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Module 10 - Giving Opinions
Working wit h a part ner put the sentences below int o the most suit able column in t he table
on the next page.
As I see i t . . . .
Do you really think so?
From my own point of
v iew I d say. . . .
Given t he choice I d go
fo r . . . .
How about . . . .
I adore... . I see you point,
b u t . . . .
I be l ieve. . . .
I can t stand. . . .
I hardly think so.
I par t icu lar ly l ike . . . .
I real ly love... .
I wouldn t l ike to say.
I d ra the r . . . .I m afr a id i t s not rea l ly
my cup of t ea.
I m in t wo minds about
this.
I m not a t a l l keen on. . . .
I m not exactl y sure what
you mean.
I m not real ly sure.
I m not t oo sure about
tha t .
I m not very fond o f . . . .
I m qu i t e keen on. . . .
I m rea l ly not in favour
o f . . . .
If I had to choose Id opt
f o r . . . .
I f you asked me, I d
say... .
In my opinion... .
I t seems to m e that . . . .I t s a d i f f icu l t choice, but
on the whole I prefer . . . .
I t s d i f f icu l t to say.
Let s . . . .
Now, t hat s a d i f f icu l t
question.
One possibil i ty would be
to . . .
Personal ly,. . . .
That s one way of seeing
i t b u t . . . .
We could always... .
Wed l i ke to . . . .
We re going to . . . .
Weve decided to . . . .
What about . . . .
Why don t we. . . .
Yes, but have you t hought
abou t . . . .
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Language of
agreement
Language of
disagreement
Stat ing opinion Showing
uncertainty
Making
suggestions
Expressing likes Expressing
dislikes
Showing
preference
Describing your
decisions
Asking for
clarification
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Imagine your school has won a prize of 2,000 which they can spend on anything they like.
Below are some ideas with their advantages and disadvantages. Can you add any ideas to
the list?
Suggest ion Advantage Disadvantage
New books. Teachers could use t he books
to f ind more in terest ing
mater ia l .
Students hardly ever look at
t he books which are in t he
l ibrary now.
Educat ional Tr ips I t would make a pleasant
change for t he class t o go out
as a group.
I t s d if f i cu l t t o f i nd a t ime
when t he whol e class can go
out t ogether .
Camcorder St udents could m ake f i lm s
which is a fun w ay to pract ise
t heir English.
Not al l students l ike being
recorded and the shyer
members of the class might
fee l uncomfor t ab le.
Language Lab I t provides a di f ferent way for
st udents to practi se and
improve t heir speaking and
listening.
More money would need t o be
raised. Language labs are
quit e expensive.
Teachers Bonus Teachers would be happier
and as a result t he class mi ght
be a lo t more f un.
Some t eachers are never
happy and they earn enough
as it is.
Discuss in groups what t he money should be spent on. You might not agree wit h t he
advantages and disadvantages given. If you don t , say so.
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Module 10 Teachers notes (To be used with p.110-111)
This task revise the language covered in both modules 8 & 10. It also ext ends the range
covered and will require plent y of opport unit ies for practice.
For t he fi rst t ask you might f ind t here is some disagreement as the meaning of many of the
expressions depends on both the context and intonation use. The answers given below
therefore are only a guide.
Language of
agreement
Language of
disagreement
Stat ing opinion Showing
uncertainty
Making
suggestions
I th ink you re
r ight about . . . .
That s what I
th ink too.
I d have said t he
same.
Thats a great
idea.
That s for sure!
Youre not wrong
there!
What a good
idea!
I hardly t hink so.
Do you really
t hink so?
I m not t oo sure
about t hat .
That s one way
of seeing it
b u t . . . .
Yes, but have
you thought
abou t . . . .
I see you point ,
b u t . . . .
Personal ly,. . . .
I be l ieve. . . .
I t seems t o me
th a t . . . .
If you asked me,
I d say. . . .
In my opinion... .
As I see i t . . . .
From my ow n
poin t o f v iew I d
say... .
I t s d if f i cu l t t o
say.
Now, t hat s a
d i f f icu l t
question.
I wouldn t l i ke to
say.
I m not rea l ly
sure.
I m in tw o minds
about t his.
We could
always... .
Why don t we. . . .
How about . . . .
What about . . . .
Let s . . . .
One possibil i t y
would be to . . .
Expressing likes Expressing
dislikes
Showing
preference
Describing your
decisions
Asking for
clarification
I part icular ly
l i ke . . . .
I real ly love... .
I m qu i t e keen
on . . . .
I adore. . . .
I m rea l ly not in
favour o f . . . .
I m not very fond
o f . . . .
I can t stand. . . .
I m not a t a l l
keen on... .
I m a f ra id i t s
not rea l ly my
cup of tea.
I t s a d i f f icu l t
choice, but on
the w hole I
p re fe r . . . .
I d ra the r . . . .
Given t he choice
I d go for . . . .
If I had t o choose
I d op t fo r . . . .
Weve decided
to . . . .
Were going
to . . . .
Wed l ike to . . . .
I m not exact l y
sure what you
mean.
There are no ri ght or wr ong answers for the second table completi on task but the task gives
students some time to think about alternative ways to spend the money.
For the discussion stage of the t ask you could do it as a whole class acti vit y and award
point s every t ime a student uses one of t he expressions appropri ately.