Cover of the textbook Speakout Elementary - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9.3 - Sorry I'm late for the textbook Speakout Elementary - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

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  2. -
  3. Listen and check. Does the voice sound high or low? Then listen and repeat.
  4. Look at the responses below. Is the manager happy (✓) or unhappy (✗) about the situation?

Answer

c)

The voice sounds low.

  1. I’m very sorry I'm late.
  2. Sorry to be late.
  3. I’m terribly sorry I'm late.
  4. I’m really sorry I’m late.
  5. I’m so sorry I missed the meeting. I feel awful about it.
  6. I’m afraid I didn’t hear my alarm clock.

d)

  1. ✗
  2. ✗
  3. ✓
  4. ✓
  5. ✗