ENGLISH MATERIAL

For first semester of computer science

(POLTEK HARBER)

BY : NUR LAELI, M.Pd.

1. Sentence types
2. Basic sentence
3. Basic grammar
4. Positive, negative introgative
5. Active/passive voice
6. Editing
7. Writing practice
8. My lovely family
 UNIT 1

SENTENCE TYPES:

Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex

1. Simple Sentences
- A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb.
- It expresses a single complete thought that can stand on its own.
Examples:
1. The baby cried for food.
^There is a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought.
2. Professor Maples intelligent students completed and turned in their homework.
^ A simple sentence does not necessarily have to be short. It can have
adjectives. In this case,there are two verbs completed and turned in.
However, the sentence expresses onecomplete thought and therefore is a
simple sentence.
3. Megan and Ron ate too much and felt sick.
^Although there are two subjects and two verbs, it is still a simple sentence
because both verbs share the same subjects and express one complete
thought.

2. Compound Sentences
- A compound sentence has two independent clauses. An independent clause is a
part of a sentence that can stand alone because it contains a subject and a verb and
expresses a complete thought.
- Basically, a compound contains two simple sentences.
- These independent clauses are joined by a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet,
so).
Examples:
1. The shoplifter had stolen clothes, so he ran once he saw the police.
^Both sides of the conjunction so are complete sentences. The shoplifter
had stolen clothescan stand alone and so can he ran once he saw the
police. Therefore, this is a compoundsentence.
2. They spoke to him in Spanish, but he responded in English.
^This is also a compound sentence that uses a conjunction to separate two
individual clauses.

3. Complex Sentences
- A complex sentence is an independent clause joined by one or more dependent
clauses. A
dependent clause either lacks a subject or a verb or has both a subject and a verb that
does
not express a complete thought.
- A complex sentence always has a subordinator (as, because, since, after, although,
when) or
relative pronouns (who, that, which).
Examples:
1. After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.
^ The independent clause is Tim went to the gym to exercise. The
subordinating clause beforeit is dependent on the main, independent clause.
 If one were to say after eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, it would
be an incomplete thought.
2. Opinionated women are given disadvantages in societies that privilege male
accomplishments.
^ The subject is opinionated women and the verb is are given. The first
part of the sentence opinionated women are given disadvantages in
societies is an independent clause that expresses a complete thought. The
following that privilege male accomplishments is a relative clause that
describes which types of societies.
3. The woman who taught Art History 210 was fired for stealing school supplies.
^ The dependent clause in this sentence is who taught Art History 210
because if removed, the rest of the sentence would stand as an independent
clause. Who taught Art History 210 is an adjective clause that provides
necessary details about the subject, woman.

Practice:
Identify whether the sentences are simple, complex, compound sentence. Please
underline dependent clauses where it applies.

1. Vampires Dairies is my favorite television show, but I also love True Blood.
2. The student wiped the white board that was filthy with last weeks notes.
3. The trendy fashion designer released her new line on Wednesday.
4. Trina and Hareem went to a bar in Hollywood to celebrate their anniversary.
5. Wicked Regina cast a spell on the entire city, so the citizens decided to rebel.
6. While waiting for the paint to dry, Angela went to Home Depot, and Martin
organized the
kitchen appliances.
7. After listening to the Kanye West CD, I have new respect for his music.
8. After the teacher chose groups, John and Sara were selected as partners for a
project, yet
Sarah did most of the work.

Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Simple Sentences
Simple sentences have one verb.
The man walked home.
The tall man with a beard walked home in the
poring rain

Compound Sentences
Compound sentences have two verbs and are joined
together by a conjunction (like but, so, or, and ), both
parts of the sentence make sense on their own.
The dog barked and it woke the baby.
I opened the door so she could come inside.
Complex Sentences
Complex sentences can have more than one verb. They
usually have conjunctions like, if, when, because,
whenever etc. They have a main clause and subordinate
clause. The subordinate clause cannot work without the
main clause.
The baby woke up when the doorbell rang
I can't help you if you can't tell me what's wrong

Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences EXERCISES

Read the following sentence and decide if they are simple, compound or complex
1. The boy at his lunch.
2. The unhappy boy with no shoes ate his tiny lunch on the door step in the rain.
3. After dinner, the baby woke up his mother with a loud yell.
4. The dog barked and the baby woke up
5. The police caught them and put them in jail.
6. She lived in Hull for many years but she didn't like it.
7. The dog barked because it was lonely
8. Because the dog barked, the baby woke up
9. The dog barked until the baby woke up
10. I was very happy when I first came to Hull.

