Dialogue: Expressing Intention (Niat) – Sebuah ungkapan (dialogue) tentang niat (intention) dalam Bahasa Inggris, yang termasuk dalam soal-soal akhir atau ujian nasional yang di selenggarakan oleh pemerintah.
Task 1:
Read aloud the following conversation. Take turns with your classmates doing the roles. Then, answer the questions following that.
A long weekend is coming. Riri, Santi, and Bayu are talking about their holiday plans. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation of the dialog below.
Riri : It will be a long weekend soon. Do you have any plans?
Santi : Uhm, I’m not sure. I don’t have any idea yet. I think I might stay at home.
Bayu : Stay at home? Well, you could do something more interesting!
Santi : So, what about you Bayu? Do you have any plans?
Bayu : Definitely! My dad and I are going to go fishing.
Santi : Fishing? Are you going to go fishing in the river near your house?
Bayu : No. We plan to go fishing in a lake near my uncle’s house. Would you like to come with us?
Santi : Fishing? That sounds great. But I would rather stay at home than go fishing.
Bayu : What about you, Riri? What would you like to do on the long weekend?
Riri : I have made a plan with my mother about what to do on this long weekend. We are going to practice baking cookies.
Santi : That sounds like a very good plan!
Bayu : Are you going to bake choco chips cookies like the last time?
Riri : Well, yes. That is my favorite. But we will also try to make ginger cookies.
Santi : Lucky you. Your mom is a real baker, isn’t she?
Bayu : Ha ha, ha. Do you still want to stay home alone?
Riri : Or, would you like to join me to learn baking cookies? You can come to my house.
Bayu : It’s a good idea! Or will you go fishing with me and my dad?
Santi : I think I would like to bake cookies with Riri. Thanks for inviting me, Riri.
Riri : No problem. I will tell you the time on Friday.
Santi : Thanks a lot. I can’t wait to join you.
Bayu : Have a nice long weekend, everyone.
Riri, Santi : You too.
- Answer the comprehension questions below based on the dialog.
- What are Bayu, Riri, and Santi discussing?
- Who already have the plan for the weekend?
- What are their plans?
- Who doesn’t have the plan? What does s/he finally decide to do on weekend?
- What do the sentences typed in bold express?
- When do people use those expressions?
Task 2:
Later, Riri, Bayu, and Santi talk again about the plan. This time they want to do something together. Continue the conversation based on the given hint.
Riri : Let’s do something together this long weekend.
Santi : It’s a great idea! What about ____________________________?
Bayu : Or we could ____________________________________________?
Riri : _________________________________________________________
Santi : _________________________________________________________
Bayu : _________________________________________________________
Riri : We will _________________________________________________
Santi : _________________________________________________________
Bayu : I would rather ___________________________________________
Riri : _________________________________________________________
Santi : _________________________________________________________
Bayu : _________________________________________________________
Riri : _________________________________________________________
Santi : So, we are going to ______________________________________
Bayu : _________________________________________________________
Task 3:
What do you need to consider before visiting a place? Destination? Budget? Safety? Usefulness? Time? Discuss with your friends.
VOCABULARY EXERCISES
Use the words you have listed in Vocabulary Builder to make sentences. You may use more than one word. See number 1 and 2 as the examples.
- I would like to save money to buy new shoes in a department store.
- I am going to ride the Ferris wheel in the amusement park.
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