TEACHING MATERIAL

STUDENTS BOOK

GENERAL ENGLISH
FOR HEALTH
STUDENTS
[A Bridge to English for Health]

by
Yohanes Kambaru Windi, S.Pd., M.Kes.,
MPH

Jurusan Keperawatan
Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan
Surabaya
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2010
FOREWORD
It is evitable the difficulty to find nursing teachers write book or any publication, including
well-designed teaching materials. Many factors interplay to obstruct the writing intention
among the teachers, including skill in book writing, resource and workload. Lack of
exercise and unrecognition of how to begin writing also obvious.
Be aware of this weaknesess and increasing demanding of books, encouraging the teachers
to intiate a very simple writing is crucial. For this purpose, teachers in Nursing Study
Program of Politeknik Kesehatan Surabaya are motivated to prepare teaching moduls for
the students. It is benefit the independent learning of students.
I indebtly appriciated, Yohanes Kambaru Windi, S.Pd., M.Kes., MPH, to start a simplesmall step in designing a reading resource of general english for our nursing students. This
resource will be basic for the students to bridge their mind using english in nursing
atmosphere.
It is, therefore, we grateful of the writing of this teaching book entitled Students Book:
General English for Nursing Students. I proudly acknowledged that this book has been
used by nursing students at Politeknik Kesehatan Surabaya since 2009. Finally, this
achivement may encouraged the author and other teachers to be more productive in the
provision of reading resources for the students.

February, 2010
Head of Nursing Study Program
Politeknik Kesehatan Surabaya

Hj. Rabiah Marhabang, SKM., M.Kes.

NIP. 195211051981032001

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PREFACE
My grateful thank delivered to Almighty God for His blessing and guidance bestow upon
me for finishing this english teaching materials. This teaching book for nursing students is
designed to fulfill the need of nursing student on reading resources, especially general
english as a foundation before stepping to the english for nursing.
My thank also conveyed to all my colleague teachers in Nursing Stud Program for
fulfilling me with ideas and topics that enrich this teaching material. A wothwhile support
was delivered by the Head of Nursing Study Program of Politeknik Kesehatan Surabaya of
the recommendation and the use of this resource.
Finally, this teaching book is dedicated to all my students whom may take benefits form
the release of this modul. It is, anyway, far from perfect therefore encouragement, ideas,
and inputs are warmly welcomed for the sake of the improvement in the future.

Author,

Yohanes Kambaru Windi, S.Pd., M.Kes., MPH

NIP. 196707071995101002

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TABLE OF CONTENT
FOREWORD.........................................................................................................................ii
PREFACE.............................................................................................................................iii
TABLE OF CONTENT........................................................................................................iv
LESSON ONE: LET US LISTENING..................................................................................1
Part A: Listening Comprehension..........................................................................................1
Part B : Story Telling..............................................................................................................2
Part C: Grammar Focus..........................................................................................................3
Part D: Treasures of Words Family........................................................................................4
LESSON TWO: YOURE BEAUTIFUL..............................................................................5
Part A: Who am I....................................................................................................................5
Part B: Am I look good?........................................................................................................6
Part C: Do I Look Different?..................................................................................................7
Part D: Im not Jobless...........................................................................................................7
Exercise 1:..............................................................................................................................7
Exercise 2:..............................................................................................................................8
LESSON THREE: WHATS THE TIME?...........................................................................10
Part A: Asking time..............................................................................................................10
Part B: Schedule, Time table................................................................................................12
Exercises1 :..........................................................................................................................13
Exercise 2:............................................................................................................................15
LESSON FOUR: MAY I HELP YOU?................................................................................16
Part A. Offering Helps..........................................................................................................16
Part B: Accepting offers.......................................................................................................17
Part C: Refussing Offers......................................................................................................18
Part D: Exercise 1.................................................................................................................18
Part E. Exercise 2.................................................................................................................19
LESSON FIVE: LISTENING AGAIN................................................................................21
Part A: Listening..................................................................................................................21
Part B : Story Telling............................................................................................................22
Part C: Translation................................................................................................................23
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Part D : Grammar Focus......................................................................................................23

