English in Daily Activity

BASIC 2
 PREFACE

FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO ALLAH SWT

BECAUSE OF THE HELP OF ALLAH,
COMPOSER FINISHED COMPILIN THE BOOK
ENTITLED “ ENGLISH IN DAILY ACTIVITY”
RIGHT IN THE CALCULATED TIME.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK IS TO HELP

STUDENTS EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THE
MATERIAL THAT GIVEN IN THE CLASS.
WRITER ALSO REALIZED THERE ARE STILL
MANY MISTAKES IN PROCESS OF
ARRANGING THIS BOOK, SO SUGGESTION IS
WELCOME.

 Table of Content
INTRODUCTION................................................1

DAILY ACTIVITY...............................................4

EXPRESSING GRATITUDE....................................7

APOLOGYZING.................................................9

ASKING FOR ATTENTION....................................11

CHECKING FOR UNDESTANDING...........................12

COMPLIMENTING.............................................13

ASKING AND GIVING OPINION.............................14

EXPRESSING WILLINGNES..................................15

SUGGESTIONS/ ADVICE.....................................16

MAKING INTENTION.........................................17

ASKING FOR PERMISSION..................................18

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT..........................................19

SOME/ANY....................................................23

HOW MUCH/ HOW MANY....................................24

SINGULAR/ PLURAL.........................................26

COMPARATIVE / SUPERLATIVE............................28

WH QUESTIONS..............................................30

NARRATIVE...................................................33

OPPOSITE WORDS............................................34

INTRODUCTION

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Daily Routine

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 EXPRESSING GRATITUDE

EXPRESSIONS

1.THANKS
2.THANKS A LOT

3.THANK YOU SO MUCH

4.THANK YOU KINDLY (TERIMA KASIH BANYAK)
5.I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH
6.I DON’T KNOW HOW TO THANK YOU
7.I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP
8.I OWE YOU ONE
9.THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP
10.WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU
11.YOU ARE AN ANGEL
11.I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE

DONE
12.LET ME EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR YOU

Responses
1.THANK YOU
2.THANKS
3.YOU ARE VERY KIND

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ENGLISH CONVERSATION – THANKING

JANE : HELLO ROSE. HOW ARE YOU THIS

MORNING?

ROSE : HI, JANE. FINE, THANKS . AND YOU?

JANE : I’M JUST FINE, THANK YOU.

ROSE : PLEASE COME IN AND HAVE A SEAT.

JANE : THANKS . I’M RETURNING YOUR SISTER'S

SPORTS MAGAZINE. HERE IT IS AND THANKS.

ROSE : IT’S ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU LIKE ANY

OTHER MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER TO READ?

JANE : YES, PLEASE. HOW KIND OF YOU . CAN I

SEE TODAY’S NEWSPAPER?

ROSE : OF COURSE. HERE IT IS.

JANE : THANKS, INATIA. BY THE WAY, WOULD

YOU DO ME A FAVOUR?

ROSE : WHY NOT? WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

JANE : COULD YOU TELL YOUR BROTHER HOW

GRATEFUL I AM FOR HIS HELP TO LEND ME HIS

MAGAZINE?

ROSE : OH, SURE. I’LL TELL HIM.

JANE : GREAT. THANKS.

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 APOLOGYZING

EXPRESSION

1.FORGIVE ME FOR…
2.I AM EXTREMELY SORRY
3.I AM SO SORRY FOR…
4.I AM TELLING YOU, I AM SORRY
5.I AM TERRIBLY SORRY

6.I AM VERY SORRY

7.I APOLOGIZE FOR………
8.I BEG YOUR PARDON FOR…
9.I DIDN’T MEAN IT/THAT
10.I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR MY MISTAKES
11.I’M ASHAMED TO ADMIT THAT I MADE AN ERROR
12. IT’S ALL MY FAULT
13.MY BAD

APOLOGIES ACCEPTED

1.DON’T STRESS YOURSELF OVER IT

2.DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT
3.DON’T MENTION IT
4.FORGET ABOUT IT
5.I FORGIVE YOU
6.I QUITE UNDERSTAND
7.IT DOESN’T MATTER
8.NEVER MIND
9.THAT’S OKAY

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 EXAMPLE DIALOGUE OF ASKING FOR APOLOGY

LAURA : SORRY, SIR. I’M LATE.

MRS. KHIEL : IT’S ALL RIGHT. WHY ARE YOU LATE, LAURA?

LAURA : I GOT UP AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING, SIR. I HAD WATCHED TV

UNTIL ELEVEN AT NIGHT.

