99 Your class is going to Upper Austria for a sports week in April. The place you’ll be staying at is near a lake. Your PE teacher wants to know which sports the students in your class want to do. You and your partner want to do the same. Look at the list of sports that are being offered and agree on two you are both interested in. SPEAKING 16 Questions you might want to consider: What’s the weather like in April? What role does the destination play? What equipment will you need for these sports? Which sports might be popular with other students in the class? Which of them are team sports? Which of them are dangerous? For which of them do you have to be really fit? Talk for about 6 minutes. tennis mountain climbing rowing beach volleyball stand-up paddle boarding Expressions for paired activity tasks Which of the expressions below would be used for the strategies above? Can you think of more things you could say? LANGUAGE 15 1 6 4 3 2 5 Yes, I see. I know what you are talking about. That’s interesting. I can see your point. That’s clear. You have a point there. OK, I can see what you mean. Do you know what I mean? I don’t know if I’ve made myself clear … Perhaps I haven’t made myself clear. What I mean is … Sorry, but I think you’re wrong. You could be right, but on the other hand … Yes, I can see that, but let me explain … I couldn’t agree with you more. You’re absolutely right. Yes, certainly. You have a point there. What do you think about it? How do you feel about it? All right, but don’t you think … ? Wouldn’t you say that … ? Have you ever thought … ? If you ask me, I’d say that … I really believe …/I’d like to say … I’m quite sure that … I’m absolutely convinced that … Excuse me, but I’d like to disagree … Sorry, but don’t you think that … ? Sorry to interrupt you, but … Excuse me, let me just comment on … A B C F E D See p. 36 for more useful expressions. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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