REMEMBER!

FOR STUDENTS SMP IT AR RAHMAH PACITAN

PLEASE STUDY AT HOME ABOUT :
1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
2. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
3. EXPRESSING APOLOGIZING
4. EXPRESSING THANKING

EXPRESSING THANKING

Thanking someone

• Thanks.
• Thank you.
• Thanks a lot.
• Thank you very much.
• Thank you very much indeed.
• It was very kind of you.
• I appreciate your help.
• You’ve been very helpful.

Thanking someone who tires to help

• Thanks anyway.
• Thank you for (looking).
• Thanks for (trying).
• It doesn’t matter. Thanks.
• Never mind. Thanks.

Responding to thanks

• You’re welcome. (US)
• Not at all. (formal, UK)
• Don’t mention it.
• (It’s) my pleasure.
• It was nothing.
• That’s alright/OK.
• No problem.
• Any time.

EXPRESSING APOLGIZING

Apologizing

To apologize is to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused him inconvenience or unhappiness:

Examples:

 I must apologize to Isabel for my late in coming to her party .
 I'd like to apologize for my touble making.
Trains may be subject to delay on the northern line. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Here are some expressions you can use to make and respond to apologies

Making apologies:

• I do apologize for...
• I must apologize for...
• I apologize for...
• I'd like to apologize for...
• I am so sorry for...
• I shouldn't have...
• It's all my fault.
• I'm ashamed of...
• Please, forgive me for...
• Excuse me for ...
• I'm terribly sorry for...
• Pardon me for this...
• Please, forgive me for my....
• Please, accept my apologies for...

Accepting apologies:

• That's all right.
• Never mind.
• Don't apologize.
• It doesn't matter.
• Don't worry about it.
• Don't mention it.
• That's OK.
• I quite understand.
• You couldn't help it.
• Forget about it.
• Don't worry about it.
• No harm done.

Remember:

"I'd like to apologize" is the short form of "I would like to apologize"

LOMBA FRAGMEN PIALA BUPATI

Minggu, tanggal 16 Oktober 2011 siswa SMP IT AR RAHMAH Pacitan ikut berpartisipasi dalam lomba FRAGMEN Piala Bupati Kabupaten pacitan. SMP IT Ar Rahmah berhasil meraih juara ke-3. Alhamdulillah. Kami, (Inuk Kristin Umara, S.Pd. dan Risda Puspita, S.Pd.) selaku pendamping mengucapkan terimakasih banyak kepada Bapak Arif  Kurniawan, S.Pd.I. selaku kepala sekolah yang telah memberi dukungan dan motivasi yang luar biasa, Bu Ana Wahyuningtiyastuti, S.Pd. selaku defisi ekonomi SMP IT Ar Rahmah yang telah memberikan bantuan dana, dan guru-guru SMP IT Ar Rahmah yang telah ikut berpartisipasi demi kelancaran kegiatan ini, serta semua pihak yang telah ikut serta meberikan dukungan dan motivasi. Semoga kejuaraan yang telah di raih pada saat ini dapat membangun motivasi bagi siswa untuk bisa melakukan yang terbaik di waktu yang akan datang dan memotivasi para guru untuk memberikan yang terbaik untuk para siswanya... semoga Allah senantiasa menyertai dalam langkah-langkah kita. Amin...