BAB II

A.           Showing Happiness

Expressing Happiness is an expression that is used to show that someone or people are glad have excited feelings.

• It’s really great. I’m so happy. • I’m delighted to hear that. • It gives me a great pleasure. • Nice news! Or good News! It makes me happy. • Hooray! • It’s lovely.

Example in dialogue:

Grace              : Hello, Anthony! I just knew that you have a cat.

Anthony         : Hello Grace! I do. Mr. Ridwan gave me this cat two days ago. I’m so happy about it. You know, I really want to have a cat.

Grace              : It is really pretty.

 B.  Showing Affection (Giving Attention)

Giving attention is an expression to give attention or show your affection to somebody. You give attention to someone when he/she looks sad, pale or wears nice thing or to react of a deliberation.

• What should I do to cheer you up? • I really care about you? • Don’t you worry. I’m with you. • What’s wrong with you? • Hope you will be fine. • Are you OK?

Example in dialogue:

Rina     : Hi, Annisa.

Annisa : Hi.

Rina     : You look sad. What’s wrong with you ?

Annisa : Yes, I’m sad. Because, my mother has  just hospitalized now. I’m worrying her.

Rina     : Oh.. I’m sad too. Wish your mother get well soon.

Annisa : Thank you.

The underline-typed sentence in the dialog is used to give attention.

C.  Showing Sympathy

Expressing sympathy is used to expressing sympathy feeling on care to someone who has problem or accident.

• You have my deepest sympathy. • What a terrible situation for you. • I do sympathise (I assure you). • I’m extremely sorry to hear that. • I know how it feels • Oh what a shame …. • Oh that’s awful. • Oh dear, sorry to hear that.

Example in dialogue:

Rina : Hi, Doni. What’s up? You look so sad.

Doni : Yea, my grandpa died last night.

Rina : Really? I’m sorry to hear that.

Doni : Thanks.

Rina : If I’m not mistaken, he is in Bandung, right?

Doni : Yes. We haven’t visited him yet.

Rina : Does your family plan to go to Bandung?

Doni : Yes. Tonight. We are going to leave for Bandung.

Rina : Oh, I hope your family will be fine.

Doni : Thanks a lot, Rina.

D.   Genre: Narrative Text

• Social Function : to amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicariousexperience in different ways.
• Generic Structure

– Orientation : sets the scene and introduces the participants.

– Complication : a crisis arises.

– Resolution : the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse.

• Language features :

–      Past tense (killed, drunk,etc)

–      Adverb of time (Once upun a time, one day, etc)

–      Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)

–      Specific character. The character of the story is specific, not general. (Cinderella, Snow White, Alibaba, etc)

–      Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc)

Direct speech. It is to make the story lively. (Snow White said,”My name is Snow White). The direct speech uses present tense

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