Unit 1

Congratulating, Requesting & Congratulating, Requesting & Asking for InformationAsking for Information

Section OneActivity 1

Listen and repeat after the teacher.

1. 2.

3. 4.

Here are the words in special social events. Complimenting (Numbers 1 and 2) is expressing praise. Congratulating (Numbers 3 and 4) is telling somebody that you are happy about her or his success. Now look at the pictures below.

Look at each picture and answer the questions.

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What a good idea! How

beautiful you are!

Congratulations. Happy

Birthday.

Picture 1. A Party

In groups, discuss the answers to these questions below. What kind of party is it? How do you know it? What do the friends say to the boy?

Now, observe the following picture.

Picture 2. A Ceremony

Picture 2. A Ceremony

In groups, discuss the answer to these questions below. What is the occasion? Why do the students shake hands? What do they say to one another?

Activity 2

o When do you celebrate your birthday?o What do your friends say to you?o Have you ever attended a graduation ceremony?

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Make your questions. Then,

discuss the answers with the class.

o What do people say to each other?o What happens if nobody congratulates you or gives you any

compliment?Activity 3

Now, study the following expressions.

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Congratulating & Complimenting

How can you say it?

Some social occasions celebrate special events. Here are some examples of phrases of congratulations appropriate to these situations. The most common response is "Thank you."

formalI'd like to offer my congratulations on your new job.Congratulations on your marriage.You must be really happy about your new baby. I'm very happy for you. I hope you enjoy your new house. Happy birthday / anniversary.

informal

Here are some examples of the kinds of compliments common in social situations.

This is the nicest apartment! I like your furniture.You have a beautiful house! new dress.

This soup is delicious. What a good idea!That salad looks wonderful. a great dessert!

Section twoActivity 1

Act out the following dialogues aloud with a partner.

Dialogue 1

Dialogue 2

Activity 2

Can you identify the words to express compliments and congratulations in Dialogues 1 and 2?

Write your answer in the box below.

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1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________

Genuine leather. I like it very much.

Thanks.

I admire your bag. It’s really nice.What is it made? ??of ?

Oh, thank you.

Happy birthday

……………………

…………………………….

Activity 3

Practice reading the following dialogues.

Situation 1 (Yosefin and you are classmates)You: I admire your bag. It's really nice.Yosefin: Oh, thank you.You: Could you tell me where you got it? I've been looking for

one for a long time.Yosefin: It's from the Luggage Store in Plaza Indonesia. You: Oh, thank you very much.

Situation 2 (Susane and you are close friends)Susane: Oh, I love your earrings. They are so beautiful.You: Thank you. They're silver.Susane: I know. Are they Jogya silver?You: No, they are Bali silver. I got them in Ubud.Susane: Oh, I see.

Situation 3 (Maria and you are neighbours)You: Happy birthday, Maria. Wow, what a trendy watch you

have!Maria: Thanks. It's a birthday present from my aunt. She

bought it in Singapore.You: Lucky you! I wish I had such a watch.Maria: I hope you'll get one on your birthday.

In pairs, make a dialogue based on each situation below.1. You meet your aunt in a wedding party. She has a very

beautiful handbag. Compliment her for it.2. You meet your boy/girl friend when jogging. He/she

compliments your T-shirt.

Activity 4

Study the following exclamatory sentences.

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In exclamatory sentences we use "what" to describe nouns, and use "how" to describe adjectives and adverbs, as —What a quiet night it is! How quiet the night is!What a beautiful country it is! How beautiful the country is!What a clever boy he is! How clever the boy is!What pretty girls they are! How pretty the girls are!

Activity 5

Read the text below aloud.

I live in the country. I love the country life. Every morning when I get up and open the window, I can hear

little birds singing outside.Today is a fine day. The rain has stopped. The sun

shines again. It shines in through the window. I look out. I see that the fields and the hills are green. The flowers and the houses are red. The clouds above the hills are white. Everything looks pleasant.

………………………………………………………………………………………

o Now, what exclamatory sentence can you write at the end of the text above? Write your answer in the box provided.

Activity 6

Make an exclamatory sentence using "what" and "how". Use the words in the word bank.

