This is ENGLISH USA, on VOA. Now, Lesson 18, Part 2. ENGLISH USA, Pelajaran Ke 18, Bagian Ke 2
Dalam pelajaran ini Anda akan menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai anggota-anggota keluarga dan bercerita tentang di mana mereka tinggal dan apa pekerjaan mereka. Martin Learner bercakap-cakap dengan keluarga petani.
LISA: Here are the children now.
ERIC: This is Max. And this is Meg.
MARTIN: Hi Max. Hi, Meg.
MAX: Hi.
MEG: Hi.
MARTIN: I’m Martin Learner. How old are you, Max?
MAX: I’m fifteen.
MARTIN: Are you in high school?
MAX: Yes. I’m in tenth grade?
MARTIN: Where is your school?
MAX: It’s in town.
MARTIN: How old are you, Meg?
MEG: Eleven.
MARTIN: Where is your school?
MEG: I don’t know.
LISA: It’s east of here.
MARTIN: It’s in the country?
ERIC: That’s right.
MARTIN: Meg, can I ask some more questions?
MEG: OK.
MARTIN: I want to ask some questions about your family. Do you have uncles?
MEG: Yes. Three.
MARTIN: Where do the live?
MEG: Two live in town. One lives over there.
MARTIN: Where?
ERIC: West of here.
MEG: See that road? Over there.
MARTIN: Max, do you have grandmothers and grandfathers?
MAX: Yes. Two grandmothers are living, and one grandfather is living.
MARTIN: Where does your grandfather live?
MAX: He lives in town now. He lived here.
MARTIN: What did he do?
MAX: He was a farmer.
ERIC: This was his farm.
MARTIN: Meg, where do your grandmothers live?
MEG: One lives in town. One lives in California.
MARTIN: What do your uncles do?
MEG: Uncle Gene is a policeman.
MAX: Uncle Chet is a baker.
Cobalah sekarang menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan berikut mengenai keluarga Lisa:
MARTIN: Does Lisa have a family?
ANDA: ……………………….
MARTIN: Does Lisa have a husband?
ANDA: …………………………
MARTIN: What does Lisa’s husband do?
ANDA: ………………………..
MARTIN: What did Lisa’s father do?
ANDA: …………………………
MARTIN: What do you do?
ANDA: …………………..
MARTIN: Do you have a family?
ANDA: …………………
MARTIN: Max, is one uncle a farmer?
MAX: Yes, he is. He has a small farm.
MARTIN: What does he grow?
MAX: Corn. All the farmers grow corn.
MEG: He grows beans too.
MARTIN: Soybeans?
MEG: Yes.
MARTIN: Does he have animals?
MEG: Oh, yes.
MARTIN: Do you like animals?
MEG: I like some animals. I like horses.
MARTIN: Can you ride?
MEG: Yes, I can.
MARTIN: Max, can your ride?
MAX: Of course.
MEG: I don’t like cows.
MARTIN: Does your uncle have cows?
MEG: Yes. He has big cows. He has two hundred cows.
MAX: No, he doesn’t.
MEG: Yes, he does. He has two hundred cows.
MAX: Fifty.
MEG: Two hundred.
LISA: Children! Stop that!
MARTIN: Lisa, did your father have cows?
LISA: No, he didn’t. He didn’t like animals.
MEG: He liked corn and beans.
LISA: That’s right.
MARTIN: Did he like horses?
LISA: No. He only liked corn and soybeans.
MARTIN: You have a very big house, Meg. Do you like your house?
MEG: It’s old. But I like it.
MAX: I like uncle Gene’s house. It’s new.
LISA: Our home is wonderful!
MAX: Our home is wonderful. But uncle Gene’s is new.
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