Topik: Teks Pemaparan Jati Diri
Materi Pertama : Asking and giving personal information
Objective:
In the end of the lesson, the students should be able to ask for personal information and its respond in different context and setting.
Lesson:
Whenever you address a question to your interlocutors about personal information, it should be always in form of Present Simple Tense because the personal information is the identity that should remain the same over time.
Examples
Incorrect: What was your name?
Correct: What is your name?
Incorrect: Where did you live?
Correct: Where do you live?
Explanation :
- "what's" / "what is" should be followed by possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, our, their, its) to indicate who's personal information that you want to know in the question.
The answers to the personal information questions.
1. Personal Information: Name.
"What is your name?" - "My name is Hariz"/ "I am Hariz"
"What is her name?" - "Her name is Fitriani"/ "She is Fitriani"
"What is his name?" - "His name is faruqi"/ "He is Faruqi"
"What is their name?" - "Their name are Riza and Maulana"/ "They are Riza and Maulana"
2. What grade are you?
"What grade are you?" - " I am first grader"/"I am in the first grade"
"What grade is she?" - "She is first grader"/"She is in the first grade"
"What grade is he?" - "He is second grader"/"He is in the second grade"
"What grade are they?" - "They are third grader"/"They are in third grade"
3. Where do you come from?
"Where do you come from?" - "I come from Jakarta"
"Where does she come from?" - "She comes from Semarang"
"Where Does he come from?" - "He comes from Palembang"
"Where do they come from?" - "They come from Aceh Tenggara"
4. How old are you?
"How old are you?" - "I am thirty years old" / " I am twelve"
"How old is she?" - "She is twenty years old" / "She is twenty"
"How old are they?" - "They are five years old" / "They are five"
Explanation :
Please notice that it should use ‘tobe’ form: is, am, are in these type of questions
I - am , you - are, she - is, he - is, it - is, they - are, we - are.
You can shortened them when they go together with subjects.
I'm, You're, She's, He's, It's, They're, We're.