ALL ABOUT EXPRESSION

Expressing suggestion

Agreeing and dissagreeing

-   I’d like to suggest that we break for lunch now. -   Let’s not stay too long. I’m feeling rather tired. -   What about going for a swim? -   I don’t think it’s worth waiting here for her. -   You’d better hurry up or you’ll be late. -   If I were you, I would accept his offer. -   You should join the reading club to spend your time. -   You ought to go to wayang performance. -   Why not hire a car?

-       That’s a good idea. -       Oh, all right. -       I’d love to. -       Frankly I dont think it is. -       Well, actually I don’t like him. -       Well, to be quite honest, I am not very keen on reading. -       Thanks for your suggestion, but I don’t understand the language. -       Do you think we have money for that?

Expressing possibility/impossibility

Example of expressing possibility/impossibility :

1.    There is little chance of finding a good job in foreign countries.

2.    There is more chance of solving such serious problems, if we have a competent staff.

3.    There is a chance that the bank will lend me a sum of money.

4.    There is possibility that the students will win the English speech contest.

5.    There is a good chance to make marketing with e-mail.

6.    It is impossible to gain success without working hard.

expressing possibility:

-          My grandmother may travel alone.

-          Maybe she will make the trip alone.

-          Perhaps she will visit London.

-          Possibly, she will go by plane.

-          It’s possible that someone will meet her at the aero port.

-          She might buy some present for the family before she goes.

-          I suppose she might spend a lot of money on the presents.

-          There’s a chance she will like the city.

-          She will take an umbrella as it could rain heavily there.

expressing impossibility:

-          No, it’s impossible to repair that old chevrolet.

-          Even a good mechanic can’t possibly fix  it.

-          We may not be able to travel by car.

-          There’s no chance my father repairs it tomorrow

MODAL  + PERFECT

Modal +perfect is usually used to show the past event.

MODAL + HAVE + V3 / BEEN

1.   COULD + HAVE + V3 / BEEN

It used to express something that actually can happen in a past.

Example:

He could have eaten ice cream.        (He didn’t eat ice cream)

2.   MIGHT + HAVE + V3 / BEEN

It used to express possibility/ ppredict something happen in the past.

Example:

His room was so dirty, he might have forgotten to clean it.

3.   SHOULD + HAVE + V3 / BEEN

It used to express something that should happen in the past.

Example:

I should have gone to doctor this morning.          (I didn’t go to the doctor this morning)

4.   MUST + HAVE + V3 / BEEN

It used to express something logical happen in the past.

Example:

The grass is wet. It must have rained last night.

Expressing curiousity

-          What I’d really like to find out is...

-          How do you feel about...?

-          I’d be very interested to know...

-          What do you mean?

-          I’ve been meaning to ask you.

-          What is your opinion about...?

-          I’d like to know...

-          What is your idea to see...?

-          I wish I knew...

-          I’d love to know...

-          What about...?

-          What’s on your mind?

-          How about...?

-          I wonder...?

Expressing Opinion

a.    Asking for opinion

-       How do you feel about...?

-       What do you think about...?

-       What is your opinion about...?

-       What is your idea to see...?

-       What’s your opinion of...?

-       What about...?

-       What’s on your mind?

b.   Giving opinion

-       Well, in my opinion...

-       According to me...

-       I think...

-       I assume...

-       In my perspective...

-       I see that...

-       I’d just like to say...

-       From my point of view...

-       As far as I’m concerned...

-       Well, I must say...

-       My idea is...

-       I believe...

-       I feel...

-       I strongly believe that...

-       I absolutely agree with...

-       I am standing in a possition to support...

-       I disagree with...

-       That might be true, but I...

-       I am in opposition to...

EXAMPLE 2

Why did he stop loving me so fast?

This boy and I were texting each other for about 5 days. Each day he said something and then started flirting with me. He is a kind of player. I liked him back but when he asked me out I said maybe we should wait. He took that very well for a few days and then when I texted him saying do you still like me, he said kinda and then we never really texted eachother again. Now when I see him in the halls he checks me out but doesn't say anything. What happened? Does he still like me? Help!

EXAMPLE OF ADVICE COLUMN

EXAMPLE:

Dear mate,

I need advice.If you had to take a class with one of your professors, which would you pick and why?

