Asking and Giving Opinion

1         1.      Opinion includes  the words of opinion and argument/ reasons.

2         2.      Opinion dialogue is a dialog consists of two persons or more who have opinion each others. It can    use the expressions, such as in my opinion, in my view, I think etc.

3         3.   Argument dialogue is a dialog that states the arguments or reasons. It can use the words such as first, second etc for arranging arguments.

Asking Opinion

1. What do you think of…? Apa pendapat Anda tentang…?
2. What do you think about…? Apa pendapat Anda tentang…?
3. How d’you feel (about…)? bagaimana perasaan mu tentang……..?
4. What d’you reckon (about…)? apa yang kamu rasakan tentan…….?
5. What’s your opinion of…?apa pendapat mu tentang……..?
6. (What do think about) that? apa pendapat mu tentang itu ………?
7. What are your views on…? apakah pandangan mu terhadap…………?
8. Where do you stand (on…)? diamana posisi mu pada …………..?
9. What would you say to… / if we…? apa yang akan kamu katakan pada …………..? jika kita………?
10. Are you aware of…..? apakah kamu menyadari bahwa ……………?

Giving Opinion                

          1.      In my opinion (Di pendapatku)

2        2.      I personally believe (saya yakin)

3        3.       I think that (aku berfikir bahwa)

4        4.       As far I know (Sejauh yang aku tau)

5        5.      I tend to think that (Aku berpikir bahwa)

6        6.       In my view (menurutku)

7        7.      I don’t think I care for it (aku tidak berfikir Aku perduli tentang itu)

8        8.      To my mind (menurutku) 

9        9.      If you ask me, I feel (jika kau bertanya padaku, aku merasa)

          10.  From my point of view (dari pendapatku)

The sample Dialogue (Contoh Dialog) Asking and Giving Opinion. 

Mr.Rasyid           : What’s your opinion about The New English Book?

waldan                 : My opinion is such an expensive book.

Mr. rasyid           : Very good. How about you Lisa?

Gibran                 : Well, I think it’s  Ok. I Like That. it’s not too thick and no expensive.

Mr. rasyid           : Good. Any body has another opinion?

Tegar                    : Yes, I have. My opinion is that book is too thick.

Mr. rasyid           : Good. All your answers are correct. Do you understand, students?

Students              : Yes. We got it, sir.

Mr. rasyid           : Great. You’re really smart.

Students              : Thank you.

                                                       

 

Source :

http://www.ilmubahasainggris.com/english-expression-contoh-percakapan-asking-and-giving-opinion-dan-artinya-dengan-latihan-soal/

                                                         

Invitations and Offers

Invitation

An invitation is a request, a solicitation, or an attempt to get another person to join you at a specific event. Kalau kita artikan dalam bahasa Indonesia, invitation adalah permintaan, ajakan, atau upaya terhadap orang lain agar bersedia bergabung dengan kita pada suatu acara tertentu

Expressing invitation is an expression associated with the invitation.

Making Invitations

Here are words that can be used to invite someone to an event or activity :

Would you like to …? (Apakah kamu akan …?)

I would be pleased if you could … (Saya akan senang jika kamu bisa …)

Would you care to …? (Maukah kamu …)

Could you come to …? (Bisakah kamu datang ke …)

I would be delighted if you … (Saya akan senang jika kamu …)

Why don’t you come to …? (Mengapa tidak kamu datang ke …?)

Shall we come to … (Akankah kita datang ke …)

Accepting Invitations

Here are words that can be used to accept an invitation :

Sure. Why not? (Tentu. Mengapa tidak?)

Thank you for inviting me. (Terima kasih telah mengundang saya.)

I’d like to come. (Saya suka untuk datang.)

That would be very nice. (Itu akan menjadi sangat bagus.)

With pleasure. (Dengan senang hati.)

What a delightful idea. (Betapa ide yang menyenangkan.)

All right. (Baiklah.)

OK, I’ll be there. (OK, saya akan ada di sana.)

Sure, I’m coming. (Tentu, saya datang.)

Declining Invitations

To reject an invitation could be to use these words :

I’d like to, but … (Saya ingin, tapi …)

Unfortunately, I can’t. (Sayangnya, saya tidak bisa.)

I’m so sorry, I don’t think I can. (Saya benar-benar minta maaf, saya tidak berpikir saya bisa.)

I’m sorry, I have to … (Maafkan saya, saya harus …)

That’s sounds nice, but I’m sorry I’m very busy. (Itu terdengar bagus, tetapi maaf saya saya sangat sibuk.)

Thank you for asking me, but … (Terima kasih telah meminta saya, tapi …)

Thank you, but I can’t. (Terima kasih, tetapi saya tidak bisa.)

I don’t think I can. (Saya tidak berpikir saya bisa.)

I’d love to, but … (Saya ingin, tapi …)

Example Teks Dialog Expressing Invitation :

Ria: Hi Lia. Where are you going?

Lia: I’m going to the market.

Ria: Would you like to come to my wedding next week?

Lia: Sure. Why not?

Ria: Thank you.

Lia: You’re welcome.

Offers

What is an offer?

