Minggu, 17 Maret 2013

agreement and disagreement, arguing

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Expressing agreement / disagreement

Classify the following expressions showing agreement or
disagreement in the table below.
-I agree completely (with what you say).
-That’s just what I think.
-I couldn’t agree more.
-You can’t really be serious!
-Come off it!
-In my opinion, you are right.
-That’s my opinion, too.
-I couldn’t agree more. You bet!
-I disagree with what you’re saying.
-I don’t see it that way.
-I couldn’t disagree more.
-You’ve got to be joking!
-There’s no doubt about it.
-You can say that again!
Choose the letter that is the best response to each statement.
  1. I’m tired.
A. Either is we.
B. We are, too.
C. We aren’t either.
  1. I love parties.
A. I do, too.
B. I don’t, too.
C. I don’t either.
  1. I don’t like funerals.
A. I do, too.
B. I don’t either.
C. Either do I.
  1. She likes her birthday party.
A. We like either.
B. We do, too.
C. We don’t either.
Activity
Write statements that make these expressions true for you.
  1. I agree with you a hundred percent.
  1. I couldn’t agree with you more.
  1. ..I’m afraid I disagree with you.
  1. I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.
        5.     I couldn’t disagree with you more.
6.     She can’t either.
       7.      We are, too.
Lesson core
Choose the letter or letters that best answer each question.
Which of the following statements
express agreement?
a) I disagree with what you’re saying.
b) I agree with you.
c) I couldn’t agree with you more.
d) You’re right.
Which of the following statements
express disagreement?
a) I don’t agree.
b) I can’t argue with that.
c) I’m afraid I can’t agree on that.
d) I really agree with you.
Which of the following statements
are incorrect?
a) I don’t like the reception either.
b) She comes to the party, too.
c) I don’t eat sandwiches, too.
d) I can dance either.
Which of the following statements
express positive agreement?
a) I do, too.
b) She does, too.
c) I don’t either.
d) She doesn’t either.

Giving and responding to compliment

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Materi tentang Giving and Responding to compliments (Memberi dan menanggapi pujian)



Definitions : 

Giving and responding to compliments (Memberi dan menanggapi suatu pujian)
    Giving compliments Comments intended response to the work of someone whose only objective was to describe or explain the work of the person. The work referred to here is the work of information, including news, stories, articles, speeches, issues, and so on.

To comment on the issue is not only the origin. Comments can only be delivered if the full information obtained from this problem. Not only that, comments can be submitted only when a logical reason to have a taste or in reason.

If seen from the way penyampainnya, comments were divided two kinds, namely verbal comments and comments in writing. Examples of written comments is often seen on the internet. On the internet media works someone who can not do comments, either orally, in writing only. Later examples of verbal commentary that is often seen is on campus. Students comment on what the faculty, students commented that the group made a presentation to the class, and so on.

How to respond to existing problems procedures. Comments made politely so as not to offend the people who commented. Feedback or comments are also presented logically and with good reason.

If the views of its kind, the kind of divided into 3 types of comments, such as:

     Praise, praise is something the recognition of one's advantage or benefit of a work. Praise is an appreciation of the worshipers who is credited for his work. Usually this is followed by a word of praise, incredible, wow, etc.

     Saran, Saran is the opinion of one of the works created by someone. Provide suggestions on the proposed suggestion of someone who should be considered or reconsidered. Usually followed by the words must, must, etc.




