This is ENGLISH USA on VOA. Now, Lesson 18, Part 1. ENGLISH USA, Pelajaran Ke 18, Bagian Pertama
Dalam pelajaran ini Anda akan mempelajari istilah-istilah keluarga dalam bahasa Inggris dan menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai keluarga Anda. Martin Learner bercakap-cakap dengan sebuah keluarga petani.
LISA: Let’s sit here, Mr. Learner.
MARTIN: Please, call me Martin. May I ask some questions?
LISA: Of course.
MARTIN: May I record your answer?
LISA: Yes.
MARTIN: Do you have a family?
LISA: Yes, I have a husband.
MARTIN: What is your husband’s name?
LISA: Eric.
MARTIN: Eric. That’s right. We’ve met. Do you have children?
LISA: Yes. We have two children.
MARTIN: Are they boys or girls?
LISA: We have one boy and one girl.
MARTIN: Wonderful. You have a son and a daughter. Are your mother and father living?
LISA: Yes, they are.
MARTIN: Do they live here?
LISA: No, they don’t. They live in town.
MARTIN: Do you have a large farm?
LISA: Oh yes. It is a very large farm. The farm was my father’s farm .
MARTIN: And you have a very large house?
LISA: It’s a wonderful house. The house is old. Here’s Eric.
ERIC: Hello…, Martin?
MARTIN: That’s right.
ERIC: How are you?
MARTIN: Fine thanks. How are you?
ERIC: Fine thanks. LISA: We’re talking about families.
ERIC: I have a large family.
MARTIN: Are you parent living?
ERIC: My mother is living. My father isn’t living.
MARTIN: Where does your mother live?
ERIC: She lives in California.
MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sister?
ERIC: I have three brothers and two sisters.
MARTIN: Where do they live?
ERIC: Two brothers live in town. One lives on a farm.
MARTIN: What do they do? One is a farmer?
ERIC: That’s right. Two brothers have businesses in town.
MARTIN: Lisa, do you have brothers and sisters?
LISA: I have a sister.
MARTIN: Where does she live?
LISA: She lives in Texas.
MARTIN: Is she married?
LISA: No, she isn’t.
MARTIN: What does she do?
LISA: She’s in the army.
MARTIN: Are your sisters married, Eric?
ERIC: One sister lives in Montana. She’s married to a rancher. One lives in California. My mother lives with this sister.
MARTIN: What does this sister do?
ERIC: She has a business.
LISA: She’s a photographer.
MARTIN: That’s interesting.
Orang ingin tahu tentang keluarga orang lain. Dengarkanlah beberapa pertanyaan dan jawabnya tentang keluarga. Semua pertanyaan-pertanyaan dengan “yes” atau “no.”
MARTIN: Do you have a family?
LISA: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: Do you have children?
LISA: Yes, we do.
MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sisters?
ERIC: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: Are your parents living?
LISA: Yes, they are.
Dapatkah Anda menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan berikut mengenai Anda sendiri dan keluarga Anda?
MARTIN: Do you have a family?
ANDA: ………………..
MARTIN: Do you have children?
ANDA: ……………………
MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sisters?
ANDA: ……………………….
MARTIN: Are your parents living?
ANDA: ……………………
LISA: Eric, where are our children?
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