ACTIVITY 1

A. Match the English words on the left with the Indonesian equivalents on the right.
Follow the example.

Words Meanings
1 book A akomodasi
2 budget B penginapan pemuda
3 timetable C penunjuk, tonggak batas
4 agency D tempat tujuan
5 accommodation E memesan
6 youth hostels F peninjauan, pengamatan
7 reservation G sibuk
8 destination H paket perjalanan
9 sight seeing I anggaran
10 landmarks J agen
11 package tour K pesanan tempat
12 occupied L daftar perjalanan

B. Learn the pattern and function of offering help, then read the dialogue.

Formula Verb Form

May I help you?
Are you looking for something?
Would you like some help?
Do you need some help?
What can I do for you?
Create one dialog about Asking and Offering Help by using some of the previous
expressions. Write in your notebook.
Use ‘May’ or ‘Can I’ followed by the base verb
in a statement.
Use ‘Are you looking for’ something or anything
in specific object.
Use ‘Would you like’ some help or some help or
recommendation.
Use ‘Do you need’ some help or some help or
recommendation.
Use ‘What can I do for’ you, her, him.

C. Read and observe the dialogs. Pay attention to the italicized expressions. Answer the
questions that follow.

Dialog 1
Anna : Are you okay Tom?

Tom : No.
Anna : Is there anything I can do?

Tom : No.

Anna : Oh. What's wrong?

Tom : Everything.

Anna : I see. Can I give you a hand?

Tom : My computer has crashed. I've lost my phone. And there's a big problem with
my timetable. I’ve got two meetings scheduled at the same time with two
extremely important clients. I can't do them both at once!

Anna : Let me help.

Tom : Thanks Anna, but these are big, big clients. They need someone of experience.

Anna : Well, give me a shout if you need anything!

Tom : I can handle this, alright?

30 minutes later

Tom : Anna? Could you help me? They've both arrived at once! Oh god! I'll deal with
Mrs. Kumquat.

Anna : Okay.

Tom : You talk to Mr. Lime, he's from a company called Citrus Ventures. They
own hundreds of juice bars.

Tom : Just keep him occupied Anna, tell him how great he is... no, no, tell him how
great I am. Find out what he wants. If it's about the - well, never mind, just be
nice.

Anna : Understood.

Dialog 2
Abby : I was wondering if you need any help on your new project.
Ben : Sure! That would be great! Are you good at writing or would you rather do the
computer work?
Abby : I would like to help with the computer work.
Ben : Great! We are going to be working in teams of three. Are you OK working with
others?
Abby : Yes, I like working like that.
Ben : We will begin next Monday. Would you be available then?
Abby : Yes, I can be there.
Ben : Well, if you could send me your basic background information before next
Monday, it would be useful.
Abby : I will send the information to you.
Ben : Well then, thanks for your help. Have a great day!

Dialog 3
Ronald : I have just bought Justin Bieber concert ticket.
Karen : Wow I am jealous of you. How did you get the concert ticket? I saw it sold out.
Ronald : Yes most of all the tickets sold out in the first day. I am lucky because someone
sold it to me.
Karen : How could it be?
Ronald : He said that his sister did not want to go, so he sold the tickets.
Karen : I need to go Justin Bieber concert.
Ronald : Don’t worry, I have bought the two tickets. Do you want me to give it for you?
Karen : Thank you very much, Ron. How much do I need to pay the ticket?
Ronald : No I give it to you, so you don’t need to pay.
Karen : You are such a great friend.
Ronald : As long as you are happy. Here is the ticket.
Karen : A Justin Bieber ticket concert, what a joy.
Ronald : Do you want me to pick you up when the show begins?
Karen : Yes, please. We can go together.
Ronald : Okay I will see you until the concert begins.
Karen : See you.

