Let's Practice

PRACTICAL DAILY CONVERSATION

1

Greeting

A : Good morning

B : Hi Iwan . Good morning

A : What are you doing?

B : I'm wating at a list of indonisian expresion

C : good morning. Hei what are you boy s doing ?

A &B : good morning. Why are you very untidy?

C : I' ve just got up....  you see I never get up early

On Sunday

D : good morning children. Breakfast is ready.

A : wher's father, mom?

D : He's in the gerden, watering some plants.

B : Let's help him,

A : You haven't finished your list yet,

B : Please  write it down here,

C : ok... lain kali, means some other time.

B : Good morning !

E : Pater, you up.

B : I 'd like to help you ....what can I do?

E : Well, put these small twigs in the  holes I've dug

A : Father, can I water the trees here?

E : Please do, where's your nother?

A : She's preparing some tea for us.

Piknik

A : let's sit here. It's cool here.

B : And it's quiet too.

C : We can go to the pond over there.

A : When you 've finished eating.

D : Oh it's hot today.

C : it's not very hot us.

A : You will get used to it, pater.

D : Sure, sooner or later, I will,

C : Can I get a glass, please?

A : Here you are.

C : Thanks. Mo, pour me some tea please.

E : You behave like a small boy.

D : Hm ....the cake is good.

A : Thank you. Here some more, pater.

B : Where are the apples?

A : They are here in this basket.

B : Can I have one please?

E : Here you are, father.

B : Let's sing a song after we've finished eating and dringking.

A : Help me with the dishes, first.

Introducing People

A : James, this is Iwan. I stay with his famely.

B : Hi, Nice to meet you Iwan

C : Nice to meet you too, james.

B : Do you go to the same scholl as pater?

C : Yes, Pater goes to my school.

A : I leanr a new indonisiann word.

B :What's that?

A : It's " terlalu" meaning " too" or" excesive.

B : And I've got this one " keriting". It means " curly" .

C : How do you find studying in indonisia?

B : We have to adjust our selves. We like the difference.

A : You are very friedly people.

B : I also have to wear a unifirm.

A : Yes. We do here.

A : Look, Mary  and bill are coming.

D : Hi, How are you?

A : Bill, this is Iwan.

D : How do you do?

C : how do you do?

D : hi, how are you?

A : nice to see you iwan.

F : I am jane, nice to meet you iwan.

C : nice too see you everybody.

School Begans

A : everyone's waching you.

B : yes I notice that.

A : How do you feel?

B : very uncomfortable.

A : you'll meet and make freand soon.

B : I don't speak bahasa indonisia, that's the problem.

A : yes you do.

B : they don't understand me.

A : don't worry, you'll leanr fast.

B : we are going to sit together, aren't we?

A : You'll have to sit near the teacher.

B : and you?  

A : I'll sit at the back with other boys.

B : you'll leave me alone?

A : so that you can meet new frea nds and practise your bahasa indonisia.

B : I undrstand .

A : tomo this is pater, the new student from england

B : hi tomo, nice to see you.

C : nice to see you pater, you're a member of our class. Walcome to class II A

A : tomo is the captain of the class, pater.

B : I'll need your help later.

Iwan's Birtday

A : Blow the candles, iwan

B : Blow them up at  once.

A : Fourteen candles at once!

A : Wait a minute, let me take a picture of it.

D : You will a big boy soon.

E : Puh ....(blowing the candles).

F : Hurrah....many happy days retunr !

C : this is a present from me. Open it.

D : Thanks ....it's adictionary! Thank, pater.

A : and this is from me.

E : ( opening the parcel) it's a camera. I have yearned for it for years.

D : this is from me.

E : it's heavy .... it's a pair of new shose!

Thanks anny, they must have cost you alot.

D : for my beloved brother .

C : and we are waiting for the last parcel .

B : it's  for you, dear son.

E : I can't wait to see what's inside. A new shirt ....

Thanks, mother.

D : Let's cut the cake,Iwan.

E : One for mother. This one's for father.

C : Give me a big one. I'm always hungry.

E : This one is for you.