An offer is a statement of the terms which the client (the offeror) is prepared to be contractually bound. The offer must be complete, specific and capable of being accepted. It must include the fundamental terms of the agreement with the intention that no further negotiations are to take place. Client offer contractor the work and therefore the contractor must carry out the work under the client’s terms and conditions. It is possible to make a conditional offer. The effect of this is that an offer cannot be accepted if the condition has not been satisfied. For example the client requires the contractor to have a specific tool or machine before an offer can be made.

Termination of offer

An offer may be terminated or revoked if :

1. The offer is withdrawn or revoked at any time prior to acceptance provided there has been communication between the client and the contractor;

2.The client making the offer dies;

3. Failure of a condition;

4. reasonable period of time has elapsed – a time limit is specific on the offer made.

Acceptance

A fully binding contract is only formed if an offer is accepted. Acceptance is a final and unqualified acceptance of all the terms of the offer. The offer must be accepted without introducing any new terms. Acceptance does not take place until communicated to the client making the offer. Communication of acceptance is the moment when the contract is formed and the acceptance must be in the form of designated by the client.

  

Making Offers (Membuat Penawaran)

Here are words that can be used to make offers :

Can I …? (Bolehkah saya …?)

May I …? (Bolehkah saya …?)

Shall I …? (Haruskah saya …?)

How about I … (Bagaimana dengan saya …)

Would you …? (Maukah kamu …?)

Accepting Offers (Menyetujui Penawaran)

Here are words that can be used to accept an Offers :

Thank you, I appreciate your help. (Terima kasih, saya menghargai bantuanmu.)

Yes, please. (Ya, tolonglah.)

Yes please, that would be lovely.

Thank you, it is very kind of you.

Declining Offers (Menolak Penawaran)

To reject an Offers could be to use these words :

No, thanks. (Tidak, terima kasih.)

No, thank you. (Tidak, terima kasih.)

It’s okay, I can do it myself. (Ini tidak apa-apa, saya bisa melakukan ini sendiri.)

Don’t worry, I will do it myself. (Jangan khawatir, saya bisa melakukan ini sendiri.)

Source :

http://www.materibahasainggris.com/contoh-teks-dialog-expressing-invitation/

http://www.lawteacher.net/free-law-essays/contract-law/difference-between-offer-and-invitation-contract-law-essay.php

Meeting (Giving a Report)

Giving a Report

How to Give an Oral Report on a Paper 

When you give an oral report it is critical to explain "what they did" and "why they did it." These steps are often neglected, so they are emphasized here. Even if you want to go on and do an extensive analysis, you have to explain how they got the results first. That's why the instructions below focus on how to get the "what" and the "why" across; how to do an analysis of the results is important too, but is not discussed below.

If you need help deciphering the paper, see the handouts titled "Paper Questions" and "How to Take Notes on a Paper." The instructions below focus primarily on paper questions 1-3; If you want to go on to do an analysis, look at paper questions 4 & 5.

Recommended Procedure :

1.Identify the question*

Usually you report on a paper in order to answer a specific question; this is not necessarily the question the authors had in mind. So be sure to get your question straight and to stick to the information in the paper that answers your question. Be selective - your entire report should take 15-20 minutes (if you are focusing on one question).

2.Explain how the author's approach is supposed to answer the question.

When you prepare a paper you often spend hours figuring this out, but then you tend to get it so clear in your mind (and it seems so obvious) you don't explain it. So don't forget to explain "why" before explaining "what".

3.Explain their procedures

Explain what they did in a way that is as clear as possible and that includes all critical details but omits all unnecessary details. It usually works best to explain the details one experiment at a time. If you try to explain all the experimental procedures at the beginning of your talk you will probably bore everyone to death. It usually helps your listeners a lot if you write the basic steps on the board, or project them on a screen, as you go along.  It is very hard to keep an experiment straight in your head without anything to look at. If you use Power Point or the equivalent, be sure to walk your listeners through the information on the slides as carefully as if you were writing it out.

4.Present the results

Be sure to stick to the important results, i.e. the ones that answer your question. Also be sure to translate the results into English, no matter how clear they seem to you.

5.Explain how the results do (or do not) answer the question:

Don't just say "the results are as expected"; explain why the results are (or are not) as expected. This may not seem necessary to you (especially if you explained point 2 properly) but remember that you have been thinking about this paper for a week and your listeners haven't.

Things To Watch For

1  1. There is a temptation to repeat everything in the paper non-selectively for fear of omitting something   important. This temptation should be avoided like the plague. Decide what is important and LEAVE OUT the rest.

b   2. Dont be hypercritical or super credulous. There is a tendency to assume that either everything in print is true, or to assume that every paper is full of mistakes (and it is your job is to point them out). Neither of these assumptions is valid. So don't spend too much time talking up their conclusions or listing your objections to their methods, conclusions. etc. --  unless you are specifically asked to evaluate their results. When you give a report, it is usually better to emphasize the results, including how and why they got them, and not to focus too much on the authors' interpretation of the results. The evaluation of data is very important, but is often best left for other occasions.

* Note: These guidelines were written for a course in which each oral report addressed one question. If you are giving a report on an entire paper, or a series of experiments, then you can break the content down and present it one question at a time, following the procedure outlined above.  

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/faculty/mowshowitz/howto_guide/oral_report.html