- Communicative Objective: Learn to discuss complex social and ethical questions, compare competing values, acknowledge uncertainty, and develop balanced arguments without oversimplifying the issue.
- 5 Core Functional Sentences:
- Although technological progress offers considerable benefits, it also raises important ethical questions.
- One concern is whether individuals should have greater control over how their personal data is used.
- Supporters argue that the policy would benefit society as a whole, whereas critics question whether it is sufficiently fair.
- The issue becomes more complicated when individual freedom conflicts with collective responsibility.
- Rather than treating the debate as a simple choice between two extremes, we should consider the possible consequences of each approach.
- Grammar Focus: Concessive clauses; embedded questions; reporting verbs; whereas for contrast; gerund clauses; rather than structures.
- Vocabulary Focus: ethical, privacy, responsibility, fairness, controversial
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Discussing Social and Ethical Issues
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