Gambits : How to Suggest (Expressing Suggestion)

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What is Suggest or Suggestion?

Suggest means to present a suggestion that is to introduce or propose an idea or a plan for consideration. In another word, we can say that suggest means to propose a plan  It can be accepted or refused depends on the situation. Suggestions are abstract. Suggestions can be in the form of solutions, advice, plan or idea. 

What is the example of suggestion?

Pay attention in the following examples. 

1. Let's finish our homework first!
2. Let's go home!
3. Let's take a rest for a moment!
4. Let's go to cinema!
5. We could eat at home this evening!
6. How about going to bank first!
7. I think you should go and meet her!
8. Why don't we go swimming this afternoon!

Expressing Suggestion

When making a suggestion, people often use following expression or gambits. 

• Let's ....
• Why don't we ....
• We could ....
• What about ....
• How about ....
• I suggest that ....
• You might want to change ....
• I think ....
• I don't think ....

Responding Suggestion

Accepting

• Yes, let's go
• Ok. I will
• That's good idea
• Ok if you say so
• Let's

Refusing

• No, thanks you
• Sory, I think ....
• Sorry, Ican't
• No, ....

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Comprehension Skill : Sequencing

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There is no doubt that reading comprehension skill allows reader to move from elementary reading to effective reading. Reading comprehension is the ability to understand what we read. One of the essential comprehension skill is sequencing. 

Sequencing in comprehension skill refers to putting things in the order in which they happened. There are some essential tips in Sequencing, they are as follows :

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the questions.
2. Identify which events you need to sequencing.
3. Find and underline the events in the text.
4. Look for marker words such as then, next, after and before.
5. Work out how the events are related.
6. Consider all possible answer and make your own decision.

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Comprehension Skill : Finding Infromation

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As we know that comprehension skill is mainly related to reading comprehension. It is about an ability to read, process and understand its meaning. One of comprehension skill to be learn is comprehension skill in finding information. 

It is refers to reading and searching text to find specific or general information. There are several tips in finding information, they are as follow :

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the questions.
2. Find and underline keywords in questions.
3. Think of possible answer (it means you will need to check the text).
4. Find keywords in the text to support the answer. 
5. Read the information around the keywords.
6. Consider all the possible answer and make your own decision. 

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Comprehension Skill : Fact or Opinion

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Pada kesempatan yang lalu, saya telah berbagi informasi dan pengetahuan mengenai Example of Analytical Exposition : Public Transportation Should be Free. Nah, kali ini saya akan kembali berbagi pengetahuan yang masih berkaitan dengan Bahasa Inggris. Tulisan saya kali ini adalah Comprehension Skill : Fact or Opinion. Mari kita simak bersama.

Comprehension skill is closely related to reading comprehension. It is not easy to own a good reading comprehension skill. Comprehension skill refers to ability to read text, process it and understand its meaning. 

One of the comprehension skill is about deciding if what has been written is true (fact) or simply what the writer believes. There are some tips in deciding fact or opinion, they are :

1. Read the text carefully and make sure you understand the question.
2. Find the statement in the text and underline it.
3. Ask your self if the statement could be checked by research.
4. If it can be checked by research, it can be conclude as a fact.
5. If it is something the writer simply believes is true, it must be an opinion.
6. Consider all possible answer and make your own decision.

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Example of Analytical Exposition : Public Transpostation Should be Free

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Pada kesempatan yang lalu, saya telah berbagi pengetahuan dan informasi mengenai Example of Analytical Exposition : Five Trees Should be Planted for Every Vehicle. Nah, kali ini saya akan kembali berbagi informasi dan pengetahuan yang masih berkaitan dengan text types. Tulisan saya kali ini adalah Example of Analytical Exposition : Public Transportation Should be Free. Mari kita simak bersama. 

Public Transportation Should be Free

If we can agree that government has some role to play in our lives, then let’s at least make it a positive one. Consider the benefits of free, fully-subsidized public transportation.

First, it will motivate more people to leave their cars at home. Think of the reduction in pollution and traffic jam and insurance costs due to accidents. Greener cities, safer cities, more livable cities. More room for parks and trees. Think of the money we’ll all save by consuming less gas, spending less frequently on car repairs, and so on. That money will stay in our wallets and we could then turn around and give the economy a boost by spending it on other consumer goods or services. More jobs.

Secondly, we must consider the health benefits. We’ll all walk a little more. This will reduce visits to doctors’ offices and hospitals because we’ll be healthier. We’ll have improved blood pressure, lower stress and possibly a better complexion.

