1. A Private Conversation

 Last week I went to 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 around. 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 a word!’ I said angrily.

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

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Translate into Indonesian

Minggu lalu, saya pergi ke bioskop. Saya menempati sebuah tempat duduk yang sangat ideal. Pertunjukannya sangat menarik. Saya tidak dapat menikmatinya. Seorang pemuda dan pemudi duduk di belakangku. Mereka berbica dengan keras. Saya marah. Saya tidak dapat mendengar para pemain pertunjukkan. Saya menoleh ke belakang. Saya melihat pemuda dan pemudi itu dengan marah. Mereka tidak menanggapi. Akhirnya, saya tak dapat menahan kemarahan saya. Saya menoleh lagi. ‘saya tidak dapat mendengarkan pertunjukkan!’ saya berkata dengan marahnya.

‘Ini bukan urusanmu,’ pemuda itu menjawab dengan kasar. ‘Ini percakapan/urusan pribadi!’

Comprehension Precis and Composition

Answer these questions in not more than 55 words.

1.      Where did the winter 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 winter 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

Last week The writer went to the theatre. He did not enjoy the play. 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. The young man said ‘This is a private conversation!’. (48 words)  

Key Structures

Word Order in Simple Statements.

a.       A statement tells us about something. All the sentences in the passages are statements. Each of these statements contains one idea. Each statement tells us about one thing. A statement that tells us about one thing is a simple statement.

b.      The order of the words in a statement is very important. Look at these two statements. They both contain the same words but they do not mean the same thing:

The policeman arrested the thief.

The thief arrested the policeman.

c.       A simple statement can have six parts, but it does not always have so many. Study the order of the words in the columns on page 14. Note that column 6 (when?) can be at the beginning or at the end of a statement.

Penjelasan:

Susunan kalimat-kalimat dari paragraph diatas menceritakan tentang suatu aktivitas yang berlangsung dan berakhir sempurna pada masa lampau, oleh karena itu menggunakan past tense. Simple santence (kalimat sederhana) ialah kalimat yang hanya memiliki satu ide gagasan. Bentuk simple santence diatas berupa statement atau pernyataan tentang suatu keadaan atau hal.

Exercises

A.    Rule seven colomns on a double sheet of paper. At the top oe 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.

Answer

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	attention.
In the end,	I	could not bear	it.
	I	turned	round again.
	I	can't hear	a word!
	I	Said		angrily.
	It	Is	none of your business,
	The young man	said		rudely.
	This	is	a private conversation!

Penjelasan:

Adapun bentuk format kalimat sederhana dari paragraph diatas yaitu Adv S V O, S V O, dan S V O adv. Kalimat diatas dapat dikembangkan lagi, insyaallah akan dibahas nantinya.

Formula dari kalimat sederhana di pembahasan ini:

S + V + O

Adv + S + V + O

S + V + O + Adv

Adv + S + V + O + Adv

Adverb	Subject	Verb	Object	Adverb
When?	Who? Which? What?	Action	Who? Which? What?	How?	Where?	When?

B.     You will use the seven colomns again for this exercise. There is aline 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.

2.      The news listened to I carefully.

3.      Well the man the piano played.

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

5.      Quietly the door he opened.

6.      Immediately left he.

7.      A tree in the corner of the garden he planted.

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

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

10.  The soup spoilt the cook.

11.  We at home stay on Sundays.

12.  There a lot of people are at the bus-stop.

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

14.  She beautifully draws.

15.  Music I like very much.

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

17.  The match at four o’clock ended.

18.  She a letter from her brother last week received.

Answer

1.      I (who) enjoyed (action) the film (what) yesterday (when) . Or: yesterday, I enjoyed the film.

2.      I (who) listened to (action) the news (what) carefully (how).

3.      The man (who) played (action) the piano (what) well (how).

4.      The children (who) played (action) games (what) quietly (how) in their room (where) yesterday (when). Or: Yesterday (when), the children (who) played (action) games (what) quietly (how) in their room (where).

5.      he (who) opened (action) the door (what) quietly (how).

6.      He (who) left (action) immediately (how).

7.      He (who) planted (action) a tree (what) in the corner of the garden (where).

8.      He (who) read (action) the letter (what) quickly (how) in his office (where) before lunch (when). Or: Before lunch (when), he (who) read (action) the letter (what) quickly (how) in his office (where).

9.      I (who) borrowed (action) a book (what) from the library (where) this morning (when). Or: This morning (when), I (who) borrowed (action) a book (what) from the library (where).

10.  the cook (who) spoilt (action) the soup (what).

11.  We (who) stay (action) at home (where) on Sundays (when). Or: On Sundays (when), we (who) stay (action) at home (where).

12.  There (demonstrative pronoun) are (linking verb) a lot of people (Who/Subjective complement) at the bus-stop (where/adverb).

13.  The little boy (who) ate (action) an apple (what) greedily (how) in the kitchen (where) this morning (when). Or: This morning (when), the little boy (who) ate (action) an apple (what) greedily (how) in the kitchen (where).

14.  She (who) draws (action) beautifully (adverb).

15.  I (who) like (action) music (what) very much (how).

16.  They (who) built (action) a new school (what) in our village (where) last year (when). Or: Last year (when), they (who) built (action) a new school (what) in our village (where). 

17.  The match (what) ended (action) at four o’clock (when). Or: At four o’clock (when), the match (what) ended (action).

18.  She (who) received (action) a letter from her brother (what) last week (when).

Penjelasan:

Tugas B diatas dapat dijelaskan seperti berikut:

Contoh:

I (who/subject) enjoyed (action/verb) the film (what/object) yesterday (when/adverb) .

-          I disini menjawab pertanyaan who yang kedudukannya sebagai subject pada kalimat tersebut.

-          enjoyed adalah verb (kata kerja) yang merupakan action (suatu kegiatan). Adapun enjoyed termasuk dalam kata kerja yang membutuhkan objek (transitive verb).

-          the film menjawab pertanyaan what yang kedudukannya sebagai object pada kalimat tersebut.  

-          yesterday menjawab pertanyaan when yang kedudukannya dikalimat sebagai adverb. Adverb yang menjawab pertanyaan when pada bagian ini bisa di letakkan di depan sebelum subject. Adverb seperti ini dikenal sebagai adverb of time.