Let’s Do More 1 - IT WAS THE LEAST I COULD DO

IT WAS THE LEAST I COULD DO

C. Let’s Do More 1

Complete the following conversation with the expressions in the box. Then, act it out with your partner.

Marcell : Hi, girls!

Arnys

& Anita : Hi, Marcell!

Marcell : 1) _____________________________

Arnys : As you see, we’re collecting the fairytales from around the world.

Anita : Yeah, Ms Hana asked us to work in pairs to make a clipping about it.

Marcell : It sounds interesting. 2) ______________________.

Anita : Only some. We have The Tooth Fairy, The Piskies, Black Annis, Berguess and The Spriggans. They are all the fairies from British Isles.

Marcell : That’s pretty good. By the way, my sister has a complete collection of folktales.

Maybe some of them are fairy tales, who knows.

Anita : Really? Can we borrow them?

Marcell : 3) ____________

Arnys : I’m very grateful to you.

Marcell : 4) _____________________________

Arnys : Anyway, is she free this afternoon?

Thanks a million for this.

What are you doing here?

Delighted I was able to help.

See you later.

How many stories have you got so far ? Of course.

Thanks a million for this.

What are you doing here?

Delighted I was able to help.

See you later.

How many stories have you got so far ? Of course.

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Marcell : Well, I think so. She said to me this morning that she would try the new cake recipe. However, I can help you if she is too busy.

Anita : 5) ___________________________

Marcell : Don’t mention it. It’ good to know that I can do something for you.

Arnys : That’s great. So we can ﬁ nish this assignment soon.

Marcell : Yeah, good luck for you!

Arnys

& Anita : Thank you.

Marcell : Well, I’m afraid I must go now. 6) ______________

Arnys

& Anita : See you.

Make a summary of the story below.

Cinderella

Once upon a time, there lived an unhappy young girl. She was unhappy because her mother was dead, and her father had married another woman, a widow with two daughters. Her stepmother didn’t like her. All the nice things, kind thoughts and loving touches were for her own daughters. Not just the kind thoughts and love, but also dresses, shoes, delicious food, comfy beds, as well as every home comfort. All this was laid on for her daughters. For the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters’ hand-me-downs. No lovely dishes, nothing but scraps. No nice rests and comfort. For she had to work hard all day, and only when evening came was she allowed to sit for a while by the ﬁ re, near the cinders. That is how she got her nickname, for everybody called her Cinderella. Cinderella used to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat said,

“Meow”, which really meant, “Cheer up! You have something neither of your stepsisters have and that is beauty.”

It was quite true. Cinderella, even dressed in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders, she was a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and elegant their clothes, were still clumsy, lumpy and ugly and always would be.

One day, beautiful new dresses arrived at the house. A ball was to be held at Court and the stepsisters were getting ready to go to it. Cinderella, didn’t even dare ask, “What about me?” for she knew very well what the answer to that would be:

“You? My dear girl, you’re staying at home to wash the dishes, scrub the ﬂ oors and turn down the beds for your stepsisters. They will come home tired and very sleepy.” Cinderella sighed at the cat.

“Oh dear, I’m so unhappy!” and the cat murmured “Meow”.

Suddenly something amazing happened. In the kitchen, where Cinderella was sitting all by herself, there was a burst of light and a fairy appeared.

“Don’t be alarmed, Cinderella,” said the fairy. “The wind blew me your sighs. I know you would love to go to the ball. And so you shall!”

“How can I, dressed in rags?” Cinderella replied. “The servants will turn me away!” The fairy

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smiled. With a ﬂ ick of her magic wand, Cinderella found herself wearing the most beautiful dress, the loveliest ever seen in the realm.

“Now that we have settled the matter of the dress,” said the fairy, “we’ll need to get you a cart. A real lady would never go to a ball on foot!” “Quick! Get me a pumpkin!” she ordered.

“Oh of course,” said Cinderella, rushing away. Then the fairy turned to the cat.

“You, bring me seven mice!”

“Seven mice!” said the cat. “I didn’t know fairies ate mice too!”

“They’re not for eating, silly! Do as you are told! And, remember they must be alive!”

Cinderella soon returned with a ﬁ ne pumpkin and the cat with seven mice he had caught in the cellar.

“Good!” exclaimed the fairy. With a flick of her magic wand... wonder of wonders! The pumpkin turned into a sparkling cart and the mice became six white horses, while the seventh mouse turned into a coachman, in a smart uni- form and carrying a whip. Cinderella could hardly believe her eyes.

“I shall present you at Court. You will

soon see that the Prince, in whose honour the ball is being held, will be enchanted by your loveliness. But remember! You must leave the ball at midnight and come home. For that is when the spell ends. Your cart will turn back into a pumpkin, the horses will become mice again and the coachman will turn back into a mouse and you will be dressed again in rags and wearing clogs instead of these beautiful slippers! Do you understand?” Cinderella smiled and said, “Yes, I understand!”

