TALKING ABOUT SELF

Materi Talking About Self

Pada materi talking about self ini di jelaskan bagaimana memperkenalkan diri dalam sebuah
percakapan maupun dalam sebuah teks. Tujuan materi kali ini adalah agar para siswa dapat
memperkenalkan dirinya dan menyebutkan identitas dirinya untuk mengembangkan kemampuan
berkomunikasi dengan orang lain.
Ungkapan-ungkapan talking about self
 My name is . . . (nama saya adalah . . .)
o I'm . . . (saya . . .)
 I live in . . . (saya tinggal di . . .)
 I have . . . (saya memiliki . . .)
 I like . . . (saya suka . . .)
 First let me introduce my self. (pertama tama perkenankan saya memperkenalkan
diri.)
 Allow me to introduce my self. (ijinkan saya memperkenalkan diri.)
Contoh kalimat menggunakan ungkapan-ugkapan memperkenalkan diri
 My name is Lery. (Nama saya adalah Lery.)
 I'm a student. (Saya adalah seorang murid.)
 I'm fifteen years old. (Saya berumur lima belas tahun.)
 I live in Bandung. (Saya tinggal di Bandung.)
 I have one brother and one sister. (Saya memiliki seorang saudara laki-laki dan seorang
saudara perempuan.)
 I like reading a book and swimming. (Saya suka membaca buku dan berenang.)
 First let me introduce myself. My name is Lery. (Pertama tama perkenankan saya
memperkenalkan diri. Nama saya Lery.)
 Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Lery. (Ijinkan saya memperkenalkan diri.
Nama saya adalah Lery)
Dalam memperkenalkan diri kita juga dapat menggunakan kalimat-kalimat sapaan (greeting)
sebelum memperkenalkan diri seperti sapaan dibawah ini:
 Good morning. (Selamat pagi.)
 Good day. (Selamat siang.)
 Good afternoon. (Selamat sore.)
 Good evening. (Selamat malam.)
 How do you do? (Apa kabar?)
 Hello. (Halo.), dan ungkapan sapaan lainnya. Bisa dilihat disin
Contoh Percakapan Introducing Self / Talking About Self
Contoh percakapan 1.
Handy : Good evening. My name is Handy. Have we met before? (Selamat malam. Nama saya
Handy. Apakah kita pernah bertemu sebelumnya?)
Nastya : I think we never met before. Anyway, Hi! My name is Nastya. (Saya rasa kita tidak
pernah bertemu sebelumnya. Ngomong-ngomong, Hi! Nama saya Nastya.)
Handy : How do you do? (Apa kabar?)
Nastya : I'm a student. Do you stay around here? (Saya seorag pelajar. Apakah kamu tinggal
disekitar sini?)
Handy : I stay in Vinus apartement on fourth floor. (Saya tinggal di apartemen Vinus lantai 4.)
Nastya : well, that's nice! I also stay there on seventh floor. (Baik, saya tinggal disitu juga di
lantai 7.)
Handy : Wow! we should meet then. Well, sorry Nastya, I think I can't stay any longer. it's nice
to meet you. (Wow, kita harus bertemu.Baik, maaf Nastya, sepertinya saya tidak bisa berlama-
lama. Senang berjumpa denganmu.)
Nastya : Nice to meet you too. (Senang berjumpa denganmu juga.)

Contoh percakapan 2
Tomy : Excuse me, may I sit here? I am just waiting my friend. (Permisi, bolehkah saya duduk
disini. Saya sedang menunggu teman saya.)
Andre : Sure, it's okay. My name is Andre. (Tentu, gapapa. Nama saya Andre.)
Tomy : Hi. Andre. I am Tomy. (Hi, Andre. Saya Tomy.)
Andre : Nice to meet you. (Senang berjumpa denganmu.)
Tomy : Nice to meet you too. (Senang berjumpa denganmu juga.)
Untuk memulai percakapa bisa menggunakan kalimat sapaan dan untuk mengakhiri pembicaraan
bisa menggunakan kalimat perpisahan, kalian bisa membacanya disini.

Contoh Teks Talking About Self

An E-mail from Hannah
Contoh text telling about self 1

Hello, Alia! Let me introduce myself. My name is Hannah. I know your name from my
friend, Caroline. She told me that you sent her an email telling her that you would like to have
more pen pals from the US. I’d really like to be your E-pal. You sound really cool!
I guess I’d better tell you something about myself first. I’m 16 years old and I attend Thomas
Edison High School here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. I have two brothers and two half
sisters and I’m the middle child. My father died a few years ago so my mother runs the house
and the family business. My father was a barista.
I have lots of hobbies. I like music – mostly classical music and folk music – but I don’t play
an instrument. I like sports, especially tennis and basketball. At school I’m in the basketball team
and I spend most of my extra-curricular time playing basket ball. I’m into animals very much.
My sister and I have three dogs. They need lots of attention as you can imagine. My favorite
subjects at school are art and geography. I think I’d like to become a park ranger when I
graduate, perhaps work for the National Parks Service.
I don’t like reading but I love drawing and painting. How about you? Please drop me a line,
Alia! Can’t wait to hear from you!

