This is English USA, On VOA. Now, Lesson 15, Part 1. ENGLISH USA SUARA AMERIKA, Pelajaran Ke 15, Bagian Ke 1
Dalam pelajaran ini Anda akan mengetahui lebih banyak tentang pekerjaan orang lain dan di mana pekerjaan itu dilakukan. Martin Learner mengunjungi wali kota sebuah kota kecil.
MARTIN: Good afternoon. I’m Martin Learner.
ASSISTANT: Good afternoon, Mr. Learner. I’m Mayor Walker’s assistant. They Mayor is expecting you. Please go in.
MARTIN: Thank you. … Good afternoon, Mayor Walker.
MAYOR: Hello. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine thanks. What can I do for you?
MARTIN: I’m a reporter. I wan to talk about the work people do in this town.
MAYOR: Fine.
MARTIN: How long have you been mayor of Greentown?
MAYOR: Three years.
MARTIN: How many people live in Greentown?
MAYOR: Thirteen thousand.
MARTIN: Let’s talk about the work people do. What do they do?
MAYOR: They work in small factories. They wok in small business.
MARTIN: How many factories do you have?
MAYOR: We have five small factories.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: Look at these pictures. See these people?
MARTIN: Yes.
MAYOR: They wok in battery factory. They make batteries.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They work in the tire factory. They make tires.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They wok in the glass factory. They make windows and windshields.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make bottles. And they make plastic bags…. Come see the town.
MARTIN: Thank you. I’d like that.
MAYOR: Do you see those people? They work on the roads and streets.
MARTIN: I see.. How many teachers do you have?
MAYOR: About one hundred. They teach in the schools. Look at that school.
MARTIN: Is it a new school?
MAYOR: Yes, it is. Twenty teachers teach in that school.
MARTIN: Is that a hospital?
MAYOR: Yes, it is. It’s small. Twenty three nurses work in the hospital.
Kita kadang-kadang bertanya di mana sesuatu pekerjaan dilakukan. Dlam jawabannya terdapat frasa yang menyatakan lokasi pekerjaan itu. Dengarkan beberapa contoh:
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in small factories.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in small businesses.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the battery factory.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work on the roads and streets.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: The teachers teach in that school.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: The nurses work in that hospital.
Anda sekarang mengajukan pertanyaan seperti Martin Learner tadi. Wali kota akan memberi jawabannya. Mulailah.
ANDA: ……………….
MAYOR: They work in small factories.
ANDA: …………………………..
MAYOR: They work in small businesses.
ANDA: ……………………………
MAYOR: They work in the battery factory.
ANDA: …………………………
MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.
ANDA: …………………………….
MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.
ANDA: ………………………………
MAYOR: They work on the roads and streets.
ANDA: ………………………………
MAYOR: The teachers teach in that school.
ANDA: …………………………….
MAYOR: The nurses work in that hospital.
Anda baru saja mengikuti pelajaran ENGLISH USA Suara Amerika, Pelajaran Ke 15, Bagian Pertama. Jangan lupa mengikuti pelajaran selanjutnya.