APOLOGIZING
The teacher will:
Identify need
The teacher will ask students to recount their experiences when they
had to say sorry.
Point out that when we have to tell someone something they may not like, we need to
choose our words carefully and always think about the feelings of the person receiving
the information.
The child will:
1. Read out the following situations and ask students to write down
exactly what they would say to the person concerned.
A. You accidentally pour fruit juice on someone's
white suit/skirt at a party.
B. Your teenage son or daughter comes home at
midnight when you told them to be home at
9.30 pm.
C. Your friend asks you to look after his pet snake
while he goes on holiday.
D You are a football manager and your goalkeeper
. keeps letting goals in.
Classroom discussion
Ask students to compare what they have written. Who was the most
polite? Was it always appropriate to be polite?
Homework
Ask students to write a letter of apology to the person in situation A.
They should aim to be as polite as possible. Finish by writing a
model on the board for students to copy.
APOLOGIZING
Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________
Read the situation below. Write down exactly what you would
say to the person whom you have to apologize.
‘You accidentally poured fruit juice on someone's white
suit/skirt at a party’.
APOLOGIZING
Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________
Read the situation below. Write down exactly what you would
say to the person whom you have to apologize.
‘Your friend asks you to look after his pet snake while he goes
on holiday and you have lost it.’
APOLOGIZING
Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________
Read the situation below. Write down exactly what you would
say to the person whom you have to apologize.
‘You have lost the notes of a friend and exams are near’.
APOLOGIZING
Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________
Write a letter of apology to the person in the given situation. Aim to be
as polite as possible.
