Responding to news
Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and do the exercises to check your understanding and practise the language.
Preparation
Transcript
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!
I received good and bad news every single day, sometimes bad news come more often. Honestly that's makes me stressed but I'm trying to always have positive thinking and never over react again. I'm just hope for the next days good news come often.
Not recently, but i hope for better days and some goods news soon.
Oh no i did not receive any good news, but not bad news also. As some french people said, no news, good news.
Yes, I have. I received an email from ASE administration informing me that I have been selected for Predoc programs. My brother was really pleased for me, and congratulated me. That was wonderful!
No, I don't. But I can remember the time I received an email from the director of the AMSE saying that I receive the entry test for their university. I was very joyful that day and I can see the pride on my parents faces. That was wonderful.
Have you had any good news recently?
Yes, last month my child had received her school score A, at first I didn't believe this, but I was very pleased to her.
so I said her to congratulate.
I have interviewed for a job in recently, i think i show well. And i hope the good news will come to me, but beside it has a bad news that it's about salary. It just enough live in big city and a bit money left over. But i think it's not too more important, things which i want to be knowledge and experiences.
Thank you to the British Council for creating such the useful webpage!
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I receive either good or bad news every day. It depends on what you consider good or bad news. Fortunatly I get good news more often than the bad ones; and even the later are not so bad, but just unconvenient. I think that every matter can be solved with time. On the other hand, I celebrate every little achievement or good news even when they are insignificant.