- Communicative Objective: Learn to express a clear personal opinion, support it with relevant reasons and examples, acknowledge alternative viewpoints, and defend a position during an extended discussion.
- 5 Core Functional Sentences:
- In my view, the long-term benefits clearly outweigh the short-term disadvantages.
- The main reason I support this approach is that it provides greater flexibility.
- I understand why some people disagree, but I believe the evidence supports my position.
- What strengthens my argument is the fact that similar policies have worked elsewhere.
- Even if there are some drawbacks, I would still argue that this is the most practical approach.
- Grammar Focus: Complex opinion structures; concessive clauses with although, even if, and while; comparative structures; noun clauses used to develop and defend arguments.
- Vocabulary Focus: viewpoint, outweigh, drawback, evidence, practical
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Expressing and Defending Opinions
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