MRS KHIEL : YOU MUST SLEEP EARLY. PLEASE DON’T DO THAT ANYMORE.

LAURA : ALL RIGHT, SIR.

CONVERSATION 2

YASMIN: HI BELLA, I'M SO SORRY, I FORGET TO BRING YOUR

BOOK

BELLA: NO PROBLEM.IT'S OKAY IF YOU RETURN BACK

TOMORROW

YASMIN: OKAY, THANKS A LOT

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 ASKING FOR ATTENTION

EXPRESSIONS

1.ATTENTION PLEASE!

2.CAN I GET THE ATTENTION

3.CAN I GET THE ATTENTION! THANKS

4.CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, 5.PLEASE?

6.EVERYBODY, MAY I HAVE YOUR 7.ATTENTION, PLEASE ?

8.EXCUSE ME! = PERMISI!

9.EXCUSE ME, I WONDER IF I COULD 10.TROUBLE YOU ….

11.LISTEN TO ME!

12.LOOK AT ME!

13.MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?

14.SORRY TO BOTHER YOU!

15.STOP TALKING PLEASE…!

GIVING ATTENTION

1.YES , AND THEN WHAT?

2.ALL RIGHT

3.AND THEN WHAT?

4.HOW INTERESTING!

DIALOGUE OF ASKING AND GIVING ATTENTION

MRS. NANA: DON’T BE NOISE PLEASE! ATTENTION PLEASE!

STUDENTS : YES, MAM.

MRS. NANA: OKAY, NEXT WEEK WE WILL DO MIDDLE EXAMINATION. LISTEN TO ME! THE

MATERIAL THAT SHOULD BE LEARNED BY YOU ARE BEGIN FROM CHAPTER 1 UNTIL CHAPTER 4.

DON’T FORGET TO ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARIES WITH EXERCISE!

STUDENTS : YES, MAM.

MRS. NANA: OKAY, THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY. GOOD LUCK THEN!

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 CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING

EXPRESSIONS:
1.ARE YOU UNDERSTAND?

2.DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

3.DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE TEXT?
4.HAVE YOU GOT THE POINT ?
5.ARE YOU WITH ME?
6.ANY QUESTIONS?
7.ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?
8.DO YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING?
9.DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
10.GOT IT? DIALOGUE CHECKING FOR

11.HAVE YOU GOT IT? UNDERSTANDING 1

12.IS IT CLEAR?

LUGO : SORRY TO BOTHER YOU

ETAR: IT’S OKAY. WHAT’S UP?

LUGO : CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
SHOWING UNDERSTANDING
ETAR: LET ME SEE. FIRST, Y OU MUST

GOTCHA READ THE TEXT. THEN, YOU READ THE

I GET IT. QUESTIONS, AND FOCUS ON THE

I GOT IT. PARAGRAPH. ARE YOU WITH ME?

I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
LUGO : WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY

I HEAR YOU. FOCUSING ON THE PARAGRAPH?

I SEE
I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. ETAR: WELL, TO FIND THE ANSWER TO

QUESTION NUMBER 3, YOU MUST

FOCUS ON PARAGRAPH TWO.

LUGO : I SEE. I KNOW WHAT YOU

MEAN. THANKS.
LACK OF UNDERSTANDING
AGAIN, PLEASE! =
EXCUSE ME, BUT I’M NOT FOLLOWING YOU.
I DON’T FOLLOW YOU.
I DON’T GET IT.
I’M NOT SURE I GET WHAT YOU MEAN.
I’M NOT SURE I GET YOUR POINT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

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 COMPLIMENTING

EXPRESSIONS:

1.GOOD!
2.GOOD JOB!
3.GREAT!
4.GREAT JOB!
5.I LIKE YOUR HAIR STYLE.
6.I LOVE YOUR …!
7.I MUST EXPRESS MY ADMIRATION TO YOU?
8.REALLY LIKE YOUR ….

9.ITHINK YOU LOOK GOOD IN…

10.I’M PROUD OF YOU.
11.IT LOOK GOOD ON YOU
12.IT’S VERY GOOD, NICE, AMAZING.
13.THAT’S A NICE, LOVELY, GOOD HANDBAG.
14.WHAT A BEAUTIFUL….. IT IS!
15.YOU ARE AMAZING.

RESPONDING COMPLIMENT

1.THANK YOU
2.THANKS

3.I AM GLAD YOU LIKE IT

.IT IS VERY KIND OF YOU 5TO SAY

THAT
6.THANKS A LOT

7.THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR

CONVERSATION OF COMPLIMENTING
APPRECIATION
8.I AM SO GRATEFUL TO YOU HARDI: WHAT A GREAT MOTORCYCLE

YOU HAVE, BUDI.

