ACTIVITY 267 – THIS MUST BE THE PLACE APOLOGIZING – FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

I. DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS WITH A PARTNER: 1. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO APOLOGIZE? 2. DOES IT MATTER THE WAY YOU APOLOGIZE? HOW SO? 3. IS IT HARD FOR YOU TO APOLOGIZE? OR DOES IT DEPEND TO WHOM YOU ARE TALKING? 4. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN SOMEONE DOES NOT APOLOGIZE FOR SOMETHING WRONG THEY HAVE DONE?

LOOK AT SOME WAYS AND REASONS FOR APOLOGIZING:

EXPRESSING REGRET – SAYING, “I AM SORRY.” ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY – ADMITTING, “I WAS WRONG.” MAKING RESTITUTION – COMMITTING, “I WILL MAKE IT RIGHT.” GENUINELY REPENTING – PROMISING, “I WILL NOT DO THAT AGAIN.” REQUESTING FORGIVENESS – ASKING, “WILL YOU FORGIVE ME?”

ELEMENTARY: PRE-INTERMEDIATE:

I APOLOGIZE ...IS/WAS MY FAULT I'M REALLY SORRY (I'M) SORRY IF... I'M SO SORRY I (REALLY) MUST APOLOGIZE I'M SORRY I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME (ONE DAY) I'M SORRY BUT... I REALLY AM SO SORRY SORRY I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE PLEASE FORGIVE ME

INTERMEDIATE/UPPER INTERMEDIATE: (I NOW REALISE THAT/I KNOW) I SHOULDN''T HAVE INTERMEDIATE/UPPER INTERMEDIATE: DONE THAT ...WAS VERY...OF ME (I'M SURE) YOU MUST BE (VERY) DISAPPOINTED IN ME (I KNOW) MY ACTIONS... (PLEASE) DON''T BE MAD (AT ME)/DON''T KILL ME (LOOKING BACK), I (NOW) REALISE THAT... I ACCEPT THAT I AM TO BLAME/THAT IT''S MY FAULT (PLEASE) DON''T BE ANGRY I AM (SUCH) AN IDIOT I ACCEPT (FULL) RESPONSIBILITY I AM SORRY TO HAVE DISAPPOINTED YOU I AM/FEEL (SO) ASHAMED I APOLOGIZE WHOLEHEARTEDLY/UNRESERVEDLY I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL (ABOUT...) I CANNOT SAY/EXPRESS HOW SORRY I AM I DON''T KNOW WHAT TO SAY I HAVE REFLECTED ON MY ACTIONS AND... I REALLY AM MOST TERRIBLY SORRY I KNOW IT WAS WRONG (OF ME) (TO...) I REGRET... IF I COULD TURN BACK THE CLOCK,... I TAKE (ALL) THE BLAME IT WAS (A BIT) INSENSITIVE OF ME (TO...) PARDON ME! PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE/SINCEREST APOLOGIES PLEASE ACCEPT MY/OUR APOLOGIES THERE IS (REALLY/ABSOLUTELY) NO EXCUSE FOR MY PLEASE EXCUSE MY BEHAVIOUR/THOUGHTLESSNESS/... ACTIONS/BEHAVIOUR/INACTION/LAZINESS YOU ARE RIGHT TO BLAME ME YOU MUST FORGIVE ME

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Claudio Azevêdo ADVANCED:

(I KNOW) I HAVE LET MYSELF/YOU (ALL) DOWN (BY...) (I KNOW) IT WAS THOUGHTLESS (OF ME) I CAN SEE HOW YOU MIGHT BE ANNOYED (BY...) I CAN''T BELIEVE I... I DON''T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME I DON''T KNOW WHAT GOT INTO ME I JUST WANT THE GROUND TO SWALLOW ME UP III. WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT. I TAKE (FULL) RESPONSIBILITY I THINK I WENT A BIT TOO FAR 1. DESCRIBE THE SCENE. I AM/WAS IN THE WRONG I MESSED UP 2. WHY DO YOU THINK THE I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY REGRET DRIVER DECIDED TO DO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE (MY SHARE OF) THE BLAME THAT. IF I COULD TAKE IT ALL BACK, I WOULD IT WAS INEXCUSABLE IT''S UNFORGIVABLE, I KNOW PLEASE DON''T HOLD A GRUDGE/DON''T HOLD THIS AGAINST ME SILLY ME!

ROLE PLAY THE SITUATIONS BELOW:

STUDENT A: YOU ARE THE DRIVER. APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT YOU HAVE JUST DONE. YOU ARE TRULY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

STUDENT B: YOU ARE ONE THE PEOPLE RUNNING ON THE ROAD. ACCEPT THE APOLOGIES POLITELY.

STUDENT A: YOU ARE THE DRIVER. APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, BUT YOU THINK THEY SHOULD NOT BE RUNNING WHERE THEY WERE.

STUDENT B: YOU ARE ONE OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING ON THE ROAD. DO NOT ACCEPT THE APOLOGIES. YOU THINK THE DRIVER WAS VERY RUDE.

STUDENT A: YOU ARE THE DRIVER. APOLOGIZE, BUT DO NOT BE SINCERE. YOU DON''T REALLY THINK IT WAS YOUR FAULT.

STUDENT B; YOU ARE ONE OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING ON THE ROAD. ACCEPT THE APOLOGIES, BUT GIVE HIM ADVICE FOR SAFER DRIVING PROCEDURES.

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Claudio Azevêdo IV. READ THE SITUATIONS BELOW AND ROLE PLAY THE SITUATION WITH A PARTNER. APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

1. Your friend traveled and asked you to water his/her plants. You forgot to do it and all his/her plants died while he/she was away.

2. Your friend asked you to take care of the dogs, but you can't do it because you are allergic to pets' fur.

3. Your friend asked you to take their of the children during the afternoon, but you forgot to feed the baby.

4. You asked for your friend's car while yours was at the mechanic. You crashed the car while parking it.

5. You borrowed some money from your friend. Now you don't have money to pay back.

6. You parked your car in the handicapped space without realizing it. When you finally picked up your car, someone on a wheelchair had been waiting for you to leave the parking space for one hour.

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