{"id":1370,"date":"2025-08-10T00:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2025-08-10T06:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T11:59:44","slug":"practical-english-responding-to-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/practical-english-responding-to-good-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical English: Responding to good news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fQKzTWUeMk0?si=BjfKy9MLxNc1o4R-?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-reply-to-good-and-bad-news\/\">Download lesson PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/everyday-english-speaking-course\/\">Everyday Speaking Course<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you ever hear good news in English&#8230; and you\u2019re not sure how to respond? Don\u2019t just say &#8220;okay&#8221; or &#8220;nice&#8221; &#8211; use one of the natural and expressive phrases from this video!<\/p>\n<p>When someone shares their good news, your response matters &#8211; and the right phrase shows that you&#8217;re friendly, confident, and fluent. So let\u2019s learn the best English phrases for reacting to good news in a natural way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-reply-to-good-and-bad-news\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/good-news-pdf-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/good-news-pdf-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/good-news-pdf-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/good-news-pdf-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/good-news-pdf.png 1064w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-reply-to-good-and-bad-news\/\">Download free PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Congratulations!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1370-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Say <strong>&#8220;Congratulations&#8221; <\/strong>when something good happens to a person:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting engaged or married<\/li>\n<li>Having a baby<\/li>\n<li>Having a wedding anniversary<\/li>\n<li>Being accepted into college, or graduating from college<\/li>\n<li>Getting a job or promotion<\/li>\n<li>Receiving an award or recognition (for example, &#8220;Employee of the Month&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>Having some success &#8211; opening a new business, buying a house, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t say &#8220;congratulations&#8221; on birthdays &#8211; say <strong>&#8220;Happy birthday!&#8221; <\/strong>instead!<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can also make a sentence using &#8220;on&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations on your promotion!<\/li>\n<li>Congratulations on getting into Harvard University!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Good job!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1370-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good2.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Say <strong>&#8220;Good job!&#8221; <\/strong>when a person did something good:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The person did good work on a project<\/li>\n<li>The person played well in a game or sang\/danced well in a performance<\/li>\n<li>The person got the answer to a question right in school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some variations are <strong>&#8220;Great job!&#8221; <\/strong>and <strong>&#8220;Nice job!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can also make sentences with &#8220;on&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good job on the sales report &#8211; it was accurate and well-organized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Lucky you!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1370-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good3.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good3.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Differently from &#8220;good job,&#8221; we say <strong>&#8220;lucky you!&#8221; <\/strong>when something good happened to the person by luck, when they received something nice or a good opportunity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winning the lottery<\/li>\n<li>Receiving free tickets to a show<\/li>\n<li>Going on three months of vacation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We don&#8217;t make sentences with &#8220;Lucky you!&#8221; &#8211; you say it alone. But you can make sentences with <strong>&#8220;You&#8217;re so lucky that&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;re so lucky that you get the day off from work tomorrow!<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re so lucky that the teacher didn&#8217;t notice you were late to class!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>That&#8217;s great news!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1370-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good4.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good4.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Say <strong>&#8220;That&#8217;s great news!&#8221; <\/strong>(or one of the variations below) to respond to some information or a piece of news, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;My son passed all his exams.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;That&#8217;s great news!&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Our company grew 20% this year.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;That&#8217;s wonderful news!&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;A new cultural center is opening in the neighborhood.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;That&#8217;s fantastic news!&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>I&#8217;m so happy for you!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1370-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good5.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good5.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good5.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Say <strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m so happy for you!&#8221; <\/strong>when there is (or will be) a very positive change in someone&#8217;s life, especially when their life will be very different as a result.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting engaged or married<\/li>\n<li>Having a baby<\/li>\n<li>Getting into college<\/li>\n<li>Getting a job or promotion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also use it together with &#8220;Congratulations&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to have a baby!&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Congratulations! I&#8217;m so happy for you!<\/strong> You&#8217;ll be great parents.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Good for you!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1370-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good6.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good6.mp3\">https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/good6.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Say this when a person has done (or is going to do) something to make their life better:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I quit smoking last year.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Good for you!&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to study abroad.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Good for you!<\/strong> I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;ll be a great cultural experience.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I signed up for a cooking class.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Good for you!<\/strong> I bet you&#8217;ll really enjoy it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you know how to respond to many types of good news confidently in English! 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