Unit 6 Good manners
Warming Up
Look at the following pictures and find out which is bad manners and good manners?
Useful expressions
Apologizing and expressing thanks
Excuse me. Forgive me.
I’m (very / so / terribly) sorry.
That’s all right./ That’s OK. / No problem.
I apologize for… Oh, well, that’s life.
I’m sorry. I didnt mean to …
Oops. Sorry about that.
Thank you. It’s beautiful.
Group Work
Task:
Work in pairs, and talk about good manners
or bad manners with your partners.
Listening
Listen to the tape and answer the questions:
What are the problems that Bill and Cliff talk about?
(1)___________________________________.
(2) ___________________________________.
What does Bill say to apologise for taking the bike without telling Cliff?
Oh, ________________. I only used it to get to school because I was late.
Listening Practice
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项
1. Where are the two speakers?
A. In a car. B. In a restaurant. C. On the street.
2. What is the woman going to do?
A. Attend a party. B. Buy a silk dress.
C. Wear a new dress.
3. What’s wrong with Jane?
A. She has a headache. B. She has a toothache.
C. She has a stomachache.
Speaking
Work in pairs and make a dialogues with your partner.
You may use the following expressions:
Sample Dialogue
1
A: Aren’t you going to introduce me to him?
B: Oh, forgive me.I didn’t know you hadn’t met. Donna, this is Alex.
A: Hi, Alex. Nice to meet you.
2
A: Are these seats free?
B: No, I’m sorry. My friend is sitting here.
A: That’s OK.
Summary
# Words
interrupt Jordan Cliff apologise
fault introduce apology forgive
oops
# Phrases
go over, mean to , be surprised
apologise for
Word Learning
apologise
Apologise/ apologize 是不及物动词，常用于apologise to sb. (for sth)短语，意为“道歉；歉意”，make an apology = apologise。如：
I have come to apologise to you.我是来向您道歉的。
I apologized (made an apology ) to her for stepping on her foot.我因为踩了她的脚而向她道歉。
Exercises
1. I apologize late.
A. to be B. being
C. for my being D. for being
2. I apologize my anger.
A. you for B. to you for
C. for you to D. you to
3. I to him for what I said.
A. excused B. apologized
C. pardoned D. explained
