Chapter II
Chapter II
Introducing Oneself
Listen and repeat. Then, read the texts in turns.
Dialog 1
Randy comes across the school gardener at school every morning.
He always greets him.
Randy : Good morning, Mr. Roni.
Mr. Roni : Morning, Randy. How are you?
Randy : Fine, thanks. How about you, Sir?
Mr. Roni : I’m fine too, thanks. By the way, who’s the girl with you?
Narra : Good morning, Mr. Roni. I’m Narra from Class VIIB.
Mr. Roni : Are you new here?
Narra : No, Sir. In fact, I always see you working at the garden, but
I never greet you. Sorry.
Mr. Roni : Never mind.
Randy : Well, we have to go to our classes now. Bye, Sir. Have a nice day.
Narra : Bye, Sir.
Mr. Roni : Bye, Randy, Narra. You too!
Answer the following questions.
Dialog 2
Randy and Ilyas are on their way to the classroom after the first break. They
meet Vemy. Randy introduces Ilyas to her.
Randy : Hi, Vemy. We meet again.
Vemy : Hi, Randy.
Randy : Vemy, please meet my classmate Ilyas. Ilyas, this is Vemy. I
met her this morning.
Ilyas : Hello, Vemy. Glad to meet you.
Vemy : Hello, Ilyas. Glad to meet you too.
The following are expressions to introduce oneself and other people.
Subjective Pronouns
I – Saya
You – Anda/ Kamu
We – Kami
They – Mereka
She – Dia (perempuan)
He – Dia (laki-laki)
It – Animals and other things – The table is red. It has four legs.
Possessive Adjectives
Pay attention to the words in bold in the following sentences.
1. By the way, Randy, please meet my cousin Dani.
2. Ganung told me that she would come with her friend from Australia.
3. Let’s benefit the opportunity to improve our speaking skills.
4. O.K., let’s start our meeting now.
5. His name is Oliver Rasmunsen.
The words in bold are possessive adjectives. A possessive adjective shows
possession or ownership. It always refers to the owner of items.