Hannah

Kata-kata sukar
Didalam teks tersebut ada beberapa kata atau kalimatyang sukar atau yang asing di dengar oleh
kita apabila diterjemahkan langsung akan memiliki arti yang berbeda, beberapa kata tersebut
adalah:

1. pen pals = teman pena (artinya teman yang berkomunikasi melalui tulisan baik itu surat
maupun E-mail)
2. Sound realy cool = Kedegarannya keren (bukan suaranya keren)

3. Half sister = saudari tiri (kata lain dari step sister)

4. Middle child = anak diantara abang dan adek

5. Runs = Menjalankan (bukan berlari)

6. I'm into = Saya menyukai (kata lain dari like)

7. Drop me a line = Membalas surat

Comprehension Questions I
Answer the following questions briefly.
1. How does Hannah contact Alia? Is there anybody introducing Hannah to Alia?
2. Does Hannah want to be Alia’s friend?
3. Where does Hannah study?
4. Tell me about Hannah’s family!
5. What are Hannah’s hobbies?
6. Does she like animals? What animals does she have?
7. What do Hannah and he among friends love to do?
8. What profession would she like to have after graduating from her school?
9. She isn’t interested in fashion. Why?
10. How do they go faster to the mall?
Contoh Text Talking About Self 2

A letter from Saidah

Assalamu’alaikum Alia,
It was very interesting to read your letter about yourself and your hometown. I would really
like to be your pen friend.
I’m a sixteen-year-old school student from Johor Bahru in Malaysia. Actually I attend an
Islamic boarding school just outside the city but my family live in Kuala Lumpur. My eldest
sister is a medical doctor. My younger brother is an elementary school student.
My favorite subjects are social sciences. I like history very much; it helps me know more how
different countries existed in the past. At school we are supposed to use English at all times, so
we have become quite fluent although sometimes we slip back into Malay, which is our mother
tongue.
As for hobbies, I’m really into songs and music. My favorite boy band is One Direction. My
favorite Malay singer is, of course, Siti Nurhaliza. I also like watching movies, especially
comedies. The actor I like best is Tom Cruise.
I’m really into books. I like reading novels and short stories. I like some writers in English,
like JK Rowling, and Indonesian writers too, like Andrea Hirata and Ahmad Fuadi. My dream,
when I’m older, is to be a writer of science fiction books.
I’d really love to come to Indonesia some day, especially to the magnificent Raja Ampat in
Papua. What about you, do you want to visit my country?
Wassalam.

Kata-kata sukar

1. Attend = belajar (jika diterjemahkan langsung artinya menghadiri)

2. Mother tongue = bahasa ibu (bahasa pertama/bahasa utama)

3. I'm really into = saya sangat menyukai

Comprehension Questions II
Answer the following questions briefly.
1. Does Saidah want to be Alia’s friend?
2. Where is she from?
3. Where does Saidah study?
4. Tell me about Saidah’s family!
5. Where are Saidah’s hobbies?
6. Does she have favorite singers? (If yes, who are they?)
7. Does she like reading books? Which authors does she like?
8. What profession would she like to have later?
9. Is she interested in visiting Indonesia? How does she know Indonesia?
10. If she comes to Indonesia, where does she go?
 Pronouns
Pronouns adalah kata ganti benda yang dipergunakan untuk menghindari pengulangan kata yang
tidak perlu.

Read the following sentences:

Alia wants to have many pen pals because Alia likes makingfriends. Alia’s pen pals come
from many parts of the world. Caroline introduces Alia to Hannah. Now, Hannah becomes Alia’s
pen pals. Hannah likes Alia a lot.
Kata "Alia" diulang selalu di kalimat-kalimat di atas dan menjadikan kalimat tersebut
tidak menarik. Untuk membuat kalimat lebih baik kita bisa menggantikan kata "Alia" dengan
pronouns;
Alia wants to have many pen pals because she likes making friends. Her pen pals come
from many parts of the world. Caroline introduces her to Hannah. Now Hannah becomes Alia’s
pen pals. Hannah likes her a lot.
Ada beberapa tipe pronouns yaitu; subjective, objective, possessive pronouns, dan possessive
adjective.

1. Subjective pronouns adalah kata ganti subjek dalam sebuah kalimat:

 Bacalah kalimat-kalimat berikut, lihatlah kata yang digaris bawahi sebagai contoh subjective
pronouns.

 I have three dogs. (Saya memiliki tiga ekor anjing.)

 You like to have many pen pals. (Saya senang memiliki banyak teman pena.)
 He studies in an elementary school. (Dia belajar di sebuah sekolah dasar.)
 She will get married. (Dia akan menikah.)
 We love Indonesia. (Kita cinta Indonesia. )
 They need attention. (Mereka membutuhkan perhatian.)
 It barks when it is happy. (Anjing menggonggong ketika anjing senang.)

