Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Unit 3: Ways of socializing - Lesson 4: Writing

and most of them depend on the situation at hand 
However / there / be / one rule / that / all situations / observe: abruptly / we / seldom / say goodbye 
However, there is one rule that all situations observe: we seldom say goodbye abruptly 
In / English it / be / necessary / prepare a person / for our departure 
In English it is necessary to prepare a person for our departure 
We / lead / into the farewell / by / say / something pleasant and thoughtful / like / “I’ve / really / enjoy / talking / to / you. 
We lead into the farewell by saying something pleasant and thoughtful like “I’ve really enjoyed talking to you” 
We / might / also say / something / relating to / the / time / like / ‘Gosh, / I can’t / believe / how / late / it / be! / I really / must / be / go!” 
We might also say something relating to the time like “Gosh, I can’t believe how late it is! I really must be going!” 
Task 2 Put the sentences of the two paragraphs below in their right order. 
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An apology indicates that we realize we’ve made a mistake, and we’re sorry for it 
It’s a way of expressing our regret or sorrow for something. 
It is difficult to write rules that tell exactly when you should apologize, but it is not difficult to learn how. 
When we apologize, we admit our wrongdoing or discourtesy, usually offer a reason for it, and express regret 
If we have done something to hurt someone’s feeling, we apologize 
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1.C 2.E 3.A	 4.B 5.D 
1.D. It is difficult to write rules that tell exactly when you should apologize, but it is not difficult to learn how. 
2.E. If we have done something to hurt someone’s feeling, we apologize 
3.A. An apology indicates that we realize we’ve made a mistake, and we’re sorry for it 
4.B. It’s a way of expressing our regret or sorrow for something. 
5.D. When we apologize, we admit our wrongdoing or discourtesy, usually offer a reason for it, and express regret 
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But if the teacher stops and waits for him to say something, he could apologize simply “I’m sorry I’m late”, ask permission to take his seat and sit down. 
What does he do/ the most polite action is usually to take a seat as quietly as possible and apologize later 
The simplest way to apologize is to say “I’m sorry.” 
Naturally, more than this is needed, but it is not the time for it because it has already caused some interruption and doesn’t need to make any longer 
Let’s take a common situation. Tom is late for class and enters the classroom 
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1C	2E	3B	4A	5D 
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1.C. The simplest way to apologize is to say “I’m sorry.” 
2.E. Let’s take a common situation. Tom is late for class and enters the classroom 
3.B. What does he do/ the most polite action is usually to take a seat as quietly as possible and apologize later 
4.A. But if the teacher stops and waits for him to say something, he could apologize simply “I’m sorry I’m late”, ask permission to take his seat and sit down. 
5.D. Naturally, more than this is needed, but it is not the time for it because it has already caused some interruption and doesn’t need to make any longer 
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