Basic

Skill

PRACTICE
READING
1. Speaking: Self Introduction
Greetings Good Morning / Hallo /Hi I come from ... I am from Origin

Addresses The Honorable ... Ladies I was born in Place and

and Gentlemen (name of month) date of birth
.... Everybody / Everyone, I was born on
....Guys Honarable (name of the day)
Distinguished guests ... I live in
Dear brother and Sisters Address
(name of the city / place)
It is Nice to be Here I Live at
Opening Let me Introduce myself (Street – number)
Allow me to introduce my I am single / married Marital
self Man / woman Status

Name My compelete name is.... I Study .. Educational

My call name is ..... My latest education is ... Status
You can call me ... I was graduated from ...
My friends usually call me
Self Introduction

Nationality I am Indonesian I am a moslem, Christian…. Religion

Occupation/ Spouse‟
I am teacher, I teach at My wife/husband‟s name
Profession name
I Work at ... is ….

My son /daughter‟s name Name of

Hobby My hobby is / are
is…… children

Interest I am interested in ...

It is nice to see you Pre-closing

Telp
0274 / 081 ... See you, Bye Closing
Number
 2. STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Normal Sentence Pattern in English:

Subject verb complement modifier

John and I ate a pizza last night
We studied “present tense’ last week
Simple Present:
1. True in the past, true in the present and also true in the future
2. Show a habit
I eat rice.
I am eating rice

Progressive:
1. To indicate present time, period of time
2. To indicate future time

I will go to Bandung tomorrow.

I am going to Bandung tomorrow.

SOME WORDS ARE ALWAYS IN SIMPLE FORM

Know, believe, hear, see, smell, wish, understand, hate, love, like, want, sound, have, need, appear, seem,
taste, own
Choose the correct determiner:

1. He doesn’t have (many/much) money.

2. We would like (a few/ a little) salt on my vegetables.
3. She bought (that/those) cards last night.

Simple present or present progressive

1. Something ------------------ (smell) very good.
2. We are eating dinner at seven o’clock tonight.
3. We want eat dinner at sevent o.....
4. Maria ------------------------ (have) a cold.
Simple past:
-Completed action at a specific time in the past.
John went to Spain last year.

Past progressive:
- an action which was occurring in the past and was
interrupted by another action
When Mark came home, Martha was watching tv.

- Two actions occurring at the same time in the past

Martha was watching TV while John was reading a book.

- An action which was occurring at some specific time in

the past
Martha was watching TV at seven o’clock last night.
• I Went to Spain.
• I went to Spain Last Year.
• I have been to Spain.

• Simple past or past progressive

1. Gene ------------------ (eat) dinner when his friend
called.
2. While Maria was cleaning the apartment, her husband
------------------------ (sleep).
3. At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor ---------------------
--- (study).
4. John ------------- (go) to France last year.
5. When the teacher------------- (enter) the room, the
students were talking.
Present Perfect
1. an action that happen at an indefinite time in the past

John has travelled around the world.

2. An action that happened more than once in the past

Ali has seen Warkop DKI Reborn three times.

3. An action that began in the past and is still occoring in

the present.

I have lived in Tangerang for ten years.

I have lived in Tangerang since 2016.
I have been living in Tangerang for ten years.
Present Perfect and simple past
1. John --------------- (write) his report last night.
2. Bob ---------------- (see) this movie before.
3. Jorge ---------------(read) the newspaper already.
4. Mr. Simon ----------(work) in the same place for thirty five
years.
5. We ____________ (begin;negative) to study for thirty
five years.
6. George _________ (go) to the store at ten o’clock this
morning.
7. Joan ___________ (travel) around the world.
8. Betty ___________(write) a letter last night.
9. Bonny __________ (call) his employer yesterday
10. We ____________ (see; negative) this movie yet.
Subject Verb Agreement:
Subject and verb in a sentence must agree in person and
Number

The elevator works very well. The elevators work very well.

Subject separated from the verb.

The boys in he room are studying.

The study of languages are very interesting.

