This worksheet will focus on making arrangements and suggesting alternatives.

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1 Worksheet Title: How about if This worksheet will focus on making arrangements and suggesting alternatives. How about if? Bagaimana kalau.? meaning How about if?, is the most common way of making suggestions and suggesting alternatives. Bagaimana kalau kita pergi ke bioskop malam ini? How about if we go to the cinema tonight? Did you notice that a suggestion to do something follows the pattern? SUGGESTION PARTICIPANTS (OPTIONAL) ACTION OR EVENT ADJUNCT OF TIME (OPTIONAL) Bagaimana kalau kita pergi ke bioskop malam ini? To respond affirmatively to suggestions we can we can say either : Bisa! Boleh! I can / it can be done I may / it is possible To respond negatively to a suggestion we can use either: Tidak mungkin! Tidak bisa! Tidak boleh! That s not possible! I can t / it can t be done! I am not allowed / it is not permissible When responding negatively to question about possibility or to a suggestion, it is polite to give a reason for being unable to undertake an activity. The response could follow the pattern: REJECTION OF SUGGESTION Tidak mungkin saya bisa ke Bali. It s not possible for me to go to Bali. Saya tidak bisa ke pesta. I can t go to the party. Saya tidak boleh ke bioskop. I am not allowed to go to the cinema. REASON FOR REJECTION Tidak ada uang untuk tiketnya. I don t have money for the ticket. Tidak ada transportasi. I don t have any transport. Ada terlalu banyak pekerjaan rumah. I have too much homework. Page 1 of 5

2 Activities, plans and appointments Kegiatan (activity), renacana (plan) and janji (promise or appointment) are different ways of expressing that one has a commitment to fulfil. Saya ada banyak kegiatan I have many activities di luar sekolah. outside of school Saya ada rencana pergi ke bioskop besok malam. Saya ada janji dengan dokter gigi minggu depan. I plan to go to the cinema tomorrow night. I have a dental appointment next week. Note that janji can also be used for arrangements that you have made with people and not just for official appointments. If you are free or have no plans, you simple add tidak ada to kegiatan, rencana or janji. Saya tidak ada rencana malam ini. I have no plans for tonight. Page 2 of 5

3 Below is a copy of your blank diary for the week. Exercise 1: Work in pairs with a partner and ask about their availability to attend activities from the box below. KEGIATAN-KEGIATAN Bioskop: Hari Senin, Rabu, Jumat dan Sabtu malam. Pasar malam: Hari Kamis malam. Pertandingan Futbal: Hari Sabtu malam. Grup Musik Pop: Hari Jumat dan Sabtu malam. Plaza Indonesia: Hari Kamis, Jumat dan Sabtu malam. Rumah Hamburger : Setiap siang dan malam. Gelanggang Sepatu Roda: Hari Senin, Selasa, Rabu dan Jumat malam. Disko Blue Light : hari Sabtu malam. Klub Astronomi: Hari Senin dan Rabu malam. Kelas Fotografi: Hari Selasa dan Kamis malam. Konser di Taman: Hari Kamis dan Sabtu malam. Kelas Bahasa Jepang: Hari Rabu malam. Pasar Pagi: Hari Minggu pagi s/d siang Klub Komputer: Hari Rabu dan Kamis malam. Permainan Video Electric Dreams setiap malam. Page 3 of 5

4 Keep asking each other about attending activities until you can reach agreement on three things to do together during the week. Write these three activities into the appropriate day in your diary. Example 1: OR Peter, bagaimana kalau kita ke Disko Blue Light pada malam Minggu? Ya, bisa! Saya belum ada rencana malam Minggu ini. Maaf, tidak bisa! Saya ada rencana makan dan nonton filem bersama pacar saya. Peter, how about if we go to the Blue Light Disco on Saturday night? Yes, I can! I don t have any plans this Saturday night. Sorry, I can t! I plan to dine out and go to the movies with my girlfriend. Example 2: OR Peter, bagaimana kalau kita makan siang di Rumah Hamburger besok? Ya, boleh. Saya tidak ada rencana besok siang. Maaf, tidak bisa. Saya ada janji dokter gigi besok siang. Peter, how about if we have lunch at Hamburger House tomorrow? Yes, that s okay. I have no plans tomorrow afternoon. Sorry, I can t. I have a dental appointment tomorrow afternoon. Example 1: Use the telephone conversation from the Making Arrangements By Telephone handout to make arrangements to go out for dinner (makan malam), to go shopping (berbelanja) or to go to the movies (nonton). Try to use the language functions which have been highlighted. Commence your telephone conversation as follows: Caller : Selamat siang. Boleh bicara dengan NAME. Receiver: Saya sendiri. Ini dari mana? Caller : Dari NAME. Page 4 of 5

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