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THEME 8 DIGITAL ERA

FUNCTIONS
F1 Stating personal opinions in everyday conversations
F2 Stating preferences
10 GRADE F3 Stating causes and effects
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F4 Giving an extended description and detailed information about people/places/events
1 Our Opinion

The aim of the activity is to have students state personal opinions in everyday conversations.

Materials and Preparation
Activity sheet on page 195
As a preparation, the teacher photocopies the activity sheet as many as the number of students.

Procedure
1 Put students into pairs, and hand out the activity sheet to each student.
2 Next, tell students to read the sentences and tick () in the agreement or disagreement boxes for
themselves. Give them an adequate amount of time to think over and do the task individually.
3 Once they are finished, tell them to compare and find out what they have in common.
4 Finally, have the pairs share what they have in common with their partners.

2 Time to Debate

The activity aims to have students participate in a debate and practice expressions for stating
personal opinions.

Materials and Preparation
Worksheet on page 196
Assessment rubric on page 197
As a preparation, the teacher photocopies and hands out both the worksheet and the assessment
rubric to each subgroup.

Procedure
1 Divide the class into two groups. Then, divide both groups into two subgroups as As and Bs.
2 Tell students that they will be given various topics to debate over and As of either group will be
“for” and Bs “against”.
3 Then, ask each group to take a look at the topics given and choose one of them as the debate
topic.
4 Have the As and Bs of either group debate over their topics standing “for” and “against”. During the
debate within a group, the other group will be the jury to evaluate the debating group using the
assessment rubrics.
5 At the beginning of the debate, remind students to take into consideration the following rules:

• Respect your opponents.
• Do not interrupt.
• Support the arguments with details.

6 Give students enough time to prepare their “for” or “against” arguments by making notes on the
worksheet. Monitor and guide them while they are carrying out the task.
7 When everyone is ready, invite two groups to the front of the class to debate over their topic.
8 Once the debate is finished, take the assessment rubrics and determine the winner group.

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