LESSON SIX: WHY DONT YOU COME WITH ME?....................................................27
Part A: Giving Suggestion....................................................................................................27
Part B: Accepting Suggestion...............................................................................................28
Part C: Not Sure Accepting Suggestion...............................................................................29
Part D: Refussing Suggestion...............................................................................................30
LESSON SEVEN: LETS PLAY THE GAME...................................................................32
Part A: Words chain..............................................................................................................32
Part B: What is it..................................................................................................................34
LESSON EIGHT: IM SO SORRY!....................................................................................35
Part A: Asking sorry during conversation............................................................................35
Part B: Apology for Awkwardness.......................................................................................36
Part C: How to Response.....................................................................................................38
LESSON NINE: MISSING LYRICS...................................................................................41
Part A : Listening..................................................................................................................41
Part B: Translate this song....................................................................................................42
Part C. Story telling..............................................................................................................43
Part D. Grammar focus........................................................................................................43
Part E. Lets sing together....................................................................................................43
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................44

LESSON ONE: LET US LISTENING

Part A: Listening Comprehension

1. Listen and take a note:

A GOOD BOOK
Inspector Robert Jones is a detective
.
Inspector Jones is in the library now
.
Miss Green is the librarian
Inspector Jones :

Miss Green

Good morning, Inspector. Can I help you?

Inspector Jones :

..

Miss Green

This is a good book, Inspector

Inspector Jones :

Miss Green

Its a detective story

Inspector Jones :

Good. I like detective stories. ..

Miss Green

I cant tell you that, Inspector. Im a librarian. Im not a detective

2. Answer the questions:

1. Is Robert Jones a detective?
2. Is Robert Jones a librarian?
3. Does Inspector Jones Live near a library?
4. Is inspector in the library now?
5. Is Miss Green in the library too?
6. Is Miss Green a librarian?
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7. Can she help the inspector?

8. Is the inspector looking for a book?
9. Can Miss Green give him a book?
10. Is the book a detective story?
11. Does the inspector like detective stories?
12. Does the inspector know the murderers name?
13. Can Miss Green tell him the murderers name?
14. What is the inspectors name?
15. What is the librarians name?
16. What does the inspector want?
17. What is Miss Green?
18. What is Robert Jones?
19. What can Miss Green do?
20. What does the inspector Like?

Part B : Story Telling

Tell your friends about the story. To ease you, these sequenced questions will guide you.
1. What is Robert Jones?
2. Where does he live?
3. Where is he right now?
4. He is talking with whom?
5. What is the woman he is talking with?
6. What is Robert Jones looking for?
7. Can he find it?
8. What is Inspector ask for Miss Green about the book?
9. Can Miss Green tell him the murderers name?
10. Why ?

Start your story telling with:

This story tells about..
This is a story of.
It tell us about
Let me tell you a story of, etc.

Part C: Grammar Focus

Discuss with your friends and write down the sentences on the story deals with:
a. Simple present tense:
1
2
3
4
5
b. Simple Continues Tense
1
2
3
4
5

Part D: Treasures of Words Family

Find the synonyms or the words that probably closed in meaning

1. MURDERER:
.

.
..

..

Look(ing):

.
Talk(ing):

..

LESSON TWO: YOURE BEAUTIFUL

Part A: Who am I

When you describe a person, you need to explain:

Name
Sex
Occupation
Body : Height and weight
Body appearances
Skin color
Hair : color and style
Clothes (for male and female)
Characters
Special appearance

What is
your
name?

Im
Cassandra
Locked.
Call me
Cassie!

NOTES:
Given name

: Cassandra

Family name

: Locked

Nickname

: Cassie
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Part B: Am I look good?

What do you
think about
the guy who
dancing?

Well, I think He
is tall, slim and
handsome

a. Height
: 165 cm tall, 6 feet tall, etc
b. Weight : 60 Kg, 45 kg, etc.
c. Body appearance: Thin, Slim, fat, sexy, tall, small, etc.
d. Skin color: Dark (black, brown), white, reddish, etc.
e. Hairstyle: Wave, curly, straight
f. Hair color: Blonde, white, black, brown, or bald etc
g. Clothes:
g.1. Male: Jacket, Shirt, Tuxedo, Coat, trousers,
Undershirt, short, cardigan (baju hangat), T-shirt, tie, waistcoat
(rompi), suit (setelan), raincoat, hat, shoes, sock, sport,
Shoes, etc.
g.2. Female: Blouse, Skirt, (long)dress, Bra/ brassiere (BH), slip/
petticoat (rok dalam), under wear (pakaian dalam), tights (kaos kaki
panjang, nightdress/nightgown
(baju tidur), jersey/jumper (baju
sweater, dress (gaun), scarf (syal) shoes,
sock, sport shoes, etc.