In addition, free transportation will encourage us to enjoy the company of our friends and family. It will become much more feasible to safely drink another glass of wine at the restaurant or have that extra beer at the family gathering  We’ll avoid the worry of getting behind the wheel with a blood-alcohol level that’s above the legal limit. Fewer accidents, fewer tragedies, lower costs of policing and reduced court backlogs. The increased public expense in transportation should pay off in the form of reduced health care costs and a safer society.

Then, think about some of the other social benefits: imagine how much we’ll learn from each other when we share rides instead of sitting in isolation in our cars. Talking to the neighbors might come back into fashion. More people will meet and talk and maybe even help each other.

Having someone else drive us will also give us more time for reading books and newspapers. So, park your car and use it for your dream vacation.

No more fumbling for change, just hop on and off the streetcar or bus wherever and whenever you like. What a great idea, especially for those who live in crowded, polluted cities. It will renew life on our streets.

So I can’t agree more with this proposition. Let’s go for it!

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Example of Analytical Exposition : Five Trees Should be Planted for Every Vehicle

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Five Trees Should be Planted for Every Vehicle

Vehicle manufacturers should take some responsibility for the serious air pollution in the city by planting five trees for every motor vehicle they produce, environment experts said.

Zulfan A Rambe, operational director of Indonesian Hazardous Materials and Waste Research (IHWaR) Foundation told a discussion in commemoration of World Tree Day on Nov. 21 trees must be planted to balance for the pollution the city vehicles are responsible for.

We will propose to the city administration to oblige the automotive manufacturers to plant five trees for each motor vehicle they produce.

“The administration should make regulations about corporate responsibilities to deal with the pollution problem.”

Environmental technology expert Eddy Soentjahyo said motor vehicle emission has contributed up to 70 percent of air pollution in the city, which has more than 5.5 million motor vehicles.  

Experts have said open green spaces one alternative solution to deal with air pollution, because it reduces carbon emission by absorbing pollutants and reload source of oxygen to clean the air.

They said trees can improve drainage by preventing soil erosion and absorbing rainwater. “The automotive industry also has the responsibility to provide green areas as the solution of pollution problem,” Eddy said.

Manufacturers should join together to buy land in the city where trees could be planted, he said. Eddy also suggested property developers consider making green areas on rooftops to absorb the sun heat.

Daud Silalahi from the University of Padjajaran in Bandung keeps losing its open  green space due to residential and industrial developments.

Some 9 percent of Jakarta’s city area is made up of “open green space”, said city administration, but the 2007 Law on Spatial Planning stipulates a city should provide at least 30 percent of its total size for open green space.

“What I (am) concerned (for) the most is that we have the law without implementation procedures,” Daun said.

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Download Genre/Text Types

Example of Analytical Exposition : Saving Energy can Reduce Global Warming

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Pada kesempatan yang lalu saya telah berbagi informasi mengenai Understanding Text Types : Analytical Exposition. Nah, kali ini saya akan kembali berbagi informasi yang masih berkaitan dengan Genre atau Text Types. Tulisan saya kali ini adalah Example of Analytical Exposition : Saving Energy can Reduce Global Warming.

As we know that Analyctical Expostion is a kind of genre which proposes or suggests a certain topic which may only be pro or contra, not both. The following text is the example of analytical exposition. 

Saving Energy can Reduce Global Warming

Everybody should change their way of life to reduce global warming. There are several things that we can do.

One of them is by buying and consuming fresh local groceries as much as possible.  It of course includes local vegetables, fruits, bread, etc.

Local groceries don’t need much transportation to get it into the market. It of course means, the amount of carbon dioxide produced is less than the groceries from other region. Therefore, by buying local groceries we are helping reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced.

Consuming fresh groceries instead of frozen ones are healthier for us. Furthermore, fresh food or groceries means no requirements for it to be freeze up. It means that no electricity is needed and saving energy means reducing carbon dioxide and money.

So, from now on we should consume fresh local groceries to reduce global warming.

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Understanding Text Types : Analytical Exposition

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Pada kesempatan yang lalu saya telah berbagi informasi terkait dengan materi Bahasa Inggris, yaitu Report Text : Sydney as the Metropolitan City. Nah kali ini saya akan kembali berbagi informasi dan pengetahuan yang masih berkaitan dengan materi Bahasa Inggris. Siapa tahu bisa membantu para pengunjung yang mempunyai tugas-tugas Bahasa Inggris. Tulisan saya kali ini adalah Understanding Text Types : Analytical Exposition. Mari kita simak bersama. 

Analytical exposition is a kind of genre which proposes or suggests a certain topic which may only be pro or contra, not both. This type of writing consist of:

1. Opinion/ proposal of something or what is usually called a thesis
2. Reasons behind the proposal or argument or what is called argument
3. Sometimes what has been discussed is also expressed again in the end of the text called reiteration.

