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do keep me informed if you have any problems with your action points. OK, so thanks
again everybody, and have a nice day.
ROLE-PLAY (2)
Work in pairs. One of you should be the chair of the meeting you held earlier. The other
person should take all the other roles. Use the six steps (a–f) and the useful language you
underlined to bring the meeting to a close. When you have finished, swap roles. The
second time you role-play this situation, try not to look at the list of six steps.
FINAL ROLE-PLAY
Role-play a meeting to plan how you will continue to learn English, and especially how
you will make sure they remember and use the language and techniques from this series
of lessons.
One volunteer
reports back on the Action Points they have agreed using the model from
exercise (Closing a meeting) and bring the lesson to a close.
17.GIVING AND ASKING FOR OPINIONS
WARM-UP
Give examples of formal and phrases, put them in the table.
Giving opinions
Informal/Direct
Formal/Careful
I think…
I think…
You don't need any special phrases to give an opinion. However, using a few opening
words will:
show other people that you want to start speaking (useful in a formal meeting)
give you a few seconds 'thinking time' to decide what you are going to say
show how strongly you feel
May I come in here? │Basically, ... │I reckon ... │I wonder if I could say
something?│Actually, ... │Well, from my point of view ... │Wait a minute, ...│ Don't
you think that...?
Write the phrases in the box in the appropriate column below.
Informal, direct language - for example
in a discussion between two people
Formal, careful language - for example
in a meeting with several people
The point is ...
Frankly, ...
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I tend to feel that...
It seems to me that...
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