Penggunaan Used to, Accustomed to, Dan Get Used to

PENGGUNAAN USED TO, ACCUSTOMED TO, DAN GET USED TO

Materi Bahasa Inggris - Penggunaan Used to, Accustomed to, Dan Get Used to -Salah satu materi grammar yang perlu di pahami adalah penggunaan Used to. Sering kali ketika ingin mengatakan suatu kebiasaan kita salah dalam menyusun kalimatnya. Karena untuk orang yang baru belajar bahasa inggris pasti tidak akan memahaminya sebelum membaca materi ini. 

Used to digunakan untuk mengungkapkan kegiatan yang merupakan kebiasaan yang dilakukan pada waktu lampau. Karena dilakukan pada waktu lampau jadi kegiatan tersebut sudah tidak dilakukan lagi. 

Contoh:

• I used to live with my parents. Now I live in alone in my own apartment.
• Yonar used to walk to college. Now he goes to college by motor cycle.
• I used to smoke. Now I quit

Used to mengungkapkan kebiasaan yang tidak lagi dilakukan di waktu sekarang

(used to + bentuk sederhana dari kata kerja atau verb)

Penggunaan Used to

Bentuk interrogative dari used to

Did you used to smoke ?/ Did you use to smoke

Did you used to bike to school?/ Did you use to bike to school?

(did + subject + used to/ did + subject + use to)

Bentuk negative dari used to. 
Contoh kalimat  penggunaan used to bentuk negative.

I didn't used to drink coffee in the morning, but now I always drink coffee after breakfast.

(I didn't use to drink)

I never used to take a bath in the morning, but now I always take a bath early morning.

(subject + didn't used to)

Contoh Kalimat dengan kata Never tersebeut bukan merupakan bentuk negative dari suatu kegiatan tapi adverb of frekwensi yang menunjukan jumlah frekwensi dari kegiatan yang dilakukan. Tapi sudah menjadi kebiasaan untuk menggunakan never sebagai bentuk negative dari suatu kegiatan.

Selain dari Used to yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan kebiasaan yang sudah tidak dilakukan lagi, Used to juga digunakan untuk mengungkapkan kebiasaan yang saat ini masih tetap dilakukan. Selain dari pada bentuk waktunya yang berbeda, Used to yang digunakan untuk kebiasaan yang telah ditinggalkan dan kebiasaan yang masih sering dilakukan adalah juga pada susunan kalimatnya. 

Used to yang digunakan untuk kebiasaan yang masih dilakukan menggunakan "to be" dan menggunakan kata kerja bentuk gerund atau "Ing" setelah frasa Used to.

To be + Used to/Accustomed to + V ing(Gerund/Unsur Noun/Kata kerja yang dibendakan)

Contoh:

I am used to going to school by motorcycle
I am accustomed to going to school by motorcycle
Lina is used to eating by her left hand
Harris is used to sleeping without bed
They are used to living in the wood

Selain dari dari used to dan accustomed to kita dapat juga menggunakan Get used to yaitu untuk menggungkapkan keadaan bahwa kita dalam keadaan menjadi biasa. Sama seperti used to, get used to menggunakan kata kerja biasa.

(S + Get used to + V ing(noun)/Gerund)

Contoh:

Andri gets used to biking
Rahmat and Yoanita get used to living together
I get used to reading everynight
Yongki is sick, He gets used to piil

Demikian penjelasan lengkap penggunaan Used to, Accutomed to, dan Get Used to. Semoga informasi tersebut bermanfaat dan dapat segera dipraktikan supaya kemampuan berbahasa inggris anda lebih baik.

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Larning Procedure Text The Definition, Example and Organization Text

PROCEDURE TEXT

Procedure

A procedure is a piece of writing which consists of instruction in the form of steps to enable the readers to follow.

Procedure help us do a task or make something. they can be a set of instruction or directions.

