Congratulating and Complimenting Others

Read the dialogue below!

Dayu : Congratulations on being the champion of the class, Lina! I hope you will be the winner of the school's competition, too.

Lina : Thanks, I hope so, too

Beni : I'm happy for you, Lina. Congratulations! I hope you win the first prize in the school's competition.

Lina : Thank you, Wish me luck!

What Does Dayu say to Congratulate Lina?

• Thank you. Wish you luck!

• Congratulations on being the champion of the class, Lina

• I hope you will be the winner of the school's competition, too

• Thank you, Wish me luck!

• I'm happy for you

Situation:

Rania has just made a very beautiful handicraft from coconut leaf. Chandra praises her craft and hope that she will win the national competition.

Chandra : “____________________________________.”

I’m sure you will win the national competition.”

Rania : “Thank you. I hope so too.”

• What is that

• That’s a very beautiful handicraft

• I’m glad to hear that

• You are the winner

• That’s a very outdated handicraft

Situation: Ade has just finished drawing a picture of Tinta, his best friend. He will present it to her on her birthday. Nida praises the picture and she's sure that Tinta will like it.

Nida : "Ade, that's a beautiful picture. I'm sure Tinta will like it."

Ade : "__________________________."

• Good luck

• Thanks. I hope so too

• Wish me luck

• Happy birthday

• I am too pesimistic

Read the dialogue below carefully.

Rahel : Hey, Daniel! How was the economics competition? Did you and your team go home with the trophy?

Daniel : Thank God, we did. Fortunately we succeeded to get the first place.

Rahel : "........................................"

Daniel : Thank you very much for saying so. So, how about you and your team in astronomy competition?

Rahel : Unfortunately, I and my team didn’t get the first place. We got the third place but I was really happy since we had won over many other teams and gone that far.

Daniel : That’s the spirit, Rahel! I am sure you and your friend did it very well. I congratulate you on your great success.

Rahel : Thank you very much, Daniel. We still have to learn more to be the first like your teams did.

Daniel : Cool! Let’s fight for the next competition!

What the next conversation after Daniel said his team on succeeded?

• It’s so bad news from you.

• How you can won in this comeptition?

• Wow, I don’t believe you Daniel.

• Wow that’s a good job, Dan. Congratulations on your team success!

• Good job. Your team got a bad score in this competition.

The following sentences are expression of congratulating, except....

• Please accept my warm congratulation

• I congratulate you on your success

• I’m sorry to hear that

• Congratulations!

• Well done, congratulations for you

The following sentences are responses of congratulation, except....

• Thank you very much for saying so!

• Oh, it's nothing special actually.

• How nice of you to say so!

• No problem

• Oh, thanks.

What does the text about?

• A compliment message on the high-quality work.

• A congratulation message on the promotion.

• An appoinment order to a new position.

• An order to do a new project.

• A good wish in the future.

What is the purpose of the letter?

• To offer Kurniati a new position.

• To invite Kurniati to a celebration party.

• To congratulate Kurniati for her graduation.

• To advise Kurniati to take a doctorate programme.

• To inform Kurniati about a promotion in her career.

Man: Hi Ira, congratulations on your promotion. It’s nice to know that you’ll be the new branch manager of this Bank. When are you going to Samarinda?

Woman: Reyhan, what a good friend you are. Thank you very much for your support and supposed to go to Samarinda before November 15 this year.

Man: Good luck then.

Why did the man congratulate the woman?

• The man felt happy to meet the woman

• The woman got a better position in her office

• The woman moved to a new bank in Samarinda

• The man got a promotion to be a branch manager

• The man got a promotion to be a branch manager

If you want to compliment someone because he won a singing contest. What would you say?

• Thank you very much

• Thank’s a lot

• That was wonderful, you are so talented

• That was wonderful, your dance is nice

• That was wonderful, you are so pretty on the stage