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alking about jobs and professions or occupations is very common in social interactions, especially when we want to know more about a person that we have just met. Small talks on jobs or professions is one of the safest topic to talk about in initial meetings. You can build a light and comfortable conversations by talking or asking about jobs or professions, for example discussing the type of job you do and where you work.

Here are some gambits and expressions that you can use in talking about jobs or professions.

A. Asking about jobs / professions.

• Do you have a job?
• Do you work full-time or part-time?
• Where do you work?
• What are you?
• What is he?
• What is your job?
• What is his job?
• What is your father's job?
• What is your occupation?
• What is your profession?
• What do you do?
• What type of job do you do?
• What does he do?
• What does your father do?
• What does he do for a living?
• How does he earn a living?
• What do you do to make a living?

B. Telling about jobs / professions.

• I am a student / a teacher / a bank clerk, etc.
• He is a soldier / a teacher / a doctor, etc.
• I work as a teacher in a vocational school.
• He works as a consultant.
• I work for a foreign company.
• He works in a garment manufacturer and exporter.
• My job is selling computers online.
• Her job is handling telephone calls.
• He is in charge of the front office department.
• Her job mainly deals with customers' complaints.

C. Showing interest

• Are you?
• Wow! That must be interesting.
• How interesting!
• It must be a well-paid job.
• That sounds like a lot of hard work.
• That must be a lot of work.
• That must be a rewarding job.

D. Example Dialogue

Read the following conversation and practice it.

Anne :	Hi, Jim. I heard that you've got a new job now.
Jim :	Yes. I resigned from my old job two months ago, and moved to an exporting company.
Anne :	How do you travel to work now?
Jim :	By city bus. I usually take the A17 bus at 6:45 every morning.
Anne :	What time do you start work?
Jim :	At 8 sharp.
Anne :	And how do you spend the day in your new job?
Jim :	Well, in the morning I usually type letters to customers.
Anne :	What time is your lunch break?
Jim :	We have a one-hour break from 12 pm until 1 pm.
Anne :	And what do you do in the afternoon?
Jim :	I usually make telephone calls, and check incoming emails.
Anne :	Sounds interesting! What time do you finish work?
Jim :	I usually leave the office at 4.30 pm.
Anne :	I hope you like your new job, Jim. See you!
Jim :	Thanks, Anne. See you!

I. Guess what profession is being talked about.

II. Answer these questions by referring to the example dialogue between Anne and Jim above.

1. Where does Jim work?
2. How long has he been working there?
3. How does he go to work?
4. What time does he catch the bus to work?
5. What time does he start work?
6. What does he usually do in the morning?
7. What time does he have lunch?
8. What does he usually do after lunch?
9. What time does he leave work?
10. What can you infer about the relationship between the speakers?

III. Explain these occupations. Use the Simple Present to tell about the places of work and what he or she usually does.

Example:
A policeman : He usually works in the police station, but sometimes on the street. He controls the traffic and keeps situation in order.

1. A bell boy : ....
2. A receptionist : ....
3. A teacher : ....
4. A waitress : ....
5. A farmer : ....
6. A nurse : ....
7. A firefighter : ....
8. A front desk clerk : ....
9. A carpenter : ....
10. An architect : ....
11. A shopkeeper : ....
12. A tailor : ....
13. A lawyer : ....
14. A chef : ....
15. A room boy : ....

ead the text below and do the exercises.
You may look at your dictionary while doing the exercises.

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Things Around Us

There are many things around us. They can be different in size, shape, color, smell or texture. They can also be made from different materials. Things are different because they have different properties.

Things are similar in some ways too. Let's take a look at how things can be similar.

Things have weight

The weight of a book tells us how heavy that book is. Every thing, be it big or small, has weight. We often use 'heavy' or 'light' to describe the weight of something.

Some things, such as a pencil or a feather, are light. We can lift them easily. Some things, such as a cupboard or a desk, are heavy. We cannot lift them easily.

It is easy to lift an empty pail, but when the pail is full of water, it is harder to lift it. This shows that water has weight.

What about air? Does it have weight? Air, like water, and all the things around us, has weight too.

Things occupy space

Look at this cupboard. Only one shelf is filled with books.

The books occupy half the space in the cupboard. There is still space for some more books.

The glass is filled with colored water. The water occupies all the space in the glass. What do you think will happen if you put a few pieces of ice into the glass of water?

Air occupies space too. When we blow air into a balloon, the air fills the space inside the balloon.

In science, anything that has weight and occupies space is called matter.

