Giving and Responding to Good and Bad News

 

Giving news

There are different ways to give news:

Giving good and bad news

• I'm really pleased to tell you...
• I've got a bit of good news to tell you..
• I've got some good / brilliant / great / wonderful / splendid news for you...
• You know what! I've got a bit of great news for you...
• Great news for you...
• I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you...
• I'm sorry I've got a bit of bad news to tell you..
• I really don’t know how to say it, but …
• I’m sorry to have to say this, but …
• I really feel bad to have to say this, but …

Responding to news

Responding to good news

• Wow, that sounds exciting !
• That’s great !
• How fantastic !
• What fantastic / good / brilliant / great / wonderful / splendid news!
• That's good / brilliant / great / wonderful / splendid news!
• That sounds like great news!
• Congratulations!
• That’s wonderful / fantastic!
• I’m glad to hear that!
• Great news!
• Incredible!
• Superb!
• Sounds great!
• Lucky you!
• Oh, how wonderful!
• I can’t believe that!

Responding to bad news

• I’m awfully sorry that…
• I’m sorry to hear that..
• I’m sorry to hear such terrible news.
• My goodness!
• I can’t believe it!
• Poor you!
• I do sympathize with you.
• Please, accept my deepest sympathy.
• I know how you must be feeling.
• That must be awful
• Oh, dear !
• Too bad !
• That’s awful / a pity / unfortunate.