When Cinderella entered the ballroom at the palace, a hush fell. Everyone stopped in mid-sentence to admire her elegance, her beauty and grace.

“Who can that be?” people asked each other. The two stepsisters also wondered who the newcomer was, for never in a month of Sundays, would they ever have guessed that the beautiful girl was really poor Cinderella who talked to the cat!

When the prince set eyes on Cinderella, he was struck by her beauty. Walking over to her, he bowed deeply and asked her to dance.

And to the great disappointment of all the young ladies, he danced with Cinderella all evening.

“Who are you, fair maiden?” the Prince kept asking her. But Cinderella only replied:

“What does it matter who I am! You will never see me again anyway.”

“Oh, but I shall, I’m quite certain!” he replied.

Cinderella had a wonderful time at the ball. But, all of a sudden, she heard the sound of a clock: the ﬁ rst stroke of midnight! She remembered what the fairy had said, and without a word of goodbye she slipped from the Prince’s arms and ran down the steps. As she ran she lost one of her slippers, but not for a moment did she dream of stopping to pick it up! If the last stroke of midnight were to sound... oh... what a disaster that would be! Out she ﬂ ed and vanished into the night.

The Prince, who was now madly in love with her, picked up her slipper and said to his ministers,

“Go and search everywhere for the girl whose foot this slipper fi ts. I will never be content until I fi nd her!” So the ministers tried the slipper on the foot of all the girls and on Cinderella’s foot as well. Surprise! The slipper fi tted perfectly.

“That awful untidy girl simply cannot have been at the ball,” snapped the stepmother. “Tell the Prince he ought to marry one of my two daughters! Can’t you see how ugly Cinderella is! Can’t you see?”

Suddenly she broke off, for the fairy had appeared.

“That’s enough!” she exclaimed, raising her magic stick. In a ﬂ ash, Cinderella appeared in a splendid dress, shining with youth and beauty. Her stepmother and stepsisters gaped at her in amazement, and the ministers said,

“Come with us, fair maiden! The Prince awaits to present you with his engagement ring!”

So Cinderella joyfully went with them, and lived happily ever after with her Prince. And as for the cat, he just said “Meow”!

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Study the rule below.

In the story of Cinderella in Task 16 you ﬁ nd sentences:

“Now that we have settled the matter of dress, …”

“ … and her father had married another woman, …”

The ﬁ rst sentence is called Present Perfect and the second sentence is called Past Perfect.

Present Perfect have/has + V3

We use the present perfect to give new information or to announce a recent happening.

For example:

Denias has lived in Jakarta for seven years.

The students have not cleaned the classroom for days.

Past perfect had + V3

We use the past perfect to say something had already happened before this time.

For example:

Arnys had just got home when Virga phoned her.

Retno had seen The Calon Arang drama twice.

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D. Let’s Check Your Competence

In pairs, have dialogues with your classmate based on the following situations. Include the expressions of thanking and responding to thanks.

• You thank your classmate for telling you the story of The Tooth Fairy.

• You thank your classmate for helping you make the clipping of American myths.

• You thank your classmate for preparing the Vampire costume for the Halloween party.

• You thank your classmate for giving you a good book of fairytales.

• You thank your classmate for helping you compile the versions of Cinderella story from around the world.

Recall one of the stories from overseas that you are already learnt and write it down in your own words.

Music Corner

Thank You by Dido

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My tea’s gone cold I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all

The morning rain clouds up my window and I can’t see at all

And even if I could it’d all be grey

but your picture on my wall it reminds me that it’s not so bad

it’s not so bad

I drank too much last night got bills to pay My head just feels in pain

I missed the bus and there’ll be hell today I’m late for work again

And even if I’m there There’ll all imply that I might not last the day And then you call me And it’s not so bad It’s not so bad

I want to thank you

For giving me the best day of my life Oh just to be with you

Is having the best day of my life Push the door, I’m home last

And I’m soaking through and through Then you handed me a towel and all I see is you And even if my house falls down now,

I wouldn’t have a clue Because you’re near me and

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E. Let’s Make a Reflection

F. Let’s Make a Summary

In this unit you learn:

1) How to thank someone, for example:

• That was really nice of you.

• Thanks a million (for…)

• Thank you very much for your kindness.

2) How to respond to thanks, for example:

• You’re welcome.

• It’s no trouble at all.

• Don’t mention it.

3) Past Perfect and Present Perfect Present Perfect have/has + V3 Past Perfect had + V3 4) Narrative texts

A narrative text is a text that entertains and instructs the readers. It entertains because it deals with the unusual and unexpected development of events. It instructs because it teaches readers that problems should be confronted, and attempts made to resolve them.

Reﬂ ect on your learning in this unit and write down your reﬂ ection in the space below.

What I like best in this unit:

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What I don’t like in this unit:

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The improvement I have made after learning English in this unit:

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WHAT A NICE

Dalam dokumen [Joko Priyana] INTERLANGUAGE English for Senior H(BookFi) (Halaman 116-122)