EXPRESSION OF:
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**Self
Introduction
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Hello. My name is Gifty
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Hi. I’m Griffana
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Good morning. My name is Glowryn
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How do you do? My name’s Kikin
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Allow me to introduce myself. My name’s Karin
I would like to introduce myself. My name’s Kimi
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Introducing someone to someone else
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Nury
Nike
Mr. Mul
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: Ke, I’d like to
introduce you to my teacher, Mr. Mul.
: How do you do, Mr. Mul?
: How do you do, Nury.
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Karin
Kirby
Uncle Sam
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: Kirby, allow me to
introduce you to Uncle Sam from USA
: I’m very pleased to meet
you, Uncle Sam
: I’m very pleased to meet
you too, Jessy
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** Sympathy
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I am sorry
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I am very sorry to hear about your father
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I am very sorry that your cat died
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I feel sorry for your lost
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Please accept my sympathy
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Let me offer my condolences
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Let me tell you how sorry I am to hear about
your brother
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Responding
to Condolences
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Thank you
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That’s very kind of you
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That’s how it should be
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** Asking
for Advice
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Can you give me some advice?
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Do you have any advice for me?
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If you were me, what would you do?
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Do you think I should tell the teacher?
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Should I consult my parents about this matter?
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Offering Advice
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I advise you to move to a new house
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I suggest that you buy the motorbike next year
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If I were you, I would stop cheating during
the exams
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I think you’d better study harder next time
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You should consult your parents immediately
before the matter gets worse
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** Necessity
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You must obey your parents
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You must study hard if you want to pass the
exams with satisfying grades
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You must be creative and innovative if you
want to be a successful entrepreneur
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You must not cheat during the exams
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You must not miss classes without permission
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You have to go bed early to be able to wake up
early the next morning
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You have to manage your time wisely to be able
to finish all your work
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You don’t have to follow all your friends’ bad
habits if you don’t want to
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You don’t have to buy new uniform for the new
term if the old ones are still wearable
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** Likes
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I like friendly and kind people
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I really like studying Indonesian heritage
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I enjoy writing stories about children
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I love meeting with new people
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I really love it when my school holds a
musical performance
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Dislikes
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I dislike driving in rush-hour traffic
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I hate people who smoke in public areas
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I don’t like people who are always late
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I can’t stand it when people snap at each
other
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It bothers me when someone acts rudely to the
elderly
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** Surprise
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What a surprise!
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This is really surprise!
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What a shocking news!
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I don’t believe it!
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Are you kidding?
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You must be joking!
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Really?
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It’s surprising that she just made her biggest
dream come true
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** Pride
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I’m proud of you
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You should be proud and feel lucky to have a
daughter like her
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** Ability
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My sister can play the violin beautifully
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I am able to speak English fluently
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He is capable of using a computer
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Inability
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I cannot sing a song
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She is unable to ride a bicycle
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He is incapable of swimming
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** Apology
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I’m sorry that I forgot to bring your book
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I’m very sorry that I’m late
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I’m extremely sorry. I didn’t know you were
busy
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I’d like to apologize for leaving school
without permission
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Please accept my apologies for what I did to
you last week
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** Offering Help
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Can I help you?
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May I help you?
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Shall I get something for you?
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Accepting
Help
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Yes, please
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Thank you
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That would very nice
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Refusing
Help
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No, thank you
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No, thanks
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It’s all right. I can do it on my own
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** Offering an Invitation
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I’d like to ask you to visit my new house
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I’d like to invite you to my birthday party
next week
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Would you like to go to the cinema with me on
Saturday night?
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How about going to the concert with me
tonight?
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Accepting
an Invitation
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Thank you, I’d like to
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Yes, thank you. I’d be happy to come
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Thank you so much for inviting me
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Great
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Sure
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Refusing
an Invitation
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I’m sorry. I’m afraid I can’t
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I’m sorry; I’ll be very busy at that time.
What about the week after that?
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** Asking Permission
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May I open the window?
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Do you mind if I sit here?
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Can I go and see a movie tomorrow night?
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Could I use the telephone, please?
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Would you mind if I had more snacks?
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Giving
Permission
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Sure, go ahead
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No, I don’t mind
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You have my permission
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Yes, certainly
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Yes, of course
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Yes, OK
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No, not at all
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Refusing
Permission
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No, you may not
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Yes, I do mind
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No, I’m afraid not
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No, I don’t think so
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No, you can’t
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I will not permit you
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** Pleased
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I’m very pleased with it
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I’m really delighted with this
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I’m very happy with it
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How wonderful!
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I can’t say how pleased I am
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Fantastic!
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Great!
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Displeased
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I’m not happy about it
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I’m really annoyed with this
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How awful!
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How terrible!
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How irritating!
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How boring
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** Agreement
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I (entirely) agree with you
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I couldn’t agree more with you
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I quite agree
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I think I agree with you
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I agree to do so
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It’s fine with me
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It’s Ok with me
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Disagreement
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I (completely) disagree with you
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I really don’t agree with you
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I don’t think I agree with you
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I don’t agree
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I don’t think so
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I’m against this idea
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I can’t agree to that
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** Satisfaction
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I’m satisfied with it
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I’m completely satisfied with what you’ve done
for me
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It was satisfaction
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Everything was just perfect
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I’m happy enough with it
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Good enough
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Good job
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Dissatisfaction
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I’m not satisfied with it
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I am a little dissatisfied with the condition
here
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I’m a bit disappointment with the project
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I have a complaint
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I want to make a complaint
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Responding
to Dissatisaction
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I see
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I’ll do something to fix it
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I’ll see what I can do about it
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