Complimenting and Congratulating Others: English Lesson (Wajib)

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

ENGLISH LESSON (Wajib)

Chapter 2
COMPLIMENTING AND CONGRATULATING OTHERS
By: Miss Riza Hayuningtyas
COMPLIMENTS
 Ekspresi ini kita gunakan saat kita ak
an memuji/ memberi pengharga-an k
epada orang lain atas penca-paianny
a.

Complimenting= praising
Kita bisa memuji seseorang karena
beberapa aspect/ sebab:
 Performance : berkaitan dengan skills/ keterampilan seseorang

 Appearance : berkaitan dengan penampilan seseorang

 Personality: berkaitan dengan sikap/ tingkah laku seseorang

 Possessions : berkaitan dengan kekayaan/ harta seseorang,


termasuk didalamnya adalah pujian kepada anak/ anggota
keluarga lainnya.
Ungkapkan kata-kata pujian dengan memilih
kata sifat yang bermakna positif.
Ex: beautiful, handsome, cute, great, etc

Jika ingin menambah kesan pada kata pujian


yang akan digunakan, bisa menggunakan ta
mbahan kata: so, really, atau very (sangat) di
depan kata sifat.
Ex: You’re so beautiful!
It’s a really nice café.
If you would like to compliment/ praise so-
meone based on his/her Performance:
• Wow!
• Fantastic!
• Well done!
• Good job!
• That’s great!
• You’re doing great!
• You’ve done a great job!
• You’re an excellent student.
• Wonderful!
• What a nice song!
• What a great drama!
If you would like to compliment/ praise
someone based on his/her appearance:
• You look beautiful
• You look amazing
• I love your dress. It’s so cute.
• What a nice smile you have.
• What a lovely dress!
• Where did you get your t-shirt? It’s fabulous!
• Great bag you have.
If you would like to compliment/ praise so-
meone based on his/her Personality:
• What a brave person you are!
• What a hard-working man!
• What an honest girl!
• You’re such a beautiful soul
• You’re cute.
• Your kindness is so amazing!
• You have a great sense of humor!
If you would like to compliment/ praise so-
meone based on his/her Possessions:
• What a lovely house!
• That’s a really beautiful house!
• What a wonderful gift!
• What a nice present!
• You have a great mother!
• Your kid is so diligent!
Rumus penggunaan What a/ an….
What + a / an + adjective + noun
A diikuti dengan adjective berawalan huruf mati
- What a handsome man
- What a big house

An diikuti dengan adjective berawalan huruf vokal (a,i,u,e,o)


- What an amazing performance!
- What an awesome camping experience!

Ingat!!!
Noun yang digunakan berupa tunggal. Tanpa tambahan s/es diakhir noun-nya.
Wrong example: what a cute cats
Right example: What a cute cat

*adjective: kata sifat


*noun: kata benda
Responding to a compliment/ praising:

 Thank you
 Thank you very much
 Thanks a lot
 Thanks a lot for your compliment
 Thanks a lot for your appreciation
 You’re so kind to say that
 You’ve made my day
 That’s sweet of you
 That’s nice of you to say so
 I’m glad you say that.
 I’m glad you like it

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