Use of English. Choose the best variant.

Getting ready for the round table. Group the following conversational formulas in A into categories in B.

· And as proof of that,.. · Another interesting point is · As I see it,.... · But all the evidence suggests that.. · But isn't it really a question of.. · By which I mean · Can I come to that later? · Can we leave that to another discussion? · Do you mind if I jump in here? · For instance,.. · Having looked at., I'd now like to consider.. · I now want to turn to.... · I really do think that.... · I see what you mean, but.. · I take your point, but.. · I tend to think that · I want to highlight/emphasize.... · I’m afraid I can’t agree with you on that. As I was saying… · I'd just like to say that... · If I could just come in here

· If I may finish this point… · If I may, I think…. · If we put that another way, · I'm afraid I can't agree with. on this matter · I'm convinced that.... · I'm inclined to think that... · In other words, · It's important to remember that.... · Moving on now to. · Or you could say · That is to say, · That’s not really relevant at this stage… · The crucial/essential point is.... · The point I'm making is · To illustrate my/our point · To put it another way, · Turning now to.. · Um... um... um... · We should bear in mind that.... · What (in effect) we are saying is....

Changing the point	(Dis)agreement
Adding Emphasis	Exemplifying
Opinion/Conviction	Interrupting
Rephrasing	Avoiding/Responding interruption

1. Fill out this card before the role play and hand it in to your instructor for her/him to be able to better assess your preparation and performance.

Name ____________________________	Role ___________________________________
A. Line of argument
B. Language Input
1. Relevant phrases from the text a) ____________________________________ b) ____________________________________ c) ____________________________________	2. Relevant phrases from other sources a) _______________________________________ b) _______________________________________ c) _______________________________________
3. Rhetorical Functions: Introduction/Aims	4. Rhetorical Functions: Convictions
5. Rhetorical Functions: Entering Discussion	6. Rhetorical Functions: (Dis)Agreement
7. Rhetorical Functions: Clarifying	8. Rhetorical Functions: Emphasizing
9. Rhetorical Functions: Rephrasing	10. Rhetorical Functions: Changing the Point
Active vocabulary: stigma (to stigmatise) profound bigotry (bigot) to process to trigger prejudice assumption (to assume) disparate (disparity) to substantiate propensity to consign to posit

ADDITIONAL EXERCISES

Use of English. Choose the best variant.

David Benatar does not argue that men have a worse time than women; that x/the/a feminism has gone too far; that men are now x/the/a oppressed sex; or that sexism against/of/to women does not exist. On x / the/a contrary, he repeatedly details the many forms of injustice faced with/x by women across the world, and applauds efforts to address them. Benatar does not blame x/the/a feminism for anti-male discrimination, rightly noting/noticing that x/the/a most such injustices long predate the women’s movement.

He certainly doesn’t suggest positive discrimination, instead / in spite devoting an entire chapter to arguing/argueing that such policies are in-/un - ethical and in-/un- effective as a response/respond to any form of sexism. Perhaps the chapter title “Affirmative Action” may confuse / have confused any critics who only read as far as/as long as the contents page.

Benatar’s actual argument is that, in x/the/a most societies, men and boys face with/x several specific/specialized and serious forms of wrongful discrimination, and that these are not only injustices in their own right, but also contribute to discrimination against/of/to women. The issues he highlights include military conscription and combat exclusions; male circumcision; corporal punishment, victimisation in violence and sexual assault, and discrimination in family and relationship disputes.

I do not intend to list the various ways in which I think Benatar’s analysis is correct, incorrect or inadequate, although there are plenty of each. Instead/Therefore I want to focus on how the feminist consensus has reacted to the release of his book. But/while it would be a stretch to describe it as a feminist work, there is much in The Second Sexism that should be music to the ears of the sisterhood.

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