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Messages

1 can OJJir my cotyratulatioru or sympathy.

Read the notes. Which are:

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a messages of congratulation? b messages of sympathy?

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W a rruick notc to confałnUeyou onpassing

Wttk love front

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andtbree Bsisa areał resu/Ł Wclldonc. Iłsa fantastic achicrclcnt We're all rety proud of you.

Its such a shame that you didn't win the finał of the ootbal tournament. Still, you did really well to get to the finał and you played very well. Better luck next time!

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Read the phrases we can use for starting a message of congratulation or sympathy. Which ones are used in the messages in exerclse 1?

I was really pleased/delighted to hear that...

Just a quick notę to congratulate you on + ing ...

It's fantastic/great news that...

It‘s such a shame that...

I was so sorry to hear that ...

lust a quick notę to say how sorry I was to hear ...

3 Complete the phrases with the words in the box. Which phrases could you use to end a message of sympathy, and which to end a message of congratulation?

all bad better fantastic next proud soon well

Best wi6hes Kate

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done!

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. time!

3    Get well

4    lt*s a_

. achievement.

5    We’re very_

6    We're_

ofyou.

7    It was really .

. ofyou.

thinking

luck.

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4 Write one message of congratulation and one of sympathy. Choose a situation from each list and use phrases from exercises 2 and 3.

Wskazówka maturalna

Pisząc do kogoś z gratulacjami, możesz zacząć tak:

I was really pleased/delighted to hear that ... lust a quick notę to congratulate you on * ■ing ICs fantastic/great news that ...

Chcąc przekazać komuś wyrazy współczucia, możesz zacząć tak:

I was so sorry to hear that ...

lust a guick notę to say how sorry I was to hear that...

,^{J fantastJC news} that you passed your Can you give me a lift into town th/s euening?

Congratulation

1    a friend won a photography competition

2    your cousin won an important tennis tournament

3    a friend passed a musie exam

A a friend got really good marks in the Matura exam Sympathy

1    a friend failed hls/her exams

2    a friend's cat died

3    a friend lost a wallet containing a lot of money A a friend fell and broke his/her arm

Wypowiedź pisemna Wiadomość z gratulacjami lub wyrazami współczucia

Unit 2 • Winningand losing f 21

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