Dialog 4
Lana : I don’t think I will pass chemistry this semester.
Mia : What? Why?
Lana : I got D for my last assignment. As well as my other assignments.
Mia : well, there will still be a final test, right? What did you get for the midterm test?
 Lana :B
Mia : well, that’s a start. Don’t give up just yet. We still have three weeks before
finals. Can I help you with anything?
Lana : I suppose I could have a little tutoring with chemistry
Mia : I can help you with that! Would you like me to tutor you? I have free time on
Sunday.
1. Where do you think each conversation take place?
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2. What are the relationship between the speakers?
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3. What are the function of the italicized words?
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4. What are the functions of the underlined words?
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5. In dialog 1, what does Anna say to help Tom? What will Anna do to help Tom?
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6. In dialog 2, what does Abby offer to Ben? What will they do after the offer accepted?
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7. Who is offering a help in dialog 3? What does he say? Is the offer accepted?
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8. In dialog 4, what does Mia say to offer a help? Does Lana accept or refuse the help? What
does she say?
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9. Write the patterns of offering a help/services?
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10. Write possible responses for offering help/services?
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ACTIVITY 2
A. Read the following dialogs carefully and then fill in the blanks with the appropriate
expressions.

Budget Backpacking Agency

Accommodation Youth hostel Reservations
Destination Sight-seeing Book
landmarks Package tour Vacation
 Customer : Hello? Is that 'Dream Holidays' travel _____________?
Agent : Good morning! Yes it is. How can I help you today?
Customer : I'd like to _____________ a _____________ please!
Agent : Great, we can certainly help you with that. Do you already have
a_____________ in mind? We would recommend Europe – it's very nice at this
time of year.
Customer : Sure, that sounds good! I always dreamed of _____________around Europe!
The only problem is that I'm a student so I am on quite a low _____________
Agent : that’s not a problem, our agency can offer you a very cheap _____________,
which will include the price of the meals, transport and _____________
Customer : wonderful! I’d really like to do some _____________ while I’m there. I always
wanted to see _____________ like the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Buckingham
Palace in London.
Agent : No problem, we can arrange that for you. However, because of your budget, it
would mean you would have to stay in _____________ rather than hotels, is that
Ok for you?
Customer : Sure, that’s fine!
Agent : excellent, I will go ahead and make those _____________ for you.

B. Look back at the dialogs in Activity 1. Pay attention to the italicized expressions and the
last two questions. Write down the expressions of offering help and its responses.

Pattern Examples Responses

Can I . . . ? Can I give you a hand?
 C. Write the quick responses for the situation below. You can make either to offer help or
change plans.
1. Your mom is cleaning the floors and you hear the oven buzzer (beep!) go off in the
kitchen. What do you say to your mom?

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2. Your best friend is preparing the invitation for his birthday party and he’s complaining
he doesn’t have time. What do you say to him?

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3. You are out shopping and you see a lady struggling to get a jar of sauce from the top
shelf in the supermarket. You’re taller. What do you say to her?
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4. You next-door neighbor is telling you that he’s leaving for Jamaica for a week and
doesn’t know what to do with his dog. What do you say to him?
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5. Your teacher’s mobile fell and broke and she has to make a call. What do you say to
her?
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6. You’ve got plans to go on holiday to Morocco but your best friend broken his leg and
has no one to look after him. What do you say to him?

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ACTIVITY 3
Work in groups of two. Create a dialog for each of the following situations.
1. You are doing an arts and crafts personal project with your classmate. You find that
one of your friend has a trouble to upload his file through his mobile phone. Offer a
help to upload the file.

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2. Your friend wants to buy something in an online shop, but unfortunately her house is
unreachable by the courier service. Offer the help to receive the package.

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3. You order an online riding service, but it seems your location is unreachable by the
driver. Offer the help, make yourself easy to reach by the driver.

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4. You are a tour guide and your client wants to explore a unique and affordable spot
during the tour in a location in Indonesia. Offer your best service to make the tour
memorable for your client.

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5. You are a photographer and your friend wants to be celebrity endorser (selebgram).
Offer a help to create best pose to post on her social media.

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