Listening In this section, you will learn how to: •
listen to expressions of regret;
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listen to expressions of giving or asking plans, purpose and intention;
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listen to expressions of predicting, speculating and judging;
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listen and respond to oral review texts.
Activity 1
Answer the questions. If you were in the following situations, what would you say? 1. Your friend told you that he was late to submit the review his teacher had assigned. He regretted going camping so he couldn't Ànish it at the weekend. 2. Your friend wanted to know what you would do after leaving high school. 3. Your friend told you that he had a plan to study Indonesian literature after leaving high school. You wanted to know what it was that he wanted by studying Indonesian literature. 4. Your friend predicted the admission test to the university would be very much like the test of last year. 5. Your friend was reading a novel. He said it was an inspiring book.
Activity 2
Listen to some dialogues from the tape. Then Àll in the blanks with the expressions you hear. Dialogue 1
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Dudi
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Adi
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Dudi
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Hi, Adi. You look awful. What's wrong with you? I didn't get much sleep last night. I Ànished writing the book review. Today is the deadline for the submission of the assignment. Why didn't you Ànish it last week? You had a plenty of time
Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes