| LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION | |
| Practice Speaking – Select a Conversation Partner | |
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| Tony: I’m so mad at Chris right now. Carrie: What happened? Tony: He totally sold me out. Carrie: How so? Tony: We worked on a project together for the last three months. The project’s results were not good. I thought we would share the blame because we both worked on it. But he went to our boss and said that it was all my fault. Carrie: Did he really do that? Tony: Yes. He even blamed me for things that he did. I just can’t believe it. Carrie: I can’t believe that Chris would sell you out like that. This changes how I think about him. Tony: Yeah. Me too. | |
Key Vocabulary | |
| 1. to sell out: to betray a person for personal advancement | |
| • She stole my idea and sold me out. | |
| • She took all the credit for the project even though we did it together. She totally sold me out. | |
| 2. to share the blame: to take equal parts of the fault for something | |
| • If we fail, we will share the blame. | |
| • If a team loses, then all the players share the blame. | |
| 3. to blame (somebody) for (something): to say that mistake or failure is somebody’s fault | |
| • She blamed me for the failure of the project. | |
| • They all blamed each other for the terrible dinner. | |
