TO AGREE AND DISAGREE WITH A SUGGESTION AN IDEA
Chapter II
What is Agreement and Disagreement ?
1) Expressions of Agreement (Ungkapan Persetujuan) yaitu suatu ungkapan yang
digunakan untuk menyatakan setuju atau sependapat terhadapat saran, masukan dan
pendapat orang lain
2) Expressions of Disagreement (Ungkapan ketidaksetujuan) yaitu suatu ungkapan yang
digunakan untuk menyatakan tidak setuju atau tidak sependapat dengan saran dan pendapat
orang lain
Contoh Expression of Agreement Contoh Expression of Disagreement
I Agree .. I don’t agree
I think so
I agree with you I disagree
Sounds great I don’t agree with you
You are right I don’t think so
That’s the point That’s not what I think
I will say that I couldn’t agree with you less
I feel the same way about I’m not sure
Probably not
Read and understand the following conversation example!
Lina : I don 't feel well. I' m catching a cold.
Udin : You should go to the doctor.
Beni : I don 't think that' s a good idea. Just take a good rest and drink a lot of water, Lina.
Siti : I agree with Udin. You should go to the doctor, Lina. You look very pale. I think you need
to take medicine.
Edo : I don 't agree with you, Siti. Too much medicine is not good. Lina, just take a rest, drink a
lot of water, and eat only healthy food.
Dayu : I think the best to do is go home, Lina. Your mom and dad know better what you should
do.
Setelah membaca percakapan diatas, maka dapat kita simpulkan bahwa ada expression of
agreement and disagreement di dalam percakapan tersebut.
• Beni : I don’t think that’s a good idea (Expression of Disagreement)
“Saya tidak berfikir itu ide yang bagus” kata beni menyatakan ungkapan ketidaksetujuan
terhadap pernyataan udin yang menyarankan lina untuk pergi ke dokter.
• Siti : I agree with Udin (Expression of Agreement)
“Saya setuju dengan Udin” kata siti menyatakan ungkapan setuju terhadap pernyataan
udin yang menyarankan lina untuk pergi ke dokter.
• Edo : I don 't agree with you, Siti (Expression of Disagreement)
“Saya tidak setuju dengan mu, siti” kata edo menyatakan ungkapan ketidaksetujuan
terhadap pernyataan siti yang menyarankan lina untuk pergi ke dokter.
Setelah membaca dan memahami contoh percakapan diatas, kamu juga dapat membaca lagi contoh
yang ada di buku cetak mu halaman 30 dan tentukanlah kalimat – kalimat yang menggunakan
Expression of Agreement dan Expression of Disagreement.
1.
1. Expression of Agreement dialog
Aditya : Hey, look at my new bag. Isn’t it cool ?
Jonny : Yeah, You are right ! You’re bag is so cool. I like the color of your bag
Aditya : wow thank you. My dad bought it yesterday for me. He bought it at Rio’s
Collection.
Jonny : I think, I should buy it too.
2. Expression of Disagreement dialog
Lucy : Rose, I think we should add color decorations in class, so that we are more
enthusiastic about learning.
Rose : I’m not sure with the idea you gave lucy. We have to add more ornamental plants in
this class, to make it look cool and comfortable.
Lucy : Oh really? Then, let’s find some good ornamental plants for our class.
Rose : Okay, Lets go!
Okay, after reading some of the dialogues and examples of conversations above. Try to do the
questions below properly and correctly!
1. Fahri: The government plans to increase the price of the electricity bill next month.
Raja: ________ It will just add the population of poor people more and more.
The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is ….
a. I totally disagree
b. I can't disagree
c. I never disagree
d. I agree with you
2. Habib: What do you think if we study together?
Vanessa: …………….. Let’s take our books.
a. I can't think so
b. Good idea
c. I disagree with you
d. Sorry I can't
3. Maya: I think you are a responsible person.
Diana: Really? Well, I don't think so.
From the dialogue, we may assume that ...
a. Diana agree with Maya
b. Diana disagrees with Maya
c. Diana has no idea about what Maya said
d. Diana can't accept the fact
4. Rosa: I think that the article in the newspaper is fake.
Ratna: I don’t think so.
From this dialogue, we can conclude that Ratna expresses………
a. Disagreement
b. Anger
c. Danger
d. Ill
5. Riko: I think the government should try to stop people from smoking.
Kiara: I suppose so.
From this dialogue, we can assume that Kiara expresses ….
a. Agreement
b. Disagreement
c. Opinion
d. Satisfaction
After reading the material and doing the tasks that have been given above, hopefully the material
about To agree and disagree with a suggestion an idea can be understood well. thank you.
Have a good day!
Monday, 23 August 2021.