Text organization

• Title

        Name of the things made

• Goal

       An opening statement with an objective

• Material and equipment needed

       List of material or items needed

• Steps

      A series of steps listed in a logical order which will be carried out to achieve the goal

• Communicative purpose

      To tell in sequential order the steps taken in doing or making thing/How to make things

Language features

• Adjectives
• Imperative verbs
• Nouns
• Present tense

Types of procedure text

• Recipe
• Instruction manual
• Science experiment

Example

COOKIING RICE

There are three ways of cooking rice. Let me tell you the first way to cook rice you will need some rice and water. Now these are the five-steps of cooking rice.

First rinse the rice in cold water. Like this right. Secondly then, put the rice with some water in a pot. Then, boil it. Next, cook it for about 20 minutes. 

See, there is no water now. After that, put the rice into the steamer and steam the rice for about 45 minutes. Finaly the rice is ready to be served now.

 

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Recount Text Definition, The Use and The Example

Recount Text

A recount is a piece of writing that tells event in a chronological sequence. Recounts tell the reader what happened. They retell a past event.

1. Text organization

Orientation      This part is present the background informantion on who, when and where of the event.
Event I
Event II
Event III
     The events are presented in chronological order.
Re-orientation
     The writer may provide an opinion of what has happened.

Communicative purpose
      To record an event happened in the past

Language feature
      Action verbs
      Adjectives
      Pronouns
      Adverbs
      Puctuation
      Past tense

Type or recount text
      Article
      Police report
      Newspaper reports
      Historical accounts
      Letters
      Journals
      Incident reports
      Diary entries

Example

Sticky Fingers

After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to market. It was still early when I return home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quite. I decided to make some tarts for tea. In a short time, I was busy exactly than moment, the telephone rang. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice. It was Mrs. Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the door knobs. Suddenly, the bell rang, very loudly. This time it was the postman. He wanted me to sign for a registered letter. What a mess!

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Descriptive Text Definition and The Example

Description Text
A description is a piece of writing that lists the characteristics of a person, place, or thing. It describes living and non living things such as animal, towns, buildings, volcanoes, cars etc.

Text organization
Identification
This part introduces where or who the subject being described is.
Description
It is supporting part of the paragraph which describes in detail the reader to see or to feel the subject

Communicative purpose
To describe a particular person, place, animal, and thing.

Language features related to description text
Adjectives
Pronoun
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Present tense

Types of description text
Autobiographies
Magazine (car magazine, fashion magazine, travel magazine, etc)
Specifications (state what kind and characteristic of materials be used, etc)

Example

Panda

Because of its size and strength, a panda is a potentially frightful and awesome beast. But its clumsy and uncoordinated ways make it an awkward and defensive creature. It fumbles along, pigeon-toed, in an ungraceful, diagonal walk. It is rarely urge from this lumbering pace. Only a young panda, or a panda in desperate fight will venture to climb a tree. And once it has reached the top, it becomes an even greater task to get down.

Despite its aloof manner and clumsiness, the giant panda has won a reputation as a loving and adorable creature. With its big, furry head, gentle, flat face, and dark-ringed, sad, eyes, the giant panda is irresistible. Its lopsided movements and its timidity have endeared to countless friends and admirers at zoos around the world.

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Asking and Giving Directions-DContoh Percakapan

Asking and Giving Directions

Materi Bahasa Inggris-Asking and Giving Directions-Contoh Percakapan-Salah satu materi dalam percakapan bahasa inggris yang tidak kalah penting adalah asking and giving direction. Sebagaimana kita dalam bahasa sehari-hari menanyakan arah atau memberi tahukan letak suatu tempat kepada orang lain, hal ini penting seandainya kita berkunjung kesuatu tempat dimana penduduknya mayoritas menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Oleh karena itu, Asking and Giving Directions tidak boleh kita abaikan. NO MATTER WHAT!!!!! 

Berikut adalah contoh expression sederhana untuk menanyakan dan memberikan direction.

Expression to ask for direction
Could you tell me the way to........?
Can you direct me to........?
Please tell me how I can get to.........from here.
Which way is it to.........?
I need direction to get to.......
I would like to go to......
Is this the way to.......

