Page 2 - Materi Bahasa Inggris Bab 2

Dialogue 2
David : John, Congratulations for being number one in your class!. You got the first
rank.
John : Thank you, David.
David : Never stop studying hard, John. I hope you keep your achievement next year.
John : Okay, Thanks for your suggestion, David. You’re my best friend, ever.
David : Don’t mention it!

b. 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.
(Compliment adalah sebuah ungkapan untuk mengapresiasi atau memuji orang lain. Pujian atau
apresiasi sangat penting untuk memberikan semangat kepada orang lain sehingga mereka akan
tetap konsisten mempertahankan prestasi dan meningkatkan kemampuannya).

Complimenting Responses
 What a …  Thanks
 What a nice dress!  Thank you
 What a wonderful performance!  Thanks for your appreciation
 What a clever boy you are!  Thank you very much
 What a kind boy he is!  It’s very kind of you to say that
 What …  I’m glad you like it
 What big houses you have!  How …
 What expensive cars  How beautiful she is!
 How handsome!
 How comfortable motorcycle it is!
 How cheap the computers are!
 You look …
 You look gorgeous!
 You look nice with that t-shirt.
 Great job!

When to express compliment:

(Kapan mengekspresikan pujian) :

 On daily basis (sehari-hari)
 When someone has done his/her best, (Ketika seseorang telah
melakukan yang terbaik)
 When you visit someone’s house for the first time, (Ketika anda mengunjungi
rumah seseorang kali pertama).
 If you notice something new about someone’s appearance. (Jika anda melihat
sesuatu yang baru dari penampilan seseorang.