Why didn't you see that iceberg!
Key sentences
| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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| How did you (disaster) ?
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Look, I've been very (adjective) lately.
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| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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| Why didn't you (noun) ?
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Look, I thought you were (verb).
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| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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| This is just (adjective).
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Hey, it's not that bad.
Listen, it's not all my fault.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
How did you (disaster) ?
| disaster
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sentence
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| let this happen
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How did you let this happen ?
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| forget
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How did you forget ?
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| make that mistake
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How did you make that mistake ?
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| confuse them
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How did you confuse them ?
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Look, I've been very (adjective) lately.
| adjective
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sentence
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| busy
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Look, I've been very busy lately.
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| stressed
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Look, I've been very stressed lately.
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| tired
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Look, I've been very tired lately.
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| sick
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Look, I've been very sick lately.
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Why didn't you (noun) ?
| noun
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sentence
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| prepare
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Why didn't you prepare ?
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| order enough food
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Why didn't you order enough food ?
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| check the time
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Why didn't you check the time ?
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| double check
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Why didn't you double check ?
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Look, I thought you were (verb).
| verb
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sentence
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| in charge of that
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Look, I thought you were in charge of that.
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| aware of it
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Look, I thought you were aware of it.
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| fine with it
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Look, I thought you were fine with it.
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| taking care of that
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Look, I thought you were taking care of that.
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This is just (adjective).
| adjective
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sentence
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| ridiculous
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This is just ridiculous.
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| unacceptable
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This is just unacceptable.
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| outrageous
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This is just outrageous.
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| perfect
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This is just perfect.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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| How did you (let this happen) ?
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Look, I've been very (busy) lately.
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| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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| Why didn't you (prepare) ?
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Look, I thought you were (in charge of that).
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| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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| This is just (ridiculous).
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Hey, it's not that bad.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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How did you ... ?
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Look, I've been very ... lately.
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| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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| Why didn't you ... ?
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Look, I thought you were ....
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| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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| This is just ....
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Hey, it's not that bad.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Making accusations
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Defending oneself
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Your partner was planning something. It turned out to be a disaster. Confront them about it. Maybe it was
- a date
- a presentation at work
- a school project
- a party
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Explain what happened.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
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