English For Beginner

My Hometown

I live in a small town in the south of England called Shorewood. It is 45

miles from London, in the countryside. There is a small industrial zone in the
town but most people who live there commute to London for work. It is in the
middle of a big agricultural area. It’s not polluted or noisy, just the usual
smells and sounds of rural life! There is a traditional market in the centre of
town twice a week but there are no large shopping malls. There is a very
beautiful church in the town centre and there are some lovely parks around
the town. There is also a canal that runs through the town and some people
still live on houseboats on the water. It is a fairly sleepy t own and most
teenagers can’t wait to leave.

Vocabulary In Use:
1. Countryside (n) : pedesaan
2. Commute (v) : pulang pergi
3. Agricultural area (n) : daerah pertanian
4. Polluted (adj) : berpolusi
5. Noisy (adj) : bising
6. Rural life (n) : kehidupan pedesaan
7. Canal (n) : kanal
8. Houseboat (n) : rumah perahu
9. Fairly (adv) : cukup
10. Sleepy town (n) : kota yang sepi

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Let’s do thiiisssss.....!!!!!

Practice Time!

Now your turn, please “Tell me about your Hometown!!!”

Let’s Speak Up!

1. Where are you from?
2. What's it like?
3. What do you like about your hometown?
4. What are the main attractions in your hometown?
5. What do you not like about your hometown?
6. What do the people do in your town?
7. What do the people enjoy doing at the weekend?
8. What is the typical food in your city?
9. When is the best time to come to your hometown?
10. If you could live anywhere, where would you like to live? Why?

Listening Task!
Listen the audio file that your tutor has sent to you and write all the conversation

down on your notebook. Break A Leg!!!

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Vocabulary:
1. Hometown : kampung halaman 21. Traffic : lalu lintas
2. City : kota 22. Neighbor : tetangga
3. Town : kota (lebih kecil) 23. Neighborhood : lingkungan tetangga
4. Village : desa 24. Cost of living : biaya hidup
5. Urban area : daerah perkotaan 25. Pace of life : laju kehidupan
6. Rural area : daerah pedesaan 26. Atmosphere : atmosfir
7. Downtown : pusat kota 27. Pollution : polusi
8. Landmark : hal yang menonjol 28. Poverty : kemiskinan
9. Countryside : pedesaan 29. Wealth : kekayaan
10. Suburbs : pinggiran kota 30. Prosperous : sejahtera
11. Outskirts : pinggiran kota 31. Rush hour : jam sibuk
12. Well-known : terkenal 32. Commute : pulang pergi
13. District : daerah (kabupaten) 33. Quiet : sunyi
14. Sub-district : daerah (kecamatan) 34. Peaceful : tenang, damai
15. Coastal : pesisir 35. Sleepy : sepi
16. Typical food : makanan khas 36. People : masyarakat
17. Interesting : menarik 37. Inhabitant : penduduk
18. Hectic : sibuk, riuh 38. Culture : budaya
19. Developed : maju 39. Festival : perayaan
20. Developing : berkembang 40. Affordable : terjangkau

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Grammar Focus:

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Simple present tense adalah Tense yang digunakan untuk mendeskripsikan

kebiasaan, aktifitas yang berulang/sehari-hari, situasi yang tidak berubah,
kebenaran umum, dan jadwal tetap.

VERBAL
+ S + V1/Vs/es I live in a small town called Shorewood.

I don’t live in a small town called Shorewood.

- S + Do/Does not + V1

Do I live in a small town called Shorewood?

? Do/Doe + S + V1?

NOMINAL
+ S + is/am/are + ANA
- S + is/am/are not + ANA
? Is/am/are + S + ANA?
There is a traditional market in the centre of
town twice a week.
There is not a traditional market in the centre
of town twice a week.
Is there a traditional market in the centre of
town twice a week?

Nb: ANA = Adjective, Noun, Adverb

Tanda waktu (Time signal) Simple Present Tense

Adverb of Time Arti Adverb of Frequency Arti
Every day Setiap hari Always Selalu
Every week Setiap minggu Usually Biasanya
Every month Setiap bulan Often Sering
Every year Setiap tahun Sometimes Kadang-kadang
In the morning Di pagi hari Once in a while Kadang-kadang
At seven Jam 7 Seldom Jarang
Once/twice a day Sekali/dua kali sehari Generally Sering kali
Commonly Biasanya
Normally umumnya

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Exercise!
Fill the blanks with correct word.
1. The boys. . . . . . . . . . (eat) breakfast at 7 am.
2. He. . . . . . . . . . (have) two brothers.
3. Somebody. . . . . . . . . . (call) him everyday.
4. Daniel. . . . . . . . . . (no, write) on his tablet.
5. The girls. . . . . . . . . . (no, be) hungry.
6. My dog. . . . . . . . . . (no, sleep) in the house.
7. Veronica. . . . . . . . . . (no, be) a nurse.
8. . . . . . . . . . . you like pizza?
9. . . . . . . . . . . they ready?
10. . . . . . . . . . . your father work on the weekend?

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