English Unlimited HAK/HUM 2, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

94 Your emotions 07 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Think of words and expressions you can use when you feel sorry for something you have done wrong. Make a list. Read the two emails from Julian. Why couldn’t he go to Kim’s party and the job interview? 28 29 a 30 31 32 Underline the formal and informal expressions in two different colours. In pairs, compare the expressions you have underlined. Do you have the same? Look at the two emails again. Which expressions are used for apologies 18 , which for excuses 19 ? You are staying with an American family. The teenage son of your host parents is out and you’ve accidentally broken one of his CDs. Write an informal note of apology to him. You should: Write 80–100 words. You are staying with an English host family. Your mobile rings. It’s a school friend who has tickets for a football match. You want to go, but then you can’t have dinner with your family that evening. Write a (semi-)formal note of apology to your host family. You should: explain who called. outline your plans for the evening. apologise to the family. Write 80–100 words. b c Explore writing: Formal / Informal emails or notes of apology Hi Kim, Sorry I couldn’t come to your party last Saturday. I had a ticket for the Football World Championship semi-final Germany versus Spain. It was absolutely fantastic! Hope you had a great time partying. I’ll give you a call tomorrow night, and hopefully we can get together this weekend. See you soon, Julian Dear Mr Stevens, Thank you very much for the invitation to have an interview for the summer internship on Saturday the 14th. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend because I will be in Reading. I have to go to my grandmother’s 70th birthday party, but I will be back on Sunday. Would it be possible to come to your office on Monday the 16th instead? I am very sorry for any inconvenience. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Julian Clarke Apologies Excuses explain how it happened. apologise for the broken CD. suggest how you could make up for it. 18 apology: a word / an expression you use to say sorry for sth. 19 excuse: a reason you give to explain why you can’t do sth. /why you did sth. wrong Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv