ENGLISH FOR MATH_Page Three

Chapter 1

GREETINGS

(Memberi Salam)

To start learning and build a good communication with students or others, we need often to introduce ourselves for the first time. In introducing ourselves, there are special utterances that can be used to communicate with others. The utterances are as followings:

a. Formal Greeting                                                    Responding

    Assalamu’alaikum                                                    Wa’alaikum salam

    Good morning                                                         Good morning

    Good afternoon                                                       Good afternoon

    Nice to see you                                                        Nice to see you

    How are you?                                                          I am fine, thank you.

b. Informal Greeting                                                  Responding

    Hi/hello                                                                    Hi/hello

    How are you doing                                                   Fine

    How’s life?                                                              Good/Not bad

   How are things with you                                            Okay/Pretty good/All Right

c. Greeting a new acquaintance (kenalan)                  Responding

    How do you do?                                                      I am delighted to meet you

    I am very glad to see you                                          Nice to meet you

    It’s a pleasure to meet you                                        I am pleased to meet you

INTRODUCING OURSELVES

(Memperkenalkan Diri Kita Sendiri)

When we introduce ourselves with other people, we need to convey information to give not only a name but also other information connecting with ourselves and a situation when introduction is in progress.  

GREETINGS AND PERSONAL INTRODUCTION IN CLASS

(Ucapan Salam dan Perkenalan Pribadi di Kelas)

Salam (Greetings)

• Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and gentlemen/everyone.

• How do you do?

• Hello, how are you doing/how was your holiday?

• Hi, (folks/class), is everything okay/alright?

• We just studied about ……today we would like to learn about…….

STRATEGIS IN PERSONAL INTRODUCTION

(Strategi dalam Perkenalan diri)

a. Slower speaking speed, don’t rush.

b. Louder volume and project the voice

c. Clearer utterance of the words

d. Establish eye contact with everyone

e. Decide and follow the setting and the culture (stand up or sit down)

f. Full self-confidence.

ENCOURAGING CONVERSATION

(Menghidupkan Percakapan)

To make a conversation condition more, there are some utterances that can be used such as:

Encouraging Conversation

Using a short response to show that you are listening

I see                                                                                         Oh?

Of course                                                                                 Yes

Really?                                                                                     Mmmm

Repeating a key word or phrase

A : The meeting lasted for two hours

B : Two hours ?

Asking a follow-up information question

What happened?

How was it?

What did you do to them?

APPEALING TO THE SPEAKER

(Permohonan Menyela kepada Pembicara)

In a conversation or discussion, we sometimes do not hear or understand what other people say, either the students talk to teacher, or the teacher talks to the students. Connecting with the thing above, we can appeal a conversation or discussion by the ways as followings:

Appealing to the speaker

If you need the speaker to repeat something

Pardon? Could you please repeat that?

Execuse me? Would you mind repeating your question?

If the speaker is talking too quickly

I’m sorry. Could you please speak a little more slowly?

Would you mind speaking more slowly? I couldn’t quite follow what you said.

If the speaker is talking too softly

Sorry, I didn’t hear what you said.

Would you mind speaking a little louder?

If you do not understand the speaker

I’m sorry, but I’m not sure I understand

Sorry, but I don’t understand what you mean.

I’m not sure I follow you. Did you say that …?

If you need more help

How do you pronounce/spell that?

Would you please pronounce/spell that?

SPEAKING OUT IN CLASS

(Berbicara di Kelas)

To interest a teacher or another person who is speaking, we can put our hands up. The student can also call directly the name of the teacher (Mr./Mrs …). Sometime we can only give certain signs or eye contact to the teacher or speaker. Below is some utterances that can be used:

Speaking out in class

Signaling you want to speak

Excuse me, ….

May I ask a question?

Could I make a comment?

Holding the floor

a. Hesitating

    Well, umm ....                                                           Umm, let’s me see

    Umm, let’s see                                                          Let me think

b. Repeating or rephrasing the question

    In other word, you want to know ....

    So, you’re asking me ....

c. Asking the instructor to repeat the question if you didn’t understand

    Would you mind repeating the question, please?

    Would you please repeat that?

Avoiding answering

I’m not really sure                                                         I’m afraid I don’t know

I don’t really know                                                       I’m sorry, but I don’t know

CLOSING CONVERSATION

 (Menutup Percakapan)

To close learning activity (KBM), we don’t have to stop such thing suddenly. It needs a conclusion or summary from the lesson we have just discussed. Some utterances that can be used as a closing are as followings:

Closing a conversation

Signaling the end

Well, (pronounced in along, drawn – out way) ….

So, (also pronounced in along, drawn out way) ….

Well, okay ….

Well, listen, ….

Look at the time!

Well, I know you’re busy

Ending

I should be going

I’m afraid I have to leave now. It’s getting late.

I have to (get back to work/meet someone/get to class)

I’ll let you get back to work now

Taking leave

Good-bye

See you (later/in class/tomorrow/soon)

Exercise 1

Teacher            : Good morning, everybody.

Students           : Good morning, Mr Agus.

Teacher            : Well, how are you today?

Students           : ……., thank you, and you?

Teacher            : Very well, thank you. And what about you, Ani? ………………?

Ani                   : I’m well, thank you, Mr Agus.

Teacher            : ………. I hope you are all ready for your lesson. Do you remember     

    what we learned yesterday? What topic did we learn?

Students           : Polynomials, sir.

Teacher            : Yes, good. This morning we are talking about operations of

    polynomials. OK?

Exercise 2

Teacher : Good morning, students. How are you?

Students: ……………..., Mrs. Evi. …………….., thank you.

Teacher : Who is absent today?

Students: ……….

Teacher : Good. This morning we are talking about polynomials. Are you ready?

Students: …….

Teacher : Good. We are going to start with algebraic expressions and terms.