GIVING and RESPONDING to COMPLAIMENT

Everyone likes to hear compliments. Compliments make people feel good about themselves, and we all need that at times. Hotel guests and staff are no exceptions. Guests may give hotel staff compliments for the quality of their service, for their English ability, for their appearance in an unique uniform, or for doing something a little extra for the guest.
A hotel staff may give a guest a compliment about how they look in a newly purchased outfit, or for their patience when a problem arises, or for a beautiful new hair style after visiting a beauty parlor. Look at the expressions below that can be used when giving and responding to compliments.
Expression Of Giving Compaliment
Giving Complaiments

—That’s a very nice …(dress).

—Great job on the …(presentation).

—You look very good in … (that new hair-do).

—This dish is delicious, my compliments to the chef.

—That … (tie) looks great on you.

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Responses to compliments

—How kind of you to say so.

—Thank you.

—I’m glad you like it.

—It was nothing really. (an expression of modesty and humility)

Learn the expressions used for giving compliments to others. Practice by saying them loudly.

—Your performance on the stage is amazing.

—How wonderful to listen to  your  great voice.

—How mar vellous .

—Great ! (You look great) / Great for  you.

—Terrific ! (Hey, that’s terrific !)

—Fantastic!

—Smashing.

—That’s really remarkable /well  done.

EXPRESSING CERTAINTY

The following are some  examples of expressions for showing certainty and doubt.
Certainty:
1. I’m sure about it.
2. I’m quite sure that he told the truth.
3. I’m absolutely sure about the news.
4. I’m no doubt about it.
5. I’m absolutely certain that he told the truth.
6. I’m sure/certain about …..
7. I’ve no doubt about ……
8. I’m sure/certain about …..
9. I’ve no doubt about …… 

BARGAINING or HAGGLE

Bargaining or haggling is a type of negotiation in which the buyer and seller of a good or service dispute the price which will be paid and the exact nature of the transaction that will take place, and eventually come to an agreement.

Bargaining is an alternative pricing strategy to fixed prices. Optimally, if it costs the retailer nothing to engage and allow bargaining, he can divine the buyer’s willingness to spend. It allows for capturing more consumer surplus as it allows price discrimination, a process whereby a seller can charge a higher price to one buyer who is more eager (by being richer or more desperate). Haggling has largely disappeared in parts of the world where the cost to haggle exceeds the gain to retailers for most common retail items. However, for expensive goods sold to uninformed buyers such as automobiles, bargaining can remain commonplace.
Answer the following questions orally :

—Do you like to go shopping?

—Where do you usually go shopping?

—When do you usually go to shopping?

—What do you usually buy?

—How do you pay for the purchase?

—Do you ever use a credit card?

Now, practice expressions used in bergaining / shopping :

—Is there any discount?

—What about Rp. 50.000,- for each book?

—Can you make it for $ 1 ?

—What  about 20% off?

—How about Rp. 10.000,- per kilogram?

—Etc.

GIVING and RESPONDING INVITATION

Theory

Giving and Responding Invitation

Giving invitation is an expression that is disclosed when there is someone who wants to ask other persons to come to a place or when there is someone who asks others to do something for him/her.

Expressions of Giving and Responding Invitation

Giving Invitation	Responding Invitation
	Receiving	Refusing
Would you like to.....? e.q.: Would you like to come to my party?	I’d like to	I’d love to but.... e.q.: I’d love to but I have a lot of homework.
Would you mind joining us to.....? e.q. : Would you mind joining us to go to Bali?	I would. Thank you.	I wish I could but.... e.q. : I wish I could but I have to see the            doctor.
Shall we...? e.q. : Shall we go to the cinema together?	That would be nice	Thank you for asking me, but.... e.q.: Thank you for asking me, but I don’t have enough money.
What about.... ? e.q. :What about having dinner in Shangrilla Hotel?	Wondeful/ Great	I’m sorry but I think I can’t.
Why don’t we..? e.q. ; Why don’t we go to the zoo?	All right	Sorry, I can’t. But thanks anyway.

(Source: http://inilahblogsaya.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/materi-fact-and-figures-giving-invitation/)

How to take note:

There are several tips for getting the information about note taking in listening.

1.      Read the question carefully first

2.      Listen to the recorded tape carefully and notice for the statements related to the question

3.      Note down the important statements. Do not write in complete sentence; write only the important words and phrases.

4.      Using symbols in your notes will help you write more quickly. Here are some symbols you can use: &: and, @: at, w/: with, w/o: without, 2:  two, to, too, e.g. : example, etc.

