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Dialogue D

Sandra: Many happy returns of the day, Eve!

Carol: Oh, is it your birthday? Many happy returns!

Heather: Happy birthday, Eve!

Eve: Thank you.

Additional formulas

Congratulations! I’m very pleased. (mildly formal; could be used, for example, to

congratulate someone who has got engaged)

My heartiest congratulations! (relatively formal)

I’d like to congratulate you on a very successful evening, etc. / on passing your

examinations, etc. (formal)

Congratulations! I hope you’ll be very happy. (mildly formal; used when someone

has got married)

I hope you(‘ll) get on all right. (relatively informal; used when someone is about

to undertake smth. which may be difficult)

Good luck! (used when someone is about to undertake smth. difficult, etc.)

I hope you’ll soon be better / you’ll soon get over it / you get well soon. (used

when someone is ill or unwell)

EXERCISES

I. Read the dialogues aloud several times.

II. Act the dialogues until you are thoroughly familiar with

them. Learn dialogues C and D by heart.