Communicating in English. Expressing opinions

Personal Point of View	General Point of View	Agreeing with an opinion	Disagreeing with an opinion
In my experience… As far as I'm concerned… Speaking for myself… In my opinion… Personally, I think… I'd say that… I'd suggest that… I'd like to point out that… I believe that… What I mean is…	It is thought that... Some people say that... It is considered... It is generally accepted that...	Of course. You're absolutely right. Yes, I agree. I think so too. That's a good point. Exactly. I don't think so either. So do I. I'd go along with that. That's true. Neither do I. I agree with you entirely. That's just what I was thinking. I couldn't agree more.	That's different. I don't agree with you. However… That's not entirely true. On the contrary… I'm sorry to disagree with you, but… Yes, but don't you think… That's not the same thing at all. I'm afraid I have to disagree. I'm not so sure about that. I must take issue with you on that. It's unjustifiable to say that...

Role-play (optional)

A TV channel organizes a talk-show to discuss the problems of the modern family. The participants of the talk show are:

· a TV host (leads the discussion, prepare questions, helps the others to follow the script and the plan of the discussion);

· a famous politician who thinks that the government should pay more attention and give more support to families;

· a pop-star who considers families to be the thing of the past and believes that in future all people will lead free lives without any family ties;

· a big family (parents, their three children, a grandmother, a great-grandfather, father’ sister, who is divorced) who live together;

· a single mother with her teenager son;

· a homosexual family who want to adopt a child;

· a lawyer who suggests to simplify the divorce process;

· a family consultant (a psychologist);

· a priest who proclaims traditional Christian family values;

· guests at the TV studio.

Project work.

1. Read the text about the family tree.