ASKING FOR ATTENTION (MEMINTA PERHATIAN)

Ketika kita akan berbicara dengan orang lain, seringkali kita ingin meminta orang lain untuk
memperhatikan kita sehingga pesan yang kita berikan tersampaikan dengan baik. Di dalam Bahasa
Inggris kita bisa menggunakan ekspresi Asking for Attention untuk meminta perhatian lawan bicara
kita. Asking and giving attention ini adalah ekspresi dalam meminta dan menanggapi permintaan.

Expressions of Asking Attention Expressions of Giving Attention

Hi! Hi!
Hello! Hello!
Look! Okay!
Look at me! Yes Ma’am/Sir!
Listen! I see!
Listen to me! All right!
Guess what! Tell me more about it.
Excuse me! Really?
Attention, please! Oh, yes. Really?
Everybody, may I have your attention, please? What’s next?
Look what I’ve got here! How interesting.

Example:

Teacher : Excuse me, everybody! May I have your attention, please?

Students : Yes, Ma'am.
Teacher : Thank you. Please pay attention to the board. I will write the questions for
tommorow's homework.
Students : Yes, Ma'am.

Choose the best answer by crossing the letter A, B, C or D!

1. Teacher : “Attention, please!”

Students : “Yes, Ma’am”
What does the underlined sentence mean?
a. the teacher is asking the students’ attendance
b. the teacher is asking the students’ attention
c. the teacher is asking the students’ understanding.
d. the teacher is asking the students’ answer.
 2. Teacher : Assalamu’alaikum, hallo Everyone ………..(2) ?
Students: Wa’alaikumsalam, sure Miss.
a. may I go to the toilet, please?
b. may I go to the canteen with me?
c. may I have you attention, please?
d. may I go home, please?

3. The following expressions are the expressions of asking attention, except ….

a. Got it?
b. Guess what!
c. Excuse me!
d. Attention, please!

The following dialog is for questions 4-5!

Teacher : (4) ………! We will have English daily test tomorrow.
Students : (the students are noisy)
Teacher : (5) ……………
Students : Sure Ma’am.
Teacher : We will have English daily test tomorrow. Don’t forget to prepare for the test!
Students : Yes Ma’am. We will do our best.

4.
a. Listen to me!
b. Can you hear me?
c. Look at me!
d. Are you with me?

5.
a. Listen to me!
b. Can you hear me?
c. Look at me!
d. May I have your attention, please!