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7 Everyone Makes Mistakes 4 Conversation رابط الدرس الرقمي www.ien.edu.sa Sarah: What did you do on Thursday night? Fatima: My family took me out because I graduated. Sarah: Oh no! I forgot that you graduated last week. I'm so sorry! Why? Fatima: Sarah: Fatima: Sarah: Fatima: I should have gotten you something for the occasion. I should have at least called you. Don't worry about it. It's no big deal. No big deal? Of course, it's a big deal. It was your graduation. I don't know how I forgot about it. Come to think of it, I was so focused on studying for final exams, your graduation must have just slipped my mind. I feel awful about it. Can you forgive me? You're making too much of it. Forget about it. Anyway, you were studying for finals. That's a good excuse. Don't sweat it. Sarah: But I feel like such a flake. Fatima: No more apologies! You're making me wish I hadn't mentioned it to you. Sarah: Sorry! Real Talk (no) big deal = (not) something of great importance slip (one's) mind = forget about something make too much of (something) = exaggerate the importance of something Don't sweat it. = Don't worry about it. = flake irresponsible person About the Conversation 1. Why is Sarah apologizing? 2. What is Sarah's excuse? 3. What is Fatima's response to Sarah's apologies? Your Turn Role-play with a partner. Choose a situation in which one person apologizes to another. Use phrases for apologizing and responding to an apology. وزارة التعليم Ministry Oation 2024-1446 Apologizing Can you forgive me? I feel awful about this. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I should (not) have... Please excuse me for... Responding to an Apology Don't sweat it. Don't worry about it. Forget about it. It's no big deal. That's OK. MG_03_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 100 30/4/24 3:05 AM

Conversation Everyone Makes Mistakes

About the conversation 1. Why is Sarah apologizing?

5 Listening Listen to the stories about two silly mistakes. Then fill in the chart. 1. What was the person's goal? 2. Did the person achieve the goal? 3. What mistake did the person make? 4. What were the consequences of the mistake? The Bee Story The Ring Story 6 Pronunciation In casual speech, modals + have are often reduced in the following way: Standard Form could have / could not have should have / should not have might have might not have must have / must not have Reduced Form coulda / couldn'ta shoulda / shouldn'ta mighta/mightn'ta musta / mustn'ta Listen and practice the reductions in the sentences. 1. But it was an idea that he should have thought twice about. 2. Looking back at all this, there might have been a better way. 3. He should have known better. 4. He couldn't have known that he was the one in for a surprise. 5. He must have had fun explaining what had happened to his wife! 7 Vocabulary Building A A. You will see the following words in the reading on pages 102 and 103. Match the words with their meanings. 2 3 4 5 absent-minded a. found everywhere b. harm c. a material that causes two materials to stick together 1. 2. adhesive 3. automatically 4. 6. damage discarded ubiquitous d. something done without thought, as is done by a machine e. forgetful, distracted f. thrown away وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 B. Check your answers with a partner. If you do not understand the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary. MG_03_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 101 101 30/4/24 3:05 AM

Listen to the stories about two silly mistakes. Then fill in the chart. 1. What was the person's goal?

In casual speech, modals + have are often reduced in the following way Listen and practice the reductions in the sentences.

You will see the following words in the reading on pages 12 and 13 Match the words with their meanings 1. absent-minded