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Berbicara adalah ketrampilan performansi. Anda dapat melakukannya dengan baik jika Anda
berusaha untuk berbicara banyak. Siswa dalam kelas bahasa asing terkadang mengalami
kesulitan mendengarkan dan berbicara karena mereka takut membuat kesalahan. Tidak apa-apa
berbuat salah. Santai saja dalam berbicara.
Belajar Bahasa Inggris sama halnya dengan bagimana kita pertama kali belajar mengendarai
sepeda motor dan pasti melalui beberapa proses yang harus kita lalui. Dalam proses tersebut
pasti kita akan mengalami beberapa hal yang bisa saja membuat kita jengkel, marah, bosan,
takut, kecewa, putus asa bahkan frustrasi karena kita belum bisa mencapai tujuan yang kita
harapkan.
Untuk mengatasi permasalahan di atas sebaiknya kita sadari bahwa belajar adalah suatu proses
yang cukup panjang dan harus kita lalui dengan tulus, ikhlas, tekun, sabar dan kemauan yang
kuat alias pantang menyerah. Janganlah kita terlalu berambisi atau memaksakan diri jika kita
belum mulai melakukan hal - hal yang paling sederhana untuk mencapai tujuan yang kita
harapakan.
Ingat !!! Belajar bahasa Inggris menuntut ketekunan untuk terus belajar baik belajar secara
mandiri maupun mengikuti kelas / kursus bahasa Inggris dan Kesabaran dalam menghadapi
permasalahan selama proses belajar bahasa Inggris.
Bagi Anda yang belum mempunyai kemampuan dasar bahasa Inggris, jangan berkecil hati. Saya
siap membantu Anda. Ceritakan kesulitan Anda belajar bhs Inggris, saya akan berusaha
semampu saya untukmencari solusinya.
Semoga bermanfaat
GOODS
- The goods was not delivered in time. (X)
- The goods were not delivered in time. (V)
"Goods" adalah kata benda jamak dan diikuti kata kerja jamak.
GOODS
- He had very little money and very few goods. (X)
- He had very little money and very few possessions. (V)
''goods'' = things for sale : leather goods
''possessions'' = semua benda (hal) yang dimiliki seseorang.
GO OUT
- As soon as the bus stopped, he went out. (X)
- As soon as the bus stopped, he got off. (V)
pemakaian GET ON/OFF : get on/off a bus/train/plane dan lain-lainnya.
GOSSIP
- She told me gossips about all her relations. (X)
- She told me a lot of gossip about all her relations. (V)
gossip (uncountable) menerangkan sesuatu yang berhubungan dengan kehidupan pribadi orang-
orang.
Catatan : 'bits/pieces of gossip'
GUARANTEE
- May I remind you that the cassette recorder is still in guarantee. (X)
- May I remind you that the cassette recorder is still under guarantee. (V).
(be) under guarantee, NOT in
MISTAKE
- I rarely do more than three mistakes in an essay. (X)
- I rarely make more than three mistakes in an essay. (V)
yang biasa dipakai ialah = make a mistake, BUKAN ''do''.
OUT
- I felt very cold when I went out the room. (X)
- I felt very cold when I went out of the room. (V)
Out berfungsi sebagai adverb. 'Tita went out, leaving just the two of us in the room,'
Out berfungsi sebagai preposition.
Sebagai catatan, dalam percakapan imformal OUT kadang-kadang dipakai daripada OUT OF.
Contoh :'I saw someone jump out the window'.
NOISE
- I turned on the radio but there was no noise. (X)
- I turned on the radio but there was no sound. (V)
NOISE = suara keras yang tidak menyenangkan, The noise of the traffic gave ne headache.
SOUND = sesuatu (suara) yang ditangkap telinga. The sound of a guitar; the sound of music.
NO MATTER
- No matter he tries hard, he never succeeds in passing. (X)
- No matter how hard he tries, he never succeeds in passing. (V)
no matter how much he studies.........+ main clause.
no matter how often he goes..........+ main clause.
no matter how well he plays ...........+ main clause.
etc + main clause
- No matter the recession, sales remained high.
- In spite of the recession, sales remained high.
NO MATTER selalu diikuti oleh kata WH. No matter what.....; no matter how; no matter
who.......etc
ACCORDING TO
1. According to me, we should spend more money on education. (X)
2. In my opinion, we should spend more money on education. (V)
kata "according to" tidak bisa diikuti oleh "me" atau "us".
- According to him, we should spend more money on education.(V)
- According to the head master, we should spend more money on education.(V)
ACTUAL
- We'd like to know more about the actual progress. (X)
- We'd like to know the present/current progress, not the progress in the past. (V)
actual = real (kebalikan dari 'guessed', 'supposed' dll. We think he is over sixty but his actual age
is forty-five.
present/current = kejadian atau yang sedang terjadi sekarang.
