Unit 3．感谢与道歉（Expressing thanks and making apologies）
Key sentences
1.Thank you very much .\Thanks a million.\A thousand thanks.
2.Thank you for your help.\Thank you for everything .\I really don‟t know how to thank you.
3.I‟m sorry.\I‟m awfully sorry.\I do apologize.
4.I‟m terribly sorry ,I didn‟t mean it .
5.Don‟t mention it.
Communicative tasks
Task1 Christina是你的室友，在你生日那天，她给你张罗了一个非常好的生日晚会，给了你一个很大的惊喜。对此你感激不尽……
Task2 你不小心把朋友的风筝弄坏了，你知道那只风筝花了她一天的时间才做好。对此你诚恳地向她道歉，并重新给她做了一个。没想到她非常喜欢你新做的这只风筝……
Text Queen’s Permission
A man in a very famous restaurant started to take off (1) his jacket. On seeing this, the waiter rushed (2) over to his table and said, “I‟m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, because it is not good manners (3) to do it in such a nice r estaurant.”
“Now, listen,” said the man. “I will let you know that the Queen of England gave me the permission (4) to take off my jacket here.”
“The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise.
“Sure,” answered the man. “When I was i n England last month, a friend of mine took me to see the Queen. It was very hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, …Y ou may do that in the United States, but you can‟t do it here!‟ so I got the Queen‟s permission, right?”
Notes:
1. take off 脱下
eg. Y ou‟d better take off your coat, it‟s hot outside.你最好脱掉大衣，外面热。
He took off his hat and put it on the chair.他把帽子脱下放到椅子上。
2. rush 冲向
3. manners 礼节，礼貌
good manners有礼貌，彬彬有礼
bad manners粗鲁
4. permission 允许
Exercise:
1. True or false statements.
(1) The story happened in the UK. ( )
(2) The man would listen to the headwaiter. ( )
(3) It is bad manners to take off one‟s coat in public place. ( )
(4) The Queen thought that American people were rude. ( )
2. Retell the text.
Dialogue Completion
A.
Joan: Hello, Mary.
Mary: Hi, Joan. How are you feeling now?
Joan: Oh, much better. Thanks for ______ to see me. And thank you ______ ______ for the roses. They are so lovely!
Mary: I‟m glad you like them. Y ou know they are from my own garden.
Joan: Oh. So beautiful and sweet! Thanks a lot.
Mary: It‟s my pleasure.
B.
Mr King: Excuse me, sir. I ordered the beef but you gave me the pork.
Waiter: I‟m awfully ______. There must have been some mistake, I ______ apologize for giving you the wrong dish. I‟ll change it immediately for you. The beef will take 10 minutes to prepare. Would you take some free drink while waiting?
Mr King: All right, then.
I. listening.
Write down the sentences you hear.
1. Thanks a million.
2.Thank you for saying that.
3. I‟m really sorry! I didn‟t realize that.
4. We‟re sorry. We‟ll talk more quietly.
5. Please forgive me.
Listen and complete the following dialogues.
1. I'm really sorry, but I seem to have misplaced your scarf.
Oh, that's all right.
2. I really feel bad about it. Let me buy you a new one.
Oh, don't be silly.
3. I feel terrible, but I've just broken your ashtray.
