ASKING FOR,

SHOWING ATTENTION,
AND SHOWING
ADMIRATION
Expressing Attention is a method used to ask
someone to focus their attention on us or on the
contrary we focus attention on the person who is
talking.
(Expressing Attention adalah cara yang
digunakan untuk meminta seseorang
memfokuskan perhatiannya kepada kita atau
sebaliknya kita yang memfokuskan perhatian
kepada orang yang sedang berbicara.)
Example of Dialogue

Mr. Priyo: Hello students, Can I have your

attention, please? All of you must watch the
video carefully, and then you have to answer
the questions based on the video

Students : That’s alright, Sir.

Asking Attention
Excuse me!
Listen to me!
Look at me!
Look here.
Look!
Hey!
Hello!
Attention, please!
Can I get the attention! Thanks.
Stop talking please…
Everybody, may I have your attention, please ?
Can I have your attention, please?
Excuse me, I wonder if I could trouble you ….
May I have your attention, please?
Sorry to trouble you.
Sorry to bother you.
Look what I’ve got here.
Showing attention
I see.
Well,...
Tell me more about it.
Oh, yes. – Really?
Mmm… – Oh, my God! What happens next?
Is she?
How interesting! – What’s next?
I know what you mean. – Is that all?
Oh, oh! – Indeed?
Well, well, well… – Oh, no!
Have you? Have it? Does it?
Etc.
Admiration is an expression of admiration for
one's appearance and for someone's work. In
everyday life you must have seen something
that you like then you express admiration for the
thing or thing. For example: "What a beautiful
flower!", and so on. This situation is called an
expression of admiration. (Kekaguman adalah ekspresi
kekaguman untuk penampilan seseorang dan untuk pekerjaan seseorang.
Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari Anda pasti telah melihat sesuatu seperti Anda
mengungkapkan kekaguman terhadap benda atau benda itu. Misalnya:
"Bunga yang indah sekali!", Dan seterusnya. Situasi ini disebut ekspresi
kekaguman.)
Look at the dialogue
Anton : I think this is the jakarta Museum
Nina: You are right, that’s the sign.
Rudi : Wow ... What a huge building!
Doni: Yeah, and it’s a very beautiful building
Anton : Lets come inside.
Nina: I can’t wait to come inside. Look at the
garden.
Anton : Wow... How beautiful it is.
EXAMPLES OF TO SHOW ADMIRATION
What (a beautiful building) is it!
What (a beautiful building)!
How (beautiful) the building is!
Wow!
Wonderful!
Wow, that marvelous!
That’s really fantastic