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Expressing and responding to opinions
DOGS ARE BETTER
PETS THAN CATS
ENGLISH IS THE
EASIEST
LANGUAGE IN
THE WORLD
PARENTS SHOULD
NOT BE
ALLOWED TO
HAVE MORE THAN
TWO CHILDREN
WOMEN ARE
BETTER DRIVERS
THAN MEN
PEOPLE WORRY
TOO MUCH
ABOUT WHAT
THEY WEAR
MEN TAKE SPORT
TOO SERIOUSLY
BOXING SHOULD
BE BANNED
FOOD IS THE
GREATEST
PLEASURE
IN LIFE
THE MOST
FAMOUS PERSON
YOU’VE EVER
MET
TEACHING IS THE
MOST DIFFICULT
JOB IN
THE WORLD
START
FINISH
GO
FORWARD
ONE
SPACE!
MISS A
TURN!
THROW
AGAIN!
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Expressing and responding to opinions
GO
BACK
TWO
SPACES!
THROW
AGAIN!
GO
FORWARD
TWO
SPACES!
GO
BACK
TWO
SPACES!
THIS COUNTRY
IS THE BEST IN
THE WORLD
THERE IS LIFE ON
OTHER PLANETS
YOUR
SCHOOLDAYS
ARE THE BEST
DAYS OF
YOUR LIFE
VIOLENT
TELEVISION
PROGRAMMES
MAKE PEOPLE
MORE VIOLENT
TRAINS ARE
THE BEST WAY
TO TRAVEL
THERE IS TOO
MUCH
ADVERTISING
IN SOCIETY
SUMMER IS
THE BEST
SEASON
COMPUTERS
ARE BAD FOR
SOCIETY
SMOKING
SHOULD BE
MADE ILLEGAL
WATCHING
SPORT IS A WASTE
OF TIME
CHILDREN
UNDER 12
SHOULDN’T BE
GIVEN MOBILE
PHONES
THE WORLD
WOULD BE A
BETTER PLACE
WITHOUT
POLITICIANS
PEOPLE WATCH
TOO MUCH
TELEVISION
BLUE IS THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL
COLOUR
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Instructions
You will need: one copy of the board (two pages) per three or four
students; one die and three/four counters per group
• Divide students into groups of three or four and give each group a
board, counters and a die. If one student has a watch that shows
seconds, make him/her the timekeeper for the group.
• Students take it in turns to throw a die. When they land on a square
with a sentence on it, they have to talk for 30 seconds about the
sentence they have landed on. They must begin with an expression
for agreeing and disagreeing and then continue by giving reasons to
support their opinion.
• If a student cannot think of anything to say or stops talking before
the 30 seconds are up, he/she has to move back to his/her original
square. If you have a quiet class, allow each student 15 seconds’
thinking time before speaking. The student who reaches the Finish
square first is the winner.