What did you do!
Key sentences
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
| Why didn't you (verb) ? |
I should have (verb). |
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
Whose fault is it?
Who is to blame? |
It's (adverb) my fault.
I'm (adverb) to blame. |
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
| What did you do wrong? |
If I hadn't (mistake) this wouldn't have happened |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
Why didn't you (verb) ?
| verb |
sentence |
| remember |
Why didn't you remember ? |
| check |
Why didn't you check ? |
| look |
Why didn't you look ? |
| reply |
Why didn't you reply ? |
I should have (verb).
| verb |
sentence |
| written it down |
I should have written it down. |
| tried harder |
I should have tried harder. |
| been more careful |
I should have been more careful. |
| been more prompt |
I should have been more prompt. |
It's (adverb) my fault.
| adverb |
sentence |
| all |
It's all my fault. |
| not entirely |
It's not entirely my fault. |
| partly |
It's partly my fault. |
| not at all |
It's not at all my fault. |
If I hadn't (mistake) this wouldn't have happened
| mistake |
sentence |
| forgotten |
If I hadn't forgotten this wouldn't have happened |
| been careless |
If I hadn't been careless this wouldn't have happened |
| been distracted |
If I hadn't been distracted this wouldn't have happened |
| been so slow |
If I hadn't been so slow this wouldn't have happened |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
| Why didn't you (remember) ? |
I should have (written it down). |
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
| Whose fault is it? |
It's (all) my fault. |
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
| What did you do wrong? |
If I hadn't (forgotten) this wouldn't have happened |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
|
Why didn't you ... ? |
I should have ... . |
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
| Whose fault is it? |
It's ... my fault. |
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
| What did you do wrong? |
If I hadn't ... this wouldn't have happened |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Blaming |
Accepting or denying blame |
| Your partner was involved in a failure. Ask them if it is their fault. |
You were involved in a failure. Choose one and imagine your role in it:
- You are a high school student and you failed a class.
- You were driving and you were in a car accident.
- Your and your coworkers failed at a project.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |