U2: Analyze Sample Speaking Topic- Appearance& Personality

Questions:
1. Find the phrases that express an opinion.
2. Find the function of each sentence in each answer.
3. What is the technique to expand ideas in the sentence in bold? (rebuttal)

Q1. What effects do you think someone's personality (or character) will have on
that person's life?

In my opinion, there could be a number of significant influences of one’s

characteristics on their pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving(Lead in).
Optimistic people, for example, would often have a positive outlook on life and
they are also more open to whatever comes their way(Example). By contrast,
those who have a closed mindset or pessimistic attitude can often find themselves
discontented with the constantly changing reality(Contrast).That may result in
them blaming other people or other factors for making their life so miserable
rather than taking on the responsibility to change the status quo.(CONCLUSION)

Q2. Do you think it's easy for a person to change their personality?

To be honest, I don’t think so(affirm the answer) . I believe a person’s traits are
formed through numerous experiences they have in life, so it’s hard to tell
someone to change how they perceive life and how they behave
overnight(express a strong opinion). That said, I suppose that it’s still possible if
one is determined to make a transformation in their personality(contrast). For
instance, if someone has a tendency to lose his temper easily and lash out at
other people, he can turn to daily meditation and gratitude to stay collected in
different situations(Example). Although that may not be easy, people can still
exert themselves to make positive changes to their personality(conclusion).