English 1 for Management (1EA) 2nd lesson Dea Adlina

Like doing, would like to do in opinion Giving opinions Like doing, would like to do in opinion

In my opinion, ... It is my impression that ... In my eyes, ... I have the feeling that ... To my mind, ... My own feeling on the subject is that ... As far as I am concerned, ... I have no doubt that ... Speaking personally, ... I am sure / I am certain that ... From my point of view, ... As for me / As to me, ... I think / consider / find / feel / believe / suppose / presume / assume that ... My view / opinion / belief / impression / conviction is that ... I hold the opinion that ... I hold the view that ... I dare say that ... I guess that ... I would say that ... It seems to me that ... I bet that .... I am of the opinion that ... I gather that ... My impression is that ... It goes without saying that ... I am under the impression that ..

Showing preference Like doing, would like to do ‘Like’ is commonly used to express enjoyment on something. “He likes muffins” When a verb is put after the word like, ‘-ing’ is added to the verb. “My brother likes playing MMORPG”

Showing preference Like doing, would like to do ‘Would like’ is used to politely express a wish. “I would/I’d like a day off work” When a verb is put after the ‘would like’, infinitive form of verb is used. I’d like to speak another language’ ‘Would you like…’ is often used for an offer ‘Would you like a cup coffee?’

modal auxiliaries for ability, possibility and prediction can,can’t, could, couldn’t, going to modal auxiliaries for ability, possibility and prediction

ability, possibility and prediction can,can’t, could, couldn’t, going to Usually expresses the idea that something is possible because certain characteristics or condition exists. It combines the ideas of possibility and ability Tom is strong. He can lift that heavy box. That race car can go very fast. Can’t (cannot) Negative form of can. Dogs can bark but the can’t/cannot talk.

ability, possibility and prediction can,can’t, could, couldn’t, going to In affirmative sentences about ability, could usually means “used to be able to”. It indicates that the ability existed in the past but does not exist now. If the speaker is talking about an ability in one particular time in the past, was/were able to is used. Couldn’t In negative sentences there is no differences between could and was/were able to.

ability, possibility and prediction can,can’t, could, couldn’t, going to When I worked as a secretary, I could type 60 words in a minute without making a mistake. My typing skills aren’t nearly as good now. Yesterday I was able to make a perfect toast! I usually overcooked them. Couldn’t They couldn’t reach/weren’t able to reach the Everest top this season.

ability, possibility and prediction can,can’t, could, couldn’t, going to It is commonly used to express a prediction with 100% certainty or telling a definite plan in the future. Miranda is going to win the competition. He is going to be here at 6:00. I’m going to paint my bedroom.

Adjectives AND Adverbs Uses of Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives AND Adverbs

Adjectives Used to modify/describe nouns. Miriam is an intelligent student. The children saw some beautiful pictures. Grandma loves her fat old cat. An adjective is neither singular nor plural. Final –s is never added.

Adjectives Number is an adjective She has two cars. This is a five-star hotel. Claude won the one-billion-dollar lottery.

Adverbs Used to modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs or the whole sentence and to express time or frequency. To modify verbs: He walks quickly. She opened the door quietly.

Adverbs To modify adjectives: I am very happy. She is quite elegant. To modify other adverbs The soccer team played extremely badly last weekend. Adverbs of manner

Adverbs To modify the whole sentence Usually, Tom is never late. Bridgett is always on time. Ann will come tomorrow. Let’s go outside Adverbs of frequency Adverbs of time Adverbs of place

Adverbs commonly have a form of adjective + ly Some do not adjective dangerous dangerously careful carefully nice nicely horrible horribly easy easily electronic electronically adjective adverb good well fast hard

Letter form Letters

The form of a letter Printed Letter head Reference Date Inside address Attention line (may be omitted) Salutation Subject line (may be omitted) Body of letter Complimentary close Signature Enclosure (if any)

The form of a letter 1. RELIANCE HOLDINGS FINANCE GROUP 88 Martins Lane London EC2V 6BH Telephone 01-588 3782 2. Your ref: LE/N Our ref: HCD/RP 3. 14th November 20__ 4. Mess Watson & Bruce Hardware Dealers 14 Castle Road Edinburgh 5. Attention: Mr. P. James 6. Dear Sirs, 7. Up-to-date list of addresses 8. Thank you for your letter of 11th November, asking for an up-to-date list of addresses of our branches. We have pleasure in enclosing this brochure, showing the location of all our branches and agencies at home and abroad. 9. Yours Faithfully, 10. S.S. Carson Group Organization RELIANCE HOLDINGS 11. Enc.

Tugas Make a dialogue for this situation: You are in a police station and you are asking for an officer’s help. You will describe him/her details about the event (what has happened to you). Make a letter for showing your gratitude.

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