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[Found this in my archives the other day. It's from 3 years ago. I don't remember why I never posted it at the time. It looks like this was modified from a worksheet a colleague had made, and I probably didn't view it as my own original work, so I never posted it at the time. But looking at it now, I'm fairly sure that I put a lot of work into modifying this and adding to this. So I'm going to claim it as one of my own.]
Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing
Stating an opinion
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Asking for an opinon
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Expressing agreement
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Expressing disagreement
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Interruptions
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Settling an argument
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Topics for Debate
Here are 20 topics to discuss with a friend or group. Practise agreeing and disagreeing even if you have to argue against something you actually believe in. One way to have fun with this is to make up a bunch of cards that say agree or disagree. Each person has to pick up a card and then the topic is read out. It is more fun to have a debate this way because you don't have to play your true self. Try to continue each discussion for at least five minutes. Use the expressions that you learned, including agreeing, disagreeing, asking for opinions, interrupting, etc.
- Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
- Swimming in the ocean is better than swimming in a public pool.
- Alcohol should be illegal.
- Children should provide room and board for their ageing parents.
- Studying grammar is more important than practising conversation skills.
- Television is the leading cause of violence in today's society.
- Dogs make better companions than cats.
- Smoking should be permitted in public places.
- Females are better students than males.
- A parent shouldn't pierce a baby's ears.
- Lawyers should make a higher salary than nurses.
- Reading English is more difficult than listening to English.
- Summer is the best season of the year.
- Children under 13 should not be allowed to babysit.
- High school students should wear uniforms.
- 21 should be the legal driving age around the world.
- Classical music is the best kind of music.
- The government should pay for post secondary education (i.e. university education).
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
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Swimming in the ocean is better than swimming in a public pool.
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Alcohol should be illegal.
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Children should provide room and board for their ageing parents.
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Children should provide room and board for their ageing parents.
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Studying grammar is more important than practising conversation skills.
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Television is the leading cause of violence in today's society.
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Dogs make better companions than cats.
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Smoking should be permitted in public places.
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Females are better students than males.
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A parent shouldn't pierce a baby's ears.
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Lawyers should make a higher salary than nurses.
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Reading English is more difficult than listening to English.
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Summer is the best season of the year.
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Children under 13 should not be allowed to babysit.
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High school students should wear uniforms.
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21 should be the legal driving age around the world.
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Classical music is the best kind of music.
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The government should pay for post secondary education (i.e. university education).
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Blank cards for student’s own topics
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