This is ENGLISH USA, on VOA. Now, Lesson 33, Part 1. ENGLISH USA SUARA AMERIKA, Pelajaran Ke 33, Bagian Pertama
Dalam pelajaran ini, Anda akan dibimbing menyatakan waktu kegiatan-kegiatan Anda secara umum. Martin Learner sedang di kantornya, bercakap-cakap dengan rekan-rekannya, kapan sesuatu hal terjadi.
CARA: Hello, Martin. Did you finish your story?
MARTIN: Yes, I did. I worked on Saturday.
CARA: When did you finish?
MARTIN: I finished in the evening.
CARA: Hi, Waleed.
MARTIN: Good morning, Waleed. How are you?
WALEED: Fine thanks. Did you have a nice weekend?
CARA: Wonderful.
MARTIN: I worked.
WALEED: Did you work at the office?
MARTIN: No, I worked at home. I finished a story.
WALEED: I can’t work on the weekend. The children are very noisy.
MARTIN: I don’t like to work on weekends.
CARA: Martin, when are you going to Pittsburgh?
MARTIN: On Tuesday.
WALEED: Are you working on a story?
MARTIN: Yes, I’m writing a story about Pittsburgh.
WALEED: Didn’t you write a story about Pittsburgh last year?
MARTIN: Yes, I did. I wrote a story three years ago too. I visit Pittsburgh often. Sometimes I write a story. I want to see the changes.
WALEED: Has it changed?
MARTIN: Yes, it has changed. I wrote a story ten years ago too.
WALEED: Pardon?
MARTIN: Ten years ago.
CARA: When did you first visit Pittsburgh?
MARTIN: In 1975. I went with my father to a baseball game. HOWARD: Good morning, everybody.
OTHERS: Good morning Howard. Good morning, how are you?
HOWARD: Where are you going this week, Martin?
MARTIN: Pittsburgh.
HOWARD: When are you going?
MARTIN: I’m going on Tuesday.
CARA: I’m going to work now. There’s a meeting this morning.
HOWARD: When is the meeting?
CARA: It’s at eleven forty-five.
WALEED: Eleven forty-five? When is our meeting, Martin?
MARTIN: Our meeting is at eleven forty-five.
WALEED: Can we change our meeting?
MARTIN: Of course. What time do you want to meet?
WALEED: Can we meet at eleven o’clock?
MARTIN: Yes, we can. Do you want to meet in your office?
WALEED: Can we meet in your office?
MARTIN: When are we going to finish?
WALEED: Before the other meeting.
Ingatlah bahwa kita dapat menyatakan waktu tertentu dengan menyebutkan jamnya. Perhatikan contoh-contoh berikut.
MARTIN: At seven o’clock.
CARA: At eleven forty-five
WALEED: At eleven o’clock.
MARTIN: At four o’clock.
CARA: At ten-thirty.
Untuk menyatakan waktu secara umum, kita menggunakan sesuatu periode waktu. Dengarkan beberapa contoh dari pelajaran ini.
MARTIN: On Saturday. In the evening.
WALEED: On the weekend.
MARTIN: On Tuesday.
WALEED: Last year.
MARTIN: Three years ago. Ten years ago. In 1975.
WALEED: Before the other meeting.
Jawablah sekarang pertanyaan-pertanyaan Martin dengan menyebutkan waktu secara umum
MARTIN: When did you go to a movie?
ANDA: ………………….
MARTIN: When did you see your family?
ANDA: …………………..
MARTIN: When are you going to study?
ANDA: …………………………
MARTIN: When are you going to shop?
ANDA: ………………………
CARA: When are you going to have lunch?
WALEED: I’m not going to have lunch.
HOWARD: After I finish my work.
MARTIN: At twelve-thirty.
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