1 00:00:00,690 --> 00:00:08,750 Hello, we're going to work on speaking and today we're going to concentrate on given opinions 2 00:00:08,750 --> 00:00:16,170 and agreeing and disagreeing. This is something that we've done before but we're going to review 3 00:00:16,170 --> 00:00:25,129 a little bit and expand on it. So if you please go to your book and open it on page 83, you have 4 00:00:25,129 --> 00:00:35,030 section number six speaking and there you have some statements you can agree 5 00:00:35,030 --> 00:00:42,229 or disagree for example you can only have two or three close friends going on 6 00:00:42,229 --> 00:00:48,469 a holiday with friends can end the friendship or for example it's 7 00:00:48,469 --> 00:00:55,909 impossible to stay good friends with an ex-partner. And in your book they 8 00:00:55,909 --> 00:01:05,090 ask you to choose a topic and decide whether you agree, disagree or both agree 9 00:01:05,090 --> 00:01:12,709 and disagree or strongly disagree. And you're supposed to give reasons and 10 00:01:12,709 --> 00:01:20,989 examples right and to present all this information they give you this linkers 11 00:01:20,989 --> 00:01:29,090 now when presenting a topic I'm going to talk about when given reasons I think 12 00:01:29,090 --> 00:01:37,129 the main reason or the most important reason is or I believe it is important 13 00:01:37,129 --> 00:01:44,569 or it's impossible to be to stay friends with your ex-partners because you always 14 00:01:44,569 --> 00:01:52,430 remember the bad things that happened or another reason is that when you want to 15 00:01:52,430 --> 00:01:58,489 do that or given examples for example I have a friend who I've known since I was 16 00:01:58,489 --> 00:02:07,010 five years old and he couldn't stand his mother-in-law or for instance okay now 17 00:02:07,010 --> 00:02:25,889 this is similar or you can check all this linkers in the speaking section okay all right let me 18 00:02:25,889 --> 00:02:37,680 check okay I found it out on the speaking section yes if you check this speaking you have oral 19 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:44,560 interaction markers okay this is something we went through in class and 20 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:56,169 there you have this is a help no when you persuade or you can't sit have a 21 00:02:56,169 --> 00:03:05,539 point okay that may be true but or when you build up an argument state by state 22 00:03:05,539 --> 00:03:13,300 no for example or for start first of all and what's more and don't forget that 23 00:03:13,300 --> 00:03:25,159 okay so here you have you have this in your aula virtual okay to add more 24 00:03:25,159 --> 00:03:34,860 linkers to the task which is presenting an opinion and given reasons given 25 00:03:34,860 --> 00:03:44,740 examples given agreeing and disagreeing okay so we're going to start by 26 00:03:44,740 --> 00:03:52,780 expressing opinions there you are discussions are more interesting when 27 00:03:52,780 --> 00:03:57,039 people have different opinions on the subject and here in your book you have 28 00:03:57,039 --> 00:04:02,699 some of the statements that you're going to use okay you may ask for people's 29 00:04:02,699 --> 00:04:12,419 opinions and ask questions that encourage, que demandan, ¿no? a response. So, what do you think 30 00:04:12,419 --> 00:04:21,160 about cosmetic surgery? Where do you stand on giving money to beggars? Where do you stand on 31 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:29,079 giving? Where do you stand on? ¿Cuál es tu opinión? When you give your opinions, you may 32 00:04:29,079 --> 00:04:39,759 use neutral statements like in my view, I think, I feel, I reckon, I guess, it's acceptable, 33 00:04:40,540 --> 00:04:49,920 acceptable. And sometimes you give a strong opinion, no? I really believe, okay? And I want 34 00:04:49,920 --> 00:05:03,449 you to listen to this now. Track 69. One. Do you know, I spent about two hours yesterday just 35 00:05:03,449 --> 00:05:10,689 opening and answering my emails. There were about 50 in my inbox since 6pm. I think emails have made 36 00:05:10,689 --> 00:05:17,110 life more difficult and not easier at all. What do you reckon? I guess you're right. Emailing does 37 00:05:17,110 --> 00:05:23,230 seem to have taken over our lives. Some people say they only check email once or twice a day. 38 00:05:23,410 --> 00:05:29,629 If you ask me, it's a crazy idea. I mean, what if it's something really urgent? 39 00:05:30,449 --> 00:05:35,230 The way I see it, that's exactly why you should phone someone, to get their attention immediately. 40 00:05:35,850 --> 00:05:40,449 If you knew your email wouldn't be read for several hours, you wouldn't send it. You'd phone, surely. 41 00:05:40,970 --> 00:05:46,709 Yes, and in my view, that's exactly what we should start doing, using the phone again. 42 00:05:47,009 --> 00:05:52,509 But then we'd all be complaining about endless phone calls during our working day. 43 00:05:52,509 --> 00:06:10,610 Okay, now that you have listened, stop the video and take note of all the linkers and sentences they've used to express their opinions. 44 00:06:11,089 --> 00:06:22,189 Okay, here's the tape script. There you have it. 45 00:06:22,910 --> 00:06:29,569 I think... I think emails have made life more difficult. What do you reckon? 46 00:06:29,569 --> 00:06:39,569 I guess you're right. If you ask me, it's a crazy idea. The way I see it, in my view… 47 00:06:41,110 --> 00:06:46,550 OK, up to here. Now you're going to listen to another conversation. 48 00:06:51,870 --> 00:06:57,889 What do you think about this new suggestion that criminals should meet and apologise to their victims? 49 00:06:58,569 --> 00:07:03,310 I strongly believe it could be helpful to both people in some cases, 50 00:07:04,009 --> 00:07:05,870 but not when the crimes are serious. 51 00:07:06,870 --> 00:07:11,410 Personally, I wouldn't want to meet someone who really hurt me in some way. 52 00:07:12,110 --> 00:07:17,209 What's your attitude to people working in the community, then, instead of going to prison? 53 00:07:17,850 --> 00:07:22,850 Are you in favour of having criminals clean the streets outside your house where children are playing? 54 00:07:23,310 --> 00:07:27,730 Because as far as I'm concerned, criminals should be kept away from society 55 00:07:27,730 --> 00:07:35,689 not allowed into it. I really think it depends on the crime. I know driving while drunk is a crime, 56 00:07:36,149 --> 00:07:42,009 but to my mind, someone who is guilty of that crime wouldn't be a danger working as a street 57 00:07:42,009 --> 00:08:01,740 cleaner. OK, so now stop the video and check the expressions. Right, there you have. 58 00:08:01,740 --> 00:08:12,680 what do you think about? I strongly believe, personally. What's your attitude to? You see, 59 00:08:13,180 --> 00:08:18,939 it's not only what do you think, but what's your attitude? Where do you stand on? 60 00:08:19,939 --> 00:08:29,759 Another one, as far as I'm concerned, I really think, but to my mind, okay? So just to finish 61 00:08:29,759 --> 00:08:45,600 this. Look at these sentences and complete them with these words in the box. And we're 62 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:49,360 going to stop here and then we'll do more exercises.