English Softskill

4A. How to say how you feel about things

1.       Art and Music : I think they will draw a picture, play guitar, keyboard, sing a song.

Collections : They collect tapes, shoes, antiques, etc.

Games and Puzzle : They will play some games with their friends

Outdoor Activities : They will shop in the mall with their friends or family.

Sports : They will play badminton or football with their friends or family.

2.       A (Karaoke)

B (Sudoku)

C (Body Building)

D (BASE Jumping)

3.       Person’s name : Chuck Calderon

Name of hobby : BASE Jumping

What this person does in their hobby : Jump off a cliff

Why he/she likes the hobby : Because his hobby is great

What other people  think of the hobby : People think his hobby is terrifying

One problem connected with the hobby : We have to make very fast and accurate moves                         and stay calm when you’re falling.

Something he/she has achieved : He enjoys being terrified.

Person’s name : Shania Brady

Name of hobby : Karaoke

What this person does in their hobby : Sing

Why he/she likes the hobby : Because her hobby is fun and make her feel excited

What other people  think of the hobby : People think it’s embarrassing.

One problem connected with the hobby : There were some brilliant singers that make her insecure and think didn’t have a chance.

Something he/she has achieved : Won a place in the national championship.

Person’s name : Petra Bruneau

Name of hobby : Bodybuilding

What this person does in their hobby : She went to gym.

Why he/she likes the hobby : Because she discovered that she really enjoyed lifting weights and feel her muscles work.

What other people  think of the hobby : Some people say that bodybuilding is disgusting.

One problem connected with the hobby : We have to eat a lot of protein-rich food and don’t go out much at night.

Something he/she has achieved : She has a great body now.

Person’s name : Jake Daniels

Name of hobby : Sudoku

What this person does in their hobby : Put a number in place by intuition

Why he/she likes the hobby : Because he loves the way the numbers all fall into place.

What other people  think of the hobby : People think a sudoku is a boring mathematical puzzle

One problem connected with the hobby : His friend used get annoyed about his sudoku habit.

Something he/she has achieved : He finished in the top ten in the National Championship last year.

4.       Person’s name : Dio Aikel

Name of hobby : Playing a musical instrument.

What this person does in their hobby : Playing guitar and write a song.

Why  do l like the hobby : Because I really love to hear a good voice and sound.

What other people  think of the hobby : Some people say that playing musical instrument is difficult.

One problem connected with the hobby : We have to diligent and disciplined.

Something I have achieved : I have some masterpieces.

5.       1. Amazing

       2. Terrifying/Terrified

       3. Embarrassed/Embarrassing

       4. Worried

       5. Excited

       6. Fascinated

       7. Disgusting

       8. Satisfying

       9. Boring

       10. Annoyed

6.       -

7.       1. Terrified

       2. Terrifying

       3. disguisted

       4. disgusting

    
8.    1. Terrified

       2. Exciting & Embarrassed

        3. disguting & fascinated

        4. Satisfying & bored

4B. How to talk about music

1.       I listen to some musics from a lot of genres.

2.       1. B

      2. A

      3. C

      4. c. Ritchie Blackmore

      5. A

      6. B

      7. F (Reggae)

      8. C

      9.C

3.       –

4.       1. Solo

      2. Cello

      3.Melody

      4. Concertmaster

      5. Keepsake or Memorials

      6. Stadium or Hall

5.       1. Guitar, drum, bass, keyboard, guitarist, bassis, keyboardist, etc

2. Rock, Jazz, Reggae, Pop, etc

3. CD, Records, Tapes, etc

4. Stadium, Caffee, Hall, Club , etc

6.       1. Cheaper

       2. Smaller

       3. More convenient

       4. Easier

       5. Bettter

       6. Smaller

       7. Best

       8. Clearer

       9. Cheapest

      10.Most Convenient

      11. Most Popular

7.       Comparative : Cheaper,Smaller,More convenient,Easier, Bettter, Smaller, Clearer.

      Superlative    : Best, Cheapest, Most Convenient, Most Popular.

8.       –

4C. How to compare and discuss preferences

1.       No, I don’t agree

2.       – I’m a vegetarian but I don’t mind if you eat meat.

     -  I absolutely adore this restaurant

      - I’m not too keen on Italian food

3.       A joke is in

4.       –

5.       A. True

       b. True

      c. False

      d. Doesn’t say

      e. False

      f. Doesn’t say

      g.Doesn’t say

6.       1. When it isn’t as busy as early evening

       2. The food is such tasty vegetarian as you in The Chestnut

       3.

       4.

      5.

      6.

      7.

      8.

      9.

