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15. Write some expressions that introduce an opinion and to agree
or disagree with something.
Reader's
Book pages 68-76
• Check your Reader’s Book, to find a few and think of others.
• Discuss which expressions you can include in your points of view. Look at the example.

Example:

DAVID: There are several expressions we can use depending on what we think about the arguments.
PAULA: At the beginning, to introduce an opinion, we can simply start with “I think…” and then state
our point of view.
MARÍA: Yes, then to agree with something we can say “I fully support the fact that…” or, if everyone
believes it, we can even use “We can all agree with…” and then state the arguments.
ERIC: Great. If there’s something we don’t agree with we can say “This is not true because…” followed
by a fact.

• Discuss the ideas in favor of and against what you wrote in Activity 13 and
use the expressions above to let others know if you agree with them or not.
TRACK 61
• Listen to the track and use it as an example.
16. Check the ideas in favor of and against that you wrote in Activity 13
and do the following:

• Determine how the students feel about the text they are commenting on.
• Underline the statements that provide clues to decide if the text is good or not.

• Exchange opinions about what conclusion you can reach. Look at the example. session 6

PAULA: Music has always been changing and, if technology is present in all aspects of our lives,
it is going to be present in music, too.
MARÍA: Exactly, and computers don’t replace traditional instruments; they’re a new expressive Opinions
tool in themselves.
ERIC: Ok, but the social component is lost with computer music: most DJs perform alone. They should
compose and perform with other musicians.
DAVID: Yes, I agree, but we can say that computer made music can be as good as music made with
traditional instruments.
PAULA: Totally.

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