Part C: Do I Look Different?

A. Character:
Nice, cool, handsome, beautiful, cute, smiling,
Charismatic, ugly, cheerful, Jealous, calm, talkative,
tempErament, sentimental, tomboy, etc.
B. Special appearance:
Moustache (kumis), beards (janggut),
Dimple (lesung pipi ), birth mark (tahi lalat),
pierce (tindik), etc.

Part D: Im not Jobless

Write down some jobs or professions:
Doctor

Scientist

Nurse

Carpenter

Plumber

Exercise 1:
Work in pairs, describe your classmate by completing the sentences below:
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have

classmate.

His

name

is..

He

is.years old. He is and..

(Characters). He is cm (height) and ..kg (weight) and
these make him..(body appearance). He has skin. He looks
nice with his..and .hair (hair color/ hairstyle). He also
has
wearing..,

(Special

appearances).

..,

Today,

he

is

.. , ., And .. .
(clothes, colors of clothes).

Exercise 2:
1. Describe the Titanic Stars orally:

2. Write a description of the wedding couple

LESSON THREE: WHATS THE TIME?

Part A: Asking time

I think we
missed the first
bus? We should
wait the next
one. What time
is it?

Its 07.25.
So, we
have five
minutes

1. What time is it?

2. What is the time?
3. Whats the time?

It is five oclock

or

Its five oclock

It is seven oclock

or

Its seven oclock

It is ten oclock

or

Its ten oclock, etc

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Or
It is a half past seven

(07.30)

It is a quarter past eleven (11.15)

or

Its seven thirty

or

Its eleven fifteen

Or
It is ten minutes to twelve (11.50) or

Its ten to twelve

It is a quarter to four

Its fifteen to four

(03.45)

or

Work in pair. Ask time to your friend.

A. Im going to gym. Whats the time
B. ..
A. Oh, Im late again
B. It is better you hurry up
A. Let us go to the theatre!
B. Good idea.
C. ..
A. Its 06.45
B. The film starts at
C. We still have fifteen minutes.

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Make a conversation between a father and his son. His father

asks time to his son. And he thinks it is the time to go to bed.
1) Ayah

: Jam berapa sekarang, Jhon?

2) Jhon

: Jam 21.00

3. Ayah

: Kalau begitu sekarang waktunya tidur?

4) Jhon

: Baik, yah!
(1)
(2)

(3)
(4)

Part B: Schedule, Time table

What time is the morning news report?

What time is the first train?
What time does the class begin?
What time do you get up in the morning?
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What time does the wedding party start

The morning news report is at 06.00 a.m or

The first train is at 05.45
The class begin at 07.30 p.m

Its at 06.00 a.m.

or

or

Its at 05.45 a.m.

It begins at 07.30 p.m.

I get up at 05.00 a.m.

The wedding party starts at 07.00 p.m

or

It starts at 07.00

p.m.
Notes:
Ante Meridiem (a.m.) and Post Meridiem (p.m.)

a.m.

: 12.00 middle of night to 12.00 middle of day

p.m.

: 12.00 middle of day to 12.00 middle of night

Exercises1 :
Mention the time showed in the pictures below

Picture one:

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A. What time does she get up in the morning?

B. .
Picture two:
A. What time does he catch the train to office?
B..
Picture three:
A. What time is your break time?
B..
Picture Four:
A. What time does he has his lunch?
B..
Picture Five:
A. What time does he play tennis?
B..
Picture six:
A. What time does he go to bed?
B..

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Exercise 2:
Translate this Conversation. There are three colleague students,
Linda, Miriam and Susie. Let us see what they are talking about.
1. Susie

: Jam berapa pelajaran bahasa Inggrismu, Miriam?

2. Miriam

: Jam 09.00. Bagaimana dengan kelas dramamu Susie, Jam

berapa di mulai?

3. Susie

: Pak Robert terlambat hari ini. Mungkin dimulai jam 09.30

4. Miriam

: Oh ya. Bagaimana dengan kamu Linda, jam berapa

kelas
menarimu?