GIVING COMPLIMENTS
    Everyone likes to hear compliments. Compliments make people feel good about themselves, and we all need that at times. Hotel guests and staff are no exceptions. Guests may give hotel staff compliments for the quality of their service, for their English ability, for their appearance in an unique uniform, or for doing something a little extra for the guest.
A hotel staff may give a guest a compliment about how they look in a newly purchased outfit, or for their patience when a problem arises, or for a beautiful new hair style after visiting a beauty parlor. Look at the expressions below that can be used when giving and responding to compliments.
Expression Of Giving Compaliment
Giving Complaiments
—That’s a very nice …(dress).
—Great job on the …(presentation).
—You look very good in … (that new hair-do).
—This dish is delicious, my compliments to the chef.
—That … (tie) looks great on you.
—
Responses to compliments
—How kind of you to say so.
—Thank you.
—I’m glad you like it.
—It was nothing really. (an expression of modesty and humility)
Learn the expressions used for giving compliments to others. Practice by saying them loudly.
—Your performance on the stage is amazing.
—How wonderful to listen to  your  great voice.
—How mar vellous .
—Great ! (You look great) / Great for  you.
—Terrific ! (Hey, that’s terrific !)
—Fantastic!
—Smashing.
—That’s really remarkable /well  done.
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Now, learn the expressions  use for responding to compliments.
—It’s very kind of you to say so.
—Thank you.
—I can say how pleased (delighted) I am.
—I’m delighted  to hear  that.
—Thank for your compliment.
Dialogue
Staff: What a beautiful dress, Mrs. Elliot.
Guest: Thanks, I’m glad you like it.
Staff: Your new hair-do looks absolutely gorgeous, Mrs. Simpson.
Guest: How kind of you to say so.
Guest: My compliments to the chef. This linguine is superb.
Staff: Thank you ma’am. I’ll be sure to let the chef know.
Guest: Your English is very good.
Staff: Thank you very much.
Staff: Excellent game Mr. Johnson. You really gave me a workout.
Guest: Thanks, I guess all those private lessons are finally paying off.
Guest: I really appreciate all the extra work you did on helping us solve that problem. It truly went above and beyond. My compliments to your work ethic.
Staff: Thank you sir, how kind of you to say so.

GIVING INOVATION

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In May 2011, the Government's Giving White Paper announced a range of measures to support new and better ways to enable the giving and exchange of time, assets, skills, resources and money, including the Innovation in Giving Fund.
"Our ambition is to stimulate a step change in giving... to make it easier and more compelling to give time and money... to give better support to the trailblazers and innovators." 
Francis Maude Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General and Nick Hurd Minister for Civil Society
The Innovation in Giving Fund aims to invest in, support and grow innovative ideas that will bring about a step-change in the giving and exchange of time, assets, skills, resources and money and which have a credible route to being self-sustaining in the longer term. The Fund runs over two years and is managed by Nesta, the UK's Innovation Foundation.
In September 2011 we launched the first round of the Fund with an open call for ideas. Over 440 applications were received and an inspiring range of 32 innovative ideas were backed with over £2.5m. More details of the innovations supported through the first round of the Fund can be found here: http://giving.nesta.org.uk.

Giving website [original]
The second round of the Fund will involve a number of different strands of funding, which we will be announcing in stages.
So far we have announced three new opportunities:

Open Innovation Programme

In April we announced a programme to support medium to large charities to scale up existing innovations in giving. Click here for more details.

In December 2012, we unveiled the 10 charities that have made it through to the second stage of the Open Innovation Programme. Each will receive funding and a package of non-financial support to take their ideas to scale.

Volunteer Centre Programme

In December 2012 we announced a new strand of the fund that will support volunteer centres to develop and prototype innovations in giving. Click here for more details.

Second Call for Ideas

At the end of May 2012 we launched a second open call for ideas focused on game-changing innovations. This resulted in a further 16 new awards to a range of innovative and inspiring projects, which were announced in October 2012.

Visit our Giving website to find out more about the awards we have made so far, through both the first and second open calls for ideas and the Open Innovation programme. Find out how our awardees are working to transform giving in the UK, and details of the support each project is receiving through the Innovation in Giving Fund.

Additional opportunities will be announced in the coming months.

EXPRESSING AGREEMENT / DISAGREEMENT

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Expressing agreement / disagreement

Classify the following expressions showing agreement or
disagreement in the table below.
 
-I agree completely (with what you say).
-That’s just what I think.
-I couldn’t agree more.
-You can’t really be serious!
-Come off it!
-In my opinion, you are right.
-That’s my opinion, too.
-I couldn’t agree more. You bet!
-I disagree with what you’re saying.
-I don’t see it that way.
-I couldn’t disagree more.
-You’ve got to be joking!
-There’s no doubt about it.
-You can say that again!
 
