BUKU JAWABAN TUGAS MATA KULIAH

TUGAS 3

Nama Mahasiswa : Nurul Lathifah

Nomor Induk Mahasiswa/ NIM : 048302603

Kode/Nama Mata Kuliah : MKWI4201/Bahasa Inggris

Kode/Nama UPBJJ : 71/UPBJJ-UT Surabaya

Masa Ujian : 2022/23.1 (2022.2)

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN, KEBUDAYAAN, RISET, DAN TEKNOLOGI

UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA
1. Pertanyaan / Questions

Anda lulus dari Prodi Penerjemahan dan melihat iklan lowongan pekerjaan di suatu website se-
bagai penerjemah di sebuah perusahaan penerbitan buku. Buatlah surat lamaran pekerjaan da-
lam bahasa Inggris yang berisi penjelasan:

Tulislah surat lamaran pekerjaan dalam bahasa Inggris yang berisi penjelasan:
• tentang diri Anda,
• jabatan yang dilamar,
• dari mana Anda mengetahui lowongan tersebut,
• ketertarikan Anda terhadap jabatan tersebut,
• alasan mengapa Anda cocok untuk jabatan tersebut, dan
• ucapan terima kasih atas waktu yang telah diberikan untuk mempertimbangkan Anda.

You are a fresh graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Translation and saw a job vacancy/
opening on a website for a translator at a book publishing company.

Write a cover letter stating:

• who you are,
• the position you are applying to,
• where you found the opening/vacancy,
• your interest in the position,
• reasons why you are a good fit to the position, and
• thanking them for taking the time to consider you.

Jawaban / Answers.

37 Rue Rémy-Bruant, 75018 Paris | +33 6 31 28 44 55 | swastamitaelegi@yahoo.com

Montmartre, September 28th 2022

Head of Human Resources Department

Littérature de Montgomery Publishing House, Ltd
132 Rue de la Bûcherie Grenouille
75005 Paris

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to you to inquire about the possibility of working in your company. Having known
a job vacancy advertised on the website www.littératuredemontgomery.com, 27th September,
2022, I am interested in the position as a Translator of English Fiction Manuscripts. I believe
that I meet all the requirements that your company needs.

As a fresh graduate in English Language and Literature from Lancaster University, I have great
knowledges and skills in communicating and understanding grammar, language structure, and
culture which can support my duties as a translator. In addition, I have internship experience in
Saint-Martin Cointréau Bookstore for 6 months.

My curriculum vitae has been included which outlines my qualifications in more detail. I would
appreciate every opportunity to discuss myself and continue the next recruitment process.

I am able to attend an interview at any time and hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.
 Yours sincerely,

Swastamita Elegi

2. Bacalah percakapan di bawah ini. / Please read the conversation below.

Jill : Good afternoon, Sir.
Jack : We’d like to discuss the new project with you.
Jill : Sure. We could meet on Monday or Tuesday. Which day would you prefer?
Jack : Monday would be great. Are you available on Monday morning?
Jill : I’ll be in a meeting until lunchtime. …………………………….
Jack : Afternoon would be good. What time would we meet?
Jill : I’ll check my schedule, and my assistant will email you the exact time.
Jack : All right. Should we invite the whole committee or should we just have the sub-
committee there?
Jill : I feel that the whole committee needs to be there.
Jack : I agree. I’ll make sure that everyone gets notified about this.
Jill : Great. See you on Monday.

Pertanyaan / Questions.
Isilah percakapan yang kosong di atas dengan kalimat/ekspresi yang tepat.
Please fill in the blanks with the proper expression that is suitable with the conversation.

Jawaban / Answers.
Would you be interested in the afternoon?

3. Bacalah dialog berikut. / Please read the dialogue below.

Lily : If I understand the terms correctly, the length of the contract would be one
year with a one-year option. Is that correct?
Jasmine : Do you mean the contract for equipment rental or the one for training?
Lily : I was under the impression that both contracts had the same terms.
Jasmine : Yes and no. Let me see if I can clarify that. The terms are the same except
that the contract for training has a clause that allows for the cancellation after
the first six months.
Lily : (1) Could you elaborate on that?
Jasmine : Sure. (2) What I mean is that either side could cancel the training contract
after the six months as long as it’s in writing.
Lily : Let me see if I have that right. This contract is for six months of training, but
if it isn’t cancelled, continues for another six months. Is that right?
Jasmine : Yes, that’s right.
Lily : Okay, that’s clear enough. Let’s move on to the other terms.

Pertanyaan / Questions.
Identifikasi ungkapan apa yang tersirat dalam kalimat yang bergaris bawah nomor 1 dan 2.
Identify what expression is implied in each underlined sentence 1 and 2.

Jawaban / Answers.
The dialogue above contains negotiations about terms or various provisions in an agreement.
The explanation of following sentences is:
a. “Could you elaborate on that?” This sentence means the speaker wants a further
explanation about it to give a more comprehensive understanding.
b. “What I mean is that either side could cancel the training contract after the six months
as long as it’s in writing.” This sentence means that either party to the contract can
 cancel the training contract after six months as long as it was stated in the
agreement they made earlier.

4. Pertanyaan / Questions.
Ubahlah kalimat kesimpulan berikut menjadi frasa sederhana.
Simplify the conclusions below into simple phrases.
No. Original Conclusion Revised Conclusion
We need to continue maintaining a focus on value
and quality, which makes us one of the first wellness
1. companies to implement manufacturing standards ……………
even before governmental regulations went into
effect.
In the year 2020, we have reached 10 million worth
2. of sales, while in the next year 2021 we reached 12 ……………
million worth of sales, an increase of 20%.

Jawaban / Answer.
The revised conclusions from the text above are:
1) Maintaining our focus on value and quality.
2) Our sales in 2021 have increased by 20% compared to 2020.
 DAFTAR PUSTAKA

Ashadi, Budiman, R., Hutagalung, D. D. C., Efendi, Y., & Brontoyudho, E. P. (2022). Bahasa Inggris
(2nd ed). Universitas Terbuka.
Cambridge dictionaries online. (n.d). http://dictionary.cambridge.org/