Speaking Class
Speaking Class
Read the invitation for a birthday party below and answer the questions.
19 June 2007
Hi, Dara!
The 29th of June will be my birthday. Will you come to my birthday party on the 29th of
June, at 6 pm at my home?
Dea
Questions:
1. Who sends the invitation? Dea
2. Who is invited to come to the birthday party? Dara
3. When will be the birthday party? 29th June 2007
4. Where will be the birthday party? At Dea’s house
5. What does she write in the beginning? Greeting
6. How does she greet Dara? Hi Dara
Birthday invitation
You will have a birthday party on Tuesday, 3 August 2008. The party will be at 6:00
p.m. at your house, Jalan. Papua 19, Makasar. Write an invitation for a birthday party to your
close friend, Joko.
(Date)________________
Hi, _____________
Next_________will be my birthday.___ _________
Could you ___________________?
__________
SHOPPING LIST
Read the following conversation and complete the shopping list.
Todd : OK, so what do we need?
Olivia : Let’s look at the vegetables. We need some potatoes.
Todd : How about tomatoes? Do we need any tomatoes?
Olivia : Yes we do. They’re on the list.
Todd : Let’s go over there to the dairy section. We need some butter.
Olivia : Do we have any milk?
Todd : Yes, we have some at home.
Olivia : We also need steaks for dinner tonight.
: Yeah, some chickens for Saturday night. But there is no chicken in our list. We still have in
the fridge.
DAILY ACTIVITIES
Give the correct form of the present tense for the verbs in brackets.
1. She (reads) the newspaper every day.
2. We (come) to work by bus.
3. I always (walk) to the office. They, we, I , You ( S + Verb )
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Read the following text and complete the sentences below the text.
My Diva
Agnes Monica is a famous pop singer. Most people in Indonesia know her.
She certainly looks like an angel. She is tall, slim and beautiful. Her hair is black. She always
wears fashionable clothes.
Her personality is as good as her voice. She is confident. She is also generous. She gives a lot
of money to charity.
Her hobby is unique. She keeps a dog as a pet. She does not like cooking
Sentences to complete.
1. The text is about…………………………………
2. She is a famous…………………………………
3. Her bobbies are…………………………………
4. Paragraph …….introduces her.
5. Paragraph ……. describes her appearance.
6. Paragraph ……. describes her personality.
Describe your classroom condition with your friend.Choose the words that really describe
your classroom.
1. The floor is ___________________. (wide/narrow)
2. The blackboard is _________________. (clean/dirty)
3. Your friend is ________________. (fat/thin)
4. Your bag is _________________. (full/empty)
5. The ceiling is _________________. (high/low)
6. The clock on the wall is _______________. (big/small)
7. The windows are _______________. (open/closed)
8. The light on the ceiling is _______________. (on/off)
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Dialogue 1
Dimas : May I have a . . . 1 and two slices of . . .2 ?
Assistant : Yes of course. Do you want a . . . 3 or a . . . 4 ?
Dimas : I want a cup of tea please
Dialogue 2
Amel : May I have . . . 5 , please?
Assistant : I am sorry. We serve . . . 6 but no coffee
here.
A B
1. a doctor a. to keep or inspect financial accounts
2. a pilot b. to catch fishes for living
3. a fisherman c. to examine sick people in a hospital
4. a manager d. to serve guests in a restaurant
5. a police officer e. to make men’s clothes
6. an accountant f. to take care of sick people
7. a chef g. to cook in a restaurant
8. a nurse h. to prevent and investigate crimes
9. a tailor i. to manage staff or an organization
10. a waiter j. to fly an airplane
ADVERB
Every day, very healthy, finally are adverbs. Adverbs are closely connected with
verbs in a sentence. An adverb adds information about such things as the manner
(ways to do something), place, time and view of the things or action.
Adverb has the following forms :
a. A single word (called an adverb)
e.g. often, soon, out, slowly, probably, very.
b. A prepositional phrase (having the pattern preposition + noun).
e.g. by chance, during the rainy season, across the road, by car.
c. Time expressions (a phrase without a preposition)
e.g. one afternoon, all day, every morning, tomorrow, a week, on Friday.
d. A clause (a longer group of words).
e.g. when they met in the shelter.