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Lesson Fourteen APOLOGIES(II)

Part C: Oral Practice

　　( Let's continue oral practice related to apologies, and this time we will learn how to give a specific explanation or a reasonable excuse. So in the following situations, you should provide the reasons or excuses you can think of. )

Key

1. A: We’re planning an outing into the hills. Would you like to join us?
B: Thank you for asking, but I’m sorry I can’t.
A: Why not?
B: Well, my mother is sick with the flu and I must take care of her.
A: I’m sorry to hear that. Give her my best wishes.
B: Thank you, I will.

2. A: Here you are at last! You’re half an hour late, you know.
B: I’m awfully sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.
A: What happened?
B: My watch stopped and I didn’t know.
A: You certainly need to buy a better watch.

An apology is usually followed by a brief explanation or an excuse. Supply reasonable excuses for the following situations.

1. You cannot join your friends in an outing.
Clues:

　1）Your mother is sick with the flu and you have to take care of her.
　2）You have friends coming to visit you.
　3）You have a paper to write.

2. You have kept your friend waiting for half an hour.
Clues:

　1）You were held up by traffic.
　2）Your watch stopped.
　3）You were just going out when somebody came for a visit.

Assignment

　　　(In this unit, we have learned how to make an apology and how to decline others' invitation. And in the following exercises, we give you some relevant homework to help you consolidate what you have learned.)

Direction:

Key

Possible answers

1) I've made an appointment with somebody else. / I have to finish my paper.

2) It's delicious, but it would have been cooked in another way. / I have had enough.

3) I've finished my composition, but this morning I was in a hurry and left it in my dormitory.

In the following table, there are some situations in which you have to say "no". Give the appropriate reasons you can think of.

Situations	Reasons
1) A person invites you to a new show at the museum.
2) The hostess asks you to have more food, but actually you don't like it.
3) You forget to finish your homework.


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