Short message is a form of
practical communication in this modern era. Short message is usually written in
abbreviation or even in symbols.
Activity 1
The
followings are some common
abbreviations and symbols that are usually used in Short Message
Service (SMS). Please,
observe and learn them so that you can easily complete some activities that
follow.
No.
|
Symbols/ abbr.
|
Written in standard English
|
No.
|
Symbols/ abbr.
|
Written in standard English
|
1.
|
@
|
at
|
11
|
asap
|
as
soon as possible
|
2.
|
2
|
two,
to, too
|
12
|
btw
|
by the
way
|
3.
|
4
|
four,
for
|
13
|
pls
|
please
|
4.
|
c
|
see
|
14
|
r
|
are
|
5.
|
u
|
you
|
15
|
ur
|
your
|
6.
|
d
|
the
|
16
|
Thx
|
thanks
|
7.
|
b
|
be
|
17
|
luv
|
love
|
8
|
h8
|
hate
|
18
|
L8
|
late
|
9.
|
no.
|
number
|
19
|
G8
|
Great
|
10
|
n
|
and
|
20
|
4get
|
forget
|
Activity 2
You teacher will
read some sentences in English. Please listen carefully, then write down in
symbols or abbreviation what you hear!
1. ..........................................................................
2. ..........................................................................
3. ..........................................................................
4. ..........................................................................
5. ..........................................................................
Activity 2
Rewrite the
following sentences into Standard English!
1.
2 b honest :
..................................
2.
I h8 climbing :
..................................
3.
Call me b4 u
leave : ..................................
4.
Pls come asap : ..................................
5.
Don’t 4get 2 c d
doctor :
..................................
Activity 3
Read the
following short message carefully, then answer the questions that follow!
+628175751982
Widya, It’s me, Anna. I’m in Mataram now. btw, how r u? 2 b
honest, I really miss u. Pls give my best regard 2 ur parents. I just can’t
4get them. They r very kind 2 me. This is my new no. Pls save it, will u?
Sender:
(no
name)
+628175751982
Received:
09:53:23am
Today
|
Questions:
(Write the answers in standard English!)
1.
Who sent the message?
2.
To whom was it sent?
3.
What does “you” in the text
refer to?
4.
What does “them” in the text refer to?
5. Why
can’t Anna forget Widya’s parents?
Activity 4
You are at
school. You forget to bring a dictionary with you. Send a short message to your
brother to bring you the dictionary as you have no time to come back home.
Evaluation
Choose a, b,
c, or d, as the correct answer!
Text for
questions no. 1 - 5
+628158714317
Sendy, Sorry I cannot go to the movie
tonight. I have to go to Husada Insani Hospital. My younger Brother Dika
has a relapse and must be hospitalized there. I hope we can go to the movie
together next Sunday night.
Vitaya
|
Source: UN
2009/2010
1.
From the message we know that Dika …
- looks
healthy c. has
passed away
- gets
seriously ill d. likes
the hospital
2.
Vitaya wrote the message …
- to inform
her coming to the movie next Sunday
- to avoid
meeting Sendy at the movie tonight
- to express
her apology for breaking the promise
- to tell that
she is going to come late for the movie
3.
“I have to go to Husada Insani
Hospital”
The underlined
words mean …
- must b. need c. want d. will
4.
The followings are true EXCEPT …
- Sendy must go to the movie tonight c. Vitaya is Dika’s brother
- Sendy is older than Dika d. Vitaya is hospitalized
5.
“….and must be hospitalized there”
The underlined
words refers to …
- Husada Insani Hospital c. Vitaya’s house
- Movie d. Sendy’s house
Text
for questions no. 6 – 10
My dear Lily,
I’m about to go to my office and I have no
time to buy “Women’s Magazine”. You will find the money on the dining
table. Please go to the bookshop to buy it for me. Thank you dear. See you
this evening.
Sender: Mom
|
Adapted
from UN 2005/2006
6.
Where is mother?
- still at home c. in the bookshop
- in her office d. in the post office
7.
What does mother ask Lily to do?
- to go to office
- to buy Women’s Magazine
- to have dinner
- to put money on the dining table
8.
When will mother get home?
- at night c. in the afternoon
- in the morning d. at dawn
9.
Which is NOT correct according to the
text?
- The sender is Lily’s mother
- Mother puts money on the dining
table
- The bookshop sells Women’s Magazine
- Mother will buy the magazine on her
own
10.
“See you this evening” What does
the underlined word refer to?
- readers b. Lily’s
mother c. Lily d. mother
