Tugas 2 Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2

Lesson 2

Now, Often, Always

Breakfast or Lunch?

It was Sunday, I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. ‘What a day!’ I thought. It’s raining again ‘just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. ‘I’ve just arrived by train’, she said. ‘I’m coming to see you.’

            ‘But I’m still having breakfast,’ she asked.

            ‘What are you doing?’ I said.

            ‘I’m having breakfast,’ I repeated.

            ‘Dear me,’ she said. ‘Do you always get up so late? It’s one o’clock!’

Comprehension and Composition

A.    Answer these questions in not more than 50 words.

The writer always get up late on Sundays. Telephone rang, it was my aunt Lucy. ‘I’ve arrived by train’, she said. She coming to see him. He said, ‘I’m still having breakfast’. She is very surprised. She said, ‘do you always get u so late? It’s one o’clock!’

B.     Write out these paragraph. Give the right form of the words in brackets:

I am looking out of my window. I can see some children in the street. The children playing (play) football. They always playing (play) football in the street. They always playing (play) football in the street. Now a little boy kicking (kick) the ball. Another boy running (run) after him but he cannot catch him.

C.    Write these sentences again. Put the words in brackets in the right place:

1.      She rarely answers my letters. (rarely)

2.      We never work after six o’clock. (never)

3.      The shops always close on Saturday afternoon. (always)

4.      Do you always go to work by car? (always)

5.      Our teacher frequently collects our copybooks? (frequently)

6.      We sometimes spend our holidays abroad. (sometimes)

7.      I often buy gramophone records. (often)

8.      Do you ever buy gramophone records.(ever)

Lesson 3

What happened? (Past tense)

What happened?

Read this short conversation. Pay close attention to the verbs in italics. Each of these verbs tells us what happened.

POLICEMAN                        : Did you see the accident, sir?

MAN                           : Yes, I did. The driver of that car hit that post over there.

POLICEMAN                        : what happened?

MAN                           : A dog ran across the road and the driver tried to avoid it. The car suddenly came towards me. It climbed on the pavement and crashed into that post.

POLICEMAN                        : What did you do?

MAN                           : I ran across the street after the dog.

POLICEMAN                        : Why did you do that? Were you afraid of the car?

MAN                           : I wasn’t afraid of the car. I was afraid of the driver. The driver got out of the car and began shouting at me. He was very angry with me. You see, it was my dog.

Exercises

D.    Give the correct form of all the verbs in brackets. Each verb must tell us what happened:

Last summer, I went (go) to Italy. I visited (visit) museums and sat (sit) in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught (teach) me a few words of Italian. Then he lent (lend) me a book. I read (read)  a few lines, but I didn’t understand (not understand) a word. Every day I thought (think) about postcards. My holiday passed (pass) quickly, but I didn’t send (not send) any cards to my friends. On the last day, I made (make) a big decision. I got (get) up early and buy (buy) thirty-seven cards. I spent (spend) the whole day in my room, but I didn’t write (not write) a single day!

Lesson 4

Simple future tense

I’ll see you tomorrow.

These sentences tell us about the future. Read them carefully. Note that the word shall is often used with I and We. Pay close attention to the words in italics:

I shall see you tomorrow. I’ll see you at 3 o’clock.

We shall travel by air. We’ll be at the airport tomorrow morning.

George will be here this evening. He’ll come by train.

Alice will meet him at the station. She’ll be there at 5 o’clock.

The train will arrive at 4.55. it’ll be here soon.

You will miss the train. You’ll be late.

They will come here on foot. They’ll walk from the station.

Exercises

E.     Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Change the verb in brackets so that they tell us what will happen.

Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail (sail) from Postmouth tomorrow. We will meet (meet) him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be (be) in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed acros the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison set out (set out) at eight o’clock , so we shall have (have) plenty of time. We shall see (see) his boat and then we shall say (say) goodbye to him. He will be (be) away for two months. We are very proud to him. He will take part (take part) in an important race across the Atlantic.

F.     In the paragraph below, the verb in italics tell us what happened. Write the passage again. Change the verbs in italics so that they tell us what will happen.

I shall go to the theatre with my friend Reg. Reg and I shall see the first performance of a play called “The End of the Road”. After the play, the producer will give a short speech. He will spoke to the audience about the play. The play will be very successful and I think a great many people will enjoy it very much.

G.    Put in shall or will

1.      The plane will arrive in two hours’ time.

2.      I shall wait here until he comes.

3.      When shall we see you again?

4.      I shall send you a telegram fro Nassau.

5.      My secretary will write to you shortly.