Pride (Expressions)

Pride  /praɪd/

[uncountable, singular] a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done something well or own something that other people admire.

(Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

A. Expressing Pride:

- I am very proud of you. You are the winner of the biggest competition of this year.

- I feel proud of my brother. He is one of the candidates in Physics Olympiad.

(Detik-detik Ujian Nasional 2008)

B. Examples & Test yourself.

1. Woman:  why are you late?

    Boy      :  Well, there was a car accident on my way here. I needed a few time to bring 

                   the victim to hospital.

    Woman:  So, it means you help the victim, didn’t you?

    Boy      :  Yes, madam.

    Woman:  I am proud of your willingness to help others. But, please don’t come late next time.

    Boy      :  Sure, ma'am.

    Why was the boy late?

  A. He saw a car accident

  B. He got a car accident

  C. He reported a car accident

  D. He helped the victim of a car accident

  E. There was a traffic jam because of a car accident

2. Son:  Dad, I became the winner in the special speech contest.

    Dad:  Great, I am really proud of you.

    The underlined words show ....

  A. satisfaction

  B. pride.

  C. plan.

  D. hope.

  E. approval.

3. Happy:  I took our son’s book report this morning. You know what? his rank is the first

                 in his class.

   Gladya:  For real?

   Happy :  Yes, of course. Look at this.

   Gladya:  wow, I can’t believe it. Where as, he was the twentieth rank last semester.

   Happy :  He has been studying hard for along this time.

   Gladya:  Yeah, I know that. I’m proud of him.

   What makes her mother proud?

  A, He is the first rank in the class

  B. He gets the first book report

  C. He was the 20th rank last semester

  D. He has been studying hard since the last semester

  E. He is proud of himself

Read the dialogue and answer the following questions based on the dialogue.

Stan               : Good morning Catherine. What are you doing?

Catherine      :  Morning Stan. I'm cleaning up our classroom.

San                :  Wow, you're so diligent. I'm proud of you.

Catherine      : Thanks. But i think it's every one ' responsibility to take care of our environment.

Stan              :  Sure, but unfortunately a lot of people do not realize it.

Catherine      : Therefore, many people still throw away their trash every where, on the street, at the bus station or train station.

Stan              : Yes, thus I feel proud of every one who can be bothered to throw their trash away They are very disciplined and help to keep the environment clean.

Catherine      : Okay, but would you stop talking now and help me clean the classroom, please

(Progress for Senior High School Year 1)

4. What is Catherine doing?

5. Why does Stan feel proud of Catherine?

6. Who should take responsibility for taking care of the environment?

7. Why do people throw away their waste on the street, the bus station or in the train station?

8. Who makes Stan feel proud about keeping the environment clean?

9. Expressions of pride are shown in which sentences?

10. Write a dialogue to express your pride about someone or something around you!