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TESOL/Apologizing
Key sentences
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| Remember how I borrowed your (noun) ? Remember how you let me your (noun) ? |
Yeah. What happened? Uh huh? |
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| I'm really sorry, but I (verb) it by accident. | Oh. |
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| I (past progressive) and I broke it. | I see. |
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to. |
That's ok. Don't worry about it. |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
| noun | sentence |
|---|---|
| book | Remember how I borrowed your book ? |
| glass | Remember how I borrowed your glass ? |
| suitcase | Remember how I borrowed your suitcase ? |
| jacket | Remember how I borrowed your jacket ? |
| verb | sentence |
|---|---|
| ruined | I'm really sorry, but I ruined it by accident. |
| lost | I'm really sorry, but I lost it by accident. |
| stained | I'm really sorry, but I stained it by accident. |
| damaged | I'm really sorry, but I damaged it by accident. |
| past progressive | sentence |
|---|---|
| was running | I was running and I broke it. |
| was hiking | I was hiking and I broke it. |
| was cooking | I was cooking and I broke it. |
| was playing soccer | I was playing soccer and I broke it. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| Remember how I borrowed your (book) ? | Yeah. What happened? |
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| I'm really sorry, but I (ruined) it by accident. | Oh. |
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| I (was running) and I broke it. | I see. |
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| I'm really sorry. | That's ok. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
|
Remember how I borrowed your ... ? |
Yeah. What happened? |
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| I'm really sorry, but I ... it by accident. | Oh. |
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| I ... and I broke it. | I see. |
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| I'm really sorry. | That's ok. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Person apologizing | Friend |
|---|---|
| You borrowed something and damaged it. Apologize. | Listen to your friend. |
Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
Review
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