Apologising appropriately

Speaking - apologising  (A2 Speaking)

Paul: Noelia! I am _____ sorry! Are you OK?

Noelia: I think _____. _____ was lucky.

Paul: I'm _______ sorry! I _______ see you!

Noelia: _______ all right. I shouldn't ______ been running.

Paul: No, no, I should _____ been paying ________. 

Noelia: And they teach you ____ to run inside at school!

Paul: _______, it was _____ fault and I'm sorry.

Noelia: I'm sorry _____. It was ______ of us. _______, it's fine. I'm fine. Don't ______ about it. Hey, I saved the laptop ______!

"Baby Can I Hold You"

Sorry
Is ____ that ____ can't ____
Years gone by and still
Words don't ______ easily
Like sorry like sorry

________ me
Is _____ that _____ can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like forgive me forgive me

But ______ can _____ baby
Baby can I _____ you tonight?
Maybe if I ______ you the right ______
At the right ______ you'd be mine

I love you
Is all _____ you can't say
Years gone by and _____
Words _____ come easily
_____ I love you I love you

____ you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight?
_______ if I told you the _____ words
Ooh, at the ______ time you'd be mine

Ways to give and receive apologies (7 min)

Do the quiz at the end

fault    Apologies    my   deepest     stupid     take   dear    I’m    that   apologize   accept  

Please   tell      about    Unfortunately 

1. I can’t __________ enough.
2. Please _______ my sincerest apologies.
3. I am at fault and ________ full responsibility.
4. ______ forgive me.
5. ______ regretful.
6. I'm afraid _______...
7. _______ for...
8. Oh _______, I AM so sorry.
9. Um. I have to ________ you that...
10. I can only offer you my _______ apologies. 
11. ______bad.
12. It's all my ________.
13. Sorry _______ this.
14. __________ I...
15. I'm a terrible person! How ________ of me!

Accepting apologies

Try adding "very"  "very much"  "at all"   "so"   "all the time"   "completely"   "please"

1. That's _______ OK / It's _______ all right.

2. Hey, No problem _______ / No worries _______ / Don't worry about it ________. 

3. It happens ________.

4. I  _______ forgive you / You're ________ forgiven

5. I appreciate your apology ________. / I ________ accept your apology.

6 Thank you ________ for your apology.

7. Apology ________ accepted.

8. I _______ understand.

9. I feel _______ much better, now that you've said sorry.

10. It's not so bad _______. / Don't worry about it _______.

11. It's all _______ cool.

12. Actually, there's no need to apologise ________.

13. Okay, but ______ don't do it again.

14. I'm _____ sorry too.

15. It's not your fault _______ - it could happen to anyone.

You went out for dinner, but you forgot to tell your host family you weren't coming home for dinner. They've been worried about you and the made you dinner.

Make a dialogue

You borrowed your friends car and accidentally scratched it on a wall.

Make a dialogue

You washed your friends jumper. Now it has shrunk.

Make a dialogue

You kicked a ball over the fence. You have to ask the neighbour if you can go into their garden to fetch it.

Make a dialogue.

You were using your flatmate's hair dryer without permission. You accidentally broke it.

Make a dialogue

You borrowed you flatmate's mobile charger and she couldn't find it for two hours and her phone went flat. Now she's asking you if you've seen it anywhere. It's in your bedroom.

Make a dialogue.

Correct the mistakes

1. I'm sorry for late.

2. I'm sorry for spill wine on your carpet.

3. I'm sorry, I wasn't mean to be rude.

4. Sorry I made mistake.

5. I'm sorry this isn't what I order

6. I'm sorry for break your iPad

7. I apologise to not come.

8. Forgive me for forget your birthday.

9. Sorry it was of my fault.

10. I didn't mean do that.

11. I shouldn't said that.

12. I wish I didn't do that.

Self-study:

Apologising with Emma (long video)

Do the quiz at the end

Jealous Guy (by John Lennon)

I was dreaming of the _____
And my heart was beating _____
I began to lose ______
I began to lose ______

I didn't ______ to hurt you
I'm sorry ______ I made you cry
Oh no, I _______ want to hurt you
I'm _______ a jealous guy

I was ________ insecure

You might not love me _________

I was shivering _______
I was shivering ________

Chorus

I was trying to catch your ________
Thought that you was trying to _______

I was swallowing my ________
I was swallowing my ________

Chorus

1. Do you get jealous from time to time?

2. Do you have, or have you had, a jealous partner, sibling, friend?

3. When was the last time you had to apologise?

4. What things make your heart beat fast?

5. What things make you shiver?

6. "I was swallowing my pain" - what does he mean?