5-10-2015

APOLOGIES AND PROMISES

CONVERSATION PATTERN:

We apologise → We give a reason → We make a promise

APOLOGY

Everybody makes mistakes sometimes. When it happens we need a phrase to tell the other person how really sorry we are and stop them getting really angry. 

Making apologies

I do apologize for... I must apologize for... I apologize for... I'd like to apologize for... I am so sorry for... I shouldn't have... It's all my fault. I'm ashamed of... Please, forgive me for... Excuse me for ... I'm terribly sorry for... Pardon me for this... Please, forgive me for my.... Please, accept my apologies for...

Accepting apologies

That's all right. Never mind. Don't apologize. It doesn't matter. Don't worry about it. Don't mention it. That's OK. I quite understand. You couldn't help it. Forget about it. Don't worry about it. No harm done.

Listening

Script

PROMISE

Asking for a promise:

Promise me that… Do you promise to…? Make me a promise, won’t you? I want you to promise that… Is that a promise? Do you give me your word on that? Do you swear that…?

Offering a promise:

I promise to… / that… It’s a promise. I give you my word on that. You have my word on it. I swear that…

PRESENT PERFECT vs. PRESENT SIMPLE

HAVE/HAS + past participle

I have lost my keys I haven’t lost my

keys Have you lost your

keys?

He has lost his keys He hasn’t lost his

keys Has he lost his keys?

*Regular verbs: -ED*Irregular verbs

I lost my keys I didn’t lose my keys Did you lose your

keys?

He lost his keys He didn’t lose his

keys Did he lose his keys?

Experiences that happened

some time before now

We say exactly when

something happened

Activity 1

Activity 2