Contoh Soal Expressing Criticism
Contoh Soal Expressing Criticism - Do you love photography? Do you love to freeze moment through picture? Do you love sharing your experiences to many people? If you do, you will know the latest social media where you can share your experiences through pictures to everyone. This social media is called Instagram. Many teenagers nowadays know Instagram. You can access Instagram by using your mobile phone. You just need to download the application. By using Instagram, people can take a picture then post it so everyone in the world can see your picture.
There are several benefits of Instagram. First, Instagram is a useful media for e-commerce. All online sellers can sell their products by posting the pictures of their products on Instagram. Another benefit of Instagram is people can use it as a media to practice their skill in photography. People who have a lot of followers in their Instagram generally have brilliant skills in photography. The most important thing, the use of Instagram is free. Therefore, you do not have to pay some money to take benefits of Instagram.
Language Focus
Pay attention to the following dialogue between these two students.
Student 1: Hey, what are you doing? You keep staring at your mobile phone.
Student 2: I am posting some pictures on my Instagram.
Student 1: What? Instagram? What is that?
Student 2: It is a free social media. Its function is almost the same as other social media, but in Instagram you can only post picture. Here, look at my pictures.
Student 1: Well. Do you get any benefit from uploading pictures on Instagram?
Student 2: Yes of course. First, I can share my experience through pictures to all my friends on Instagram, Besides, I do my business by using Instagram. I sell various women’s dresses. By selling my dresses on Instagram, I do not need to pay for renting place to sell my dresses. That is awesome, isn’t it?
Student 1: Yes it is. But you have to be careful in using the social media. Social media might be disastrous if the users are not careful.
Student 2 : Yes I agree with you. Many kinds of social media can be beneficial for the users, but it can also be disastrous for the users. Posting something on social media means we let everyone knows what we have posted. Therefore, we should be more careful and wise to use all kind of social media. On instagram for example, fortunately this social media provides “private feature” where only limited people who can see your pictures.
Student 1 : That’s great. By the way, thank you for the information.
Student 2 : Anytime.
Student 2: I am posting some pictures on my Instagram.
Student 1: What? Instagram? What is that?
Student 2: It is a free social media. Its function is almost the same as other social media, but in Instagram you can only post picture. Here, look at my pictures.
Student 1: Well. Do you get any benefit from uploading pictures on Instagram?
Student 2: Yes of course. First, I can share my experience through pictures to all my friends on Instagram, Besides, I do my business by using Instagram. I sell various women’s dresses. By selling my dresses on Instagram, I do not need to pay for renting place to sell my dresses. That is awesome, isn’t it?
Student 1: Yes it is. But you have to be careful in using the social media. Social media might be disastrous if the users are not careful.
Student 2 : Yes I agree with you. Many kinds of social media can be beneficial for the users, but it can also be disastrous for the users. Posting something on social media means we let everyone knows what we have posted. Therefore, we should be more careful and wise to use all kind of social media. On instagram for example, fortunately this social media provides “private feature” where only limited people who can see your pictures.
Student 1 : That’s great. By the way, thank you for the information.
Student 2 : Anytime.
After reading the dialogue, pay attention to the following expression taken from the dialogue:
- Social media might be dangerous if the users are not careful.
- Any kind of social media can be beneficial for the users, it can be also disastrous for the users.
- We should be more careful and wise to use all kind of social media.
Modals "might, should/should’t, can and could” are used to express disapproval or criticism.
The following are the example of expression of criticism:
- I have to say that the new songs from your band are disappointing.
- With all due respect, Ms. Ann, I do not think your idea is applicable.
- The new English teacher seems, shall we say, a little bit sensitive. She is easily to get angry.
- They should not be here for doing nothing.
You may also expressing criticism by not using the aforementioned expressions. The most important, when you criticize means you give any evaluation toward someone/something. Here are some examples:
- The film was totally boring.
- Your words were really rude.
- She behaves rudely to you teacher.
- Ann and Dan were really annoying last night.
S1
The following statement were explained on the passage, EXCEPT ....
S2
The following are not the benefit of Instagram mentioned on the text, EXCEPT ....
S3
Pay attention to the following sentence (paragraph 2)
By using Instagram, people can take a picture then post it so everyone in the world can see your picture.
The underlined word can be replaced by ....
S4
Pay attention to the dialogue between Farah and Dina, and answer the questions number 4-7
Situation : Dina and Farah are reading online news from their tablet about selfie addiction.
Dina : Farah, read this news. It is about selfie addiction among teenagers in the world.
Farah : Hmm.. Selfie? What is selfie?
Dina : Selfie means photo taken by oneself as you can see on the news.
Farah : I see... I understand now.
Dina : Well. For me, it is okay if people do selfie, but if they take selfie over and over, then post the pictures on social media, it will give bad impact for them.
Farah : Really?
Dina : Ya.. First, the most annoying thing will be felt by their friends on social media. Their newsfeeds will be overloaded by pictures with (almost) the same pose. Then, taking selfie to many and too often and directly posting the pictures on social media will cause addiction.
Farah : Ya. I agree. Here, on the news, it is stated that posting selfie pictures on a social many too often will cause bad impact.
Dina : There was some silly news about someone who did selfie. I read it a week ago
Farah : What was that?
