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Activity 30
30. Engage in a discussion and express your points of view. Use the
chart you made to follow the correct sequence in which to present TRACK 39 • Play the track so students can
them. Don’t read the chart, use it as a guide.
• Involve interlocutors in what you are saying, using phrases to let them understand what is expected T
know their participation is important. of them.
• Use the examples from the previous activity to clear up any confusion. • Focus their attention on rack 39
• Listen to the example on the track.
identifying which points of
view are presented as they
Voice 1: Public transportation isn’t too bad. Voice 4: Well, I hate the old, loud, pollution-
I like it because they transport us daily spewing vehicles used for public were in the chart, and which
from one place to another. I believe cars transportation. So I guess I agree with changed but kept the essence
are the vehicles that pollute the most. the author of the comic My Trip to India.
That’s what I think. What about you? I have to cover my nose because of the of the argument.
Voice 2: I’m afraid I have to disagree. Buses fumes and they irritate my eyes. Public • Remind students that we
are quite old and emit too much carbon transportation contributes to air pollution.
monoxide. It is unbearable! Most people I have read a couple of articles on this speak differently than how
would think this only happens in big cities topic. They all conclude that air pollution we write.
but it also happens in small towns that directly affects people’s well-being, as
have trucks. it stresses them out, they suffer from • Ask students to do the same
Voice 3: Yes, but we all know that public irritated eyes and it gives them headaches, and to pay attention to others’
transportation serves a very specific among other illnesses. responses. If there is someone
purpose: to transport people from one Voice 3: Oh, really? Come on! Not everyone
place to another on a daily basis without can afford to buy a car and they rely on who has not participated in
charging much. If more people used it, public transportation. We need it. the discussion, they should
there wouldn’t be so many cars on the
street and air pollution would decrease. ask him or her directly
Voice 2: Nobody cares about how old what he or she thinks about
buses are. Besides, everybody wants
to buy a car, so air pollution is still something in particular.
a problem because people don’t do • Set a pleasant environment,
anything to decrease it.
Voice 1: What do you think? You haven’t so students can feel at ease
spoken and we’d love to hear your when speaking English and
opinion.
expressing their points
of view.

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