 
Choose the letter that is the best response to each statement.
 
  1. I’m tired.
 
A. Either is we.
B. We are, too.
C. We aren’t either.
 
  1. I love parties.
 
A. I do, too.
B. I don’t, too.
C. I don’t either.
 
  1. I don’t like funerals.
 
A. I do, too.
B. I don’t either.
C. Either do I.
 
  1. She likes her birthday party.
 
A. We like either.
B. We do, too.
C. We don’t either.
Activity
Write statements that make these expressions true for you.
 
  1. I agree with you a hundred percent.
 
  1. I couldn’t agree with you more.
 
  1. ..I’m afraid I disagree with you.
 
  1. I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.
 
        5.     I couldn’t disagree with you more.
 
6.     She can’t either.
 
       7.      We are, too.
Lesson core
 
Choose the letter or letters that best answer each question.
 
Which of the following statements
express agreement?
 
a) I disagree with what you’re saying.
b) I agree with you.
c) I couldn’t agree with you more.
d) You’re right.
 
Which of the following statements
express disagreement?
 
a) I don’t agree.
b) I can’t argue with that.
c) I’m afraid I can’t agree on that.
d) I really agree with you.
 
Which of the following statements
are incorrect?
 
a) I don’t like the reception either.
b) She comes to the party, too.
c) I don’t eat sandwiches, too.
d) I can dance either.
 
Which of the following statements
express positive agreement?
 
a) I do, too.
b) She does, too.
c) I don’t either.
d) She doesn’t either.

Expressing opinions

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Expressing Opinions


English Vocabulary
Below are some phrases that you can use to help express opinions. Some of these phrases are more appropriate for written English such as giving your opinion in an essay whereas some can also be used in spoken English.
Personal Point of View
  • We use these words and phrases to express a personal point of view:
  • In my experience…
  • As far as I'm concerned…
  • Speaking for myself…
  • In my opinion…
  • Personally, I think…
  • I'd say that…
  • I'd suggest that…
  • I'd like to point out that…
  • I believe that…
  • What I mean is…


General Point of View
  • We use these words and phrases to express a point of view that is generally thought by people:
  • It is thought that...
  • Some people say that...
  • It is considered...
  • It is generally accepted that...




Agreeing with an opinion
  • We use these words and phrases to agree with someone else's point of view:
  • Of course.
  • You're absolutely right.
  • Yes, I agree.
  • I think so too.
  • That's a good point.
  • Exactly.
  • I don't think so either.
  • So do I.
  • I'd go along with that.
  • That's true.
  • Neither do I.
  • I agree with you entirely.
  • That's just what I was thinking.
  • I couldn't agree more.

Disagreeing with an opinion
  • We use these words and phrases to disagree with someone else's point of view:
  • That's different.
  • I don't agree with you.
  • However…
  • That's not entirely true.
  • On the contrary…
  • I'm sorry to disagree with you, but…
  • Yes, but don't you think…
  • That's not the same thing at all.
  • I'm afraid I have to disagree.
  • I'm not so sure about that.
  • I must take issue with you on that.
  • It's unjustifiable to say that...

Dialogue about Expressing Opinions
Alice: What did you think of the movie, Peter?
Peter: I thought it was boring.
Alice: Really? I loved it. Why did you think it was boring?
Peter: It was too predictable. You knew what would happen in the end. The same old thing- boy meets
girl, boy fights with girl, boy marries girl.
Peter: Did you like the sound track of the movie?
Alice: No, I hated it. It was too loud and too hard rock for me. What did you think of it?
Peter: I thought it was great, but then, I like hard rock.
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Jumat, 15 Maret 2013

Used to- Be used

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Used To


Use:
We say Used to to talk about something that was true in the past, but is not true now.
                There used to be a park here, but now there’s a shopping centre.
                My grandmother used to have beautiful blonde hair, but now her hair is grey.

