1.

Introductions and responses

 This is….
 Do you know…..
 Hi, I’m…..
 I am really sorry, I don’t remember your name
 I’ve forgotten your name
 We already know each other
 We’ve met before, haven’t me?
 Nice to meet you
 Nice to see you

Example: A : Hi, I am Yeyen

B : Oh, Hi Yeyen I’m Ara. I think we’ve met before, haven’t we?

A : I am really sorry, I don’t remember your name

B : Haha, It’s okay Yeyen, nice to see you

A : Okay Ara, nice to see you too.

2. Make people listen

 Listen, you’ll have to do it again
 Look, I have to go now
 Right, shall we go?
 OK, stop that now.

Example: A : Hei Wan what time now?

B : Oh, now is 08.00 am, what’s wrong?

A : Listen, I will go to my home, and maybe I’ll back so late, so will you join with
me?

B : Ok, I will follow you, wait a minute

A : Yes, I’ll be waiting for you.

3. Inviting people to speak
 How about you, Pedro?
 What about you, Yoko?

Example: A : Hello, it was so beautiful morning, I am so happy, how about you Ara?

B : Yeah, I think so, the sun was shining and I love it

A : Hm, I love this moment.

4. Conversation opener
 Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?
 Sorry, have you got the time, please?
 I think we’ve met before, haven’t we?
 It’s really hot, isn’t it?
 Are you going all the way to….?

Example: A : Excuse me, is anyone siiting here?

B : Oh, nobody siting here, you can take that place

A : Ok thank you, I think we’ve met before, haven’t we?

B : I think you was on wrong person, we never met before

A : Oh I am sorry miss

B : Yes, no problem.
5. Responding with interest
 Oh really? How interesting!
 Oh, how exciting?
 That sound great.

Example: A : Hi Wan, do you know, last day I try to come to ghost house in the mall, and It’s
so amazing experience.

B : Oh really? How interest?

A : OMG I can’t explain this . You should try I recommend this one.

B : That sound great, I’ll go next week…. Thank you.

A : Yes, your welcome.

6. Hope and plans

 I am going to
 I am planning to
 I am hoping
 I am thinking of

Example: A : Hei Yeyen, I am think of to go to your home next week

B : Oh, that’s goog, just coming here. But I am hoping to not have deadline at the
time.

A : Okay, just tell me if you’re busy, I’ll go next time

B : Yes, of course. I’ll make sure tomorrow

A : I’ll be wait it
7. Responding with sympathy and understanding.
 What a pity! What a shame! (disappointting news)
 I am sorry, how terrible! (Serious or shocking news)

Example: A: Hei Wan, I hear about our neighbors was on accident.

B: I am sorry are you liying now? How terrible he is?

A: It was so bad. Tomorrow we should go to hospital to see him.

B: OMG I can’t believe this. Okay I will follow you.

8. Be/ have got sth left.

 He hasn’t got …..left
 I’ve got…………left

Example: A : She said you have many pens, can I borrow one?

B : Og sorry, I have got many pens, but now I just bring one other pens are left.

A : Oh its’s ok.

9. Giving opinion, agreeing and disagreeing

 I think we should
 Yes, I agree
 (Personally), I don’t think we should
 No maybe not
 I think it would be better to
 I am not sure about that.

Example: A: Wan, I think we should buy this jacket.

B: Hmm, I don’t think we should buy the jacket, because I think shoes more
good?

A: I am not sure about that, I love this jacket.

B : OMG I am so confuse.
10. Talking about priorities
 I think the most important thing is
 Is a priority
 I think you have to here
 You don’t need

Example: A : Wow, this bag is so good, I will buy it

B : You don’t have to buy it, Yen

A : But I love it Wan

B : Hm, I think the must important thing is you should save your money, because
your bag is to much

A : Hmm, you right Wan, thanks to remember me

11. Postcard language

 Hi
 Hello Greeting
 Dear
 See you soon
 Take care
 All the best Saying goodbye
 Bye for now

Example

Greeting June 20, 1999

Jatimulya, Bekasi
West Java, Indonesia
Hello Yuni!
I’m sending you all my best feeling and
wishing you a Happy Eid with your loved ones.
Happy Eid Mubarak!
 See you soon Saying goodbye

Sahara

12. Offers and request

 I’ll get someone to
 I’ll ask the electrician to
 Could you get someone to

Example: A : Ra, could you get someone to help me to fix this?

