Chapter V.�Everybody is always in the middle of something.
OBSERVING AND QUESTIONING
Lina : “Hey, that’s Dayu. Dayu! Dayu!”
Siti : “I don’t think she can hear you. She has earphones on her ears and she’s singing. Maybe she’s listening to her favorite songs.”
Edo : “Udin, let’s go out. Everybody is staying outside.”
Udin : “Be quiet, please. I’m trying to concentrate. I’m studying History for the test tomorrow.”
Beni : “Let’s go to your mom and ask her how to make stu!ed tofu.
Dayu : “Today she is in Posyandu till late afternoon. She’s doing vaccination for the babies and small kids in my neighbourhood.”
Dayu : “Where is Edo? Usually he comes earlier than me.”
Lina : “He cannot come to the study-group meeting today. He’s helping his father fixing the fence of his house.”
Lina’s Mom : “Lina, Beni’s calling.”
Lina : “I can’t come to the phone now, Mom. I’m mixing the flour and the eggs for the pastry. My hand is full of dough. Please tell him I’ll call him back soon.”
Siti : “Beni, you look very serious.”
Beni : “Yes. I’m doing the task to describe a girl in this class to criticize her. I’m writing about you. I’m trying to say about your bad habits.”
Siti : “Are you mopping the !oor again? You’ve just "nished mopping it, haven’t you?”
Dayu : “Well, I tripped over the stool and fell and spilled my milk all over the floor.”
Edo : “Where are the others? They are not having lunch now?”
Siti : “No. They are all in the library. They’re looking for some texts about animals and plants in the encyclopedia. Let’s go and join them.”
OBSERVING AND QUESTIONING
Dayu : “Hi Udin. I went to your house around ten yesterday to return your magazine, but the
door was closed. I knocked on the door many times but nobody came out.”
Udin : “Nobody was at home yesterday. I was going to the football practice. My mom and
my dad were attending a wedding party, and my brother was going out with his
friends.”
Lina : “Did you all go to practise football?”
Beni : “Only Udin and I went to practise football. Edo could not come because he had
much homework to do.
Udin : “Yes, when we got there to pick him up, he was doing his Math homework.
Beni : “What time did you !nish your homework, Edo?”
Edo : ”I don’t remember what time I !nished my homework. Maybe at five. I remember
that when my dad got home around 4 pm, I was still working on my homework.”
Edo : “By the way, did you get to the practice on time or late?”
Udin : “We were a bit late. When Beni and I got to the field, the others were just sitting
and chatting. They said they were waiting for us.”
Beni : “In fact, they were not just waiting for us. They were also waiting for our coach
Mr. Ali. He was going to the sports shop to buy a new whistle.”
COLLECTING INFORMATION
COLLECTING INFORMATION
Siti : “Lina, I called you when ___________________________________________ yesterday, but you did not hear me.”
Lina : “Really? I’m sorry I did not hear you. _______________________________________________________________________.
Siti : “Lina, I called you when you were walking out of the bank yesterday, but you did not hear me.”
Lina : “Really? I’m sorry I did not hear you. I was listening to music with earphones.”
Lina : “Udin, why didn’t Edo go out of the classroom during the break?”
Udin : “He didn’t go out _______________________________________.”
Siti : “Beni, did you go to Dayu’s mother to learn to make stu�ed tofu?”
Beni : “No, she was in Posyandu the whole day yesterday. _____________________________________________________________.”
Edo : “I’m sorry I didn’t come to the study-group meeting. ____________________________________________________________________.”
Dayu : “It’s €ne, Edo. So far, you have only missed one meeting.”
Dayu : “Lina is visiting her relative in Yogyakarta. She left early in the morning yesterday.”
Beni : “I don’t think so. At eight she was still at home.”
Dayu : “How do you know she was still at home at eight yesterday?”
Beni : “I called her at eight and her mom told me Lina could not take the phone because ___________________________________. Her hands were full of eggs and�our.”
Siti : Beni did the homework to write a descriptive text only this morning during the break. You know what? His text is about me! Dayu: How do you know?
Siti : I met him in the library. He told me that _______________________. And, he chose me. _____________________________________________________________________________________________.”
Lina : Siti, I saw you walking to school by yourself this morning. Don’t you usually go to school with Dayu?
Siti : Yes, I do. But this morning I left Dayu behind because ________________________________________ when I got to her house. I didn’t want to be late to class again.
Beni : I went to the canteen during the break but I didn’t see you there.
Udin : I was in the library with Siti, Edo, and Lina. ______________________________________________________.”
COLLECTING INFORMATION
The first one has been done for you. First, copy the example.
Lina : “ Beni, what (happen) to your foot?”
Beni : “I (trip) and (fall) while I (carry) the pillows up the stairs at home.”
Lina : “I hope you’ll get well soon, Beni.”
Lina : “ Beni, what happened to your foot?”
Beni : “I tripped and fell while I was carrying the pillows up the stairs at home.”