You can say used to to talk about states (things that were true for a long period of time) or repeated actions (things that happened several times).
                
                I used to live in Denver. (True for a long period of time)
                I used to go to the park every Friday. (A repeated action)
                Write adverbs before used to.
                I always used to cycle to school.
                I never used to eat vegetables.
You can use Would in a similar way to used to. It describes things that were true in the past but are not true now.
                When I was a child, my dad would read to me every night.
Would CANNOT be used to talk about states. It can only be used to talk about repeated actions.

There would be a park here.        =>           There used to be a park here.
               
                Write adverbs after would.
                I would always talk to my grandma when I had a problem.
Form:
I / You / He / She / It / They / We
used to
didn’t use to / never used to
verb (infinitive)
would
wouldn’t
Questions

Did
you / he / she / it / they
use to + verb (infinitive)
Would
verb (infinitive)
Common Mistakes:
Many students confuse used to do and be used to doing. This is another phrase. It means ‘be familiar with doing something’.
I am used to live near here.                          =>                           I used to live near here. 
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NON CLAUSE

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AS YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF CLAUSES, THEY ARE:

1. MAIN CLAUSE
2. SUB CLAUSE

SUB CLAUSE CAN NOT STAND ALONE OR BE A FULL SENTENCE (SIMPLE SENTENCE). MAIN CLAUSE IS A FULL SENTENCE AND CAN STAND ALONE WITHOUT SUB CLAUSE. ON THE OTHER HAND, SUB CLAUSE IS DEPENDENT AND MAIN CLAUSE IS INDEPENDENT. HOWEVER, SUB CLAUSE IS NOT PARASITE (LAUGHING ..... ).

IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS, I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT SUB CLAUSE IS NEEDED TO GIVE MORE INFORMATION TO THE SUBJECT OR OBJECT OF A VERB IN MAIN CLAUSE. READ MORE ...... .



FOR EXAMPLES:
HIS BOOK IS EXPENSIVE.

THE SUBJECT IN THE SENTENCE ABOVE IS /HIS BOOK/. BUT WHEN THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF BOOKS NEAR HIM, WE DON'T KNOW WHICH BOOK IS EXPENSIVE. BUT WHEN WE SAY, LIKE :WHAT HE IS READING NOW IS EXPENSIVE.

IN THE SENTENCE ABOVE WE FINALLY KNOW ABOUT WHICH BOOK IS EXPENSIVE. IT MEANS THAT THE EXPENSIVE BOOK IS NOT ON THE SHELF OR ON THE TABLE, BUT IN HIS HANDS NOW /WHAT HE IS READING NOW/.

SO, NOUN CLAUSE IS A SUB CLAUSE WHICH IS FUNCTIONED AS A NOUN AND GIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT.STUDY THE SENTENCES ABOVE CAREFULLY!



HOW TO BUILD A NOUN CLAUSE

Your focus is in Sub Clause. I mean that you should concentrate yourself to take notice of sub clause first.

Sub clause is made of a slice of bread (laughing ......).(Now I'm Serious .....) Sub clause is formed from the combination between Question Word, e.g. what, where, who, whose, etc., and A Full Sentence.

Take notice of this illustration below!



Whatever question word is used doesn't matter at all because the most important thing is that the sub clause (where there is a question word being used inside of it) can substitute or become a Noun or the same ways as a Noun. When question word is added, more information about the noun will be created.

For examples:

What he said is important.
I don't know Where he lives.
I wonder if he wants to go at it again.

These following Conjunctions/Question words can be used to form sub clauses:

- When
- Where
- Why
- How
- Who
- Whom
- What
- Which
- Whose
- Whether or if
- That ("Bahwa" In Indonesian Language)

Now Find and Change the nouns below into sub clause:

1. My pet is dead.
2. The policeman asked me to show my driving licence.
3. Yesterday he found many mistakes in the report.
4. He caught a lot of fishes.
5. She still remembered his duty.

You can submit the answer in  ASK-Grammar  then I will check your work and announce it as soon as possible!.
Good luck!


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