B : Oh sure, I’ll get someone to help you, wait for a minute.

A : Okay Ra, Thank you

B : Urwell.

13. Me too/ Me neither

 Me too
 Me neither
 Really? I don’t
 Really? I do

Example: A : I like this milk very much, how about you?\

B : Yes, me too, I’m so like that milk

A : But, I don’t like chocolate flavor

B : No, me neither, it isn’t delicious.

14. On my/ your own, by myself/ yourself, alone, lonely

Example: A : Hi wan, we’ll make assignment together in yeyen home, do you want to join
with us?

B : no, thanks, I’ll make assignment by myself.

A : Oh, Ok

15. Like, such as and that sort of thing

 Like
 Such as
 That sort of thing

Example: A : Do you like watching movie Ara?

B : Sure

A : What’s genre do you like?

B : Such us comedy and horror.

16. Imprecise periods of time

 For a couple of years
 For several years
 For quite a while
 For ages

Example: A : Have you been in Indonesia for a long time?

B : I think for several years

A : Oh, okay.

17. fun (n) , funny (adj)

 Greatfum
 Goodfun
 Funny
  A funny noise

Ex : A: what do you think after wathed that movie

B: I like it , it was very funny

C: yeah very funny 

18. talking about memories

 I can remember
 A can just remember
 I cant remember

Ex : A: Hi wan did you remember about pur moment in your home ?

B : oh am not really sure but ican just remember that ara broke my one of favorit pallete

A: yes that was akward moment

A: I cant remember about detail story ,can you ?

B : iam me neither

19. never used to

Ex : A : hi ara do you like chocolate ?

B: yeash I love chocolate now , but I never used to

A : omg you so strange haha

B : Yeah that iam I hahaha

20 . expressing a preference

 Would he like to go to the zoo

 No , he’d prefer go to the cinema
 Shall I get her a present ?
 I think se’d rather have money
Ex : A: would you like go to the zoo ?

B: no I’d prefer go to cinema

A: Ooo I see , maybe we go next time

21 . asking for repetition

 Pardon ?
 Sorry , I didn’t quite catch that
 Sorry ?
 Sorry I missed that

Ex : A : did you understand wha I mean ?

B : ha ? oh iam sosrry I missed that , can you repeat anmore ?

A : Hm wahts going on with you , keep focus .

22. expressing interest

 Iam isterested in

Ex : A: hi yen , iam interested in you jacket

B : Ow this jacket I was buy in matahari mall

A : I want buy too

B: yeah you can buy it

23. saying how much you know

 I know a lot
 I know a bit about
 A don’t know very much
 A don’t know anything

Ex : A: Do you know about the new information from our campus ?

 B : hm I don’t know anything

A : come on go to search the information

B : okay come on !

24 . phone greeting

 Is that
 Could I speak to
 Yes it is
 My name is
 This is
 Its

Ex : A : hallo , is that ara ?

B: yes its ara

A : ara thi is yeyen do you remember me ?

B : o course yeyen I remember you

25 . thanking and replying

 Thanks
 Tahnk you
 That was very goog
 No problem
 That ok
 Don’t mention it

Ex : A : thankyou for coming to my house guys , iam so happy

B : that’s okay yeyen we happy too

A : yes next time I will go to youre house

B : Oo I’ll be waiting for you

26. suggestions and responses

 Why don’t you try

 Have you thought about
 You could

Ex : A: have you thought about join singing contest?

B: hm, I’am not sure about that

A: I want to join the singing contest tomorrow

B : really ? that’s sounds great

27 . intensifying adverb

 Its extremely
 He’s unbelievably lazy
 She’s got an incredibly good memory

Ex : A : hey dou you know ? yeyen got first rank this semester

B : OMG ,, she’s unbelievably smart

A: Yeah she is

28 . it depends

 It depends who
 It depends what kind of
 It depends why

Ex : A: why are you wearing a pink hijab ?

B : it depends what kind of clothes that I wear

29 . generalizations

 Generally
 Tend to
  Its not very common for

Ex : A: generally , I think most people use black clothes for the first meeting

B: I think so too

30 . giving introduction

 The most importans is to be polite

 Don’t forget to

Ex : A: don’t forget to bring my doll at your home

B: okay I will bring te doll for you

A : Okay thnkyou very much

31 . giving and responding to exiting news

 You’ll never guess

 You wont believe
 What ?youre joking ?
 No, really?