ACTUALLY
- We need to produce and export more than we do actually. (X)
- We need to produce and export more than we do at present. (V).
actually = fakta (selain apa yang dikatakan atau dipikirkan), sesungguhnya (untuk menambahkan
apa yang sudah dikatakan). People think we've got lots of money, but actually we're very poor.
at present = saat ini
ADDRESS
- She will give me her adress. (X)
- She will give me her address. (V)
address = selalu double "d"
ADVICE (1)
- We adviced him to tell the reporter. (X)
- We advised him to tell the reporter. (V)
advice = kata benda
advise = kata kerja
ADVICE (2)
- The teacher gave us a good advice. (X).
- The teacher gave us some good advice. (V)
advice adalah kata benda yang tidak bsa dihitung (uncountable)
Alternatif pemakaian : The teacher gave us a good piece of advice.
ADVISE
- I asked my doctor for her advise. (X).
- I asked my doctor for her advice. (V)
advise = kata kerja
advice = kata benda.
AFFECT
- It's a magazine about internet and their affects on our lives. (X)
- It's a magazine about internet and their effects on our lives. (V)
AFFORD (1)
- A newspaper can be afforded by most people. (X)
- Most people can afford a newspaper. (V)
"Afford" jarang dipakai dipakai di kalimat pasif.
AFFORD (2)
- Andy couldn't afford paying for his education. (X)
- Andy couldn't afford to pay for his education. (V)
afford (to do) something
AFFORD (3)
- William couldn't afford himself to buy his son any book (X)
- William couldn't afford to buy his son any book. (V)
afford bukan REFLEXIVE VERB
AFFORD (4)
- I want to get my money bicycle back because I can't afford the money for a new one. (X)
- I want to get my bicycle back because I can't afford (to buy) a new one.(V)
money, jarang sekali digunakan sebagai object afford.
AFRAID
- The road to the show was very busy and we were afraid to miss the show. (X)
- The road to the show was very busy and we were afraid of missing the show (V)
be afraid to do something = takut melakukan sesuatu atau tidak bersedia melakukan
sesuatu karena anda ketakutan.
be afraid of doing something = khawatir tentang sesuatu yang akan terjadi
AGENDA
- In the right-hand pocket you will find a little black agenda that I need urgently. (X)
- In the right-hand pocket you will find a little black diary that I need urgently. (V)
agenda = sebuah daftar topik untuk diskusi/pembicaraan di dalam suatu pertemuan.
diary = sebuah buku dimana seseorang menulis perjanjian, atau hal-hal yang perlu
diingat/dilakukan,
atau hal-hal yang perlu diingat.
AGES
- The glasses haven't been washed since ages. (X)
- The glasses haven't been washed for ages. (V)
since = awal dari suatu periode
AGO
- It is a month ago since I left Germany. (X)
- It is a month since I left Germany. (V)
Catatan : jangan pakai kata "ago" sebelum kata "since".
- I'm writing in reply to your letter that I've received two days ago. (X)
- I'm writing in reply to your letter that I received two days ago. (V)
Catatan :
Bentuk Present Perfect Tense tidak dipakai dengan kata-kata yang berpola Past Time seperti
yesterday, last week, a year ago.
- The inspector asked to see his ticket, as I had done few minutes ago. (X)
- The inspector asked to see his ticket, as I had done a few minutes before.(V)
Catatan :
Kata ago dipakai untuk menerangkan suatu periode waktu di masa yang lampau yang tidak
diukur dari kejadian sekarang.
a few minutes ago = beberapa menit yang lalu
a few minutes before = beberapa men t sebelumnya.
Reported Speech
We use the Reported Speech when we report what somebody has said to another person. This
type of sentence
is also used in newspaper or television reporting. To report a speech, we use the words "say",
"tell" and "ask". Note: besides changing the verb, you also need to change the time, place and
pronouns in the original sentences when you report the speech.e.g: "John, sit here with me," Siti
says.Reported Speech: Siti told John to sit there with her.
Rewrite the following using Reported Speech.
1. Salim says, "I am not feeling well."
2. Annie says, "My mother is not at home."
3. Wei Kim says, "I'm sorry."
4. He says, "It's raining."
5. My mother asks me, "Where are you going?"
6. He said, "I'm busy."
7. "I'll go to the library tomorrow," he says.
8. "May I borrow your pen?" Annie asks me.
9. "The rambutans are sweet," Mr. Lim says.
10. "Keep your books," the teacher tells her students.
Answers:========
1. Salim said that he was not feeling well.
2. Annie said that her mother was not at home.
3. Wei Kim said he was sorry./Wei Kim apologised.
4. He said that it was raining.
5. My mother asked me where I was going.
6. He said that he was busy.
7. He said that he would go to the library the next day.
8. Annie asked me if she could borrow my pen.
9. Mr. Lim said that the rambutans were sweet.
10. The teacher told her students to keep their books.