Lesson 1 - Introduction

Extra vocabularies and Other questions

In this part, you will have the chance of practicing how to have a conversation with someone you’ve just met.
You will learn new vocabulary which will help you in knowing how to confidently introduce yourself. You should
be able to provide information about your job, explain where you live, and give other simple details about your life
in order to make new friends.

Kosa Kata tambahan dan Pertanyaan lainnya

Pada bagian ini, Anda akan berkesempatan untuk berlatih bagaimana melakukan percakapan dengan seseorang yang
baru Anda temui. Anda akan mempelajari kosa kata baru yang akan membantu Anda cara untuk memperkenalkan diri
dengan percaya diri. Anda sebaiknya menyiapkan informasi terkait pekerjaan, menjelaskan di mana tempat tinggal anda,
dan memberikan detail sederhana tentang hidup Anda untuk mendapatkan teman baru.

Sample Questions
Contoh Pertanyaan
Topic 01: Introducing a friend
Extended Sentence Structure
Pola kalimat yang diperluas
Other questions How to respond
Pertanyaan lainnya Bagaimana cara menjawab

Formal ways:

- Are you well? - Yes, I’m very well, thanks

- How are you keeping? - I’m keeping well/ Very well, thank you

Informal ways:

1. Hello. How are you?

- Hi, how are things?
- How’s it going?
- How have you been?
- You good?/ Is everything OK?
- What’s up?/ What’s new?
- Pretty good/ Really good/ Great/ Not bad/ Very well,
thanks
- It’s going great/ Couldn’t be better
- I’ve been better (good/alright)
- Yeah, I’m good/ Everything is OK/ I’m doing great,
what about you?
- I'm so-so/ As usual
- It’s awful. I’ve been busy all the time .
- Not much/ Nothing much/ Just the usual/ Same as
always

Practical Example
- A: Hello, Betty. How’s it going?
- B: It’s going great. I’ve just come back home from a trip to London this morning. It’s
fantastic. What about you?
- A: Nothing much, just as usual
 Sample Questions Other questions How to respond
Contoh pertanyaan Pertanyaan yang lain Bagaimana cara menjawab

1. Formal ways:
- My name is/ I’m + [name]
- My name’s + [name] but you can call me + [nick-name].
2. What’s your - How can/ should I call you? Example:
name? My name’s Benjamin but you can call me Ben.

2. Informal:
- Just call me + [nick-name].

Practical Example

A: Good morning Ms. I’m Leo. What’s your name?

B: My name is Keith Bleach but you can call me Keith. My friends usually call me by that name.

- I come/ I‘m + from cities/countries].

- Are you from + [country]?
- Yes, I am/ No, I’m from + - I am/ I’m + [nationalites].
[country]
- I was born in + [places], and have lived here my
- Are you + [nationality]? whole/entire life.
3. Where are you Example:
from? - Yes, I am/ No, I am [nationality] I was born in Hanoi, and have lived here my whole life

Practical Example

A: Excuse me, are you British? Your accent sounds really good.
B: Oh no, I’m from Vietnam. Anyway, it’s nice of you to say so. I’ve practiced speaking English accent
a lot.
 Extended Vocabulary
Kosa kata yang diperluas

Vocabulary Meaning Examples

Kosakata Arti
Contoh

Country 1. Asian: - Asia: Thailand , Laos , Cambodia ,

Negara Indonesia, Japan ...
2. Europe - Eropa: Austria , The United Kingdom - UK,
Belgium , Finland), Poland , ….

3. Africa - Afrika: the Democratic Republic of Congo,

Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia ,...

4. America - Amerika: America ,The United States of

America - USA, Canada , Brazil, Mexico, Peru,
Cuba,

5. Oceania - Oceania: Australia,, New Zealand,

Solomon Islands , Papua New Guinea….

Nationality Austrian, Thai, Laotian, Cambodian, Indonesian,...

Kebangsaan

City Sydney, Canberra, Brussels, Vienna, Brasilia,...

Kota
 Topic 02: Where do you live?
Extended Sentence Structure
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Sample Questions Other questions How to respond

Contoh pertanyaan Pertanyaan lainnya Bagaimana cara menjawab

- What is your address? - I live in + [Cities or Countries]/ on + [Street/ Avenue/ Road]/

at + [Address] .
- Can I have your address, - Example:
please? - I live in Danang city
- I live on Hoang Dieu street
- I live on Thang Long avenue
- I live at No 36, in Mac Thai Tong Road

- Do you know + [place]? I live around there.

- I live near + [places].

1. Where do you Example:
I live near the Eiffel Tower.
live?
Practical Example

- Customer: I want to buy this refrigerator. Do you provide home delivery service?
- Sale-man: Sure, Sir. Can I have your address?
- Customer: I live at No. 19 Le Thanh Tong Street, in Haiphong City, Vietnam. It’s near the City’s Post
Office
- Sale-man: Alright! You will receive your fridge next Monday morning. Please feel free to call us if
you have any other requests. Thank you for using our service!
 Sample Questions Other questions How to respond
Contoh pertanyaan Pertanyaan yang lain Bagaimana cara menjawab

- I’ve been living here + for [number] years hoặc since [time]

- When did you move here? - I moved to + [cities/countries] + when time adverbial- Or -
[number] years ago.
- Example:
- When did you start living here? - I moved to Hanoi when I was 7 years old.