PROFESSOR A
Professor A is new to the faculty and this is his first time teaching the course. He is a decent professor. He is also very prudent and respectful of his students.

PROFESSOR B
Professor B is more intelligent and experienced in teaching than the first professor. He is engaging and entertaining during lectures and has a very generous grading curve. The only problem is that he comes across as being creepy and arrogant and he makes sexual jokes in class that you think cross the line.

THE ANALYSIS

Those examples of advice column that you have read are belong to Hortatory Exposition text. Here is the analysis:

THESIS

Well, I know that now you are very confuse which one is the best for you. As we know, every people have their own positive and negative attitudes, even a professor like yours.

ARGUMENT 1 

Professor A: easy grades. Since he's new so his works for the students might not be stable yet. So maybe easy class works and easy grades. But his 1st time inexperience might lead to "bad teaching" since he won't know what good to teach and what not to teach. And maybe bad time managing on test dates and stuff.

ARGUMENT 2

Professor B: Sounds like he would be a good choice because of his experiences. And the most important thing when it comes to pick good professor is that, he/or she should be entertaining and enthusiastic in his/or her teaching. Because you won't want a boring professor; you'll likely to fail if that the case. (happened to me)

RECOMMENDATION

P.S. I would pick Professor B because I want to be sure that my grade won't fail due to inexperienced professor.. it would be suck to retake. Just go with the professor with good rating by students. Just ignore the jokes stuff. You simply don't have to laugh along and stuff with him. Just show up and do your part. And the professor should, too.

EXERCISE 1 (Hortatory Exposition Text)

What do you think of this woman?

Being Fat  Is  A  Serious  Problem

Do you know if you are too fat, you may have serious problems with your health ? A group of doctors wrote a report about some of the effects of too much fat.

One important effect is on the heart. If you are fat, your heart has to work harder. This may lead to a heart attack or heart problems.

In addition, extra fat can also change the amount of sugar in your blood. This can cause a serious disease such as diabetes.

Furthermore high blood pressure is another possible result of being fat.

More studies are needed about all these problems but one thing is clear, extra fat may make your life shorter. So we should mind our diet.

Answer the following questions based on the text above.

•          What is the topic of the text ?

•          Mention the case (s) or the arguments(s) the writer wrote in the text!

•          What advices (suggestions) did the writer give to solve the problems ?

 

Fill the left column with the Text  Organization

	Do you know if you are too fat, you may have serious problems with your health? A group of doctors wrote a report about some of the effects of too much fat.
	One important effect is on the heart. If you are fat, your heart has to work harder. This may lead to a heart attack or heart problems. In addition, extra fat can also change the amount of sugar in your blood. This can cause a serious disease such as diabetes. Furthermore high blood pressure is another possible result of being fat.
	More studies are needed about all these problems but one thing is clear, extra fat may make your life shorter.  So we should mind our diet.

 

THE ADVICE COLUMN

Advice column in Indonesia means 'kolom nasehat'.
An advice column is a column in a magazine or newspaper written by an advice columnist (colloquially known in British English as an agony aunt, or agony uncle if the columnist is a male). The image presented was originally of an older woman providing comforting advice and maternal wisdom, hence the name "aunt". An advice columnist can also be someone who gives advice to people who send in problems to the newspaper. 
 
Some of famous advice columnists:

Many advice columns are now  appear in countless newspapers. Prominent U.S. examples include Dear Abby, Ann Landers, and in a more modern form, Carolyn Hax's "Tell Me About It". Internet sites such as the Elder Wisdom Circle offer relationship advice to a broad audience, while Dear Maggie offers sex advice to a predominantly Christian readership in Christianity Magazine. In the UK, Ann Widdecombe is renowned for her advice column in The Guardian newspaper and has been for many years.

  Advice columns on the internet provide ways to share one's interests and expertise. Anyone can be a columnist and create their own advice column. Users can can post questions for columnists to answer. Users can also interact with the columnist and with each other to voice their opinions. E-mailing advisors is popular because readers can open up their personal problems without exposing their identity to the world. Popular e-mail advisers include Aunt Vera and Annie.

You can find the example of advice column via internet here:

- http://www.dearmrsweb.com/
- http://www.elle.com/Life-Love/Ask-E.-Jean/Ask-E.-Jean-He-s-Just-Not-That-Into-You