Key sentences
| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| What do you feel guilty about?
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I feel really bad about (gerund).
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| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| What should you have done differently?
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I should have (past participle).
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| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| How do you feel?
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I feel (adjective).
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| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| What's your reaction?
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I (verb) I did that.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
I feel really bad about (gerund).
| gerund
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sentence
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| breaking his glasses
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I feel really bad about breaking his glasses.
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| forgetting her birthday
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I feel really bad about forgetting her birthday.
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| saying he is ugly
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I feel really bad about saying he is ugly.
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| making that mistake
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I feel really bad about making that mistake.
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I should have (past participle).
| past participle
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sentence
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| been more careful
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I should have been more careful.
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| written it down
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I should have written it down.
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| thought before I spoke
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I should have thought before I spoke.
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| paid closer attention
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I should have paid closer attention.
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I feel (adjective).
| adjective
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sentence
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| terrible
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I feel terrible.
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| awful
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I feel awful.
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| horrible
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I feel horrible.
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| really bad
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I feel really bad.
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I (verb) I did that.
| verb
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sentence
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| can't believe
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I can't believe I did that.
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| don't know how
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I don't know how I did that.
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| don't understand why
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I don't understand why I did that.
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| don't see how
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I don't see how I did that.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| What do you feel guilty about?
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I feel really bad about (breaking his glasses).
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| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| What should you have done differently?
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I should have (been more careful).
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| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| How do you feel?
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I feel (terrible).
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| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| What's your reaction?
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I (can't believe) I did that.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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What do you feel guilty about?
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I feel really bad about ... .
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| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| What should you have done differently?
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I should have ....
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| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| How do you feel?
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I feel ....
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| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| What's your reaction?
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I ... I did that.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking about guilt
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Expressing guilt
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| Ask your partner what they are guilty about.
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Imagine you did something bad. Tell your partner how you feel.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