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e.g. What a fashionable shirt it is!How bright the dress colour is!

Word bank

767899 ytgtgv

Write here1. _____________________________ 8. ______________________________2. _____________________________ 9. ______________________________3. _____________________________ 10. ______________________________4. _____________________________ 11. ______________________________5. _____________________________ 12. ______________________________6. _____________________________ 13. ______________________________7. _____________________________ 14. ______________________________

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fashionable bright warmelegant neat

comfortablecasual beautiful formal

Section threeIn pairs, act out the following dialogues.

Situation 1A : Guess what! I got the first winner prize for the debate competition.B : Really? Congratulations!A : Thank you.

Situation 2 (Anna and Tommy are old friends)Anna: Hi, Tom, you know what? My short story will be published in

Hello magazine next month.Tommy: Wow, congratulations! That's great, An.Anna: Thank you. I really worked hard for the story. Tommy: I know you did, and I'm sure it's a great one. I want to read

it.

Situation 3 (Denny and you are playmates)You: Den, I heard you won the first prize in the chess competition

yesterday. Congratulations!Denny: Thanks! It was a tough competition.You: Yes, I heard you competed against senior players. Denny: That's right, and I almost lost the third set. Luckily, I

could improve my play.

In each situation, what are the speakers talking about?

Activity 1

Write a short dialogue like the models for each situation below.

Situation 1Your cousin tells you that she was awarded the first prize in the English competition in her school. Congratulate her.

Situation 2You tell your best friend that your English poem is published in the

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newspaper. He congratulates you.

Activity 2

In small groups, act out the two pictorial situations below.

Situation 1

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Activity 3Sometimes it is not easy to express our thoughts and feelings for certain important occasions. To help you do this, you can use cards. Below are kinds of cards.

A B C D

Discuss the answers to these questions in pairs. What occasions are these cards for? Who is the receiver of each card? Who is the sender of each card? Do you think these cards are appropriate for any other occasions?

Why?

Activity 4

Match the messages below with the occasions. Two occasions are missing. What do you think they are? Some

messages can be used more than once.

1. Congratulations a. any time2. Best wishes b. someone has died3. Happy ... c. ………4. Good luck d. birthday/anniversary/new

year/Christmas5. Season's greetings

e. someone has got a new job

6. Get well soon f. someone is going to take the exam7. With sympathy g. someone has just passed an exam8. Bon Voyage h. someone is getting married

i. Christmas/Easter

Wishing you a happy New Year.

Get well

soon.

On your special

day, Mom!

What a cute

baby!Congratulatio

ns

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Activity 5

Write a congratulating message for each of the following situations.

Situation 1A friend has just been elected as the chairman of student association.

Situation 2A cousin has won the first prize for the local dancing competition.

Situation 3A classmate has just passed the acting audition for a television program.

Picture 3. A Congratulation Card

Section Four Besides cards, people express their thoughts and feelings through

songs. Here is an English song to express love.

Love…..

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Activity 1

Listen and repeat after the teacher.

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE ___ ____ __ ____ ____ _____

0 5 1 2 3 3 | .3 2 3 | 1 . 1. | 0 1 2 3 |You are my sun – shine my on - ly sun - shine; You make me ___ ______ ___ _____4 . 6 | . 6 5 4 3 | . 1 2 3 | 4 . 6 .happy when skies are gray. You'll ne - ver know, dear,___ ____ _____ ___

0 6 5 4 | 3 . 1. | 1 2 | 3 . .4| 2 . 2 3| 1. .0|0| |How lovely you are; Please don't take my sun - shine a - way.

Activity 2

Work in groups and complete the following statements.1. This song is addressed to ________ because ________.2. To admire the girl, the boy says ________.3. He compares his sweetheart with the ________ because ________.4. I also say ________ to express my feelings to someone I love.5. I like/dislike the song because ________.

Section Five What is requesting? When do you usually request?

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Requesting is the action of asking for something formally and politely. You have to use special expressions if you want to ask for something or ask somebody to do something in a polite or formal way. Now, study the following dialogues.Activity 1

Listen and repeat after the teacher.

