Basic Competence Indicators IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF XI GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA ANGKASA ADISUTJIPTO THROUGH THE USE OF VIDEOS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014.

Disagree with the Opinion  That is a good idea, but….  I disagree with you because…..  I don’t think so.  In my opinion……  I’d love too, but….. Examples: a. Daniel : Do you think that James hates Clara? asking for opinion Johnson : I don’t think so. I often see them together giving opinion b. Clara : What do you think about Miley? asking for opinion Sace : Who is Miley? Clara : Our new friend. Sace : Oh yes, I see. I think she is nice. She always helps me when I need a help. giving opinion Clara : Yes, you are right. I agree with you. giving opinion agree with the opinion LANGUAGE FEATURES 1 In asking for someone’s opinion, we have some utterances like:  What do you think about…..?  What do you think of…..?  What is your opinion of.....?  What are your feelings about…..? These expressions followed by object of the sentence. For example:  What do you think about my new shoes?  What is your opinion of William Shakespeare’s books? We also have the expression of asking for someone’s opinion like:  Do you think it is…..? This expression followed by adjective. For example:  Do you think it is good bad beautiful?pointing at something or  Do you think it is good to have a dinner together tonight? 2 In giving opinion, we can choose to agree with the opinion or to disagree with opinion. We can also give the argument to agree or disagree with the opinion. 3 We also have the option to keep silent or refuse to give the opinion if we do not want to say anything. Exercises a Fill the missing text with the correct answer. 1. Made : I think Mario is the nicest student in our class. What do you think? Putu : …………….. He is always helpful. 2. Bagus : Shall we have a picnic to Watu Ulo Beach this weekend? Wiwik : ………………….. I’m sure we’ll have some fun there. 3. Mr. Wiyono : ……………………………. Of our new house, dear? Mrs. Wiyono : I think it is too small. I don’t have enough room to put my stuff properly. 4. Iqbal : Do you mind if I close the window? Huda : ………… Just close it. 5. Wanda : …………….... if I use your motorcycle? Diyah : Of course. You don’t have any license yet. b Randomly choose the pictures below and make a short dialogue about opinion related to the picture with your partner. Act it out in front of class. Clues: movie book marvelous friendship race cartoon fight speed children

G. Method

PPP Presentation, Practice, Production G. Learning Activities No Activities Time 1 Opening - Greeting - Praying - Checking the students’ attendance list 2 x 5 minutes 2 Presentation - Teacher gives some questions to lead the students to the material of asking and giving opinion 2 x 25 minutes - Teacher explains that they are going to learn about asking and giving opinion. - Teacher gives the material about asking and giving opinion. - Teacher shows the students some videos related to the material of asking and giving opinion. - Teacher asks the students to identify the expressions in asking and giving opinion. 3 Practice - The students repeat some expressions from the video. - Teacher corrects the students’ pronunciation. - The students do some exercises exercises 1 and 2 given by the teacher. - Teacher checks the students’ answers. - In pairs, students are asked to make their own conversation using some clues related to the material of asking and giving opinion. 2 x 30 minutes 4 Production - Students perform their own conversation in front of the class. 3 x 15 minutes 5 Closing - Teacher asks the students whether they understand the material or not - Summarizing reflection - Prayer - Closing 3 x 5 minutes

H. Media

a. Videos b. Whiteboard c. Laptop d. LCD e. Sound system f. Pictures and clues g. Worksheet

I. Sources

1. Blundell,Jon. 1992. Function in English. Oxford. Oxford University Press. 2. Zaida,Nur. 2009. Practise Your English Competence. Jakarta. Erlangga. 3. James,Peter. 2008. Real English for Senior High School Grade XI. Jakarta. ESIS. 4. Videos that were downloaded from www.youtube.com