LEARNING MATERIALS

CONGRATULATING AND COMPLIMENT OTHERS

Sekolah : SMAN 1 Lambitu

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris (Wajib)
Kelas /Semester : X/ Ganjil
Tahun Pelajaran : 2018/2019
Materi Pokok : Congratulating and Complimenting Others
Alokasi Waktu : 4 x 45 menit (2 x pertemuan)

A. Kompetensi Dasar

3.2 Menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi
interpersonal lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan memberikan ucapan selamat
dan memuji bersayap (extended), serta menanggapinya, sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya.

4.2 Menyusun teks interaksi interpersonal lisan dan tulis sederhana yang melibatkan
tindakan memberikan ucapan selamat dan memuji bersayap (extended), dan
menanggapinya dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan yang benar dan sesuai konteks.

B. Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi

3.2.1. Mengidentifikasi struktur teks, unsur kebahasaan dan fungsi sosial untuk
mengucapkan selamat dan memuji bersayap serta responnya pada teks lisan dan
tulis yang tersedia.
3.2.2. Menggunakan ungkapan selamat dan memuji bersayap
4.2.1. Membuat percakapan singkat tertulis dengan menggunakan ungkapan ucapan
selamat dan memuji bersayap.
4.2.2. Memperagakan percakapan yang telah disusun di depan kelas.

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Activity 1

Look at these pictures!

What is the situation in the pictures?

Activity 2

STUDY THIS!
By congratulating someone we are telling them that we are pleased to hear about good luck
or achievements.
In congratulating, people may make more than one move, for example, “Congratulations!
You deserved it, Man.” Similarly, in responding to congratulating expressions, people do
not only make one move, like “Thank you very much.” Usually they also say something
else such as “This is because you always help me”.
Social function of congratulating someone
- To develop interaction and communication with others.
- To express our happiness or positive feelings about their success, and also to maintain
good relationship among friends, classmate, fellow workers, collages, etc.
- To respond someone’s achievement or success.

Structure of congratulations
When we give congratulations, we may say more than one word or one sentence. Look at
the following example!
 Congratulations! You are great.

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 In dialogue, we can conclude that the structure of congratulating someone is:
A: giving congratulations
B: thanking
Language features of giving congratulations
The following are some expressions of congratulations.
 Congratulations on your wedding.
 Congratulations on your graduation.
 Congratulations on your success. Fantastic!
 That’s wonderful news!
 What great news!
 That’s fantastic!
 I’m really pleased to hear about your graduation.
 Fantastic! Well done!
 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. Congratulations! Well done or great job. Good luck! Happy
birthday Many happy returns
We can use the following responses.
 Thank you very much.
 That’s very kind of you.
 Thanks, the same to you.
 I don’t know what to say.
 How nice of you to say so.
 Oh, it’s nothing special, actually.
 Oh, not really

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Activity III
Read the text below, and then answer the question!

Text 1
After a long struggle and hard work, Alif is finally appointed as the director of a national
company where he works. Many of his friends who work at the same company congratulate
him.
Samuel : Alif, congratulations. You deserved it, Man.
Alif : Thank you very much. This is because you always help me.
Sinta : I am very happy for you, Alif. Now, that you are the director of the company, I
believe the company will develop even faster.
Alif : (replies with a happy tone) Thank you. I cannot forget your collaboration with
me, and I will still need your help.

Other friends shake his hands and congratulate him too.

Deni : That’s wonderful, Alif.
Alif : Oh, thanks.
Santi : Good for you. Good luck.
Alif : Thank you very much.
Bejo : Well done.
Alif : Thank you for saying so.
Ivan : That was great. You must be very proud of your achievement.
Alif : Thanks. I’m glad you think so. But I still have to learn a lot.

His staffs also congratulate him.

Eny : Please accept my warmest congratulations, Sir.
Alif : It’s very kind of you to say so. Thank you.
Bintari : I must congratulate you on your success.
Alif : Thank you very much for saying so.
They all celebrate Alif’s success by having lunch together in a simple food stall next to their
office. Everybody is happy.

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 TASK I.
Answer the following questions.
1. Why do all of those people congratulate Alif?
2. What expressions do they use to congratulate Alif?
3. How does Alif respond to their congratulating expressions?
4. What is the social purpose of congratulating people?
5. When do we congratulate people?
6. What are the expressions commonly used to congratulate people?

Text 2

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, Dito.

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 are right.

Ditto : I hope you will win as well in the next competition.

Cita : I hope so. But I’m nervous.

Ditti : Don’t worry, you’re a very good teller. Good luck.

Cita : Thanks. I’ll do my best. Wish me luck.

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 TASK II
Answer the following questions:

1. What good news about Dita does Ditto know?

2. What does Ditto say to Dita related to the news?
3. What do the expressions mean?
4. What is Ditto’s purpose of saying that to Dita?
5. How does Dita respond to what Ditto says?
6. When do you think you will say ‘congratulations’ to other people?

TASK III
Complete the following table with the expression of congratulating and responses you
have found in the conversation in text 1 and text 2

Text 1 Text 2
Congratulating Responses Congratulating Responses
Expression Expression

TASK IV

Create a dialogue using expression congratulating based on these situations (choose one)!
1. Your sister has graduated from a university.
2. Your father got a new job.
3. Your brother is getting married.
4. Your mother has a new baby
5. Your classmate won a drawing competition

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 Second Meeting

Activity I

Look at the picture!

