Congratulating and complimenting

congratulating

Congratulating are words or expressions given to people who have

gotten or experienced something (get happiness).In this case it is not
limited to getting a new positionor goods,but also including when
someone is celebrating something.Example:is celebrating a big day.
 The social function of congratulating:

• To congratulate for someone’s achievements,

• To congratulate for birthday,
• To congratulate for a promotion job,
• To congratulate for someone gets luck,
• To congratulate for married,
 The language features of congratulating:

• May we congratulate you on….

• I must congratulate you on….
• I congratulate you on….
• Please accept my warmest congratulations.
• Congratulations on your….
• This calls for a celebration.
 More example of congratulating:
More Casual
• “Congratulations and BRAVO!”
• “This calls for celebrating!
Congratulations!”
• “You did it! So proud of you!”
• “I knew it was only a matter of time.
Well done
More Formal
• “Congratulations on your well-deserved success.”
• “Heartfelt congratulations to you.”
• “Warmest congratulations on your achievement.”
• “Congratulations and best wishes for your next
adventure!”
• “So pleased to see you accomplishing great
things.”
 SOME DIALOGUE ABOUT
CONGRATULATING:
Text 1
Cita has won the first winner of the story telling competition in her school . Her best friend congratulated her.
Ditto : Cita, congratulations for being the first winner of the school story telling competition! Excellent . You really did it
well.
Cita : Thanks, Ditto.
Ditto : I heard that you will be the representative of our school in the story telling competition of our regency. Is it true?
Cita : Yes, you’re right.
Ditto : I hope you will win as well in the next competition.
Cita : I hope so. But I’m nervous.
Ditto : Don’t worry, you’re a very good story teller. Good luck.
Cita : Thanks. I’ll do my best. Wish me luck.
Text 2
Andi: congratulation on your graduation! I’m really proud of you
Beni: thank you. You’re the one who always made me believe i’d get to finish my study in 3,5
years. And here I am today, I made it!
Andi: we have to celebrate this
Beni: yes, we should. What about dinner? Are you free tonight?
Andi: that sounds great
Beni: alright, i’ll see you at 7
 Goal of congratulating:

The purpose of congratulating is to show a positive

sympathetic sense of the success of others and to provide
some kind of appreciation for what others have done.
 Complementing

Complimentingis 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.
 The social function of complimenting:

Compliment is useful to give encouragement so

that people will keep on doing their best and even
improve their performance
 The language features of complimenting:

• It looks nice on you….

• You do look nice in….(mention what you see)
• How beautiful you are.
• Good job!
• Well done!
• That’s great!
 More example of complimenting:

-You’re really beautiful today.

-What a wonderful dress!
-My mother always make a delicious dessert.
-You have a good smell
-You did a great job.
-Have you read the great book that I gave it to you two days ago?
-Mr. Tong has a great secret talented to make a noodle by his hand.
-What a nice shot he made!
-She was very clever untill she can beat Andrew the smartest boy in the school.
-Poppy has a great spirit that can motivate others.
 Some dialogue about complimenting:
Text 1
Jane : you look really beautiful today.
Amgo: thanks. I just got this outfit from the garage sale
Jane : really?
Amgo: I got it from my aunt’s garage sale
Jane : it’s really nice
Amgo: thanks again. Your shoes look nice too
Jane : thank you. I just got these from walmart
Amgo: really? Are they on sale?
Jane : yeah they are on sale
Amgo: I really like those. How much did they cost?
Jane : they were about fifty dollars
Amgo: I think i’m going to go buy myself a pair.
Text 2
Dewi: Tomi. You look great today! I love your new hair style.
Tomi: Thank you very much, Dewi. You look great, too.
Dewi: Thanks, Tomi. By the way, how was your test? Have you got the result?
Tomi: Yes, I’ve got it. You know what? I have passed for the final test. I’m so
happy right now.
Dewi: That’s great. Congratulations! How’s the score?
Tomi: Thanks God. I got the highest score for the test.
Dewi: Wow, that’s amazing. I know you are very smart, Tomi. Well done!
Tomi: Thanks for your compliment, Dewi. You are so kind.
Dewi: Never mind Tomi. It’s my pleasure.
 Goal of complimenting:

Compliment is useful to provide encouragement for

someone to remain outstanding and even better than that.
In addition, complimenting is used to give appreciation
to people who have achieved their goals because of their
abilities or because of their success
 Kind of congratulating:

• When someone achieve a reward:

Congratulation,well done,keep up the good work,etc
• When something good happen to them:
Good for you, congrats, I’m so happy for you, etc.
 Kind of complimenting:

• Appearance Compliment
• Hard Work Compliment
• Possesive Compliment
 Group 7
Members:
• Ferza Andrian Saputra
• Muhammad Alfatoni
• Sylka Azzahra
• Zahwa Rifsya Pangesti
 Thanks
For your attention