MODUL 4 : DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
Langkah 1
Dengarkan Audio dibawah ini sebanyak 3 kali. Lakukan kegiatan ini walaupun Anda tidak bisa memahami sepenuhnya.
Difficult Situations
Langkah 2
Pelajari Teks dari Audio tersebut. Pastikan Anda benar-benar memahami isi audio tersebut. Pastikan pula Anda memahami arti setiap kata dan kalimat, tanpa ada yang terlewatkan.
SCRIPT/TEKS |
A Boy: Mum? Mother: Yes? Boy: You know that Economics exam I had last week? Mother: The one you didn’t revise for? Boy: I did revise for it. I was working on it all weekend. Don’t you remember? Mother: Oh, yes, I remember. Apart from going out until four in the morning, you mean? Boy: Well, I have to relax a little, even if I’m revising. Anyway, I didn’t pass it. Mother: You failed it! But wasn’t that an important one? Boy: Yeah, I’m really sorry. Mother: I’m really sorry too. What does that mean? Boy: Well, I’ll probably have to retake the whole course. Mother: Oh, Ryan! It’s a really expensive course. I’m not sure we can afford for you to take it again. Things are difficult enough as it is. Boy: I know, Mum. I’m sorry. I’ll talk to the teacher again and see if I can retake it. B Girl 1: Hi, Megan. How are you? Girl 2: Not feeling too good, actually. Girl 1: Oh? Why’s that? Girl 2: Well, something terrible happened this morning ... (voice trembling) Girl 1: What? Sorry, take your time, and tell me when you’re ready. Girl 2: Well, I was playing with Bonzo in the garden with a ball, and the ball went over the hedge into the road, and ... Girl 1: Yes? Girl 2: And Bonzo jumped over the hedge after it and he got hit by a car. Girl 1: Oh, no! And is he ... ? Girl 2: Yes. We took him to the vet’s immediately, but there was nothing she could do. Girl 1: Oh, poor Bonzo. And poor you. I know how much he meant to you. Girl 2: We’d had him since he was a tiny puppy. He was like one of the family. Girl 1: I’m really sorry. At least he had a happy life. Girl 2: His life was too short! Girl 1: Well, yes, OK. I’m sorry, that was a really insensitive thing to say. I’ll come round and see you later, OK? C Boy: Hi, Dad. Father: Hi, how’s it going? Boy: Did you have a good day at work? Father: Same as usual, really. What about you? Good day at school? Boy: Yeah, pretty good. Except for one little thing ... Father: Why do I have a sinking feeling in my stomach? Boy: Do you remember you lent me your phone? Father: Yes? Boy: Well, I was standing just outside school, texting Jack, and somebody ran past and grabbed it. Father: You let someone steal my phone? Boy: I didn’t let them. Father: No, I suppose not. But did you know that that might happen? Is that a dangerous spot? Boy: Well, I had heard of that happening, but I’d forgotten. Anyway, I didn’t think it would happen to me. Father: No, OK. Did you see who it was? Boy: No. It was someone in a blue tracksuit, and there are loads of people who wear those. But there’s a CCTV camera on the entrance. It might have got a shot of the thief’s face. Father: You reported it then? Boy: Well, not yet, but I will tomorrow. Father: All right. Don’t forget to report it tomorrow. I’ll have a look at the insurance and see if it’s covered. |
DAFTAR KATA | |
stomach = perut grab = merebut steal = mencuri dangerous = berbahaya forgotten = melupakan tracksuit = baju olahraga insurance = asuransi sink = tenggelam | afford = mampu trembling = gemetaran hedge = pagar got hit by a car = ditabrak mobil vet = dokter hewan tiny = mungil puppy = anak anjing covered = tertutup |
Langkah 3
Dengarkan Audionya dan baca teksnya secara bersamaan. Lakukan beberapa kali sampai Anda benar-benar percaya diri.
Langkah 4
Dengarkan audionya tanpa melihat teks. Lakukan kegiatan ini minimal 20 kali. Jika ada yang lupa, lihat kembali teksnya. Gunakan lembar Listening Check List untuk menandai aktivitas Anda.
Langkah 5
Ceritakan kembali isi audio tersebut dengan menggunakan kata-kata dan kalimat Anda sendiri. Rekamlah suara Anda dan dengarkan berkali-kali sambil menganalisa kebenaran grammar dan pengucapannya.
Langkah 6
Mendengarkan sambil menulis (writing - dictation). Langkah ini sangat penting untuk melatih ketajaman pendengaran dan ketelitian menulis Bahasa Inggris.
Lakukan langkah ini secara disiplin. Jangan terburu-buru pindah ke level berikutnya sebelum Anda benar-benar menguasai Modul ini.
