Expressing Attitude

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Darto   : Are you going to join us to climb the mountain next week?

Darmin : Sorry, I can’t. I cannot miss my music course. I love that challenging activity, but for me the music course is more important.

Darto   : I see.

The sentence in bold in the dialog above is used to express attitude.

Expressing attitude means that you express the way that you think and feel about somebody or something.

Here are some other sentences used to express attitude.

Expressing Attitude

·         I love it ·         I hate that ·         I like it, but …. ·         I guess …. ·         That’s not my favorite. ·         Personally, I believe … ·         You know what I think? I think …

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Expressing Annoyance

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Agha   : Ugh…these mosquitoes really make me mad.

Naufal : You’re right. They don’t want to get out of this room.

The sentence “Ugh…these mosquitoes really make me mad.” is used to express annoyance.

Annoyance is the feeling of being slightly angry.

Here are some other sentences used to express annoyance.

Expressing Annoyance

·         I am really annoyed ·         It’s very irritating ·         It makes me mad! ·         What a nuisance! ·         I’m really displeased with it.

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Brochure

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The text above is a brochure. A brochure is a leaflet advertisement. Brochures may advertise locations, events, hotels, products, services, etc.

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Expressing Embarrassment

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Alvian       : You know what! Today I was embarrassed.

Sugiyanto  : Why?

Alvian      : My class had a PE lesson this morning. We should wear T-shirts during the lesson. And you know,… I wore my T-shirt inside out. Of course, all of my friends laughed at me.

Sugiyanto  : Really? How come?

Alvian       : I was in a hurry so I didn’t realize it.

The sentence “I was embarrassed” is used to express embarrassment.

It is a feeling of being embarrassed.

Here are some sentences which can be used to express embarrassment.

Expressing Embarrassment

It really makes me embarrassed. What an embarrassing experience! I was really embarrassed. What a shame! I was so ashamed. It’s really embarrassing.

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Expressing Anger

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Dina    : I thought you wouldn’t come. I’ve been waiting for you for more than an hour! You really know that I hate someone who can’t keep her words.

Dona   : Hi, Dina. Sorry for waiting.

Dina    : You could call or send an SMS, but you didn’t do it. It really makes me mad.

Dona   : I know I’m wrong. That’s why I do apologize. I had to take my mom to see a doctor.

In the dialog above, the girl is angry to her friend for coming late without informing her about it. There are some sentences to express anger, such as “I’ve been waiting for you for more than an hour” and “It really makes me mad.”

Here are some other expressions you can use to express your anger.

Expressing Anger
·         I really hate …. ·         Oh, dear! ·         How could you?/ How dare you!	·         I’m extremely unhappy about this. ·         Oh, bother! ·         I can’t stand … ·         Don’t say any words, just leave!	·         I’m not pleased at all. ·         What a nuisance! ·         What displeasure! ·         I’m offended.

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Pamphlet

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The text is called a pamphlet. A pamphlet is small paper of a current interest. It usually contains an eye-catching picture and an important message.

The pamphlet above carries a message of the importance of planting trees or preserving forest.

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Expressing Love

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Denias             : Ayu, I’m going to leave.

Ayu                 : What are you talking about? I don’t want you to leave me. I love you.

Denias             : I mean I’m moving to Semarang at the end of this semester.

Ayu                 : Why? Is your father going to move there?

Denias             : No. My father sends me to a boarding school in Semarang.

Ayu                 : Oh, but I don’t want you to go.

Denias             : I know, it’s hard for both of us, but I understand that it’s for our better future.

Ayu                 : Yes, I agree with you. You will get better education there.

Denias             : I am leaving tomorrow morning at 7.

Ayu                 : Oh no, it’s very hard for me, Denias.

Denias             : Don’t worry, Ayu. You know I love you, but I have to go.

Ayu                 : Okay. I love you too, Denias. Good luck with your study there.

In the dialog above, the sentences in the bold are used to express love. Based on the dialog, Denias and Ayu love each other.