BUDI : THANK YOU, HARDI. I JUST

FINISHED MODIFYING IT.

HARDI: YOU MEAN THIS IS THE OLD

MOTORCYCLE THAT YOU USED TO

DRIVE TO SCHOOL?

BUDI : YES, IT IS
.
HARDI: IT LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO IT?

BUDI : NOT MUCH. I HAD IT PAINT

WITH A BRIGHTER COLOUR AND ADD

SOME NEW CCESSORIES.

HARDI: GREAT JOB!

BUDI : THANKS.

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 ASKING AND GIVING OPINION

EXPRESSIONS:

1.HOW IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT

CONVERSATION OF ASKING AND

THIS CASE?
GIVING OPINION
2.IS IT TOO

BIG/SMALL/EXPENSIVE? A: WHAT’S YOUR OPINION OF

SMOKING?
3.IS IT OKAY OR NOT?

4.PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR OPINION?

B: I’M NOT SURE. FOR ME, IT’S

IMPORTANT THAT CHILDREN DO

NOT SMOKE.
5.WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT…?
A: BUT DO YOU THINK IT’S A

6.WHAT IS YOUR COMMENT?

GOOD IDEA THAT PEOPLE CAN

SMOKE IN SHOPS AND BUSES?

7.WHAT IS YOUR IDEA?

8.WHAT IS YOUR OPINION? B: I DON’T THINK SO. CHILDREN

9.WHAT YOUR VIEW ON..?

USE BUSES TOO.

A: SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT

STOPPING SMOKING EVERYWHERE

IN JAKARTA?
GIVING OPINION IN ENGLISH
B: I THINK THAT’S A GOOD IDEA.
1.I’M CONVINCED THAT ….
2.I CONSIDER THAT ….
ACCORDING TO THE EXPERT, I ….
IN MY OPINION, .…
I THINK …
I BELIEVE …
I FEEL …
IT SEEMS TO ME …
AS FAR I KNOW …
FOR ME, …
I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT…

I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT…

I TEND TO THINK THAT..

RESPONSES OF AGREEING SOMEONE OPINION

1.IT LOOKS GREAT!

2.IT SUITS YOU NICELY!
3.YOU LOOK PRETTY IN IT.
4.IT’S A GREAT CHOICE, YOU WOULDN’T REGRET IT.
5.THIS ONE IS FOR YOU.

RESPONSES OF DISAGREEING SOMEONE OPINION

1.I DON’T THINK YOU CAN’T AFFORD IT.

2.IT’S TOO EXPENSIVE.
3.YOU DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT SKIN TONE
4.IT’S VERY UNBECOMING.
5.THE DRESS IS TOO BIG, YOU LOOK LIKE 6.YOU’RE DROWNING IN IT.
7IT’S VERY THIN. I THINK IT’D EASILY BROKE.

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 EXPRESSING WILLINGNES

EXPRESSIONS:

1.HE WILL…

2.I AM GOING TO ……

3.I AM GOING TO INTRODUCE MY FRIEND

4.I AM PLANNING TO ….

5.I AM THINKING OF …..

6.I FULLY INTENDED TO ….

7.I HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF ….

8.I INTEND TO..

9.I RECKON I WILL ….

10I WANT TO ……

ASKING FOR INTENTION

1.WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

2.ANY PLAN FOR THE WEEKEND?

3.ARE YOU THINKING OF…?

4.DO YOU HAVE ANY INTENTION OF…?

5.IS IT YOUR INTENTION TO…?

EXAMPLE DIALOGUE FOR EXPRESSING INTENTION

FERA: HY ELVI!

ELVI: HY FERA!

FERA: DO YOU ALREADY HAVE ANY PLAN FOR THIS HOLIDAY?

ELVI: NOT REALLY. HOW ABOUT YOU?

FERA: I AM PLANNING TO SPEND MY HOLIDAY AT MY HOMETOWN.

ELVI: YOUR HOMETOWN? WHERE IS IT?

FERA: LAMPUNG. I MISSED MY HOMETOWN SO MUCH. IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE LAST
TIME I VISITED MY HOMETOWN.

