Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say!
Do you know what to say when you respond to news? Listen out for useful language for responding to news. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this.
Noelia: Yes, yes, yes. Ah, I did it!
Yuna: Good news, then?
Noelia: Yes! I won the award!
Yuna: Oh wow! Congratulations!
Noelia: Thank you! It's so exciting. I can't believe it!
Yuna: I know! That's wonderful! Well done, Noelia. I'm really pleased for you.
Noelia: WHAT? You cannot be serious!
Yuna: Oh dear. What's happened?
Noelia: They sent me the wrong email. I didn't win. Someone else won.
Yuna: Oh no, that's awful!
Noelia: Yes. It. Is.
Yuna: I'm so sorry, Noelia. What a shame. Can I do anything to help?
Noelia: Please pass me that magazine. Thanks.
Ana: Hello again! Oh, poor Noelia! That's really disappointing. So, did you notice the useful phrases used for responding to news? Listen to me and then repeat.
Oh wow! Congratulations!
I can't believe it.
That's wonderful!
Well done. I'm really pleased for you.
Oh dear. What's happened?
Oh no, that's awful.
I'm so sorry.
What a shame.
Can I do anything to help?
Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you respond to news in English. Bye for now!
Comments
No unfortunately, I didn't receive any good news recently, but I think the good news will be coming soon. So I'm a positive
I have received the new that I´m going to receive my Master degree in a few months.
Yes I have. I was overwhelmed when I heard my friend is going to be a mother. it’s a wonderful news she going into motherhood
Recently, I haven't got any good news, it might be later.
i have questione , it is polite way to responde (what a shame )?
Hello NOURHAN93,
If you want to say 'that's very sad' or 'I'm very sorry to hear that', then 'what a shame!' is a perfectly polite way to respond.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
i have seen a susses.
Yes, I have received really good news last week.
I am a teacher in a high school in Argentina, and I wrote a proposal to get a budget to buy equipment for my school's lab and I got that. The money to the budget comes from taxes.
It was really hard work because we compete with our whole country and you can receive the budget according to the merit of the proposal. So now I have a lot more work (as a volunteer). I need to buy the equipment and set up the laboratory so the next school calendar my students are going to use the lab.
yes, my uncle got a new bayby. i am relly exaited to see her. he is very happy and thinkfull
Yes, I going to start business in the thermal building.
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