This document provides examples of expressions to use when expressing and responding to good news and bad news. It includes phrases like "I'm really pleased to tell you..." and "I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you..." to express news, and responses like "Sounds great!" and "Hard luck!" It then provides sample dialogues where one person shares a piece of news, either good or bad, and the other responds appropriately using the suggested expressions.

3. GOOD NEWS!
BAD NEWS!

4. Sounds great! - Hard luck! - Poor you! - Oh, how wonderful! -
I am awfully sorry to hear that! - I do sympathize with you! -
Congratulations! - That’s fantastic! - That’s awesome!, you
deserve it! - How sad! - Terrific! - That must be awful !.
Responding to good news Responding to bad news

5. Responding to good news Responding to bad news
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Sounds great! Hard luck! Poor you! Oh, how wonderful! I am awfully sorry to hear that!
I do sympathize with you! Congratulations! That’s fantastic! That’s awesome! you deserve it!
How sad! Terrific! That must be awful !

6. My son was caught
cheating in the exam.
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7. I have won 100
millions in the lottery ……………………………………………………
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8. RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:
• You: Father, I passed my baccalaureate exam!!
• Father:
• Your friend: I did not pass my driving test.
• You:
• Your cousin: I am going to get married next week!!
• You:
• Your teacher: One of your classmates had a terrible accident.
• You:

9. WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER AND WRITE A
SHORT DIALOGUE WHERE ONE OF YOU DELIVER
A PIECE OF NEWS (EITHER GOOD OR BAD) AND
THE OTHER STUDENT RESPONDS.

10. SOME SUGGESTIONS
• Your best friend told you that he would leave Morocco for good.
• Your cousin got divorced.
• Your sister has just had a baby.
• Your brother applied for a job and he was accepted.
• Your neighbor’s house was completely destroyed by fire.

11. TO EXPRESS AND RESPOND TO GOOD AND BAD NEWS, YOU CAN USE THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS:
 Expressing good news  Expressing bad news
• I'm really pleased to tell you...
• I've got a bit of good news to tell you..
• I've got some good / brilliant / great / wonderful /
splendid news for you...
• I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you...
• I’m sorry to have to say this, but …
• I really feel bad to have to say this, but …
 Responding to good news  Responding to bad news
• Sounds great!
• Congratulations!
• Oh, how wonderful!
• That’s fantastic!
• Terrific!
• Superb !/Unbelievable!
• That’s great / wonderful / fantastic.
• I’m happy / glad to hear that.
• Really? I can’t believe that!
• Hard luck!
• Poor you!
• I am awfully sorry to hear that!
• I do sympathize with you!
• How sad!
• That must be awful !
• Oh, Dear.
• I never expected that!
• How come?
 Examples  Examples
• Congratulations! I am really happy for you. You will
make a great father.
• Great news! I knew you would make it.
• Hard luck! We lost the match.
• I never expected that! He was really a hardworking student.