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 SUGGESTION/ ADVICE

USING MODAL “SHOULD”

1.YOU SHOULD BE YOURSELF

2.YOU SHOULD GOT TO YOUR

DENTIST

3.YOU SHOULD TRY TO

PRACTICE ENGLISH

4.YOU SHOULDN’T TRANSLATE

TOO MUCH

USING MODAL “OUGHT TO”

1.YOU OUGHT TO BE MORE CAREFUL

2.YOU OUGHT TO MAKE BENEFIT OF THE INTERNET

FOR LEARNING FREE

3.YOU OUGHT TO READ MORE

USING PHRASE “WHY DON’T YOU…”

1.WHY DON’T YOU STUDY TONIGHT?

2.WHY DON’T YOU JOIN AN ENGLISH CLUB?

3.WHY DON’T YOU CLEAN YOUR CLOTHES IN THE WASHING

MACHINE?

4.WHY DON’T YOU TRY TO BE A FREELANCE WRITER?

5.WHY DON’T YOU GO TO THE MOUNTAIN TO SEE THE

BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE?

USING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE “IF I WERE

YOU, I’D…”

1.IF I WERE YOU, I’D WATCH MORE TELEVISION

2.IF I WERE YOU. I WOULD GO TO BALI

3.IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD TAKE A DISTANCE

LEARNING COURSE

4.IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD APPLY A LOAN

FROM THE BANK

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 MAKING INVITATIONS

1.I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO DINNER NEXT

SUNDAY AT MY HOME.

2.I WAS WONDERING IF YOU’D LIKE TO COME TO

DINNER ON WEDNESDAY EVENING.

3.WOULD YOU LIKE/CARE TO HAVE DINNER WITH US

ON SATURDAY?

4.WHAT/HOW ABOUT DINNER TONIGHT?

5.LET’S GO TO OUR PLACE FOR DINNER.

ACCEPTING INVITATIONS

1.THANKS FOR YOUR INVITATION. I’D BE

DELIGHTED TO.

2.THANK YOU. I’D LOVE TO.

3.YES, THANKS. THAT WOULD BE

4.GREAT/WONDERFUL.

5.SOUNDS GREAT/LIKE FUN.

REFUSING INVITATIONS

1. I’M AWFULLY/TERRIBLY SORRY. I HAVE OTHER

PLANS FOR THAT NIGHT.

2. I’D REALLY LIKE TO, BUT I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT

THAT DAY.

3. THANKS FOR ASKING, BUT I’M AFRAID I’M BUSY.

4. I CAN’T. I’VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

5. SORRY. I’M ALREADY TIED UP.

6. THANK YOU, BUT I’LL HAVE TO CHECK MY

CALENDAR. DO YOU MIND IF I TELL YOU ON MONDAY?

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 ASKING FOR PERMISSION

EXPRESSIONS:

1. COULD YOU OPEN THE

WINDOW FOR ME,

PLEASE?

2. WOULD YOU MIND

CLOSING THE DOOR FOR US,

PLEASE?

3. CAN YOU CLOSE THE

DOOR FOR ME, PLEASE?

4. CAN I USE YOUR PHONE,

PLEASE?

5. COULD I BORROW SOME

MONEY FROM YOU, PLEASE?

6. DO YOU MIND IF I TURN

ON TELEVISION?

7. WOULD YOU MIND IF I

TURNED OFF THE LAMP?

THE RESPONSES FOR THAT POLITE REQUEST CAN BE:

1.SURE

2.CERTAINLY

3.WHY NOT

4.WITH A PLEASURE

5.I’D BE GLAD TO

6.I AM AFRAID I CAN’T

7.I AM SORRY I CAN’T

OFFERING HELP INTERROGATIVES

MAY I …?

CAN I …?

SHALL I …?

DO YOU WANT ME TO …?

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO …?

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

LET ME HELP YOU TO …

LET ME …

I CAN … FOR YOU

I WILL …

I’D BE HAPPY TO … 18
I’D BE GLAD TO …
 DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

THE DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY IS A GENRE OF ESSAY THAT ASKS THE STUDENT TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING—

OBJECT, PERSON, PLACE, EXPERIENCE, EMOTION, SITUATION, ETC.

GENERIC STRUCTURE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT:

1. IDENTIFICATION: MENGIDENTIFIKASI OBJEK APA YANG SEDANG DIBAHAS DALAM TEKS TERSEBUT.

OBYEK DISINI HARUS SPECIFIK.

2. DESCRIPTIONS: APA SAJA YANG PERLU DIGAMBARKAN SUPAYA MEMBERIKAN KESAN DETIL KEPADA

PEMBACANYA? DALAM MENULIS TEKS DECRIPTIS HAL YANG PERLU DIPERJELAS.

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