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Session 9
Everyone's feeling guilty – except William Shakespeare. We show you how to use the phrase what's done is done from William Shakespeare's Macbeth - and bring you some useful expressions relating to guilt.
ድምር ነጥቢ ናይዚ ክፍለ-ስራሓት 9
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Activity 2
To forget, or not to forget...
We asked you: who advised footballer Thierry Henry to forget about the past? It was his father. And he used Shakespeare's words: what is done is done to tell us.
To do
Let's look at the meaning and use of what's done is done. Listen to this extract from the animation to help you remember what the narrator said, then do this quick quiz to check you remember the meaning and form of what's done is done.
ነቲ ድምጺ ብምስማዕ ነቲ ስራሕ ፈጽምዎ
These days, people still use Shakespeare's exact phrase: what's done is done, usually to say that there's no benefit in feeling bad for a long time about past mistakes. Take footballer Thierry Henry, explaining how his father taught him to always think of the next game.
Clip 1
My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more and know that what is done is done… You've done it, now move on.
Clip 2
Just explain you meant to send the email to a different Sophie - and then forget about it. What's done is done.
To do
Now have a go at this quiz. Look at the transcript or the session vocabulary box if you need extra help.
To forget, or not to forget...
3 Questions
Complete the gaps to check you haven't forgotten the meaning and form of what's done is done.
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Complete the gaps to check you haven't forgotten the meaning and form of what's done is done.
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Were Mary and Macbeth worried about the past, present or future?Question 1 of 3
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Complete the gaps to check you haven't forgotten the meaning and form of what's done is done.
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What is it impossible to change?Question 2 of 3
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Complete the gaps to check you haven't forgotten the meaning and form of what's done is done.
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Say it aloud - what sounds correct?Question 3 of 3
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
How did you do?
2-3 correct - You've done well.
0-1 correct - Oh well. what's done is done. But you can change the future by having another go!
Language note
Here are some more useful phrases with a similar meaning to what's done is done:
- don't cry over spilt milk
don't waste your time worrying about small mistakes or accidents that you cannot change
- let bygones be bygones
forget about disagreements that happened in the past
Next
Let's forget about peppery pies and murders for now - there's no point crying over spilt milk!
Have you ever heard the phrase guilty pleasure? What do you think it means? Go to the next activity to find out the answer and to learn more useful expressions relating to guilt.
Session Vocabulary
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What's done is done
Meaning
People still use Shakespeare's exact phrase: what's done is done, usually to say that there's no benefit in feeling bad for a long time about past mistakes.Example sentence
Just explain you meant to send the email to a different Sophie - and then forget about it. What's done is done.___________________
Extra vocabulary
a superstition
a supernatural belief that certain things will bring good or bad luckto get over something
to accept something that happened in the past and move onto have your eye on someone
to admire someone in a sexual way
don't cry over spilt milk
don't waste your time worrying about small mistakes or accidents that you cannot change
let bygones be bygones
forget about disagreements that happened in the pastguilt-free
not causing any guiltguilty pleasure
something you enjoy, but feel guilty or embarrassed about likingto guilt-trip someone
to make someone feel bad about something they have done, so that they then do something that you want them to doa guilty conscience
a feeling of guilt when you have done something wrong__________________
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