This is English USA, on VOA. Now, Lesson 31, Part 1. ENGLISH USA Suara Amerika, Pelajaran Ke 31, Bagian Pertama.

Dalam pelajaran ini, Anda akan dibimbing menyatakan ketidak-sukaan Anda tentang beberapa hal. Martin sedang bekerja di rumah dan mengemukakan kepada keluarganya hal-hal apa yang tidak ia sukai.

MARTIN: Alan! Alan!

ALAN: What?

MARTIN: Turn off that music. I don’t like that music. I’m working.

EILEEN: Did you call, Martin?

MARTIN: No, I didn’t. I mean I called Alan. I didn’t call you.

EILEEN: Do you want Alan?

MARTIN: No, I don’t want him. I wanted him to turn off the music. I’m writing. I didn’t want that music.

EILEEN: You often play music.

MARTIN: I don’t play that music. I don’t like that music.

EILEEN: OK. I’m going to tell him.

MARTIN: I told him. He turned off the music.

EILEEN: Oh, yes, he did. I’m going to make some tea. Do you want some?

MARTIN: No, thanks. May I have some coffee? I don’t like tea in the morning.

EILEEN: I’m going to bring coffee.

MUSIC

MARTIN: Sue! Sue! Eileen!

EILEEN: Did you call?

MARTIN: Is Sue listening to television?

EILEEN: Yes. She often listens on Saturday morning.

MARTIN: May I speak to her?

EILEEN: Of course. I’m going to get her.

SUE: Did you want me, daddy?

MARTIN: Yes, I did. What are you doing?

SUE: I’m watching TV.

MARTIN: Do you like TV?

SUE: Of course. Don’t you like TV?

MARTIN: I don’t like loud TV. I want to work today. I can’t work with loud TV.

SUE: Do you want me to turn off the TV?

MARTIN: No, I don’t want you to turn it off. Can you turn it down? I can’t write with loud TV.

SUE: What are you writing?

MARTIN: I’m writing a story about football.

SUE: You wrote about baseball. You wrote about tennis. Now you’re writing about football.

MARTIN: Don’t you like sports?

SUE: I don’t like some sports.

MARTIN: What sports don’t you like?

SUE: I don’t like ball games.

MARTIN: What sport do you like?

SUE: I like swimming. What sports don’t you like?

MARTIN: I don’t like racing.

SUE: You don’t like horses? Yes, you do.

MARTIN: I don’t like car racing.

SUE: Oh.

MARTIN: And I don’t like loud TV.

SUE: TV isn’t a sport!

MARTIN: I don’t like it.

SUE: OK. Is it too loud now?

MARTIN: No, it isn’t. I want to finish this story today.

EILEEN: Here’s the coffee. Do you want some cake?

MARTIN: No, thanks. Only coffee.

Perhatikan beberapa kalimat berikut sewaktu Martin mengemukakan apa yang tidak disukainya.

MARTIN: I don’t like that music. I don’t like tea in the morning. I don’t like loud TV. I don’t like racing.

Jawablah sekarang pertanyaan-pertanyaan tentang apa yang Anda sukai dan tidak sukai.

MARTIN: I don’t like loud music. Do you like loud music?

ANDA: ……………………..

MARTIN: I don’t like loud TV. Do you like loud TV?

ANDA: …………………………

MARTIN: I don’t like car racing. Do you like car racing?

ANDA: ……………………

MUSIC

SUE: Daddy, can we go to movies today?

MARTIN: I don’t know. I want to write this story today. I don’t like to go on Saturday. Can we go tomorrow?

SUE: No, I can’t. I want to go to Jennifer’s house tomorrow.

MARTIN: I don’t like to stop my work. Can your mother take you?

SUE: I didn’t ask.

MARTIN: Please ask her. I don’t want to ask now.

SUE: She is making lunch.

MARTIN: Now? I don’t want to eat now. I don’t want to stop my writing. Please tell her.

SUE: OK.

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