Dialogue 1Nadia : I wonder whether I could borrow your typewriter.Ella : For how long?Nadia : Until the end of the week.Ella : Yes. I think that would be alright.

Dialogue 2Diane : Do you think I could possibly use your laptop?John : No problem. Tell me when.Diane : Next weekend if possible.

Dialogue 3Riza : Is there any chance of borrowing your car?Ami : Yes, indeed. When?Riza : This weekend.Ami : Sorry, I’m using it as well.

Dialogue 4Marni : Could you turn off the light, Hadi?Hadi : Why? What's the matter? I want to read this novel.Marni : If there’s too much light, the electricity in the house will be off.Hadi : OK, then.

Now, work in pairs and underline the words in each dialogue that express a request and response to the request.

Activity 2

Do as the examples.Example: Can I borrow your typewriter?

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I wonder if l could borrow your typewriter.1. Can I invite some friends round?2. Can I use your telephone?3. Can they help me with this math problem?4. Can we stop by the post office?5. Can you turn off the TV?6. Can you close the windows?7. Can I use your dictionary?8. Can I borrow your bicycle?

Activity 3Example: A: Do you mind if I close the window? B: No, go ahead. (It means you agree)

or Yes, of course. (It means you disagree)

1. A: Do you mind if I turn the TV on? B: ____________________________________________

2. A: Do you mind if she turns the radio down? B: ____________________________________________

3. A: Do you mind if I smoke? B: ____________________________________________

4. A: Do you mind if he uses your calculator? B: ____________________________________________

5. A: Do you mind if we invite Nadia to your party? B: ____________________________________________

Activity 4

Give responses to the following expressions.

1. A: Can I use your ruler?B: ______________. I’m using it now.

2. A: Can you carry these books for me, please? B: _____________.

3. A: Would you like any help?B: ______________, but I think I can manage myself.

4. A: Do you think I could use your motorcycle?B: _____________. You don't have the license yet.

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5. A: Can you accompany me to the clothing shop? B: ______________.

Activity 5Study the following expressions

Requests ResponsesDo you mind if …?Would you like …?I wonder if I could …?Do you think I could … ?Is there any chance of …?

That would be alright.No problem.Not all.

Section Six: Fun PageWork in pairs. Write down as many answers to the question below as possible. The pair who gets the most is the winner.

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Section SevenActivity 1

Listen and repeat after your teacher.

You: Excuse me. Could you tell where the public library is?Man: The public library? Let me see. Oh yes, of course. It’s in Robenton

Road.You: Is it near here?Man: Go along this street until you come to the first traffic light. Then,

turn left. It’s on your left, just after the zebra crossing.You: Thank you.Man: You’re welcome.

Now, work in pairs and underline the words in the dialogue that express giving and asking for directions.

Activity 2

Study the expressions on giving and asking for directions.

Could you …?Go along …; Turn right/left.On your right/left.

Looking for the Public Library

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Activity 3

Picture 4. A Road Map

Activity 4

The other day your friends and you found the public library. There you were browsing some books on physics. The title of one of the books is Science Discovery. Then, you all decided to read one of the texts. Here is the academic text.

1 Pair work Take turns giving the location of these places. Tell the location in two different ways like the example below.

a) parking lotb) drugstorec) night clubd) bus stope) public restroom

For exampleA: The parking lot is on Second

Avenue.B: The parking lot is across from

the Korean restaurant.

2 Pair work Give directions to two different places on the map. Your partner guesses the destination.

For exampleA: Walk up First Avenue and turn

left. It's on the right, on the corner of First and Lincoln.

B: It's the Japanese restaurant.A: Right.

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Read the text carefully

Activity 5

Write True (T) if the statement is correct or False (F) if it is incorrect of the following statements. Number one has been done for you.

a. There will be serious effects on the world's climate if more of the Amazon forest is cut down, T

b. The trees absorb the gas' carbon dioxide in the air.

c. None of the scientists believes that the Amazon forest provide 50% of the world 's annual production of oxygen.

d. The ice will melt if the temperature rises.

e. We reduce carbon dioxide by cutting down the forest.

f. Hundreds of coastal cities are being flooded when ice at the

The Amazon Forest and the Future of the World

What will happen if more of the Amazon forest is cut down? According to climatologists, two things are likely to happen, there will be serious effects on the world's climate, and the air that we breathe will lose some of its oxygen. Why does this happen?

