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Unit 11: Agreeing

and disagreeing
Unit 11 : Agreeing and
disagreeing

1. Contrast between “there”

and “it”

2. Vocabulary associated
with the topic of agreeing
and disagreeing
 There
is normally used only with BE +
NOUN. “There is X” is equivalent
to say “X exists” or “X can be
found”.

Examples:

• There is a huge difference

between my opinion and yours.

• Are there any other questions?

 It

In English, all verbs for non-finite forms

such as infinitives, gerunds and
participles must have a grammatical
subjects.

When there is no obvious agent or

subject for the verb, we use “it + verb to
be”

Example:

- It is difficult to drive (= Driving is

difficult.)
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the use of “There” and “It” .
and examples contrasting their
uses.

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Read these sentences. Then, answer the questions below.

There is a problem with this document. It’s

important to talk about this and solve it now.

Now, answer these questions:

1. How do they express the existence of a

problem?
2. How do they introduce the importance of
talking about it?

See the answers in the next slide.

Check your answers.

1. Using There is
2. Using It
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with there or it.

1. _____________ are two meetings with the new client this week.
2. _____________ was great to see you after a long time.
3. I don’t understand why you quit. _____________ It is fantastic to work here.
4. The strike was a success. _____________ were thousands of people complaining about the Prime
Minister’s decision.
5. _____________ was logical to cancel the meeting. _____________ was so much to do!
6. _____________ might be some issues we need to solve.
7. I am sorry but I disagree. _____________ was awful to be stuck in the rain.
8. _____________ seems to be an easy thing to solve. Do not worry.
9. _____________ was a boy walking along the road. He might have been lost.
10. _____________ is plenty of time to talk about this.
 Check your answers.

1. There are two meetings with the new client this week.
2. It was great to see you after a long time.
3. I don’t understand why you quit. It is fantastic to work here.
4. The strike was a success. There were thousands of people complaining about the Prime
Minister’s decision.
5. It was logical to cancel the meeting. There was so much to do!
6. There might be some issues we need to solve.
7. I am sorry but I disagree. It was awful to be stuck in the rain.
8. It seems to be an easy thing to solve. Do not worry.
9. There was a boy walking along the road. He might have been lost.
10. There is plenty of time to talk about this.
Exercise 2. Unscramble the words to make sentences with there or it.

1. plenty / food / help / please / is /there / of / eat / to / yourself / . / .

2. great / was / after / time / it / to / her / to / talk / a / long / time / .
3. but / back / fortune / bag / found / there / right / do / thing /was / a / in / the / we / giving / it / the / to / ,.
4. disagree /sorry / to / but / i / quarantined / over / 90 days / awful / am / it / was / be / for /. / .
5. events / there / week / this / are / two / .
6. understand / why / left / party / great / i / don’t / she / . / . / it / a / was
7. hundreds / of / conference / success / there / the / was/ were / a / . / . / country / people / over /all / the / from
8. about / there / topics / might / there / we / be / some / need / to / talk/.
9. seems / solve / easy / it / to / be / an / thing / to / . / . / worry /do / not
10. door / standing / there / hour / over / was / man / a / at / the / for / an/ .
 Check your answers.

1. There is plenty of food to eat. Please, help yourself.

2. It was great to talk to her after a long time.
3. There was a fortune in the bag we found. But giving it back was the right thing to do.
4. I am sorry but I disagree. It was awful to be quarantined for over 90 days.
5. There are two events this week.
6. I don’t understand why she left. It was a great party.
7. The conference was a success. There were hundreds of people from all over the country.
8. There might be some topics we need to talk about.
9. It seems to be an easy thing to solve. Do not worry.
10. There was a man standing at the door for over an hour.
a) bring out the worst in someone
b) can't pretend
c) freedom of expression
d) I'd hate to have
e) in order to
f) in suspense
g) inevitably
h) just this one
i) let me be frank
j) majority
k) motivation
l) seeing that
m) surrounded by
n) take into consideration
o) what you lack in... you make up for in...
2a. Vocabulary: Words associated with the topic of agreeing and disagreeing
Match the definitions with words from Unit 11.
1. sure to happen a) bring out the worst in
2. determination, the will to do something someone
3. to think about; give something careful thought b) can't pretend
4. You may be weak in one area or skill, but you're strong in another c) freedom of expression
5. waiting anxiously d) I'd hate to have
6. to encourage the bad side of someone e) in order to

7. only this one, not just limited to this f) in suspense

g) inevitably
8. allow me to be completely honest with you
h) just this one
9. most of
i) let me be frank
10. a basic rule giving you the right to openly express your opinions
j) majority
11. for the purpose of
k) motivation
12. because, since
l) seeing that
13. to be encompassed by, when people or things are all around you
m) surrounded by
14. I wouldn't like for something to happen
n) take into consideration
15. can't claim that something is true when it's not o) what you lack in... you
make up for in...
Check your answers.

1. inevitably
2. motivation
3. to take into consideration
4. what you lack in…you make up for in…
5. in suspense
6. bring out the worst in someone
7. just this one
8. let me be frank
9. majority
10. freedom of expression
11. in order to
12. seeing that
13. surrounded by
14. I'd hate to have
15. can’t pretend
2b. Vocabulary: Words associated with the topic of agreeing and disagreeing
Complete each sentence with one word/expression from the box. Check verb tenses.
1. You ____________ you were sleeping when I called, because I saw you were online at the time.
a) bring out the worst in
2. While ____________ is an important principle, there need to be rules against writing lies about someone in
someone
the newspaper.
b) can't pretend
3. ____________ you eat all alone on the holiday.
c) freedom of expression
4. The ____________ of people in my gym are men.
d) I'd hate to have
5. I think money ____________ people.
e) in order to
6. I hired a tutor ____________ help me improve my math skills.
f) in suspense
7. ____________ you're such a good customer, I'm going to give you a discount.
g) inevitably
8. He was ____________ bad influences his whole life, yet he turned out to be a very honest, law-abiding
citizen. h) just this one
9. He might be causing some trouble in school, but ____________ the fact that his father is very sick right now. i) let me be frank
10. ____________ experience, you ____________ your willingness to learn. j) majority
11. The movie was so exciting, I sat ____________ the whole time waiting to see what would happen. k) motivation
12. Eating lots of junk food and not exercising will ____________ lead to poor health. l) seeing that
13. I will loan you the money, but ____________ time. m) surrounded by
14. ____________ with you, you're just not qualified for the job. n) take into consideration
15. To sit down and study for your tests after a full day's work must take a lot of ____________ ! o) what you lack in... you
make up for in...
 Check your answers.

1. You can't pretend you were sleeping when I called, because I saw you were online at the time.
2. While freedom of expression is an important principle, there need to be rules against writing lies about someone in the
newspaper.
3. I'd hate to have you eat all alone on the holiday.
4. The majority of people in my gym are men.
5. I think money brings out the worst in people.
6. I hired a tutor in order to help me improve my math skills.
7. Seeing that you're such a good customer, I'm going to give you a discount.
8. He was surrounded by bad influences his whole life, yet he turned out to be a very honest, law-abiding citizen.
9. He might be causing some trouble in school, but take into consideration the fact that his father is very sick right now.
10. What you lack in experience, you make up for in your willingness to learn.
11. The movie was so exciting, I sat in suspense the whole time waiting to see what would happen.
12. Eating lots of junk food and not exercising will inevitably lead to poor health.
13. I will loan you the money, but just this one time.
14. Let me be frank with you, you're just not qualified for the job.
15. To sit down and study for your tests after a full day's work must take a lot of motivation!
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-and-there.html
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