It has the purpose of arguing a case for or against a particular position or point of view. It also explains how and why the argument is proposed. The common grammatical patterns in exposition include:

1. general nouns, eg ears, zoos;
2. abstract nouns, eg policy, government;
3. technical words, eg species of animals;
4. relating verbs, eg It is important …;
5. action verbs, eg We must save …;
6. thinking verbs, eg Many people believe …;
7. modal verbs, eg We must preserve …;
8. modal adverbs, eg Certainly we must try …;
9. connectives, eg fi rstly, secondly …;
10. evaluative language, eg important, signifi cant, valuable.

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Report Text : Sydney as the Metropolitan City

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Sudah lama saya tidak menulis karena kesibukan saya. Pada kesempatan yang lalu saya telah berbagi pengetahuan mengenai Daftar Julukan Tim Sepakbola Negara di Dunia. Nah, kali ini saya akan kembali berbagi informasi dan pengetahuan. Tulisan saya kali ini berkaitan dengan mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris, khususnya Text Types atau Genre. Tulisan saya kali ini adalah Report Text : Sydney as the Metropolitan City.

As we know that Report Text presents general information and specific information about something. Report Text basically consist of two main part, namely general information and bundles of more specific information. One of the example of Report Text is presented in the following text. 

Sydney as the Metropolitan City 

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population around 4.12 million. It is the state capital of New South Wales and is the site of the first European colony in Australia. The city is Australia’s largest financial centre.

Sydney is located on Australia’s south-east coast. The city is built around Port Jackson, which includes Sydney Harbour, leading to the city’s nickname, “the Harbour City”

This city is a major international tourist destination famous for its beaches and twin landmarks: the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. The metropolitan area is surrounded by national parks, and contains many bays, rivers and inlets.

Sydney also has many shopping centres and retail outlets throughout the city. The Queen Victoria Building on George Street also contains many shops. Many of the large regional centers around the metropolitan area also contain large shopping complexes.

Sydney has several museums. The biggest are the Australian Museum (natural history and anthropology), the Powerhouse Museum (science, technology and design), the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Australian National Maritime Museum.

Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD) extends southwards for about 3 kilometres (1.25 mi) from Sydney Cove. It is the point of the first European settlement in the area at the southern end of the bridge known as “The Rocks”. It is densely concentrated with skyscrapers and other buildings including historic sandstone buildings such as the Sydney Town Hall and Queen Victoria Building are combined by several parks such as Wynyard and Hyde Park.

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Warning - Notice - Caution

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Pada kesempatan yang lalu saya telah berbagi sedikit pengetahuan mengenai Kenampakan Alam Negara Brasil. Pada kesempatan kali ini saya akan kembali berbagi pengetahuan yang berkaitan dengan Materi Bahasa Inggris. Tulisan saya kali ni adalah Warning - Notice - Caution.

Dalam kehidupan sehari-sehari kita sering menjumpai berbagai tulisan yang berupa suatu peringatan atau informasi tertentu. Peringatan atau informasi tertentu merupakan Warning atau Notice. Terkadang disebut juga dengan Caution. 

Warning, Notice atau Caution bisa didefinisikan sebagai suatu teks yang berisi pemberitahuan atau peringatan terhadap sesuatu yang ditujukan sebagai informasi kepada orang banyak. Warning, Notice atau Caution mempunyai ciri-ciri sebagai berikut :

1. Berupa teks singkat dan mudah dipahami.
2. Penulisannya menggunakan huruf kapital
3. Sebagian besar disertai dengan gambar.

Warning, Notice atau Caution biasanya dapat dijumpai di sepanjang jalan raya dan di tempat-tempat umum seperti taman, pusat perbelanjaan, gedung olahraga, perkantoran dan sebagainya. Beberapa contoh Warning, Notice atau Caution dapat dilihat beirkut ini.

No	Contoh	Arti
1		Teks ini merupakan peringatan kepada orang yang sedang berjalan di area tersebut agar berjalan dengan hati-hati karena lantai dalam keadaan basah.
2		Teks ini merupakan peringatan atau informasi kepada orang yang akan masuk melalui pintu yang terbuka secara otomatis agar lebih berhati-hati dan tidak perlu membuka pintu secara manual
3		Teks ini  merupakan pemberitahuan atau peringatan bahwa di area tersebut segala kegiatan telah dipantau dengan CCTV sehingga setiap orang diminta untuk tidak melakukan hal-hal yang tidak diinginkan
4		Teks ini merupakan peringatan atau pemberiathuan yang menyatakan bahwa semua pengunjung wajib melapor atau melakukan registrasi terlebih dahulu di kantor registrasi.
5		Teks ini merupakan peringatan atau informasi bahwa area tersebut dilindungi oleg sistem alaram yang otomatis.