7.       1. B. You pay about the same at both

      2. B. The El Paso is bigger

8.       –

4D. How to explain what a film is about

1.       1. Scarface, I love the film because the character of my favorite actor is cool.

      2. The Carlito’s Way, I like the film because the story is amazing for for me.

      3. Transcendence, I love the film because I like the hairstlye’s Johnny Depp.

      4.The Godfather, I love the film because I like to see The Gangsters.

      5. This Is Cinta, I love the film because My idol gave me something in her film.

2.       1. A Drama

       2. A Science Fiction Film

       3. A Fantasy Film

       4. A Comedy

       5. An Action Film

       6. A Musical

       7. A Romance

3.       1. For Women

      2. For Men

      3. For Men

      4. For Men

      5. For Men

      6. For Women

      7. For Women

4.       –

       9.     1. The reviews is about

                2.  Yes, I do agree

                3.  I think the writers is a male

     10.   It’s a film about a single woman who is looking for the right man to start relationship  with.

                It’s about a woman who is unhappy because she hasn’t got a man.

She gets into some situtations which are really embarrassing.

     11.     She’s found a man who she likes.

    

4E. Writing A description of a film or book

1.       No, I haven’t.

2.       1. I saw a great film recently called ‘Arachnophobia’

2. It’s a comedy horror film about deadly spiders who invade a small Californian town

3.  Jeff Daniels is the star of the film

4. He plays Doctor Jennings who moves to the town but can’t find work because an old man called Doctor Metcalf already works there

5. However, his patient start to die and people in the town think he’s bad doctor.

6. When the old doctor is killed by the spiders, Doctor Jennings takes over.

7. The most frightening moment is when Doctor Jennings finds the queen spider in his own house.

8. I nearly jumped out of my seat

9. But the film is also very amusing and Jeff Daniels is really funny

3.       The film=  The film is is also very amusing.

The old doctor =  The old doctor is killed by the spiders

4.       A. 4

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

5. The most frightening moment is when a shark jumps on the boat. (3)

6.  No, I think there’s no missing.

7. There’s a girl goes for a swim in the sea and a shark kills the girl. And then, there are the   chief of police and two men go out in a boat to hunt for a shark. In the end, one of the men is dead, and they killed a shark and back to the beach.

8. There’s a poor man. His name was Tony. He want to become rich man. And once day, he join in the gangsters and become as a boss. He sells cocaine. But in the end he died, because his house is full of cops that want to kill him.

5A. How to talk about countries and goverments

1.       They show about the symbols in the countries and goverments as a power.

2.       Two facts I knew : 1. The five –pointed star is a very common symbol of military power.

    2. Lions and eagles are very popular symbols because they represent strength

Two facts I didn’t know : 1. The directions left and right  are used as symbols  for political views.

                                       2. The ballot box has perhaps become one of the great symbols of democracy.

3.       1. False

      2. True

      3. True

      4. False

      5. False

      6. True

4.       1. The directions left and right are used as symbols for political views.

      2. The colour is used as a protective sign on the hats of peacekeeping forces.

      3. Many public buildings were built to look like buildings from ancient Greece and Rome.

      4. Lions and eagles are very popular symbols because they represent strength.

5.       Capital, democracy, national,political, president, republic, socialist.

6.       1. Head of state

      2. President

      3. Republic

      4.  Elections

      5. Represent

      6. Democracy

      7. Political

      8.Socialist

      9. Capital

     10. United Nations

     11. Conservative

     12. National

12. 

Individual People	Positions	Organizataions
Princess Diana	The Emperor of japan	The European Union
President Kennedy	The US President	The United Nations
King Richard III
Queen Elizabeth

13. 1. What’s the name of the president of the USA?

       2. Who’s the leader of the Conservative Party?

       3. Where’s the headquarters of the United Nations

       4. Is Prince William from the United Kingdom

       5. Is Czech Republic in the European Union?

       6. Did president Mandela meet the president of Tanzania?

5B. How to talk about rules and laws

1.       Yes, I have. I have turtle. Last one I had two, but one of them is died. And now, I just have one turtle.

2.       They mean not to allow or forbid us to do something with animals in a place.

3.        

	You can do it	You can’t do it
Less formal	Allow	Forbid
More formal	Permit	Prohibit

4.       1. Smoking isn’t allowed .

      2. Parking isn’t permitted.

      3. Mobile phones are forbidden.

      4. Taking photographs is prohibited.

5.       B. Funny animal laws

6.       You can walk your dog in Waterboro, Maine, but the lead must be shorter than 8 feet.

7.       A : Why the dogs are forbidden in Barber Shop?

       B : Because it’s illegal to take a pet into a barber shop.

