Blaming & Accusing in English

1. Let us discuss about the following pictures

2. Standar Kompetensi & Kompetensi Dasar
SK: 3. Berbicara
Mengungkapkan makna dalam teks
percakapan transaksional dan interpersonal
resmi dan berlanjut dalam konteks kehidupan
sehari-hari.
KD: 3.2 Mengungkapkan makna dalam percakapan
transaksional (to get things done) dan interpersonal
(bersosialisasi) resmi dan berlanjut (sustained)
secara akurat, lancar dan berterima dalam konteks
kehidupan sehari-hari dan melibatkan tindak tutur:
mengakui kesalahan, berjanji, menyalahkan,
menuduh, mengungkapkan keingintahuan dan
hasrat, dan menyatakan berbagai sikap.

3. Indikator
1. Menggunakan tindak tutur
mengakui kesalahan,
2. Menggunakan tindak tutur berjanji,
3. Menggunakan tindak tutur menyalahkan,
4. Menggunakan tindak tutur menuduh,

4. • Blaming/Accusing
• Denying an Accusation

5. Blaming/Accusing Denying an Accusation
It was your fault.
I told you but you just
wouldn’t listen.
It’s all because of you!
It serves you right.
Perhaps that’ll teach you
a lesson.
You should (not) have
done that.
You’re the one to blame.
I think you’re the only
person who could have
done it.
It’s not my fault/
mistake.
Are you accusing me?
Don’t blame me.
Don’t point your fingers
at me.
I’m afraid that wasn’t
true.
It wasn’t me.
It’s not true.
I’m not guilty / I’m clean.
I’m not to blame.

6. •Confessing
•Apologizing

7. Confessing/
Making an Apology
Forgiving/
Accepting an Apology
I must admit that I’ve been
wrong so far.
It was my (own) fault.
I have made a mistake.
I was the one to blame.
You’re right and I was wrong.
The blame’s on me.
I honestly regret for having
done such bad thing.
I must apologize for what
I’ve done.
Please forgive me for what
I've done.
It’s good you admitted that.
It’s no use crying over spilt
milk.
Apology accepted.
Your apology is accepted.
You’re forgiven.
Let’s forgive and forget.
I forgive you.
Let bygones be bygones.
You have my apology.
Never mind. Forget it.

8. It still feels like our first night together
Feels like the first kiss
It's getting' better baby
No one can better this
I'm still hold on
you're still the one
The first time our eyes met
it's the same feeling I get
Only feels much stronger
I wanna love you longer
You still turn the fire on
So If you're feeling lonely.. don't
You're the only one I'd ever want
I only wanna make it good
So if I love you a little
more than I should
Reff:
Please forgive me I know not what I do
Please forgive me
I can't stop loving you
Don't deny me
This pain I'm going through
Please forgive me
If I need you like I do
Please believe me
Every word I say is true
Please forgive me
I can't stop loving you
Please Forgive Me
by: Bryan Adams

9. Still feels like our best times together
Feels like the first touch
We're still getting closer baby
Can't get close enough I
'm still holding on
You're still number one
I remember the smell of your skin
I remember everything
I remember all your moves
I remember you yes
I remember the nights
you know I still do
So If you're feeling lonely.. don't
You're the only one I'd ever want
I only wanna make it good
So if I love you a little
more than I should
Reff:
Please forgive me I know not what I do
Please forgive me
I can't stop loving you
Don't deny me
This pain I'm going through
Please forgive me
If I need you like I do
Please believe me
Every word I say is true
Please forgive me
I can't stop loving you
One thing I'm sure of
Is the way we make love
And the one thing I depend on
Is for us to stay strong
With every word and every breath
I'm praying
That's why I'm saying

10. Asking for and Making a Promise

11. Asking for a Promise Making a Promise
Promise me that you will
come to the party.
Will you promise to be on
time next time?
Make me a promise, will you?
Is that a promise?
I want you to promise that
you’ll never leave me.
Will you give me your word
on that?
Can you / Will you promise
me?
Can I trust you?
I’ll take your words.
I promise I’ll make it to the
party.
I promise not to be late again.
I promise you that I’ll never
forget you
It’s a promise.
You have my word.
I give you my word.
I swear that I will never leave
you.
Take my words (for it).
I promise you my love and my
life.

12. Match the sentences on the left with
the best response on the right
1.My two-year-old sister dropped my
mobile phone and broke it.
2.A policeman fined me for not wearing a
helmet yesterday.
3.I was late because I ran out of gas on
the way to school this morning.
4.My teacher sent me out of the classroom
this morning.
5.The headmaster got me sign a letter of
statement this morning.
6.Linda was angry with me last night. She
said she wouldn’t make friends with me
anymore.
7.The drama was a failure. I forgot a few
but important lines and ruined the whole
performance.
8.My computer has been infected by a
virus.
a. What did you expect?
You shouldn’t have ridden without
wearing a helmet.
b. It was your own fault. You shouldn’t
have been noisy in class.
c. It serves you right. How many times do I
have to tell you this? Never copy a file
from an unreliable source.
d. It was all because of you. I told you to
practice and practice your lines but you
just took it easy.
e. I told you to check the tank regularly but
you just wouldn’t listen.
f. I told you not to let her play with it. You
should have kept it in a safe place.
g. You deserve it! You shouldn’t have sent
her rude and impolite SMS.
h. Perhaps that’ll teach you a lesson. You
shouldn’t have broken the school rules
many times.

13. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Man : "My calculator doesn’t work. What have you done with it?"
Woman: ".... I didn’t even touch it!"
a. I was the one to blame d. Are you accusing me?
b. I give you my word on it. e. You are forgiven
c. You shouldn’t have done that.
2. In the above dialog, the man ... the woman.
a. confessed to d. promised
b. apologized e. regretted
c. Blamed
3. In the dialog, the woman ... the man’s accusation.
a. made d. agreed
b. expressed e. denied
c. accepted

14. That’s all
Thank you for
your attention

15. Choose the best answer to complete
the sentences.