GRATITUDE, COMPLIMENT, AND CONGRATULATION

After enjoy my holiday, I back to school and Mr.Erwanto has given us some homework, write e-primbon part 2, presentation, and make two videos. Okay now I am starting to write my e-primbon part 2,

First I will write about gratitude, congratulation, and compliment.

But, Before I write, I don’t forget to say MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all

Gratitude
Gratitude is an expression that we show or say to express grateful feeling to other people, when speaking English, you say “thanks” very often please say “thank you” when people give you something and give you compliment, etc.

Kinds of gratitude expressions are :
- Thank you very much
- Thank you for you help
- I’m really very grateful to you
- You’re welcome
- Don’t mention it
- I want to express my gratitude to (my teacher, my father, etc)

Respond of expressing :
-You are welcome
-Don't mention it
-It was nothing at all
-No problem
- I am glad I could help

• Compliment
Compliment is an expression that we show or say to express/give praise. Some people use compliment to “butter up” somebody or to flatter in order to increase good will, for example :
- On his/her general appearance
- If you notice something new about the person’s appearance
- When you visit someone’s house for the first time
- When other people do their best

Kinds of compliment expressions are :
- What a nice dress!
- You look great
- I really must express my admiration for you dance
- Excellent!
- Nice work
- Good Job

• Congratulation
Congratulation is an expression that we use the give the congratulation utterance when he/she succeeds in doing something

Kinds of Congratulations are :
- Congratulation
- Congratulations
- Congratulations on your succeeds
- Happy Birthday
- Merry Christmas
- Happy New Your
- Happy Valentine
- Happy Anniversary

A. Giving The Congratulation
- Let me congratulate you
- Good
- That’s great!
- How fortunate
- Pretty Good

B. Replying To The Congratulations
- Thank You
- Thank, I needed that
- That’s very kind of you

C. Surprising
- Oh, it was very interesting! I want to the sea world
- It was fun! Went out with my classmate

WRITE THIS DIALOG :

Uis : Happy Birthday, Ghea Wish you all the best

Ghea : Thank you very much, Uis. Would you like to come to my home to celebrate my birthday p

arty tonight?

Uis : Thank you, but I’m very busy tonight.

Ghea : Oh okay no problem