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THEME 10 MANNERS
FUNCTIONS
F1 Talking about wishes and regrets
12 GRADE F2 Apologizing
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F3 Giving explanations
6 Forgive Me
This activity enables students to apologize properly for the given situations. It also enables students to improve their
listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
Materials and Preparation
Get enough copies of the worksheet on page 211 for each group.
Procedure
1 Divide the students into groups of three or four.
2 Give each group a copy.
3 Have students examine the situations and come up with their own ideas for the apologies for each one.
4 Remind students to use different sentence forms for each situation. They can write their sentences in the space left
next to each situation.
5 When they finish, let groups swap their worksheets. Ask them to check the responses.
6 The group that has the most correct responses becomes the winner.
7 As an extension, you can randomly read a sentence from the sample answer key and expect students to tell the
number of the situation as quickly as possible.
7 Make It Clear
This activity enables students to give explanations of the given quotes. It allows the class to expand the ideas of the group,
which often leads to more in-depth conversations. The activity also encourages students to improve their listening and
speaking skills.
Materials and Preparation
No special preparation is needed.
Procedure
1 Divide the students into groups of four or five.
2 Write the given quotes on the board. (If you want, you can change them.)
• Better good manners than good looks.
• Good manners don’t cost anything.
• Good manners and kindness are always in fashion.
• The hardest job children face today is learning good manners without seeing more.
3 Tell the groups to choose one of the given quotes and analyze it as a group.
4 Ask them to explain their ideas by giving reasons and examples. Remind them to support their ideas well.
5 When the groups are ready, ask them to present their explanations.
6 The group that gets the most applause becomes the winner.
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