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Here�s a little phrase sheet I made to give to your students

Speaking in pairwork / Small groupwork

When your teacher asks you to check your answers in pairs or groups or when you�re asked to discuss a question - speak in English, not Korean! This is your chance to practice and get ready for when the teacher asks you for your answer later - you can prepare what you�re going to say - less pressure! Try to use these phrases as much as you can and soon they�ll become automatic! Keep this list somewhere you can see it.

Useful phrases

* Ok, Let�s start

Checking

* What did you get for no.2?
* What was your answer?
* What do you think the answer is?
* How about you?

Questioning

* Why do you think so? Why not?
* Do you agree with me / him / her?
* Do we all agree?

* Let�s move on to the next one

Agreeing/Disagreeing

* I (don�t) think the answer is � because�
* I (don�t) agree with you / him / her because�
* Let�s agree to disagree!

Clarifying

* What do you mean?
* I didn�t hear you, could you repeat that?
* What I mean is�./ What I�m trying to say is�.

Persuading

* Wouldn�t it be better if..?
* Don�t you think..?
* Do you really think..?

Interrupting

* Sorry to interrupt you but�
* Could I just say something�?
* Please let me finish�

The 4-point plan to give an opinion(properly!)

Practice giving your opinions in this way to avoid giving a very short answer

I think�

Because�

For example�

So�

I think the movie was exciting because there were a lot of special effects. For example the scene at the beginning where the character jumped from the airplane was awesome! So, for me it was definitely a great movie.

Because�

Give reasons for what you say! Don�t just give a one word or one sentence answer! Use because with everything you say!