UNIT 1

Overview, Self-introduction
Asking for information
Thanking & Responding

OBJECTIVES:
1. To discuss the Contract of the Lecture
2. To overview the topics discussed in the book
3. To make Self-Introduction
4. To ask and answer basic information
5. To thank and respond

A. Reading Skill
In this unit, various reading skills will be introduced including Scanning, Skimming, Referents,
Vocabulary building, Text Organizations such as, Process, Comparison & Contrast, Cause & Effect,
Classification and Definition.

Sample Passage
Read the paragraph and the sentences that follow.

Camphor is a very useful chemical. It is generally used for making motion picture films,
celluloid, and medicines. The camphor tree grows mainly in Japan, China, and Formosa, but some
places in the United States also are home to the camphor. The camphor tree grows tall and has
white flowers and green leaves.
5 The chemical is removed from the branches by steaming. It is almost transparent. The
chemical so obtained is then drained and pressed to remove oil and water. The chemical itself
remains in the form of whitish crystals, which are then treated until they are in liquid form.
Although it has medicinal qualities, it can be extremely poisonous if taken in large doses.

TRUE or FALSE sentences

1. The topic of the passage above is the characteristics of camphor.

2. That camphor can be a health hazard if taken in large quantities is stated in lines 8-9.
3. Camphor is removed from the tree as a liquid
4. Fewer camphor trees exist in the United States than in other countries.
5. Camphor can probably be dangerous.
6. Camphor is not used in medicine.
7. The chemical is removed by placing the branches in a cold container.
8. According to the passage, besides medicine, camphor is commonly used for film for movies.
9. The word “whitish” in line 7 is closest in meaning to liquid.
10. The word “doses” in line 8 is closest in meaning to amounts.
11. The word ‘it” in line 5 refers to nothing.
12. The word “which” in line 7 refers to whitish crystal.
13. The part of speech of the word “useful” in line 1 is noun.
14. The part of speech of the word “medicinal” in line 8 is adjective.
15. The word “but” in line 2 is used to add information.

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B. STRUCTURE
Some grammatical items which will be given include, Yes/No Questions, Wh-Questions, Tenses,
Passive Voice, Modal Auxiliary, Compound Sentences, and Sub-clauses of Adjective, Adverb and
Noun Clauses.
Read again the passage above and answer the questions that follow.
1. What tense is used in paragraph 1, and 2?
2. Is there any passive sentence in paragraph 2?
3. Are the underlined sub-clauses called “noun clauses’?

C. SPEAKING
1. Self-Introduction
The followings are the steps to introduce yourself in class
1. Stand up when it's your turn to introduce yourself. ...
2. Smile when you speak. ...
3. Speak with confidence. ...
4. Give your name first. ...
5. Share why you are taking the class. ...
6. Offer personable details, like hobbies or interests you have.

The followings are some expressions you can use when introducing yourself

• Hi/Hello, my name is ……. / I am …………....

• Hi, my name’s Christina Tobing, but you can call me Chrissy.
• Let me introduce myself. I’m …………………
• My full name is …………………..
• My nick name is …………………
• I come from…./I am originally from…
• My major is ……………………………………
• Now I live on ………………. (name of street)
• I am ……………… years old.
• etc.

2. Asking for and Answering Basic Information

You can ask for basic information by using Yes/No questions and Wh-questions

A. Yes/No Questions
• Do you come from Medan?
• Are you from Medan?
• Will you enjoy studying in this university?
• etc.

B. Wh-Questions

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 • What’s your name?
• Where do you live?
• When did you come to Bogor?
• What’s your telephone number?
• etc.

3. Thanking and Responding

A. How to say “Thank You”

• I’m so grateful for …

• I really can’t thank you enough.
• I’m really grateful to you.
• Thank you very much for …
• That was nice of you. Thank you.
• Thank you. But you really shouldn’t have.
• They’re beautiful but you didn’t need to (give me anything)
• Thanks a lot/Thanks a lot for …
• I really appreciate …
• Thanks.
• Thanks a million.

B. Response of Thanking
• You’re entirely welcome.
• Don’t mention it.
• You’re welcome.
• It was my pleasure.
• Don’t mention it.
• You’re welcome.
• Well, I just wanted to show my appreciation for …
• Sure.
• It was nothing. What are friends for?
• Don’t worry about it.
• Forget it.

In General, People Thank Someone:

• For gift (an expressions of thanks, a compliment on the gift, a question relating to the gift)
• For favors (doing something for another person that the doer had no obligation to do)
• For an offer of help
• For a compliment and a wish of success
• When asked about their health
• For an invitation
• When leaving a party or social gathering
• For services, such as being waited in a store

Expressing thanks for failed attempt:

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• Thank you for trying
• I appreciate your help anyway.
• Thank you very much for your effort.
• Thanks, anyway.
• I’m sorry it didn’t work out.
• Perhaps you’ll have better luck next time.

