Ringkasan Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas 9 Semester 1

First Unit

Expressions of Asking and Giving Hope

Hope is to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might.

Expressions :

Expressions of Hope

Hopefully… I hope… I expect… I am hoping… I am expecting… I was hoping… I wish…

Expressions of Congratulation

            Congratulation is something that you say when you want to congratulate someone. Here are some expressions of congratulations and their proper responses !

Expressions	Responses
I’d be the first to congratulate you on…	It’s very good of you to say so
I’d like to congratulate you on…	How nice of you to say so
Please accept my warmest congratulations.	Thank you very much for saying so
May I congratulate you on…	I’m glad you think so
I must congratulate you.	Oh, it’s nothing special actually
It was great to hear about…	Oh, I have a lot to learn yet
Congratulations !	Oh, not really
Congratulations on … !	Oh, nothing to it, actually
	Oh, thanks

Expressions of Agreement

            Agreement is when people have the same opinion, or when they approve of or accept something.

Expressions :

- I agree with you    

- You’re right

- That’s true

- Absolutely

- Definitely

- That’s exactly

- You may be right

- You might be right

- I suppose you are right

- I see your point

- I know

Expressions of Disagreement

Expressions :

	-       I disagree -       I don’t agree -       I can’t agree -       I don’t think so -       I’m not sure -       I’m not sure if -      i agree with you about that -       I wouldn’t say that		-       I wouldn’t go as far as that -       I wouldn’t go so far as to say that -       I wish I could agree with you, but… -       I hate to disagree with you, but… -       I don’t mean to disagree with you, but… -       I don’t want to argue with you about that, but… -       I don’t want to start an argument with you about it, but…

                                                          

Expressions of Suggestion

     Suggestion is an idea, plan or action that is suggested or the act of suggesting it.

Expressions :

Giving a Suggestion	Responding
May I suggest ? You may/might like to…? Have you considered/ thought of… ? Would you care to…? Why don’t we/you…? Why not… ? How about… ? What about… ? Let’s/let me… Shall we… ? I’ll tell you what. We’ll… I propose that… I propose this change… I’d to suggest that… Why don’t you… ? I have an idea	It sounds like a good suggestion. I have no objection. It is a good suggestion I think you can do that. Perhaps you could. Why not ? You can’t be all things to all people. That’s a good idea You are right. Good idea. You’re doing too much.

Second Unit

1.    Label

Label is a small piece of paper or another material which gives information about the thing it is fixed to. Label is a piece of paper, polymer, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or article, on which is print a legend.

2.    Grammar Review

a.    Plural and singular

Plural is a word or part of a word which shows  that you are talking about more than one person or thing. For example ‘babies’ is the plural of ‘baby’. While, the singular is a form of a word used to talk about one person or thing.  For example ‘woman’ is the singular form of ‘women’.

b.    Conjunction “to, in order to, and so that”

1)    To

To + verb

                           

2)    In order to

In order to + infinitive

Purpose can be expressed with the prepositional phrase in order allowed by an infinitive clause or a that-clause (almost always with a modal may or might). The prepositional phrase in order is often omitted in informal speech.

3)    So that

So + that – clause

Purpose can be expressed with the preposition so followed by a that-clause (almost always with a modal can, will, or may). Informally, that is omitted. (Do not place a comma before so because it changes the meaning to “result”.)

c.    Modal “should, must not, and have to”

1.    Should

Should expresses advisability a suggestion. “It is advisable to…” or “This is a suggestion…” . It is weaker than must. Should is followed by a plain form verb.

2.    Must

The verb must only exists in the simple present and present perfect forms. While the present form can express obligation, necessity, certainty or strong probability, the present perfect forms only express a strongly felt opinion or supposition.

3.    Have to

Have (to), a semi-modal, expresses necessity (strong advisability). However, it is unlike, other modals in its use of do as an auxiliary and its use of an infinitival complement. Negating the modal results in a different meaning from negating the infinitive clause.

Third Unit

1.    Recipe

Recipe is a set of instructions that describes how to prepare,or make something, especially a culinary dish, including a list of  what food is needed for this. It is also used in medicine or in information technology (user acceptance). A doctor will usually begin a prescription with recipe, usually abbreviated to Rx or an equivalent symbol.

2.    Manual

a.    Definition

Manual is a book that tells you how to use something or do something. In this case is some tools. The manual contains important information about the tools we want to use.

b.    Sentence used in manual

In manual, sentence used in imperative sentence is imperative sentence. It is form a verb used to express an order.

c.    The expressions to ask about how the tools are used

We are certain confused when we just buy electronic tools or something. We can ask the seller or someone else how to operate it.

d.    Tools used in manual

Manual usually explains about how to operate something. It could be power tools, mechanic tools, automotive tools, office tools,etc.

3.    Present continuous

Present continuous tense is the tense which we use to refer to actions or events that are happening now or developing.

4.    Past continuous

Past continuous is the grammatical tense used to describe an action which someone was doing or an event which was happening at a particular time.

5.    Future continuous

We use will be doing (future continuous) to say that we will be in the middle of doing something at a certain time in the future.