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本日外教：Brandon McGhee
EDUCATTON
I am from the US and also a native Californian.
I attended UC San Diego and majored in Political Science and International Relationswhere my interest grew in learning about foreign cultures...
教学理念：
围绕话题，反复多次的口语练习，针对话题出现的生词用英语进行解释，强调用法和学生的理解，并进行互动。每节课上下来，学生都能够熟练掌握。
【本期话题】SAY SORRY!
American kids are always taught to say sorry. Another way to tell someone to say sorry is to say “apologize.” (v) 道歉...【更多故事尽在TalkOnline】
Sample dialogue:
Mother: Why did you make your sister cry?
Son: I don’t know
Mother: Apologize!
Son: I’m sorry
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Other forms of the word apologize:
apology (n)
apologies (pl. n)
apologized (v)
apologizing (v)
apologizes (v)
Ways to apologize:
- I'm sorry.
- I'm so sorry.
- I'm really/awfully sorry.
- I can't tell you how sorry I am.
- Can you ever forgive me?
- I just don't know what to say.
- I apologize (for what I did). I will never do it again.
- I regret what I did. It was stupid, wrong, careless (choose your adjective) It was regretful (the cop out).
You can also add the following:
- an excuse – I didn’t mean to do it.
- an offer of repair -- I’ll make it up to you.
- a promise about future actions -- It'll never happen again.
When is the last time you apologized to someone? What is the best way to apologize? If you apologize, do you expect to be forgiven?
Jaye Rochelle
EDUCATTON
I’m Jaye. I come from the state of Maryland about 20 minutes outside Washington D.C. I graduated from The University of Maryland majoring in Linguistics and East Asian Studies.
Toffler Niemuth
EDUCATTON
My name is Toffler and I currently live in Shanghai, China.
My hobbies include traveling, photography, shopping, dancing, and discovering new clubs and restaurants.Brandon McGhee
EDUCATTON
I am from the US and also a native Californian.
I attended UC San Diego and majored in Political Science and International Relationswhere my interest grew in learning about foreign cultures...
Brian Kalies
EDUCATTON
I am from Clinton, New York.
I left the States for the first time when I was 19 to attend Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.
Jane Prince
EDUCATTON
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
BA Art Theory
Jaret Shank
EDUCATTON
1989-1993 High school Diploma, Kadena High School, Okinawa, Japan
1993-1998 B.A. Psychology, Saint Leo University
2003-2005 B.S. Education