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Agreement and Disagreement

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1. Study the expressions useful to get someone’s opinions about the subject being discussed.

  Agreeing with someone Agreeing to something
1.Agreement Strong: I fully/totally agree…. I completely/absolutely agree with you about/on.... I'm in total agreement with you Yes, definitely. Exactly! Precisely. Neutral: I agree with... You're right there I think you are right Strong: I totally accept that... I fully agree to that... I'm all in favour of... Yes, definitely Exactly Precisely.   Neutral: I support... I agree to... That's true/right
2. Partial agreement I agree with you up to a point/to a certain extent but... I'd agree with you, but.... You may have something there, but … You could/may be right, but... I suppose you are right but.... Maybe, but... I agree to that up to a point/to a certain extent.... I'd accept that, but... That could/may be so, but.... That may/might be right, but I see your point but...
3. Disagreement Strong: I completely/absolutely disagree with you... On the contrary... Of course not. Neutral: (I'm afraid) I can't agree with you.... I don't agree/disagree... I think you are wrong.... Strong: I fully/totally disagree to that That's out of the question. That's ridiculous. Neutral: (I'm afraid) I can't accept that... I don't accept that... That's not how I see it. I wouldn't say that.

 

2. Here are some people's opinions. Make notes on what you'd say in response to them, using the phrases given below. If you disagree, explain your reasons for disagreeing.

1) “If you want to go to university, you usually apply during your last year at school, when you are 17.”

2) “University students usually live away from home.”

3) “tudents get a grant or a loan from the government to study.”

4) ’Some students don’t want to go straight from school to university, so they take a year out to work’.

5) ’The commercials on TV are usually more entertaining than the programmes.’

6) ’Shops should all be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.’

7) ’There's no point in buying expensive clothes. It's a waste of money.’

8)’Clothes in bright colours like red and yellow are becoming fashionable.’

9)’People spend too much money buying things they don't really need.’

10)’Everything is cheaper in a supermarket than in a street market.’

 

That's true. And I also think that...

I agree with you. And I also think that

That's a good point. Don’t you also think that…?

I see what you mean, but …

Well, personally I think that...

I don't really agree because…

I don't q uite agree because…

That's an interesting point of view, but I think...

 

3. Working with another student, take turns to respond to each opinion. Make sure you say more than just a few words in response.


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