Here are some expressions that you can use to express love and to respond to them.

Formal Situations	Informal Situations	Responses
·         I fall in love with you ·         I do love you ·         Let me love you	·         I have a crush on you ·         Let me be with you ·         I think I love you ·         I love you very much	·         I love you, too. ·         I do too ·         I love you so.

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Expressing Sadness

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Adib    : Hello. Can I speak to Virga, please?

Virga   : Virga speaking. Who’s speaking, please?

Adib    : Hi, Virga. It’s me Adib.

Virga   : Hi, Adib. What’s up?

Adib    : I don’t know what to do. I really don’t.

Virga   : What are you talking about? I really don’t understand.

Adib    : I always think of her but I don’t think she thinks of me that way.

Virga   : Wait a second. Who are you talking about?

Adib    : You know. She’s the one who always smiles to me.

Virga   : Then, what does she do to you so that you’re crazy about her?

Adib    : She does nothing. It’s just me feeling.

In the dialog above, the bold-typed sentences are used to express sadness. Adib expresses his feeling about a girl to his friend, Virga. He sounds very sad because he falls in love with that girl. Unfortunately, that girl doesn’t respond to his love.

Here are some expressions that you can use to express love and to respond to them.

Formal Situations	Informal Situations	Responses
·         ….comes as my great sadness. ·         I must say I had hoped … ·         I can’t hold my tears on it ·         I’m very sad about …	·         I can’t believe what’s going on. ·         I can’t hold my tears on it. ·         Oh, no … (crying)	·         I’m sorry to hear that. ·         I know how you feel ·         Be cool, guys. ·         Don’t be like that. There must be tomorrow.

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Invitation

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Nur Hidayat

We request for your presence to share our happiness as we hold a house warming party.

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Date         : August 5, 2014

Time        : 7 p.m.

Place        : Bintoro Asri number G.4 Demak

We do appreciate if you can confirm your presence.

Please contact Agha 085640776008

Sincerely,

Ditoz

 

The text above is an invitation letter. This kind of letter serves the purpose of inviting a guest to a party, an event or a celebration while conveying more information than a traditional invitation card.

It serves two purposes; (1) to invite the individual to the event and (2) to ensure that the person receiving the letter is going to attend.

There are two tenses used within the invitation letter, the present and the future. The present tense conveys information about the event and the future tense ensures the guest is going to attend.

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Letter

123 Elm Ave.
Treesville, ON M1N 2P3                                 Heading (address and date)
May 19, 2014

Mr. M. Leaf
Chief of Syrup Production
Old Sticky Pancake Company                        Inside address (addressee)
456 Maple Lane
Forest, ON 7W8 9Y0

Dear Mr. Leaf:                                                Greeting/Salutation

Body (message)

Let me begin by thanking you for your past contributions to our Little League baseball team. Your sponsorship aided in the purchase of ten full uniforms and several pieces of baseball equipment for last year's season.

                                           

Next month, our company is planning an employee appreciation pancake breakfast honoring retired employees for their past years of service and present employees for their loyalty and dedication in spite of the current difficult economic conditions.

We would like to place an order with your company for 25 pounds of pancake mix and five gallons of maple syrup. We hope you will be able to provide these products in the bulk quantities we require.

As you are a committed corporate sponsor and long-time associate, we hope that you will be able to join us for breakfast on June 22, 2014.

Respectfully yours,                Ending (complimentary close and signature line)

Derek Jeter

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Direct – Indirect Speech

Randi           : Rina, don’t you follow the scholarship selection?

Rina             : If all my grades were more than eight, I would certainly take part in the selection.

The sentence in bold in the dialogue is called a conditional sentence. We use this type of sentence to express our hope or expectation toward something.

A conditional sentence consists of two parts: “Main Clause” and “If Clause”

Conditional Sentence Type 1

→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future

Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 2

→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)

Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 3

→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.

Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

 

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