GREETINGS
Sigit : Hello, Faisal.
Faisal : Hello, Sigit, how are you?
Sigit : I’m fine, thank you. How are you?
Faisal : I’m fine, thanks. I’m on my way to class. Sigit : What time is the class?
Faisal : The class begins at 02.20 pm. Sigit : Is it an English class?
Faisal : Yes
Sigit : Is Mr. Suwarno the lecturer?
Faisal : No, Mr. Suwarno teaches javaness. Mr. Harsono is the lecturer.
Sigit : Is that Mr. Harsono? I want to meet him. Faisal : All right.
(SIGIT AND FAISAL WALK TOWARD MR. HARSONO) Faisal : Mr. Harsono, I want to introduce Mr. Wahyudi Mr. Harsono : How do you do, Mr. Wahyudi.
Sigit : How do you do, Mr. Harsono. I’m glad to meet you.
Mr. Harsono : Are you a student Mr. Wahyudi? Sigit : Yes, I study office administration.
Mr. Harsono : Is office administration a difficult subject? Sigit : No, I don’t think so. I study well.
Mr. Harsono : Well, the English class begins soon. Mr.
Ahmad and I are late. Please excuse us. I hope to see you again, Mr. Wahyudi.
Greetings
Hello => Hello
How are you? => I’m fine, thank you Very well, thank you Pretty good, thanks Not so good, I’m afraid How do you do? => How do you do?
I’m glad to meet you Glad to know you Goodbye/bye So long
See you later/tonight/tomorrow/at the office/at 7 0’clock
Time
09.00 => nine o’clock => 09.00 a.m. => nine a.m. 21.00 => nine o’clock => 09.00 p.m. => nine p.m. 02.20 => twenty minutes past two => 02.20 a.m. 14.20 => twenty minutes past two => 02.20 p.m. 10.40 => twenty minutes to eleven => ten forty a.m. 22.40 => twenty minutes to eleven => ten forty p.m.
Structure
1. Affirmative statement with Be: I Am and You Are
Verb Pattern: S + am/is/are + Complement
Complement: Indefinite article + Noun, Preposition + Place, Adjective
e.g. I am a student You are a student
2. Interrogative Questions
VP: Am/Is/Are + S + Complement
e.g Is it an English class? Are you a student?
3. Possessive Pronoun: My and Your
VP: My + noun + is + Complement Your + noun + is + Complement
Complement: Name, adjective
e.g. My name is Sigit Your name is Sigit
4. Question Word: What and Where + Be
VP: QW + is/are + Complement
Complement: Possessive Pronoun + noun, Subject
5. The Indefinite Article: A (an)
VP: S + am/is/are + a/an noun
e.g. I am a teacher => contraction => I’m a teacher
You are a student => contraction => You’re a student
6. Verb Tense: begin, teach, want, study
VP Simple Present Tense
S + verb(s) + O/Comp
S + verb(s) + to infinitive + O/Comp
e.g. The class begins at 02.20 pm. I want to meet him