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 EXERCISES (UNIT 1)
Overview, Self-Introduction
Asking for & Answer Basic Information, Thanking & Responding
A. Reading Comprehension
Exercise 1
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Immunization is the process of protecting the body against diseases by means of vaccines
or serums. Vaccines provide immunity by causing the body to produce antibodies, while
serums supply immunity by adding antibodies directly to the blood. Antibodies are the
substances that fight diseases. Both vaccines and serums have their own benefits for different
5 patients.
There are two kinds of immunization: active and passive. In active immunization, doctors
use vaccines. Vaciness contain germs that are either dead or living but weakened. The
presence of these harmless germs forces the body to produce antibodies againts them.
Vaccine containing dead germs are used to immune patients against cholera, thypoid, and
10 influenza, while vaccines containing living but harmless germs are used againts small pox,
tuberculosis, and yellow fever. Vaccines of either living or dead germs are used againts
poliomyelitis. In passive immunization, doctors inject serums into the bodies of patients.
Doctors use this method when they fear that the patients may have too little time to make
antibodies of their own. For instance, a patient who gets dirt in a deep wound may develop
15 tetanus before his body can build enough antibodies to resist the disease. A snake-bitten
patient also needs passive immunization for the snake venom or else the person will die.
However, this type of immunization lasts for only a few months because the antibodies
gradually dissapear.

Choose the best answer.

1. What does the paragraph mainly discuss?
A. The use of vaccines and serums in immunization
B. The effects of active and passive immunization on patients
C. The good points of vaccines over serums
2. What is the text organization of paragraph 1?
A. Process B. Classification C. Definition D. Exemplification
3. What should be used for patients with tuberculosis?
A. A vaccine containing dead germs C. A vaccine containing living but harmless germs
B. A serum containing dead germs D. A serum containing living but harmless germs
4. In which sentence the topic sentence of paragraph 2 is stated?
A. The first B. The second C. The third D. The fourth
5. What is the text organization of paragraph 2?
A. Process B. Classification C. Definition D. Exemplification
6. Where in the passage does the author list the different types of immunization?
A. Lines 1—2 B. Line 4 C. Lines 4—5 D. Line 6

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7. It can be inferred from the passage that _____________.
A. both serums and vacccines are prepared in the same way
B. active immunization lasts longer than passive immunization
C. doctors will give active immunization to a patient exposed to tetanus
8. When will doctors use passive immunization?
A. When patients have time to make their own antibodies
B. When patients have no time to make their own antibodies
C. When the antibodies are needed for a long time
9. The word “their” in line 4 refers to ___________.
A. antibodies B. substances C. diseases D. vaccines and serums
10. The word “their” in line 14 refers to __________ .
A. serums B. patients C. antibodies D. doctors
11. The meaning of the suffix –less in the word of “harmless” is ___________.
A. full of B. without C. can be D. again
12. The part of speech of the word “presence” is a/an __________.
A. noun B. adjective C. verb D. adverb
13. The word “resist” in line 15 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. challange B. reduce C. fight D. improve

Exercise 2
Read the following text and answer the following questions.
One particularly violent and destructive plant parasite is the fungus Puccinia graminis, the cause
of black stem rust in many cereals, especially wheat. It is capable of alternating between two
unrelated plant hosts, wheat and the European barberry bush. This last bush is porlific plant which is
difficult to eradicate. The fungus spores lie dormant on the wheat stubble through the winter, and
5 blow in the wind onto the barberry bush and transform into binucleate aeciospores. These are ones
again caught by the wind and carried onto the wheat plants and cause the stem rust. It is typical of
the race between biologist and the mutation of the rust-causing parasite that more success has been
obtained from the breeeding of more-resistant types of wheat than the actual eradication of the
parasite or its alternate host, the barberry.

Decide whether the following sentence is TRUE or FALSE.

1. The topic sentence of the paragraph above is stated in the first sentence.
2. The most effective method of preventing stem rust is by developing more-resistant types of
wheat.
3. Black stem rust destroys many cereals because of a fungus.
4. Only the barberry bush acts as a host for the fungus causing black stem rust.
5. The barberry bush is not difficult to destroy.
6. The word “It” in line 2 refers to nothing.
7. The word “which” in line 3 refers to the European barberry bush.
8. The word “these” in line 6 refers to aeciospores.
9. The part of speech of the word “capable” in line 2 is noun.
10. The prefix un- in “unrelated” in line 3 means without.
11. The verb form of the word “unrelated” in line 2 is relate.
12. The part of speech of the word “eradication” in line 8 is verb.

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B. STRUCTURE
Exercise 1
Choose the best answer.
1. The sun _____________ in the east and sets in the west.
A. is rising B. rise C. rises D. has risen
2. _____________ Bob doesn’t have much money, he feels happy.
A. Because B. Although C. Since D. Until
3. The teacher is explaining the lesson while the students _____________ to him.
A. listen B. listens C. is listening D. are listening
4. The lesson _________________ is taught by Mr. Brown is very interesting.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
5. I feel hungry ______________ I didn’t eat my lunch.
A. so that B. although C. because D. until
6. _______________________ made us proud.
A. Why he won the championship C. When he won the championship
B. How he won the championship D. That he won the championship
7. The professor _______ book has just been published will give a speech in front of the students.
A. who B. whose C. which D. that
8. I think I will have some milk ___________ I go to campus.
A. while B. because C. before D. so
9. Lele fish is a carnivore …………….the gourami is a herbivore
a. so b. or c. whereas d. so that
10. The students ____________ we are teaching this semester are smart and diligent.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
11. I don’t remember _____________.
A. where did I buy the book C. where does she live
B. why he moved to Jakarta D. when is he leaving for Bandung
12. ____________________ surprised us.
A. What did Mary do C. That John failed the exam
B. Why didn’t he remember us D. How would he treat us
13. The teacher ________ students got the first prize was very happy.
A. who B. whose C. which D. that
14. I did my homework when I _________ television.
A. watched B. was watching C. had watched D. watching
15. The students ______________ borrow some books from the library.
A. mustn’t B. may C. shouldn’t D. may not
16. _____________ Maria lived in Bogor since 2011?
A. Does B. Has C. Is D. Do

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17. ‘_______________ do you have to stay at home tomorrow?’
‘I have to take care of my little brother.’
A. Why B. When C. How D. What
18. ‘_____________ do you go to campus every day?
‘By bus.’
A. How B. When C. What D. How far
19. Komodos ___________ to be descended from dinosaurs.
A. believe B. is believed C. believed D. are believed
20. Do you know that at the moments some amazing experiments __________ by the biologist?
A. are being conducted B. conduct C. will conduct D. are conducting

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A. SPEAKING
I. Giving an introduction, asking for and giving basic information
Exercise 1
Work in a group of 3. Two students ask the questions and the other answers them. Then change the role.
Question: What’s your name?
Answer:
My name is …/ I’m …
My full/ first/ last name is …
You can call me …/ Please call me …/ Everyone calls me .. /My nick name is …

Questions: Where are you from?/ Where do you come from? Where were you born?
Answer:
I’m from …/ I come from …/ My hometown is …/ I’m originally from … (country)
I’m … (nationality)
I was born in …

Question: Where do you live?/ What’s your address?

Answer:
I live in …
I live on … (name) street.
I spent most of my life in …
I have lived in … for/ since …

Question: How old are you?

Answer:
I’m … years old.
I’m over/ almost/ nearly … years old.

Questions:
How many people are there in your family?
Who do you live with?/ With whom do you live?
Do you have any siblings?
Answer:
There are … (number) people in my family. They are …
There are … (number) of us in my family.
I live with my …
I am the only child.
I don’t have any siblings.
I have … brothers and … (number) sister.

Questions:
What is your date of birth?/ When is your birthday?
What is your phone number?
Answer:
My birthday is on …
My phone number is …

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Questions:
What’s your hobby?/ What do you like?/ What do you like to do?/ What’s your favorite … ?
Answer:
I like/ love/ enjoy/ … (sports/ movies/ …/)
I am interested in …
I am good at …
My hobbies are …
My favorite sport is …
I sometimes go to … (places), I like it because …
I don’t like/ dislike/ hate …
My favorite food/ drink is …

Question:
Where do you study?
What do you study? / What is your major?
Answer:
I’m a student at … (school)
I study at …/ I am at …/ I go to … (school)
My major is …

Exercise 2
Ask your friends these additional questions.
1. Where did you study before?
2. What does your father do?
3. What is your mother?
4. Do you like English? Why/Why not?
5. Who is your best friend?
6. What time do you get up?
7. What do you do in your spare time?
8. How much money do you spend for food per week?
9. How often do you go to the library?
10. What is your favorite TV program?
11 Where do you usually have lunch?
12.. Why did you choose your major?
13. What will you do when you finish your study?

Add some more questions.

II. Thanking & Responding

Thanking
Exercise 1
Look at the following situations and make responses by saying thank you.

1. Your friend offers to get you some bread from the cafeteria.
2. Your teacher holds the door open for you.
3. The school Dean offers you a scholarship.

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4. You end a technical meeting with the members of the committee.
5. Your friend offers to clean the dishes because you had a long day.
6. Your friend calls and remembers you on your birthday.
7. Your team at school stays late to finish a project on time.
8. Your friend helps you during a difficult time after you left your hometown.
9. Your friend lend you some money because you have not got the money from your parents.
10. Create your own situation.

Responding
Respond to your friend who thank you in the above situations.

1. …………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. …………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. …………………………………………………………………………………………..
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5. …………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. …………………………………………………………………………………………..
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