1. a. Read these phrases a - h and put them into groups.
a. What do you think ...?
c. What about you, (Nick)?
e. I agree (with this / Nick).
g. I don't agree (with this / Nick).
b. I'm sorry, I don't agree.
d. Yes, definitely.
f. Do you agree (with that)?
h. No, definitely not.
=> Answer:
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Asking for opinions: a, c, f
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Expressing agreement: d, e
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Expressing disagreement: b, g, h
b. Complete the conversation with these phrases. Then practise the conversation with your friends.
a. I'm sorry, I don't agree d. What about you
b. No, definitely not e. I agree with
c. Do you agree with that
Duy: I don't think we should have robots in our lives.
Nick: (1) ______ Robots are helping us a lot in industry, education, and even in our house. (2) ______ Duy?
Duy: (3) ______ They're a complete waste of time and money. They're making everybody lazy. In the future robots will take over the world. I saw a film about that once. (4) ______ Phong?
Phong: Oh, (5) ______ Nick. Robots are never smarter than humans. But in the future. they will be very useful because they will do almost everything instead of us.
=> Answer:
1. a 2. c 3. h 4. d 5. e
2. Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Use the phrases in 1.
1. We shouldn't have robots in our lives.
-> I agree (with this)/ I don't agree (with this).
2. Living in the city is better than living in the countryside.
3. Driving a car is more convenient than riding a motorbike.
4. Learning a foreign language is a waste of time.
5. We must wear our uniforms in school every day.
=> Answer:
2. am sorry, I don't agree
3. Yes, definitely.
4. No, definitely not
5. I don't agree with it