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Unit 1 Education

1- Vocabulary

Functions/Communication Asking for and  Expressing Opinion

A- Asking about opinions

• What do you think about….
• In your opinion, …?
• What’s your opinion….?
• Do you have any particular views on …?
• Are you for or against…..?
• Do you think that …..?
• If I asked your opinion about …………, what would you say?
• Would I be right in saying …?
• How do you feel about …?
• Do you share the view that …?
• Please tell me your opinion on …
• Would you agree that …?

• I think/ guess/ believe ..…
• As far as I am concerned, …
• To my mind, …
• According to me, …
• Some people may disagree with me, but …
• As I see it, …
• It seems to me that…
• In my point of view / my opinion,…
• From my point of view…
• To the best of my knowledge, …
• To my mind / To my way of thinking, …
• I am of the opinion that…
• I have come to the conclusion that …
• Personally speaking / Speaking for myself, …
• I’m no expert (on this), but …
• I take the view that. ..
• My personal view is that…
• In my experience…
• As far as I understand / can see/see it,…

C- Agreeing

• I agree with you / I do agree you’re definitely right. 
• I share the same view 
• I couldn’t agree more. 
• We seem to be on the same wavelength.
• It’s so nice to meet someone who thinks that way too.
• That is logical.
• I can’t argue with that. 
• (I have) No doubt about it.
• That is a more convincing argument, I must admit.
• That’s a good point. 
• I see your point. 
• (That) makes sense (to me).

D- Disagreeing

• I’m afraid. I can’t agree with you.
• No way.
• I disagree with you.
• I don’t agree with you.
• That’s not always true.
• You could be right, but…
• It’s hard to argue with that, but…
• I’m not sure I agree with you
• I think you’re wrong
• I can see a hole in that argument.
• That’s not the way I see it.
• Sorry, but I am not convinced.
• It is quite old-fashioned to say that.

Examples:

Alex: What do you think about single-sex schools, Suzy?
Suzy:  Well, I think that they will perform better in mixed schools
Alex: I do not share the same point of view.

Bob: Any initial thoughts on studying English at university?
Quinn: That sounds like a good idea.

Grammar: The Simple Past Tense

To see this lesson of the simple past click here

Grammar: Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are words that finish with either -self or -selves. They are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same.

Examples:
– Tom thinks of himself
– I did the exercise myself. No one helped me.
– Bob and Quinn blamed themselves for the accident.
Notice:
reflexive pronouns cannot be used after Feel, relax, concentrate, meet.
Tom is upset, he can’t relax (not relax himself)
I need to concentrate (not concentrate myself)

Writing: A Paragraph

A good paragraph should have these elements:

• A topic sentence
• Supporting sentences
• Concluding sentence
• Linking words (and, also, Furthermore, because, first, finally, to sum up, etc)
• Punctuation