An Invitation

A : What is that on the table, deat?

B : We received from my sister, Tati

A : What's the occasion ?

B : Ina, her oldest child, is going to get married.

C : Who's going to get married, mother?

B : your cousin, Ina. She has finished her study.

D : Who's the lucky man?

B : I heard he's her long time sweetheart.

A : The wedding is on the twelfthز

B: It's on Sunday, isn't it?

A: do you know how many people are  invited?

B : I don't know. I haven't met them.

C: Mother, Can I help aunt Tati around?

B: Yes dear, we can go to the family's home

Friday evening.

E : Can I go with you?

C : What for? You can't peel the potatoes.

A : Maybe he wants to know something there.

D : Let him help around in the kitchen.

E : I will. I can carry the food and drink .

D : we'll meet a lot of people at the reception.

B : Yes we'll , they will ask you to help them gather the members of our clan.

D : I'll do it with pleasure.

Going Dancing

A : nice evening, isn't?

B : yes, you're right.

A : let's go somewhere eciting.

B : have you over been to a discotique?

A : yes, once, but I did not realy enjoy it.

B : I'll show you a nice place.

A : Father would not let us go.

B : He would it asked.

A : let's ask him, then.

D : Mr. Kander, can we spend the night out?

C : we'll, where are you going?

B : We going to dancing.

C : Have you both finished your homework?

A : We don't talk about homework on Saturday,

Father.

C : Remember. You must be home before midnight.

A : We promise you. Father.

B : We won't be late, Mr. Kander

A : Can we use the cur?

C : No. You can't you're too young to drivc your self.

B : We can use public transportation.

C : Don't tell anny about it. You can go.

A : Give me some pocket then, father

C : You're going to have fun. And I have to pay for it.                            Making a Cake

A : Anny, come here.

B : Just a minute, mom. Let me finish this.

A ; What are you going?

B ; I am in the middle of writing a latter.

A ; What letter?

B : A love letter (ginggling)

A : Oh. Dear, you're a big girl now. Who is the lucky many?

B ; no, i was just teasing you.

A ; Well, you are a naughty little girl.( tow minutes later)

B : Well here I am. What can I do for you?

A : Please get me some eggs.

B : Why are you doing this?

A : Tomorrow is your father's birtday.

B : I almost forget it.

A : let's make him a big birtday cake.

B : Here are the eggs.

A : Now, you mix them with the flour.

B : Why are they boys always free?
A : Don't be jealous. Dear.

B : I am not jealous mother , I just want to say that I help you a lot while Iwan and pater can play outside.

A : You'll learn later that you'r not wasting your time. You're preparing your self to be a good wife.

Planinng a Tree

A : I know, but I stil;l want to see them grow .

C : Another tree, Mr. Kander?

B : Yes. Pater. This tree will grow big and beautiful.

A : he only want s to see the roots grow on the brenches.

B : but iwan you will enjoy the beauty.

A : I want to plant something useful.

B : well, I gues you can grow your own tree.

A : I will grow some bananas.

B : you can plant them there, in the comer.

A : I an going to get some to be transplanted.

B : well, just do it, young man.

A Hot Day

A : what are you doing, pater?

B : Iam tryinfg tp relax. It's very hot today.

A : Yes, it's true. I feel like going somewhere cool.

C : Hi boys. Do you want to join going for a swim.

B : that's exactly what I was thinking of.

C : Today we have to do something in the water.

A : Swming is the abswer.

B : Where are we going to?

C : Let's go to cilandak sport centre.

A :tha's a nice place for relaxation.

B : What time are we coming back?

C : in the afternoon, about three.

A : do you have anything special to do?

C : I have a lot of homework from school.

A : I'll help you with it.

C : well. Get your swimmming suite, boys.

B : All rigth I think homework can wait.

A : I'll bring something to eat there.

C : You  dan't have to, we can buy something there.

B : Can I get something on the way home?

I want to buy some writing books.

C : Of  course you can. ( five minutes later)

C : offwe go now.

A Rainy Day

B : Iwan what are you doing there?

A : Waching the raindrops falling on the ground.

B : You're a dreany boy.