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Procedure Text : How to Serve Mie Sedap Cup

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Pada kesempatan yang lalu saya telah berbagi sedikit informasi mengenai Pengertian Hak Asasi Manusia Menurut Para Ahli. Nah pada kesempatan kali ini saya akan berbagi sedikit pengetahuan yang berkaitan dengan Materi Bahasa Inggris dengan topik bahasan Text Types atau yang disebut juga dengan Genre. Tulisan saya kali ini adalah Procedure Text : How to Serve Mie Sedap Cup. 

Procedure text tells us how something is finished through several steps or procedures. Procedure text can be found in food recipe and manual instruction. This is one of the example of procedure text.

How to Serve Mie Sedap Cup

Material

1. Mie Sedap Cup
2. Fork or Spoon
3. Hot Water

Steps 

1. First, open the lid in half-way.
2. Second, pour the seasoning and oil sachets into the cup.
3. After that, pour hot boiling water in the cup up to inner line.
4. Next, Close the lid for about 3 minutes.
5. Lastly, remove the lid and mie sedap cup is ready to serve.

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Invitation

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Pada kesempatan yang lalu saya telah berbagi tulisan yang berjudul Asking and Giving for Help. Nah, pada kesempatan kali ini, saya akan berbagi pengetahuan sesuai dengan materi bahasa Inggris, yaitu Invitation (Undangan). 

Para pembaca sekalian tentu saja sudah akrab dengan Invitation ini. Pada berbagai kesempatan tentunya kita selalu dihadapkan dengan Invitation tertentu . 

What is Invitation?

Invitation merupakan salah satu jenis teks fungsional pendek yang berfungsi untuk mengundang seseorang untuk mendatangai suatu acara tertentu. Invitation ini bisa berupa invitation untuk wedding party, birthday party atau anniversary. 

How the Invitation is organized?

Dalam membuat atau menyusun invitation, perlu memperhatikan struktur atau bagian-bagian dari invitation tersebut, yaitu :

1. Penerima undangan
2. Salutation (salam pembuka)
3. Message (isi undangan)
4. Sender (pengirim undangan)

Selain bagian-bagian invitation tersebut, dalam menulis Invitation juga perlu memperhatikan hal-hal berikut ini :

1. Perlu mencantumkan nama dan alamat penerima undangan yang jelas sehingga tidak salah sasaran. 
2. Mencamtukan waktu, tempat dan acara yang jelas sehingga penerima undangan tidak bertanya-tanya dalam hati. 
3. Memberikan informasi tentang pengirim secara jelas. 

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Asking and Giving for Help

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Pada kesempatan kali ini, saya akan mengupas sedikit tentang salah satu materi bahasa Inggris. saya akan berbagi pengetahuan mengenai Asking and Giving for Help, yaitu tentang bagaimana ungkapan untuk meminta dan memberi atau menawarkan bantuan kepada orang lain. Mari kita simak bersama penjelasan berikut ini. 

1. Asking for Help (Meminta Bantuan)

Sebagai seorang manusia, kita tidak terlepas dengan yang namanya kodrat kita sebagai mahluk sosial, yaitu saling membantu dan tolong menolong dengan orang lain. Untuk meminta bantuan atau pertolongan orang lain, kita bisa menggunakan ungkapan asking for help berikut ini :

• Help me, please?
• Can you help me, please?
• Could you help me, please?
• Would you help me, please?

Ungkapan tersebut di atas memiliki makna yang sama, hanya saja berbeda pada tingkat politeness atau derajat kesopanan. 

2. Giving or Offering Help(Menawarkan Bantuan)

Ungkapan giving for help digunakan untuk memberikan pertolongan kepada orang lain yang meminta bantuan kita. Beberapa ungkapan giving for help yaitu :

• Can I help you?
• May I help you?
• Let me help you!

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Speech Act : Command and Prohibition

Here are some examples of command and prohibition. 

1. Giving a Command 

a. Informal

1. Put the book on my desk!
2. Bring the book!
3. Open the door!
4. Come here!

The command expression examples above are informal form. These kind of expression are expressed by older people to younger people. 

b. Formal

1. Bring the books!
2. Come here, please!
3. Could you please give me the book!
4. Open the door!

The command expression examples above are in the formal form. These kind of expression usually are expressed by younger people to older people.

2. Expressing Prohibition
a. Informal

1. Don't come late!
2. Don't be lazy!
3. Don't use the shoes!

The example of expression prohibition above are in the informal form. These kind of expression usually are expressed by older people to younger people.

b. Formal

1. Please, don't come late!
2. Could you please don't enter the room!
3. Don't open the door, please!

The example of expression prohibition above are in the formal form. These kind of expression usually are expressed by younger people to older people.