Week 10 - I have some news!

Week 10 - I have some news!

Will they be good or bad news?

Learning outcome

Write a conversation including the sentences presented and implement the skills to communicate bad news.

Table of contents

• Metacognitive questions.

• Construction builder: giving and responding to news.

• Skill: giving bad news.

• Exercises.

• Situations for the task of the week.

• Activity of the week.

• Additional resources.

Answer this question!

Can I give good and bad news? 

Answer this second question!

How do I react to good or bad news?

Useful phrases to give and respond to news

• I’m afraid I have some bad news.

• I’m really sorry about this, but…

• You aren’t going to believe this, but…

• Great news! I’m…

• Guess what? I’m…

Useful phrases to give and respond to news

• That’s a relief.

• Oh no, that’s terrible!

• What a shame! That’s too bad!

• I’m so happy for you! That’s fantastic news!

• I’m absolutely thrilled for you!

• Congratulations.

Open Ended

Write 2 examples of phrases used for giving good news.

Open Ended

Write 2 examples of phrases used for giving bad news.

Open Ended

Your sister tells you the following news: Guess what? I've got the job! How would you respond? (Write your answer here)

Open Ended

A friend tells you the following news: My loving pet has died. How would you respond? (Write your answer here)

Skill - giving bad news

How to give bad news

• Prepare the person first – tell him/her you have some bad news.

• Briefly explain the situation behind the bad news.

• Say exactly what the bad news is.

• Be sympathetic – say that you’re really sorry.

Your teacher will play the audio, pay attention!

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence:

I’m _____ I have some bad news.

• thrilled

• excited

• afraid

• happy

Multiple Select

Complete the sentence:

_____? What _____?

• Oh

• Really

• did you say

• happened

Multiple Select

Complete the sentence:

You aren’t going to _____ this, _____ our boss is asking me to fire our student workers.

• say

• believe

• but

• and

Multiple Select

Complete the sentence:

_____! That’s _____!

• boy

• what

• no

• terrible