Lesson 7: He was rich and famous

Fokus: Prepositions of Time – in dan on

🎯 Tujuan Pembelajaran | Learning Objectives

English:
In this lesson, you will learn how to state personal information and describe past events. You will also understand how to use prepositions of time (in and on) correctly.

Indonesia:
Pada pelajaran ini, Anda akan belajar bagaimana menyatakan informasi pribadi dan mendeskripsikan peristiwa di masa lalu. Anda juga akan memahami penggunaan prepositions of time (in dan on) secara tepat.

📌 1. Menyatakan Informasi Pribadi

Stating Personal Information

English:
We often use the simple past tense to talk about important personal facts such as birth, marriage, and death.

Indonesia:
Kita sering menggunakan simple past tense untuk membicarakan fakta penting tentang seseorang seperti kelahiran, pernikahan, dan kematian.

✳️ Contoh | Examples

He was born in Ireland.
Dia lahir di Irlandia.
He was married on June 6, 1932.
Dia menikah pada 6 Juni 1932.
He was rich and famous.
Dia kaya dan terkenal.

🔍 Pola Umum | Common Patterns

English:

He/She was born + place/time
He/She was married + date
He/She was + adjective

Indonesia:

He/She was born + tempat/waktu
He/She was married + tanggal
He/She was + kata sifat

📌 2. Mendeskripsikan Peristiwa Masa Lalu

Describing Past Events

English:
We use past tense verbs (Verb 2) to describe actions that happened in the past.

Indonesia:
Kita menggunakan kata kerja bentuk lampau (Verb 2) untuk mendeskripsikan kejadian di masa lalu.

✳️ Contoh | Examples

The station offered him a contract.
Stasiun tersebut menawarkan kontrak kepadanya.
He talked to Linda.
Dia berbicara dengan Linda.
He died in 1984.
Dia meninggal pada tahun 1984.

🧠 Catatan Penting | Important Note

English:
Pay attention to verb changes:

offer → offered
talk → talked
die → died

Indonesia:
Perhatikan perubahan kata kerja:

offer → offered
talk → talked
die → died

📌 3. Prepositions of Time: in dan on

A. Penggunaan in

Using in

English:
We use in for longer periods of time such as months, years, and parts of the day.

Indonesia:
Kita menggunakan in untuk periode waktu yang lebih panjang seperti bulan, tahun, dan bagian hari.

✳️ Contoh | Examples

He was born in 1980.
Dia lahir pada tahun 1980.
She died in 1984.
Dia meninggal pada tahun 1984.
They met in the morning.
Mereka bertemu di pagi hari.

📌 Pola | Pattern

$in+month/year/period\text{in} + \text{month/year/period}$ in+month/year/period

B. Penggunaan on

Using on

English:
We use on for specific dates and days.

Indonesia:
Kita menggunakan on untuk tanggal dan hari tertentu.

✳️ Contoh | Examples

He was married on June 6, 1932.
Dia menikah pada 6 Juni 1932.
She arrived on Monday.
Dia tiba pada hari Senin.
The event happened on July 10.
Peristiwa itu terjadi pada 10 Juli.

📌 Pola | Pattern

$on+day/date\text{on} + \text{day/date}$ on+day/date

📌 4. Perbandingan in vs on

English	Indonesia
in 1984	pada tahun 1984
in July	pada bulan Juli
on Monday	pada hari Senin
on June 6	pada tanggal 6 Juni

🔍 Ringkasan | Summary

English:

Use in for months, years, long periods
Use on for specific days and dates

Indonesia:

Gunakan in untuk bulan, tahun, periode panjang
Gunakan on untuk hari dan tanggal spesifik

📌 5. 29 Kosakata Baru | 29 New Words

Berikut adalah kosakata penting dalam pelajaran ini:

English	Indonesia
rich	kaya
famous	terkenal
born	lahir
married	menikah
died	meninggal
contract	kontrak
station	stasiun
talked	berbicara
offered	menawarkan
met	bertemu
year	tahun
month	bulan
date	tanggal
morning	pagi
evening	malam
afternoon	sore
history	sejarah
life	kehidupan
career	karier
success	kesuksesan
actor	aktor
singer	penyanyi
writer	penulis
family	keluarga
city	kota
country	negara
event	peristiwa
story	cerita
journey	perjalanan

📌 6. Contoh Paragraf

Example Paragraph

English:
He was born in Ireland in 1920. He was rich and famous during his career. He worked as a writer and talked to many important people. The station offered him a contract in 1950. He was married on June 6, 1932. He died in 1984.

Indonesia:
Dia lahir di Irlandia pada tahun 1920. Dia kaya dan terkenal selama kariernya. Dia bekerja sebagai penulis dan berbicara dengan banyak orang penting. Stasiun tersebut menawarkan kontrak kepadanya pada tahun 1950. Dia menikah pada 6 Juni 1932. Dia meninggal pada tahun 1984.

📌 7. Dialog Singkat

Short Dialogue

English:
When was he born?
He was born in 1920.

Was he famous?
Yes, he was very famous.

When did he die?
He died in 1984.

Indonesia:
Kapan dia lahir?
Dia lahir pada tahun 1920.

Apakah dia terkenal?
Ya, dia sangat terkenal.

Kapan dia meninggal?
Dia meninggal pada tahun 1984.

📌 8. Latihan | Practice Exercises

✏️ A. Fill in the blanks (in / on)

He was born ___ 1990.
She was married ___ July 10.
They met ___ Monday.
He died ___ 2005.

✏️ B. Translate into English

Dia lahir pada tahun 1985.
Dia menikah pada 12 Mei.
Dia meninggal pada tahun 2000.
Mereka bertemu pada hari Senin.

✏️ C. Make sentences

Gunakan kata berikut untuk membuat kalimat:

born / 1990
married / June 5
died / 2010

📌 9. Tips Penting | Important Tips

English:

Do not confuse in and on.
Always use on for exact dates.
Use in for general time.

Indonesia:

Jangan tertukar antara in dan on.
Selalu gunakan on untuk tanggal spesifik.
Gunakan in untuk waktu umum.

📌 10. Kesimpulan | Conclusion

English:
In this lesson, you learned how to state personal information and describe past events using the past tense. You also learned how to use in and on correctly as prepositions of time.

Indonesia:
Pada pelajaran ini, Anda telah belajar bagaimana menyatakan informasi pribadi dan mendeskripsikan peristiwa masa lalu menggunakan bentuk lampau. Anda juga telah belajar menggunakan in dan on sebagai preposisi waktu dengan benar.

🎯 Final Example

English:
He was born in Ireland. He was married on June 6. He died in 1984.

Indonesia:
Dia lahir di Irlandia. Dia menikah pada 6 Juni. Dia meninggal pada tahun 1984.

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