EXPRESSING OF COMPLIMENTS.

EXPRESSING  COMPLIMENT

ü  Complimenting Someone on Their Clothes and Appearance

ü  You look nice.

ü  You look beautiful.

ü  You look amazing!

ü  What a lovely blouse!

ü   I love your shoes. They are cute. Are they new?

ü  Where did you get your T-shirt? It's fabulous!

ü  That is a great jacket you have!

ü  I like your haircut.

Ò  you can use the adverbs 'so', 'really' and 'very' or the adjective 'terrific'.

ü  You look terrific today!

ü   You always look so beautiful.

ü  You're looking very glamorous tonight.

ü   I absolutely love you in that dress. It really suits you!

ü  You're looking very smart today.

ü   That new hairstyle really flatters you! (flatter – to make someone look more attractive than usual)

ü  You look hot, baby!

ü  Complimenting Someone on Their Cooking

ü  This is delicious

ü  This food is gorgeous.

ü  I must give my compliments to the Chef.

ü  The meal is so tasty! You are a great cook.

ü  The lemon cake is yummy!

ü  Did you make this yourself? I must have the recipe!

ü  Complimenting Someone on Their Skills and Achievements

ü  What a good answer. You're an excellent student!

ü  What a marvelous memory you've got!

ü  “Excellent! You really did it well.”

ü  Accepting Compliments

ü  Thank You

ü  Thanks.

ü  Thank you. It's very nice of you to say so.

ü  I'm glad you think so.

Exercises.   

I.       Work individually use the expressions of complimenting below!

       Your friend is good at:

ü  1. playing the piano                   

ü  2. playing tennis                                     

ü  3. story telling

ü  4. playing chess

ü  5. poetry reading

II.    Match  the expressions of compliment with the respons

1. I really like your soup .......	a. Thanks for the compliment
2.  That was a nice present . Thanks......	b. Do you think it is taste good ?
3. Fantastic ! You dance beautifully.......	c. Thanks I like math very much
4, You are a great teacher ......	d. I am glad you think so
5 What a good memory. You are good in math .....	e. I am glad you like it

III.   Read the dialogues below and underline the expressions of compliment!

A.    Lia : I like the dress you wear,it’s suit on you

Susi: Thanks. Your dress is nice too

B.     Dafa  : May I know your score?

Raka  : I got 95

Dafa   : Wow ,you are very clever

IV.    Read the dialog below then answer the questions.

At the Grand Restaurant

Mr. Idris          : Thank you for inviting us to this dinner.

Mr Ramdam    : Don’t mention it. You have helped me a lot during my difficult situation.

Mr. Idris          : Thanks. It was just lucky.

Secretary         : Excuse me, Sri Whose bag is it ?

Mr. Ramdan    : Oh, it’s my wife’s bag. She is in the restroom now.

Mrs. Ramdan  : Did you find me ? Hello, I “m Mr. Ramdan’s wife.

Secretary         : Hello, Madam. I’m Nuri. Mr.Idris’ secretary.

Mrs. Ramdan  : Oh, What a beautiful blouse you have. It matches your skirt.

Secretary         : Thank you Madam

Mr. Idris          : Nuri is my niece. My wife recommended her to be my secretary because she is very diligent and smart.

Mr. Ramdan    : What a nice aunt you have.

Secretary         : Thank you for your compliment.

Mr. Idris          : By the way , the food is good, I must say something to the chef.

Chef                : Excuse me, are enjoy your dinner ?

Mrs. Ramdan  : Yes. They are really delicious.

Mr.Idris           : The meal is so taste. You are a great chef .

Chef                : Thank you very much, Sir

Answer the questions based on the dialogue above!

1. Who invited to the dinner ?

2. Why did Mrs Ramdan compliment the secretary’s aunt ?

3. How did Mr Idris compliment about the meal ?