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　　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