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Expressing opinions
I can give an opinion about school.
1. Check the meaning of the topics in the box. Then match four of the topics with photos A-D.
| school uniform school lunches skipping classes exam pressure bullying homework class size sports cheating school trips school clubs |
2. 🎧3.17 Listen to an interview with two students, Will and Olivia. Which four topics about school life from exercise 1 do they mention?
3. 🎧3.17 Listen to the interview again and write Will or Olivia next to the opinions.
1. Cheating is not a big problem. _______
2. Students shouldn't take mobile phones into exams. _______
3. Cyber bullying is a serious problem. _______
4. There should be more school trips to help with studies. _______
5. Classes should be smaller. _______
4. 🎧3.17 Complete the Key Phrases, then listen again and check.
| KEY PHRASES |
| Opinions Do you think there's a problem with ¹_______ at school? Not ²_______. I disagree ³_______. Yes,  _______.How can  _______ improve?We should definitely have  _______. |
5. 🎧3.18 Complete the dialogue with the key phrases. Listen and check. Then practise the dialogue with a partner.
Sally: ¹_________ skipping classes at school?
Dan: ²_________. A few students go into town, but not many. What about school uniforms? Do you think we should have one?
Sally: Yes, ³________ a uniform.
Dan: I agree with that. If everyone wears the same thing it makes us all the same.
Sally: Yes, ________. And our uniform is easy to wear.
Dan: I think sport is a problem. We should have more classes.
Sally: ________ with that. I don't want any more! ________ improve?
Dan: School lunches aren't very good. I think there should be more choice.
USE IT! Work in pairs. Prepare and practise a new dialogue using ideas about your school. Use the topics in exercise 1, the dialogue in exercise 5 and the key phrases.