I. Match each word with its synonym.

II. State whether these sentences are "TRUE" or "FALSE"

III. Complete this crossword puzzle.

pakah yang dimaksud dengan PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVE? Participial adjective adalah bentuk participle, yang berfungsi sebagai ajektiva. Ajektiva (adjective), atau seringkali disebut sebagai kata sifat, memiliki fungsi untuk menjelaskan kata benda (nouns).

Participle itu sendiri sebenarnya adalah turunan dari kata kerja (verb). Ada 2 (dua) jenis participle, yaitu;

1. Present participle, yang dikenal sebagai kata kerja (verb) berakhiran -ing, contoh; interesting, drawing, amazing, shocking, dsb.
2. Past participle, atau dikenal sebagai kata kerja ke-3 (verb 3), contoh; interested, drawn, amazed, shocked, dsb.

A. Perbedaan antara Present Participle dengan Past Participle

Sebagai kata sifat, kedua jenis participle ini memberikan makna yang berbeda terhadap kata benda yang dibicarakan. Lihat contoh kalimat yang menggunakan participle di bawah ini:

B. Daftar Participial Adjective

Kenalilah beberapa participial adjective yang ada di dalam daftar berikut dan cobalah memahami maknanya. Lengkapilah daftar ini dengan participial adjective yang kalian ketahui.

Verb	Present Participle	Past Participle
bore	boring	bored
excite	exciting	excited
confuse	confusing	confused
sort	sorting	sorted
surprise	surprising	surprised
enclose	enclosing	enclosed
include	including	included
amaze	amazing	amazed
astonish	astonishing	astonished
terrify	terrifying	terrified
disappoint	disappointing	disappointed
break	breaking	broken
write	writing	written
interest	interesting	interested
threaten	threatening	threatened

A. Horse Race Game

To win the horse race. Choose the correct answer for each of the following sentences. Only the fastest answer can get the full score and all others get only half a point. Now, let's get the race started.

B. Sentence Completion Exercise

Do the following exercise. Use either present participle or past participle of the verbs in the brackets.

1. The ... announcement has raised questions among the students. (confuse)
2. The ... students did not know what uniform to wear on the following day. (confuse)
3. The ... film caused me to fall asleep. (bore)
4. The ... audience fell asleep during the speech. (bore)
5. The ... brochure provides tourists with the information they need. (enclose)
6. The team were ... when they heard about the approval. (excite).
7. I was very ... to see what was happening at that time. (shock)
8. This is one of the most ... books I’ve ever read. (interest)
9. The children soon fell asleep after the ... journey. (tire)
10. Our vacation was ruined by the ... experience. (frighten)
11. Aceh was completely destroyed by a ... tsunami on December 26, 2004. (devastate)
12. The process of repairing ... buildings and streets took years to complete. (damage)
13. The snake is still a ... sight for most women. (terrify)
14. The ... workers sat down to rest under the shade of a tree. (exhaust)
15. His experiences in Jakarta were rather .... (depress)
16. The woman was trying to comfort the ... child when a policeman came. (cry)
17. Lapindo tragedy clearly wiped out many ... business opportunities in the area. (promise)
18. To anticipate the ... volume of air passengers in the holiday season, the airline has added more than 40,000 seats to 14 routes. (increase)
19. The new ... system is equipped with an advanced protection system. (operate)
20. A month after the theft, the ... jewelry was recovered. (steal)

Prev: BSE SMP Cls IX 072311 0343PM PV 5113

asih berkaitan dengan materi "Asking And Giving Opinions", kali ini kita akan membahas makna sebuah kata dalam bahasa Inggris yang sering digunakan untuk merespon atau memberi tanggapan terhadap suatu pendapat, yaitu "agree". "Agree" adalah kata kerja (verb) yang makna umumnya adalah "setuju", "sepakat", dan kadang meluas menjadi "cocok".

Akan tetapi, tahukah kalian bahwa kata "agree" bisa memiliki beragam makna, tergantung pada kata yang mengikutinya? Perbedaan makna tersebut bisa dilihat dari obyek atau jenis kata yang mengikutinya.

Selengkapnya, mari kita pelajari makna kata "agree" beserta contoh kalimat penggunaannya di bawah ini. Parhatikan bagian kalimat yang bergaris bawah.

