Asking and giving attention (Materi Kelas 8)

Asking and giving attention

Asking attention/Meminta perhatian adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk meminta perhatian dari seseorang. Giving attention/Memberi Perhatian adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk memberikan perhatian/respon.

Asking for attention

1. May I have your attention

2. Can I get the attention

3. Excuse me

4. Attention please!

5. Listen to me

Giving Attention

1. Yes Sir/Ma’am

2. Ok

3. I see

4. Really

5. All right

Contoh Dialogue:

Read and practise the following dialogue then answer the questions

Mrs. Susi	: Don’t be noisy. Attention please!
Students	: Yes, Ma’am
Mrs. Susi	: Okay, next week we will do mid-examination.
Students	: What !
Mrs. Susi	: Listen to me!
Students	: Yes, Ma’am
Mrs. Susi	: The material that should be learned is from Chapter 1 until chapter 4. Don’t forget to enrich you vocabularies with exercise!
Students	: Yes Ma’am
Mrs. Susi	: Okay, that’s all for today. Good luck then!

Questions

1. How many person are there in the dialogue? Who are they?

2. What does the teacher tell to the students?

3. What does the teacher say to get the attention?

4. When will the students have a mid-exams?

5. What material should be learned by the students?

Exercise:

Rearrange the dialogue into a good one!

Students	: Yes, Ma’am
Teacher	: Everybody, may I have your attention, please?
Teacher	: We will use English in our class. Do you understand me, Siti What did I say?
Siti	: Yes, Ma’am, We will use English in our English class.
Teacher	: Good morning, students
Teacher	: Listen to my explanation
Students	: Good morning, Ma’a,
Teacher	: Everybody, are you ready to learn English now?
Students	: Yes, Ma’am Source: https://bahasainggrissmp-mts.blogspot.com/