Expressing Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction

 

Expressing Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction

Definition:

1.      Expressing Satisfaction      : Expressing good feeling, sense of comfort or happiness.

2.       Expressing Dissatisfaction : Expressing lack of satisfaction.

Expressing Satisfaction

·         It is with great pleasure that …!

·         It gives me great satisfaction.

·         I am very pleased with it.

·         A most delightful example of …

·         What a beautiful story!

Expressing Dissatisfaction

·         It’s disappointing that …

·         It is unacceptable.

·         This is the limit I will not take anymore of …

·         Well, this is most unsatisfactory.

·         The concert is so boring.

Examples of Expressing Satisfaction:

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    I am satisfied with the exam result of my students.

§  The good news is satisfying.

§  Te result of your test are satisfactory.

§  Your success will be a great satisfactory to your parents.

Examples of Expressing Dissatisfaction:

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   Nothing satisfied him. He always complaining.

§  The bad news dissatisfied me.

§  The workers were dissatisfied with their salaries.

§  The preparation for basket ball competition is dissatisfying.

§  It is really a dissatisfying preparation.Expressing Satisfaction Dialogue

•Robert  : How do you feel about this food?

•Terry     : Wow….. I am very satisfied. It’s very       delicious. Great!

•Robert   : Yes, I think so. Would you have anymore?

•Terry     : Yes, of course.

•Robert   : I will take some for my younger sister. She’ll be very happy.

•Terry     : Yeah and I will take for my mom at home.

•Robert   :  OK. Let’s go home. I never feel satisfied  before.

•Terry     : So am I.

Expressing Dissatisfaction Dialogue

•Paul       : Have you read today’s newspaper?

•James   : Not yet. Is it interesting?

•Paul      : Yes, the apology from the company. Take a look. The paper is over there.

•James   : (Picking up the newspaper and starting to  read it) Is that all?

•Paul      : Yes.

•James   : This is not enough. I’m not satisfied yet. The size of the ads should have been half  of the page. Besides, the company only apologized but they didn’t mention what they would do.

Vocabularies related to expressing satisfaction

•                  Satisfy   (verb)           =   membuat kepuasan                                
•                  Satisfaction (noun)     =   kepuasan
•                  Satisfied    (adj.)        =   puas
•                 Satisfying   (adj.)        =   yang memuaskan
•                 Satisfactory (adj.)       =   yang   puas
•                 Contented  (adj.)        =   puas
•                  Pleased      (adj.)        =   senang

Vocabularies related to expressing dissatisfaction

•                 Dissatisfy                (verb)                 =   tidak membuat puas
•                 Dissatisfaction       (noun)                   =   ketidak puasan
•                  Dissatisfied             (adj.)                   =   tidak puas
•                  Dissatisfying           (adj.)                   =   tidak memuaskan
•                  Dissatisfactory       (adj.)                   =   tidak memuaskan
•                  Discontented          (adj.)                  =   tidak puas
•                  Displeased              (adj.)                 =   tidak senang

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