Past Criticism and Regret - Grammar Question Practice
Practise past criticism and regret through personal questions and paired speaking at B2 level. Includes a model exchange, follow-up support and a communicative task; answers are open-ended.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Model exchange
- Topic-based partner questions
- Follow-up support
- Communicative pair practice
Review past mistakes and unused opportunities without assigning unfair blame.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use the single learner page in pairs. Personal or invented responses can vary; there is no fixed answer key.
- Identify the missed-bus mistake and unused chance to call in the opening exchange.
- Discuss preparation, research and asking for help; phrase feedback tactfully for the interview, budget and group-work situations.
- Review a fictional event with one mistake, two unused options and two practical improvements for next time.
Support and extension
Contrast should have/shouldn't have with could have for an unused option. Could have can also express uncertainty in other contexts, so ask what the speaker means.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