Together with; along with; accompanied by; as well as

The actress, along with her manager and some friends, is
going to a party tonight.
Determiner
• Some determiners can be used only with count or
non-count nouns, while others can be used with
either.
With Count Nouns With NON-Count Nouns

A, the, some, any The, some, any

This, that, these, those This, that
None, one, two, three…. none
many much
a lot of a lot of
a large number of a large amount of
a great number of (a) little
(a) few less……than
fewer….than more……than
more……than
 Pronouns
Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- occur in the subject position: I am going to the store.
- or after the verb be: It was she who called you.
Complement pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, them
They called us on the phone.
Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
The cat has injured its foot.
Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
Mine = my + noun. This is my book. It is mine.
Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
ourselves, themselves. It is usually follow the verb and indicates
that the subject is both giving and receiving the action.
John bought him a new car. (him = another person)
John bought himself a new car. (himself = John)
Tenses Exercise
Complete the following words in the
brackets with appropriate ones.

1. She ( go ) to school every day.

2. We ( learn ) English now.
3. The sun always ( shine ) in Egypt.
4. It ( rain ) in winter. It ( rain ) now.
5. Mother ( cook ) some food in the kitchen now.
6. The baby ( cry ) because it is hungry now.
7. John ( travel ) to England tomorrow.
8. I ( live ) here since 1990
9. He ( work ) in this factory for ten years.
10. I ( not see ) you for a long time.
11. Columbus ( discover ) America more than 400 years ago.
12. We ( finish ) our supper half an hour ago.
13. My brother ( not write ) to me for months.
14. He ( go ) abroad last week.
15. She ( walk ) to school every week-end.
Note
1. Read the entire sentence, inserting the (A)
answer
2. If that is not correct, try to discover WHY it is
incorrect
3. If you can discover why (A) is incorrect, proceed to
answer (B), (C), and (D)
4. If you still are not sure, try to remember a formula
for the sentence
5. If you cannot find the correct answer, eliminate
the obviously incorrect answers and GUESS
Test yourself!
1. In the United States, there are much
A B C
holidays throughout the year.
D
2. Tomatoes grows all year long in Florida.
A B C D
3. READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY

• Part A: Vocabulary

• Test your knowledge of English Vocabulary, try to find

synonyms .
• Knowing the meanings of prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

1. Because of Angela’s antagonistic nature, she finds it

difficult to make friends.
(A) cordial (B) quarrelsome
(C) talkative (D) outgoing
2. The State’s Attorney thought that piece of evidence was
insignificant early in the investigation, but it turned out to be
vital in convincing the criminal.
(A) important (B) unclassifiable
(C) unalterable (D) unimportant

3. The supply of silver in the mines had dwindled, causing great

concern among the people of the town.
(A) diminished (B) increased
(C) extended (D) devalued
Part B: Reading Comprehension
Test your ability to understand, interpret, and analyze reading
passage on a variety of topics.

Here you must be able to read a selection containing rather

complicated constructions and vocabulary and answer
questions based on what you have read.

Example:

Athens and Sparta were the two most advanced Greek cities
of the Hellenic period (750-338 B.C). Both had the city-state type
of government, and both took slaves from the peoples they
conquered. However ,the differences outweigh the similarities in
this two ancient civilizations. Sparta was hostile, warlike
(constantly fighting the neighboring cities), and military, while
Athens catered more towards the democratic and cultural way of
life. The latter city left its mark in the field of art, literature,
philosophy, and science, while the former passed on its
totalitarianism and superior military traditions. The present
system of a well-rounded education followed in the United States
is based on the ancient Athenian idea. The Spartan system, on
the other hand, was concerned only with military education.

1. Which of the following is not true?

(A) Both cities had city-states type of government.
(B) Both cities took slaves.
(C) Both cities were advanced, but in different area
(D) Both cities developed a well-rounded education.
2. Which of the following was not mentioned as part of Athen’s
cultural heritage?
(A) totalitarianism (B) well-rounded education
(C) art (D) philosophy

3. Which of the following was borrowed from Athens by the

United States?
(A) well-rounded education (B) military might
(C) totalitarianism (D) slavery

4. It can be inferred from the reading that

(A) Athens and Sparta were friendly with each other
(B) Athens was attacked by other warlike nation
(C) Athens never fought other people
(D) the cultural aspects of Athenian culture made a great
impression on the world.
4. WRITTING

THE INVITATION
The Principal, Staff, and Students of
Budaya Luhur Abadi School and Education Foundation
cordially invite you to their
25th School’s Anniversary Celebrations
On Thursday, the 3rd of March 2018
at 09.00 WIB
at Meeting Room and School Hall
Mr. Dawish Mark
(Director of BLA School and Education Foundation)
has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest
RSVP
Administration Officer
Phone: 288290002
(Guests are requested to be in their seats by 08.30 a.m)
(Valid only for two)
P.S. Semi-formal Dress
Terima Kasih