Chapter

Let Me Introduce Myself

Basic Competence
3.1 Menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi
transaksional lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait jati diri dan hubungan keluarga, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.
(Perhatikan unsur kebahasaan pronoun: subjective, objective, possessive)

4.1 Menyusun teks interaksi transaksional lisan dan tulis pendek dan sederhana yang
melibatkan tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait jati diri, dengan
memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan yang benar dan
sesuai konteks

Learning Objectives
At the end of this chapter, the students will be able to identify, determine, apply social
functions, text structures, and linguistic elements and compile oral and written transactional
interaction texts that involve the act of giving and asking for information related to identity.

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Learning Material
Situations that allow asking and giving information about identity to take action that can foster
the behavior contained in Core Competencies

Mind-mapping
Introduction

Asking for information

about identity

Giving information
about identity

Learning Activity

LET’S STarT
Match the words in column A with the words in column B
A B

1. greeting (noun) a. single (adjective)

2. interest (noun) b. act (noun)
3. culture (noun) c. community (noun)
4. farewell (noun) d. welcome (noun)
5. keen (adjective) e. attraction (noun)
6. society (noun) f. valediction (noun)
7. individual (adjective) g. become familiar (verb)
8. role (noun) h. custom (noun)

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 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?
Introducing yourself to a crowd of people, or even just one person, can make anyone
nervous. Doing it in a foreign language is even more so.
Example

Dialog 1 (Introducing Self)

Alex : Hi! My name is Alex. What’s yours?
Tohir : They call me Thohir. Are you from around here?
Alex : No, I am originally from Bandung, but I just moved here a week ago.
Are you from around here?
Thohir : Yes, I’m from Jakarta. Both of my parents are Betawinese.
Alex : Oh…I see. Hey, since you are from Jakarta may be you could show me
around sometime?
Thohir : Hahahahaha. Sure. No problem.

Answer the following questions based on the above dialog.

1. Is it a formal or an informal situation? Explain. Give evidence from the dialog
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2. Do you think Thohir and Alex are the same age? Explain. Give evidence from the
dialog.
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3. ”… maybe you could show me around sometime?” What does the expression mean
in Bahasa Indonesia?
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Then, try to answer questions for the following dialog.

Dialog 2
Fani : Hello everybody! My name is Fani Suherman. I am fifteen years old.
I’m from north Sumatra. Now, I live in Blitar with my parents.
Teacher : Do you have any hobbies, Fani?
Fani : Yes, sir. I really enjoy running. I run every weekend.
Teacher : Good for you Fani

4. Where does the conversation take place?

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5. Is it a formal or an informal situation? Explain. Give evidence from dialog

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After you have done the activities above, what can you understand about the concepts?
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We can tell our identity in a formal and also in an informal situation. When we want to tell our
identity, we can share information about;
 Name
 Age
 Date / place of birth
 Address
 Nationality
 Phone number
 Occupation
 Etc.

Next, pay attention to the following sentences. Then discuss the following situation
whether it is a formal or an informal situation. Explain your reason.
Hello, Everyone. Let me introduce myself. My name is Anto. I come from Jogja. I graduated
from SMP Pelita Jaya 1
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LET’S FIND OUT

Write down your own introduction then perform in front of the class. You have to
mention the following data.
Full name : __________________________________________
Nick name : __________________________________________
Place and date of birth : __________________________________________
Address : __________________________________________
Parents’ name : __________________________________________
Parents’ occupation : __________________________________________
Hobby : __________________________________________
Wisdom words : __________________________________________
Future plan : __________________________________________
The reason of making future plan : __________________________________________

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 LET’S TrY aND SHarE

Work in group of 4 people. Create a dialog based on the situation; imagine that you’re invited
to that party. Think about a new identity that you have. Then, talk to the other guests and
introduce yourself; tell about your family, your profession, and your hobbies. You may ask
another guest with questions like:

May I know your name please?

Can you tell me what your profession is? Or, What do you do?

What’re your hobbies? Do you like painting? Do you like music?

Think of other questions. You may also introduce your friends to other guests. Introduce
yourself or your friends to at least two people.

What do you learn from this chapter?

Reflection

1. Give a tick (✓)!

No. Statements Completely Sufficiently Partially
1. I can identify expressions of asking and giving
information about identity.
2. I can make a transactional text containing
expression of asking and giving information
about identity.

2. Let,s think!

a. Before learning this chapter, could you make transactional text containing expression of
asking and giving information about identity??
b. While learning this chapter, did you find any difficulties?
c. After learning this chapter, what benefits have you got?

Self-Assesment

After you learn this chapter, how is your mastery towards the following materials? Give a tick
(✓) to the box that you deem appropriate!

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No Materials Inadequate Fair Good Excellent
1. Expression of asking information about ⃞ ⃞ ⃞ ⃞
identity.

2. Expression of giving information about ⃞ ⃞ ⃞ ⃞

identity

3. Transactional text containing of asking and ⃞ ⃞ ⃞ ⃞

giving information about identity.

Let’s check your competence

A. Choose the best answer.

Question 1-3 are based on the following dialogue.

Handy : Hi, I am Handy, What is (1) . . . ?
Heni : My name is Heni. (2) . . .
Handy : It’s nice to see you too.
Heni : . . . (3)
Handy : I live at Jl. Kesatuan, Cicalengka

1. A. his name
B. her name
C. my name
D. your name
E. their name

2. A. How are you, Handy?

B. It’s nice to see you, Handy.
C. How are you getting on, Handy?
D. How is everything with you, Handy?
E. What’s up?

3. A. Where are you?

B. Where do you live?
C. Where are you going?
D. Where is your school?
E. What is your life?

Read the following text and answer questions 4-6.

I have a close friend. He is Angga Firmansyah. I usually call him Angga. He comes
from Karawang. He was born on ten of August, two thousand and five. He live at
Kesatuan 96 street Bandung, he studies in SMP Yadika Cicalengka at Grade seven.

4. The text mainly about . . .

A. the writer’s identity
B. the writer’s classmates
C. the writer’s school
D. the writer’s new pen friend
E. the writer’s life

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5. When was Angga born?
A. On August 10, 2005
B. On August 30, 2005
C. On August 30, 2000
D. On August 10, 2004
E. On August 30, 2004

6. “I have close friend”. What does the underlined word refer to?
A. The reader
B. The writer
C. Yadika
D. Angga Firmansyah
E. The close friend

The following text is for questions number 7-9

ID Numbers : 893475N34
Full Name : Handy Mukti
Place of Birth : Bandung
Date of Birth : 21 August 2002
Address : Jl. Kesatuan No. 96, Bandung
School : SMP Mazaya Islamic Boarding School

7. Where was Handy born?

A. Bandung
B. Jakarta
C. Cicalengka
D. Jl. Kesatuan
E. Sumedang

8. How old is he on 2014? He is . . . years old.

A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
E. 15

9. What is he? He is . . .
A. a doctor
B. a teacher
C. an officer
D. a student
E. a police officer

10. Dini : Hi, my name is Dini.

Hadi : Hi, Dini. I’m Hadi.
What does Dini want to?
A. to introduce Handy
B. to ask where Handy live
C. to introduce herself
D. to tell her condition
E. to tell Handy’s condition

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B. Pay attention to the following picture, make a transactional text containing
expression of asking and giving information about identity based on the picture.

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