Getting someone's attention

To get someone’s attention

Asking for attention	Responding	Showing attention
·         Excuse me. ·         Attention, please. ·         Can I have your attention, please? ·         May I have your attention, please? ·         Look. What I’ve got here. ·         Look here. ·         Look! ·         Hey! ·         Guess what!	·         Yes, please ·         Alright. ·         Sure. ·         What?	·         I see. ·         Well …. ·         Tell me more. ·         Really? ·         Is she? Have you? ·         What happened next?

Read this dialogue!

Teacher          : Class, may I have your attention, please.

Students         : Yes, sir.

Teacher          : We are going to have a trip to Puncak – Bogor.

Students         : Hooray!

Teacher          : Listen to me, please.

Students         : Yes, sir.

Teacher          : Puncak is very cold. So, I want you to bring a thick jacket with you.

The students are very noisy. They are too excited.

Teacher          : Excuse me, class!

Students         : Yes, sir.

Teacher          : Are you with me?

Students         : We are, sir.

Teacher          : What should you bring to Puncak?

Students         : A thick jacket.

Teacher          : Good.

References :

Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. 2014. Bahasa Inggris, When English Rings a Bell SMP/MTs Kelas VIII. Jakarta : Pusat Kurikulum dan Perbukuan, Balitbang. Kemdikbud. Hal. 148 -155.

Zaida, N. 2014. Practise Your English Competence 2. Jakarta : Erlangga.

Zaida, N. 2015. BUPENA Buku Penilaian Autentik for SMP/MTS Grade VIII. Jakarta : Erlangga.