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6e 1 Listen

Listen to three dialogues and match the names with the sentences.

Dialogue 1
Invitation
James a. is inviting a friend to an event.
Penny b. is refusing an invitation.

Dialogue 2
Lucy a. is apologising for something.

Gary b. is accepting an apology from a friend.

Dialogue 3
Alan
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a. is thanking someone for something.
is thanking someone for something.
Aunt
Sally b. is responding to thanks.
2 Speak

Α. Listen to the phrases in the tables and repeat them.
Inviting Apologising

How/What about (coming to…)? / Would you like I’m really sorry… / I’m sorry for all that/the trouble. /
to…? / Do you want to…? Why don’t we...? / Shall we...? / I apologise for… / I didn’t mean to (do that/it).
Let’s...
Accepting an apology
Accepting an invitation That’s all right. / That’s OK. / Don’t worry about it. /
Sounds great! Thanks for inviting me. / Sure, why not? / It doesn’t matter.
I’d love to (come).
Thanking
Refusing an invitation Thank you for… / Thank you so much. / Thanks a lot. /
I’m sorry, but I have to… / I’d love to come, but I can’t. / I would like to thank you once again for…
Sorry, I have other plans. Responding to thanks
No problem. / You’re welcome. / Don’t mention it.

B. ROLE PLAY
Talk in pairs.
Read the situations. What would you say in each situation?

1 Your best friend invited you to play video games at his/her house, but you
forgot to go. Now he/she is upset. Apologise to him/her.

2 You are having a sleepover at your house and decide to invite a friend.

3 3 Yo u r un c l e
Your uncle/aunt from abroad has sent you a present. Call and thank him/her.

4 4 You have arranged to go to an amusement park with a friend. I’m really sorry…
You arrive late and your friend looks angry. Apologise to him/her. That’s all right!

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