Unit 3. Ways of socialising

 Vocabulary: Abrupt: a: đột ngột  Thoughtful a: ân cần chu đáo  discourtesy n: sự bất lịch sự, sự thô lỗ  Interruption n: sự gián đọan, vật gây gián đọan  At hand: near, close by 

Unit 3 Ways of socializing

LESSON FOUR WRITING

Make as many words as possible beginning with APO…

Apology (n) Apologize (v) Apologist (n) Apologetic (a)

 Vocabulary:

 Abrupt: (a): đột ngột

 Thoughtful (a): ân cần chu đáo

 discourtesy (n): sự bất lịch sự, sự thô lỗ

 Interruption (n): sự gián đọan, vật gây gián đọan

 At hand: near, close by

 Fare well: goodbye

 Departure: leaving

 Checking Vocabulary:

 Abrupt

 Thoughtful

 Discourtesy

 Interruption

 At hand

 Fare well

 Departure

Matching

 Rudeness

 Disruption

 Goodbye

 near, close by

 leaving

 sudden and unexpected often in an unpleasant way

 considerate

 Task 1 Use the words to make

sentences Change the form of the verb (No addition or omission is

required)

goodbye, / most of / them / depend /

on the situation / and / at hand

goodbye, and most of them depend on the situation at hand

2 However / there / be / one rule / that / all

situations / observe: abruptly / we / seldom / say goodbye

observe: we seldom say goodbye abruptly

person / for his departure

for his departure

4 We / lead / into the farewell / by / say /

something pleasant and thoughtful / like /

“I’ve / really / enjoy / talking / to / you

something pleasant and thoughtful like “I’ve really enjoyed talking to you”

/ the / time / like / ‘Gosh, / I can’t / believe /

how / late / it / be! / I really / must / be / go!”

time like “Gosh, I can’t believe how late it is! I really must be going!”

 Task 2 Put the sentences

of the two paragraphs

below in their right order

A An apology indicates that we realize we’ve

made a mistake, and we’re sorry for it

for something.

when you should apologize, but it is not

difficult to learn how.

wrongdoing or discourtesy, usually offer a reason for it, and express regret

someone’s feeling, we apologize

Paragraph 1

1.C It is difficult to write rules that tell exactly

when you should apologize, but it is not difficult to learn how.

2.E If we have done something to hurt

someone’s feeling, we apologize

3.A An apology indicates that we realize

we’ve made a mistake, and we’re sorry

for it

4.B It’s a way of expressing our regret or

sorrow for something.

5.D When we apologize, we admit our

wrongdoing or discourtesy, usually offer a reason for it, and express regret

Paragraph 2

say something, he could apologize simply “I’m sorry I’m late”, ask permission to take his seat and sit down.

usually to take a seat as quietly as possible

and apologize later

sorry.”

not the time for it because it has already

caused some interruption and doesn’t need to make any longer

class and enters the classroom

 Paragraph 2

Paragraph 2

1.C The simplest way to apologize is to say “I’m

sorry.”

2.E Let’s take a common situation Tom is late for

class and enters the classroom

3.B What does he do/ the most polite action is

usually to take a seat as quietly as possible

and apologize later

4.A But if the teacher stops and waits for him to

say something, he could apologize simply “I’m sorry I’m late”, ask permission to take his seat and sit down.

5.D Naturally, more than this is needed, but it is

not the time for it because it has already

caused some interruption and doesn’t need to make any longer

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