8.       Must : The lead must be shorter than 8 feet.

       Musn’t : You musn’t travel with an animal on the roof of your car in Anchorage.

      Have to : You’ll have to leave your dog outside.

      Can : You can kill a racoon any time before two o’clock in the morning.

      Can’t :  You can’t take one into a school.

9.       2. True

      3. False : You can walk your dog in Waterboro

      4. True

      5. True

      6. False : You can kill a racoon any time before 2 a.m.

10.    

To say it’s allowed	To say it’s forbidden	To say it’s an obligation	To say it’s not an obligation
Can	Can’t	Must	Musn’t
	Forbid	Have to

11.   1. Must               6. Have to

      2. Mustn’t           7. Must

      3. Have to

      4. Must be

      5. Must

5C. How to talk about stories in the news

 1.       Sometimes I read the news in the morning.

 2.       1. robbed

       2. attack

       3. steal

      4. rob

      5. murder

      6. shoot

      7. kill

     8. kidnap

     9. Hijack

    10. Arrest

3.       A woman hit a robber  with a baseball bat.

4.       2. True

      3.True

      4. True

      5. True

     6. False : Geraldo  is keen to develop his idea  and is already thinking  of making zebra cab  or a lion cab.

9.       1. Juan

2. b. To put the focus on the robbers, not juan.

10.   1. Has been stolen

      2. robbed

      3. have arrested

      4. took

      5. has been hijacked

      6. killed

11.   1. The alarms were switched off

2. Security guards got a drug.

3. Film from security was deleted.

4. less valuable paintings are not taken.

5. Painting found in Hong Kong.

6. Three men were arrested.

5D. How to talk about past events

1.       Indonesian Independence Day in every year.

2.       I think the mystery is when the prince disappeared.

3.       1. They are siblings.

2. Because Prince Edward  was old enough to be a king.

3. Because a lot of people thought that Richard had murdered the boys.

4. Henry became a king when Richard was killed.

5. No, they didn’t.

6. Because Sir James Tyrell confessed that he had murdered the boys on Richard’s order.

7. I think the bones of two childern were found under the stairs of church in the tower London.

8. Because it was a sign of an evil mind.

8.         1. B

        2. A

9.       B. The prince died

10.    

+	-	?
He had killed them	He had not killed them	Had he killed them?

11.   1. Richard had murdered the boys.

2. Henry Tudor had spent some time in France.

3. Ricard had killed them.

4. Althought he didn’t say what had happened  to their bodies.

12.    1. Took and Had killed

       2. Has killed & took

       3. Had put & died

      4. Died & had put

      5. Had begun & spent

      6.  Had examined & changed

13.   This paintings shows the two princes, Edward and Richard , in the Tower. They were put there by Uncle Richard.

5E. Writing Narrating a Story

1.       To increase knowledge.

2.       C. To entertain the reader

3.       1. Tom left his keys on his desk

2. Tom asked , Is that you , jo?

3. Jo heard breaking glasss

4. Jo hid

4.       1. Because jo was in a panic.

2. Because Jo was in a tizzy.

3. Because was afraid.

5.       –

6.       1. B. First green, then blue

2. A. First blue, the green

3. C. Green and blue at the same time

7.       Past tense, past perfect tense, past continous tense.

8.       1. I listened the radio and then I had made lunch

    I listened the radio after I’d had made lunch

    I listened the radio while I was making lunch

2. I read the newspaper and then I had traveled work

                    I read the newspaper after I’d had traveled work

                    I read the newspaper while I was traveling work

9.       He was staying  in a hotel Barcelona . He went to a concert one night and he took  a taxi back to the hotel, but it couldn’t take him to the door because the hotel was too far, so he walked alone. But he left his bag in taxi. He thought that he was late and then he was alone. Suddenly he heard the footsteps around him, and he was frightened. He thought that it was a robber. He ran to the hotel, and it follow him in. And the end it was taxi driver who wants to returning his bag.

6A.How to express strong feelings

1. Don’t be sleepy when you’re driving.

2. 1. The reason is Suzy’s car has crashed Paul’s car

    2. Suzi called the police

3. 1. Yes, she was.

    2. Yes, she does.

    3. Yes, I think so.

    4. Yes, she does.

    5. No, I don’t think so.

4. I think the police will come to them and help them  of the accident.

5. Very big (Enormous), very tired (exhausted), very frightened (Awful), very angry (furious), very suprising (amazing)

6. Terrible (terrify), very bad (worse), bad (ugly), good (nice), very good (best), wonderful (marvelous)

7. 1. Terrified

    2. exhausted

    3. brilliant

    4. amazing

    5. furious

8. 1.  Use so to make a noun more extreme

    2.  Use such to make an adjective or adverb more extreme.

9. It’s such a strange coincidence.

    It’s so wonderful to see you again.

