Short Message Exercises

SHORT  MESSAGES

Short message is a written piece of information that you send/leave to another person.

Do the Exercises in your task book!

Read the text carefully!

1. Who sends the message?
2. Who is the receiver?
3. Why does the writer send the message?
4. “It’s so difficult”. What is the synonym of the underlined word?

5. Who sends the message?
6. “..for cancelling our plan...”. The synonym of the underlined word is...
7. “I promise we will do...”. The underlined word refers to?

8. Why does the writer send the message?
9. “Please return my shoes...”. The underlined word means...
10. Who is the receiver the message?

 

11. Why does the writer send the message?
12. Why does the writer ask the readers to bring drinks and snack foods?

13. Who sends the message?
14. “... to always lock ...”. The underlined word means...
15. Where are Nancy’s parents?

sibuk..sibuk.. n sibuk...

Hari ini disekolah sibuk banget. Ada yang cari kertas, ada yang catat-catat, ada yang besih-bersih loker dan ada yang bengong bingung mo ngapain.. heheheheee.. :)

Yupz, walopun hari ini termasuk week end, tapi tadi di sekolah malah terasa seperti hari senin. Wiz tho, pokoke umpyek dhewe-dhewe..

Kok bisa gittu???

Pasalnya, hari selasa besok sekolah kita mau di supervisi sama majelis, makane kita semua jadi sibuk..

Ooo... begitu tho..

Yach, walopun sibuk, tetep tugas utama dijalankan nggeh, kasihan anak-anak.. dijaga kondisinya ya bapak/ibu guru.. tetep jaga kesehatan, sholat dan waktu dengan keluarga juga jangan sampai  ditinggalkan, n yang tidak kalah pentingnya, tetep dijaga sillaturrahmi antara satu dengan yang lain..

Tetep semangat..

Semoga sukses untuk supervisi dan semuanya..

Amin....

^_^

Expression of Asking for & Giving Opinion

Opinion is including the words of opinion and argument/reason.
Opinion dialogue is a dialogue consists of two persons or more who have opinion each other.

Formal situation

a. Asking for opinion

  - Have you got any comments on...?

  - Do you have any idea?

  - Do you have any opinion on...?

  - Would you give me your opinion on...?

  - What is your reaction to...?

  - What is your opinion about...?

  - What are you feeling about...?

  - What are you views on...?

  - Please give me your frank opinion?

b. Giving opinion

- I personally believe ...

- I personally consider ...

- I personally think/feel ...

- I hold the opinion ...

- My own view of the matter is ...

- Well, personally ...

- If I had my view, I would ...

Informal situation:

a. Asking for opinion

- What do you think of...?

- What do you think about...?

- What is your opinion?

- Why do they behave like that?

- Do you think its going?

- How do you like?

- How was the...?

- How do you think of ...’s idea?

- How do you feel about this...?

b. Giving opinion

- I think I like it.

- I think it’s good/nice/terrific ...

- I don’t think I care for it.

- I don’t think much of it.

- I think that awful/notice/terrible...

- I think that ...

- In my opinion, I would rather...

- In my case..

- What I’m more concerned with..

- What I have in my mind is...

- The way I see is that...

- No everyone will agree with me, but ...

- To my mind...

- From my point of view...

- If you ask me, I feel ...

- Absolutely...

Note:

¨        Informal expression are used in a situation where you are talking between friends or close friends.

¨        The expressions usually respond to something that you discuss in an informal situation.

¨        Formal expressions are used in a situation where you are talking in a formal situation, such as in the office or school between the teacher and students.

¨        “think about” is used when a person is occupied with something or somebody.

Example: I can’t stop thinking about her.

¨        “Think of” is used to imagine something. You can actually replace the word think of with the word imagine.