English speakers make it very hard for English learners sometimes. When English speakers say, "Great!" they can mean:
To understand the exclamation "Great!" in English -- you have to look at your speaker. Is he or she smiling -- happy and contented? Then it means "Hey, that's wonderful!" But if he or she is frowning... unhappy... then it means, "Oh no, it's terrible!"
Tell me about the last time you heard the exclamation, "Great!" --- Was it with a smile? Or was the speaker unhappy?
I think you are doing "great" to read this far in my blog. I am smiling. "Great, ESL learners!"
- Hey, that's wonderful! or
- Oh no, it's terrible!
To understand the exclamation "Great!" in English -- you have to look at your speaker. Is he or she smiling -- happy and contented? Then it means "Hey, that's wonderful!" But if he or she is frowning... unhappy... then it means, "Oh no, it's terrible!"
Tell me about the last time you heard the exclamation, "Great!" --- Was it with a smile? Or was the speaker unhappy?
I think you are doing "great" to read this far in my blog. I am smiling. "Great, ESL learners!"
You can look at the speaker's face but also listen to their voice. If the GREAT is high then it may be happy. If it falls off, like GRE-at... then it may mean the oppositite
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