(source: www.esl-lab.com/subjects/listening/notetaking)

Hari ini, Tanpa Kabar.....

Hari ini, aku gelisah, karna kamu. Iya kamu...kamu yg udah lama  ada dihatiku

Udah setengah hari ini aku lewatin tanpa kabar dari kamu

entah kemana harus aku cari kamu, harus apa lagi yg aku lakuin buat tau kabar kamu hari ini

ditwitter pun kamu gak on, terus aku harus cari kamu kemana? Aku bisa tau kabar kamu dari mana? Jawab!!!

Aku udah cari kamu kesana-sini tapi apa yg aku dapet? Nihil! Yg ada malah perasaan aku yg makin gakaruan. Aku bingung harus apa

Mungkin suatu hari aku akan terbiasa dengan keadaan kaya gini, ya…keadaan yg membuat aku hampir gila Cuma karna aku gadapeet kabar dr kamu

Disaat aku sudah terbiasa dengan keadaan kaya gitu, mungkin aku gak akan nyari2 kamu lagi kaya yg biasa aku lakuin kalo kamu tbtb hilang gitu aja tanpa kabar. Bukan aku udah gak sayang, bukan aku udah gak peduli sama kamu, aku Cuma udah cape, titik kebingungan ku sudah mencapai puncaknya, jadi aku pikir aku lebih baik diam, dan menunggu kamu kembali disini….bersamaku lagi.

Kemana kamu yang dulu?

Akhir2 ini aku ngerasa ada yg beda ya sama "kita"? kamu ngerasain gak sih? Kita bersikap seolah-olah gaterjadi apa2 diantara kita. Kalo lagi kaya gini tuh aku jadi kangen kamu. Iya, kamu yang dulu :') kamu yang perhatian sama aku, kamu yang selalu bisa bikin aku ketawa dan senyum2 sendiri, kamu yang bisa bikin aku kesel, kamu yang bisa bikin aku geregetan, kamu yang selalu panggil aku dengan panggilan sayang, kamu yang selalu blg "iloveyousomuch" setiap aku mau tidur, kamu yg selalu manjain aku, kamu yang selalu marah kalo aku gamakan, kamu yang hobby bgt cubit idung aku. Aku kangen itu semua. Tp apa? kamu yg sekarang bukan lagi kamu yg dulu, kamu yang sekarang itu cuek, gapernha panggil aku dengan panggilan sayang lagi, gapernah marah kalo aku amakan, gapernah bilang "iloveyousomuch" setiap aku mau tidur, gapernah bikin aku kesel dan geregetan lg dengan candaan kamu. Satu pertanyaan aku, KEMANA KAMU YG DULU? :"

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-Widiyanti Kusuma Putri-

Kepura-puraanku & Kepura-puraanmu

Kepura-puraanku...................yaps! kamu tak pernah tau akan hal itu. Kamu tidak bisa membedakan mana aku yg benar2 aku, dan mana aku yg pura2 jadi aku. Kenapa? karena memang kamu tak pernah peka akan aku :') kamu tau apa yg aku lakukan disaat kamu tiba-tiba berubah tanpa sebab gitu sama aku? Ya, disaat itulah kepura-puraanku muncul. aku pura2 jd aku dengan keterpaksaan. Aku terpaksa pura2 jd aku karena aku tidak mau memperkeruh keadaan karena keadaan yg sudah ada menurut ku sudah cukup membuat ku menangis. Apakah kamu jg merasakan apa yg aku rasa? Mungkin tidak. Kamu selalu menang karena keegoisanmu, sedangkan aku? aku selalu mengalah karena rasa takut ku, ya, rasa takut akan kehilanganmu.

(mungkin) aku terlahir untuk menjadi seorang perempuan yg terlalu peka, tp kepekaan itu justru menyiksa diriku sendiri, karena keterlalu pekaan ku itu, sedikit saja kamu berubah, aku pasti merasakannya dan aku tidak pernah berani untuk mengungkapkannya. Dan akhirnya aku sendirilah yg merasakan sakitnya. Dan karena kepekaan itulah aku bisa merasakan kepura-puraanmu, aku dan kamu memang berbeda, aku yg memang terlalu peka, dan kamu yg memang tidak pernah peka. Aku tau setiap kepura-puraanmu, tp kamu tak pernah tau setiap kepura-puraanku. Entah aku yg terlalu bodoh dengan kepura-puraanku, atau kamu yg terlalu pandai memainkan kepura-puraanmu. Yang jelas, kepura-puraanku dan kepura-puraanmu itu hanya membuat diriku merasakan sakit tanpa sebab.

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-Widiyanti Kusuma Putri-