Speaking Skill

Expressing Like and Dislike LIKE	DISLIKE
I’m really delighted	I’m fed up
I’m crazy about	I’ve never liked …
I’ve always liked/loved	I really hate…
I like/love …	I’m extremely displeased
I keen on …	I’m not keen on
I enjoy…	I can’t bear/stand…
…. Is great/ very good/ fun/ fantastic.	…. Is boring.

Dialogue I

A: wow, this sofa is comfortable, is it imported from Italy?

B: no, it isn’t. I am not really interested in imported products. I am satisfied with domestic ones. There are less expensive but have similar quality.

Dialogue II

Cicik : I heard you are looking for a job.

Rini : Yes, and I had already one.

Cicik : Really? I am really delighted to hear that.

Rini : Thank you.

Cicik : Your parents must be pleased and proud of you.

Rini : They want me to run their business. They are fed up with my decision.

Cicik : Didn’t you give them your reasons?

Rini : I did and I hope they will accept my decision.

Now, work in pair to make a short conversation with showing the expressing "like or dislike"!

Listening skill

Fill the missing words in Recount text below based on what the speaker says!

My Rush Time as a Journalist

I usually ….. up at eight a.m. and ….. to the Press Center to check the daily's schedule and briefing and Press Conferences. Usually held by the United Nation officials or disaster mitigation team, Alwi Shihab. It ….. challenging to visit different refugee camps to find soft stories, human interest stories. Then, I ….. back to the Press Center in between to cover the Press Conferences of the day.

It was hard breaking when I ….. the survivors find for food and second hand clothing which they ….., were limited and inadequate. Emerging to a glaring, fool noon, it was time to go back to the Press Center to write stories and race against time. Always worrying that the internet connection ….. come crashing down. And after everything was done, only then I …... to eat. Most times I only ….. once a day, because we always ….. to rush and it was difficult to find food. We had to travel quite far about 30 to 45 minutes trip by car to find fresh food.

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