Expression to give direction
Go down/up this road/street until you get to......
Keep going/stay on this street until you see.....
Turn right/left
Make a left/right turn
Take the first left/right turn
Follow this street until you come to a traffic light/an intersection/etc.
It's next to the bank/store/etc.
It's across the street form......
You'll pass.....you can't miss it.

Google Image-Asking and Giving Direciton

Selain giving and asking direction kita juga perlu tau bagaimana menanyakan direction di dalam suatu gedung. Berikuta adalah contoh conversation giving direction di dalam gedung.

Giving Directions in Buildings
Go down/ up this hall/ corridor
Go straight ahead
Turn left/right
Make a left/ right turn
Go around the corner to your left/ right
Go across the hall
Go upstairs/ downstairs to the second floor
It's the second door on your right as you come from the stairs/elevator is......
It's upstairs/elevator
It's on this floor
It's next to the........
It's at the end of the.....
It's just across from.....
It's on the aisle two/three/four in the basement
It's through that door there.
It's on the opposite of the.....


Percakapan dibawah ini adalah contoh penggunaan ekspresi diatas

Dialog 1
Student     : Good morning, can I help you?
Mr. Agus  : Good morning, could you tell me where the director's office?
Student     : Sure, it's at the end of the corridor. You just go straight ahead this corridor.
Mr. Agus  : At the end of the corridor? Is it on the left or on the right side?
Student     : The left side. There is a sign on the door.
Mr. Agus  : You're welcome.


Dialog 2
Fadly      : Excuse me, I'd like to see the branch manager.
Security Guard : Do you have an appointment?
Fadly      : Yes, he is expecting me.
Security Guard : Okay. Please fill out a visitor's form.
few minutes later
Security Guard: (after receiving and reading the form). Go upstairs to the third floor, then turn left. The branch manager office is the first room on the right side. 
Fadly    : Thanks.
Security Guard : Forget it. 

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Jenis-Jenis Exspression Dalam Kehidupan Sehari-hari Dalam Bahasa Inggris

Can you do me a favor ?

Materi Bahasa Inggris - Jenis-Jenis Exspression Dalam Bahasa Inggris - Language is a habit formation, bahasa adalah suatu bentuk kebiasaan. Ketika kita mempelajari suatu bahasa berarti kita membentuk diri kita dengan suatu kebiasaan untuk menggunakan bahasa yang sedang kita pelajari. Membentuk suatu kebiasaan dengan bahasa tersebut berarti kita meniru kebiasaan si pengguna bahasa atau native speaker. Dengan meniru, kita dapat menggunakan bahasa tersebut tanpa harus mengenali bentuk struktur dari kalimat yang kita tiru. Oleh karena itu, kita dapat memulai belajar bahasa dengan meniru bagaimana native speaker mengucapkan ungkapan-ungkapan atau ekspresi-ekspresi yang digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Ekspresi yang akan kita pelajari haruslah dimulai dari ekspresi-ekspresi sederhana yang paling sering kita ucapkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari . Tanpa harus berfikir tentang tata bahasa dalam ungkapan-ungkapan yang diucapkan.

Google Image - Jenis-Jenis Exspression Dalam Bahasa Inggris

Jenis-Jenis Exspression Dalam Bahasa Inggris

Expressions

Dibawah ini adalah bentuk-bentuk ekspresi yang digunakan saat meminta dan menawarkan bantuan dalam bahasa inggris

Expression Asking for help

·         Can you help me?

·         Can you give me a hand?

·         would you do me a favor?

·         I need your help?

·         would you mind I ask your help?

·         can I ask you a favor?

·         could you help me, please?

·         give me a hand, will you?

·         could you lend me a hand?

·         I'm in a mess. Please help.

·         I wonder if you could helpme.

Expression Offering a help

·         May I help you?

·         What can I do for you?

·         How can I help you?

·         Can I be of any assistance?

