the hour.
Because it can be difficult to say whether 12 o'clock is during the day or the night,
we use two special terms.
In five minute increments, when it's past the hour (up to 30 minutes past) we say
"past".
When it's before the hour (after 30 minutes past) we say "to".
There are 60 minutes in an hour.
30 minutes is half an hour, we say "half past" or "thirty".
15 minutes is quarter of an hour, we say "quarter past" or "fifteen" or "quarter to" or
"forty-five".
Twelve fifteen
Twelve o'clock or
or
or
It's one
It's twenty-eight minutes
minute past
to twelve.
three.
Naturally speaking
Digital clocks often show the time this way using the 24-hour-clock, only the police
and the military actually speak using the 24 hour clock:
If it's before noon we tend If it's after noon we say If it's late we say "at
to say "in the morning". "in the afternoon". night".
07:00 14:00
22:00
It's seven o'clock in the It's two o'clock in the
It's ten o'clock at night
morning. afternoon.
15 minutes past the hour
is quarter past:
07:30 14:30
22:30
It's half past seven in the It's half past two in the
It's half past ten at night.
morning. afternoon.
45 minutes past the hour
is quarter to:
EXERCISES
Telling time in British and American English
BAB 9
DAYS, MONTHS AND DATE
Note :
Concept
today → D-day
tomorrow → D-day + 1
yesterday → D-day - 1
the day after tomorrow → D-day + 2
the day before yesterday → D-day - 2
next week → D-day + 7
last week → D-day - 7
next Tuesday
last Saturday
III. DATE
1. How to say the year
You write You say
1900 nineteen hundred
1901 nineteen hundred (and) one or nineteen
oh-one
1995 nineteen ninety-five
2000 two thousand or twenty hundred
2002 two thousand (and) two or twenty oh-
two
2010 two thousand (and) ten or twenty ten
You normally split up the year in tens.1985 is split up in 19 and 85. (You say:
nineteen eighty-five).
From 2000 until 2009 the year is normally not split up. The word and is often
left out. From 2010 on the year is split up again.
EXERCISES
BAB 10
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now or for an
action that is unfinished. This tense is also used when the action is temporary.
Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
9. I ___________ (apply) for a job in the sales department, but I don't know if I
will be successful.It ___________ (depend) on the interview.
BAB 11
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The simple past is a verb tense which is used to indicate that a completed
action took place at a specific time in the past. The simple past is also frequently
used to talk about past habits and generalization.
Example:
Exercise:
Put the correct form of the verb “to be” (was/were) in the following sentences
Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put
the verb in the pas tense.
Play / listen / paint / water / visit / mail / help / arrive / learn / watch / change /
wait
2. After I (find) ________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) ________ to
the police and (turn) ________ it in.
3. The doctor (say) ________ that Tom (be) ________ too sick to go to work and
that he (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. Sebastian (arrive) ________ at Susan's house a little before 9:00 pm, but she (be,
not) ________ there. She (study, at the library) ________ for her final
examination in French.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch,
also) ________ television. That's all she ever does!
6. A: I (call) ________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) ________ there.
Where were you? B: I (work) ________ out at the fitness center.
7. When I (walk) ________ into the busy office, the secretary (talk) ________ on
the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) ________ at their desks,
and two managers (discuss, quietly) ________ methods to improve customer
service.
8. I (watch) ________ a mystery movie on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I
am never going to find out how the movie ends.
9. Sharon (be) ________ in the room when John (tell) ________ me what had
happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) ________.
10. It's strange that you (call) ________ because I (think, just) ________ about
you.
11. The Titanic (cross) ________ the Atlantic when it (strike)________ an iceberg.
BAB 12
SIMPLE FUTURE
The simple future tense is used to express an action that will occur or happen
in the future. It has two different forms in English: “will” and “be going to”.
Example:
A: Put the verb in brackets into the present continuous or the present simple.
B: Write questions using going to. Your friend is going on holiday to Spain. You ask:
1. Today after I (get) ______ out of class, I (go) ______ to a movie with some
friends.
3. A: Do you know what you want to do after you (graduate) ______? B: After I
(receive) ______ my Master's from Georgetown University, I (go) ______ to
graduate school at UCSD in San Diego. I (plan) ______ to complete a Ph.D. in
cognitive science.
4. If it (snow) ______ this weekend, we (go) ______ skiing near Lake Tahoe.
5. Your father (plan) ______ to pick you up after school today at 3:00 o'clock. He
(meet) ______ you across the street near the ice cream shop. If something
happens and he cannot be there, I (pick) ______ you up instead.
7. Tom (call) ______ when he (arrive) ______ in Madrid. He (stay) ______ with you
for two or three days until his new apartment (be) ______ available.
6. If the people of the world (stop, not) ______ cutting down huge stretches of rain
forest, we (experience) ______ huge changes in the environment during the
twenty-first century.
8. I promise you that I (tell, not) ______your secret to anybody. Even if somebody
(ask) ______ me about what happened that day, I (reveal, not) ______ the truth
to a single person.
9. She (make) ______ some major changes in her life. She (quit) ______ her job
and go back to school. After she (finish) ______ studying, she (get) ______ a
better paying job and buy a house. She is going to improve her life!
BAB 12
DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND PERSONALITY
APPEARANCEAND CHARACTER
Note: Words and phrases on one and the same line are NOT synonyms.
1) Appearance
attractive, good-looking, beautiful, handsome, pretty, cute, nice, plain,
plain-looking, unattractive, ugly,well-dressed, nicely dressed, casually
dressed, poorly dressed, neat, clean, untidy, dirty.
