Congratulations and praise
What do people give congratulations on?
- musical performance
- sports performance
- a good job at work
- a good job at school
Key sentences
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
| That was a great (noun). |
Really? Thanks. |
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
| You did a great job. |
I couldn't have done it without (person).
It was nothing. |
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
| You deserve your (noun). |
I worked hard for it. |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
That was a great (noun).
| noun |
sentence |
| job |
That was a great job. |
| play |
That was a great play. |
| performance |
That was a great performance. |
| presentation |
That was a great presentation. |
I couldn't have done it without (person).
| person |
sentence |
| my teacher |
I couldn't have done it without my teacher. |
| my parents |
I couldn't have done it without my parents. |
| my team |
I couldn't have done it without my team. |
| you |
I couldn't have done it without you. |
You deserve your (noun).
| noun |
sentence |
| diploma |
You deserve your diploma. |
| degree |
You deserve your degree. |
| award |
You deserve your award. |
| win |
You deserve your win. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
| That was a great (job). |
Really? Thanks. |
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
| You did a great job. |
I couldn't have done it without (my teacher). |
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
| You deserve your (diploma). |
I worked hard for it. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
|
That was a great ... . |
Really? Thanks. |
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
| You did a great job. |
I couldn't have done it without .... |
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
| You deserve your .... |
I worked hard for it. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Giving congratulations |
Accepting congratulations |
| Congratulate your partner. |
Accept their congratulations. |
Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |