CONGRATULATING AND

COMPLIMENTING
OTHERS

BY. SUHESTY,S.Pd
• Congratulating
Others

• Congratulations
Card

• Complimenting
Others
The following are expressions to congratulate and
their responses.

Congratulating Responding

• Congratulations! You’re really

great.
• Thank you.
• Congratulations! I am proud of
• Thank you.
you.
• Thanks. I wish for your success
• Congratulations on your
too.
success!
• You’re right. Thank you for
• Congratulations! Finally, your
your support.
dreams come true.
• Thank you. Actually I never
• I’d like to say congratulations
imagined it.
on your achievement!
• Thank you. It really makes me
• Please accept my
grateful.
congratulations. Your hard work
• Thank you.
has been paid off.
• Happy birthday!
 CONGRATULATING OTHERS
Listen and repeat.
Then, practice the dialog with your friends.
Angga won a fashion designer competition.
Mawar : Angga, congratulations on your winning in a
fashion designer competition!
Angga : Thank you. I won it because of your suggestion
and support. Thank you very much.
Mawar : You’re welcome. I know that you are talented. I
believe you can achieve your dreams.
Angga : Thanks.
Gio : Angga, congratulations! You deserve it. Your
achievement really inspires me.
Angga : Thanks. I believe you can make a better design.
Never give up. You know, it was just a competition.
The most important is that our designs can compete
in the market.
Gio : You are right. Thanks for your support.
Angga : No big deal.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. What is the purpose of saying, “Congratulations!”?

2. Why do Mawar and Gio say the sentences to Angga?
3 How does Angga respond to them?
4. When do you usually say such an expression? Mention
several suitable occasions for saying the sentence.
5. What is the suitable response to the expression?
 CONGRATULATIONS CARD

Read the following congratulations card.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. What is the text about?

2. Why does Mawar send the card?
3. What is the congratulations expression written in the
card?
4. What occasions do you usually send such a card?
5. What do you write in the card?
Read the following information.

• A congratulations card is made to congratulate a person

on his/her achievement or success.
• We should write:
- the name of the receiver,
- the name of the congratulations expressions, and
- the name of sender.

Do the activities in your text book on page 30 - 32

COMPLIMENTING OTHERS
 Comlimenting is an expression to appreciate
or prise other people. Compliment is useful
to give encouragement so that people will
keep on doing their best and event their
improve their performance.
 When to express compliment :
- On daily basis
- When someone is done his/her best
- If you notice something new about
someone’s performance
Here are expressions we can say to compliment
others and the suitable responses.

Complimenting Responding

• What an excellent mark!

• Thank you.
• Wow, it’s really wonderful!
• Thanks.
• How lovely your garden is!
• Do you think so?
• You are really talented at
Thanks.
painting.
• Thanks.
• Well, I’m speechless. I
• Nor have I.
haven’t seen such a wonder
before.
 COMPLIMENTING OTHERS

Practice the dialog with your friends.

Mawar : Hi, Arya.
Arya : Hi, Mawar. Please come in and have a seat.
Mawar : Thanks. What are you doing?
Arya : I am making car miniatures from cans. Look at this
one. I’ve completed one.
Mawar : Wow! That’s cool.
Arya : Thanks.
Mawar : This is a really nice car miniature! How creative
you are, Arya!
Arya : Thank you. Initially, I just want to recycle the cans
to reduce rubbish.
Mawar : Yeah! We should care for our environment.
Anyway, will you sell them?
Arya : Yes, I will. I will sell them via my social media.
Mawar : That’s great! I hope they will be sold out.
Arya : Thanks. I hope so.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. Which sentences show complimenting other?

2. Why does Mawar compliment Arya?
3. How does Arya respond to the compliment?
4. In what occasions, do people usually say such
expressions? Mention several possible occasions.
5. How do people feel when getting complimented?
Work in pairs.
Create and perform dialogs based on the following
situations.

1.Your friend has played the guitar beautifully on the stage.

You compliment him/her.

2. You are visiting your friend’s new house. You

compliment his/her house.

Do the activities in your on page 32 to 35

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