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How to...
Disagreeing
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To the teacher: Copy and cut up 1 set of prompts per pair/small group of students. Place the cards face
down in a pile. The first student picks up a card and reads it to the second student, who has to disagree
appropriately. Then it is the second student's turn to read a card, and so on until all the cards are used.

The movie we saw last weekend English food is absolutely

English grammar is really easy.
was a load of rubbish, wasn't it? delicious.

The party last night was really The weather today is beautiful,
Maths is really difficult, isn't it?
good fun. don't you think?

Computers create more problems All children should stay in full-

All politicians are corrupt.
than they solve, don't you think? time education until the age of 21.

Protecting endangered animals is a Entrance fees to museums and Nuclear power is dangerous and
waste of time and money. galleries should be abolished. should never be used.

Everybody should be forced to use Nobody should be allowed to get When you are learning a language,
public transport instead of private married until they are at least 25 vocabulary is more important than
cars. years old. grammar.

Poverty is part of life. We can't do All overweight people are greedy War is part of life. We can't do
anything to stop it. and lack self-control. anything to stop it.

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