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NICE TO MEET YOU

In this end of this chapter,the Students be able to:

Identify the social function, generic structure and language feature of self identity.
Write a text using generic structure and language feature of introducing oneself and
other appropriately.
Practice 1
Let’s practice the dialogue.
Read the following dialogues and practice the dialogues with your friend!
Dialogue I

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Hi, Azmi. I am
Niko. Nice to
meet you.
Hello, my
name is
Azmi. I am
your new
neighbour
R

neighbour

Dialogue 2

Donny, I would like you to

meet my sister, Nadia
Hi, Donny.
My name is Hello. I am
Nadia. I am Donny. Nice
Alif’s sister to meet you

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1.1 Self Introduction

Self introduction is used to describe oneself to another people. It revals your general
information that people need to know.

1.2 Social Function

to introduce ourselves to the other person and for tell the other people about our life,
something we like to do, etc.
1.3 Generic Structure

Opening
Hi, hello, hey
Content/Exchange
Asking and Responding expressions
Asking Responding
What’s your name? My name’s …
What’s his/her name? His/her name is …
How old are you? I’m 17 years old
Where do you come from? I come from Canada
Who is your favorite figure? He’s/She’s … .
Pre closing
I must go, I have to go, it’s time to go, nice to meet you, good to see you, pleased to meet you
Closing
See you, good bye, bye, I’ll see you then, thank you for your attention

1.4 Language Feature

Introducing Myself
Formal Introduction Responses

Good morning. My name is…… Good morning, how do you do?

Please, allow me to introduce How do you do, nice to meet you?
myself. I am … Oh, hello, nice to meet you
May I introduce myself? I am I am …../ my name’s ……
………… Hi /Hello Mr …..
How do you do? My name Hi, I’m Renata. Glad to meet you.
is……………… Hello. My name’s Renata. Pleased
I am Dewi / My name’s Dewi to meet you.
Let me introduce myself Good evening. I’m Renata. How
Hi, I’m Baskara. do you do?
Hello, my name’s Baskara. How do you do? My name is Rena.
Good evening. My name is Baskara. Nice to meet you.
May I introduce myself? I’m
Baskara.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Baskara.

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Introducing others
Introducing others Responses
I’d like to introduce you to... Nice to meet you.
I’d like you to meet.... Pleased to meet you.
Let me introduce you to.. Happy to meet you
This is.. (Melan) No, I don’t think so.
Allow me to introduce … No, I haven’t.
Jack, please meet Nicolas. Hi, glad to meet you. I’m Renata.
Jack, have you met Nicolas? Hello, Renata. Pleased to meet you.
I'd like you to meet Liza.

Example of Self-Introduction
Text 1
Hello, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Lia. I was born in Bandung fifteen years ago.
My both parents are working overseas. I’m now living with my relatives in cisarua. I love
painting. My uncle is a painter. When I was a kid, he taught me to draw and paint. I love
landscape and nature view. I want to make new friends and gain more experiences here. I
hope we can communicate well and build a good relationship. Thank you.
Example of Introducing others

Text 2
Hi, class! Let me introduce my cousin. His name is Tom Walker. His nick name is Walker.
He was born in Seattle, 16 April 2005. He is here, because his father became an ambassador
in Indonesia. His hobby is reading scientific book and swimming. His favorite food is fried
chicken. His favorite drinks is fresh water.
He want to be an army. His favorite film is adventuring. His Favorite song is Californication.
I think, that’s enough. If you have questions about him, he will answer happily. Thank you!
1.5 Pronoun
Pronoun is a word or phrase that subtitutes a noun or noun phrase. In English, pronoun is
used to reduce repetitions. Some type of pronoun are follow.

Subjective Objective Possessive Possesive Reflexive

pronoun pronoun Adjective Pronoun pronoun
I Me My Mine Myself
You You Your Yours Yourself
We Us Our Ours Ourselves
They Them Their Theirs Themselves
You You Your Yours Yourselves
He Him His His Himself
She Her Her Hers Herself
It It Its Its Itself
Ana Ana Ana’s Ana’s Herself
Amir Amir Amir’s Amir’s himself

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1.5.1 Kinds of Pronoun

Subjective pronoun
A subjectives pronoun subtitutes a noun. It is used as the subject of a sentence.

Example:

- They went to bookstore to find a science book.

