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Why didn't you see that iceberg!
Key sentences
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
| How did you (disaster) ? |
Look, I've been very (adjective) lately. |
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
| Why didn't you (noun) ? |
Look, I thought you were (verb). |
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
| This is just (adjective). |
Hey, it's not that bad.
Listen, it's not all my fault. |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
How did you (disaster) ?
| disaster |
sentence |
| let this happen |
How did you let this happen ? |
| forget |
How did you forget ? |
| make that mistake |
How did you make that mistake ? |
| confuse them |
How did you confuse them ? |
Look, I've been very (adjective) lately.
| adjective |
sentence |
| busy |
Look, I've been very busy lately. |
| stressed |
Look, I've been very stressed lately. |
| tired |
Look, I've been very tired lately. |
| sick |
Look, I've been very sick lately. |
Why didn't you (noun) ?
| noun |
sentence |
| prepare |
Why didn't you prepare ? |
| order enough food |
Why didn't you order enough food ? |
| check the time |
Why didn't you check the time ? |
| double check |
Why didn't you double check ? |
Look, I thought you were (verb).
| verb |
sentence |
| in charge of that |
Look, I thought you were in charge of that. |
| aware of it |
Look, I thought you were aware of it. |
| fine with it |
Look, I thought you were fine with it. |
| taking care of that |
Look, I thought you were taking care of that. |
This is just (adjective).
| adjective |
sentence |
| ridiculous |
This is just ridiculous. |
| unacceptable |
This is just unacceptable. |
| outrageous |
This is just outrageous. |
| perfect |
This is just perfect. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
| How did you (let this happen) ? |
Look, I've been very (busy) lately. |
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
| Why didn't you (prepare) ? |
Look, I thought you were (in charge of that). |
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
| This is just (ridiculous). |
Hey, it's not that bad. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
|
How did you ... ? |
Look, I've been very ... lately. |
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
| Why didn't you ... ? |
Look, I thought you were .... |
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
| This is just .... |
Hey, it's not that bad. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Making accusations |
Defending oneself |
Your partner was planning something. It turned out to be a disaster. Confront them about it. Maybe it was
- a date
- a presentation at work
- a school project
- a party
|
Explain what happened. |
Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |