• Congratulating

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Expressing Hopes and
Wishes
• Verbs: Hope & Wish
• Complimenting/
Praising

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 Congratulating
Practice the following dialog with a friend.
Edo : Look, Kinar! There’s your name here! Wow, you’ve placed the first!
Kinar : Really? Wow, I can’t believe myself! I won!
Edo : Yes, you made it! Congratulations, Kinar!
Kinar : Thank you, Edo. Thanks for your support too.
Edo : You’re welcome. I know how hard you’ve prepared yourself for the
contest. Your victory is really worth it.
Kinar : You’re right. Besides, I love English and reading stories.
Edo : I know. Anyway, it’s written here that you should prepare yourself
for the Regional Storytelling Contest in August.
Kinar : You’re right. The committee ever told me that the winner would
represent our school to the regional contest.
Edo : I know it’s not easy, so I hope you show your best performance for
the contest. If you win, it’s a really great bonus.
Kinar : I hope so.
Edo : Just let me know if you need something. I will always be there to
support you.
Kinar : Thank you, Edo.
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 Congratulating

• Congratulations on your team’s victory! All your hard work has been paid off.
• Congratulations on being the finalist of a song festival.
• You must be really happy on your graduation.
• Congratulations! May you be accepted by the most popular school in town.
• We congratulate you on being our new principal. Hope you will make this
school better.
• Having a baby after waiting for a few years is very exciting.
• Congratulations! I hope the baby’s arrival will give you more happiness and
prosperity.
• I’d like to offer my congratulations on your new house. Wish you a happy living!
• I’d like to congratulate you on being the interchange student for Australia.

To respond to congratulations expressions, you should say your

gratitude (Thanks/Thank you).

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 Expressing Hopes and Wishes

Expressing Hopes and Wishes

• I hope you have a safe journey. Be careful while driving and I pray
for your safety.
• Hopefully you can be a famous designer one day. May your dreams
come true!
• I expect the new OSIS chairperson to make more beneficial
programs for us.
• The trip will be tiring but pleasurable. Have a nice holiday!
• I wish you didn’t make such a mistake. Do a better experiment.
Good luck!

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 Verbs: 'Hope' and 'Wish'
Practice the following dialog with a friend.
Mr. Garin : Is it difficult to find this house, Cindy?
Cindy : Not really, Uncle. I only asked one person. Then, where are
Auntie and Raya, Uncle?
Mr. Garin : They have been visiting your aunt’s parents in Bandung. They
will be returning next Sunday.
Cindy : I see. I wish I meet Raya because it’s been a while we don’t
talk to each other.
Mr. Garin : Don’t worry. I’ll tell Raya and ask her to visit you as soon as
she arrives home.
Cindy : Thank you, Uncle.
Mr. Garin : So, what do you think of my house?
Cindy : I like it. It’s comfy and artistic. The flower garden really
beautifies this house. I also like the design, minimalist and vintage.
Cindy : Both of you did a great job! Anyway, I hope this new house
brings joy and happiness to your family, Uncle.
Mr. Garin : Thank you, dear.
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Read and understand the following information.
To express hopes and wishes, we use the verbs “hope” and “wish”.
Both of them show expectation, but they are used differently.
1. Hope
We use ‘hope’ when what we expect is very possible.
Example: I hope Farah enjoys living in Lombok.
2. Wish
We use ‘wish’ to show goodwill.
Here, the word “wish/wishing …” is followed by a noun phrase.
Example: Wish/wishing you a happy birthday. (= I hope you have
a happy birthday.)
Furthermore, we use ‘wish’ when what we expect is impossible.
Example: I wish I speak Japanese. (In fact, I can’t speak Japanese.)

If you want to know more about ‘hope’ and ‘wish’, you can log
onto https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/
communication-lesson-hope.php.

Do the exercise in your PR Bahasa Inggris on pages 6 and 7.

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 Complimenting/Praising
Practice the following dialogs with a friend.
1. Father : Happy birthday, Udin. You are a big boy now.
I’m proud of you.
Udin : Thank you, Dad. I’m proud of you, too.
2. Edo : Amazing! You run like a panther. I’m sure you will
win the race.
Udin : I hope so. Thanks.
3. Edo : Thank God. The tent is done.
Teacher : Good work, boys. You are super. I’m very
proud of you.
4. Lina : Mom, I have cleaned up my room.
Mother : Good girl! It looks tidy now, isn’t it? I love it.
5. Adelia : Many people have come to our table. They
like my cookies.
Lina : Great! Your cookies are very popular now.
Adopted from: Siti Wachidah, Asep Gunawan, dan Diyantari, Bahasa Inggris Think Globally Act Locally
untuk SMP/MTs Kelas IX Edisi Revisi Cetakan Ke-2, Jakarta, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan,
2018.

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Here are the expressions of complimenting/praising.

Complimenting/Praising Responding
• Nice suit! You look gorgeous. • Thank you. You look great too.
• I like your new hair style. You • Do I? Thanks.
look fresher.
• Well done! You just did your • I did. Thanks for your support.
best.
• Superb! You’ve shown the best • Thank. I just tried my best.
of you.
• Wow! Your performance really • I’m glad that you like it.
impressed me.
• Amazing! You have such a • Thank you.
great voice!
• Great job! Your painting is the • Thank you very much.
best, I guess.

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