Asking And Giving

Tulisan Guru

Monday, December 23, 2024

In simple terms, "asking and giving" refers to the act of requesting something from someone and then providing it to them. This can apply to various contexts, such as:

Objects: Asking for a pen and giving it to the person who asked.
Information: Asking for directions and giving them to someone who is lost.
Help: Asking for assistance with a task and giving help to someone who needs it.
Opinions: Asking for someone's thoughts on a matter and giving your own opinion when asked.

More specifically, "asking and giving" can refer to:

Asking and giving opinions: This involves inquiring about someone's perspective on a topic and then sharing your own viewpoint. It's a common way to exchange ideas, make decisions, and build relationships.

Asking and giving suggestions: This involves requesting advice or recommendations from someone and then offering your own suggestions when asked. It's a helpful way to solve problems, explore options, and learn from others' experiences.And here some explanation of Asking And Giving.

Asking And Showing Attention

Asking For Attention	Showing attention
Hey, look!	Really?
Excuse me…	What is it?
Sorry to disturb, but I have something to tell you	Where?
Can you please spare a little time?	What are you going to tell me?
Look what I have!	You must be joking!
You won’t believe this!	You are kidding, aren’t you?
May I have your attention, please?	Oh, my God! It’s impossible!
Listen! I Have some news to tell you	Awesome. What happened next?
	Indeed?
	Oh, no! Did he really say that?

Examples:
Expressing of getting one’s attention
(Aqmal is playing a game on his computer in the living room. Nabila is sitting on the couch.)
Nabila : Excuse me, Aqmal.
Aqmal : What’s up?
Nabila : Can you do me a fayor?
Aqmal : Sure. What is it?
Nabila : I am trying to call Tasya. Can you please turn the volume down?
Aqmal : Sure. No problem.

Nabila : Thank you very much

Checking for someone’s understanding

Asking For Attention
Do you know what I mean?	Don’t you understand of what he said?
Do you understand me?	Got it?

Examples :
Riva : Don’t you understand of what Miss Yuli said?
Khansa : Yes, she said that we should speak English in our English class
Riva : I see ... thanks Khansa.

Khansa : No problem

Giving And Asking for someone’s opinion

Asking about opinion	Informal ways of giving opinion	Formal ways of giving opinion
What’s your opinion of…?	To be honest …	It seem to me that…
What do you think of ….?	If you ask me …	I would argue that …
How do you feel about …?	To my mind …	Am convinced that …
Are you for or against …?	Frankly, I think …	As far as I am concerned …
Do You think that …?	I reckon …

Example:
John : Where should we take a vacation this year? Let’s decide soon.
Mel : Well, I’d like to go somewhere warm. How about the beach? Or we could rent a cabin on the lake.
John : You want to go to the beach again? I want to ski this winter. How about a compromise? What about traveling to the Alps in Europe next April? We can find a ski resort on a lake.

Mel : Oh, we’ve never been to Europe before! But I don’t know if it will be sunny and warm then. I need to do some research first. That will help me make up my mind.

Showing appreciation

Asking about opinion
What a wonderful painting!	That’s my girl!
What a good job!	Excellent!
How beautiful you are!	Great!
How diligent he is!

Example:

Mother : What are you doing Dina?

Dina : I’m watering the flower mom

Mother : Excellent! That’s my girl!

Dina : Thank you mom.

Giving and responding to instructions

Giving instructions	Prohibition	Responding to instructions
Put away the books after you read them.	Do not litter.	Alright
Wash the dishes after you eat, please.	Don’t be noisy.	I see.
Will you sweep the floor?	Don’t lie.	Sure
Be careful.	No cheating.	Of course.
Be honest	You are not allowed to smoke.	Okay

Example:

Teacher : Why did you come late to class?

Student : I’m sorry ma’am, I got traffic jam.

Teacher : You should come earlier and don’t be late tomorrow

Student : Yes ma’am.

Giving and responding to invitation

INFORMAL INVITATION	FORMAL INVITATION
Will you have lunch with me?	I was wondering if you would like to join us for a meal.
What about going out for a meal?	Perhaps you would like to have dinner at my home. Perhaps you would like to come round for a meal.
It’s hot. How about swimming this afternoon?	We would like to invite you to dinner.
There’s a really nice place just a few minutes from here. Care for a cup of coffee?	I think you might like to try some of our local cuisine.
Shall we meet later tonight to discuss it over dinner?	There s a quite good place you might like which specializes in sushi. ’

Example :

Arief : I’ve got a new interesting novel and VCD of a drama performance.

Rita : Wow, great. What are they about? Are they interesting?

Arief : If 1 tell you now, it won’t surprise you. Now, decide. Would you come to my house to enjoy them?

Rita : I’d love to. I’ll be at your house at 8.00 in the morning.