Dina : Well. A girl was taking a selfie and suddenly she was hit by a car.
Farah : Seriously?
Dina : Yes. She was taking picture on the street, she did not realize when a car past by her.
Farah : Ya. Now I realize, taking selfie is harmful sometimes.
Dina : Ya. We have to be wise when we do selfie. Especially, when we do selfie together with our friends or welfie. A group of people who do welfie will be busy with their activity, so it might causes unexpected things.
Farah : Yes... I agree with you, Dina.
Farah : Hmm.. Selfie? What is selfie?
Dina : Selfie means photo taken by oneself as you can see on the news.
Farah : I see... I understand now.
Dina : Well. For me, it is okay if people do selfie, but if they take selfie over and over, then post the pictures on social media, it will give bad impact for them.
Farah : Really?
Dina : Ya.. First, the most annoying thing will be felt by their friends on social media. Their newsfeeds will be overloaded by pictures with (almost) the same pose. Then, taking selfie to many and too often and directly posting the pictures on social media will cause addiction.
Farah : Ya. I agree. Here, on the news, it is stated that posting selfie pictures on a social many too often will cause bad impact.
Dina : There was some silly news about someone who did selfie. I read it a week ago
Farah : What was that?
Dina : Well. A girl was taking a selfie and suddenly she was hit by a car.
Farah : Seriously?
Dina : Yes. She was taking picture on the street, she did not realize when a car past by her.
Farah : Ya. Now I realize, taking selfie is harmful sometimes.
Dina : Ya. We have to be wise when we do selfie. Especially, when we do selfie together with our friends or welfie. A group of people who do welfie will be busy with their activity, so it might causes unexpected things.
Farah : Yes... I agree with you, Dina.
The following is the expression of criticism found on the text.
S5
Pay attention to the dialogue between Farah and Dina, and answer the questions number 4-7
Situation : Dina and Farah are reading online news from their tablet about selfie addiction.
Dina : Farah, read this news. It is about selfie addiction among teenagers in the world.
Farah : Hmm.. Selfie? What is selfie?
Dina : Selfie means photo taken by oneself as you can see on the news.
Farah : I see... I understand now.
Dina : Well. For me, it is okay if people do selfie, but if they take selfie over and over, then post the pictures on social media, it will give bad impact for them.
Farah : Really?
Dina : Ya.. First, the most annoying thing will be felt by their friends on social media. Their newsfeeds will be overloaded by pictures with (almost) the same pose. Then, taking selfie to many and too often and directly posting the pictures on social media will cause addiction.
Farah : Ya. I agree. Here, on the news, it is stated that posting selfie pictures on a social many too often will cause bad impact.
Dina : There was some silly news about someone who did selfie. I read it a week ago
Farah : What was that?
Dina : Well. A girl was taking a selfie and suddenly she was hit by a car.
Farah : Seriously?
Dina : Yes. She was taking picture on the street, she did not realize when a car past by her.
Farah : Ya. Now I realize, taking selfie is harmful sometimes.
Dina : Ya. We have to be wise when we do selfie. Especially, when we do selfie together with our friends or welfie. A group of people who do welfie will be busy with their activity, so it might causes unexpected things.
Farah : Yes... I agree with you, Dina.
Farah : Hmm.. Selfie? What is selfie?
Dina : Selfie means photo taken by oneself as you can see on the news.
Farah : I see... I understand now.
Dina : Well. For me, it is okay if people do selfie, but if they take selfie over and over, then post the pictures on social media, it will give bad impact for them.
Farah : Really?
Dina : Ya.. First, the most annoying thing will be felt by their friends on social media. Their newsfeeds will be overloaded by pictures with (almost) the same pose. Then, taking selfie to many and too often and directly posting the pictures on social media will cause addiction.
Farah : Ya. I agree. Here, on the news, it is stated that posting selfie pictures on a social many too often will cause bad impact.
Dina : There was some silly news about someone who did selfie. I read it a week ago
Farah : What was that?
Dina : Well. A girl was taking a selfie and suddenly she was hit by a car.
Farah : Seriously?
Dina : Yes. She was taking picture on the street, she did not realize when a car past by her.
Farah : Ya. Now I realize, taking selfie is harmful sometimes.
Dina : Ya. We have to be wise when we do selfie. Especially, when we do selfie together with our friends or welfie. A group of people who do welfie will be busy with their activity, so it might causes unexpected things.
Farah : Yes... I agree with you, Dina.
It is about selfie addiction among teenagers in the world.
The underlined word means ....
S6
Take a look at the following expression of criticism.
First, the most annoying thing will be felt by their friends on social media. Their newsfeeds will be overloaded by pictures with (almost) the same pose. Then, taking selfie to many and too often and directly posting the pictures on social media will cause addiction.
What did the speaker mean by conveying the aforementioned statement?
S7
Pay attention to the following statement on the text.
Well. For me, it is okay if people do selfie, but if they take selfie over and over, then post the pictures on social media, it will give bad impact for them.
The best answer for the meaning of the underlined phrase is ....
S8
Pay attention to the following dialogue
A : Did you see how she spoke to us last night? She was very rude!
B : ....
B : ....
The best choice to answer the question is ....
S9
The following are the statement containing expression of criticism, EXCEPT....
S10
Choose from the following, the expression of criticism delivered by someone in a meeting: