Contoh Soal Listening , Dialogues about Suggesting and Warning (Context , Natural Disaster)
Contoh Soal Listening , Dialogues about Suggesting and Warning (Context , Natural Disaster) - We live in a tropical country where flood, drought, and wildfire are the possible natural disasters that haunt, including volcanoes and earthquakes. The natural disaster affects the people life time to time, to the extent to the quite extreme changes of seasons. In hot season, drought ruins the crops and farms, and the wildfire destroys thousands of acres of woods. Meanwhile in the rainy season, most people in some areas get flooded out because of the incessant rain.
However, here you are not going to identify any natural disaster, yet you will learn some expressions of giving suggestion and warnings in the context when the natural hazards are ‘haunting’. Let’s identify some expressions of giving suggestions and warnings from the conversations as follow in this session.
Listen carefully to the following dialogue.
Listen to the conversation one more time while looking at the script below.
Ari: Mom, I am going out for a bit.
Mom: Where are you going this early, son?
Ari: I need to visit Ani. Her house flooded when the river near burst last night.
Mom: Take my advice and tell her family to move to higher ground immediately, and they better not wait to gather belongings.
Ari: Okay, Mom. I’ll tell them.
Mom: And for you too, be careful. Take care when you drive!
Ari: Got it, thank you, Mom. I am off now.
Mom: Where are you going this early, son?
Ari: I need to visit Ani. Her house flooded when the river near burst last night.
Mom: Take my advice and tell her family to move to higher ground immediately, and they better not wait to gather belongings.
Ari: Okay, Mom. I’ll tell them.
Mom: And for you too, be careful. Take care when you drive!
Ari: Got it, thank you, Mom. I am off now.
What do you find from the dialogue?
Could you identify the expressions of suggesting and warnings?
Could you identify the expressions of suggesting and warnings?
In the dialog Ari asked for permission to visit and help Ani, whose house got flooded out. His mom gave suggestion to Ani and family of what to do or how to react. Look at the bold italic clauses.
Take my advice and tell her family to move to higher ground immediately, and they better not wait to gather belongings.
Besides, his mom also warned Ari to be careful on his way.
....be careful. Take care when you drive!
So, what is suggestion? And how is it different from warnings?
Giving suggestion means you mention some ideas or possible action for other people to consider. Meanwhile when you want the other people to understand that there could be possible danger or problem in what they are doing, you give then warnings.
Here you are provided some expressions to use when giving suggestion and warnings
S1
Complete the following statement with the exact expression you hear from the recording.
If I were you, ... since I risk inhaling dangerous quantities of dust.
S2
The best expression to deal with the situation is….
S3
Give the most appropriate suggestion or warnings to the following situation:
The best expression to deal with the situation is….
S4
Listen carefully and answer the situation.
The best expression to deal with the situation is….
S5
The following recording is to answer question 8 to 10.
Why they probably will experience a severe drought?
Because….
S6
Listen to the following conversation to answer question 5 to 7.
What is the cause of the frequent earthquakes? It is caused by ....
S7
Listen to the following conversation to answer question 5 to 7.
What should the girl do once the earthquake happens when she is outside? She should ....
S8
Listen to the following conversation to answer question 5 to 7.
What should the girl do once the earthquake happens when she is in her bedroom? She should ....
S9
The following recording is to answer question 8 to 10.
What is the suggestion from the man?
The man suggested….
The man suggested….
S10
The following recording is to answer question 8 to 10.
Why does the man suggest growing that kind of plantation?
The man suggests growing that kind of plantation because ....
The man suggests growing that kind of plantation because ....