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Example:
A : I won the 200 metre race in the Sports Day at school and got the
gold medal.
B : Did you? Congratulations!

A : Thank you, indeed.

Get a good job/I’d like to congratulate
Elected captain in the class/accept my sincere congratulations

Win the first prize/I’d like to congratulate
Stand first in the final examination/accept my heartiest congratulations
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Fully recovered from serious illness/congratulations
Get a scholarship to study abroad/I’d like to congratulate

Writing

Think and Act

All the following expressions can be used to congratulate people
on their success. Which one of them would you like to use to
congratulate on the success of your near ones?
a. Congratulations!

b. Congratulations on your success!
c. Let me congratulate you on your new job.
d. Let me say congratulations on being selected for the competition.
e. I’d like to say congratulations. You did a marvelous job.
f. That’s great news. Congratulations!

Study Time

A message of congratulation is sent to a person who receives recognition
for any achievement, passes a birthday, plans an interesting vacation, gets
promoted, joins a new job, recovers from illness, etc. It is also sent to
a company, institution, etc. Read the formal message of congratulation
given below.

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