Write three simple sentences

1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________

Write three compound sentences

1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________

Write three complex sentences

1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

Simple Sentence
 Simple sentence contains one subject and one verb. To build a sentence, we then
need some elements, like noun or pronoun, adjective, adverb and verbs. Here, they
are called "Core elements".

Further, the Core elements create two kinds of basic sentence, they are:
Verbal sentences and Nominal Sentences
Nominal Verbal

Subject + To Be + Complements Subject + Verb

I + am + a student We +study
I eat ( rujak)
You are policemen n You ride (a bike)
We are in the room adv of place They play (football)
They are happy adj She writes (a letter)
She is a doctor n He watches (TV)
He is a clever boy noun phrase It runs (fast)

Study more carefully! What kind of sentence are there, verbal or nominal
sentence?

1. Ahmad Solihin is very busy now.

2. The supervisor is not in today.
3. I am here every Sunday.
4. You are beautiful.
5. Indonesia will require many experts.
6. She will come there, if you invite her.

7. We shall have arrived at school at 7 oclock.

8. The investors are interested in running their business in Indonesia.

9. Lampung is one of the provinces in Sumatera.

10. Siti aminah is helping the doctor. Verbal

11. She was a good dancer.

12. They were friends
13. She will not has been at home by the end of this week.
14. Should we be there last night
15. Eva sulastri is married.
16. Her baby looks handsome.
17. To know much about me, please call me tonight.
18.He cares of people.
19. Do you make an animation at studio ?
20. Is he watching the program television?

Exercise 2
Correct the following sentences!
1. They are have three children
 2. We are closed the door last night.
3. She wrong.
4. You is are here now
5. My mother is swimming.
6. The guard is help me yesterday.
7. She is writes a letter. She is writing a letter. She writes a letter
8. Donita not a movie star.
9. Tanya a friendly nice lady.
10. It is run very slowly. It is running... it run

UNIT 2
Basic Sentence Structure

There are five basic patterns around which most English

sentences are built.They are as follows:
S-V Subject-Verb John sleeps.
Jill is eating.
Jack will arrive.

S-V-O Subject-Verb-Object I like rice.

She loves her job.
 He's eating an orange.

S-V-Adj Subject-Verb-Adjective He is funny.

The workers are lazy.
Karen seems angry.

S-V-Adv Subject-Verb-Adverb Jim is here.

Flowers are everywhere.
No one was there.

S-V-N Subject-Verb-Noun She is my mom.

The men are doctors.
Mr. Jones is the teacher.

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At the heart of every English sentence is the Subject-Verb relationship. Other
elements can be added to make a sentence more interesting, but they are not
essential to its formation.

The following sentences are examples of the S-V

pattern.
She sleeps. Core sentence

She sleeps soundly. An adverb is added to describe how she sleeps.

She sleeps on the sofa. A prepositional phrase is added to tell where she
sleeps.
She sleeps every afternoon A time expression is added to tell when she sleeps.
She is sleeping right now. Verb tense is changed, but S-V relationship
remains the same.
Mary will sleep later. Subject is named and another tense is used.

The dogs are sleeping in the New subject may require a different form of the
garage. verb.

Note: Any action verb can be used with this sentence pattern.

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The following sentences are examples of the S-V-O

pattern.
They like rice. Core sentence

The people like rice. Specific subject

The friendly people like rice. Subject modified with an adjective

The people in the restaurant Subject modified with an adjective

like rice.
The people like boiled rice. Object modified with an adjective

The people like hot, white rice. Object modified with more than one adjective

Note: Only transitive action verbs can be used with this sentence pattern.

The following sentences are examples of the S-V-Adj

pattern.
He is fine. Basic sentence with "be" verb

He seems happy. Basic sentence with another linking verb

Jordan is tall, dark and Series of adjectives

handsome.
He appears very comfortable. Adverb or intensifier added

George became sick last night. Different tense and linking verb

Note: Only linking verbs can be used with this sentence pattern.

The following sentences are examples of the S-V-Adv

pattern.
The teacher is here. Basic sentence

The teacher is over there. Using an adverb phrase

Teachers are everywhere. Plural noun and verb used

The teachers are in the lobby. Prepositional phrase functioning as adverb

Note: Only linking verbs can be used with this sentence pattern.

The following sentences are examples of the S-V-N

pattern.
The man is a doctor. Basic sentence

The women are doctors. Using plural noun and verb

My father is a nice guy. Modified subject and complement

My grandparents are senior Modified plural subject and complement

citizens.

Note: Only linking verbs can be used with this sentence pattern.

Exercise: Make at least 5 sentences for each pattern of basic sentence structure.

1. SV
2. SVO
3. S V Adj
4. S V Adv
5. SVN

UNIT 3
Basic Grammar

The concept of time can be split into:

1. The Present - What you are currently doing.
I eat, I am eating
2. The Past - What you did some time back.
I ate, I was eating
3. The Future - What you will do later.
I will eat, I will be eating

In the English language, tenses play an important role in sentence formation.

The tense of a verb shows the time of an event or action.
 PAST PRESENT PROGRESSIVE PERFECT FUTURE

V2 V1 V-ING Has/have + Will/shall +

V3/PP V-BASE
She ate She eats She is eating She has eaten She will eat
She did She does not She is not eating She has not She will not
not eat eat Is she eating? eaten eat
Did she Does she eat? Has she Will she eat?
eat? eaten?
She was She is sick She is being She has been She will be
sick sick sick

Note: pay attention with meaning in context.

Exercise 1
Write the following sentences in English and use the correcttense
1. Badri makan roti tadi malam
2. Badri sedang nonton sepakbola di TV sekarang
3. Badri baru saja membersihkan kamarnya.
4. Badri akan mengunjungi pacarnya jam 12.00 siang.
5. Shinta mencintaiku
6. Shinta sedang membuat kue untukku.
7. Shinta baru saja menelponku
8. Shinta akan memberi uang untukku besok.
9. Apakah shinta benar-benar mencintaiku?
10. Donita dulu pacarku.
11. Dia dulu cantik sekali.
12. Donita cantik, ramah dan pintar.
13. Aku tidak akan menikahi Donita
14. Aku akan pergi jauh
15. Donita akan menikah dengan seorang pria kaya.
Change the following sentences into simple past, present, perfect, and future tense

1. I am seeing your dad tomorrow.

2. I am reading the newspaper.
3. Susie is having her breakfast.
4. I am studying for the test.
5. Alice is knitting a sweater.
6. We are going to the park.
7. What are we having for dinner?
8. Are you coming to the park with me?
9. We are going to crash.
10. Anita is singing now.

Unit 4

materi Bahasa Inggris 1 Teknik Informatika

1. Present Tense (Waktu Sekarang)
a. Simple Present Tense (Waktu Sekarang Sederhana)
Rumus :
+ } S + V1 + O/C
} S + Do/does + not + V1 + O/C
? } Do/does + S + V1 + O/C

Example :
+ } Sisca Reads book everyday
} Sisca does not Read book everyday
? } does Sisca Read book everyday
Yes He does / No He does not (doesnt)
For I, We, You, They = do
He, She, It = Does

Contoh kalimat :
(+) She is a new people here.
(+) He plays football every morning
(-) She isnt a new people here.
(-) He does not playing football every morning.
(?) Is she a new people here?
(?) How playing football every morning?

b. Present Continuous Tense (Waktu Berlangsung Sekarang)

Menerangkan suatu perbuatan yabg sedang berlangsungpada waktu sekarang.
Rumus :
+ } S + Be + V1 + ing + O/C >> + } They are playing badmintoon now
} S + Be + not + V1 + ing + O/C >> } They are not playing badmintoon
now
? } Be + S + V1 + ing + O/C >> ? } Are they palaying badmintoon
now ?
Yes They are / no they are not
For I = am
They, we, you = are
He, She, It = Is

Contoh dalam kalimat :

