Gaining Attention

Gaining Attention is a way or expression that is spoken so that other people will pay their attention to what we want to.

Kind of expressing gaining attention :

 Attention please
 May/can I have you attention please
 Excuse me
 Look here
 Look at me, please
 Listen to me, please
 Waiter
 I hope you can syaw me
 I’m sorry, but …..
 Silent, please
 Be quite
 Don’t be noisy!

To response the expression about something, we can use :
 I’m listening
 I’m ready to hear now
 Let’s hear it together
 Let’s pay attention announcement
 I know







Showing attention :
 How beautiful!
 That’s wonderful!
 What’s the matter?
 Is every thing alright?
 That’s terrific!
 Oh really? Is what it true.
 Oh my god. What happens?

Appointment

Appointment is a kind of expression which is used to conduct appointment.

Appointment is to tell us or someone that you will definitely do something.

Making an appointment :
 Will you go out with me tonight?
 I want to make an appointment to see…
 What if we go shopping this afternoon?
 Can I come and see you?

Accepting an appointment :
 all right, see you there
 no, problem, I’m free on ..(Saturday)
 I’ll wait for you
 It’s a deal

Example :

Dea : Hey Lia will you go out with me tonight?
Lia : Sure, see you there..

Declining an appointment :
 I’m sorry. I can’t. what about.. (Sunday at 05.00 p.m)
 I’d love to, but I can’t
 I’m sorry, I have another appointment
 I really want to, but I can’t



Example :

Via : Will you come to my house tomorrow ?
Lia : Oh, I’m sorry Via. I have another appointment..hehe

Canceling an appointment :
 I’m sorry, I’m very busy
 I’m terrible sorry I have to put off my appointment
 I’m afraid/have to postpone my appointment with .. (jacob) tomorrow morning

Example :

Kida : Mira I’m so sorry. I can’t meet you today. Can we meet another day?hehe
Mira : Oh my good. Ok, I understand.

Invitation

Invitation is the invitation given by one person to attend an important event, such as birthdays, anniversary, birth of children school graduation, separation, and the anniversary of the company agency.

How to invite someone :
- I would like you to…
- We would be pleased if you could…
- Would you please attend my party tonight?
- Would you like to…?

Example :

Would you mind to my birthday party?

And to accept that invitation you can say like this :
How to accept an invitation :
- O.K
- I would love to
- I will come
- Thank you. Yes I would like to…
- Yes, I would. Thanks
- That would be very nice. Thank you.
- All right!

But if you want to refuse/decline the invitation, you can say like this.
How to refuse/decline an invitation :
- I would love to, but…
- Yhat’s very kind of you, but…
- Sorry, that wouldn’t be possible. Thanks anyway.
- I’m afraid. I can’t.
- I can’t for now because I’m busy.

This is example for birthday party :

Princess Baby is turing for
You’re invited to a princess and pirate party
Date : August 8, 2009
Time : 2 p.m to 4 p.m
Place : Our home in Mackay

Narrative Text

Narrative text is a text tell about fantasy story like a fable, folktale, myth, legend.

Fuction of the text is to amuse or entertain the readers with actual or imaginary experiences in different ways.
Narrative always deals with some problems which lead to the climax & then turn into a solution to the problem.

Gereric structure of narrative text :

Orientation : it sets the scane & introduces the participants (who,what,when & where).
Complication : a crisis or a problem arises.
Resolution : a resolution of the problem (for better or worse) can end in the gladness or in the sadness.

Example :

Orientation : sefs the scene & introduces the characters (it answer the questions who,when,what & where).
Complication : in which a crisis or a problem arises followed by other problems.
Resdution : a solution to the problem (for better or for worse).








Language features :

• The use of noun phrases example a beautiful princess, a huge temple.
• The use of connectives example first, before that, then, finally.
• The use of adverbial phrase of time & place example in the garden, two days ago.
• The use of simple past tense example he walked away from the vellage
• The use of action verbs example walk, sleep, wake up.

Happiness expression

Happiness Expression


Happiness Expression is an expression that is use to show that some one or people are glad have excited feelings.

The expressing of happy is expression it succed to get what we need, I’f we happy to see, to meet or to be aquainted someone.

Example :

• Fantastic
• That’s good
• I’m very glad to see you!
• I’m very pleased with it
• I can’t say how pleased
• I’m very happy!!!