Exercise 9: Simulation Exercises for Giving
Compliments
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As
in performing other speech acts, using an appropriate level of politeness (the
plain form, the polite desu/masu form, very polite form, or
combinations) is an important strategy in giving and responding to compliments.
Using appropriate
adjectives/adverbs,
as well as selecting appropriate complimenting topics, is key
in giving compliments.
When
speaking to someone older in age and/or higher than you in status, using appropriate phrasing is an
important strategy in giving compliments (especially about the hearer’s
performance or ability as in Situation 2 in this exercise). Review Exercise 1 [link]
Remember
to use appropriate tone of voice in real-life communication. Pronouncing your intensifiers and adjectives emphatically will
help to make your compliment sound sincere.