In this lesson, you will practice expressing your regrets
We are going to focus on three structures:
| #1 | I should have | I shouldn’t have |
| #2 | I regret | I regret not |
| #3 | I wish I had | I wish hadn’t |
Pre-Task #1: Types of Regrets (30 Mins)
Task 1A
Let’s classify the regrets
These are our categories
Pre-Task #2: Idioms and Other Expressions (30 Mins)
Task 2A
Let’s learn some idioms to express regrets in English
Instructions
| #1 | Miss the boat |
| #2 | Burn Bridges |
| #3 | Miss the mark |
| #4 | Drop the ball |
- Miss the boat means missing an opportunity.
- Burn Bridges means doing something that makes it impossible to go back to a previous situation.
- Miss the mark means not succeeding in what you were trying to do.
- Drop the ball means failing to do something you were responsible for.
Task 2B
Let’s learn some idioms to express regrets in English
Now let’s cover some expressions that we can use to talk about regrets.
| #1 | I messed up |
| #2 | I screwed up |
| #3 | I made a big mistake |
| #4 | My bad |
| #5 | It was my fault |
| #6 | I blew it |
Task 2C
Let’s test your listening skills
Instructions
- Listen to the recording
- Click on the exercise button below the video to complete the exercise
Break (30 Mins)
Task3A
Take some time off and be back on time
Main -Task: Regrets and Consequences (60 Mins)
Task4A
Take some time off and be back on time
Instructions
- Choose two categories (health, education, career and financial)
- Write a regret for those two categories.
- Indicate also the consequences of such action.
- You can use the word “so” to introduce the action
- Create a cartoon image to illustrate it
- Make sure the sentence is correct
For instance