5. Linda

: Jam 08.00. Ya . Tuhan saya telat lagi.

(2)

(5)

(1)

LESSON FOUR: MAY I HELP YOU?

(3)
(4)

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Part A. Offering Helps

Thank you
very much.
Hand me this
box, please!

May I help
you
Nancy?

FORMAL :
May I..?
Could I.?
Would you like me to.?
INFORMAL:
Can I..?
Shall I?
Ill?

Part B: Accepting offers

FORMAL:
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Thank you (very much)

Id appreciate it. Thank you
If you wouldnt mind, thank you.

INFORMAL :

Please, thank ( a lot)

Yes, Thanks.

Sure. Thanks

Oh, would you? Thanks

(1)
Excuse
me!

(2)
Yes? May I
help you,
Madam?

(4)
Sure, Madam.
Here you are.

(3)
I dropped my key
somewhere. Would
I get the extra one?

Part C: Refussing Offers

FORMAL:
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 No. Thank you (very much)

No. I appreciate your offer
No. Thats not necessary
INFORMAL:
No. Thanks ( a lot) for asking
No. Thanks anyway
No. Dont bother. I can do it myself
No. Its all right. I can manage
Thanks a lot, But Im OK

Part D: Exercise 1
Work in pairs. Make a conversation . Offers a help to your
friend! Here are the situation:
a. Accepting offers
1. Your friend looks sad. Asks him / her and offers some helps
2. An old woman seems confusing to cross the street
3. Mary is busy to arrange her birthday party.
4. Your little brother faces difficulty to do his homework
5. A stranger gets lost in your city
b. Refusing offers
1. Robert finds a difficult to start the computer
2. Tina seems difficult to bring her stuffs
3. Father is cleaning his car
4. Mother is busy in the kitchen
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5. Ronny is changing the tire

Part E. Exercise 2
Make a conversation according the pictures :
1. The restaurant:
(1) Pelayan

: Selamat pagi. Apa yang saya bisa bantu?

(2) Pelanggan 1

: Ya. Kami ingin pesan nasi goreng dan jus tomat

(3) Pelayan

: Baiklah.

(4) Pelanggan 2

: Terima kasih
(1)

(2)

(4)

(3)

2. In the Watch shop

(2)

(1) Laki-laki

: Selamat sore!

(2) Penjaga

: Selamat sore. Apa yang bisa bantu?

(3) Laki-laki
(1)

: Arloji saya rusak. Dapat anda membantu

memperbaikinya

(4) Penjaga
(5) Laki-laki

: Tentu. Dapatkan anda mengisi formulir pemesanan?

(4)
: Tentu

(6) Penjaga

: Terima kasih

(3)
(6)
(5)

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LESSON FIVE: LISTENING AGAIN

Part A: Listening
1. Listen and complete the missing words
AN UNWELCOME VISITOR
The doorbell (1) and Mrs. Carson (2). the front door.
Her (3).. sank when she (4). Mrs. Burbidge. Whenever
Mrs. Burbidge (5)., she stayed hours and (6).. .
Good afternoon, Mrs Carson Mrs. Burbidge said. I was just (7)
and I thought Id (8). in to say hullo.
How (9). of you, Mrs carson replied. Do come in.
Just as Mrs. Carson had (10), Mrs. Burbidge stayed for (11)
hours. It was (12). six oclock and Mrs. Mr. Carson
would be home from (13) soon. He couldnt (14)
Mrs. Burbidge. Mrs. Carson (15). how she could (16)
. Mrs. Burbidge to leave without (17) her.
has your (18) got home from work yet? Mrs. Carson
asked.
Oh yes, Mrs. Burbidge answered. He always gets home about five
oclock.
Its nearly six oclock. Wont he be (19). worried about
you? Mrs. Carson said.
I thought of that, Mrs. Burbidge said, But its so (19).. here.
Weve (20) such a (21). afternoon. You (22)
what Ill do? Ill (23) up my husband and tell him
to come (24).., too. May I use your (25). please?

