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Verbs: argue, sum up, disagree, be in favour of, be right, be wrong, object, be opposed to, prove, suggest, criticize, overestimate, convince, be aware, realise, be prejudiced against, be in favour of, contradict, suppose, support, insist, maintain, generalize, interrupt, point out, underestimate, concur

Nouns: argument, relevance, point of view, pros and cons, validity

Phrases to emphasise: I honestly feel that ..., I strongly believe that ..., I’m convinced that ..., Without a doubt ..., I’m positive ..., I’m absolutely certain that ..., The fact of the matter is ...

Phrases to show agreement: You’re absolutely right ..., I agree ..., I concur...

Phrases to contradict: To my mind ..., What I’m more concerned with is ..., In my case ..., But the question is ..., But can’t you see ..., I personally believe ..., But what about ..., That’s just not true ..., As far as I’m concerned ..., On the other hand ..., In my opinion ...

Phrases to show respect for other opinions: Perhaps you won’t agree with me, but ..., Don’t misunderstand me, but ..., There are exceptions, of course ..., One exception is ..., I’d like to comment on that ..., Sorry, I don’t follow you ...

Phrases to explain or elaborate: If I said that, I didn’t mean to ..., Let me rephrase what I just said ..., That’s not what I said at all ..., In general ...

The Lifeboat

Discuss the following scenario and reach a decision as a group. Be prepared to explain how you reached your decision. Try to incorporate some of the words and phrases in the blue boxes on the right.

The ship is sinking and the seas are rough. All but one lifeboat has been destroyed. The lifeboat holds a maximum of six people. There are ten people that want to board the lifeboat. The four individuals who do NOT board the boat will certainly die.



Woman who thinks she is six weeks pregnant

Lifeguard

Two young adults who recently married

Senior citizen who has fifteen grandchildren

Elementary school teacher

Thirteen year old twins

Veteran nurse

Captain of the ship

 

(Thank you, Kirstine Steno)

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