1. Agree on / about
   "Agree on / about" berarti sependapat atau memiliki pendapat yang sama tentang sesuatu.
   Contoh:
   • All members of the committee agreed on/about the plan to merge the two sections.
   • They agree on the issue that the company should pay more attention to the ecosystem.
   • She agreed on some points of the debate.
   • The committee agreed on the results of the discussion.
   • They finally agreed about the establishment of a new regulation.
2. Agree with
   "Agree with" berarti memiliki pendapat yang sama dengan orang lain, setuju terhadap sesuatu, atau suatu fakta sesuai dengan fakta lainnya.
   • She didn't agree with my opinion.
   • I agree with you that human rights must be respected by anyone.
   • The field evaluation showed that their statements didn't agree with the facts.
   • Basically, people agree with the approach that the government adopted.
   • We found out that the survey result agreed with the goverment's data.
3. Agree to
   "Agree to" berarti menerima atau menyetujui suatu permintaan / persyaratan (demand, requirement, recommendation) atau memiliki komitmen untuk melakukan suatu tindakan (to do an action).
   • The bank agreed to provide funding for small and medium enterprises.
   • The committee agreed to implement a new approach to address the environmental issues.
   • The principal agreed to the recommendation given by the school committee.
   • She agreed to the auditor's demands.

Lengkapilah kalimat-kalimat di bawah ini dengan "on", "about", "with", atau "to".

1. They agreed ... his demands.
2. She agreed ... see me after school.
3. Some members didn't agree ... the manager's decision.
4. The organisation has agreed ... the recommendations given by the local government.
5. Parents mostly agree ... the school's plan to adopt the new system.
6. In English, the subject of a sentence must agree ... the verbs.
7. I'm sorry, spicy hot food never agrees ... my stomach.
8. After the meeting, the board of directors agreed ... implement new marketing strategies.
9. After the meeting, the board of directors agreed ... the implementation of new marketing strategies.
10. We couldn't agree ... some points of the new regulation.

When using English, especially in conversation, English learners usually make mistakes when they describe places. This is because there are different "rules" in their native language and when they use English, the "rules" are still applied by mistake.

In talking about specific locations, English learners often confuse the use of "in front of", "in the front of", and "at the front of". Probably, it is because those three phrases have one meaning in their native language. For example, "in front of", "in the front of", and "at the front of" in the Indonesian language have the same meaning, that is "di depan". There will be a confusion in saying "di depan" in English if we don't know the correct use of "in front of", "in the front of", and "at the front of".

To avoid such mistakes, let's learn how to use "in front of", "in the front of", and "at the front of" correctly. It can also help us in TOEIC test, especially in the Listening Section" Analying Pictures, in which we often have to identify the specific location of things in a picture.

Common Mistakes in using "in front of"

The most common mistakes in using "in front of" happens when people talk about things which are on opposite sides of a road, street, river, room, etc. "Opposite" or "facing" should be used instead.

In Indonesia, when people want to say "Dia tinggal didepan rumah saya" or "Rumahnya berada di depan rumah saya", they usually say:

• He lives in front of my house.
• His house is in front of mine.

The above sentences are incorrect. Remember, in front of is not used to talk about things which are on opposite sides of a road, street, river, room, etc. Instead, we should use opposite or facing.

These are the correct sentences to describe the picture:

• He lives opposite my house.
• His house is opposite mine.
• There is a truck parked in front of the house.
• A car is parked in front of the house.

"In front of"

"In front of" is the antonym / opposite of "behind".

• There was a flagpole in front of the building.
• We were delayed by a slow heavy truck in front of us for about thirty minutes until we overtook it.
• Although she sits in front of me, I don't know much about her.
• He couldn't enjoy the movie since the couple in front of him kept talking loudly.
• An old lady was standing in front of me in the queue.
• Shy students always get nervous when they speak in front of the class.

"In the front of"

"In the front" is the antonym / opposite of "in the back".

• My father and grandfather were sitting in the front of the car, while the rest of us were sitting in the back.
• The new student sat in the front of the class. (in the front row)

"At the front of"

"At the front of" is the antonym / opposite of "at the back of".

• There's a big advertisement board at the front of the building.
• The car has a distinguished trademark at the front.
• The boy is standing at the front of the queue.

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with "in front of", "opposite", "in the front of", or "at the front of".

1. She was very surprised and stood there ... him for a moment.
2. You will be able to find the office easily. There's a big billboard ... it.
3. I can't see the writing on the board clearly. I think I'll sit ... the class.
4. Walk along this street. The office is ... the museum.
5. Watch out. The car ... us is swaying in and out carelessly.
6. When traveling, my daughter prefers sitting ... the car.
7. I enjoyed watching the sunset from the balcony ... my room.
8. He lives in a big old house ... a vocational school.
9. Who is the young girl sitting ... Anna? I've never seen her before.
10. A police car was ... the convoy.

Reference: Swan, M. Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980.