4. Describing Activity

Conversation 4. Describing Activity

Lailatul Septiani          (EK-2D / 11)

Retno Dwi A              (EK-2D / 16)

One day Retno eating in the canteen with her classmates, Laila. They are talking about so many things, and the one of them are talking about the activities in the holiday. Tomorrow is the last day of the end test, so it means that no longer the holiday is coming.

Retno  : Oo... finally the end test will be end, and I can not wait for the holiday.

Laila    : yes so do I, it’s only counting the hours to enjoying the holiday.

Retno  : Hahahah that’s right. Where do you want to go in this holiday Laila?

Laila    : Hmmm I don’t know, I’ve not preparing it yet, but may be I will go to my grand mother’s house.

Retno  : oo.. By the way, where is your grand mother’s house?

Laila    : my grand mother’s house is in Jogjakarta, and how about you? What will you do to spend your time in this holiday?

Retno  : I don’t know Laila, but I think in this holiday I want to increase my english.

Laila    : waaooww, that’s great. But How is it?

Retno  : may be I’ll take an english courses around my town or I’ll study with my friends, or anything.

Laila    : allright, that’s good. By the way we have to go now, I have no study for tomorrow test yet.

Retno  : Ok, I also want to take a nap, i’m so tired. Let’s go.

Laila    : Wait, before we go I want to pay my food first. Wait here.

Retno  : O.. Ok.

The end test is over, then the students is ready for the holiday. They are already have their own plan to spend the holiday, include Laila and Retno. After the long holiday, it’s time to come back to the college. In the first day of the college Laila is sitting with Retno.

Laila    : Haii Retno, How are you?

Retno  : Hey, I’m fine Lai. How about you?

Laila    : I’m fine too, hahaha. Hei you look so different after the holidays.

Retno  : really, what’s the difference? Am I more fatty?

Laila    : hahahah, just a little fatty.

Retno  : OMG, thank you very much. By the way, How is your holiday? It is fun right.

Laila    : It’s not only fun, I’m very enjoying my holiday.

Retno  : that’s great. Where do you spend your holiday? Are you really go to your grand mother’s house?

Laila    : yes of course.

Retno  : Wow it sounds fun. Now tell me how your holiday is.

Laila    : hahaha of course. When the holiday I went to my grand mother’s house in Jogjakarta. I’m so excited to go there, because it’s been so long i’ve never go there since Idul Fitri yesterday.

Retno  : Ok, Is there anyone else beside your grandmother?

Laila    : Yes, they are my grand father, my uncle, my aunt, and my little nephew.

Retno  : Wow so many people there, you must be happy to meet them right.

Laila    : Yes of course, they are so kind and I feel like in my own home there.

Retno  : So, what are you doing when you are in Jogja?

Laila    : Beside I can travelling in the Jogja’s, I also doing some fun activity, like cooking gudeg with my grand mother and my aunt, cycling around Jogja with my uncle’s family, until I join my grandpa and my uncle look for the grass in the field to feed his lamb.

Retno  : Wow it was so excited. So many experience you’ve get in your grandma’s house.

Laila    : yes, not only an ordinary holiday, I also get so many experience that I’ve never get in my home.

Retno  : Yes that’s right.

Laila    : So, How is your holiday?

Retno  : Waahh my holiday is as interesting as yours. I get new experience, new friends, and doing a lot of fun activity.

Laila    : It sounds interesting to me, so let’s tell me your holiday.

Retno  : ok, but i’ll tell you later in the break time.

Laila    : OMG, you make me curious.

Retno  : hahahah slow down.

The break time is coming, then Retno and Laila go to the canteen to eat some food.

Retno  : what do you want to order?

Laila    : I want some fried noodle and orange juice.

Retno  : Ok, I will order, and you search the chair for us sitting.

Laila    : Ok.

Retno  : here we are, it’s your food and your drink.

Laila    : thank you Ret, hahahahah.

              So, do you understand our last lesson? I’m so confuse, I don’t understand anything.

Retno  : Hmm not really. Because the lecture was teach too fast.

Laila    : OMG, just forget the lesson, now tell me about your holiday.

Retno  : You still remember right, hahahah. Ok, last holiday I went to Pare, Kediri.

Laila    : Kediri? What are you doing in there?

Retno  : Don’t you know that in Kediri there is a place that’s so good to study english.

Laila    : I don’t know that. What is the name of the place?

Retno  : OMG, how poor you are. The name of tha place is Kampung Inggris, Pare.

Laila    : Hmm Kampung Inggris, I think I’ve heard that place but I don’t know what are the people doing in there.

Retno  : Ok I’ll tell you about my holiday in Kampung Inggris.

Laila    : Right, I listen to you.

Retno  : Kampung Inggris is a place that the people inside there is always talking with english. Everyday we use english for comunication to everyone.

Laila    : English? Then how is we can not speak english?

Retno  : Don’t worry Laila because there are so many english courses that offers a good service to people who want to study english there. At he first time I also scare if I can’t speak or understand what are the people say, but after a few day of the practice finally I can understand what are they sayying.

Laila    : Really, woow that’s amazing. So, what kind activities are you doing there?

Retno  : So many activities I’ve doing there. After do the english courses I always cycling every evening around the village. And every morning I also jogging with my friends.

Laila    : That must be fun. You make me envy.

Retno  : Don’t be like that, sometimes I want to go there again, if you want just join with me.

Laila    : Ok, I’ll prepare my self and start to save my money. By the way, in the english course what are they thaught to you?

Retno  : Because I take the speaking class so everyday I must presentation with english. It was difficult to me in the first, but the mentor is so patient and smart, I taught slowly until I could speak english well.

Laila    : I became increasingly will to go there.

Retno  : You must try, because beside your english will increase you also will get so many experience and friends from another town even from the entire country.

Laila    : O.. Retno you really make me envy. If I know you will go to there before, I want to join with you.

Retno  : Hahahahah.. it’s late Lai.

The bell is ringing, Retno and Laila finished their break time and come back to the next lesson.