BASIC ENGLISH

FOR ISLAMIC STUDENTS

WRITTEN BY:
H. SUPRIATIN,S.Ag.,M.Pd.I
 PERTEMUAN PERTAMA

ARTICLES (Kata Sandang)

Kata dipakai didepan sejumlah kata benda dalam Bahasa
Inggris. Articles sendiri dibedakan menjadi dua yaitu
definite articles dan indefinite articles.
CONTOH KATA SANDANG : THE, A, AN
1. Definite articles
Digunakan untuk bermacam-macam variasi, seperti:

Kata benda yang telah disebut pada kalimat sebelumnya.

Contoh: I have a book. The book is very interesting.
Untuk benda yang baru pertama kali disebut, tetapi benda tersebut bisa
diketahui dengan jelas karena diterangkan dengan beberapa kata.
Contoh: The boy who called you yesterday is my brother.
Benda yang baru pertama kali disebut, tapi benda tersebut bisa diketahui
dengan jelas karena benda yang dimaksud hanya ada satu sehingga bisa
langsung dimengerti.
Contoh: Where is Anton. He is in the classroom.
Menunjukan kitab suci, tempat, laut atau wilayah.
Contoh: The sempu island, The Atlantic Ocean.
Menunjukan bangsa atau orang secara kolektif.
Contoh: The Javanese.
- Bentuk superlative dan ordinal numbers.
Contoh: the longest. She is always the first to come.
- Nama keluarga dalam bentuk jamak yang
berarti family.
Contoh: The Cullen.
- Nama benda yang hanya satu-satunya.
Contoh: The sun. The moon.
- Nama alat musik.
Contoh: The guitar, the piano. I can play the
guitar.
2. Indefinite article
Digunakan dalam bermacam-macam variasi
pula. Seperti:
Di depan nama pangkat atau jabatan. Contoh: a sailor, a
teacher.
Di depan nama kebangsaan.Contoh: an American.
Di depan nama agama. Contoh: a Moslem.
Dapat dihitung. Contoh: We have a pen.
Sebuah kelompok benda. Contoh: an announcer must
be able show teater of mind.
Jumlah tertentu. Contoh: a couple of parents.
Harga satuan tertentu. Contoh: $ 50 a kilo.
Kalimat seru. Contoh: what a beautiful girl!
 •Read the story below and identify the articles, than translite to indonesia
language !

Mouse Deer and Crocodile

One day, Mouse Deer went down to the river to take a drink. But he knew that the
crocodile might be waiting underwater to eat him, so he said out loud. “I wonder if the
water‟s warm. I‟ll put in my leg and find out.” Of course Mouse Deer didn‟t put in his leg.
He picked up a stick instead and put one end into the water. Chomp…! Crocodile
grabbed the stick and pulled it underwater. Mouse Deer laughed. “Ha… ha…ha… Stupid
crocodile! Cant you tell the difference between a stick and a leg?” Then Mouse Deer ran
off to drink somewhere else.
In the next day, Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the fruits on
the other side of the river. He saw a floating log in the river. He knew that Crocodile
looked like a log when he floated. Mouse Deer didn‟t want to be eaten by Crocodile
when he crosses the river. He had an idea. He called out loud, “Crocodile!” Crocodile
rose from the water, “Hello, Mouse Deer. Have you come to be my lunch?” Mouse Deer
smiled. “Sorry, not today, Crocodile. I have orders from the King. He wants to invite all
the crocodiles in this river to a party. He wants me to count all the crocodiles so he could
prepare enough meal for you.” “Really…? Tell us what to do,” said Crocodile. “You must
line up from this side of the river to the other side,” said Mouse Deer. Crocodile then got
all his friends and family. They lined up across the river. Mouse Deer then jumped onto
Crocodile‟s back. “One,” he counted. He jumped onto the next crocodile, “Two.” And the
next crocodile, “Three.” Mouse Deer kept jumping until he arrived on the other side of
the river. “How many are there?” asked Crocodile. “Just enough,” said Mouse Deer. He
laughed as he ran to the forest.

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