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👉 COMMUNICATION
Everyday English
Apologising and responding
- Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the highlighted parts. 🎧
1. Mai: Can I come in? I'm really sorry. I'm late. There was a lot of traffic.
Teacher: That's okay, Mai.
2. Mother: Have you done the washing yet?
Son: Oops, my mistake, Mum. I thought I could do it later.
Mother: Oh, that's right. But please do it now. - Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following situations.
1. You submit your project after the deadline.
2. You came home later than you promised your mum you would.
Experiences of your class camping day - Read the posts by three friends about their camping activities and match their names with the experiences.
Mai: It was actually a terrible day for me. I slipped and hurt my ankle, so I had to stay inside my tent. I couldn't join any team building games at all. I have never experienced such helplessness.
Tom: I haven't had many exciting experiences like that before. We got to a beautiful site in Ninh Binh. We put up the tents and did unforgettable team building activities. We also hired bikes and cycled around the area. It was so relaxing.
Minh: I had a brilliant experience by the sea with my class last year. We joined team building activities in the morning. In the afternoon, an instructor taught some of us snorkelling. It was exhilarating. It was also wonderful to see a coral reef and many types of colourful fishes swimming around. It's the best experience I've ever had.
a. exciting experiences in an area
Mai b. a terrible experience at the campsite
c. a brilliant experience by the sea
Tom d. an exhilarating experience of snorkelling
e. an experience of watching team building activities
Minh f. a relaxing bike riding experience - Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the experiences of Mai, Tom, and Minh. You can use the questions below.
- Where did he / she go?
- What did he / she do?
- How was his / her experience?
- Has he / she ever had that experience before? - Work in groups. Take turns to ask and answer about one another's experiences of a trip he/she has had. Use similar questions to those in 4.
Example: A: Where did you go?
B: I went to ...
C: What did you do?
B: I climbed...