Lina : “I hope you’ll get well soon, Beni.”
Udin : “Why (you, not, join) us to the picnic yesterday?”
Edo : “I (help) mum. She (make) a lot of cup-cakes for the Papua community gathering in the community hall last night.”
Dayu : “Siti, where (you, be) before you (go) to school this morning? I (call) you around six to remind you to bring my dictionary to school. But, nobody (pick) up the phone?”
Siti : “I’m sorry I (not, hear) your call. I (water) the front yard. Here’s your dictionary. I (not, forget) to bring it.”
Beni : “Lina, I (come) to your house last night to return your calculator, but your gate (be) locked.”
Lina : “Sorry. We (eat) out to celebrate my sister’s birthday.”
Siti : “Lina, are you okay. What’s the matter with you?”
Lina : “I’m a bit worried about my mom and dad. When I (get) home from swimming yesterday, they (talk) angrily to each other. “
Siti : “Don’t worry Lina. I think they (just, argue). It’s normal.”
Beni : “You’re really good at tying knots.”
Udin : “Thank you. I (pay) good attention while Kak Kemal (explain) how to do that to us.”
Lina : “You keep yawning. (not, you) have enough sleep last night?”
Dayu : “No. I (not, sleep) well last night. I (not, sleep) in my bed with my little sister, but in the long chair in the living room. My grandmother (fall) asleep there when she (read) a story to my sister. So did my sister.”
Dayu : “Edo, wash the pan for me, please. I need it to make fried noodle.”
Edo : “Dayu, sorry, I can’t. I (just, get) a small accident. I (cut) my thumb when I was peeling the manggoes for our lunch.”
REFLECTING
ASSOCIATING
You know that in each statement above the speaker provides an explanation about a fact by stating that exactly the same action is in progress now, was in progress at a certain point of time in the past, and will be in progress at a certain point of time in the future.
Now, identify the actions in progress used by the speaker to explain each fact.
Hand-write your work on a piece of paper. Make sure you know the meaning of every word and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too. While you are writing, say the words loudly, clearly, and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problems, come to me. The first two have been done for you. First, copy the examples.
Beni’s explanation that Siti’s hobby is reading novels:
Lina’s explanation why she will never see the sun during her stay in Manado:
ASSOCIATING
The first two have been done for you. First, copy the
examples.
A: Can you come and help me to lift the table.
B: I’m sorry, I can’t. I (fry) bananas.
A: Can you come and help me to lift the table.
B: I’m sorry, I can’t. I’m frying bananas.
Look, the children are very happy outside. They (play) football in the rain.
I know that the sun usually shines brightly in Ambon. But when I (go) there for a short tour last December, the sun (not, shine) at all. It (be) cloudy everyday. It (rain) again and again.
After almost three weeks with a lot of school work, I’m glad that the school (hold) sports and arts competion this week. I (take) part in the solo singer competition. Last year I (not, take) part in the competition because I (have) a very bad sore throat.
My uncle is a very good badminton player. Now he (practise) hard for the Mayor’s Cup next week. Two days ago when I (go) to his house to ask him to cut my hair, he (be) not at home. My aunt (say)he (practise) badminton in the sports hall. I understand I should not disturb him now because he (prepare) for the match. Next week I will have no time to play around because I (watch) all his matches.
A: More than 10 people from our class are going to go jogging up the Cimacan hill next Sunday. Are you coming?
B: I’m sorry, I can’t go with you. A niece of mine (celebrate) her 15th birthday. I (attend) her party.
The thief broke in when everyone (sleep) very soundly. Unfortunately, he (trip) over something and (bump) his head on the big cupboard, so my mom and dad (wake) up. With my mom’s help, he could catch him while he (try) to get up. When I (wake) up because of the noise, I was surprised. My faher (tie) the thief to the chair, and my mother (call) the police. I’m very proud of my brave parents.
One of the happiest moments in my life is having a family gathering in my grandma’s house once a year during the school holidays. Everybody keeps talking and laughing. My aunts and uncles (still, talk) happily when I (wake) up at one last night. At this moment, whilethey (prepare) the lunch, they (talk) noisily in the big kitchen. And, I’m sure they (talk) until they go to bed late tonight.
COMMUNICATING
Work in your group. For each situation below, think of THREE possible actions that are/were/will be in progress at present, at a certain point of time in the past, or at a certain point of time in the future. Start each of your sentence with “Maybe ...” because they are just what you or your friends think.
Hand-write your sentences on a piece of paper. Make sure you know the meaning of every word and spell it correctly. Use the punctuation marks correctly, too. While you are writing, say your sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.
Use a dictionary. If you have any problem, come to me. Two examples are given to you. First, copy the examples. Then, put your work on the wall so that the others in your class can see your sentences. Discuss your sentences with them.
What everybody in my family may be doing now
What my classmates said he/she was doing just before sunset yesterday
My Journal
I have just learnt to
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The activities I like most were
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The activities I found most di"cult were
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What I need to do better is/are
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