Modul

Bahasa Inggris
Kelas XI
Semester 2
 1 expression

Offering something

Offering things in English is important whenever you want to be polite. While you are being a
host for people at your home or workplace, you should offer your help to them.

It’s common to use both “would you like” and modal forms such as “can I….” or “may I….”to
offer something. Below are some of the most important phrases used to offer something:

Formal Informal

Do you need…?
How about some….?
Would you like ….?
What about some….?
Shall I…..(for you)?
What do you say about some…..?
Would you like me to….?
Are you up for some……?
I’ll…… if you like.

Can I get you some…?

May I offer you some…?

Would you like to get you some….?

Responeses to offers

Accepting offers is just as important as, or even more important than, offering things. Make sure
to thank your host. If you don’t want to accept an offer, be sure to politely refuse. Offering an excuse is
also a good idea in order not to offend your kind host.

Accepting offers Politely Refusing Offers

Thank you.
Thank you, but I’m on diet
I’d love to.
That’s very kind. Unfortunately, I……
I’d love some.
I’d like to, but……
Yes, that would be nice.
No, thank you.
Thank you, I’d like to.
I’m fine, thank you
Yes, please.
No, thank you. I’m fine.
Yes, that’s kind of you.
That’s very kind. But no, thank you.
That sound great!(less formal)
Thanks for your kidness
Please!(less formal)

You bet! (less formal)

EXAMPLE OFFERING SOMETHING

1.         Accepting an Offering Something

  A      : Shall I carry your luggage to your apartment?         
 B      : Yes, please!

A       : Do you need help?

B       : Would you mind sending me those boxes, please!

2.         Declining an offering something

 A      : Is there anything I can do for you?

 B      : Thank you, but I can finish it soon

A       : Well, let me know if i canbe of any help

B       : Thanks for your kindness

Task 1.
Match the offers with the appropriate responses.

N The offers The responses

O
1 Can I get you something to drink? A. Hey, thanks. What’s on the food menu?
2 May I offer you some tea? B. I’d like to have a cup of tea
3 What about something to drink? C. Sure, do you have any soft drinks?
4 Are you up for some dinner? D. Thank you, they seem yummy but I’m on a diet.
5 May I get you something to drink? E. Unfortunately, I’m late for a meeting
6 Would you like me to get you some food? F. Thank you. I’d like a cup of coffee
7 Would you like some cookies? G. Yes, a cup of tea would be nice. Thank you
8 How about a cup of tea? H. That would be nice. Thank you.
 Expression dealing with invitations

If you want to invite someone, you can use some expression bellow:

Would you like to go to with me?

Would you see any problems to run with me?

Would you come to… ?

Might you want to go along with us?

Would you run with me today?

Let’s go

Let’s pray

How about…?

Here are the expression of accepting and refusing an invitation:

Accepting an invitation Declining an invitation

( formal ) ( formal )
That’s very kind of you. Thanks. That’s very kind of you, but actually….
That sounds lovely, thank you. (reason)
What a great idea, thank you. Well, I’d love to, but ……(reason)
I’d love to, thanks. Sounds great, but….(reason)
Yes, I’d like that.
With pleasure.

( Informal ) ( Informal )
That sounds great! I’m really sorry, but …..(reason)
Yes. OK. I really don’t think I can. (Reason)……..
Sure. Sorry, (I’m afraid) I can’t.
Sorry, but….(reason)
Example:

Akbar : Hi john, would you like to play football with me at the school yard on Saturday?
John : sounds great, but I have a lot of homework to do.
Akbar : well, maybe another time. How about you, Ron?
John : I’ll go with you. It’ll be fun.

Task 2

Chose the best responses for the questions.

1. How about some strawberry ice cream for dessert?

A. I’d love to have some but I’m on diet.
B. That would be a perfect fruit dressing.
C. That sounds like a great place to visit.
2. Let’s take Mrs. Harrison to the new Sundanese restaurant.
A. That sounds great.
B. It’s a great restaurant
C. He is Sundanese, isn’t he?
3. Do you want to join us to go fishing tonight?
A. Sure. Please, let me know soon.
B. Alright. Where are we going?
C. How much do I have to pay?
4. How about going to a concert tonight?
A. That sounds good.
B. It’s perfect concert.
C. It’s going to be a great night.
5. Do you want to go to harry’s inauguration with me?
A. No, I’m sorry but I have other plans
B. I don’t understand what inauguration means.
C. Yes, I know harry. He’s nice.
Asking opinion

Formal Semi formal Informal

 What’s your position on…?
 I was wondering where you
stood on the question
on…?
 Would you give me your
opinion on…..?
 What do you think of……?  How do you feel about…?
 What do you think  What about…..?
about….?  How do you like…?
 What’s your opinion?
 What’s your opinion of…?
 What is your opinion
about…?

Giving opinion

Giving a neutral opinion Giving a strong opinion

I think…. I’m absolutely convinced that…
I feel that… I’m sure that…
In my view… I strongly believe that…
It seem to me…. I have no doubt that…
In my opinion… There’s no doubt in my mind that….
In my experience…
As far as I’m concerned…

Showing agreement and disagreement

Agreement Disagreement
I absolutely agree with your idea No, I’m not so sure about that
I’m in line with your opinion I don’t agree!
I couldn’t agree with your more I totally disagree!
Exactly Absolutely not!
I think so That’s not right!
I completely with your opinion I’m not sure about that
I see exactly what you mean! I disagree with your idea
You are right. That’s good point. I don’t think so
That’s right No way

Task 3

Match the questions and the responses.

Question
1 What do you think of riverside Resto for our
junior high reunion?
2 What is your opinion of the fried rice at the
school canteen?
3 What is your attitude toward all the recent
news about juveline delinquency?
4 Do you agree that Phuket is one of the best
vacation spots in the world?
5 Do you oppose of favor a global currency?
Responses
A I think it needs more attention and priority
for teenagers
B I oppose it because it will bring problems
C Not really. It’s too hot most of the time
D I think it’s good because it’s one of the best
places in town
E In my opinion of the taste is not good
 Expression dealing with bargaining for something

I asking about something we want to buy: Response:

- Do you have any shoes? - Yes, here they are.

- Is there any sugar?

Asking about the price:

Response:
- How much it is?
- It’s seventy-nine thousand rupiahs.
- What’s the price of this shoes?
- How much does it cost?

Asking about the size:

Response:
- Do you have a large one?
- Here is the small one.
- Can I get a small one?

Asking about the material:

Response:
- What kind of material is this bag made
of? - It’s made of leather.
- What it is made of?

Asking about the method of payment:

Response:
- Can I pay for it by credit card?
- Do you take a credit card? - We take a credit card.
- Can I pay it in cash?

Bargaining:

- How about fifty thousand rupiahs?

- Can you make it twenty-five thousand rupiahs?
- Can you make it fifty present off?

Example:

Shirley : This is nice material. What is it?

Shopkeeper: It's cotton
Shirley : How much is it?
Shopkeeper: It's very good material. Its four dollars a meter
Shirley : Four dollars! That's too expensive. But it's very
Attractive.
Shopkeeper: How much can you pay, madam?
Shirley : I'll pay three dollars a meter.
Shopkeeper: I'll make a special price for you, madam.
Three dollars seventy five a meter.
Shirley : How about three dollars fifty?
Shopkeeper: Just for you, madam. Three dollars fifty cens a metre.
Expressing preferences

Some expressing below are commonly use to And some responses are:
ask about someone’ preference:

 I prefer oranges to apples.

 Which do you prefer, orange or apples?  He prefers playing games to watching TV.
 Which does he prefer, playing games or  I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.
watching TV?  I like juice better than milk.
 Which do you prefer, going out or at staying
 I would rather have ice cream than tea.
at home?
 Which do you like, milk or juice?
 Which would you rather have, ice cream or
tea?

Expressions of making compliments

To respond to compliment, use these

To express compliments, you can use these expressions:
expressions below:
 Thank you
 You look wonderful tonight.
 Thanks
 That’s a nice outfit you’re wearing.  That’s very kind of you

Expressing certainty

Some of the responses are:

Responses of certainty.

