you know the world of English is a fun and exciting place to be
I'm so glad you could join me for another lesson
wow this is such a beautiful vase
how much did you say it's worth 10,000 pounds that's a lot of money and there's
only two of these left in the world
yes well all I can say is I hope you take good care of it because the last
thing you want to do is drop it
hi everybody this is mr. Duncan in England how are you today
are you okay I hope so
are you happy I hope so
in this lesson we will look at an action which for many of us is very hard to do
saying sorry
S O R R Y
exclamation mark we all make mistakes and sometimes we say and do things that hurt
or upset other people more often than not we end up feeling bad about these
events and the emotion of regret takes over from our feeling of anger
we suddenly feel the need to say sorry for our actions and behavior
there are many ways of saying sorry I'm terribly sorry for what I said to you I
deeply regret my actions yesterday
please accept my sincerest apology
I'm so very sorry for what I did
I was in the wrong when I said those things to you
I did not mean to hurt you and now I regret it
it was wrong of me to behave that way and I'm sorry
nothing I say or do will take that action away but now i want to make it up
to you by apologising
I realise my mistake now and i'm sorry i hope you can forgive me
I apologise wholeheartedly
I hope we can still be friends
I'm ever so sorry that's my bad
oh I'm sorry
you can also say sorry
as a way of showing sympathy towards another person when you hear some bad
news from them
I'm sorry to hear about your father's death
I'm sorry to hear that you lost your job
I'm sorry to hear that you have been ill recently
of course the person you are apologising to must accept your remorse and if they
do they can say that's quite alright
I forgive you there is no need to apologise
let's forget it I accept your apology
so do not worry yes I forgive you
apology accepted
hey I'm sorry too - okay let's just forget about it
so we are friends again yes we should let bygones be bygones
all that is all water under the bridge now
sure I forgive you now come here and give me a big hug when we say sorry
when we say sorry we offer our apology we show our remorse
we apologise profusely
we ask for forgiveness we want to make amends
I'm sorry for eating your last banana
do you forgive me yes I forgive you that's nice saying sorry to another
person can be a very difficult thing to do
it can take us a long time to offer an apology
sometimes months or even years
we often resist saying sorry because in our own mind we feel that there is
nothing to apologise for
also there is the feeling of losing face or backing down
which can put us off apologising to someone indefinitely thus preventing us
from ever saying sorry to that person
is there anyone in your life who you would like to say sorry to - did you
recently have an argument with a friend or relative and did you say something to
them that you now regret saying sorry can be the hardest thing in the world to
do but once you have said it and it has been accepted then a huge weight will be
lifted from your shoulders and your friendship will be saved
I suppose the big question must be is it worth destroying a close relationship
over a few badly chosen words
surely the reply must be of course not
well another lesson has come to an end
thank you for watching me teaching you this is mr. Duncan in England saying
forgive and forget before it's too late
and of course ta ta for now 8-)