Mari belajar bahasa Inggris lewat lagu anak-anak

BANGUN TIDUR KUTERUS MANDI …(THE SIMPLE TENSE)

Apa yang Anda bayangkan ketika mendengar senandung bangun tidur kuterus mandi? Mungkin Anda ikut menyayi:

Bangun tidur kuterus mandi
Tidak lupa menggosok gigi
Habis mandi kutolong ibu
Membersihkan tempat tidurku.

Sama tidak konteks di atas dengan: I wake up in the morning. Next, I have a bath. Then I brush my teeth. After that I help my mother make my bed?
Tidak jauh berbeda secara struktur, meskipun terjemahannya tidak terlalu tepat. Bedanya dalam bahasa Indonesia kita tidak perlu bertele-tele dengan tenses. Apa yang Anda bangun untuk memahami pelajaran ini adalah pemahaman akan kehidupan yang terus bergulir beserta dinamikanya. Kemaren, sekarang dan besok. Matahari terbit, berada di atas kepala dan terbenam lagi.

Beberapa aktifitas harian yang biasa kita lakukan sehari-hari

Bangun/mandi/gosok gigi/nonton tipi/ke sekolah/ke tempat kerja/belajar/mengajar, bekerja/minum/makan/dengar musik/ngobrol/bicara di telepon/menjawab telepon/jalan-jalan/lihat-lihat/memanggil/menyanyi/berteriak/baca buku/koran/majalah/menulis/mengetik/ mengingat/mencari/menirukan/mendapatkan/menerima/menyentuh/merasa/mengira/melihat/menyapa/menyanggah/menolak/menyimpan/merobek/menaruh/membuang/melupakan/mengingat/mendengar/menasehati/mengambil/mengambilkan/menyerahkan/menari/melukis/mendongeng/membual/merahasiakan/membuka/menutup/menangis/menangisi/mencintai/membenci/berbaul/bercanda/berkelahi/berpapasan/bertemu/bersalaman/

Padanan terjemahannya (tidak secara urut)

Go/study/drink/eat/talk/call/sing/read/touch/give/take/see/type/feel/think/paint/cry/keep/save/work/open/close/love/hate/fight/get/receive/walk/sleep/ Wake up/watch TV/listen to music/go to school/play the guitar/sing a song/brush my teeth/answer the phone/talk on the phone/shake hands/draw a picture/save money/take a walk

Kalau Anda sudah terbiasa dengan kata-kata kerja di atas, tinggal mempraktekkannya dalam percakapan dan memperlancar saja bukan?

Latihan 1 Sisipkan terjemahan kata-kata kerja yang sudah terpogram dalam alam bawah sadar pada subjek I, you, they we yang sudah tentu Anda kuasai sebelumnya dan
Misal

Go to school
I go to school. I don’t go to school. Do I go to school?

Sleep
I sleep. I……………... Do…………….?

Study
We……... I don’t …….. Do we ………?

Know
I know. …. I know? I …… know. ….. you know? You …. know.

Play
………..? …………... …………. …. don’t ……...

Latihan 2 Jadikan benak Anda cerewet dengan mengulang-ulang kalimat-kalimat berikut yang saya acak tapi saling berkaitan satu sama lain. Saya yakin Anda akan terinspirasi membuat kalimat sendiri yang serupa.

I do. I do it. I do it myself. I don’t do it quite often. Do you? You don’t do it, but I do. They don’t do it. They don’t like to do it. I know. I know they don’t do it. I know, they don’t like to do it. Do you know? Do you know that they don’t like to do it? I know it exactly. Do you know it only by sight? You don’t know it. They know! We still don’t know. I don’t sleep. I seldom sleep well. We don’t sleep very much. We don’t like to sleep. Do you sleep on Sunday morning? I never sleep on Sundays. I sometimes sleep She knows. No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t know. They know, we know but he doesn’t know. They don’t go. I go.I like to go She doesn’t go. She prefers to stay at home. Does she go? No, she doesn’t. She goes to work. Does she go to work? Yes, she does. She doesn’t go to work on Sunday. We talk on the telephone. Does Herman talk on the telephone? He doesn’t talk on the telephone. He doesn’t like to talk on the telephone. I don’t like jengkol. She doesn’t like jengkol. Mother and I don’t like jengkol. Mother sleeps. How do you do it? How does it go? How do you go to work? How does it work What do you do? What do you eat? What does Joko drink? Wear glasses. I don’t wear glasses. She does. They don’t. Do you speak English? Do you play any musical instruments? Do you drink? Do you drive? Do you understand? Do you go to school? Do you go to work? Do you cook? Do you know what I mean? Do you like it? Do you make good money? What do you do? What do you do to make a living? What do you do in the morning? What do you do in the afternoon? What do you do in the evening? What do you do next? What do you read? What book do you read? What do you eat? What food do you eat? Who do you see in the morning. Who do you want to see. Who do you When do you wake up in the morning (what time lebih lazim= what time do you wake up in the morning)? When do you go to sleep? When do you arrive in the office. When do you practice the piano (How often lebih lazim= how often you practice the piano) Why do you cry? Why do you look sad? Why do you like jengkol? Why do you grumble? Why do you How you do go to the office. How do you get here? How do you do it? How do you make it? How do you spell it? How do you say it? How do you know it?


Mari latih kepekaan kecerewetan benak Anda. Bangun pernyataan, pertanyaan maupun jawaban lain bila ingin memperbanyak kosa kata Anda.
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Selamat berlatih!