(+) He is playing badminton now
(-) He isnt playing badminton now.
(?) Is he playing badminton now.

c. Present Perfect Tense (Waktu Sempurna Sekarang)

Rumus :
subject+auxiliary verb+main verb
Contoh :
(+) you have eaten mine.
(-) she has not been to Rome
(?) have you finished?

d. Simple Past Tense (Waktu Lampau Sederhana)

Rumus :
+} S+Be+Was/Were+O/C
-} S+Be+Was/Were+not+O/C
?} Be+Was/Were+ S+O/C

Example :
+} We were at school yesterday
-} We were not at school yesterday
?} were we at school yesterday ?
For I, He, She, It = Was
They, we, you = were

Contoh :
(+ ) I saw a good film last night
( +) He came here last month
(-) I did not see a good film last night
(-) He didnt come last month
(?) Did I see a good film last night
(?) Did He come here last month
Change each the positive sentence below into a negative
one.
1. The dog is in the backyard.
__________________________________________________
2. He was at the library on Friday.
__________________________________________________
3. She will dance in the play.
__________________________________________________
4. The children were ready to go home.
__________________________________________________
5. Oliver walked to the corner.
__________________________________________________
6. I can read anything.
__________________________________________________
7. The trees will fall over in a storm.
__________________________________________________
8. They always want to play games.
_____________________________________________

UNIT 5
PASSIVE VOICE
 Passive Voice adalah kalimat yang obyeknya dikenai pekerjaan. Syarat
:dalam kalimat aktif harus ada obyek yang nantinya berubah menjadi
subyek pada kalimat pasif

Pattern:
Be+V3
V1 = IS, AM, ARE
V2 = WAS, WERE

V3 = BEEN

Ving = BEING
Contoh :

I visit you everyday

everyday
You are visited by me
be V3
AV : Tom has read a magazine for two hours
PV : A magazine has been read by Tom for two hours Be
V3
AV : Kim read a magazine yesterday
PV : A magazine was read by Kim yesterday
Be V3
 Change the active to passive.
1. Shakespeare wrote that play. - That play was written by
Shakespeare.
2. Waitresses and waiters serve customers.
3. The teacher is going to explain the lesson.
4. Shirley has suggested a new idea.
5. Bill will invite Ann to the party.
6. Alex is preparing that report.
7. Two horses were pulling the farmer's wagon.
8. Kathy returned the book to the library.
9. Tomorrow, the president will make the announcement.
10. I did not write that note. Jim wrote it.
11. Alice did not make that pie.
12. Does Prof. Jackson teach that course?
13. Mrs. Andrews has not signed those papers yet.
14. Is Mr. Brown painting your house?
15. His tricks will not fool me.

Change the passive to active.

1. That sentence was written by Omar.
2. Our papers are going to be collected by the teacher.
3. Was the electric light bulb invented by Thomas Edison?
4. The speed limit on Highway 5 isn't obeyed by most drivers.
5. Have you been informed of a proposed increase in our rent by the
building superintendent?

UNIT 6

EDITING
Skills:
1. Capitalization
2. possessive nouns
3. spelling
4. compound words

Find capitalize letter, add period (.), add question mark (?), add coma (,), take words
out, spell correctly, lowercase letter, indent, add words!!

Anthony Visits Nick

On sunday, Anthony went over to Nicks house to play

basketball. They played a game of one-by-one. Anthonymade six
baskets, but Nick made eight. Nick was the winner.After the game,
both boys went inside to have somesnacks and watch television.
Skills:
1. Indenting
2. homophones (know/no)
3. missing words
4. punctuation
5. irregular verbs
6. verb tenses

Editing: How many mistakes can you find?

The Beach

Do you no Ryan did last weekend. He went to the beach

with his family. First, Ryan builded a huge sand castle. Then,
he collect seashells and rocks After that, he goed swimming
with his brother. Ryan has a wonderful time at the beach.

Editing: How many mistakes can you find?

Camping

i went camping with my family. We whent fishing and I

caught a big fish. I also whent Swimming with my brother.
We hade a camp fire every night. The camping trip was lots
of fun

Editing: How many mistakes can you find!

