Showing appreciation adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk memberi penghargaan atau pujian atau komentar terhadap seseorang mengenai penampilan, prestasi, dan sebagainya.
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| How beautiful you are, honey! |
| Compliments/Appreciation | Responses |
| - Well done! - That’s great! - How beautiful you are! - What a nice shirt! - Nice work! - You’re great! - I appreciate your effort - How clever you are! - I like you .... | - Thank you - That’s very kind of you - Yeah, thanks - It’s nothing - I’m glad you like it - Thanks. It’s nice of you to say so - Do you really think so? - Many thanks |
Untuk memberi pujian atau kekaguman kepada seseorang kita dapat menggunakan kalimat kekaguman dengan menggunakan “How/What”. How atau what di sini bukan berarti kata tanya atau question word tetapi berati “Alangkah, betapa atau sungguh”
Contoh:
How handsome you are! (Alangkah gantengnya kamu)
How smart you are! (Betapa pintarnya kamu)
How clean this room is! (Sungguh bersih ruangan ini)
What a kind man he is! (Betapa baiknya laki-laki itu)
What a nice t-shirt! (Betapa bagus kaos ini)
What an expensive motorcycle it is! (Alangkah mahalnya sepeda motor itu)
What cheap laptops they are! (Sungguh murah laptop-laptop itu)
Berikut adalah contoh dialog memberi pujian (compliments)
| Fayyadh | : Hi Fatimah, How are you |
| Fatimah | : Hello, Fayyadh, I’m fine. And you? |
| Fayyadh | : I’m okay, thank you. Where are going Fatimah? |
| Fatimah | : I’m going to pick up my mother. |
| Fayyadh | : Is that your new bicycle, Fatimah? What a nice bicycle it is! |
| Fatimah | : Yes, it is. Thanks Fayyadh. |
| Fayyadh | : You’re welcome. |
Questions based on the dialogue
| 1. | How many persons are there in the dialogue? Who are they? |
| 2. | Where will Fatimah go? |
| 3. | How does she go? |
| 4. | What is the expression used to give compliments in the dialogue? |
| 5. | What is the response use to respond the compliments? |
Latihan Soal Tentang Showing Appreciation/Compliments
Rearrange the following dialogue into a good one!
| Slamet | : Excellent friend! |
| Gombol | : Yes, of course. I prepare it well |
| Gombol | : Thanks friend. |
| Slamet | : Really? |
| Gombol | : Hey, You know I get a good mark in my exam. |
Complete the dialogue below with suitable expression!
| 1. | A | : Look at the house! |
| | B | : The house is very . . . . and . . . . isn’t it? |
| | A | : Yes, I think the house is very big and large |
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| 2. | Nani | : Look, this is my cat. It ‘s . . . . isn’t it? |
| | Yani | : Yes, I think it is . . . |
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| 3. | A | : Wow, the boy i s diligent and smart |
| | B | : Yes, I think he is . . . . |
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| 4. | Ana | : What do you think about my picture? |
| | Dito | : I think it is ... |
| | Ani | : Amazing! Really? Thank you. |
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| 5. | X | : Look, this is my bird. It is .... isn’t it? |
| | Y | : Yes, I think it’s beautiful. |
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