53 In your talk you should: comment on the blog post above … … Ways to deal with the prompt Reflect on what the function word ‘comment’ requires you to do and start with an explanation of what the text is about. 1 What does the title tell you about the text? 2 What is the essence of the text? Use your own words as far as possible to avoid prompt lifting. 3 What is the blogger’s viewpoint? 4 How could readers (people who own dogs and people who don’t) respond to the blog post? Give your opinion on the blog post. 1 Do you agree or disagree with the blogger? Support your ideas with reasons and examples. 2 Can you draw from your own experience with dogs in cities? Ways to start your talk Read the different ways to start your talk. One of them is less elegant. Decide which one. 1 I would like to give a talk about a blog post. 2 I would like to give a talk on living in the city. Let me start by commenting on a blog post about dogs in cities. 3 Let me start my presentation with the question whether big dogs should be kept in small city apartments. I would like to refer to a blog post … 4 The topic I have chosen is domestic environment. The aspect to be discussed is living in the city. To start with, it’s about dogs being kept in small city apartments. 5 Obviously, living in the city is not always easy. I would like to comment on a blog post about dogs in the city … TOPIC: DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENT Aspect: Living in the city Give a 5-minute talk on living in the city. Alex_57 11 March, 9:15 p.m. I feel sorry for the dogs … I really can’t see why people who live in small apartments in cities keep big dogs. I just feel sorry for the dogs that have to be kept on a lead whenever they go out. And the small parks around those big apartment buildings should be reserved for children, not for dogs … Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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