When your friend is going through a bad day or an unfortunate situation, should you give them compliment or should you express your care to them? How about this situation: you saw your friend’s drawing and it was beautiful. You want to let her know that her painting is amazing. What should you say? In the previous lessons, you have learnt about expressing care and compliment. Do you still remember how to show care or give compliment to other people? Let’s refresh your mind! When someone is going through a tough time, what you need to give them is your care, not compliment. Therefore, in the first case, you should express your care. In the second case, you want to appreciate what your friend does. So, complimenting them is the right response …show more content…
Zidan : Really? How was it? Did you make it? Alya : It’s quite unbelievable. I made it to the final! Zidan : Oh my god. That is awesome! Congratulations! I know you can do it. You have a really amazing voice. Alya : Thanks, Zidan. I wouldn’t be able to do it without your help. Thank you for always supporting me. Zidan : Well, that’s what friends are for. In the dialogue between Alya and Zidan, you can find several expressions that are commonly said to compliment people as well as the expressions to respond to a compliment. Can you tell which ones? Giving compliment to other people might be easy, but how about showing care? In what situation do you need to show your care and how? The following text message might give you inspiration. “Your friend did not come to school today, so you send him a text message to ask him about it.” From: Ben Ben: Where were you today? I didn’t see you at the club meeting Cipto: I didn’t feel good. I’ve got fever. So, I went home right after school finished. Ben: Oh. That’s awful. Are you feeling better now? Cipto: I am feeling better. Thanks, Ben. Anyway, how was the meeting? Ben: It was quite a mess. I’ll tell you the details when we meet. Are you coming to school