Offering Expression

Definition of Offering :

• The act of making an offer.
• Something, such as stock, that is offered.
• A presentation made to a deity as an act of religious worship or sacrifice; an oblation.
• A contribution or gift, especially one made at a religious service.

Offering to older people:

• Would you like a cup of coffee, Mr. Jay Park?
• Should I get you a bottle of water?
• Could I offer you a glass of lemonade, Mrs. Shin Minah?

Offering to friends:

• Want some?
• Have some.
• Would you like to have a coke?
• Why don’t you have some cupcakes?
• What can I get for you?
• What will you have?

Accepting an offer:

• Thank you
• Yes, please
• I’d like it very much
• Thank you, I would
• That would be very nice

Declining an offer:

• No, thanks.
• No, I really won’t. Thank you.
• Not for me, thanks.
• No, thanks. I’m not hungry

Asking If Someone Remember or Not

Formal expressions:

• I wonder if you remember ….
• You remember me, don’t you?
• You haven’t forgotten ...., have you?
• Don’t you remember our childhood memories, JB?
• Do you happen to remember it now?

Ways to respond:

• I remember, especially you.
• I’ll never forget that, Rere
• I’ll always remember.
• I can remember it clearly

Informal expressions:

• Remember the old house we used to live in, Taemin?
• Remember that?
• I’m sorry, I don’t remember.

Ways to respond:

• Hold on. Yes, got it!
• I know ….
• It’s coming back to me now.

Response if you forget:

• Sorry, I’ve completely forgotten.
• I’m afraid I forget.
• I really can’t remember.
• I’m afraid I have no memory of her.
• Err, let me think. No, it’s gone.
• Sorry, it slipped off my mind.
• I’m totally forgotten. I’m sorry.

Simple Future Tense

Simple Future Tense used to express occurrence/activity to happened/to be done in the future,do 10 minutes or 1 hour to come ,tomorrow ,the day after tomorrow ,next week,next month ,next year,and so on.If past tenses express occurrence/activity after now ( time past ) ,tenses future simple express occurrence /activity before now.

Positive Tenses:

- S + will + verb1+ O + modifier

- S + ( is, are, am ) + going + verb1 + O+ modifier

- S + ( is, are, am ) + ( verb1 + ing ) + O + modifier

Example of positive tenses:

- Rere is going to watch SHINee World Concert next year

- They will watch B2st Beautiful Show in Jakarta next month

- I’m going to buy some high heels in Paris tomorrow morning

Negative Tense:

- S + will + not + verb1 + O + modifier

- S +{ ( is, are, am ) + not + going to + O + modifier

Example for negative tenses:

- She will not buy a ticket next day

- I’m not going to sell my phone next Sunday

- The students will not go to Paris for next holiday

Interrogative tense:

- Will + S + verb1 + O + modifier + ?

- (is, are, am) + S + going to + verb1 + O + modifier + ?

Example of interrogative tenses:

- Will you arrive on time?

- Am I going to late next month?

- Is SHINee going to sing a full album of Sherlock tonight?

Direct and Indirect Speech

Direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech) is saying exactly what someone has said. Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word.

Example of direct speech:

- "My name is Onew", he said.

- Kwangmin said, "I've been teaching English for seven years."

- Minho said, "It's cold."

- She said, "The lesson had already started when he arrived."

Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn't use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word.

Example of indirect speech:

- He said his name is Onew

- Kwangmin said he had been teaching English for seven years.

- Minho said it was cold.

- She said the lesson had already started when he arrived.

News Item

News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.

Function of News Items:

The function of news items is to inform readers, listeners or viewers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.

Generic Structure of News Item:

- Newsworthy event(s) : recounts the events in summary form

- Background event(s) : elaborate what happened , to WHOM, in WHAT circumstance

- Sources : Comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event

Significant Grammar features:

- Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline.

- Generally using Simple Past Tense

- Use of material processes to retell the event

- Using Action verbs, ex: run, go, kill, etc

- Using saying verbs, ex: say, tell

- Focus on circumstances

- Use of projecting verbal processes in sources stage

Example of News items:

Alyssa Diva Mustika, a student from Pamekasan Junior High School, East Java, won the gold medal at the International Mathematics Contest held in Romania between March 22 to 29, Antara news agency reported.

Speaking to journalists, Diva said she was glad that she had been able to win the competition, which she said had been very tight. “Thank God I won. I will study harder,” she said.

Indonesia sent 10 students to the competition in Romania. Diva is not the first Pamekasan student to win an international science competition. Oktavian Latief, a student from SMA Negeri 1 Pamekasan won gold at the International Physics Olympiad in 2006. Another student, Shohibul Maromi, won the same award in 2010.

“I thank Diva for giving a good name to Indonesia and Pamekasan on the international stage,” Pamekasan Regent Kholilurrahman said as quoted by Antara

Narrative Text

Narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people

Generic structure of Narrative text:

- Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced

- Complication : Where the problems in the story developed

- Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved

The grammatical features of Narrative text:

- Use saying verbs: said, replied

- Use action verbs: killed, threw

- Use adverbs and adverbial phrases: in the distance, at the sunset

- Use specific nouns: the man, a friend of ours

- Use adjective which form noun phrases: a deserted beach, low tide

- Use time connectives and conjunctions: then, after that, finally

Example of Narrative text:

Princess Charlita

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named Auretto, all people lived peacefully there. One of them was Charlita, the king’s daughter who was assumed as the most beautiful and kindest Princess of Auretto.

One day, Charlita looked blue. Because of that her father got confused. “What’s the matter my beautiful daughter? Why are you so sad?” asked King Fernando. Charlita was just silent. She did not say anything.

Then, King Fernando decided to make a competition to cheer Charlita again. After that, the palace representative announce: “I will make a competition. The aim is to make my daughter, Princess Charlita to be happy and laugh again. Everyone who can do it, will get a prize. It will be held tomorrow when the sun rises. Sign: King Fernando.”

The following morning, everybody came to the palace, tried to give their best performance. They seemed happy and laugh, but not for Princess Charlita. She was just silent and still looked sad.

King Fernando started to give up. No one amused his daughter. Then, there came a young handsome man. “Excuse me King Fernando. I would like to join your competition. But, would you mind if I took Princess Charlita for a walk?” said the young man gently. “As long as you make my daughter be happy again, it will totally alright.” said King Fernando. The young handsome man took Princess Charlita for a walk in a beautiful blue lake with a green forest around it. Princess Charlita smiled and looked happy after that. Everybody looked happy, too. “I know why are you so my beautiful daughter. Now, I promise I will environment green. I regret for always destroying it. Finally, the environment around the kingdom became so beautiful and green, full of plants. Then, the young handsome man got a prize from the king. “I will marry you off my daughter.” said him. “That is the prize I promise for you. Thanks for keeping our environment well. Thanks for making my daughter happy again.”