A : I Enjoy this.S

B : It's quite boring to stay at home.

A : What else can we do? It's raining heavity.

B : Let's  do something.

C : ( standing by the door). Hi boys, what are you  both doing here?

B : we are doing nothing.

C : Do you want to help me with my homework?

B : I don't think I am interested in homewor.

A : Besidees, you have to do it yourself, Anny.   

B : You. Boys, never help people.

A : I help you a lot, but you have to learn some thing

B : Cut it out, you two

A : let's play chess. Pater

B : Yes, let's. It's a good way to kill the time.

A : You beat me the other day.

B : And I am going to beat you again now.

A : No, you aren't it's my turn to win.

Playing With Kites

B : who has seen the wind ? blow, my friend the wind, blow.

A : Pater, who are you talking to?

B : Myself, I recitred that nursery rhym.

A : Should we go out and play with the kites?

B : is it windy outside?

A: it's quite windy.

B : Have you added  a tail to your kitte?

A : Yes I have. Idid it yesterday.

B : Let's  see if we can have our kites up in the sky

A : I decorated the kite beautifully.

B : What did you decorate it with?

A : With a picture of a giant

B : It sounds frightening.

A : you'll see it, let's go now.

B : Please wait. I have to finish this.

A : The field by the lake is a nice place for kites .

B : Don't forget to bring some books to read.

A : All right let's go. ( in the field).

A : how high, do you think, our kites are?

B : yours is probebly 100 meters high.

A : and  yours?

B : About the same. They  look like dragones.

A : Yes they do, with the tails always moving in

Doing Homework

A : Pater, are you busy?

B : Not realy.

A : Can you help me with my homework?

B : What kind of homework is that?

A : Englis, of course.

B : What should I do for you?

A : Please write a story about the childhood for me

B : you have to do it yourself.

A : It's very difficult for me.

B : But you surely can do it.

A : it takes just to start it.

B : well, you just need to go on.

A : Please, pater, writing is hard for me.

B : not, if you realy try.

A : will you or won't you help me?

B : I'll help you, but not to write it for you?

A : you don't seem to like my having good grades.

B : of course I do.

A : Why do you refuseto do it?

B :little lady,you should do it. When you have problems, you can ask me,

A : all right I'll come back when I need you.

B : Anytime.

A New Friend

A : Rolan, this is nina. She is a new student.

C : how do you do ?

B : How do you do?

A : nina is also a new member in the study group.

B : welcome to our noisy gang.

C : thanks.

B : where do you come from, nina?

C : I come from semarang, Central java.

B : Oh I see.

A : nina need your help with the homework.

B : it must be English

C : yes, that's right. Wikk you  help me?

B : my pleasure, when did you came to jakarta?

C : my family moved here last week.

B : how do you like it here?

C : well, jakarta is certainly a much bigginer city then semarang and there are a lot of things to see.

A : do you like the boys here, nina?

C : Iwan you are so unprredictable. Of course I like you all.

B : Where do you live here injakarta?

C : I live in cilandak timur .

B : we can come around, than.

C : Surly, anytime

A Family Visit

A :Look, uncle Udin and aunt entin are at the gate.

B : I'll open it for them.... uncle Udin.

C : Iwan thank you. Where is evening?

B : we are all at home.

D ; Hallo iwan, Nice to meet you agai.

B : Great to see you again aunty.

A : Hallo, we've been expecting you both.

E : You look tired after the long trip.

A : Come  on in.

C : The house looks diffferent.

F : ( Coming from her room). Aunt and uncle. How are you?
D : we are fine, Dear. You are a beautiful girl now.

F : are you bringing the rabbits  I want?

A : Anny, you're very inconsiderate. Rabbits are dificult to handle.

E : What time did you leave the village?

C : Early in the morning.

D : we had to change buses on the way.

B : Aunt and uncle, this is pater. He is from England

G : How do you do uncle.....er....

C : I don't speak English very well.

G : I don't speak indonesian well either.

E : Relax, firs, brother. How is evening?

C : Fine, we a good harvest this year.

E : I am glad to hear that.