Ex : A: do you know who I’ve meet before ?

B : who is that?

A: he is ed sheeran

B: what? Youre joking !

32 . fortunately hopefully, surprisingly

Ex : A : I cant wait for the exam tomorrow

B: have you learn?

A: Yes of course , I’ve learn all the subject . hopefully I can answer the questions

B: okay fighting friends

33. I don’t think (that)

 I don’t think that

 I don’t think so

Ex : A : whould we go now ?

B : I don’t think that the good Idea , maybe next?

A : okay no problem

34 . talking about advantages and disadvantages

 The main advantages of

 Another advantage
 The disadvantage

Ex : A : do you know the benefits of avocado?

B : Im not really sure , how about you ?

A: beside the fruit is good for health, another advantages is the avocado is good for skin

B : really ? wow its great

35 . sort , kind , type

Ex : A : what kind music genre do you know ?

B : oooh I love pop , how abaout you ?

A: yeah me too

36. ending a phone conversation

 Ok , I think tat everything I need

 Thankyou , yo’ve been very helpful
 Bye bye , good bye
 Ex : A : Okay yen I think that’s everything I need , thank you very much for your
information

B: yeah with my pleasure

A : good bye

B: BYE.

37. Have a great/ dreadful / Good time

 Had a great time

 Having a dreadful time
 Have a good time

Example : A : where do you want to go after this class end?

B : I want to go to watch a movie with my friends

A : what movie do you watch?

B : we’ll watch Aladdin

A : oh oke. Have a good time, bye!

B : Bye!

38. Suggesting a change of topic

 Shall we go on the next time?

 Lets move on to number 3

Example : A : Hi yen, Have you finished working on question number 5?

B : not yet, that question so difficult, lets move to number 6

 A : hm, okey.

39. Do/did for emphasis

 Do
 Does
 Did

Example : A : wan look at that boy !

B : why?

A : I like him and he really does work hard

B : OMG yeah, I know him

40. Anyway / so anyway

 Anyway
 So anyway

Example : A : do you remember we have assignment?

B : really? OMG I don’t remember, what should we do?

A : the assignment is very much you know !

B : So anyway, do you have any idea how to finish the assignment

immediately?

41. The phrases in narrative

 One day
 A bit later
 After that
 Example : A : Do you know ara? Last week I went to Asia farm.

B : really?

A : yeah, I fed the animal that was there, after that I look a picture, that
was awesome. You must go there too.

B : Oke, I’ll go there soon.

42. Commentring on a book or film

 It was very
 It made me
 I found it very

Example : A : Have you watched Aladdin yen?

B : No, how about you?

A : I;ve watched it, it was very cool. Poor you haven’t watched it.

B : it’s okay

43. Asking for help

 Do me a favour?
 Give me a hand
 Do something for me?

Example : A : Did you studied last night? We have test now

B : not yet, I lost my book do something for me?

A : read my notes for a while before the test starts.

B : thank a lot
44. Expressing difficulty

 L’d dind it difficult/ hard to

 I might have a problem

Example : A : how about your exam?

B : OMG I might have problem to answer the questions

A : whats going on?

B : no prepare bro

45. Prepositiond of the end of questions

 How long … for?

 Who … with?
 What… about?

Example : A : where are you going to night?

B : I don’t know, I am still not thinking about it

A : what about mall?

Its look interesting, lets go.

46. Exclamations

 Ah ! great! Ooh!
 What?
 Ow!

Example : A : look that mountain

B : oh great! Its gonna be the best scene

A : I love it so much
 B : yeah me too

47. permission and request

 Could I use?
 Do you mind if i
 Do you think I could

Example : A : hei do you mind if me going to the market together?

B : hm could I go with you? Becauser I’ve not transportation

A : yes of course

48. Introducing a questions

 I can’t stand it
 I don’t mind

Example : A : wan I wanted to ask you about our homework

B : oh yes, what you want to ask?

A : this page number 10 I can’t understand

B : come here I will explane to you

49. Vague and exact time

 Getting on for exactly

 around/about on the dot

Example : A : what time do you make this donut?

B : seven o’clock exactly

A : ow it look still fresh and delicious

B : thankyou
50. Emotional reaction

 I can’t stand it
 I don’t mind

Example : A : what happen with you?

B : I got some problem and it annoys me a bit

A : OMG keep calm, everything will gonna be alright.