- Last night, she and I bought a pack of green tea powder.
Objective pronoun
An objective pronoun subtitutes a noun. It is used as the object of a sentence.
Example:
- The headmaster called me with no reason.
- The government gave him a reward as the most dedicated soldier.
Possesive adjectives
A possesive adjectives can also be used to show possesion. A possesive adjectives shows the
ownership of something by modifying the noun.
Examples:
- Sir, you better bring his/her umbrella.it’s about to rain soon.
- I left my jacket in the office
Possesive pronoun
A possesive pronoun shows the ownership of something. The possesive pronoun are mine,
his,hers,its,theirs,ours and his/hers.
Example:
- The villa on the top of the hill is mine
- The blue car is his and the red one is hers.
Reflexive Pronouns
The “self “ pronouns
These pronouns can be used only to reflect or intensify a word already there in the sentence.
I – myself We – ourselves
He – himself They – themselves
She – herself You – yourself
It – itself You – yourselves
Example
- He talked to himself in the mirror. ( himself is a reflexive pronouns, the pronoun he.)
- I’ll do it myself. ( Myself is an intensive pronoun, intensifying the pronoun I . )
1.6 Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense is used:
To express general truth
sugar is sweet
The rain falls from the sky
To express habits daily routine/ activities
I usually wake up 05.00 AM
She always smiles at me every time
I go to school by bus every day
We had dinner at 20.00 PM every night
To express emotions wishes,opinion

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- I feel so sad
- She loves you so much
- I hope that today is bright
- I think his/her hair is beautiful and long.
To give instructions and direction
- Drink this medicine twice a day
- You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.
1.6.1 Simple present tense in To be (Non-verbal/Nominal Sentence)
The pattern of Simple Present Tense in To Be ( Nominal sentence)
(+) Suject + Tobe1+ Object + Complement
(- ) Subject + Tobe1 + not + Object + Complement
(?) To be 1 + Subject + Object + Complement
Example:
(+) I am a teacher
(-) I am not a teacher)
(?) am I a teacher?

1.6.2 Simple present tense with verb (Verbal Sentence)

The Pattern for Subject (I, You, We, They, You)
Positive (+) : Subject + Verb1 + Object + Complement
Negative (-) : Subject + Do + Not + Verb1 + Object + Complement
Interrogative (?) : Do + Subject + Verb1 + Object + Complement
Example

( + ) We buy a new car every year

( - ) We do not buy a new car every year
( ? ) Do we buy a new car every year?
The Pattern for Subject (He, She, It, Ivan, Anjeli)
Positive (+) : Subject + Verb1 + s/es + Object + Complement
Negative (-) : Subject + Does + Not + Verb1 + Object + Complement
Interrogative(?): Does + Verb1 + Verb1 + Object + Complement
Example
( + ) She always comes late every day
( - ) She does not come late every day
( ? ) Does she always come late every day?
The patterns of way to answer the interrogative sentence of simple present tense tense
are
Yes , S + do / does
No, S + do/does + not
Example
Does she read news paper this morning?
Yes, She does
No, She does not
b. Do you have breakfast in this morning?
Yes, I do
No, I don’t

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GLOSARIUM
Pronoun : word used in a place of noun

Pen pal : person (eg. In another country) with whom one who has a

friendhsip trough exchanges of letters.

Exachange : talking about identity

Into : really like something;

Sound : taht which is or can be heard

Mother Tongue : one’s native language

Subject Pronoun : Pronouns that perform the action in the sentence

Object Pronoun : pronouns that receive the action in the sentence

Possesisve Adjective : determiner(used to show possesion)

Possesive Pronoun : describe what things belong to which people

Introduction : introducing or being introduced; introducing one person to

other

Occupation / Profession/Job : piece of work;either to be done or completed.

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Exercise
Task 1.
Read the text carefully!
Text 1: an email from Hannah

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 basketball. 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
Answer the following questions based on text 1!
a. where does hannah study?
b. What are Hannah’s hobbies?
c. What is the purpose of Hannah to sent an Email To Alia?
d. Underline all pronouns that you can find and Identify the generic structure of the text!

Text 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
lives 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 to know more
about 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.

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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 someday, especially to the magnificent Raja Ampat in
Papua. What about you, do you want to visit my country?

Wassalam.
Cheers,
Saidah
Task 2
Answer the following questions based on text 2!
a. Where is Saidah From?
b. What is Her Job?
c. Tell about Saidah’s Family!
d. Does Saidah like reading books?
e. What Profession she like to have later?
f. What is the purpose of Saidah to sent Letter To Alia?
g. Underline all pronouns that you can find and Identify the generic structure of the text!
Task 3
Change this sentence into positive, interrogative,negative sentence
1. Jhon likes cats
2. Peter buys a new car
3. I usually go to bed at 9 Pm
4. She doesn’t answer my question
5. They don’t go to party
Task 4
Write a short text to Introduce yourself and your family/friend!

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