2. Objective pronouns adalah objek dari satu kalimat:

Bacalah kalimat-kalimat berikut. Perhatikan kata-kata yang di garis bawahi sebagai contoh
dari objective pronouns.
 I know Caroline. She introduced me to you via e-mail. (Saya kenal Caroline. Dia
mengenalkan saya kepadamu melalui E-mail.)
 My brother is an elementary school student. Sometimes I accompany him to go to
school. (Saudara saya adalah seorang siswa di sekolah dasar. Kadang-kadang saya
berangkat bersama ke sekolah.)
 My sister is a good student. Her campus gave her scholarship. (Saudari saya adalah
seorang murid yang baik. Kampus dia memberikan dia beasiswa.)
 We love animals. Last week our neighbour gave us a funny kitten. (Kami menyayangi
hewan. Minggu kemarin memberikan kami anak kucing yang lucu.)
 They run the family business seriously. Customers like them very much. (Mereka
menjalankan bisnis mereka dengan serius. Pelanggan sangat menyukai mereka.)
  The fur of the cat is soft. We like to stroke it. (Bulu kucing itu lembut. Kami suka
mengelusnya.)

3. Possessive adjectives adalah kata ganti untuk mengindikasikan kepemilikan (possession). Kata
ganti ini di gunakan dengan noun.
Lihatlah tabel di bawah ini:

Bacalah kalimat-kalimat dibawah ini, perhatikan kata-kata yang digaris bawahi sebagai
contoh dari possessive adjectives. Possessive adjectives memodifikasi kata benda untuk
menunjukan kepemilikan. Kata yang miring adalah noun:
 I have a pen pal. My pen pal is very kind. (Saya memiliki seorang teman pena. Teman
penaku sangat baik.)
 You have three dogs. Your dogs need a lot of attention. (Kamu memiliki tiga ekor
anjing. Anjing kamu memerlukan banyak perhatian.)
 He studies in an elementary school. His school is not far. (Dia belahar di sebuah
sekolah dasar. Sekolahnya tidak jauh.)
 She loves reading books. Her books are in that cupboard. (Dia suka membaca buku.
Bukunya ada di lemari itu.)
 We run the business together. Our business is good. (Kami menjalankan bisnis
bersama-sama. Bisnis kami sangat baik.)
 They frequently come here. This park is their favorite place. (Mereka sering datang
kesini. Tempat parkir ini adalah tempat favorit mereka.)
 The kitten is funny. Its tail moves fast when it’s happy. (Anak kucing itu sangat lucu.
Ekornya bergerak cepat ketika kucing itu senang.)
4. Possessive pronouns juga menunjukan kepemilikan tetapi tidak diikuti dengan nouns.
Bacalah kalimat-kalimat berikut, perhatikan kata-kata yang digaris bawahi, sebagai contoh dari
possessive pronouns;

 This is my book. This book is mine. (Ini adalah buku saya. Buku ini adalah milik saya.)
 These are your dog. These dogs are yours. (Ini adalah anjing-anjingmu. Anjing-anjing ini
adalah milikmu.)
 His school is far from here. His is far. (Sekolah dia tidak jauh dari sisni. Sekolah dia
jauh.)
 Her book is interesting. Hers is interesting. (Buku dia sangat menarik. Buku milik dia
sangat menarik.)
 Their family business is good. Theirs is good. (Bisnis keluarga mereka baik. Bisnis milik
mereka baik.)
 Our plan has many alternatives. Ours has many alternatives. (Rencana kami memiliki
banyak alternatif. Rencana milik kami memiliki banyak alternatif.)

Asking and Giving Information About Self

Pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang biasanya di pergunakan untuk menanyakan informasi lawan bicara
kita.
 May I know your name please? (Bolehkah saya tahu nama anda?)
 Can you tell me what your profession is? (Bisakah kamu memberitahuku apa
pekerjaanmu?) Or,
 What do you do? (Apa pekerjaanmu?)
 What’re your hobbies? (Apa hobi anda?)
 Do you like painting? (Apakah kamu suka melukis?)
 Do you like music? (Apakah kamu suka musik?)
1 : Hello, I am Edo. May I know your name, please? (Halo, Saya Edo. Bolehkah saya tahu
namamu?)
2 : Sure, I am Slamet. I am from Jepara. What about you? (Tentu, saya Slamet. Saya dari Jepara.
Bagaimana denganmu?)
3 : I am from Raja Ampat. I work in a tourism resort. (Saya dari Raja Ampat. Saya bekerja di
sebuah resor pariwisata.)
4 : I work for a furniture company, have you heard about Ukir Jepara? (Saya bekerja di sebuah
perusahaan furnitur, pernahkah kamu mendengar tentang Ukir Jepara?)
5 : Yes, and I want to know more about that. (Ya, dan saya ingin tahu lebih banyak tentang itu.)
6 : It's a specific carving pattern created in Jepara. (Itu adalah sebuah ukiran spesifik yang dibuat
di Jepara.)