This is English USA, on VOA. Now, Lesson 31, Part 1. ENGLISH USA Suara Amerika, Pelajaran Ke 31, Bagian Pertama.
Dalam pelajaran ini, Anda akan dibimbing menyatakan ketidak-sukaan Anda tentang beberapa hal. Martin sedang bekerja di rumah dan mengemukakan kepada keluarganya hal-hal apa yang tidak ia sukai.
MARTIN: Alan! Alan!
ALAN: What?
MARTIN: Turn off that music. I don’t like that music. I’m working.
EILEEN: Did you call, Martin?
MARTIN: No, I didn’t. I mean I called Alan. I didn’t call you.
EILEEN: Do you want Alan?
MARTIN: No, I don’t want him. I wanted him to turn off the music. I’m writing. I didn’t want that music.
EILEEN: You often play music.
MARTIN: I don’t play that music. I don’t like that music.
EILEEN: OK. I’m going to tell him.
MARTIN: I told him. He turned off the music.
EILEEN: Oh, yes, he did. I’m going to make some tea. Do you want some?
MARTIN: No, thanks. May I have some coffee? I don’t like tea in the morning.
EILEEN: I’m going to bring coffee.
MUSIC
MARTIN: Sue! Sue! Eileen!
EILEEN: Did you call?
MARTIN: Is Sue listening to television?
EILEEN: Yes. She often listens on Saturday morning.
MARTIN: May I speak to her?
EILEEN: Of course. I’m going to get her.
SUE: Did you want me, daddy?
MARTIN: Yes, I did. What are you doing?
SUE: I’m watching TV.
MARTIN: Do you like TV?
SUE: Of course. Don’t you like TV?
MARTIN: I don’t like loud TV. I want to work today. I can’t work with loud TV.
SUE: Do you want me to turn off the TV?
MARTIN: No, I don’t want you to turn it off. Can you turn it down? I can’t write with loud TV.
SUE: What are you writing?
MARTIN: I’m writing a story about football.
SUE: You wrote about baseball. You wrote about tennis. Now you’re writing about football.
MARTIN: Don’t you like sports?
SUE: I don’t like some sports.
MARTIN: What sports don’t you like?
SUE: I don’t like ball games.
MARTIN: What sport do you like?
SUE: I like swimming. What sports don’t you like?
MARTIN: I don’t like racing.
SUE: You don’t like horses? Yes, you do.
MARTIN: I don’t like car racing.
SUE: Oh.
MARTIN: And I don’t like loud TV.
SUE: TV isn’t a sport!
MARTIN: I don’t like it.
SUE: OK. Is it too loud now?
MARTIN: No, it isn’t. I want to finish this story today.
EILEEN: Here’s the coffee. Do you want some cake?
MARTIN: No, thanks. Only coffee.
Perhatikan beberapa kalimat berikut sewaktu Martin mengemukakan apa yang tidak disukainya.
MARTIN: I don’t like that music. I don’t like tea in the morning. I don’t like loud TV. I don’t like racing.
Jawablah sekarang pertanyaan-pertanyaan tentang apa yang Anda sukai dan tidak sukai.
MARTIN: I don’t like loud music. Do you like loud music?
ANDA: ……………………..
MARTIN: I don’t like loud TV. Do you like loud TV?
ANDA: …………………………
MARTIN: I don’t like car racing. Do you like car racing?
ANDA: ……………………
MUSIC
SUE: Daddy, can we go to movies today?
MARTIN: I don’t know. I want to write this story today. I don’t like to go on Saturday. Can we go tomorrow?
SUE: No, I can’t. I want to go to Jennifer’s house tomorrow.
MARTIN: I don’t like to stop my work. Can your mother take you?
SUE: I didn’t ask.
MARTIN: Please ask her. I don’t want to ask now.
SUE: She is making lunch.
MARTIN: Now? I don’t want to eat now. I don’t want to stop my writing. Please tell her.
SUE: OK.
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