Tugas 1 (Softskill Bahasa Inggris Bisnis)

A Private Conversation

Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. ‘I can’t hear awod!’ I said angrily.

‘It’s none of your business,’the young man said rudely. ‘This is a private conversation!’

A.    Answer these questions innot more than 55 words.

1.      Where did the writer go last week?

2.      Did he enjoy the play or not?

3.      Who was sitting behind him?

4.      Were they talking loudly, or were they talking quietly?

5.      Could the writer hear the actors or not?

6.      Did he turn round or not?

7.      What did he say?

8.      Did the young man say, ‘The play is not interesting.’ or did he say, ‘This is a private       conversation!’?

Answer:

The writer went to the theater last week. He didn’t enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind him. They were talking loudly. The writer could not hear the actors. He turned round. He said ‘I can’t hear awod!’. He said ‘this is a private conversation!’.

Exercises B

Rule seven columns on a double sheet of paper. At the top of each column, write the numbers and the words given in the Table. Copy out the rest of the passage. Put the words of each statement in the correct column in the way shown in the Table.

6	1	2	3	4	5	6
When?	Who? Which? What?	Action	Who? Which? What?	How?	Where?	When?
Last week	I	Went			to the theatre.
	I	had	a very good seat.
	The play	Was	very interesting.
	I	did not enjoy	it.
	A young man and a young woman	were sitting			behind me.
	They	were talking		loudly.
	I	Got	very angry
	I	could not hear	the actors
	I	turned round
	I	looked	at the man and the woman	angrily
	They	Did not pay	Any attention
	I	could not bear	it
	I	turned round again
	I	can’t hear	awod
	I	Said	angrly
	It’s none of		your business
	the young man	Said		rudely
	This	Is	a private conversation

Exercises C

You will use the seven columns again for this exercise. There is a line under each word or group of words in the statements below. The words are not in the right order. Arrange them correctly in the seven columns.

Look at this example:   I last year to America went.

The correct order is: I (who) went (action) to America (where) last year (when).

Or: Last year I went to America.

1.      The film I enjoyed yesterday.

Answer  : Yesterday I enjoyed  the film.

2.      The news listened toI carefully.

Answer : I carefully listened to the news

3.      Well the man the piano played

Answer : The man played the piano well

4.      Games played yesterday in their room the children quietly.

Answer : Yesterday the children played games quietly in their room

5.      Quietly the door he opened.

Answer : He opened the door quietly

6.      Immediately left he.

Answer : He left immediately

7.      A treein the corner of the garden he planted

Answer : He planted a tree on the corner of the garden

8.      Before lunch the letter in his office quickly he read.

Answer : He quickly read the letter in his office before lunch

9.      This morning a book I from the library borrowed.

Answer : I borrowed a book from the library this morning

10.  The soup spoilt the cook.

Answer : The cook spoilt the soup

11.  We at home stay on Sundays.

Answer : We stay at home on Sundays

12.  Therea lot of peopleareat the bus-stop.

Answer : There are a lot of people at the bus stop

13.  The little boy an apple this morning ate greedly in the kitchen.

Answer : The little boy ate an apple greedly in the kitchen this morning

14.  She beautifully draws.

Answer : She draws beautifully

15.  Music I like very much.

Answer : I like music very much

16.  A new school built they in our village last year.

Answer : They built a new school in our village last year

17.  The match at four o’clock ended.

Answer : The match ended at four o’clock

18.  Shea letter from her brother last week received.

Answer : She received a letter from her brother last week