GAINING ATTENTION

 Gaining Attention ( menarik perhatian) hmm.... I think this title can be use for get some girl. hehehehe....just kidding.. Enough for the joke, now get to the point...!!!!

Gaining Attention is a way or expression that is spoken so that other people will pay their attention to what we want to.


Usually gaining attention use in order our friends that speak with we, attention to us. Gaining attention usually use simple present tense.


Example of Gaining Attention :
- Attention please !
- Excuse me
- May I have your attention , please ?
- Look here .
- Listen to me , please
- Waiter ?

Respond :
- Yes, what ?
- Wow, really ?
- I'm listening
- It's amazing !
- What happened then ?




Showing Affection (Giving Attention)


Dialog :
Linda : You look so pale.
           Are you alright ?
Tina   : I think I've got a temperature.
Linda : Really?
           Let me take you to the school clinic.
Tina   : O.K. Thanks.


The bold-typed sentence in the dialog is used to show affection or give attention. You show your affection or give attention to somebody when he/she wears a nice thing, looks sad, etc. You also use certain expressions like "Really?", "Are you?", etc. to show thet you are listening to what someone says.


Showing Affection (Giving Attention)
♥ Are you alright/O.K. ?
♥ What's wrong with you ?
♥ Do you ?
♥ Really ?
♥ Are you ?
♥ Did he ?
♥ Nice dress.
♥ Is that it ?