2) Height
tall, very tall, quite tall, six feet tall, not very tall, short, average height,
medium height, middle height.
4) Hair
dark, fair, black, red, brown, blond, chestnut brown, white, gray, long,
short, medium-length, shoulder-length, straight, curly, wavy, thick,
thinning, bald, shiny, smooth, neatly combed, dull, tousled, disheveled.
5) Eyes
blue, green, gray, brown, light-blue, dark-gray, grayish-blue, dark, big,
bright, expressive, with long lashes.
6) Age
young, old, middle-aged, twenty years old, in her thirties, about forty.
7) Character
pleasant personality, good-tempered, good-natured, easy-going, terrible
character, bad-tempered, ill-natured, friendly, sociable, outgoing,
unfriendly, hostile, unsociable, strong, tough, independent, mature, weak,
immature, dependable, reliable, trustworthy, honest, unreliable,
dishonest, reasonable, sensible, unreasonable, unpredictable, impulsive,
ambitious, hard-working, energetic, lazy, disciplined, organized, careful,
accurate, undisciplined, disorganized, careless, inaccurate, inattentive,
attentive, alert, perceptive, observant, insightful, thoughtful, considerate,
8) Mind
intelligent, broad-minded, sharp, keen, bright, quick, agile, wise, clever,
foolish, stupid, narrow-minded, silly.
9) Related Phrases
What does she look like?
She is young and good-looking, with dark eyes and long red hair.
He is tall and thin, with brown hair. He is twenty-five years old.
She is average height, dark-haired, quite thin, and wears glasses.
She's about fifty.
He is old, short, medium-build, with gray hair and a beard.
She has dark eyes, wavy blond hair, and a nice figure. She looks
great.
He is a handsome middle-aged man. She is a pretty young girl.
How do I look?
You look good. You look great. You look nice.
You look terrible. You look awful.
What is he like?
He is friendly and dependable. He is interesting and amusing.
He is smart and honest. He also has a good sense of humor. I like
him.
She is careless and lazy. You can't depend on her.
She is serious, organized, hard-working, and tough.
He is old, sick, and lonely. She is a nice clever girl.
His character is terrible. He is hostile and bad-tempered. He doesn't
have many friends.
She is knowledgeable and broad-minded, and she likes to help young
people.
Who does he take after, his mother or his father?
He takes after his father in appearance, but he is like his mother in
character.
He looks like his mother, but he takes after his father in character.
Like his father, he is tall and handsome.
BAB 14
ENGLISH SPEAKING : CONVERSATION PRACTICE
Conversation 2
Peter: I‟m sorry I‟m late. Have you been here long?
Mandy: No, only for a few minutes.
Peter: Have you choosen a restaurant yet?
Mandy: I can‟t decide. Have you ever eaten Moroccan food?
Peter: No, I haven‟t. Is it good?
Mandy: It‟s delicious. I‟ve had it several times.
Peter: Or how about Thai food? Have you ever had green curry?
Mandy: Actually, I have. I lived in Thailand as a teenager. I ate it a lot there.
Peter: I didn‟t know that. How long did you live there?
Mandy: I lived there for two years.
Conversation 3
Jeff: Say, would you like to go out to dinner tonight?
Bob: Sure. Where do you want to go?
Jeff: Well, what do you think of Indian food?
Bob: I love it, but I‟m not really in the mood for it today.
Jeff: Yeah, I‟m not either. I guess. It‟s a bit spicy.
Bob: Hmm. How do you like Japanese food?
Jeff: Oh, I like it a lot.
Bob: I do, too. And I know a nice Japanese restaurant near here – it‟s called Iroha.
Jeff: Oh, I‟ve always wanted to go there.
Bob: Terrific! Let‟s go!
Conversation 4
Waiter: May I take your order?
Customer: Yes. I‟d llike the lamb kebabs.
Waiter: All right. And would you like a salad?
Customer: Yes, I‟ll have a mixed green salad.
Waiter: OK. What kind of dressing would you like? We have blue cheese and
Vinaigrette.
Customer: Blue cheese, please.
Waiter: And would you like anything to drink?
Customer: Yes, I‟d like a large iced tea, please.
BAB 15
CONVERSATION IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
Conversation 2
Lisa: I‟d like a room please.
Hotel Receptionist: Do you have a reservation?
Lisa: No, I don‟t.
Hotel Receptionist: How many nights?
Lisa: two nights, please.
Hotel Receptionist: For two people?
Lisa: Yes.
Hotel Receptionist: Do you want breakfast?
Lisa: No, thank you.
Hotel Receptionist: Ok, that will be $210. Do you want to pay now, or when you
check out?
Lisa: I‟ll pay now.
Hotel Receptionist: Can you fill this in, and sign here please.
Hotel Receptionist: Thank you. Here is your receipt and your key. You are in room
231, on the second floor.
Room Service: Ok Mr. Steve. I am sending a room attendant with the menu right
now. You may give the order to him, no problem.
Guest: Oh, that will be great. Thank you.
Room Service: You are welcome Mr. Steve.
Note: Hotel Room Attendant or Room Boy or Maid is one of the most important job
positions in hotelhousekeeping department. Housekeeping room attendant is
responsible for guest room‟s cleanliness. In fact, a Room Attendant‟s ultimate duty is
to ensure that guest room and public areas of a hotel, resort or motel are clean,
ready to use, hygienic and presented in an attractive way.