"Video games are good for your brain." Do you agree or disagree?
Key sentences
| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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| If you ask me, (opinion).
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Yeah, you're (adjective).
Yeah, that's (adjective).
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| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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| I would have to say that (opinion).
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Well, (disagreeing phrase).
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| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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| The way I see it, (opinion).
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Yeah, (partly disagreeing phrase) but not necessarily.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
If you ask me, (opinion).
| opinion
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sentence
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| video games are a waste of time
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If you ask me, video games are a waste of time.
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| video games are too violent
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If you ask me, video games are too violent.
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| kids can learn a lot from playing video games
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If you ask me, kids can learn a lot from playing video games.
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| some kids play video games too much
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If you ask me, some kids play video games too much.
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Yeah, you're (adjective).
| adjective
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sentence
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| absolutely right
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Yeah, you're absolutely right.
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| right about that
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Yeah, you're right about that.
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| spot on
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Yeah, you're spot on.
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| on the right track
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Yeah, you're on the right track.
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I would have to say that (opinion).
| opinion
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sentence
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| video games are good for the brain
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I would have to say that video games are good for the brain.
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| video games are more fun than TV
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I would have to say that video games are more fun than TV.
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| American video games are the most fun
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I would have to say that American video games are the most fun.
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| recently video games are less fun
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I would have to say that recently video games are less fun.
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Well, (disagreeing phrase).
| disagreeing phrase
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sentence
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| I'm not so sure about that
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Well, I'm not so sure about that.
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| I don't know about that
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Well, I don't know about that.
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| I can't say I agree
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Well, I can't say I agree.
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| I don't believe so
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Well, I don't believe so.
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The way I see it, (opinion).
| opinion
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sentence
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| kids under 12 should not play violent video games
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The way I see it, kids under 12 should not play violent video games.
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| adults should not play video games
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The way I see it, adults should not play video games.
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| playing video games is bad for your eyes
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The way I see it, playing video games is bad for your eyes.
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| PC games are more fun than console games
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The way I see it, PC games are more fun than console games.
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Yeah, (partly disagreeing phrase) but not necessarily.
| partly disagreeing phrase
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sentence
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| I see what you mean
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Yeah, I see what you mean but not necessarily.
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| I see where you're coming from
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Yeah, I see where you're coming from but not necessarily.
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| there's some truth to that
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Yeah, there's some truth to that but not necessarily.
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| that's a good point
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Yeah, that's a good point but not necessarily.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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| If you ask me, (video games are a waste of time).
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Yeah, you're (absolutely right).
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| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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| I would have to say that (video games are good for the brain).
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Well, (I'm not so sure about that).
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| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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| The way I see it, (kids under 12 should not play violent video games).
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Yeah, (I see what you mean) but not necessarily.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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If you ask me, ... .
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Yeah, you're ... .
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| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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| I would have to say that ....
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Well, ....
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| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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| The way I see it, ....
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Yeah, ... but not necessarily.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Giving an opinion
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Agreeing or disagreeing
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| Say five opinions about video games.
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Agree or disagree.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