Trees absorb the gas carbon dioxide from the air, and give out oxygen into the air. The trees of the Amazon rain forest are chemically very active, and some scientists believe that they provide 50% of the world's annual production of oxygen. If we lose the tropical forest, the air will contain much less oxygen and much more carbon dioxide. It will become difficult-perhaps even impossible-to breathe.

With more carbon dioxide in the air, the temperature will rise; the ice-caps at the North and South poles will melt, the sea level will rise, and hundreds of coastal cities will be flooded.

All scientists agree that if we destroy the Amazon forest, it will be environmental suicide-like loosing an ocean. Life on earth will become difficult, and it may become impossible.

Adapted from The Cambridge English Course

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poles melts.

Activity 6

Choose the words/phrases and write the number next to its definitions. Number one has been done for you.

Definitions Words/phrases

a. The study of the relationship of plants and animals, including man, to their environment.

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b. The re-use of materials formerly discarded.c. A chemical compound used to destroy harmful plant

or animals.d. The contamination of water by substances that

lessen its usefulness.e. The gradual decrease in fertility of soil for

agricultural production.

Section Eight: HomeworkActivity 1

Write a note telling a friend how to get from your school to a place where you want to meet him or her.

1. Soil Depletion 2. Pesticide 3. Water Pollution4. Re-cycling 5. Ecology 4. Pollutant

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Activity 2

Read this postcard. Use your dictionary for the difficult words.

Activity 2Read this postcard. Use your dictionary for the difficult

words.

Picture 5. London Bridge

1. Who wrote the postcard?2. What is it for?3. What is the postcard about?4. Did he like the weather?5. What play did he see?6. How did he feel? Why?

Activity 3

Write a reply to the postcard about London.

Answer the questions individually.

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Dear …, Thank you for your postcard. I …

Activity 4

Buy a postcard with a picture of your hometown or a recreational place. Then, write in the postcard telling your experiences in your last vacation to one of your best friends. Tell him/her about your happy and unhappy moments.

Picture 6. Mountain with Ice-Caps

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Section Nine: ReviewActivity 1

Read the note telling how to get to Linda’s house. Draw the map.

Activity 2

Work with your classmates. Do the experiment below at home. Later, report the result of the experiment in class.Procedures of the Experiment.1) Have 2 small pots of roses.

Label the two pots – A and B.2) For Pot A:

give water every day. give fertilizer once in two weeks.

For Pot B: give no water at all. give no fertilizer at all.

6 bus Jalan Sudirman/Jalan Diponegoro cross Jalan Sudirman walk up Jalan Sudirman Merauke Dept. Store meet you 4:30my place about 20-minute walk.

To get to my house, take a number 6 bus and get off at the corner of Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Diponegoro. Then cross to the other side of Jalan Sudirman and walk up jalan Sudirman until you come to Merauke Department store. I’ll

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3) Observe the two pots after a month.4) Answer the questions below

What happens to the two pots after a month? Why have you observed different results?

5) Write down the result of your experiment in your journal (a special notebook for writing the results of experiments)

Section Ten: Summary

A. Congratulating & ComplimentingHere are some examples of phrases of congratulations. The most common response is "Thank you."Formal

I'd like to offer my congratulations on your new job. Congratulations on your marriage.You must be really happy about your new baby.I'm very happy for you. I hope you enjoy your new house. Happy birthday/anniversary.

InformalHere are some examples of the kinds of compliments and exclamatory expressions in social situations.

This is the nicest apartment. What a good idea!You have a beautiful house. How cute the baby is!

B. RequestingHere are some examples of phrases of requests and their responses.

Requests ResponsesDo you mind if ...........? That would be alright.Would you like ...........? No problem.I wonder if I could ...? Not all.Do you think I could ..........?Is there any chance of ......?

C. Giving and asking for directions Here are some examples of phrases of giving and asking for directions.

Could you ....? Go along... ; Turn right/left

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On your right/left.

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