 Yes, I’m quite sure.

 Yes, I’m certain.
 Yes, I’m absolutely sure.
Below are some expressions to ask about  Yes, of course.
certainty:  Yes, without a doubt

 Are you sure that Uncle john is coming

soon?
 Do you believe that she is married? Some of the responses are:
Responses of uncertainty.
 Is it correct that his father passed away?
 Do you think that she will be the winner?
 It’s doubtful
 I doubt it.
 I’m not really sure.
 I have my doubts.
 Perhaps.
 Possibly.
Expressing wants and needs.

We use the following expressions to ask about And below are some of the responses:
someone’s wants/needs:
 I would like something to drink.
 What do you want?  I need some money.
 What do you need?
Task 5

Work in pairs to create a dialog which contains some expressions, such as bargaining,
offering something, or giving and responding compliment.
 2 Grammar in use

Consessive Conjunctions

The following linking words and phrases express the idea of concession:

although/ though, even though, despite, in spite of.

Although, though and even though are followed by a clause. Though can also be used at the
end of a sentence.

E.g.: Even though the outfits were normally designed by men, there was very little interest
in menswear.

Our team lost. It was a good game, though.

In spite of and despite are used before a noun or the -ing form of a verb. They can also be
followed by the fact that + clause.

E.g.: In spite of all her problems, she always looks happy.

Despite applying for many jobs, he is still unemployed.

Despite the fact that he has applied for many jobs, he is still unemployed.

Used to

There are two constructions of ‘used to’ which have different meaning. Study the
explanation below.
a. Used to + V1
This construction is used to talk about something that happened regularly in the
past, but no longer happens.
Examples:
 I used to play fooball a lot, but I don’t play very often now.
 Chandra used to be very thin when he was a child.
 We used tto live in Solo, but now we live in Medan.
To form negative sentence, we used didn’t use to’ or ‘used to not’.
 I didn’t use to like him.
 I used to not like him.
The pattern of question is did (you) use to....?
Examples:
 Did you use to eat a lot of candies when you were a child?

Expressing Preferences
 There are several ways to express preferences.
a. S + prefer + noun + to + noun
Lita : which do you prefer, apples or oranges?
Bagus : I prefer oranges to apples.
b. S + prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing
Ratna : Which do you prefer, playing or staying home?
Helimi : I prefer playing to staying home.
c. S + like + noun + better than + noun
Linda : which does he like, juice or milk?
Sandra: He likes milk better than juice.
d. S + like + V-ing + better than + V-ing
Galih : which do you like, playing football or basketball?
Heru : I like playong football better than baskettball.
e. S + would rather + V1 + than + V1
Gracia : would you rather stay home or go out?
Indri : I’d rather go out than stay home.

Exercise

Part one

1. Make six sentences by using a concessive linker and by matching both parts of the sentence.

He likes football, he enjoys doing it.

EVEN THOUGH using sophisticated technology, she thinks she won’t succeed in the exam.
ALTHOUGH
his fame, she has decided to follow an acting career.
IN SPITE OF his work is hard, he doesn’t want to be a professional player.
DESPITE studying hard, he remains very humble.
the fact that her parents want her to the factory doesn’t produce much.
be a doctor,

1. ________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________________

2. Choose the most suitable concessive connector.

1. Although / despite/ In spite of he is very rich, he doesn’t forget where he came from.
2. Their car broke down. They are going to the concert, although / though/ even though.
3. Despite / Although / Even though the fact that it rained a lot, they all went out.
4. Even though / In spite of / Despite he was sick, he went to work.

Part two

A. Use your imagination and write about what people “used to” do before these inventions.
1. televisions (1926)
_____people used to read more books
2. electric lights (1879)
____________________________________________________________________.
3. alarm clocks (1847)
____________________________________________________________________.
4. cameras (1814)
____________________________________________________________________.
5 telescopes (1608)
____________________________________________________________________.
6. guns (about 1,000 years ago)
____________________________________________________________________.
7. written words (about 5,000 years ago)
____________________________________________________________________.
8. farming (about 10,000 years ago)

Part 3
A. Make 10 sentences about expression preference