BAB I / Talking about Self

Supporting Features

- Short Functional Texts

E-mail and Letters

    An e-mail is occasionally shorter than a letter and more practical. For example, in a letter there should be the address of the letter's sender (on the top right), but in an e-mail, we only need to mention the recipient's e-mail address. Besides, we do not need to mention the date in an e-mail, because it is automatically programmed. Additionally, a letter takes a few days to reach the recipient, while an e-mail is immediately received by recipient.

    There are similarities between e-mails and letters. In composing either, we use:

• salutation,  such as: Dear Ratna, Dear Madam, Dear Sir, Dear Uncle Hasan, 
• the body of an e-mail/a letter
• signature/closing, such as: Kind regards, Best regards, Love, Lost of love, Yours faithfully. 

Grammar

Possessive Pronouns

    Pay attention to the words in bold in the sentence "I know, yours are much better than ours." The words in bold are possessive pronouns.

    A possessive pronoun shows ownership, Unlike possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) which are followed by nouns, possessive pronouns stand on their own, without any nouns.

Vocabulary

Relatives or Family Members

    Read the following sentences and pay attention to the words in bold.

1. I got to know you through my cousin, Abdi.
2. I have an elder brother, Arif, and a younger sister, Rianti.
3. My father, Mr. Abdul Hadi is a teacher and my mother, Mrs. Siti Lawana is a teacher.
4. We often visit our grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hombran in Kuala during holiday.
5. They are my mother's parents.

Grammar

Subjective and Objective Pronouns

    Read the following sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words.

• I'm your English teacher.
• You may call me Nadia.

    The underlined words are called objective pronouns. An objective pronoun is a pronoun which acts as the subject of a sentence.

    Now, pay attention to the words in bold in the following setences.

• Please call me Mrs.Maulida.
• I'll introduce you to them.

    The words in bold are called objective pronouns. An objective pronoun is a pronoun which acts as the object of a sentence.