Conversation 3rd Meeting

by. Shaula Febriyoldini Elwan, S.Pd

a. Asking and Giving Informationb. Describing Things or People

c. Asking for Repetition

Asking and Giving Information

See the conversation below!

Fredd : Rudy, did you know anything about the coming activity in our campus?

Rudy : hmmm, not exactly. What will happen next in our campus?

Fredd : It is a leadership outbound training for our Student Executive Board, and it will be hold next week.

Rudy : I see. By the way, beside the SEB members, are there any students can follow the training?

Fredd : Of Course, not only for SEB members but also for others.

Rudy : Okay, thank you for your information Fredd

Some Some ExpressionsExpressions

did you know anything about …..?

What will happen next in our campus?

…are there any students can follow the training?

The Expressions for Asking and Giving Information

Asking Asking InformationInformation

Where are you from? Which house do you live in?

How long have you been studying here?

Whose family do you belong to?

When ….?How’s ….. doing?

Have you/ Did you heard anything about…?

Is anything wrong…?

What happened?

Why ….?

Giving Giving InformationInformation

As the matter of fact…

In fact

People/ they say….

Sure…. / Of course…

When ….?

People / They tell me….

I hear…..

I saw/read it in the newspaper that….

Apparently….

Perhaps….

Deny the Deny the informationinformation

No, It’s absolutely wrong

Sorry, it’s not true

I’m sorry, you have wrong information.

Of course not, may be you have a wrong information

about that.

Describing Things or People

How do you describe something?

TallTall

BigBig

Blonde HairBlonde Hair

Curly HairCurly Hair

ThickThick

ThinThin

BeautifulBeautiful

DeepDeep

Brown BottleBrown Bottle

TransparanTransparan

youngyoung

OldOld

Made from Made from woodwood

Yellow wrapYellow wrap

GeniusGeniusCreativeCreative

OptimismOptimismSweetSweet

EtcEtc

Describing Things

Can you describe these trolley bag?

Some Expressions

• What kind is it?

• What does it look like?

• What condition is it like?

• What short of bag / car is it?

• What is it made of?

• Can you describe …?

• What’s the shirt like?

• What is it like?

Describing people:

• Who is the man standing near the door?» Holding a glass?» With a beard?» Sitting on the couch?

• A : What does he/she look like?

• B : He’s handsome• He’s very good looking• She’s very pretty• She’s tall and have white skin• He’s about 170

• A : How old is he/she?• B : He’s / she’s nineteen

• He’s about thirty

• A : What color is his/her hair?• B : He/she has black hair

• He/she has a curly hair• He /she has light brown hair

• A : What else can you tell me about him/her?• B : He/she wears contact lenses / glasses

– He/she is very thin/ very fat– He is bold / she has short hair

Pair up and Practice

Work in pairs and talk about yourself to your partner.

1.Describe what you are wearing to your partner

2.Describe what your partner is wearing

3.Describe yourself to your partner by mention your height, hair and eye color, weight and age ( if you wish to), skin, face, etc.

4.Begin the description like this:

Let me describe myself. I’m…..

• I want to introduce my friend. She is a doctor. She is tall, it is about 170. She is an optimist person. ………..

Asking for Repetition

Useful Expressions

• Excuse me.• Pardon me?• I beg your pardon.• I didn’t hear what you said• I didn’t hear you.• I didn’t catch what you said.• I didn’t quite catch that.• What did you say?• What?• Sorry?• Eh?

Role Play

Make a dialogue with your partner. The dialogue is about introducing a new product to the pharmacist. You as a Medical sales who introduce a new medicine. In the conversation, you will describe the medicine, the indications, the…..