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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

having a discussion

today's lesson

• strategies to help you have a better discussion
• language to help you have a better discussion
• break-out rooms - practise a discussion

Good

Bad

Listen to what the other is saying

Ask follow-up questions

Agree with everthing the other says

Interrupt 

the other midsentence

ask the other's opinion

adding personal examples

Coming to a conclusion

Do

- discuss at least 3 options

- listen to the other

- add more detail

- ask for clarification

- ask the other's opinion

- indicate whether you agree or disagree

Don't

- discuss all options briefly

- go  off topic

- be repetitive

- interrupt

- be the one who is speaking all the time

language 

asking for agreement / clarification 

stating your opinion / agreeing / disagreeing 

redirecting  / changing the subject

starting / concluding 

Let's start ...

Would you agree ...

Shall we move ...

Getting back to ...

I know what ...

Sorry, can I ...

So, we've decided ...

What do you ... 

on parents

say something?

what we were saying, 

mean exactly?

with that?

by tallking about parents?

you mean, but 

onto the next one?

agree
disagree

agree / disagree

I agree with you / I disagree with you

I see what you mean, but

I see where you're coming from, but

I couldn't agree more.

You have a point there. 

I beg to differ.

I am afraid that I don't agree.

asking
opinion

asking opinion

What do you think about ... ?

How do you feel about ... ?

Would you agree?

What's your view?

Which one would you say ...? 

stating
opinion

stating your opinion

In my opinion 

The way I see it 

As far as I'm concerned

If you ask me

It seems to me that

Personally, 

I think / I guess / I believe

concluding

concluding

We see eye to eye on that.

Let's agree to disagree.

To conclude, ... 

Overall, I'd say we ...

discussion

break-out rooms

5 minutes