·         Shall I....?

·         Just call me if you need me.

·         Can I help?

·         Need any help.

·         Let me help you

·         Can I be of any help.

·         Tell me about the problem

Expression Aggreing to give help

·         What do you want me to do?

·         Sure

·         No problem

·         Okay

·         I'd be glad to

·         It's a pleasure

·         That's what I'm here for

Expression Refused to help

·         Sorry but......

·         I'm afraid I can't

·         I wish I could, but....

Contoh berikut adalah percakapan yang menggunakan Jenis-jenis ekspression  di atas

Dialog 1

Situation : Sheila has to mail a letter but she has no time to dolt by herself. She asks her brother Andy to do it.

Sheila : Andy, can you do me a favor?

Andy  : What's up?

Sheila : Could you help me mail this letter, I'm late for my work.

Andy  : Sure.

Sheila : Thanks. I leave the money and the letter on the table.

 (Andy takes the letter)

Andy  : Do you think it is too much for the stamp.

Sheila : The change is for you. Oh yeah, thanks a lot. See you.

Andy  : Okay.....Bye....

Dialog 2

Situation : Tiara's mother is busy in the kitchen. She offers her mother a help.

Lia          : You look so busy with all that things. Can I help you, mam?

Mother    : Sure, could you chop the vegetables?

Lia          : No, problem. Only chopping?

Mother    : You can wash the dishes.

Lia           : Well, I'll do it.

Mother     : Thanks, honey. 

Dengan mempelajari Expression di atas semoga kita semakin lancar berbahasa inggris. Jangan Lupa untuk menggunakannya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari sehingga menjadi kebiasaan dan membuat kita semakin mahir berbahasa inggris. 

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Bahan Ajar Bahasa Inggris Describing People Tentang Pysical Features

DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Materi Bahasa Inggris - Bahan Ajar Bahasa Inggris Describing People Tentang Pysical Features -Belajar tentang Describing People, pada artikel sebelumnya kita telah membahas tentang Physical Appearance yaitu tengang kata sifat yang sering digunakan untuk menggambarkan penampilan seseorang secara fisik. Pada pembahasan kita kali ini, kita akan belajar tentang kata sifat yang digunakan untuk menggambarkan sifat-sifat seseorang atau dalam bahasa inggris physical features.

Google Image - Bahan Ajar Bahasa Inggris Describing People Tentang Pysical Features

Patient Honest Loyal Faithful Stubborn Mean Submissive Indifferent Sluggish Curious Arrogant Selfish Tacthful Eloquent Inferior Pushy Straight Forward Humble Realistic Perfectionist Choosy Nosy Kind Altruistic Pious Revengeful Shy Serious Cunning

Sabar Jujur Setia Setia Keras Kepala Jahat Penurut Tidak Peduli Lambat Ingin Tahu Sombong Egois Cerdik Fasih Rendah Lancang Lurus/Jujur Maju Rendah Hati Masuk Akal Perfeksionis Rewel Usil Baik Hati Tanpa Pamrih Saleh Pendendam Malu Serius Licik

Coward Stingy Friendly Diligent Generous Two-faced Prodigal Frugal Childish Broad Minded  Firm Persevere Mature Tidy Fussy Humorous Helpful Calm Pompous Diplomatic Wishy-washy Creative Persistent diplomatic   Aggressive Independent Rebellious Obedient Intelligent Considerate Quiet

Pengecut Kikir Ramah Rajin Dermawan Licik Boros Hemat Kekanak-kanakan Berfikiran Luas Tegas Ngotot Dewasa Rapih Rewel Lucu Membantu Tenang Sombong Diplomatis Plin-plan Kreatif Gigih Suka Menyerang Mandiri Suka Melawan Patuh Cerdas Penuh Perhatian Diam