Telling Time

A : Iwan, what time is it now?

B : It's seven thirty.

A : and what time is the movie on?

B : at eight. Where is pater?

A : He's in his room, doing hs homework.

B : What time is he going to the party?

A : I don't know. Ask him yourself.

C : Anny, are you going with me?

A : where to, mother?

C : to the wijdoyo.

A : What's the occasion?

C : Come on Anny, it's getting late.

A : what time should you be there?

C : at a quater to eight. There's a women's meeting there.

A : I'll get dressed. Can I watch TV there?

C : Of course you can. Hurry up dear. (five minutes later)

C : Iwan, you and pater stay at home

B : Where are you both going?

C : We're going to a women's meeting at the widjoyo.

B : When are you coming back?

C : At about 09.00 O'clock. Tell your father to pick us up when he gets home.

B : I will, have a good time.

C : You too. Dear.

The New Car

A : look! Who is coming?

B : who do you mean?

A : that man in the silver car

B : let me have a look (walking toward the gate). Father, whose car are you driving?

C : (smiling) whose car do you think it is?

B : I don't know.

C : (driving toward the house) nice car, isn’t it?

B : yes, surely. When can we have a car like this?

C : when? Now, it's ours car.

B : are you serious, father?

C : of course I am.

B : mother, we've got a new car!

A : are you joking?

C : no, he is not. I sold the old car and bought a new one.

B : hura….. we've got it at last.

D : what a nice car!

B : when can I learn to drive, father?

C : wait till you finish you school

A : you have to be careful with the car, dear

C : we are taking a trip to Puncak this weekend now you wash the car, Iwan.

B : me again

A Trip to Puncak

A : can you feel the difference now, Peter?

B : yes, we going up and up.

C : we are going too fast.

D : this is a new car.

E : it doesn’t mean we have to be fast.

E : slow-down, please, father.

D : all right dear.

B : look at the mountain

A : it's a beautiful morning, isn't it?

C : can you just be quiet children?

A : mother, you don't understand

E : we are enjoying this trip

A : and the new car

B : Mr. Kandar, where are we going to?

D : to Puncak Pass first, later we'll go to the Safari Garden in Cisarua.

A : great! We are going to see lots of animals

C : you'll have to stay inside the car

A : I know

B : you see a large tea plantation here

D : the Dutch started the business

A : can we stop and join the ladies

C : picking leaves?

B : yes, I want to do it

C : you don't have to, Peter

B : here we are at the top of the hill at last

Mount Salak

A : the mountain looks beautiful from here.

B : Someday, we'll be up there.

A : August is the best time for climbing.

B : Why do people call it mount salak?

A : I don't know

B : Salak is the name of that strange fruit, right?

A : I don't think so. Begor is never famous for its salak

B : there is a very deep crater.

A : It even looks like a ravine to me.

B : How high is this mountain?

A : I don't know.

B : We can see this mountain from Jakarta.

A : Yes, we can. Specially in the morning when the weather is fine.

B : Is the mountain volcanic?

A : No. it's not.

B : The clouds are accumulating.

A : Remember, it rains almost every afternoon in Bogor .

B : Can we buy some fruit now?

A : Not now, we can buy fruit in front of the station.

Night in Bogor

B : Have you taken a shower, iwan?

A : not yet.

B : the water is cold.

A : no it's not.

B : yes it is. I can hardly stand it.

A : I'll eat a lot firs, then I can take a shower.

B : it's just right for me.

A : yes, for you, not for me.

C : Are we ready to go?

B : No. Iwan hasn't taken a shower.

C : You'd better hurry up, iwan

A : I'll eat firs.

C : you don't have to. We are going to have dinner at a restaurant .

A : All righ, give me fifteen minutes.

C : Where's your mother?

B : Mom and pater are going out. They said they would buy some soap.

C : Why? We have some soap in the car.

B : Mother did not know that.

C : where are they going? Do you know?

B : I think they are just going to the corner of the street. They will be back soon.

C : When they come back and Iwan is ready, we can leave.

A Trip on Delman

A : it's a strange experience.

B : Haven't you tried to ride on adelman?

