Congratulation
By Annisa Nur Fitriani, [Link]
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Congratulating Others
Listen and repeat.
Then, practice the dialog with your friends.
Angga won a fashion designer competition.
Mawar : Angga, congratulations on your winning in a fashion designer
competition!
Angga : Thank you. I won it because of your suggestion and support.
Thank you very much.
Mawar : You’re welcome. I know that you are talented. I believe you
can achieve your dreams.
Angga : Thanks.
Gio : Angga, congratulations! You deserve it. Your achievement
really inspires me.
Angga : Thanks. I believe you can make a better design. Never give
up. You know, it was just a competition. The most important is that
our designs can compete in the market.
Gio : You are right. Thanks for your support.
Angga : No big deal.
Answer the following questions.
1. What is the purpose of saying, “Congratulations!”?
2. Why do Mawar and Gio say the sentences to Angga?
3 How does Angga respond to them?
4. When do you usually say such an expression? Mention several suitable occasions for saying the
sentence.
5. What is the suitable response to the expression?
The following are expressions to congratulate
and their responses.
Congratulating Responding
• Congratulations! You’re really • Thank you.
great.
• Congratulations on your • Thanks. I wish for your success
success! too.
• Congratulations! Finally, your • You’re right. Thank you for your
dreams come true. support.
• I’d like to say congratulations on • Thank you. Actually I never
your achievement! imagined it.
• Please accept my • Thank you. It really makes me
congratulations. Your hard work grateful.
has been paid off.
• Happy birthday! • Thank you.
Congratulations Card
Read the following congratulations card.
Answer the following questions.
1. What is the text about?
2. Why does Mawar send the card?
3. What is the congratulations expression written in the card?
4. What occasions do you usually send such a card?
5. What do you write in the card?
Read the following information.
• A congratulations card is made to congratulate a person on his/her achievement or
success.
• We should write:
- the name of the receiver,
- the name of the congratulations expressions, and
- the name of sender.
PTS PRAKTEK
Please with your group MAKE dialogue about
“CONGRATULATE TO SOMEONE” But NOT in
“BIRTHDAY” situation. After you make the text of
the dialogue, you RECORD the dialogue with your
group members using full expression and
intonation.
Thank You