Kata sifat-kata sifat tersebut adalah kata sifat yang menggambarkan sifat seseorang. Pada materi sebelumnya kita telah belajar tentang kata sifat yang menggambarkan karakteristik seseorang dari bentuk fisiknya. Oleh karena itu kali ini kita bahas tentang sifat perilakunya. Setelah mengetahui kata-kata sifat yang sering dipakai untuk menggambarkan sifat-sifat seseorang mari kita lihat contoh kalimatnya agar kita bisa memahami bagaimana cara menggunakan kosa kata tersebut dalam kalimat.
Contoh:
1. Siska is very patient to wait me finish my English lesson.
2. Bintang is arrogant. He tells me about his reputation in the school.
3. Bagus and Yoga are curious to know about my girlfriend.
4. I am a shy person
5. Yongki and Rahmat are diligent. They study Math almost everyday.

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Belajar Bahasa Inggris Physical Appearance

Salah satu materi bahasa inggris yang bisa diajarkan adalah bahasa inggris. Dalam pengajaran bahasa, kita tidak bisa hanya mengajarkan karakteristik bahasa atau yang sering kita sebut Grammatical Competence tapi kita juga harus memasukkan unsur Sosiolinguistic bahasa. maka dari itu dalam upaya untuk memperkaya kosa-kata yang perlu di kuasai oleh siswa kita perlu menentukan terlebih dahulu topic yang akan kita bahas bersama siswa. Jadi untuk mengajarkan kata sifat atau Adjective kita perlu mengelompokan kata sifat atau Adjective yang sesuai dengan topik sehingga akan mudah diingat oleh siswa Berikut adalah contoh kata sifat dengan topik Physical Appearance
what do we describe?

Complexion :Dark;fair Height :Tall, Pretty tall, short, fairly short, medium of average height

Build/figure : Muscular, skinny, thin, tiny, fat, obese, slim, slender, plump, small, stocky.

Looks : Beautiful, ugly, charming, attractive, pretty, cute, handsome, cool, sexy, plain, good looking

Face : Long, round, oval Hair : Short, long, shoulder length, black, gray, blond, curly, kinky, wavy, straight, ponytail, fringe, pigtail, dread lock

Nose : Small, flat, pug, big, aquiline, sharp, pointed

Eyes : Small, bright, shinny, beady, almond shaped, slanted, narrow, big, brown, green, blue

Lips : Red, pink, thick, full, thin

Waist : Small, big, no waist

Chin : Sharp, pointed, round, cleft

 Mouth : Small, round, thin, large

Eye brows : Thick, thin, dark, straight, arched

Eye lashes : Long, thick, curled, short, straight

Cheeks : Chubby, fat, hollow, high boned

Legs : Slender, long, short, big, slim

Shoulder : Narrow, broad.



Compound Adjectives

The combination of words functions as an adjectives used to describe a person's physical appearance

• bright-eyed
• knock-kneed
• long-legged
• pitch-black
• gray-haired
• brownish-black
• almond-shaped
• cross-eyed
• broad-shouldered
• near-sighted
• clean-shaven
• sallow-faced
• dark-skinned
• clean-shaven
• middle-aged
• pencil-thin

Pada entri sebelumnya telah dibahas physical appearance. selanjutnya dari kata sifat yang dapat digunakan untuk menggambarkan seseorang adalah sifat-sifat seseorang atau dalam bahasa inggris physical features.

Kata sifat dibawah ini dapat digunakan untuk menggambarkan physical features seseorang

Patient                 tacthful                    pious                   frugal                    diplomatic
honest                 eloquent                   revengeful          childish                  wishy-washy
loyal                    inferior                    shy                      broadminded         creative
faithful                pushy                       serious                firm                       persistent diplomatic
stubborn              straight forward       cunning              perseverant            aggressive
mean                   humble                     coward               mature                   independent
submissive          realistic                    stingy                 tidy                         rebellious
indifferent           perfectionist             friendly             fussy                       obedient
sluggish              choosy                      diligent              humorous                inteligent
curious                nosy                          generous           helpful                    considerate
arrogant              kind                           two-faced         calm                        quiet
selfish                 altruistic                    prodigal            pompous

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