Invitation (writing)


How to write an invitation letter:
1.  The tone of an invitation should be always positive, in anticipation of a pleasurable occasion. Picture your guests smiling when they read your letter of invitation. Clever phrasing, poetry or a themed approach may be appropriate for an informal occasion, but you should express the details clearly.
2. Extend the invitation, naming the event and including the date, time, and place. If the event has a special purpose, such as honoring someone or celebrating an anniversary, state this.

Gratitude, Compliment, and Congratulation


Gratitude is expression that used to said thank you to other people.

Kind of gratitude expression are :
v Thank you very much.
v Thanks.
v I’m grateful to…….
v I want to thank.
v I want to express my gratitude to……..
v I keep forgetting to thank you for…….

Surprise and Disbeliefs


Surprises and Disbeliefs is expression that used to expressomething that we can’t believe or impossible.
 

Asking for Information

There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English. Here are some of the most common:

* Could you tell me...?
* Do you know...?
* Do you happen to know...?
* I'd like to know...
* Could you find out...?
* I'm interested in...
* I'm looking for..

These two forms are used for asking for information on the telephone:

* I'm calling to find out...
* I'm calling about...


Narrative Text


Narrative text is a text which contains about story (fiction/non fiction/tales/folktales/ fables/myths/epic) and in its plot consists of climax of the story (complication) then followed by the resolution.

A narrative is a text to amuse, entertain and deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways. Narratives deal with problematic events which lead to acrisis or turning point of some kind which in trun find a resolution.
The generic structure of narrative text:

Modals in The Past Form


Modals in the past are :
  • Could.
  • Might.
  • Would.
  • Should.
The formula of Modals in the past form :
1. COULD + VERB BASE.
  • To offer Suggestion or Possibilities.
Example :
Cika : “I’m having trouble with math.”
Riko : “Why you don’t ask Kiki? Perhaps she could help you.”
  • To indicate that ability existed in the past but doesn’t exist now.
Example :
Santi : “Nik, can you climb the mango tree?”
Niko : “Well, I could climb the mango tree when I was so young, but I think I’m too heavy to climb it.”
2. WOULD + VERB BASE.
  • For an action that was repeated regulary in the past.
Example :
Ani    : “What did you do on holidays?”
Risma : “I would visit my grandparents and my other family in the village, but how not anymore.”
  • Insert rather into the pattern and use this expression to express preferences.
Example :
Jerry : “What would you rather do in weekend, go to the party or stay at home?”
Lita : “I would rather stay at home than go to the party.”
  • To express polite request.
Example :
Mr. Willy : “Would you mind posting the letter?”
Reva          : “No, not at all.”
3. SHOULD + VERB BASE.
  • To give definite advice.
Example :
Mother : “Neva, you should study tonight. You will have math test tomorrow, won’t you?”
Neva     : “I will, Mom.
4. MIGHT + VERB BASE.
  • To tell possibilities
Example :
Dina : “Why is Riko taking the bus to get home?”
Rita : “He might get a flat time.”
  • To express polite request.
Example :
Dimas : “Might I borrow your book?”
            Vera : “Yes, of course.”

Direct and Indirect Speech


Direct speech
ü Refers to reproducing another person’s exact words or saying exactly what someone has said.
Indirect Speech
ü Refers to reproducing the idea of another person’s words that doesn’t use quation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn’t have to be word for word.
In time expression and pronouns
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
§ Now - Then
§ Today - That day/ that night
§ Yesterday - The day before/ the previous day
§ Tomorrow - The next day/ following day
§ Last week - The previous week
§ Next week - The following week

Example:
D : She says, “I’m very good in Engish”.
I : She says, that he she very good in English”.
D= Direct speech I= Inderect speech

Statement
D : Mrs. Eliot said “ I worked hard for make a song yesterday.”
I : Mrs. Eliot said that she worked hard for make a song the day before.

Questions
D : Jack aksed “ Are you Miss World 2010?”
I : Jack aksed if/ wherher I was Miss World 2010.

Request/ command
D : Daey said to Justin Bieber “ Don’t wory about it”
I : Daey told Justin Bieber not to wory about it.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech
Simple Present - Past Tense

Simple Past - Past Perfect
Simple Future - Past Future
Present Continuos - Past Continuos

Past Continuos - Perfect Continuos

Descriptive Text

The Definition and Purpose of Descriptive Text

Descriptive Text is a text which say what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.


The Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

Descriptive text has structure as below:
Identification; identifying the phenomenon to be described.
Description; describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, or/and characteristics.


Features

* The topic is usually about the attributes of a thing.
* Third person pronoun forms are used.



Example :

Gregory is my beautiful gray Persian cat. He walks with pride and grace, performing a dance of disdain as he slowly lifts and lowers each paw with the delicacy of a ballet dancer. His pride, however, does not extend to his appearance, for he spends most of his time indoors watching television and growing fat.

He enjoys TV commercials, especially those for Meow Mix and 9 Lives. His familiarity with cat food commercials has led him to reject generic brands of cat food in favor of only the most expensive brands.

Gregory is as finicky about visitors as he is about what he eats, befriending some and repelling others. He may snuggle up against your ankle, begging to be petted, or he may imitate a skunk and stain your favorite trousers. Gregory does not do this to establish his territory, as many cat experts think, but to humiliate me because he is jealous of my friends.

After my guests have fled, I look at the old fleabag snoozing and smiling to himself in front of the television set, and I have to forgive him for his obnoxious, but endearing, habits.