CHECKING UNDERSTANDING

(MENGECEK PEMAHAMAN)
 Checking for understanding (Mengecek Pemahaman)

 Do you know what I mean?

 Do you know what I am saying
 Do you follow me?
 Do you understand?
 Got it?
 Is it clear?
 Are you following me?
 Showing understanding Showing Lack of understanding
(Menunjukkan kepahaman) (Menunjukkan kekurang pahaman)

 I see -          
 I don’t get it
 I’m sorry. What do you mean?
 I understand  Excuse me, but I’m not following
 I get it you
 Again, please
 Yes
 I don’t understand
 I understand what you are  What do you mean?
saying  I don’t quite follow you
 I know what you mean
 I’m with you
A dialog example
Mr. Shidqi : We will make an advertisement today. Do you understand?
Students : Yes, Sir.
Mr. Shidqi : What did I say?
Students : We will make an advertisement, sir
 Read the dialogue and answer the question.
Mother : Dear, can you help me to cook fish? 1. How many persons are there in the dialogue?
2. Where does the conversation take place?
Tiara : Yes, Mom
3. What does Tiara’s mother want Tiara to do?
Mother : Will you buy me some fish in the market,
4. Where will Tiara buy fish?
first?
5. How do Tiara go to the market?
Tiara : Okay, Mom. I will go there by a motorcycle
6. Does her mother want her to buy anything
Mother : All right. And please don’t forget to buy else?
ginger at Mak Sumi’s shop. 7. Where should Tiara buy ginger?
Do you know what I mean, dear? 8. What does her mother say to check whether
Tiara understands or not?
Tiara : Yes, Mom. I get it.
9. And what is Tiara’s response ?
Mother : Okay, be careful dear.
10. Do you think that she is happy to go to market?
Tiara : thank you Mom.
In group, create a dialogue about checking understanding. The
dialogue should consist of the expression of checking
understanding, expression of understanding, and expression of
lack understanding.

A dialogue example:

Andi : Do you understand?

Bella : Yes, I understand. How about you?
Cinta : I am sorry. I don’t get it.
Complete the dialogues using the words in the box!
a. No, I don’t Mr. Musto : We will make an greeting card.  . . . . .
(1)
b. I see Students : Yes, Sir
c. Do you understand? Rissa : Do you understand the homework?
Nisa :  . . . . (2) How about you?
d. Any question Rissa : Yes, I do.
e. Please pay attention!
Teacher : Ok . . . . (3) I will describe what the simple past tense
is. Simple past is used to talk about finished actions that
happened in the past.
Students :  . . . . (4)
Teacher :  .  .  .  . (5)
Bima : Please explain the example of simple past tense, Sir.
Teacher : All right.
Read the dialogue and answer the questions
Dialog 1:
Teacher : So, present tense is used when you say fact habitual action. Are you with
me?” 
Danu : I don’t quite follow you. Could you explain it again, Sir? 

Dialog 2:
Beni : My house is next to ‘BURHAN tailor.’ You can walk straight to highway until
you get the traffilight. Then, you turn left and walk for 200 meters to reach my house.
Have you got it?
Sarah : I am not sure I get what you mean.
Answer the questions based on the dialogue above!

1. To check Danu’s understanding, the teacher says :

………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. To respond to his teacher’s question, Danu says :
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. To  check Sarah’s understanding, Beni says :
………………………………………………………………………………………………     
    
4. To respond to Beni’s question, Sarah says :
………………………………………………………………………………………………