ENTERTAINMENT

PART 3

DEBATE

Should we stop glorifying football's inherent violence?

 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

Stating an opinion
• In my opinion...
• I consider that…
•The way I/we see it...
• According to me/ to the other
side/ our opponents…
• As far as I'm concerned...

Presenting something which is common sense

• Everyone knows
• It’s common knowledge that ...
• It is obvious (to anyone) that ...
• It is well known that/ it is a well-known fact that...
• The facts speak for themselves:
• It is undoubtedly/undeniably true that...
• There is no denying that….

“I’m listening to the other side.”

• I see your point, but I’d
say…
• Yes, I understand, but my
opinion is that…
• That’s all very interesting,
but the problem is that…
• I’m afraid I can’t quite agree
with your point.
I AGREE with you
• Definitely….
• I couldn’t agree more….
• Absolutely….
• Precisely….
• I see your point….
• I’d go along with that view to a
point…
• I have to side with you on this one….
• That’s a good point….
• I see exactly what you mean….
• OK, that’s convincing….

• You took the words right out of my mouth…

I DISAGREE
• Excuse me, but that’s not quite
correct.
• Sorry, I just have to disagree with
your point.
• Let me just respond to that, please.
• I’d like to take issue with what you
just said.
• I cannot go along with what you say.
• I can’t share your point of view on this.
• I’m afraid I don’t agree…
• Frankly, I doubt if…
• Don’t you think it would be better …
SPEAKING PART 3
READING & USE OF ENGLISH PART 3 FCE
Activate! B2 Student’s Book (Pearson), UNIT 1, page 14, exercise 3
LISTENING PART 3
First Masterclass Student’s Book (Oxford)
UNIT 9, page 94, track 2.04, CD2
READING 7 USE OF ENGLISH PART 6
First Masterclass Student’s Book
(Oxford),
UNIT 3, pages 38-39
 WORD FORMATION: prefixes & suffixes
✔ https://www.english-grammar.at/
online_exercises/prefixes-suffixes/ps009-
my-poor-language.htm

✔ https://www.english-grammar.at/
online_exercises/prefixes-suffixes/prefixes-
suffixes2.htm

LISTENING
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Useful expressions for debates:

 http://crl.u-paris2.fr/polelangues/documents/ang/Eco/

L2-DebateVocab.pdf
 http://myenglishonline.ca/wp-content/uploads/

2014/08/100-Phrases.pdf
 file:///D:/Downloads/expressionsfordebate-

120525041729-phpapp01.pdf
LISTENING PART 3
Speaker 1: G
Speaker 2: E
Speaker 3: F
Speaker 4: A
Speaker 5: C

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