COMPIMENTING & SHOWING CARE

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 Complimenting
Complimenting is an expression to appreciate or praise other
people. Compliment is useful to give encouragement so that people
will keep on doing their best and even improve their performance.

When to express compliment:

- On general occasion

- When someone has done his/her best,

- When you visit someone’s house for the first time,

- If you notice something new about someone’s sppearance.

Complimenting Structure
• Fungsi sosial
Menjaga hubungan interpersonal dengan guru, teman dan orang lain.
• Struktur text
Tuti: Is this your new bag?
Tibo: Yes.
Tuti: It looks strong. It must be expensive.
Wina: You did it well. You must be very happy.
Susi: Yes, I am. Thank God, I could finish it.
• Unsur kebahasaan
(1) Kosa kata adjektiva terkait dengan kualitas pekerjaan, penampilan,
prestasi.
(2) Tata bahasa: simple past tense, present perfect tense, present perfect
continuous tense.
(3) Penggunaan nominal singular (cat) dan plural (Cats) secara tepat, dengan atau tanpa
a, the, this, those, my, their, dsb secara tepat dalam frasa nominal
(4) Ucapan, tekanan kata, intonasi
(5) Ejaan dan tanda baca
Complimenting Example
• Staff : What a beautiful dress, Ms. Elliot.
Guest : Thanks, I’m glad you like it.
• Staff : Your new hair-do looks absolutely gorgeous, Mrs.
Simpson.
Guest : How kind of you to say so.
• Guest : My compliments to the chef. This linguine is superb.
Staff : Thank you ma’am. I’ll be sure to let the chef know.
• Guest : Your English is very good.
Staff : Thank you very much.
 Showing Care
Showing care is an expression or feeling of pity and sorrow when
we know and see people are unlucky, have trouble, or are in a bad
condition.

The purpose of expessing sympathy is to comfort people who have

trouble or are in bad condition. It is also aimed to let people know that we
care for them.
Showing Care Structure
• Fungsi sosial
Menjaga hubungan interpersonal dengan guru, teman dan orang lain.
• Struktur text
Greeting = Conversation = Expressing care = Closing
• Unsur kebahasaan
(1) Kata terkait dengan hubungan kekeluargaan dan kekerabatan,
profesi pekerjaan, hobi.
(2) Kata kerja dalam simple present tense: be, have dalam simple present
tense
(3) Kata tanya What? Who? Which?
(4) Ucapan, tekanan kata, intonasi
(5) Ejaan dan tanda baca
Showing Care Example
• Formal
A: I was deeply sorry to hear that you are sick.
B: Thank you very much

• Neutral
A: I know how it feels
B: It’s very nice of you to think about my sorrow

• Informal
A: Father had a headache
B: Oh dear...