Expressing Opinions Simply

A2 · Elementary57 minBasic BasicsLesson 5 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: give your opinion with a reason — and agree or disagree politely.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: What do YOU think?

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What Do You Think?

    Read a 162-word text about What Do You Think?

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Opinion Words

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Sharing Your Opinion

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build Opinion Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Agreeing and Disagreeing

    Role-play: You and a friend are discussing a new TV series (6 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: three opinions, three reasons

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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