This page suggests subjects for discussion to encourage agreeing andor disagreeing in english. This business english lesson is the first part in a twopart series looking at agreeing and disagreeing. Offering an opinion can be difficult when it is not in your first language. Tell the students to brainstorm issues and choose a topic of interest to them. A neither is we b so are we c so are you d so am i 2 maggie.
Here are 20 topics to discuss with a friend or group. Check your answers with your teacher or the answer key. Agreeing and disagreeing in english sooner or later you will get the urge to agree or disagree with something that is being said in english. A short lesson about the various words and phrases you can use to agree and disagree when answering the examiners questions in the ielts speaking exam. They could also be used as speaking topics for speeches these speaking topics go well with activities to practice giving opinions agreeing, disagreeing, interrupting, and changing the topic. Agreeing and disagreeing language game worksheet 2 instructions stage 1 language presentation work together to put the cards into two columns depending on whether the phrase is used to agree or disagree. You may know exactly what you want to say in your native tongue, but are unsure of how to express your views in english. Agreeing and disagreeing learnenglish teens british. Practise agreeing and disagreeing even if you have to argue against something you actually believe in. Useful english expressions agreeing and disagreeing.
Agreeing disagreeing esl activities worksheets games. Phrases for agreeing, acknowledging ideas, and disagreeing. These speaking topics go well with activities to practice giving opinions agreeing, disagreeing, interrupting, and changing the topic. If anybody wants to have a friendly chat you can add me and lets learn together. Sooner or later you will get the urge to agree or disagree with something that is being said in. Expressions for agreeing and disagreeing in english. Please note that the topics used in the debate could be sensitive subjects gender. Hi, im sandra from south korea i want to brush up my english skills and vocabulary skills at the same time my grammar. Esl gold is dedicated to being the fastest and easiest way to learn english as a second language online. Stage 2 game shuffle up the cards and deal them out between you. University at albany, state university of new york scholars archive communication faculty scholarship communication 111984 agreeing and disagreeing with assessments. Here are some common phrases and expressions you can use to express your agreement or disagreement in english. Do this exercise to practise the language to agree, disagree or partly agree.
Its important to make your position in a debate clear, while. Each person has to pick up a card and then the topic is read out. Which of these phrases for agreeing and disagreeing are your favourite. In this short sketch we show you how to disagree and agree. I was thinking it could take place sometime in january. If you want to agree and disagree in english, the way you do it can depend on the context. Practice the conversations of this topic with mike. Agreeing disagreeing esl activities worksheets games teach this. The use of the phrase, well just have to agree to disagree, which appears in. Agreeing and disagreeing in english expressions for agreeing and. Below is an example discussion on the topic of transportation in a particular city. In these two lessons, well be practicing different levels of agreement and disagreement, from weak to.
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