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Chapter 1 : Congratulations !
I will learn
To express hopes and wishes to others and congratulate others for their fortune and
achievement, in order to keep good personal relationship with them.
Expressions of Asking and Giving Hope
Hope is to want something happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to
think that it might. Here are the expressions
Hopefully …
I hope …
I expect …
I am hoping …
I am expecting …
I was hoping …
I wish …
Example
Siti has just made a very beautiful handycraft from pandan leaf. Beni praises
her craft and hope that she will win the national competition.
Beni : “That’s a very beautiful handycraft. I’m sure you will win the national
competition.”
Edo : “Thank you. I hope so too.”
Expressions of Congratulation
Congratulation is something that you say when you congratulate someone. Here are
some expressions of congratulations and their proper responses
Expressions
I’d be the first to congratulate you on …
I’d like to congratulate you on …
Please accept my warmest congratulations.
May I congratulate you on …
I must congratulate you.
It was great to hear about …
Congratulations !
Congratulations on …
Responses
It’s very good of you to say so
How nice of you to say so
Thank you very much for saying so
I’m glad you think so
Oh, it’s nothing special actually
Oh, I have a lot to learn yet
Oh, not really
Oh, nothing to do, actually
Oh, thanks
Example dialogue
Example card
Expressions of Suggestion
Suggestion is an idea, plan or action that is suggested or the act of suggesting it. Here
are some expressions of suggestion and their proper responses
Expressions
May I suggest … ?
You may / might like to … ?
Have you considered / thought of … ?
Would you care to … ?
Why don’t we / you … ?
Why not … ?
How about … ?
What about … ?
Let’s / Let me …
Shall we … ?
I’ll tell you what. We’ll …
I propose that …
I propose this change …
I’d like to suggest that …
Why don’t you … ?
I have an idea.
Responses
It sounds like a good suggestion
I have no objection
It is a good suggestion
I think you can do that
Perhaps you could
Why not ?
You can’t be all things to all people
That’s a good idea
You are right
Good idea
You’re doing to much
Example
Beni, Edo, and Udin are sitting in the library during the break. The furniture is
dusty. The books and the newspapers on the big table are messy.
Edo : “Don’t you think that our library looks dirty and messy? Let’s do
something to make it more tidy.”
Beni : “Why not? What if you dust the furniture, I tidy up the table, and
Udin sweep the floor?”
Udin : “I agree with you. But let’s ask Ibu Tuti, our librarian, for
permission first.”
I will learn
o To tell or ask others to do and not to do something
o To state the purpose or intention to do it
How to express purpose / intention ?
This is the formula
o So that + Subject
o In order to + be + Adj.
o To + be ( can be in front & middle )
We use
o Have to/ don’t have to (for I, you, they, we subject)
o Has to/Hasn’t to (for she, he, it subject)
o Should/ shouldn’t
o Must/ musnt
Example :
o We must eat nutritious food, in order to be healthy
o We have to eat nutrious food, so that we will healthy
o We should eat nutrious food, to be healthy
I will learn
To choose healthy and safe products
To avoid harmful effects
To get the best results
Label
Label is a small piece of paper or other material which gives information about the
thing it is fixed to. Label is a piece of paper, polymer, cloth, metal, or other material
affixed to a container or article, on which is print a legend.
Kind of label
Label of medicine
Label of food
Label of drink
Example :