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UNIT 1 Agreement , Disagreement , and Personal Feelings “ Language Information ” L.E.L.I. Eva Ortiz Benítez. Agreement. Disagreement. is. is. … the harmony of people’s opinion. …a conflict or difference of opinion. f or example. f or example. * I agree * I think so, too .
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UNIT 1 Agreement, Disagreement, and Personal Feelings “LanguageInformation” L.E.L.I. Eva Ortiz Benítez
Agreement • Disagreement is is • …theharmony of people’sopinion. • …a conflictordifference of opinion. forexample forexample • * I agree • * I think so, too. • * I´m in complete agreementwithyou. • *That’sright and… • *Absolutely • *That´s a goodpoint. • *Well, maybe. But… • Well, thatmightbe true, but… • *Well, I thinkthat… • *Well, in my opinion… • *Well, my feelingisthat… • * Oh, I don´tthing so. I thinkthat… • *I disagreewithyou…
Personal feelings • Adjectivesending in –ed • Adjectivesending in -ing to to • describe thewayyoufeel. • explainwhatorwhomakesyoufeelthisway. forexample forexample • *Marissaisannoyed. • *Lukeisshocked. • *They’refrightened. • *Are youbored? • *Marissaisannoyedbecauseshe’sjustreceived and annoying e-mail. • *IsLukeshockedbecausehe’sjustreadshockingnews? • *The film wasfrightening. Thechildrenwerefrightened. • *I’mboredbecausethisworkisboring.
So, what do youthinkabout…? • What’syouropinionabout…? • What’syourfeelingabout…? • Questionsaboutopinions • What’syourpoint of viewabout…? • Do youhaveanyopinionsabout…? • How do youfeelabouttheissue of…?
I thinkpeopleshould… • I don’tthinkpeopleshould… • Peopleshouldn’t… • Expressionsaboutopinions • From my point of view… • I don’tthinkthatpeopleshouldbeallowedto… • I can undestand _____, but I can’tunderstand_______.
*See the file “Feelings” in the section Glossaries for further reference. References: MalamedLewis. “That’s wrong!” – Improving the friendly discussion of controversial issues. – TokaiUniversity, Japan. Cunningham and Mohamed. “Languagetogo” Pre-intermediate.- Longman. 2002.