Surprising, Disbelieve, and Congratulation

In our daily life, we often hear someone using short expressions to express what they feel, and think about News, and someone’s achievements on particular event such as; it’s really hard to believe, its surprise, congratulation on your success, etc.

For discussing about the expression let read and pay attention of the following simple explanation:

PREPARATION: Pre Activity

1.      What would you say when you got a surprising fact?

2.      What do you want to say when someone tells you a bad or god news?

3.      What would you say to congratulate other people

4.      What do you say when your friend become a winner in a competition?

Expressing Surprise and disbelieve

·         Surprise is to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happen that you do not expect or not understand.

·         Something that you do expect does not happen. While disbelieve is to tell that something is true or possible.

Here are some examples of expressing surprise and disbelieve as follows:

- What a surprise!                                      

- That’s surprise!

- Are you serious?                                     

- No kidding!

- You must be joking.                                

- Really?

- Oh no, that’s not true.                              

- No, I don’t believe it.

- I’m really surprise                                    

- Oh! Wow!

- That’s unbelievable!                                 

- Huh? What?

- Incredible!

Expressing Congratulations!

Expressing congratulation is always used when someone or other people success on doing something.

Here are some examples of expressing congratulation as follows:

The Expression of Congratulation	The Responses
·         Congratulation on getting... ·         Please accept my congratulation. ·         Congratulation ·         Congratulation for ... ·         We have to say congratulation to you ·         Congratulations on winning … ·         I’d like to congratulate you on … ·         I must congratulate you on your … ·         Well done.	Thanks I’m very grateful Thank you so much Thank you very much. I, nice to hear that Thanks. I appreciate your kindness

Study and Practice!

Activity 1

Read the following dialogue and answer the questions!

Situation: Amir, Iwan, and Deddy are friends since elementary school. Now, Amir and Deddy meet in a café by chance and have a short talk.

Amir     : Hi, Deddy. How are you? Long time we haven’t met.

Deddy  : Very well. What are you doing here?

Amir     : I’m waiting for Iwan. Do you remember him?

Deddy  : Of course. He was smarter than us.

Amir     : Do you know that he is the most talent student in Central Java?

Deddy  : What a surprise! He must be very happy then.

Amir     : Yeah. And you must be here with me to meet him okay?

Deddy  : O.K.  

Questions:

How many persons are involved in the text?

Who are they?

What does Amir tell to Deddy?

How is Deddy’s response after he heard the information?

What does Deddy say then?

Activity 2

Make some dialogue in pairs in your book based on the situations given.

You have just watched “Batman Begins” in cinema. An hour later, your friend tells you that the theatre has just blown up 15 minutes ago.

Your sister joins the drawing competition. Fortunately, your mother phones you that she wins it.

You try to send a sms-quiz on TV. In fact, you win it but you don’t know yet. Your brother tells you about it.