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CHAPTER 1

ASKING FOR ATTENTION


Asking Attention Giving attention
• Excuse me! • I see.
• Listen to me! • Tell me more about it.
• Look at me! • Really?
• Look here! • Mmm…
• Hey! • What happens next?
• Hello! • And then what?
• Attention, please! • What’s next?
• Can I get the attention, Thanks! • Is that all?
• Stop talking please… • That’s alright
• Everybody, may I have your attention, • I see. Tell me more about it.
please? • Oh, yes. Really?
• Can I have your attention, please? • Mmm… Oh, my God! What happens
• Excuse me, I wonder if I could trouble next?
you…. • A ha… And then what?
• May I have your attention, please? • How interesting! What’s next?
• Sorry to trouble you. • I know what you mean. Is that all?
• Sorry to bother you. • Oh, oh! Indeed?
• Look what I’ve got here. • Well, well, well… Oh, no!
Look at this example!
Zahra: Will you hear my story?

Syifa: Yes, I will. What’s about?

Zahra: It is about our friend Dina. Listen to me!

Syifa: Okay!

Zahra: Dina asked me to join her to Batam next Sunday.

Syifa: And then?

Zahra: I confused because next week I will have my first test in my course.

Syifa: I see. Then?

Zahra: How to say to Dina if I can’t join her?

Syifa: Just say the true.

Zahra: Okay I will try.


Dialog 1
Rita: May I have your attention, please? We have to collect the
assignment on our teacher’s table now, have you finished it yet?

Dita: Yes, I have.

Ranti: off course yes.

Ayu: Unfortunately, I haven’t.

Rita: What’s up with you, what did you do?

Ayu: Sorry, I have forget bring my assignment. It was left at home.

Rita: You have to write again, there will be enough time to it.

Ayu: Do you want to wait me?

Rita: Of course, hurry up, guys.

Ayu: Thank you so much.


Dialog II
Teacher: Don’t be noise please! Attention please!

Students: Yes, mam.

Teacher :Okay, next week we will do middle examination.

Students: (Students are noise)

Teacher: Listen to me!

Students: (Students are silent)

Teacher: 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.

Teacher: Okay, that’s all for today. Good luck then!

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