Now, study the following expressions.
Showing Hesitation
• I’m not too sure ....
• I couldn’t say ....
• I couldn’t really be sure about ....
• There’s some doubt in my mind that/about ....
• I’m afraid I can’t be certain about ....
• I’m not convinced about ....
• There’s surely some doubt about ....
Responding to Hesitation
• I’m a hundred percent certain ....
• You can be sure about ....
• I’ve no doubt about ....
• ...absolutely positive/certain ....
• ...(surely) that’s obvious, (isn’t it?), (say with a smile, and only to friends, it can sound rude)
• It’s quite certain ....
• I’m (quite) convinced/that ....
• I don’t think there can be any doubt about that ....
• I don’t think there can be any doubt ....
• I’m fairly sure ....
• There’s no/very little doubt in my mind ....
• There can’t be any doubt ....
Study the following dialogues carefully. Identify the expressions for responding to hesitation in the dialogue below. Then, act it out.
Siska : Lana, are you sure you’re going to your singing course this afternoon?
Lana : I couldn’t say right now. My uncle is sick, and my sister asked me to visit him at 5.00 p.m.
Surya : There’s some doubt in my mind that Britney Spears can really sing well without lip-sync.
Kristin : I don’t think there can be any doubt about that. She can really sings beautifully without lip-sync.
Father : What do you think of the dancers, Son?
Soni : I’m not all convinced that they had good preparation before, Dad.
Answer the following questions orally, based on the dialogues above.
1. Who hesitates to go to the singing course?
2. Why is that?
3. Does Surya think that Britney use lip-sync?
4. What does Soni think of the dancers?
5. How many person are there in the dialogue above!
Responding to very bad news
1. How awful!
2. How terrible!
3. I’m really sorry to hear that.
4. That must’ve been awful!
5. That must’ve been terrible!
Responding to less serious news
1. Oh no!
2. What a pity!
3. What a shame!
4. What a nuisance!
5. Poor you.
Dialogue 1
Ani : You look different,Ali. What is the matter?
Ani : I don’t know why I did not study hard for the exam. I failed the exam.
Ali : Don’t take it so badly. Next time better.
Ali : Thanks a lot for your concern.
Dialogue 2
Bambang : I really regret rushing off the house.
Anita : What happened?
Bambang : I knocked an old woman down.
Anita : Was she injured?
Bambang : Not seriously,actually.
Anita : Don’t blame yourself. It could happen to anyone
Dialogue 3
Endah : I can’t think why I never listened to your advice.
Simatupang : Why did you say that? Is there anything wrong?
Endah : Yes. I rode my motorcycle carelessly and hit a tree. It broke down. Luckily, I did not get seriously injured.
Simatupang : I know how you must be feeling, but that could be a good lesson for you to be more careful in the future.
Practice acting out the following dialogues. After that, answer the questions after the dialogues.
Dialogue 1
(Anita and Julia are reading a newspaper in the library)
Anita : Look! Oh no.
Julia : What is it?
Anita : It’s about the earthquake and the tsunami in Aceh. It’s really terrible. The news states that at around 8 a.m. the earthquake shook the land of Aceh and the tsunami burst out not long after that. They destroyed the land 15 minutes later. More than two hundred thousand people died and many were missing.
Julia : It’s unbelievable.
(Anton joines them).
Anita : Hi, Anton. How are you?
Anton : Not so good.
Anita : Why? Are you sick?
Anton : No. This morning I watched TV. All the news was about the tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra. You know, most of my relatives live there.
Anita & Julia : We are really sorry to hear that.
Anton : Thanks for your concern.
Questions:
1. What does it mean when Anita says “Oh, no”?
2. What is the bad news?
3. What does she mean when Julia says “It’s unbelievable”.
At school. It is Wednesday
Tami : Excuse me, Sir. I’d like to ask for your permission to be absent for a couple of days.
Mr Hardi : Why? What’s the matter, Tami?
Tami : Well, my father is ill. He’s going to have an operation.
Mr Hardi : Oh, dear. I’m sorry to hear that. How long will you be absent?
Tami : I hope to be back next Friday.
Mr. Hardi : That’s all right, Tami. And I hope your father will get better soon.
Questions:
4. Who is Mr. Hardi to Tami?
5. What is the bad news?
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