In this lesson, you will learn how to react to good or bad news in English using different expressions
Let’s start by defining what Good and Bad News are:
- Good news refer to information or events that are positive, beneficial, or favorable in nature. Good news typically brings happiness, relief, or satisfaction to the recipient.
- Bad news refer to information or events that are negative, unfavorable, or undesirable in nature. Bad news often brings disappointment, concern, or distress to the recipient.
Time to learn and practice how to react to good and bad news
Task #1: Expressions to React
Task#1A
Read the expression and categorize them into neutral, for good news and for bad news
Task #2: Good or Bad Situations
Task#2A
Before we get started, let’s check the vocabulary that you will probably need for the task.
| Verbs | Nouns |
| To Get | Environment |
| To lay off | Paycheck |
| To Fire | A raise |
| To Promote | Long Hours |
| To Demote | Written Warning |
| To shut down | Performance review |
| To Sue | Scholarship |
| To Retire | Weeks off |
Task#2B
Now it is time to classify the situations into good or bad news
Task#2C
Now you have to identify the tense used in each one of the sentences
These are the options
| A | Simple Past |
| B | Simple Present |
| C | Simple Future |
Task#2D
Now react to each one of the situations using some of the expression introduced earlier
For example:
- I work with my best friends
- That’s really awesome
Task #3: Dialogue
Task#3A
Pick one of the previous situation and create a dialogue with your partner
Make sure the dialogue includes:
- Greeting
- Small Talk
- Situation (Good or Bad New)
- Reaction
- Follow-up questions
- Farewell
Task #4: Writing Task
Task#4A
Write what the teacher requests
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