English – Making Complaints and Apologizing – BAC Literary Stream

English – Making Complaints and Apologizing – BAC Literary Stream

Knowing how to make complaints politely and how to apologize appropriately is an important communicative skill for the BAC exam and real-life situations.

Making Complaints:

• Mild/Politely: “I’m sorry to say this, but…” / “I’m afraid I have a complaint.” / “I’m not satisfied with…”
• Strong: “I’m very disappointed with…” / “This is unacceptable!” / “I want to speak to the manager.”
• Writing a complaint letter: “I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with…” / “I would like to draw your attention to…” / “I would appreciate it if you could…”

Apologizing:

• Simple: “I’m sorry.” / “I apologize.” / “Excuse me.”
• More formal: “I sincerely apologize for…” / “Please accept my apologies.” / “I would like to apologize for…”
• Explaining: “I’m sorry about the delay. There was a traffic jam.” / “Please forgive me. I didn’t mean to…”
• Promising to improve: “I promise it won’t happen again.” / “I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Responding to Complaints:

• Polite: “I understand your concern.” / “Let me look into this for you.” / “I’ll take care of it right away.”
• Apologetic: “I’m terribly sorry about this.” / “Please allow me to apologize on behalf of the company.”

Useful Expressions:

• “There seems to be a problem with…”
• “I’d like to get a refund, please.”
• “Can you replace this, please?”
• “This is not what I ordered.”
• “I’ve been waiting for an hour.”
• “I would like to speak to someone in charge.”
• “Thank you for bringing this to our attention.”

BAC Exercise:

Write a short complaint dialogue using appropriate expressions.

Example answer:
Customer: “Excuse me, I’m afraid I have a complaint. I bought this phone yesterday, but it doesn’t work properly.”
Assistant: “I’m very sorry about that. Let me check it for you.”
Customer: “I’d like to get a refund, please.”
Assistant: “Of course. I’ll process that right away. Please accept our sincere apologies.”

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