Skills:
1. commas in a list
2. spelling
3. irregular verbs
4. punctuation (above title)
Candy Shop

Jennifer Megan and Sarah whent to the candy shop.

Jennifer bought a small bocks of fudge. Sarah paid fifty sents
for a bag of jellybeans. Megan bought sum Twizzlers. The
grls all walked to the park where they eated their candy.

Editing: How many mistakes can you find?

Skills:
1. capital letter at the beginning of a sentence
2. spelling
3. subject-verb agreement
 Spaghetti Dinner

last night my father mad us a spaghetti dinner. Hemacks

the best meatballs in the world! I ate lots of spaghetti. My
brother spill sauce on his white shirt. Whee all laughed. I love
when My dad makes spaghetti

Editing: How many mistakes can you find?

Skills:
1. possessive nouns
2. irregular verbs
3. Spelling
4. capital letter to begin a name
5. lower case for common nouns

Laura's Swimming Pool

Rachael went to Lauras house to swim in the pool. First,

Rachael and Laura swimmed around underwater.Than,
rachael went down the water slide. After that, Lauras dog
jumped in the pool. Finally, Laura and Rachael got out of
the pool and drank Lemonade.

Jumble sentences EXERCISES

Rearrange the jumbled sentences below into a good paragraph.!

1.
1) These small land percentage are consisting of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage and
Siladen islands.
(2) The park is a representative of Indonesia tropical water ecosystem.
(3) Established in 1991, the park covers the area of 890,65 kM2,
(4) The Bunaken national Park is a marine park in the north of Sulawesi.
(5) 97 % of which is marine habitat while the 3 % others are consisting of islands.
The right order is ....
A. 4-3-5-2-1 c. 4-2-3-5 -1
B. 4-5-3-1-2 d. 4-1-5-3-2

2.
1. While not exceptional high, the Niagara Falls are very wide.
2. The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River.
3. They sit across the border of US and Canada.
4. They are well-known as a source of hydro electrical power.
5. They are the most powerful waterfalls in North America.
 A. 2-3-5-4-1 B. 2-5-1-4-3
C. 2-1-3-4-5 D. 2-3-1-5-4

3.
1. We left our house at about 5 o'clock in the morning. We took a taxi to the railway station.
2. Finally our train came. All of us rushed to get on the train.
3. Last Lebaran, my family and I went to our hometown. We decided to take a train because it is
more comfortable.
4. It took about 5 to 7 hours to get to our hometown. We enjoyed our journey.
5. We took the carriage no 3 according to our tickets.
6. But our train was late for about fifteen minutes, so we had to wait a bit longer.
7. After finding our seats, we sat comfortably.
8. We arrived at the station at six. Our train would leave at 6.40.
A. 3-8-6-4-5-1-2-7 B. 3-4-5-8-1-2-6-7
C . 3-1-8-6-2-5-7-4 D. 3-5-4-2-7-8-1-6

4.
1. He had some beautiful daughter.
2. It rolled into the well and began to cry.
3. Since that time it always stay close to the princess.
4. One day she played with her golden ball.
5. There was a frog that was willing to help her.
6. The youngest daughter was the most beautiful.
7. A hundred years ago there lived a king.

a. 7 3 6 4 1 5 2
b. 7 1 6 4 2 5 3
c. 6 4 5 3 7 2 1
d. 7 4 1 6 3 5 2

5.
1. Jack had an accident a few days ago.
2. Jill went to the hospital too visit him.
3. He is still in the hospital now.
4. She is at the hospital now.
5. He had to go to hospital.
A. 1-4-3-5-2 B. 1-3-5-4-2
C. 1-2-3-4-5 D. 1-5-3-2-4

6.
1. I went on many rides.
2. Recently, I went to Disneyland in Los Angeles.
3. It went very fast and I got a little wet.
4. My favourite ride was Splash Mountain.
5. I really had a wonderful time there.
6. I also enjoyed Tom Sawyer's Island.
7. We went there through a hanging bridge and walked through caves.
The correct arrangement is ....
 A. 2-1-3-4-6-5-7 B. 2-3-1-4-5-6-7
C. 2-1-5-3-6-4-7 D. 2-5-1-4-3-6-7

