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- Can I have a word with you in private please?
- Yes, what is it? I’m incredibly busy at the moment.
- Well, I don’t like having to say this but I think if you and I are to continue working together, we are going to have to draw up some ground rules. We’re not exactly getting along like a house on fire, are we?
- Oh, and you think it’s all my fault, I suppose?
- No, no, I’m not saying that! I’m just trying to get to the root of the problem and to understand where we’re going wrong. I’m not trying to lay all the blame at your feet. I know that I probably share at least fifty percent (50%) of the responsibility.
- I’m sorry. I’m being out of order. Let’s start this conversation over again, shall we?
- Yes, let’s. As far as I’m concerned, I can’t see any good reason why you and I can’t get along a bit better.
Situation: Two colleagues realise that their problematic relationship is making their working life very difficult.
Style: General / Informal
Functions: (note: please copy the tone and emphasis carefully with all of these functions.)
1. Asking to speak with someone about an important matter: Can I have a word with you in private please?
2. Prefacing an awkward opinion: Well, I don’t like having to say this but I think if you and I are to continue working together we are going to have to draw up some ground rules.
3. Using understatement: We’re not exactly getting along like a house on fire, are we
4. Reacting angrily to criticism: Oh, and you think it’s all my fault, I suppose?
5. Apologising for an extreme reaction: I’m sorry. I’m being out of order.
6. Expressing an opinion: As far as I’m concerned, I can’t see any good reason why you and I can’t get along a bit better.
Notes:
1. Can I have a word with (idiom) you. . ? = Could I speak to you. . ?
2. in private = alone / not in the presence of other people
3. I’m incredibly busy = I have a lot of work to do
4. I don’t like having to say this = I would prefer to not to have to say this
5. to draw up (phrasal verb) = to establish / to agree / to list
6. ground rules (idiom) = basic rules or principles for how we proceed or behave
7. We’re not exactly getting along like a house on fire = We are getting on (phrasal verb) very badly
8. getting along like a house on fire (idiom) = having a very friendly relationship
9. it’s all my fault = I’ve caused the problem
10. I’m not saying that = that is not what I mean
11. to get to the root of (idiom) = to find the cause of or the reason for
12. to lay all the blame at your feet (idiom) = to hold you fully responsible for it
13. I’m being out of order (idiom) = I’m being unreasonable / I am behaving badly
14. As far as I’m concerned = In my opinion
15. get
- Yes, what is it? I’m incredibly busy at the moment.
- Well, I don’t like having to say this but I think if you and I are to continue working together, we are going to have to draw up some ground rules. We’re not exactly getting along like a house on fire, are we?
- Oh, and you think it’s all my fault, I suppose?
- No, no, I’m not saying that! I’m just trying to get to the root of the problem and to understand where we’re going wrong. I’m not trying to lay all the blame at your feet. I know that I probably share at least fifty percent (50%) of the responsibility.
- I’m sorry. I’m being out of order. Let’s start this conversation over again, shall we?
- Yes, let’s. As far as I’m concerned, I can’t see any good reason why you and I can’t get along a bit better.
Situation: Two colleagues realise that their problematic relationship is making their working life very difficult.
Style: General / Informal
Functions: (note: please copy the tone and emphasis carefully with all of these functions.)
1. Asking to speak with someone about an important matter: Can I have a word with you in private please?
2. Prefacing an awkward opinion: Well, I don’t like having to say this but I think if you and I are to continue working together we are going to have to draw up some ground rules.
3. Using understatement: We’re not exactly getting along like a house on fire, are we
4. Reacting angrily to criticism: Oh, and you think it’s all my fault, I suppose?
5. Apologising for an extreme reaction: I’m sorry. I’m being out of order.
6. Expressing an opinion: As far as I’m concerned, I can’t see any good reason why you and I can’t get along a bit better.
Notes:
1. Can I have a word with (idiom) you. . ? = Could I speak to you. . ?
2. in private = alone / not in the presence of other people
3. I’m incredibly busy = I have a lot of work to do
4. I don’t like having to say this = I would prefer to not to have to say this
5. to draw up (phrasal verb) = to establish / to agree / to list
6. ground rules (idiom) = basic rules or principles for how we proceed or behave
7. We’re not exactly getting along like a house on fire = We are getting on (phrasal verb) very badly
8. getting along like a house on fire (idiom) = having a very friendly relationship
9. it’s all my fault = I’ve caused the problem
10. I’m not saying that = that is not what I mean
11. to get to the root of (idiom) = to find the cause of or the reason for
12. to lay all the blame at your feet (idiom) = to hold you fully responsible for it
13. I’m being out of order (idiom) = I’m being unreasonable / I am behaving badly
14. As far as I’m concerned = In my opinion
15. get
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