Materi Expressing Compliment

Congratulating

Congratulating (Congratulation) adalah memberi ucapan selamat kepada orang lain atas prestasi dan kebahagiaan yang diraih. Contohnya: Juara lomba di sekolah, di luar sekolah, kelulusan, pindah rumah, kenaikan jabatang(promotion), mendapatkan momongan/bayi, pernikahan, dan lain-lain.

Congratulating

- Congratulations!

- Congratulations, Shidqi!

- Congratulations for winning the bike race!

- Congratulations Zahra to become the champion of the English speech contest

- Congratulation on your graduation!

- That’s great

- Well done!

- Wow, you made such wonderful handycraft.

Responses

- Thanks

- Thank you

- Thank you very much

- Thanks a lot

- Thak you so much

- Thanks for saying so

- It’s very kind of you to say so

- This is because you’re always with me.

-I’m glad you think so

Contoh Dialog

Dialogue 1

Ana:I heard you win the singing contest last night, Siti. Is that right?

Siti:You’re right, Ana.

Ana:Congratulations, Siti! I’m proud of you. I hope you’ll be winner again next time.

Siti:Thanks, Ana. You’re very kind to say so.

Ana:You’re welcome.

Dialogue 2

David:John, Congratulations for being number one in your class!. You got the first rank.

John:Thank you, David.

David:Never stop studying hard, John. I hope you keep your achievement next year.

John:Okay, Thanks for your suggestion, David. You’re my best friend, ever.

David:Don’t mention it!

Complimenting

Compliment is an expression to appreciate or praise other people. Compliment is useful to give encouragement so that people will keep on doing their best and even improve their performance.

(Compliment adalah sebuat ungkapan untuk mengapresiasi atau memuji orang lain. Pujian atau apresiasi sangat penting untuk memberikan semangat kepada orang lain sehingga mereka akan tetap konsisten mempertahankan prestasi dan meningkatkan kemampuannya.)

When to express compliment:

(kapan mengekspresikan pujian)

- On daily basis, (sehari-hari)

- When someone has done his/her best, (Ketika seseorang telah melakukan yang terbaik)

- When you visit someone’s house for the first time, (Ketika anda mengunjungi rumah seseorang kali pertama).

- If you notice something new about someone’s appearance. (Jika anda melihat sesuatu yang baru dari penampilan seseorang

Can you think of other situations when you need to compliment?

Complimenting

What a …

- What a nice dress!

- What a wonderful performance!

- What a clever boy you are!

- What a kind boy he is!

What …

- What big houses you have!

- What expensive cars!

How …

- How beautiful she is!

- How handsome!

- How comfortable motorcycle it is!

- How cheap the computers are!

You look …

- You look gorgeous!

- You look nice with that t-shirt.

Great job!

Responses

Thanks

Thank you

Thanks for your appreciation

Thank you very much

It’s very kind of you to say that

I’m glad you like it

Contoh Dialog

Fatimah:Hi, Ira, how are you?

Ira:Fine, thanks. I hope you are all right, too. What is that in your hand, Fatimah?

Fatimah:It’s a handycraft. I made it myself.

Ira:Oh, really! What wonderful hadycraft you made.

Fatimah:Thanks, Ira.

Ira:You’re welcome.