7.
1. Natures recycling programme for water is called the water cycle.
2. Rain or snow eventually finds their way back to the ocean.
3. Water falls from the air as rain or snow.
4. Water goes from the ocean, lakes, and rivers into the air.
5. One of the things nature recycles is water.
6. Did you know that nature recycles too?
7. Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper.
A. 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 B. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
C. 5-6-3-4-7-1-2 D. 2-1-4-3-6-7-5

8.
1-Most people who meet him think he is strange, but I believe he is just shy.
2-He does not have many friends, but he does not mind.
3-Mr. Bean is one of my favourite characters.
4-He is slim and of medium height.
5-He usually wears a brown suit.
6-He likes to drive his small car and he loves his teddy bear.
7-He has brown eyes and short brown hair.
8-He is an ordinary-looking man.
A. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 B. 8-4-1-5-2-3-6-7
C. 3-8-4-7-5-2-6-1 D. 2-3-4-5-1-6-7-8

9.
(1) Andi : What about telling about the human body?
(2) Ayu : What should we present for the oral test next week?
(3) Andi : Good idea
(4) Ayu : Not a bad idea, but talking about animals is very ordinary.
Many of our classmates have told about animals.
(5) Andi : How about something about an animal species?
Arrange the jumble sentences above into a good dialogue!
a. 1,3,2,4,5 d. 2,5,1,4,3
b. 1,3,2,5,4 e. 2,5,3,1,4
c. 2,5,4,1,3

10.
Arrange the following sentences into a good order of procedure.
1. Second, push the record button.
2. Remember to push the rewind button to rewind the cassette.
3. Then, speak into the microphone.
4. First, put a blank cassette in the tape recorder
5. Finally, push play to listen your recording.
a. 4 1 3 2 5
b. 4 3 1 5 2
c. 2 4 3 1 - 5
d. 4 3 2 1 5
 UNIT 7

WRITING PRACTICE

DICTO-COMP
Frank wanted to work at the bank. First, he telephoned the personnel office and asked a few
questions. Then the bank sent him an application form. He completed the form and returned it
to the personnel manager telephoned Frank and discussed his application with him. He asked
for letters of reference. A few days later, he invited Frank for a personal interview. Finally,
the bank sent Frank a letter. It offered him a position.
GUIDED WRITING

A. Arrange the following clues in proper word order to make complete sentences. Write the
sentences in paragraph form. Begin your paragraph with this sentence: Tim is an excellent
student.
1. gave-Tim-the university-a scholarship
2. him-the class-a party-gave
3. house-Prof Riccis-was-it-at
4. sent-Prof Ricci-to Tims parents-invitations
5. to a few people-handed-she-invitations
6. them-mailed-to other friends-she
7. gifts-sent-Tim-many people

B. Arrange the following cues in proper word order to make complete sentences. Write the
sentences in paragraph form. Begin your paragraph with thanis sentence: There are several
important ways of getting the news.
1.report-everyday-to us-the newspapers, television, and the radio-the news
2. usually-gives-a newspapet-to its reader-the news-only once a day
3. to us-every hour-television and radio stations-repeat-the same news
4. at any time-us-personal news-brings-the telephone

C. Arrange the following cues inproper word order to make complete sentences. Write the
sentences in paragraph form. Begin your paragraph with this sentence: I saw a group of
vacationers with their guide this morning.
1. Good morning, said to- the tourists-the guide
2. Some maps-gave-he-them
3. for several people-some money-changed-he
4. for others-cashed-he-some travellers checks-also
5. descrribed-the tours-he-to everyone
6. the same information-he-to a few latecomers-repeated
7. very carefully-he-the instructions-explained-to them
IMITATIVE WRITING

Everything Happens to Me

My luck has been bad lately. For example, last week my father sent me a check. I lost it.
A few days ago, my grandmother gave me a present. I broke it. Next Prof. Stein gave me an
examination. I failed it. Then, he assigned me a special project. I didnt understand it. Finally,
Lou introduced a good friend of his to me. She didnt speak English!

Write a short paragraph about a series of good or bad events in your life. Discuss the events
in time sequence. Use some of sequence expressions (first, first of all, in the first place, to
begin with, second, next, then, afterwards, later, after a few days, at the same time,
immidiately, presently, now, last of all, finally, in the end, at last). Use the paragraph entitled
Everything Happens to Me as a model. Begin the paragraph with this sentence: My luck has
been good/bad lately.