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2. Answer the questions:

1. Didnt Mrs. Carson open the front door?
2. Mrs. Burbidge was at the door, wasnt she?
3. Was Mrs. Carson pleased to see her?
4. Didnt Mrs. Carson ask Mrs. Burbidge to come in?
5. Mrs. Burbidge stayed for long time, didnt she?
6. Did Mr. Carson like Mrs. Burbidge?
7. He couldnt stand her, could he?
8. Couldnt Mrs. Carson get rid of her visitor?
9. Mrs. Burbidge wouldnt go, would she?
10.

She was going to ask her husband to come as well,

wasnt she?
11.

Who opened the front door?

12.

Who was at the door?

13.

Who wants to use the telephone?

14.

Did Mrs. Burbidge stay for a few minutes or did she

stay the whole afternoon?

15.

Why

was

Mrs.

Carson

disappointed

when

Mrs.

Burbidge called?
16.

When does Mr. Carson come home fro work?

17.

How does Mr. Carson feel about Mrs. Burbidge?

18.

How did Mrs. Carson try to get Mrs. Burbidge to leave?

19.

Why did mrs. Burbidge decide to telephone her

husband?
20.

Why couldnt Mrs. Carson persuade Mrs. Burbidge to

leave?

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Part B : Story Telling

Tell you friends about the story. Here are several guided questions to
ease you.
1. Who is Mrs. Burbidge?
2. What is she doing now?
3. How does Mrs. Carson feel about Mrs. Burbidge?
4. Why ?
5. Could Mrs. Carson let her come in?
6. Does Mrs. Burbidge stay for hours?
7. Does Mrs. Carsons feared about happen?
8. What does Mrs. Arson worried about? And why?
9. How can Mrs. Carson persuade Mrs. Burbidge to leave?
10. And what happen to Mrs. Burbidge?

Part C: Translation
Translate the text above. Firstly, find the meaning of the following
words:

Ring (rang)
Sink (sank)
Pass
Drop in
Thoughtful
Reply
Fear
Offending
Stand
Wondering
Persuade
Pleasant
Come round
Offending

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Part D : Grammar Focus

1. List some simple present tense sentences

2. List some Simple past tense sentences

3. List some simple past continous tense sentences

Past Tense
When it is used?
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1. When talking about action, events, situation in the past (in a

particular time in the past)
Examples:
1. I Watched television last night
2. She played badminton yesterday
3. We visited our uncle last year
4. We moved here ten years ago
5. He taught English in Spain two years ago
6. I saw you on Donnys party last Monday
7. She left home two days ago, etc.
Notes : 1. Very often, the verbs on past simple ends in _ed (regular
verbs), See
examples no. 1 to 4.
2. But many important words are irregular verbs, means that the
past
simple doesnt end in _ed, i.e. Examples no. 5 to 7 ( See
appendixes).
2. How to make negative forms:
Subject + did not (didnt) + the infinitive (verb) + Adverb
Examples : I didnt go to dodys party last week
She did not pay his telephone bill
3. How to make yes/ no question
Did + Subject + the infinitive (verb) + adverb ?
Examples :
Did you go to the opera last night?
Answers:
No, I didnt. I didnt go to the opera last night
Yes, I did. I went to the opera last night
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4. How to make question with question words (What, where, when, etc.)
Question Word + did + Subject + Infinitive + Adverb
Examples:
a. Where did you go last night? (I went to the cinema)
b. When did you finish your high school? ( I finished my high
school five years ago)
c. Why did you drive madly yesterday? (I crossed the police
line. I worried the police catches me?

5. When is Past Continuous Tense used?

Past Continuous is used when an activity, action or even
happen in the middle of another activity (in the past)
We were having dinner, when John arrived.
It was raining, when I got up

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LESSON SIX: WHY DONT YOU COME WITH ME?

Part A: Giving Suggestion

There is a
good film
on Galaxy
theatre.
Would you
like to come
with me?

Yes, That is
a good idea.
I love to
watch
movie.

Useful Expressions:
Shall we..?
Would you like..?
Why not (dont)..?
Lets.. ?
I Suggest?
Its better for you to..
It would be nice for you to.
It would be nice if you
Do you fancy?
What about ?
Do you feel like?
How about?
Examples:
Shall we go to the beach next week?
What about go fishing?
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You miss your math test. Why dont you take an extra class?
You looked so sad. How about going to karaoke to cheer up?
I get boring at home. Lets us go to dance?
I suggest you to take a vacancy.

Part B: Accepting Suggestion

If you accept the suggestion, you may say.

Yes, good idea

Yes, that is a good idea
Yes, thats marvelous idea
Yes, that seems all right
Yes, that would be (very) nice
Okay, that would be nice

Work in pairs and make conversation according to the situation below:

1. Linda looks so sad. Her puppy was killed by a car this morning.
Give her suggestion to buy another puppy.
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2. Rico is a fourteen years old young boy. He usually drives his

motorbike fast. Give him a warning that he might be get an
accident sometime.
3. Robert is a lazy and trouble maker student. He frequently cheats
in examination. Tell him to stop his bad behavior
4. Your wife has a good career in her office. She would be promoted
as

senior

manager.

But

she

also

wonderful

housewife.

Sometime she has no time for herself. Suggest her to take a

holiday to Bali next month.

Part C: Not Sure Accepting Suggestion

Sometimes you are not too sure that the suggestion will work. Study
these examples:
A : Lets go the the Slanks show.
B : Its not bad idea. But I dont like slank
A : Why dont you travel with me to Lombok next month?
B. Well, Its good idea I think, But I have a lot of thing to do
next
month
A : What about watching thriller film?
B : Yes, I suppose we could. But I dont like such films
The italics words above show examples of phrases that you may use
when you are not sure to accept or refuse a suggestion.

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Yes, I suppose we
could,
Well, We could,
Well, Its not bad
idea, I suppose
(think),
Thats good idea,

But

Part D: Refussing Suggestion

Lisa, Why
dont you
marry me?

Sure?
When you refusing a suggestion, you may say:
No, I cant

Well, I am not
sure. I am not
divorced yet.

I am sorry,
Wed rather not
talk about it

No, I dont think I can

No, I dont really feel like to..
No, I dont think so
Im sorry, I cant do it
Iam sorry, I dont think so
Im sorry, I dont really feel like to
Well, Id rather not, if you dont mind
Well, Im not sure, I dont really like

Make a conversation according to the picture below.

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1. Mr. Calder refused to go out because he is sick

2. Tom asks Linda to spend Saturday night on night club, but Linda
refused it.
She wants to watch her favourite comedy show on TV

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LESSON SEVEN: LETS PLAY THE GAME

Part A: Words chain

The objective of this game are to develop vocabularies and enable
students to describe object in different shapes, characters and colors,
etc.
How to play it?
1. Arrange a group consists of six persons
2. The first will be the captain
3. The group members stand in row
4. Except the first player, the second until the sixth put headset,
stand opposite to the first player
5. The captain chooses one word presented by the host
6. The host starts the game by tapping the captains back
7. The captain explains the words (without mention it)
8. The second player guesses the word (take the headset off)
9. If he guesses it correctly, continues to the third player and so on
until the last player
10.

It is allocated 60 second for each round

11.

Each player scored five or ten.

12.

The highest accumulated scores will be the winner of the

game
13.

The game will be in three rounds

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HERE ARE SOME CLUES

Find the word field of following words:

Syringe
Thermometer
..
..
..
..

.
..
..

Health/ medical
terms

TRANSPORTATION:
Bus
Passenger

.
.
.

Part B: What is it?

How to play it?

1. Arrange two or three groups

2. Select at least ten player for each group

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3. The first player of the group explains the words (presented by the
host) and the group members guess it.
4. After the first word is correctly answer, the next turn is the second
player
5. The player should not mention the part or the whole word.
6. Each group will be given five minutes for every round
7. The winner will be the group that guesses more words than
others.
For example: key word is : Wheel chair
The first player will say :
Two words. A kind of seat. Someone can sit on it. It is Usually used
by a
patient. It is movable. You can push it anywhere

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LESSON EIGHT: IM SO SORRY!

Part A: Asking sorry during conversation

I beg your pardon!

May you say it again?

When you need a repetition

inMr.
a conversation,
you may say:
Sure.
Jack
wants us to be
in office on time
I beg your pardon!
Pardon me, please
Once more, please. Sorry
Pardon!
I beg your pardon, madam (sir, Miss, Mr. Jhon, Mrs Brown)

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Part B: Apology for Awkwardness

a.

