GIVING COMPLIMENT

Definition:
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 general occasion
• Someone has done his/ her best
• You visit someone’s house for the first
time.
• You notice something new about
someone’s appearance.
 Complete the missing blanks!
You : Hi, Jane! 1)___________________________?
Jane : Fine, and you?
You : 2)_________________ today. How was your weekend at the beach?
Jane : 3)__________! We had a lovely time there. You should go there.
You : Really? Hey, what 4)__________________ you are wearing. It matches your
skirt.
Jane : Thanks. My mother gave it to me on my birthday.
You : Wow! 5)_______________. Oh, Jane, I almost forget. Can I ask you something?
Jane : Oh, sure. What’s up?
You : Have you finished typing 6)____________________ we made last week?
Jane : Yes, mean this?
You : Yeah, Hmm, I think this report is excellent. Thanks a lot Jane.
7)____________________. Now, I have to give it to the director immediately.
Jane : OK. You’d better hurry. He may be waiting for it.
You : Well, he probably is. Thanks again, Jane.
8)____________________!
 Consider the following example:
You : Hi, Jane! How are things?
Jane : Fine, and you?
You : I’m feeling great today. How was your weekend at the beach?
Jane : Terrific! We had a lovely time there. You should go there.
You : Really? Hey, what a beautiful blouse you are wearing. It matches your skirt.
Jane : Thanks. My mother gave it to me on my birthday.
You : Wow! That’s wonderful. Oh, Jane, I almost forget. Can I ask you something?
Jane : Oh, sure. What’s up?
You : Have you finished typing the annual report we made last week?
Jane : Yes, mean this?
You : Yeah. Hmm, I think this report is excellent. Thanks a lot Jane.
You did a great job. Now, I have to give it to the director immediately.
Jane : OK. You’d better hurry. He may be waiting for it.
You : Well, he probably is. Thanks again, Jane.
Have a nice day!
 Expressing Compliments Responses
 That’s a cool watch.  Thank you.
 That was a nice lunch.  I’m glad you enjoyed it.
 You look good in that  Thanks. Do you really think so?
dress.  Thank you very much. It’s nice
 What a lovely garden. of you to say so.
 You’re really a good cook.  I’m glad you like it.
 You’ve done a great job.  Thanks a lot.
 You did it very well.
 You’re doing just fine.
 You’re doing great.
 Well done.
Other patterns:
In exclamatory sentences, we use ‘WHAT’ to describe nouns, and use
‘HOW’ to describe adjectives, as in the following examples.

What a quiet night it is! How quiet the night is!

What a clever boy he is! How clever the boy is!
What a beautiful country it is! How beautiful the country is!
What pretty girls they are! How pretty the girls are!
WHAT + NOUN HOW + ADJECTIVE
Study the following examples!
 Give compliments using ‘WHAT’ and ‘HOW’!

• Indonesia is rich. :
_____________________
• Kelly is a smart dog. :
_____________________
• The boys are handsome. :
_____________________
• Britney has beautiful eyes. :
_____________________
• One Direction is a great boy band. :
 Give compliments using ‘WHAT’ and ‘HOW’!

• The boys are handsome.

• Miss Inez is a generous person.
• Adi is a smart student.
• Samanta is a beautiful girl.
• 5cm is a very famous novel.
If we think that the compliment is not sincere, we can
refuse it as well. We might say, for example:

 Don’t try to flatter me.  Flattery will get you nowhere.

 I don’t like flatterers  You’re just fooling around,
 You’re just kidding me. aren’t you?
 Pay attention to the following short conversations
and find the differences!
Indonesian speakers Native speakers
Conversation 1 Conversation 1
A : What a beautiful garden you have! A : What a beautiful garden you have!
B : No, it is actually a mess. I haven’t got B : Thank you. I like gardening very much
enough time to look after it. and I spend a lot of time looking after it.

Conversation 2 Conversation 2
A : It’s really delicious. You are a great A : It’s really delicious. You are a great cook.
cook. B : Thank you. I spent the whole afternoon preparing
B : No, it’s rather tasteless. I’m still all of these. I tried to do my best.
learning how to cook.
 Exercise!
Match the following expressions into the appropriate
situation.
Expressions Situations
1. What a nice dress! a. Your brother has got an award.
2. You look great! b. You compliment someone on their appearance.
3. You’re looking glamorous. c. You say nice thing about your friend’s dress.
4. Congratulations! d. Your colleague is very fashionable and well dress.
5. Well done! e. You give response to your friend compliment.
6. Thank you very much for f. Your friend has just passed an important exam.
your compliment.
 Complete the sentences using ‘how’ or
‘what’!
1. ________ amazing the movie is.
2. ________ a genuine idea it is.
3. ________ beautiful shoes Taylor bought.
4. ________ gorgeous your brother is.
5. ________ an awesome party we had last
night.