    I’m so sorry about what happened.

   I was such a fool to leave you for Mercedes.

10. 1. Why was paul so furious?

      2. It’s such an amazing story

      3. I’m so exhausted

      4.Why do you drive such an enormous car?

      5. Why  do you drive so fast?

6B. How to tell and show interest in an anecdote

1.       Yes, I have. I have lost my important files in my handphone.

2.       A full head of hair

3.       1. It was happened when Ray Heilwagen during World II.

2. Ray Heilwagen

3. Stephen’s house

4. Stephen Breiteinstein

5. a few francs, some receipts, some photos, and Mr.Heilwagen social security card.

6. They found the owner on the internet.

7. The owner was very happy.

8. It took over 60 years to return the wallet.

4.       The similiarities are they found what they lost. And the differences are one is losing and one again is founding.

5.       After paying : He forgot to pick up his wallet after paying and drove awayy.

Before being moved : Before the next morning, before being moved to hospital, he couldn’t find it

Kind enough to look  : He was amazed that a stranger would be kind enough to look for him.

Remembers taking out : He remembers taking out his wallet to look at the photos.

Stoped to buy : Mr.Schmitt had stopped to buy petrol in Logan.

Too late to go back : When he noticed, it was too late  to go back.

6.       –

7.       1. To see

2. Eating

3. To meet

4. Driving

5. To look

6. Going

7. To do

8. To take

8.       1. Thanks for helping me (use gerund after prepositions)

2.Too late to go back (use to +infinitive after adjectives)

9.       1. Leaving

2. To go

3. Being returned

4. Bringing

5. Helping

6. To know

7. Doing

6C. How to talk about people in your neighbourhood

1.       Positive   : Friendly, helpful, kind, nosy,polite,

Negative : A bully, to fight,naughty, noisy, rude

2.       1. Rough behaviour

2. Animal problem

3. Rubbish

4. Naughty childern

5. Noise

6.Walls and fence problems

7. Car parking

3.       –

4.       I think the people in the photos have some bad neighbours.

5.       –

6.       1. Naughty

2. Bully

3. Divorce

4. Bark

5. Helpful

7.       1. False – he’s retired

2. True

3. True

4.True

5. True

6. False- She says they enjoy complaining.

8.       1. The Lanes

2.  It’s when Mrs. Lane’s daughter painting graffiti on their garage wall.

3. Beacuse the writer want to give a lesson to the readers.

9.       1. She

      2. They

      3.often

      4. Always

      5. Want to

      6. She

      7. She

10.   -

11.   They &  She

12.   She says she saw their daughter writing on the wall. She says, “I saw their daughter writing on the wall.

13.   My mother often says she hates the noise.

  

6D. How to report what people said

1.       I think the story will be about the man who sold the eiffel tower.

2.       Who sold the tower was Lustig. And who bought it was Andre Poisson.

3.       a.2

      b. 1

      c. 3

      d. 6

      e. 4

       f. 5

4. 1. Said

   2. Told

   3. Said

5.1. Told

   2. Said

   3. Said

   4. Told

   5. Said

   6. Told

6.       –

7. A. Needed

   B. She’d needed

   C. She’d need

10.   2. You’d be fine

      3. He’d bought it             

      4. Santa Claus had brought it

      5. She looked lovely

      6. He doesn’t very well

6E. Writing Exchanging news in a personal letter

1.   1. (D)

    2 .(B)

    3 .(A)

    4. (C)

    5. (F)

    6. (E)

2.      A. My birthday is the same as yours

      B. Wow, what a coincidence!

     A. My uncle has died.

     B. Oh no, I’m so sorry.

3.       I guess the Ashley’s flat is so mess.

4.       –

5.   1. Although

    2. However

    3. Anyway

    4. By the way

6.  2. I’m happy, although I’m very tired.

    3. I don’t want it, it’s too expensive and anyway I don’t even like it.

    4.We did it, although it wasn’t easy.

    5. It’s boring, however it’s very well paid

    6. I don’t take the sugar. Anyway, I don’t like it. Also, it’s bad for you.

7.       B. Good friends

8.       4-3-2-1

9.       Maybe they will say ’’hello’’ or ‘’what a suprise’’ each other.

10.    Dear Ashley,

    I’m fine thank you. It’s nice to hear that. I hope you will be okay with your neighbours.

We will talk about it later, if we met someday. Yes, I have. My new place is like a rural.
It’s nice here. Yes, I get.

See you someday ashley!

Love from Fran

Thank You... ^_^

 by : Dio Aikel