Whenever

you

make

any

mistake,

improperly

behave,

troubling somebody
else, you may say:
Im sorry
Im so sorry
Im very sorry
Im afraid, I am rather. (late, being rude, impolite, etc.)
Sorry to trouble you
Im sorry to bother you
Im sorry indeed
Im sorry for breaking my promise
Forgive me
Forgive my for my rudeness
Forgive my thoughtless remark
I hope you forgive me
I hope youll not be offended
b. Apology for interrupting someone
If you interrupt someone (conversation, passing through, etc) you may
say:
Excuse me, please!
Excuse me for a moment
Excuse just a moment, please, etc.

EXERCISE 1:
Situation 1:

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A couple are having their lunch at the restaurant. The man seems to
upset because he finds a fly on his meals. The waitress comes around
saying apologies

c. Sometimes your apology followed by.

I didnt do it on purpose
Its my fault
Its my mistake

(It is not your fault)

(It is not your mistake)

It was all my fault (mistake)

It was stupid of me
It was very stupid of me
Dont be angry
Dont think me angry
Dont think me rude
Dont think me impolite

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I didnt want to hurt you (your feeling, etc.)

I regret the misunderstanding
I hope youll not be angry
I hope youll forgive me
I hope youll not be offended, etc.
d. Apology to express regret or unhappy feelings
I am sorry for you
I am sorry you didnt come to see me
I am sorry to hear that
I am sorry you are ill

Part C: How to Response

If someone apologies, you may response..
Thats all right
It doesnt matter
Dont worry about it
Never mind
Its nothing at all
Its very regrettable
Its okay. Forget it, etc.
Thats okay
No problem
Oh, thats quite alright
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EXERCISE 2
Make a conversation based on the pictures below
Situation 1:
An old man feels troubled with a noise street singer. He wants him to go
away but his daughter wants him to sing around. She apologies to his
father that it was her fault, not the street singer.

Situation 2:
A couple is very unhappy when a man puts his foot on their chair back
in the theatre. They ask him to put his feet down. The man feels sorry
for his rudeness.

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LESSON NINE: MISSING LYRICS

Part A : Listening
Instruction:
1. Listen this everygreen love song written
2. Fill the missing words
DONT CRY JONI
By Conway Twitty & Joni Lee
Reff: Jimmy (1)............. say (2)..........wait for me
Ill (3)................up someday youll see
(4)...................all my kisses (5)...............for you
Sign with love forever (6)..............................
Joni was the (7)...............who live next door
Ive (8)..............here I (9).............ten years or more
Joni (10)...........me a (11)............one day
And this is what she (12)................to say
Back to Reff.
Slowly I (13).................her note once (14).....................
I went (15).............to the house next door
Her (16)............fell like rain that day
When I (17).............Joni What I had to say
Joni, Joni please (18).........cry
Youll forget (19).........by and by
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Youre just (20).................... Im twenty two

And Joni I just cant (21)..............for you
(22)............I left our little (23).................
Got me a job and tried to (24)...................down
But these (35)....................kept on in my (36)....................
The words that Joni said to me
Back to Reff.
I (37)................my clothes and I (38).......... the plane
I had to see Joni I had to (39).......................
How my heart was (40)........with her memory
And thats my Joni if She (41)........me
I (42)................all the way to the (43).................next door
But things (44).................like they were before
My (45)...............fell like rain that day.
When I (46)...........what Joni had to say
Jimmy, Jimmy please dont cry. Youll forget me by and by
Its (47)................five years (48).................
Since youve been (49)...................
Jimmy I married your (50).................John.

Part B: Translate this song

1. Write the unfamiliar words
2. Search them in your dictionary
3. Translate this song
4. Do pay attention to the romantic ideas of the lyrics

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Part C. Story telling

You have the opportunity to retelling the messages of the song by answering the following
questions
1. What does the song tells about?
2. Who are the main characters in this song
3. What is their role?
4. What is Joni expected from Jimmy? What does she do to convince Jimmy
5. What is Jimmys responses
6. What does Jimmy do after meeting Joni?
7. What happen to Jimmy after leaving the town?
8. What does he do then?
9. And what does he find after arrive in his hometown?
10. What does he asking to Joni to do?
11. What is her response?
12. What is your conclusion?

Part D. Grammar focus

1. Do you find any grammatical sentence in the lyrics
2. Highlight them
3. Explain what kind of grammar are they

Part E. Lets sing together

You have the time to sing the song while listening

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