Congratulations and praise
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What do people give congratulations on?
- musical performance
- sports performance
- a good job at work
- a good job at school
Key sentences
| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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| That was a great (noun).
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Really? Thanks.
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| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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| You did a great job.
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I couldn't have done it without (person).
It was nothing.
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| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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| You deserve your (noun).
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I worked hard for it.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
That was a great (noun).
| noun
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sentence
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| job
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That was a great job.
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| play
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That was a great play.
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| performance
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That was a great performance.
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| presentation
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That was a great presentation.
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I couldn't have done it without (person).
| person
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sentence
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| my teacher
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I couldn't have done it without my teacher.
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| my parents
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I couldn't have done it without my parents.
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| my team
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I couldn't have done it without my team.
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| you
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I couldn't have done it without you.
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You deserve your (noun).
| noun
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sentence
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| diploma
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You deserve your diploma.
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| degree
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You deserve your degree.
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| award
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You deserve your award.
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| win
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You deserve your win.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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| That was a great (job).
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Really? Thanks.
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| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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| You did a great job.
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I couldn't have done it without (my teacher).
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| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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| You deserve your (diploma).
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I worked hard for it.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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That was a great ... .
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Really? Thanks.
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| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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| You did a great job.
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I couldn't have done it without ....
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| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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| You deserve your ....
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I worked hard for it.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Giving congratulations
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Accepting congratulations
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| Congratulate your partner.
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Accept their congratulations.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
