TESOL\ယားတရေႏဝင်ꩻ

Key sentences

Making accusations	Defending oneself
How did you (disaster) ?	Look, I've been very (adjective) lately.

Making accusations	Defending oneself
Why didn't you (noun) ?	Look, I thought you were (verb).

Making accusations	Defending oneself
This is just (adjective).	Hey, it's not that bad. Listen, it's not all my fault.

Drills

Say these sentences without looking.

How did you (disaster) ?
disaster	sentence
let this happen	How did you let this happen ?
forget	How did you forget ?
make that mistake	How did you make that mistake ?
confuse them	How did you confuse them ?

Look, I've been very (adjective) lately.
adjective	sentence
busy	Look, I've been very busy lately.
stressed	Look, I've been very stressed lately.
tired	Look, I've been very tired lately.
sick	Look, I've been very sick lately.

Why didn't you (noun) ?
noun	sentence
prepare	Why didn't you prepare ?
order enough food	Why didn't you order enough food ?
check the time	Why didn't you check the time ?
double check	Why didn't you double check ?

Look, I thought you were (verb).
verb	sentence
in charge of that	Look, I thought you were in charge of that.
aware of it	Look, I thought you were aware of it.
fine with it	Look, I thought you were fine with it.
taking care of that	Look, I thought you were taking care of that.

This is just (adjective).
adjective	sentence
ridiculous	This is just ridiculous.
unacceptable	This is just unacceptable.
outrageous	This is just outrageous.
perfect	This is just perfect.

Example

Practice this conversation.

Making accusations	Defending oneself
How did you (let this happen) ?	Look, I've been very (busy) lately.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;" |- ! width="50%" | Making accusations ! width="50%" | Defending oneself |- | Why didn't you (prepare) ? | Look, I thought you were (in charge of that). |} {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;" |- ! width="50%" | Making accusations ! width="50%" | Defending oneself |- | This is just (ridiculous). | Hey, it's not that bad. |}

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Exercise

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Making accusations	Defending oneself
How did you ... ?	Look, I've been very ... lately.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;" |- ! width="50%" | Making accusations ! width="50%" | Defending oneself |- | Why didn't you ... ? | Look, I thought you were .... |} {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;" |- ! width="50%" | Making accusations ! width="50%" | Defending oneself |- | This is just .... | Hey, it's not that bad. |}

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Practice

Making accusations	Defending oneself
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	Explain what happened.

Further study

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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.

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