C : yes, he has . he loved dalmans when she was a small girl .

D : I remember the days of the delmans.

E : It's difficult to see a delman in Jakarta today.

A : Where are they now?

E : They have disappeared.

C : They  are replaced by cars.

B : A delman can't run fast.

A : But it doesn’t cause pollution.

C : we have to go fast today.

C : I remember my childhood. We want to school on a delman. Remember, my father had a delman.

A : Did grandtfa drive the delman?

B: your grandfather was a farmer. You told me that.

D : That's my grandfa on my father's said.

C : My father was the richest farmer in the village

D : Uncle Dikin is also a rich farmer ,

B : Yes he is. He has ( had) a lot of animals and poultry.

A : They horse is ( was) very strong.

F : ding dong …ding dong ……

G : ( neighing). Hich eh…eh….hichehehe.

A : He gave us a loud laugh.

feeling Homesick

B : ( looking out of the window ) yes come in.

A : Pater, you don't look very happy.

B : Oh, how do I look then?

A : you look different today.

B : I miss my parent.

A : you don't like to be here, do you?

B : I am not saying that, you're all friendly people.

A : Why do you still miss your family.

B : iwan, you don't understand. My parents are separated half a world a way from me.

A : Why did you leave them?

B : Because I wanted to learn something.

A : You mean how someone gets laonely?

B : not realy, when you're away from home..

A : I'll be free….

B : You'll feel the same way I do now.

A : Don't be silly, pater.

B : later, when you leave for a long time you'll miss your family.

A : there are many people around, aren't there?

B : Even your clouse friend can't take the place of the family.

A : I think you need to write to them more often.

B : I got a letter from my mother. She misses me.

Durian in Season

A : Have you even eaten this kind of the fruit, pater?

B : Yes I have, it tasted strange at first.

C : you could not stand the small, pater.

D : Yes I remember. But then you wanted more.

D : Durian are very delicious.

C : you will always grave for it.

C : There's true . I always want to eat Durian.

B : But not all durians taste good.

C : When they are ripe they really taste good.

D : do you want to eat it here or at home?
C : at home.

D : We'll have to buy some and bring them home.

B : We can eat some here.

C : that's right, when we get home we eat again.

D : You are greedy Iwan.

B : I'll buy some for my friend. The y should try some.

D : They'll surely like it.

D : Mother will be able to make a durian cake.

B : that sounds like a good idea.

C : I can eat a lot durians.

B : be careful ' you'll get sick.

D : not when he enjoys the foud.

Feeling in Love

A : Iwan, you have been very quiet these days.

B : I don't know I don't feel like talking to anymore.

A : Why do you look so sad?

B : Idon't know. How was your day at school?

A : Quiet busy. In fact I had to help the other students during the English lesson.

B : Is there any homework?
A : No. But we'll meet at nina's house this afternoon.

B : Tell me who will be there.

A : All the boys in our group. Why don't you go?

B : Is danto going to be there, too?

A : Of  course.he and nina planned the meeting. Why are you asking?
B : I just want to know.

A: don't you think nina is a nice girl?

B : I don't know.

A : you don't talk to her much now.

B : pater, I tell you this, I wrote a loves letter to her the other day. She  returned the letter to me.

And wrote a note saying. Sorry, I don't know what love really is.

A : I see . That's why you've been quiet and with-drawn

B : the next morning. I saw her talking to Danto.

They were very intimate.

A : Boy! Don't give up ! write another letter to her.

B : Are you crazy?-

A Visit in Town

A : what high buildings!

B : but those buildings are not ours.

C : of course not. Our house is small.

A : There are so many cars moving in the street.

B : we are held in a traffic jam.

D : Uncle can enjoy the view when we move slowly.

E : do you want to live in city, uncle udin?

A : I don't know what to do. I am just a farmer.

D : living in city is exciting, uncle.

B : not for your uncle. He enjoys living in the country.

C : I want to live in the country too.

A : who will cook for us all. Then?

F : me! I can cook for the whole family.

E : But you can't sew and do the washing.

B : Children, please be quiet .

D : Father