Well-done!
That’s
You did it!
wonderful!

What great
Fantastic! news!

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Activity 2

Study this

COMPLIMENTING
Compliment is 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.
When to express compliment:
- On daily basis,
- When someone has done his/her best,
- When you visit someone’s house for the first time,
- If you notice something new about someone’s appearance.
Can you think of other situation when you need to compliment?

Complimenting others
 Social function
o Compliments express approval and are aimed at showing that you like some
aspects of the other person’s appearance, belonging or work. It is also to
appreciate other people.
o Whom to compliment:
 Anyone you have occasion to talk with (friends, family, colleagues, and
even strangers)
o What to compliment
 On someone’s appearance: new car, new haircut, a piece of jewelry, etc.
 On a person of his or her achievement/good deed: ‘You’ve done a great
job’
 On someone’s possession: ‘What a beautiful house you have.’
 On a person of his or her works/creation: ‘The meal was delicious’.
o How to compliment in formal situation :
- I would like compliment you on …
- I think your (hair) is very nice.
- I just love your (dress).
- The (chicken) is very delicious.
- I really like your (skirt).
- This (cheese) is super.
- That’s neat.
- That’s nice.
- That’s not bad.
o How to compliment in informal situation
- Terrific.
- Pretty good.
- OK!
- All right.

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 o Response to Compliment :
- Thank you. It’s nice of you to say so.
- Thank you but really isn’t anything special.
- Thank you. Yours is even nicer.
- I’m glad you like it.
- I appreciate that.
- Do you really think so?
- Thank you.
o Returning Compliment :
- It’s nice to hear that from someone with your experience.
- Yours is nice, too.
- (It’s enough to say ‘Thank you” to a compliment. No further reply is
required)

Source: https://goodmorningstudents.wordpress.com/category/kinds-of-expression/expression-
of-giving-compliment-congratulation/

 Language features

1. How + Adjective + Noun + is/are.

Ex.
How beautiful the flower is.
How big the house is.
How kind your friends are.
2. What + Adjective + Noun.:
What a beautiful flower.
What a big house
What a high mount

3. Noun Phrase + is/look + (really) + Adjective.

Ex.:
Your hair is really beautiful
The woman’s bag looks wonderful
The actor’s performance on the stage is really attractive

4. Noun/Pronoun + (really) + like/love + Noun Phrase.

Ex.:

We all really love your performance

All teachers really love your commitments
His father really like his test result

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(Source: http://freeenglishcourse.info/contoh-dialog-compliment-dalam-bahasa-inggris-dan-
terjemah/)

Activity 3

Look at the pictures and read the dialogues

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TASK 1

Fill in the table based on the dialogues above

No Situation How to implementing Responses

others
1 The boy just played What a wonderful Thank you
his guitar performance
2
3
4
5

Activity 3

1. Read these conversations carefully.

Rahmi : Hello. How are things going on, Sinta?
Sinta : Hi. Good and you?
Rahmi : I’m feeling great today. How was your weekend with your family in Batu?
Sinta : Excellent! We had a lovely time there. You should have gone there with us.
Rahmi : Really? Hey, what a beautiful skirt you are wearing. It matches your blouse.
Sinta : Thanks a lot. My sister bought it for me last month.
Rahmi : Wow! That’s wonderful.
Sinta : Oh, Rahmi, can I ask you something?
Rahmi : Oh, sure. Please.
Sinta : Have you finished writing the book we discussed two months ago?
Rahmi : Yes. Come to my room. Look at this. What do you think?
Sinta : Terrific. I like the cover. Let me see the contents. This book is excellent.
You really did a great job.
Rahmi : Thanks a lot. You’ve inspired me to do this.
Sinta : Your publisher should send it to all bookstores here.
Rahmi : Yes, you’re right. The publisher will do it for me.
Sinta : Well, that’s great. I am proud of you, Rahmi. By the way, I’ve got to go
now. Have a nice day!
Rahmi : You, too. 11
TASK II

Answer the questions based on the dialogue above

1. How was Sinta’s weekend?
2. How does Rahmi compliment Sinta’s clothes?
3. What does Sinta think about Rahmi’s book they discussed two months ago?
4. How does Rahmi respond her compliment about the book?
5. Underline all the phrases that express compliments and their responses.

TASK III

Create a short
 dialogue using expression congratulating based on these situations
 sister has graduated from a university.
1. Your
2. Your father got a new job.
3. Your brother is getting married.
4. Your mother has a new baby
5. Your classmate won a drawing competition

References:

 Rohmah, Zulianti.dkk 2016. Bahasa Inggris SMA/MA/SMK/MAK Kelas X. Jakarta. Pusat

kurikulum dan perbukuan, Balitbang, Kemdikbud.
 https://goodmorningstudents.wordpress.com/category/kinds-of-expression/expression-of-
giving-compliment-congratulation/
 http://freeenglishcourse.info/contoh-dialog-compliment-dalam-bahasa-inggris-dan-
terjemah/)

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