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 sebuat 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.)

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

Can you think of other situations when you need to

compliment?

Complimenting Responses
What a … Thanks
What a nice dress! Thank you
What a wonderful performance! Thanks for your
What a clever boy you are! appreciation
What a kind boy he is! Thank you very
What … much
 What big houses you have! It’s very kind of you
What expensive cars! to say that
How … I’m glad you like it
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!

Contoh Dialog
Fatimah : Hi, Ira, how are you?
Ira : Fine, thanks. I hope you are all right, too. What is that in
your hand, Fatimah?
Fatimah : It’s a handycraft. I made it myself.
Ira : Oh, really! What wonderful hadycraft you made.
Fatimah : Thanks, Ira.
Ira : You’re welcome.