INDEPENDENT WRITING

Write a paragraph in which you describe one of the following subjects. The first sentence of
your paragraph should state the dominant impression.

A famous building in my city

Terrible story in my life

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My Lovely Family
For me, family is something that is very precious because nothing can replace the role of
the family in this world. Thats a place where I could find a peaceful and everlasting
affection. I really love my family. My family consists of four people they are my father,
mother and sister. Although we are just a small family, our affection to each other is very
large. Im very proud of them. And now Ill tell you about my family

My father is a disciplined person. He always teaches me and my sister not to waste our
time. My father is so different with other disciplined person. Even though he is so
discipline, he remains friendly and understands our needs. My father is a lawyer who is
quite famous for its decisiveness. He always decides a case fairly and impartially person
or group. My father is almost always busy with his work but he never forgets his family.
He always invites us to go to vacation every weekend. He thinks our happiness is his
happiness too.

My mom is just a housewife. Actually he used to be a teacher. However, my father

asked her to stop and focus on taking care of the family. She is a woman who is very
patient and diligent in taking care of the family. She always does her task with full of
love. I think my mother is also the best chef. She always cooks delicious food for us.
However, sometimes she is very fussy but I realizes that it was all for our own good.

My sister named Putri. She is a sister who is very spoiled. Sometimes she is annoying
and often makes me angry. Even though, I am very fond of her. She is still Study at
Senior High School grade 3rd. She has a dream to become a lawyer like my father. My
father is very happy to know my sisters dream. He always supports my sister to make it
comes true.

Thats my little family. A family which I love the most, we always support and love each
other. I wish we could stay together in joy and sorrow.

ALL ABOUT MY FAMILY

Let me tell you about my family . I live a small house near a field in Hai Phong . There are 4
people in my family : My prarent , my small sister and me .My parent is farmers. My mom's
got a long, black hair and black eyes. She is 58 .My dad 's got a short, black hair . He is 59 .
My sis is 15 . She 's got a long , black hair and brown eyes . She is student. She like cycling,
walking and listening music. She is study better than me , and she is a thrill seeker . We have
got a cat pet . She 's got yellow and white hair and very lovely. Specially , she like eating fish
. My famiy often go out to have a dinner at weekend. Sometimes , In holiday , my parent take
my sis and me get out on the mountain and get some fresh air .After work every day, my
mom often cooks many good food for all the members of my family. I really realy love my
family .
Hope to hear you soon and don't forget tell me about your family

Write ten sentences about your family in English or a short paragraph.

One of the best and simplest ways to write ten sentences about yourself in English is
to describe your family in short sentences.
Get straight to the point, make it simple and meaningful.
Do not forget to keep it in the present tense as you describe your family.
Mention people like your parents, sisters, brothers, nephews, nieces, and other
relatives like uncles, aunts, etc.
The place they live in like a house, apartment, flat or farm etc.

It is your turn now to write ten sentences about your family in English. (Dont be afraid
to make mistakes.)
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My Family Writing Exercise

A. Correct the mistakes.

1 I got a brother. 6 I havent any brothers or sisters.

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2 He has 10. (age)
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3 She has eleven years.
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4 My brother go to school.
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5 I go to the school.
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7 His wears glasses.
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8 He loves the football.
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9 The sisters name is Susana.
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10 He has got eyes brown.
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B. Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

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called His live them

dont is my out

Goes like name

My Family

My name is Mara. I ........................ in Valencia in Spain. My mothers ........................ is Amparo

and ........................ fathers name is Vicente. My mother is 43 years ........................ and my father is 55.

My mother is ........................ doctor and my father is a dancer. I love ........................ both very much.

Ive ........................ one horrible little brother and no sisters. ........................ name is Fernando. He is a

smelly pig. He ........................ to the same school as me. He ........................ 8 years old.

He ........................ playing football, video games and annoying me! I ........................ playing basketball

and going ........................ with my friends. I ........................ like school because my teacher is always angry.

We have one dog ........................ Bobbi. He is always happy.

C Now write about your family.

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