Expression of Asking for and Giving Attention

Expression of Asking for Attention adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk meminta perhatian seseorang. Contohnya seperti “hey dengar, saya punya berita bagus”. Sedangkan Expression of Giving Attention adalah ungkapan untuk memberikan/menunjukkan perhatian atau untuk merespon ungkapan meminta perhatian. Contoh : "Oh begitu". 

Nah guys, adakah yang tahu bagaimana contoh kalimat/ ungkapan untuk meminta perhatian dalam Bahasa Inggris? Bagi kalian yang belum tahu, yuk dibaca ungkapan-ungkapan meminta dan menunjukan perhatian dalam Bahasa Inggris berikut ini.

Asking for Attention (Meminta Perhatian)

• Look! (Lihat!).
• Attention, please. (Mohon perhatian).
• May I have your attention, please? (Bolehkah saya meminta perhatianmu?).
• Your attention, please. (Mohon perhatian).
• Excuse me. (Permisi).
• Sorry to bother you. (Maaf mengganggumu).
• Look, what I’ve got here. (Lihat, apa yang saya dapatkan disini).
• Hey, listen! I have a good news. (Hei, dengar! Saya punya berita bagus).
• Hi, guess! I got an interesting news. (Hai, tebak. Saya mendapatkan kabar menarik).
• Listen! I have something to tell you. (Dengar! Saya punya sesuatu untuk diceritakan kepadamu).

Showing Attention (Menunjukan Perhatian)

• Oh, I see. (Oh, begitu).
• Is that all? (Apakah itu saja?).
• Tell me more about it. (Katakan padaku lebih banyak tentang itu).
• Oh my God! What happens next? (Oh Tuhan! Apa yang terjadi selanjutnya?).
• What’s next? (Bagaimana selanjutnya?).
• Really? (Sungguh?).
• And then what? (Lalu bagaimana?).
• How interesting! What’s next? (Betapa menariknya! Bagaimana selanjutnya?).
• I know what you mean. Is that all? (Aku tahu apa yang kamu maksud. Apakah itu saja?).

Alright guys, itu dia contoh the expression of asking for and showing attention / menunjukkan perhatian dalam bahasa Inggris.

Latihan soal: 

Choose the correct answer!

Exercise: Answer the following questions!
Complete the dialogue below (for questions number 1 and 2) 
Rafasya: Do you know, my new roomate is very choosey. I don’t like her character.
Gilang : Really?
Rafasya: Embarrassing. He just talks big!
Gilang : Mmmmhh….
Rafasya: She is only concerned with herself and told about his branded things.
Gilang : Really?

1. The underlined word is showing …
A. Showing interesting news
B. Responding Admiration
C. Asking Attention
D. Giving Attention

2. Why Rafasya very angry with his new girlfriend?
A. She is annoying
B. She is generous
C. She is very talkative
D. She is very kind

Complete the dialogue below (for questions number 3)

Mr. Iqbal: Hello students, Can I have your attention, please? In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues and questions spoken in English. The questions and the dialogues will be spoken twice. 

Students: That’s alright, Sir

3. The underlined expression expresses ...

A. Making an appointmen

B. Asking Attention

C. Giving Attention

D. Declining Attentionh

4. What kind of expression is this?

 “Attention please?”

a. giving attention
b. asking for attention
c. giving prohibition
d. giving suggestion

5. Mrs.Elya: . . . .Are you ready to learn English?

Students : Yes, Ma’am

a. Do you understand

b. I think so

c. What do you think

d. Attention, please?

Note:  Bagi murid kelas 8 F,G,H,I,J yg sudah baca tlg tulis nama dan jawabannya di kolom komentar di bawah ini ya.. untuk tambahan nilai. Ini saya batasi hanya untuk 10anak tiap kelasnya.