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CUE CARD: AN APOLOGY

Đề: Describe a time when someone apologized to you.

You should say:

• who apologised to you 

• why they apologised

• where it happened

And explain how you felt (or what you said) after this person apologised.

Bài trả lời mẫu:

On Tuesday last week, I was riding my motorbike to school. Actually, I was in a hurry; otherwise, I would have been late for the class. Unfortunately, there was heavy traffic congestion. In front of me there was just a long stream of cars and bikes. Therefore, I had no choice but to slow down and join the queue of vehicles.

Suddenly, a scooter hit me from behind, which made me panic and fall off my bike. I suffered a few bruises and a minor elbow injury. A few seconds later, the rider on the scooter got off, came up to me and apologized for his carelessness. He also offered to take me to hospital for a checkup, but it was unnecessary as I was okay.

To be honest, at first, I was very angry with him for crashing into my motorbike, but his sincere concern calmed me down and I decided to accept his apology. Then, I continued on my way to school

I realize that we can all make mistakes sometimes, but if we make an apology, almost everyone will forgive us. So, it is best to own up and accept responsibility for your mistakes.

Phân tích từ vựng:

– heavy traffic congestion: [expression] the state of being crowded and full of traffic. (ùn tắc giao thông)
Example: In an attempt to reduce heavy traffic congestion in the centre of London, motorists now have to pay to enter the city centre.

– came up to someone: [phrasal verb] approached someone. (tiếp cận ai đó)
Example: After the match, a journalist came up to me and asked my opinion about the result.

– calmed someone down: [phrasal verb] made someone less angry. (khiến ai đó bình tĩnh lại)
Example: I was angry with the boy and I wanted to hit him, but the teacher calmed me down by telling the boy to apologise for what he had done.

– own up: [phrasal verb] admit that you are responsible for something bad or wrong. (thừa nhận lỗi lầm)
Example: When the teacher collected our homework, I had to own up and explain that I had not finished it.