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The following are expressions to ask for and providing information related to the qualities of people, animals, and items. Asking for information related to qualities of people, animals, and items Providing information related to the qualities of people, animals, and items What is Andre Boleyn like? He is smart and diligent. What are the new … Read more

Here are more examples of adjectives related to the qualities of people, animals, and items. Adjectives Showing Qualities of People Adjectives Showing the Qualities of Animals Adjectives Showing the Qualities of Items General description • adorable • awesome • beautifull • big • clean • old • fast • colorfull • tall • fierce • … Read more

Here are expressions to ask for and provide information about people and animals actions or behaviors. Asking for information about people’s or animals actions or behaviors Providing information about people’s or animals actions or behaviors What does your mother do? She is a fashion designer. What is the man’s duty? He promotes the products of … Read more

We use the simple present tense to say general truth/facts or habitual actions. To show habitual actions, we use the words always, usually, often, seldom, on …., sometimes, every …. (week/month/year), once a week/month, twice a week/month, three times a week/month, etc. Study the following examples a. With ‘be’ Declarative Negative Interrogative The woman is … Read more

To ask for facts/information, we use yes/no question and wh-questions, like what, who, when, where, which, and why. The following are expressions to ask for and provide facts/information. Asking for Facts/Information Providing Facts/Information Who is your hobby? I like listening to music. Who is your favorite singer? I like Raisa. What is she like? She … Read more

Yes/No question are preceded by to be(is, am, are, was, were), auxiliary, verbs (do, does, did, have, has, had) and modals (can, will, may, must, shall. Please study the following examples. Look at the words in bold. Sebastian Bonnet : Is your book thick? Keanu Varia : Yes, it is. Sebastian Bonnet : Does it … Read more

A descriptive text is a text which describes a particular person, place, or item. It consists of: Identification: identifies the person, place or item to be described. Description: describes parts, qualities, and characteristics. The language features of a descriptive text are: – use mostly simple present tense, such as The cable car has bright colors, … Read more

Slang words, according to Cambridge Dictionary, are very informal language that is usually spoken rather than written, used especially by particular groups of people. We often find them in song lyrics and poetry. People use slang words just for the sake of artistic value. Other slang words are as follows. ain’t means am not. homey … Read more

You may find terms which explain something in song lyrics. Here are several basic parts of songs. Intro : A good intro catches a person’s attention. It is often instrumental with a slower tempo than the rest of the song. Verse : The verses build up the tension of the song and fill in details … Read more

The expressions “good morning, good afternoon, hi, and good evening” are called greetings. We greet people when we meet them. Here are expressions of greeting and their responses. Greeting Response Hello/Hi. Hello/Hi Good morning./Morning. Good morning./morning. Good afternoon./Afternoon Good afternoon./Afternoon. Good evening./Evening. Good evening./Evening. Hi. How are you? I’m fine, thanks/Fine, thanks. How about you? … Read more

We say, “How are you doing?” and “Are you ok?” to ask about one’s condition. Meanwhilw, the sentences “I’m fine.” and “No, I am not. I am tired.” are used to state a person’s condition. When we ask a person’s condition. He/she may feel well or unwell. When a person feels unwell, ask what is … Read more

We say “goodbye and see you.” when we take leave. Meanwhile, we say “good night.” when we take leave at night, such as we want to sleep at night. Here are expressions of taking leave and the responses. Taking Leave Responding Goodbye./Bye./Bye-bye. Bye./Bye-bye. See you (later/tomorrow). See you. Good night. Good night. So long See … Read more

We say “thank you, thanks, and thank you very much.” to express gratitude or to thank others for help, say compliment/wishes and attention. Meanwhile, the sentence “My pleasure”, “No problem”. “No big deal.” and “You’re welcome.” are the responses. The following are expressions to thank and their suitable responses. Thanking Responding Thanks. Never mind. Thank … Read more

We say “I am sorry.” and “Sorry.” to apologize. We apologize to others when we make mistakes and refuse something. The following are expressions to apologize and the responses. Apologizing Responding I am really sorry. Never mind. I am sorry for arriving late. Ok, but don’t do it again. Please forgive me. Sure. I do … Read more

The words at, on and in are preposition of place. Study the following explana at (very specific) a complete address (with a number) or a spesific location) on (more specific, a longer area) streets or evenues without numbers, rivers, beaches. in (a larger area, very general) neighborhood, city, province or country; inside buildings or open … Read more

The following are expressions to ask for anx provide information about one’s identity. Asking for Information about One’s Identity Providing Information about One’s Identity Where do you study? I study at Terbuka University, East Jakarta. Who is the girl in white? She is my nextdoor neighbor. Where do you come from? I come from Boyolali. … Read more

In one case, we have to spell our names or many important information to avoid mistyping. At least we must understand how to pronounce and spell our names correctly. Here is a list of the alphabet and the pronunciation. A B C D E F /ei/ /bi:/ /si:/ /di:/ /i:/ /ef/ G H I J … Read more

Use “How many” to ask the number of people, animals, countable objects, etc. Example: Kris Evan : How many pens do you have? Kevin Warhol : I have two pens. Remember: The words ‘how many’ are always followed by noun in plural forms. See the above examples. To answer the questions with ‘how many’, we … Read more

‘There’ is and ‘there are’ are used to say that a person or an object exists. Patterns are: There is + Singular noun Examples: (+)There is a sofa in the living room. (-) There is not a sofa in living room. (?) Is there a sofa in the living room? There are + plural noun … Read more

The words in bold in the sentences are called articles (a/an, the). We use articles before nouns. 1. We use a/an for indefinite singular nouns. Put a before nouns which begin with consonant sounds. For example: a book, a crocodile, a flower, a mouse, a snake, a shirt, a unicorn. Put an before nouns which … Read more