- I started living in [cities/countries] + when time adverbial -

2. How long have Or - [number] years ago.
you been living Example:
there? I started living here 4 years ago.

Practical Example

A: How long have you been living there?

B: Well, I have been living in Danang city for nearly 12 years, since I graduated from university in 2002. I
moved to this city when I was an enthusiastic 20-year-old man, and now, I am 32 years old already.

- Who are you staying with? - I live with my + [relationships]

- [someone] and I live together.
- Who do you share your house - I share my house with + [people]
with? - I live alone/by myself in a rented room / apartment / house.

3. Who do you live Practical Example

with? - A: Who do you live with?
- B: I’m currently living alone in a small and cozy apartment in the city center. I used to share this
house with my cousin a year ago and we lived together happily. However, she got married at the
end of last year and then moved out.
 Extended Vocabulary
Kosakata yang diperluas

Vocabulary Meaning Example

Kosakata Arti
Contoh

Relationship 1. In the immediate/ nuclear family (Keluarga inti)

Hubungan Parents – orang tua
Father/ Mother – ayah/ ibu Dad/ Mom
Sibling – saudara kandung
Husband/ wife – suami/istri
Son/daughter – anak laki-laki/ anak perempuan

2. Extended/ Traditional Family (Keluarga besar):

Great grandparents – Buyut
Grandparents - Kakek-nenek
Uncle - Paman
Aunt - Bibi
Cousin – Sepupu
Relative – Saudara

3. In the office and other situations (Di kantor dan di situasi lain)
Acquaintance – kenalan
Friend, company – teman
Colleague - rekan kerja
Neighbours - Tetangga
Partner - Rekan
 Vocabulary Meaning Example
Kosakata Arti
Contoh

Accomodation Akomodasi
Independent house/ detached house - rumah

Apartment/ flat: apartemen

Rented accommodation/ house/apartment: rumah/ apartemen sewa

In the suburb(s)/ in the outskirt: di pinggiran kota

In the city (urban) center: di pusat kota

Places City center (pusat kota)

Tempat
Square (plaza)
Old Quarter (Kota tua)
Railway station (stasiun kereta api)
Amusement park (pusat hiburan)
 Topic 03: What is your job?
Extended Sentence Structure
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Sample Questions Other questions How to respond

Contoh pertanyaan Pertanyaan lainnya Bagaimana cara menjawab

- I’m a/an + [job].

- What do you do for a living?
- I work as a/an + [job].
- What is your job?
- I work for + [company]/ work at + [place].
1. What do you do?
Practical Example
A: What do you do for a living?
B: I work as a teacher for a private high school in Hanoi. It is my ideal job that I’m always up for when
I was a child. I love teaching and communicating with students. Unfortunately, I have to work from
home due to Covid-19 pandemic, so I can’t meet my lovely students regularly.

- When did you start working - I’ve been working here for about / more than / less than +
there? [number] years.
- It has been + [number] years since I started working here
- I started working at [company] [number] years ago.
- I’m a new employee. / I’ve just started
2. How long have
you been working? Practical Example

A: How long have you been working there?

B: Oh, I am a new employee. I started working as a programmer for Apple in August this year. Thus, It
has just been about 3 months since I started working here.
 Sample Questions Other questions How to respond
Contoh pertanyaan Pertanyaan lainnya Bagaimana cara menjawab

1. Formal ways: [love / like] - suka

- Do you enjoy your job?
- I love / like it (so much) because [reason]
- Are you satisfied with your
current job? [so-so] - biasa saja

- Is there anything that you - I’m satisfied with my job. It’s okay for now.
like or dislike about your
job? [hate / dislike] - benci/ tidak suka
3. How do you feel
2. Informal ways: - I hate/ dislike it because [reason]
about your job?
- You like your job, do you?

Practical Example

A: Andy, how do you feel about your job?

B: Well, I think it is very interesting and challenging at the same time. The best thing in my company
is that both my boss and colleagues are so friendly and supportive. If I have any problems, I can ask
them directly in person or email for more detailed guidance. However, the high volume of workload
sometimes makes me feel tired. In general, although I’m currently satisfied with this job, I wish my
company would have more team bonding activities for us to communicate and relax together.
 Extended Vocabulary
Kosakata yang diperluas

Vocabulary Meaning Examples

Kosakata Arti
Contoh

1. In the school - Di sekolah

Lecturer (dosen), Admission Director (Direktur
Job/ Occupation penerimaan), Librarian (Pustakawan),...
Pekerjaan 2.In the office - Di kantor
Officer/Clerk (pegawai/ staf), Accountant (akuntan),
Secretary (sekretaris), …
3. In the shop/ Restaurant - Di toko/ restoran
Shop-assistant (asisten toko), Shopkeeper (penjaga toko),
Cashier (kasir), Receptionist (resepsionis),...
4. Other (Lainnya)
Tailor (penjahit), Hairdresser (tukang cukur), Builder
(tukang bangunan), Plumber (tukang pipa), Mechanic
(montir), Pilot (pilot), Flying Attendant (pramugari), ...

Vocabulary Meaning Example

Kosakata Arti
Contoh

- Chairman of the Board: Ketua dewan

Positions in a company - Board of Directors: Dewan direktur
Jabatan di perusahaan - Director: Direktur
- Vice/ Deputy Director: Wakil direktur
- Department Manager (Head of Department): Kepala
bagian
- Manager: Manajer