Expressions of

Congratulating
10th Grade
Senior High School
Congratulation on your promotion. You deserve it.
Congratulations! You won the writing contest. Way to go!
Congratulations on getting
married!
Congratulations,
Graduates!
Lets learn English!
Congratulation is a message telling someone that you are
happy because of his or her success.
What expressions can you use to congratulate someone?
Read the dialogues and answer the questions!

Elena: Hey, April, Congratulations! I just heard that you got a

perfect score on the math exam!
April: Thanks, El.
Elena: Well, it wasnt surprising to me. You really deserve it.
Youve worked hard for this.
April: I appreciate your saying that.
Answer the questions!
1. Who are the speakers?
2. Why does Elena congratulate April?
3. How does April respond to the congratulations?
4. You really deserve it. How do you say it in Bahasa
Indonesia?
5. I appreciate your saying that. How do you say it in Bahasa
Indonesia?
In pairs, practice acting out the
dialogs!
Read the following text and answer questions!
Congratulations
to
Shofia Desy Rohmawati, S.Pd.
for
being conferred the degree of Sarjana Pendidikan in English
Education by Semarang State University in 2014;
being valedictorian of the graduating class.

From
English Education Class 2014, Semarang State University
Maulina, Umayya, Malika, Bowo, Hafiedz, Wahyu, Usna, Uskha, Khaula, Novi
1. Who offers the congratulations?
2. Who receives the congratulations?
3. What are the reasons behind the offering of
congratulations?
4. Where do you probably see this kind of text?
5. In your opinion, why do people congratulate others?
 Complete the following table!
Offering In English In Bahasa Indonesia
Congratulations
a. Birthday Happy Birthday. Hope Selamat ulang tahun.
all the best for you! Semoga selalu
diberikan yang terbaik!
b. Anniversary
c. Graduation
d. Teachers day
e. Wedding
f. Newborn Baby
g. Passing the exam
h. New Year
i. Idul Fitri
j. Mothers day
k. Independence day
Fill in the blanks! Then, answer
the questions!

Congratulations Winning
Thanks Formidable
celebrate
Fill in the blanks! Then, answer
the questions!
Mike: Hi, James. 1) ___________ ! I just heard about your
winning the regional tennis tournament.
James: Oh, thank you, Mike. It was very hard to win that
tournament.
Mike: Indeed. You came very close to 2) ___________ your last
game. Your last opponent was very 3) ___________.
Kemal: Yes, a lot of people think it was really great that you
finally won. Congratulations!
James: Hey, we need to 4) ___________ it. How about it? Order
anything you want. Its on me.
Kemal: Great! 5) ___________, Mike!
Mike: Nice! Thanks. I hope you win the next one too.
6. What happened with James?
7. How did Mike congratulate James?
8. James said, its on me. What does it mean?
9. Which is more likely to happen in your country: You treat
someone that come to you or you ask for a treat from
someone that you congratulate? Why is that?
10. On what other occasions would you give congratulations?
What do you say in this
Occasions? Cross (X) the correct
answers!
1. On someones birthday
A. Well done!
B. Happy birthday!
C. Thats fantastic!
D. Congratulations!
E. What brilliant news!
2. At someones graduation
A. Congratulations on your graduation!
B. You finally graduated; its time!
C. Happy graduation!
D. Merry Graduation!
E. Hooray!
3. On Christmas Day
A. Congratulations!
B. Merry Christmas!
C. Happy Christmas!
D. What a fantastic Christmas!
E. Congratulations on Christmas!
4. At a wedding.
A. Congratulations on getting married!
B. What a wedding!
C. Happy wedding!
D. Merry wedding!
5. When someones just had a baby.
A. Finally!
B. Hooray!
C. Well done!
D. What a baby!
E. Congratulations on your baby joy!
Work in pairs!
Make a dialogue based one of these situations!
Scene 1
Your friend got 100% on his English Exam. You are congratulating
him.
Scene 2
Your aunt gave birth to twin boys yesterday.
Scene 3
Your friend just received a birthday gift from his father. Its a sports
bicycle. He came to school on it. You met him at the parking lot and
congratulate him.
Scene 4
Your colleague at work just got a promotion. You congratulate him
for it, saying that it is well-deserved because he has been very
hardworking.
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