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activity tips and suggestions using discussion questions: cut in strips o place around the room - question stations o place around the room with students names on them. Students must find their strip & dictate question to their partners & discuss - running dictation o have students circulate, ask, & exchange until everyone has asked & answered all questions o
using vocabulary cards: o cut up into cards for: go fish memory game find your partner o oral quiz with pairs o fold over for self-quiz
using blank and model templates: o create overheads/digital scans o have pairs race to add expressions to blank template o cover & slowly reveal expressions via overhead while students race to remember o place large paper with titles around room & have students place paper or cards with expressions on them under appropriate title (can also be done on board & students write expressions underneath)
pronunciation tips and suggestions some students struggle with these sounds:
o reduction with model perfect forms: / d / or / d v/ (should have) o intonation patterns in rhetorical questions. (Why didn t I ?)
grammar tips and suggestions consider expanding the grammar to include:
o gerund vs. infinitive as direct object: I regret going to the party. o modal perfects: I shouldn t have gone to the party.
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The Game of Life
START
I REGRET__
I LL NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF FOR__
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO__
Go back 3 spaces
I SHOULD NOT HAVE__
Go ahead 2 spaces
Die Number:
WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING WHEN__?
Miss one turn
Topic:
q
FRIENDSHIP
w
MY PARENTS
e
SCHOOL
r
MONEY
t
YESTERDAY
y
HABITS
Go back 9 spaces
I WISH I HADN T__
Miss one turn Go ahead 2 spaces
I WISH I HAD___
WIN! I CAN T BELIEVE I ___!
Follow the arrow!
I SHOULD HAVE__
I MUST HAVE BEEN CRAZY TO__
I COULD JUST SHOOT MYSELF FOR___
Need:
Go back 1 space
Take the Shortcut Pass
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Instructions: q Move your marker one square each turn u Roll die on each square to see what topic you must talk about e Complete the sentence or follow instructions in each square
Take an extra turn
HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO STUPID TO__
Take an extra turn
IF ONLY I HAD__
Go ahead 2 spaces
IF I COULD HAVE JUST__
Take an extra turn
WHY DIDN T I___
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VOCABULARY CARDS
burn a bridge
do or say something that ends a relationship forever
take back (something)
say or admit that you didnÂ’t mean what you said or that you were wrong about what you said
hold a grudge
not forget or forgive someone for something they did or said that hurt you
move on
forget the mistakes of the past and look to the future
feel guilty
feel bad about something bad that happened because you think you were responsible in some way
make up for (something)
do something to fix a situation or make someone feel better for something bad you did or said or a mistake you made = compensate
remorse
feeling of deep regret and sadness for something bad you did or said or a for a mistake you made
disappointment
feeling of mild anger or sadness because something didnÂ’t go as you planned or expected
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DISCUSSION QUESTION STRIPS
It s better to regret something you ve done than to regret something you haven t done. Do you agree with this quotation? What is something you regret NOT doing?
Have you burned any bridges in your professional or personal life that you regret? Explain.
Have you said anything today that you regret and wish you could take back?
What is the difference in meaning between q I regret to say that you are not invited and w I regret saying that you are/were not invited ?
Do you often hold a grudge or do you prefer to move on?
Who in your family is best at making you feel guilty?
If you do something you regret immediately afterwards, do you try to make up for it?
How are these words different: regret remorse disappointment?
Do you believe elderly people who say they have no regrets about their lives? Why or why not?
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