Congratulations and

Compliments
 Basic Competence
• 3.2 Applying the social function, text structure and the
language feature of written and spoken interpersonal
interactive text involving the act of giving extended
complimenting and congratulating and responding it
based on contextual use.
• 4.2 Composing simple written and spoken interpersonal
interactive text, involving the act of the act of giving
extended compliment and congratulaton and responding
to it by considering the appropriate and contextual social
function, text structure and language features.
 Objectives of Learning
Materials:
Students can apply social function,
structures, and lingustic element of oral and
written interpersonal interaction text in
congratulation and complementing
expression.
 Congratulation
Definition
Congratulation is Expression of happiness feeling or good
feeling which we can say as celebrating event when we
hear the good news about other people’s achievements,
success, promotion, new baby, new life, etc.
 Social Function
It is used to express our happiness or positive feeling
about their success. This can manage good relationships
among friends, family, classmates, and other people
around us.
 Giving Compliment
• 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.
• When to express compliment:
• - On general occasion,
• - When someone has done his/her best,
• - If you notice something new about
someone’s appearance.
 That’s is a very nice . . .  Thank you
 You’re looking extremely . . .  Oh, it was nothing.
 You certainly have good taste in . . .  Do you think so?
 I must compliment you on . . .  Oh, they are really not very good.
 My compliment to you on . . .  Thank you for the compliment.
 I’d like to compliment you on . . .  I appreciate the compliment
 May I say how elegant you look?  
Informal of Expressing Compliment Response
 I like . . .  Don’t give me that.
 I adore. . .  Don’t flatter me!
 Wow!  I don’t like flatterers.
 Mm. . . You look fantastic.  You’re just flattering me.
 You’re looking good.  Flattery will get you nowhere.
 . . . really great / smashing / super / terrific/ lovely.  You’re full of baloney.
 What a . . .!  Nonsense
 Well done!  Really? I’m not sure about it, actually.
 Fantastic!  Do you really think so?
 That’s great!  It’s very kind of you to say that.
 I like . . . .  Thanks, I need that.
 That/Those . . . . is / are nice  You’ve my day
 . . . . look/looks nice on you.  
 You do look nice in
 You have a beautiful hair
 You have a nice voice
 Mary got nine for English. What a clever girl.
 How beautiful flower is.
 What a wonderful performance.
Here are a couple easy to follow formulas for putting together a compliment.
1. Your + Noun  + is/looks + Adjective
               > Your cat is so cute! 
               > Your backpack is really nice.
  > The woman’s bag looks wonderful
2. This/That + is + Adjective + Noun
               > That is a beautiful necklace.
               > This is such a cool car.
3. I/We+ like/love + Noun Phrase
               > I really love your homemade chocolate cake.
               > I like the presentation you gave.
4. How + Adjective + Noun + is/are.
How beautiful flower is.
How big house is.
How careful jobs are.
5. What + Adjective + Noun.
What a beautiful flower.
What a big house
Compliments and Congratulations -
Situation 1
You and your friend.

Your close friend tells you that he/she has

just got a big promotion at work. After
hearing the news, you feel happy about it
and congratulate him/her. Your friend is so
excited that he/she invites you to an
expensive restaurant for dinner.
THANK YOU!