SPEAKING KEY PHRASES Choose one of the questions below and discuss it with your partner. Use the phrases to help you.Expressing opinionsI believe that... I think that...In my opinion,... In my view,.. As I see it, ...It seems to me that... I’d say that...1. Doyou think people depend too much on technology? Give examples.2. Do you think any of the gadgets in exercise 4 will have disappeared fifty years from now? Explain your opinion.3. Do you think it’s wrong to copy songs and films from friends...
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SPEAKING KEY PHRASES Choose one of the questions below and discuss it with your partner. Use the phrases to help you.
Expressing opinions
I believe that... I think that...
In my opinion,... In my view,.. As I see it, ...
It seems to me that... I’d say that...
1. Doyou think people depend too much on technology? Give examples.
2. Do you think any of the gadgets in exercise 4 will have disappeared fifty years from now? Explain your opinion.
3. Do you think it’s wrong to copy songs and films from friends rather than buying them? Why? / Why not?
Listen to two people discussing a news item. Which of the headlines in exercise 1 is the main idea of the news items? Listening Strategy You may have to distinguish fact from opinion in a listening task. Listen for clues to help you decide. An opinion might begin with a verb connected with thinking (e.g. think, believe, expect, reckon) or a phrase for introducing opinions (in my view, as I see it, etc.).
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Listen to two people discussing a news item. Which of the headlines in exercise 1 is the main idea of the news items?
Listening Strategy
You may have to distinguish fact from opinion in a listening task. Listen for clues to help you decide. An opinion might begin with a verb connected with thinking (e.g. think, believe, expect, reckon) or a phrase for introducing opinions (in my view, as I see it, etc.).
Listen again. Choose the correct answers (a–c). 1 It is a fact, not an opinion, that the problema was caused by a child.b cannot be solved in the shop.c will take several days to solve.2 Where does the dialogue take place?a Outside the mans houseb Outside the Victoria Hotelc Outside the Empire Hotel3 Why is the girl angry with the boy?a He wont let her use his MP3 player.b He accused her of stealing something from a friend.c He accidentally deleted something that she wanted.4 The dialogue takes...
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Listen again. Choose the correct answers (a–c).
1 It is a fact, not an opinion, that the problem
a was caused by a child.
b cannot be solved in the shop.
c will take several days to solve.
2 Where does the dialogue take place?
a Outside the man's house
b Outside the Victoria Hotel
c Outside the Empire Hotel
3 Why is the girl angry with the boy?
a He won't let her use his MP3 player.
b He accused her of stealing something from a friend.
c He accidentally deleted something that she wanted.
Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen again and decide whether each sentence below is a fact or an opinion. Which words introduce the opinions? 1 Sabine Moreau began her journey in Belgium.2 She travelled through six different countries before arriving in Croatia.3 She wanted to spend a couple of days on her own.4 Her son contacted the police.5 Ms Moreau invented the story about following her satnav by mistake.6 Hundreds of people follow their satnavs without thinking and end up at the wrong...
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Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen again and decide whether each sentence below is a fact or an opinion. Which words introduce the opinions?
1 Sabine Moreau began her journey in Belgium.
2 She travelled through six different countries before arriving in Croatia.
3 She wanted to spend a couple of days on her own.
4 Her son contacted the police.
5 Ms Moreau invented the story about following her satnav by mistake.
6 Hundreds of people follow their satnavs without thinking and end up at the wrong destination.