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Remember how I
borrowed your book?
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You know how you
lent me your glass?
Key sentences
| Person apologizing
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Friend
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Remember how I borrowed your (noun) ?
Remember how you let me your (noun) ?
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Yeah. What happened?
Uh huh?
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| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| I'm really sorry, but I (verb) it by accident.
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Oh.
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| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| I (past progressive) and I broke it.
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I see.
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| Person apologizing
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Friend
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I'm really sorry.
I didn't mean to.
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That's ok.
Don't worry about it.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
Remember how I borrowed your (noun) ?
| noun
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sentence
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| book
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Remember how I borrowed your book ?
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| glass
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Remember how I borrowed your glass ?
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| suitcase
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Remember how I borrowed your suitcase ?
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| jacket
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Remember how I borrowed your jacket ?
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I'm really sorry, but I (verb) it by accident.
| verb
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sentence
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| ruined
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I'm really sorry, but I ruined it by accident.
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| lost
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I'm really sorry, but I lost it by accident.
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| stained
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I'm really sorry, but I stained it by accident.
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| damaged
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I'm really sorry, but I damaged it by accident.
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I (past progressive) and I broke it.
| past progressive
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sentence
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| was running
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I was running and I broke it.
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| was hiking
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I was hiking and I broke it.
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| was cooking
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I was cooking and I broke it.
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| was playing soccer
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I was playing soccer and I broke it.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| Remember how I borrowed your (book) ?
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Yeah. What happened?
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| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| I'm really sorry, but I (ruined) it by accident.
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Oh.
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| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| I (was running) and I broke it.
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I see.
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| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| I'm really sorry.
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That's ok.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Person apologizing
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Friend
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Remember how I borrowed your ... ?
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Yeah. What happened?
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| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| I'm really sorry, but I ... it by accident.
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Oh.
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| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| I ... and I broke it.
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I see.
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| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| I'm really sorry.
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That's ok.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Person apologizing
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Friend
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| You borrowed something and damaged it. Apologize.
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Listen to your friend.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
