Expressing Sympathy using english sentence sympathy what is sympathy what the function/purpose of sympathy how to care to someone who need sympathy how to express sympathy how to responding sympathy dioalog sympathy

1. EXPRESSING
SYMPATHY

2. Acknowledgement
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Batam, December 2016
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3. Building Knowledge of the Field
Answer these following questions orally!
• Do you ever see your friend in bad
condition or sad?
• If yes, how do you feel when your friend in
bad condition or sad?
• What the name of your feeling that?

4. 1. Definition of Sympathy
Expression
Sympathy expression is an expression or
feeling of pity and sorrow when we know and
see someone or people are unlucky or have
trouble and in bad condition.
Example : your friend’s grandfather is
sick, it makes your friend sad. You can
entertaint your friend by showing sympathy.
By expressing sympathy we want to
show our concern or carefulness on other
people's condition .

5. 2. Below are the Purposes of
Expressing Sympathy :
• Make sad people that have a trouble or
in bad condition become happy.
• Make people know that we care with
them

6. 3. Function of the Expressing
Sympathy
• Used to expressing sympathy feeling on care
to someone who has a problem or who got an
accident and have experienced something bad
or terrible.

7. 4. Goal of Expressing
Sympathy
• To offer your compassion and concern for the
bereaved. You can say how much you will miss
the perosn who died or you can share a happy
memory. The most important thing to
comunicate is that you care about the
bereaved person and you are available as a
source of support.

8. 5. How Do We Show Our Sympathy?
• We express it directly to
him/her orally, say something
supportive. Let your friend
know that you know about
his/her sadness. Let your
friend know that you care
and want to help her/ him.
• We also can use a letter, card,
post, short message service
and e-mail if he/she who got
the trouble is far from us .

9. To express sympathy,
we have 3 kinds situation.
They are:
Formal Neutral Informal
I’m extremely sorry to hear
that.
I’m sorry to hear that. That’s awful.
I was deeply sorry to hear. You must be very upset. Oh dear.
What a terrible situation for
you.
I know how it feels. Poor you
You have my deepest
sympathy
How terrible/awful. What a shame
Please accept my
condolences. (when
someone has died)
What extremely bad luck.

10. Responding
• Thank you very much. I'm deeply moved
•It's very kind of you to be so concerned, but really, I'm fine now.
•Thanks for your support
•Thanks for your sympathy
• Thanks. I appreciate your sympathy
•I would be okay. Thank you very much for your support
Here are some responses :

11. The Example of the dialog

12. The word ‘I’m very sorry to hear that,…’ is used to express
sympathy.

13. Example of Conversation
Agnes : Hi, Ivon what are you doing here?
Ivon : Hi, Agnes. listen. Will you come here, please
Agnes : What’s up?
Ivon : Well, I lost my money. Did you see it around here
Agnes : I’m sorry to hear that. But, I didn’t see anything
around here. How much is it?
Ivon : Fifthy thousand rupiah
Agnes : Well, let me help you find it.
Ivon : Thanks,Agnes.
The word “I’m sorry to hear that” is used to express sympathy.

14. This are some example of sympathy card and
expressing sympathy by short message
Oh, dear,
I am so sorry to hear your
bad news. Be stronger and
patient. My thoughts are with
you.
By : Lelys

15. Read illustration below, than answer the
questions!
Vina is your best friend. Today, she look so sad
because her grandmother is sick.
a) Why is Vina sad?
b) As Vina’s best friend. what will you do to
her?

16. Thanks for your attention