Table of Expr essions of Asking and Giving Opinion Let ’s Pr act ice Pronunciat ion

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A. Table of Expr essions of Asking and Giving Opinion

Asking Opinion Giving Opinion What do you think about...? Well, I think ... Whats your opinion about ...? In my opinion I think ... How do you feel about ...? I feel that we should ... Any comments? May I make a comment on that? UNI T1 Example 1: Read this conversation and try to find the expression used by underlying it Rina : Hi Mila Mila : Hi Rina How are you? Rina : I’m fine, thanks. How are you? Mila : I’m fine, too. Thanks. Ah, you have just bought a new bag. Rina : Yes, you are right. What do you think about it? Mila : Well, I think it’s cute. I like it. Rina : Thanks. Example 2 Read this conversation and try to find the expression used by underlying it Andi : Hi Rina Rina : Hi Andi Andi : I heard Mila has a new boyfriend. Rina : Oh, yeah. I know it already. Andy : What’s your opinion about her boyfriend? Rina : In my opinion, he is a good guy. He is smart and diligent. Andy : That’s good.

B. Let ’s Pr act ice

Work in pair, and do these exercises below 1. Complete these conversation After you have completed it, practice it with your parner. Conversation 1 Shinta : Hi Ana, what do you think about my new haircut? Ana : I think that suits you. You look beautiful with your new haircut. Shinta : Thanks. Conversation 2 Meri : Hi Nia, any comments on my performance last night? Nia : Was that you? Meri : Yes, of course. Nia : Well, I think that was amazing. I was so impressed by your performance. Meri : Thank you. 2. Please make a conversation of asking and giving opinion with your partner. Use the expressions given in the table

C. Pronunciat ion

Let ’s learn t he phonet ic alphabet of English consonant sounds. List en and r epeat Read the words consisting of the consonant sounds loudly. Let the students repeat it. p - performance f - friend ʧ - choose ŋ - thing b - big v - very ʤ - juice r - ring t - try s - see ʃ - expression l - like d - do z - zoo Ӡ - pleasure j - young k - cut θ - think m - me w - we g - give ð - this n - no Let ’s f ocus on t hese consonant sounds. Read the words consisting of v, z, ʃ and Ӡ loudly. Let the students repeat it. v z ʃ Ӡ v ine z ink sh e pleasure v iew z oo sh oe measure v ery amazing fashion treasure believe lose expression decision leave buzz wish usual prove prize push occasion Read it loudly. Focus on the difference between f and v. Dialogue I Andy : What do you think about our new friend Fery? f Mery : He is very smart. v Read it loudly. Focus on the difference between ʃ, Ӡ, s and z. Dialogue II Tina : Any opinion about my new shoe? ʃ Hana : It’s amazing. z Tina : Thank you so much. s Hana : My pleasure. Ӡ Let ’s learn t he phonet ic alphabet of English vowel sounds. List en and r epeat Read the words consisting of the vowel sounds loudly. Let the students repeat it. i: - eden ʌ - cut u: - food I - eaten a: - cart ʊ - foot e - bed ɒ - often 3: - first œ - bad ᴐ: - always ә - ago Let s f ocus on t hese vowel sounds. Read the minimal pairs of the words to show the students the difference between i: and I . For example eden –eaten, leave-live, etc. i: - I e den ea ten leave live feel fill heel hill peel pil steal still Read it loudly. Focus on the difference between i: and I. Dialogue I Andy : What do you feel about living together with this little family?i: and I Mery : It’s just awesome. Read it loudly. Focus on the difference between i: and I . Dialogue II Mery : What do you think about the person who steals your money? i: Ina : The person must be a bad guy. You have to get him to police station. Mety : Yeah, but I still forgive him. I Ina : That’s very kind of you. Let ’s learn t he phonet ic alphabet of English dipht hong sounds. List en and r epeat Read these words consisting of diphthong sounds loudly. Let the students repeat it. e I - make a ʊ - how ɛә - care a I - like әʊ - show ʊә - fluent ᴐ I - boy I ә - near Let ’s f ocus on t hese dipht hong sounds. Read these words consisting of әʊ and ʊә loudly. Let the students repeat it. әʊ ʊә show sure only pure open cruel note fluent home cure know tour Read it loudly. Focus on the difference between ᴐ I , e ә, әʊ, e I , and ʊә. Dialogue I Mery : Any comment about Ina’s boyfriend? ᴐ I Andy : I think he doesn’t care for her. e ә Mery : How do you know? a ʊ and әʊ Andy : I saw him walking with another girl last day. e I Mery : Are you sure? ʊә Andy : Yes. Let ’s see t he examples of phonet ic t ranscript ion of t he f ollowing words List en and Repeat Read these words loudly. Let the students repeat it. Performance p әfᴐ:mәns Friend frend My ma I Boyfriend boIfrend Very veri Night na I t Time ta I m The ð ә Think θ I ŋk Diligent d I l I ʤәnt Thanks θœŋks Comment k ɒment Care ke әr Good g ʊd Joke d ʒәʊk Smart sma:t She ʃi: Zoo zu: Pleasure ple Ӡәr Let ’s Pract ice Find the phonetics transcriptions of the words below by looking at your dictionary Try to pronouce these words with your partner by reading the phonetic transcriptions. 1. About : әbaʊt 2. What : w ɒt 3. Opinion : әpɪnjәn 4. Already : ɔ ːlredi 5. And : ænd 6. Book : b ʊk 7. New : nju ː 8. These : ði ːz 9. Haircut : ˈheә.kʌt 10. Should : ʃʊ d Bibliography: Indriani, M .I. 2005. English Pronunciat ion: The English Speech Sounds Theory Pract ice. Jakart a: PT Gramedia Pusaka Ut ama. 45 APPENDIX 2 One Unit of Material 45 English is Fun Designed by Gressiana S oik 081214117 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PREFACE First of all, t he w rit er w ould like t o t hank Jesus Christ for His blessings t hat t he w rit er could finish designing t his mat erial. The w rit er w ould also express her grat it ude t o Christ ina Krist iyani, S.Pd., M .Pd. for her guidance during t his mat erial making. Being aw are of t he import ance of English pronunciat ion t o be learned by Senior High School St udent s, t he w rit er t ried t o design a basic pronuncat ion mat erial t hat w as int egrat ed int o Speaking mat erial. This mat erial w as designed w it h t he aim at helping t he t eacher in t eaching pronunciat ion t o XI grade st udent s of Senior High School w ho are in semest er one. This mat erial w as also designed w it h t he aim at improving st udent s abilit y of pronouncing t he English w ords. 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A. Table of Expr essions of Asking and Giving Opinion