TESOL/Congratulations

Congratulations and praise

What do people give congratulations on?

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
That was a great (noun).	Really? Thanks.

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
You did a great job.	I couldn't have done it without (person). It was nothing.

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
You deserve your (noun).	I worked hard for it.

Say these sentences without looking.

That was a great (noun).
noun	sentence
job	That was a great job.
play	That was a great play.
performance	That was a great performance.
presentation	That was a great presentation.

I couldn't have done it without (person).
person	sentence
my teacher	I couldn't have done it without my teacher.
my parents	I couldn't have done it without my parents.
my team	I couldn't have done it without my team.
you	I couldn't have done it without you.

Practice this conversation.

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
That was a great (job).	Really? Thanks.

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
You did a great job.	I couldn't have done it without (my teacher).

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
You deserve your (diploma).	I worked hard for it.

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
That was a great ... .	Really? Thanks.

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
You did a great job.	I couldn't have done it without ....

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
You deserve your ....	I worked hard for it.

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Giving congratulations	Accepting congratulations
Congratulate your partner.	Accept their congratulations.

Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.

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