Congratulations!

By: Nining Miftahuroifah, M.Pd

What do you want to say if your friend
won English debate competition???
 Have you ever expressed
congratulation to someone?
Why did you think you should do it?
How did you express it?
How do you feel when someone
congratulates you?
 What can we learn from expressing
and accepting congratulations in our
daily life?
 Expressions of congratulations;
• Congratulating
• 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…!
• Well done/ fantastic!
Responding;
• 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 it, actually
• Oh, thanks.
 Act out this dialogue with your friend!
Situation : the opening ceremony of a branch office
Mr. sunton : hello, Mr.Jackson. Thank you for coming. I’m
glad you could come. I really appreciate it.
Mr. Jackson : thank you Mr. Sunton. Congratulation on the
opening of your new branch office.
Mr. suntan : oh, thank you very much,Mr. Jackson
Mr. Jackson : by the way, how many branches have you got
now, Mr. sunton?
Mr. sunton : Hmm… four altogether. This is the fourth one.
Mr. Jackson : the fourth? Well, you’ve done a great job, Mr.
Sunton. Congratulations once again and every
success in the future.
Mr. Sunton: you too, Mr. Jackson. Enjoy the party. Please.
oh, would you excuse me for a moment, please?
Mr. Jackson : yes, of course
Answer the questions
1. Why did Mr. Jackson congratulate
Mr. Sunton?
2. What is Mr. Sunton’s response?
3. How many office branches does Mr.
Sunton have now?
Conversation 1
David : I heard you won the speech contest.
Well, congratulations, my friend! That
is fantastic!
Ken : thank you very much for saying so.
David : I wish you success in next year’s
contest.
Ken : I hope so. I have to work hard for it.
Conversation 2
Sony : I’ve just heard about your graduation.
Congratulations, that’s brilliant!
Sany : thank you aver so much for helping me
out. I don’t know how I would have done
without you.
Sony : you deserved it! You’ve worked so hard.
Sany : thank you
Sony : how are you fixed up for your next year?
Sany : I don’t know. I’ll see about it after my
holidays.
Create a dialogue based on these
situations and act it out in front of
the class.
• Your friend tells you that she/he has
been admitted to the university
where she/he has always wanted to
continue her study.
• Your friend tells you that he/she has
found a new job.
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