A teacher might introduce a discussion activity with the instructions below. Read them and then fill in the blanks

“Right, in Section 7, Activity 1 on page 122 you'll 1)… five statements. All of them express an opinion. Maybe you'll agree with this opinion or maybe you won't, or maybe you'll think it 2)………… depends. So the first 3)………… is to find out what you think of these opinions. I want you to read 4)…… the statements and write a 2 after them if you agree with them, a 0 if you disagree and a 1 if you think it depends.

OK, now have you done 5)……..…? Has everyone finished? All right, now the next thing is to see if you agree with one 6)…………. Could you get into pairs and 7)……….. what you've put? If you don't agree with one another, give reasons for your opinions and discuss what you think. Maybe you can make partner 8)………… their mind.”

Now introduce the same activity to a partner as if you were speaking to a class. Use your own words or those above.

Ø ADVANCED VOCABULARY IN USE

І. Word Formation

A. Complete the following sentences using words formed from the verb impress.

1. It was an ………………. presentation of Pr Howard Gardener, who was working at the theory of Multiple Intelligences.

2. He found the lecture rather ………………. saying that he had expected to hear more about the recent research.

3. He was anxious to make a good …………….. on his teacher, so kept well-ordered vocabulary notes in English.

4. Jeremy was …………... вy Shona’s display of anger; after all, he was used to her losing her temper.

5. Tony is only 16 and he is easily influenced by those around him; he’s rather …………... young man.