60 What's your opinio

Discussion language mD

"You are at a meeting. Choose the best response for each situation.

1 You are speaking and someone interrupts you.

1. Be quiet!

Al .. say somet h i ng here?

s . ............................... about Fridays in

genera l. bu t t he idea t hat Frida y l 3¹h is actually a n "tml ucky day·is ridiculous .

@Ca n I just finish what I was sayi ng?

c) Sorry, do you mi nd if I in terru pt?

z omeone is speaking . Xou wan t to say somet hi n g.

1. Can I make a point here?

of course

That's not Yes.sure

3

I agree actually make a point here

If I could just finish What do you think Iinterrupt

b) I f I could just finish making this point.

c) What's t he point of t h is?

3 You k now Jason has a n opi nion, bu t he hasn 't said a nything yet.

1. That ma y be t rue , but what abom Pa ul?

b) Jason , you had somet hing you wanted to say.

c) Sorry, do }'OU mi nd if Pa ul i n terru pts?

4 Someone is speaking and you have t he same opinion as h i m/her.

1. Yes, I'd agree wi th t hat.

b) Sure, go a head.

KIM Can I⁹.................................................... ?

MEL Yes, ¹⁰

KIM Mel, you must agree t hat tourism is good for t he cou n try.

MEL ¹¹

KIM A nd that we need more hotels.

^MEL I'tn not su re ¹z ............--.............................. .

4

JAN ¹³ ............................ . a bou t prefabs?

ELLA I hate them. They're ugly and poor quali ty ...

c) I'm sure I agree , actually.

I} Complete th e conversat ions with these ph rases.

JAN

Sorry, do you mi nd if ¹⁴............... ...................... ...... ?

¹⁵ . .... t rue act ually. In Sweden ...

Wl:iat's ye1:1r opi11io11 Go ahead Can I just

That may be You had something I'm not sure

ELLA ¹⁶

JAN Yes, sorry. Go ahead .

........ ma king this point.

Yes, I'd agree with Can Ijust finish

TIM ¹ • Wb.?!.t'..yg.1,1.r.g pinio.n. .. of teenage behaviour?

ANN It's si mple . Firstly, pa ren ts should be stricter.

TIM ...... ·····-·· t hat. But the reasons ...

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Review : gradable and strong adjectives

1. Ch ange the words in bold to ma ke t hese senten ces more posit ive. Use absol utely and an adject ive in

t he box.

faWnateC! delighted fantastic furious tiny gorgeous delicious filthy

ANN

·······-································•••••••••• wha t I was sayi ng?

TIM Su re. ⁴ •••••••••••••••••• ••••••

2

PAM .. . ....................••.......... ... you wanted to

say about super stitions.

CARL Yes, sta tisti cs show th a t f riday 13th isn't unluckier tha n a ny other day.

PAM ⁶ . ......••••.•...••••.•..... . . t rue, but t h e worst days for aceiden Ls last yea r were all Fridays.

I was quit e interest ed. ..9.f?.S.Pll!tely.fqJ(irJ.9.te .d .

2 The room was quite small . .

3 The weat her was good . ........... ...................

4 His house was fairly d irty. .......................................... s My h usba nd wa a ngry.

6 The food was quite t ast y.

7 h e looks bea ut ifu l. ....... ............................. .

8 \Ve were very p leased . ...............

(}' Reading and Writing Portfolio 6 p74 )