Common Expression in Daily English Conversation

Greeting expressions • Good…… (Morning,

Afternoon , Evening , Night ) • How are U.• How do U do .• How ‘s it going • How are things • How ‘s life !• What’s up !

Answering • Fine ,thanks• Great / good• I’m just fine thank you• I’m okay so far • Not bad• Not too good actually• Pretty well• Very well and you

Introductions ( Perkenalan )• S = Mr. Smith N= Rick Nixon C= Caroline • L= Lusi W= Mr. Wilson • C : Good morning , girls • L and C: Good morning Mr. Smith .• S : Rick and John , this is Lusi , our receptionist and Miss

Pierce , my secretary. Lusi ,Caroline , this is Mr. Nixon from New York and Mr. Wilson from Scotland, they are visiting London for exhibition . I would like you to give them any assistance they may need.

• L : Hello • C : I ‘ m pleased to meet you Mr. Nixon.

• N : Hi , Lusi , Hi Miss . Pierce .• W : How do you do , Lusi . How do you do Miss Pierce .• C : How do you do.• N : I won’t bother you much ,ladies , but if you would be

able to type the odd letter and make the odd phone call for me, I would be very grateful.

• C : I would be glad to • L : And I can give Caroline a hand , if she gets too busy.• N : Great . Many hand make light work , so they say!• S : Can you bring some coffee, Caroline , as soon as you

have opened the mail ?

• C : Great ! I’m so busy this week, with the buyers ’ meeting and the exhibition , all I need is to run around after two visitors.

• L : Don’t worry Caroline , we’ll all lend a hand .• C : But Johnny’s not even here .• L : I know it’s not like him to be late , but he’ll turn up .• C : I hope so

Unit 1. Talking about Daily Activites.

Simple Present Tense.usuallyalways

SUBJECT often + VERB I (INFINITIVE )sometimesneverrarelyseldom

Simple Present Tense with multi words adverbs of

frequency.

Read the examples below 1. Henry always gets up late every morning.2. Mrs Liona always goes to the market

alone3. We usually spend our holiday out of town

once in two month.4. My father goes to work every day.5. We study English twice a week 6. They go abroad every year.7. The sun shines during the day.8. The earth moves round the sun.

• 05 30 i wash some plates• 06 00 i go to the market• 08.00 i ALWAYS STUDY AT HOME

06.00 I GO TO SCHOOL WITH MY FRIENDS• 07 00 I GO TO SWIM• 01.00 I CLEAN THE HOUSE.• 06.00 I DO SPORT

Make the sentences from the words given. Make changes as

necessary as the examples 1. The shop keeper / always / close the

store / 5:00 p.m /everyday .2. Rita /sometimes /come / late / school.3. Farah / never / borrow/ a book / library.4. Vera /often / wash / school / shoes/

Saturday afternoon.5. Erna / usually/have / fruit / after meal.6. Winda / always /practice / speaking /

chinese/ home.

If you want to ask someone about their activities ,below are the examples . What do you do in the morning ? Can you tell me the activities you do every

day? What time do you wake up every day ? Where do you usually have/ eat breakfast.

The following are the examples of sentences to respond to such questions. I always wake up at 05.00 in the morning ,

then I take a bath. After I wake up at 05.00 in the morning , I

take a bath. After I have breakfast , I go to school at

06.30. I usually go to school on foot , but

sometimes I go by bike. I always have breakfast at home or

sometimes have breakfast at the office.

Linda Sanders 2 ak 1My name is Linda Sanders. I am a teacher of language in a language course. I was born in 1976 in a little country town not far from here. I have a brother , Richard , who is three years older than I am and a sister, Rachel , who is four years younger than I am. There are five of us in my family. My father is a retirement of civil servant. My mother is a housewife . My parents get up early in the morning. They get up at 4:30 in the morning. My sister and I get up at 4:45 o’clock then we help our mother in the kitchen. My brother doesn’t get up until 5 o’clock and then he directly takes a bat. Fortunately , we have two bathrooms so that I don’t have to wait for my brother finishing his bath. After we get dressed , we have breakfast in the dinning room. We finish eating breakfast at 6:30 every morning. I usually leave the house at 6:45 and get to work at 8:00.

My mother leaves the house earlier than I do because she has to get to work at 7:30. My sister leaves the house later than I do because her office is not far from our house. Usually she leaves the house at 7:4and gets to work at 8:00.

I finish working at 4:00 p.m , and arrive home around 5:15 p.m . My sister finishes working at the same time as I do but she arrives home earlier than I do. She arrives home at 4:20.My brother finishes working later than I do at 4:30 p.m and arrives home at 5:30 . We usually have dinner at 7: 15 . After dinner , we chat and watch TV together in the living room. Sometimes my sister or I talks on the telephone and my brother and father play chess. We usually go to bed at around eleven p.m.

I finish working at 4:00 p.m , and arrive home around 5:15 p.m . My sister finishes working at the same time as I do but she arrives home earlier than I do. She arrives home at 4:20.My brother finishes working later than I do at 4:30 p.m and arrives home at 5:30 . We usually have dinner at 7: 15 . After dinner , we chat and watch TV together in the living room. Sometimes my sister or I talks on the telephone and my brother and father play chess. We usually go to bed at around eleven p.m.

Answer the following questions correctly based

on the text above.1. What is Linda ‘s last name and what does she do ?

2. What year was Linda born ?3. How many brothers and sisters does

she have and what are their name ?4. What time do Linda’s parents get up

every morning ?5. Does her father still work ? No he

doesn’t

6. Does Linda’s brother wake up earlier or later than she does ?

7. What does Linda’s brother usually do after he wakes up ?

8. What time does Linda leave the house and where does she work ?

9. Does Linda’s sister leave the house earlier than her brother does ?

10. How old is Linda ?11. What age is her brother ?12. What year was Linda’s sister born ?

Simple Present Tense dengan kata-kata tanya :

Questions • Where do you live ?• What time do you get up

every morning ?• How often do you go to

the movie ?• How well does she speak

English ?• How much does it cost ?• Why do you want to

study English ?

Answer

Questions • Which movie star do

you like best ?• How many new words

do you learn every day /

• To whom does this book belong to ?

• In which room does the class meet ?

Answer