Unit 6. An excursion

UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION
PERIOD 2: SPEAKING
31 Dong Ha, 12th November, 2007
LAKE MICHIGAN
You’re going on a boat trip on Lake Michigan
Mrs Andrews
Sam
Tim
John
Susan
Mary
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C. Air-conditioned

B. Non air-conditioned
Exit

Exit

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D.
Refreshments

A. sundeck

* Occupied seats
* Empty seats
THE SEAT PLAN
EXPRESSING AGREEMENT
EXPRESSING DISAGREEMENT
ASKING FOR OPINIONS
GIVING OPINIONS
Placing the expressions under the appropriate heading
*What do you think ?
*"........". Do you agree?
*What`s your opinion/ idea?
*What do you think about…?
*What about....?
*How do you feel about that?

*I think he’d better take the seat 10
*I feel that we should put her in seat ...
*In my opinion, I think/ don`t think.....
*Personally, I feel that It would be better to...


*Absolutely! Exactly!
*I agree with you
*I’m with you on that point
*That`s how I see it too.
*That`s a good idea.


*I don`t quite agree.
*I don`t see it that way.
*I would disagree with that because...
*I see your point, but...
*That`s not a good idea because.....
*I don’t think so.

Mrs. Andrews
Susan
Mary

Tim
John
Sam






Work in groups of 4
Decide the best seat for each person, using the information
in Task 1 and some useful expressions above.
Mrs Andrews
Susan
Mary
Tim
John
Sam
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Tell each other which seat is the
most suitable for you. Why?
Work in pairs



1.Learn by heart the useful expressions to express agreement and disagreement as well as the expressions to ask for and give opinions
2.Express your opinion about different means of transportation such as plane, train and car.

Hints:1.Generally speaking, planes are the fastest traffic transportation. But the plane ticket is very expensive. If we have to travel more than 800 km, we should take planes. 2.Trains are much cheaper than planes. If our destination is located near the train station and within 300km, we should take trains. They are more comfortable than planes. 3.Driving a car is convenient because we can set out at any time. But it is slow and it may take us a lot of time.