Showing Appreciation Expressing compliments

Showing appreciation adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk memberi penghargaan atau pujian atau komentar terhadap seseorang mengenai penampilan, prestasi, dan sebagainya.

How beautiful you are, honey!

Compliments/Appreciation	Responses
- Well done! - That’s great! - How beautiful you are! - What a nice shirt! - Nice work! - You’re great! - I appreciate your effort - How clever you are! - I like you ....	- Thank you - That’s very kind of you - Yeah, thanks - It’s nothing - I’m glad you like it - Thanks. It’s nice of you to say so - Do you really think so? - Many thanks

Untuk memberi pujian atau kekaguman kepada seseorang kita dapat menggunakan kalimat kekaguman dengan menggunakan “How/What”. How atau what di sini bukan berarti kata tanya atau question word tetapi berati “Alangkah, betapa atau sungguh”

Contoh:

How handsome you are! (Alangkah gantengnya kamu)

How smart you are! (Betapa pintarnya kamu)

How clean this room is! (Sungguh bersih ruangan ini)

What a kind man he is! (Betapa baiknya laki-laki itu)

What a nice t-shirt! (Betapa bagus kaos ini)

What an expensive motorcycle it is! (Alangkah mahalnya sepeda motor itu)

What cheap laptops they are! (Sungguh murah laptop-laptop itu)

Berikut adalah contoh dialog memberi pujian (compliments)

Fayyadh	: Hi Fatimah, How are you
Fatimah	: Hello, Fayyadh, I’m fine. And you?
Fayyadh	: I’m okay, thank you. Where are going Fatimah?
Fatimah	: I’m going to pick up my mother.
Fayyadh	: Is that your new bicycle, Fatimah? What a nice bicycle it is!
Fatimah	: Yes, it is. Thanks Fayyadh.
Fayyadh	: You’re welcome.

Questions based on the dialogue

1.	How many persons are there in the dialogue? Who are they?
2.	Where will Fatimah go?
3.	How does she go?
4.	What is the expression used to give compliments in the dialogue?
5.	What is the response use to respond the compliments?

Latihan Soal Tentang Showing Appreciation/Compliments

Rearrange the following dialogue into a good one!

Slamet	: Excellent friend!
Gombol	: Yes, of course. I prepare it well
Gombol	: Thanks friend.
Slamet	: Really?
Gombol	: Hey, You know I get a good mark in my exam.

Complete the dialogue below with suitable expression!

1.	A	: Look at the house!
	B	: The house is very . . . . and . . . . isn’t it?
	A	: Yes, I think the house is very big and large

2.	Nani	: Look, this is my cat. It ‘s . . . . isn’t it?
	Yani	: Yes, I think it is . . .

3.	A	: Wow, the boy i s diligent and smart
	B	: Yes, I think he is . . . .

4.	Ana	: What do you think about my picture?
	Dito	: I think it is ...
	Ani	: Amazing! Really? Thank you.

5.	X	: Look, this is my bird. It is .... isn’t it?
	Y	: Yes, I think it’s beautiful.