Unit 1 – How was the Presentation Today ? English Speaking Materials for Bantul Community-Based Rehabilitation
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How Was The Presentation
Today ?
A. Warming Up
Look at the pictures carefully, and then answer the questions orally with your partner You may use English or Bahasa Indonesia to
answer the questions below
a
. What are the pictures about?
b. What are the people doing in the picture?
Taken from: Bantul CBR’s pictures
B. Conversation
Read the conversations below, and then practice them with your partner
Dialogue 1
Situation: Tutik is preparing to present her working ’s program. She is talking
to Dwi, her partners. Dwi
: Well, today we are going to have an important presentation and I will make sure to do the best.
Tutik : Yes, we are going to present the education
program.
Unit 1 – How was the Presentation Today ? English Speaking Materials for Bantul Community-Based Rehabilitation
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Dwi : Actually, could you tell me what this program is for?
Tutik : Of course.
everyone needs education. We are focusing on diffable
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people, especially children. What we have prepared for this program is to
provide a library for them. Dwi
: Do you have any information about the supporting learning media needed in this library? What I mean is how we will get the book
and other supporting facilities for this program? Tutik
: We are going to make a proposal to KARINA KAS to help us support the media. We will convince them to approve our program.
Dwi : All right then. So, we have to prepare our presentation well to the
donators. Let‟s do the best, Tutik
Dialogue 2
Situation: After having the presentation, the chief of CBR wants to know how the presentation went.
Angga : All right, how was the presentation today, Miss Tutik? Did it well done?
Tutik : Yes of course. Dwi and I prepared it well. So, we did the best too. Angga : How were the donators?
Tutik : All donators agreed to our program of providing a library and the media.
They are going to come here to check the place and give
the supporting media the following week.
Angga : Good job Thank you for doing the presentation. Tutik
: You‟re welcome, Sir.
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Diffable stands for different ability people. In this case, they are people who were the victim of 2006 earthquake in Bantul.
Unit 1 – How was the Presentation Today ? English Speaking Materials for Bantul Community-Based Rehabilitation
3 Word Power
Study the meaning of these words and phrases You may open your English dictionary.
approve : menyetujui
p resent v : …………………………………………..
diffable adj. : cacat fisik provid
e v : …..…………………………………….. donator n
: penyumbang r
eally adv. : …………..……………………………… following week adv.: minggu berikutnya
library n : perpustakaan
r elated to v : ………………………………………….
prepare v : mempersiapkan support v
: …………………………………………..
C. Language Focus
Study the following grammatical patterns and useful expressions
1. Useful Expressions
Asking to have information
Could you tell me…..? Do you have any
information about ….? How about the ….?
Did it work well? What do you think then?
Can you explain me about….?
Can I ask you about…?
Answering
Yes, of course Yes, I do. I have some
information about … It worked well.
No, it did not I think we have to ….
Sure
Adapted from: Communicative English Training, 2007: p. 5
Unit 1 – How was the Presentation Today ? English Speaking Materials for Bantul Community-Based Rehabilitation
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Past Tense
Pattern Example
S + V2 1. He found money
yesterday. 2. I did my work alone.
3. She went to Jakarta three days ago.
S + waswere + adjectiveadverb
1. Tono was absent. 2. They were in
football field yesterday.
3. She was my boyfriend a year
ago.
Past Continuous Tense
S + waswere + Ving
1. At ten o‟clock last night, Maria was
sleeping. 2. It was raining this
morning. 3. The staff were
having lunch when some donators
came yesterday.
Adapted from: Understanding and Using English Grammar, 1989: p. 24
D. Activity - Language Practice
