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86 Getting around 07 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS get = travel, arrive In which sentences does get mean arrive ? In which sentences does it mean travel on ? 42 43 44 45 46 1 You can get the number forty-three bus . 2 Can we talk when I get home ? 3 If we have too much luggage, we get a taxi . 4 It’s a bit difficult to get there by public transport. 7DON LQ SDLUV +RZ GR \RX őHW WR What is the first thing you do when you: The word sorry KDV D ORW RI GLIIHUHQW XVHV LQ (QőOLVK 0DWFK SLFWXUHV $ļ( ZLWK VLWXDWLRQV ļ Read what people from different countries say about saying sorry, and discuss the questions in pairs. get to school? get home after school? your doctor? the cinema? the public swimming pool? your favourite club? Across cultures: Saying sorry A B C D E Sorry, but there’s a problem with my shower. I’m very sorry, your card’s not working. Sorry, is this the train to Bristol? Oh, I’m sorry! Sorry? You can use sorry when: 1 you want to apologise. 2 you don’t understand or can’t hear someone. 3 you ask for information from people you don’t know. 4 you want to complain about something. 5 you give bad news. 1 Does your language have one word for saying sorry, or different words for different situations? 2 Do you think people apologise a lot in your country? What about other countries you know? 3 :KDW GR \RX VD\ LQ VLWXDWLRQV ļ DERYH" In Spain, you use di erent words to say sorry . When you can’t hear something, you say perdón? or qué? When you want to complain, you say lo lamento or discúlpame or lo siento . (Manuel) In Britain, people apologise a lot. When you bump into someone, or when someone bumps into you, both people usually say sorry . (Matthew) In Switzerland, the word for sorry is Entschuldigung , but if we can’t hear someone, we don’t normally say sorry , we just say was? Uh? (Nathalie) In Sudan, if you are not happy about something, you just complain about it, you don’t say sorry . (Khalid) Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv