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What this lesson practises

1. 1Speaking & ListeningDebate a motion under time pressure.
2. 2ReadingRead asset briefings and judge the risk.
3. 3WritingJustify a purchase in writing before you may buy.

Unit 1 vocabulary

Stating a position

• opinion

  what a person believes

  “In my opinion, the rule is unfair.”

• reason

  why something is true

  “My main reason is that it saves time.”

• example

  a case that shows your point

  “For example, my own school tried this.”

• agree

  to share the same view

  “I agree with the first speaker.”

• disagree

  to hold the opposite view

  “I disagree, and here is why.”

• prefer

  to like one option more

  “I prefer the second option.”

• however

  but — introduces a contrast

  “It is cheap. However, it is not safe.”

• although

  even though

  “Although it is difficult, it is worth doing.”

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