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Saying Sorry

Functional English

Low Int

Young Learners

Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students learn how to apologize. They also learn how to respond to an apology. Includes assessment tasks.

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Vocabulary
  • I'm sorry
  • I apologize
  • I didn't mean to
  • oopsie
  • my bad
  • that was my fault
PDF Content
  • dialogue
  • pair practice
  • apologizing
  • responding to an apology
  • listening practice
  • assessment task
Task Content
  • Let's Learn!(Reference)
  • Warm-Up(Reference)
  • Listen & Repeat(Reference)
  • Dialogue 1(Dialogue)
  • Dialogue 2(Dialogue)
  • Dialogue 3(Dialogue)
  • Listen & Respond(Multiple-Choice)
  • Reading(Reference)
  • Pair Work(Reference)
  • Assessment(Open-Ended Questions)