Chapter I – Congratulations !
I will learn
· To express hopes and wishes to others and congratulate others for their fortune and achievement, in order to keep good personal relationship with them.
Expressions of Asking and Giving Hope
Hope is to want something happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might. Here are the expressions
- · Hopefully …
- · I hope …
- · I expect …
- · I am hoping …
- · I am expecting …
- · I was hoping …
- · I wish …
Expressions of Congratulation
Congratulation is something that you say when you congratulate someone. Here are some expressions of congratulations and their proper responses
Expressions
- · I’d be the first to congratulate you on …
- · I’d like to congratulate you on …
- · Please accept my warmest congratulations.
- · May I congratulate you on …
- · I must congratulate you.
- · It was great to hear about …
- · Congratulations !
- · Congratulations on …
Responses
- · It’s very good of you to say so
- · How nice of you to say so
- · Thank you very much for saying so
- · I’m glad you think so
- · Oh, it’s nothing special actually
- · Oh, I have a lot to learn yet
- · Oh, not really
- · Oh, nothing to do, actually
- · Oh, thanks
Example :
John : “Hi Jane, what are you doing?”
Jane : “Oh, Hi John! I’m practicing for tomorrow story telling competition.”
John : “Wow! You join a story telling competition?”
Jane : “Yeah, Mr. Toni asked me to join.”
John : “Okay, wish you all the best for tomorrow. I hope that you can win the competition.”
Jane : “I hope so, thank you for your support.”
John : “You’re welcome, good luck!”
Jane : “Oh yeah, how about your soccer competition?”
John : “Oh.. my team won on that competition!”
Jane : “Wow.. congratulations on your winning!”
John : “Haha.. thank you.”
Jane : “Our school will be proud of your team!”
Chapter II – Let’s Start our Wall Magazine !
I will learn to use the right words and expressions
- · To state rules
- · To give suggestion to do and not to do something
- · To invite someone to do and not to do something
- · To say to agree or disagree with rules, suggestion, and invitations
- · To keep good interpersonal relationship
Expressions of Agreement
Agreement is when the people have the same opinion, or when they approve of or accept something. Here are some expressions of agreement
- · I agree (with you)
- · You are right
- · That’s right
- · That’s true
- · It’s true
- · I know
- · Absolutely
- · Definitely
- · No doubt
- · That’s exactly
- · That’s just what I was thinking
- · I feel the same way
- · My feeling exactly
- · You took the words out of my mouth
- · I suppose you are right
- · That maybe true
- · That might be true
- · You maybe right
- · You might be right
- · You have a point there
- · I see your point
- · I afraid you’re right
- · I’m afraid I have to agree
- · I hate to admit it, but it’s true
- · I hate to admit it, but you’re right
Expressions of Disagreement
Disagreement is when the people have the different opinion, or when they don’t approve of or don’t accept something. Here are some expressions of agreement
- · I disagree
- · I don’t agree
- · I can’t
- · I don’t think so
- · I’m not sure (about that)
- · I don’t know 9about that)
- · I’m not sure if I agree with you about that.
- · I wouldn’t say that
- · I wouldn’t go as fat as that.
- · I wouldn’t go so far as who say that
- · I wish I could agree (with you), but …
- · I hate to disagree (with you), but
- · I don’t mean to disagree (with you), but …
- · I don’t want to argue (with you) about that, but …
- · I don’t want to start / get in to an argument with you about it, but …
Expressions of Suggestion:
Suggestion is an idea, plan or action that is suggested or the act of suggesting it. Here are some expressions of suggestion and their proper responses
Expressions
- · May I suggest … ?
- · You may / might like to … ?
- · Have you considered / thought of … ?
- · Would you care to … ?
- · Why don’t we / you … ?
- · Why not … ?
- · How about … ?
- · What about … ?
- · Let’s / Let me …
- · Shall we … ?
- · I’ll tell you what. We’ll …
- · I propose that …
- · I propose this change …
- · I’d like to suggest that …
- · Why don’t you … ?
- · I have an idea.
Responses
- · It sounds like a good suggestion
- · I have no objection
- · It is a good suggestion
- · I think you can do that
- · Perhaps you could
- · Why not ?
- · You can’t be all things to all people
- · That’s a good idea
- · You are right
- · Good idea
- · You’re doing to much
Example :
Situation 1
Dayu, Udin and Lina are in front of the classroom, reminding each other that they should do the chores before they go to school.
Lina : “My mom makes me do the housework before I go to school.”
Dayu : “I think you should. Your mom is right. You are teenager now.”
Udin : “I agree with you, Dayu. Our home is our home. If we live there, we should take care of it ourselves.”
Situation 2
Dayu’s mother was angry with her because she came home late yesterday.
Dayu : “My mom was a bit angry with me because I got home too late yesterday at three p.m. I went to the bookshop, but I did not tell her.”
Beni : “Of course Dayu, your Mom must be worried about you because you were not telling her.”
Lina : “Yes, you should got her permission before you go to the bookshop next time.”
Chapter III – What Should I do that for ?
I will learn
- · To tell or ask others to do and not to do something
- · To state the purpose or intention to do it
To express purpose / intention
- · So that + Subject
- · In order to + be + Adj.
- · To + be ( can be in front & middle )
We can use :
- · Has to / have to / don’t have to / doesn’t has to
- · Should
- · Must
Example :
- · In order to be taller, Sinta must swim.
Using in order to
- · Sinta must often swim in order to be taller.
Using so that
- · Sinta must often swim so that she can be taller.
Using to
- · Sinta must often swim to be taller.