Discussion Useful phrases for agreeing and disagreeing Titel Discussion Useful phrases for agreeing and disagreeing www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/.../discussion.jpg Spree SoSe 2007
Giving your opinion about a topic ArbeitsschritteW Giving your opinion about a topic In my opinion .. I think … In my view … I strongly believe in … Expressing a strong opinion According to … statistics Actually,… In fact, … Clearly, Without doubt, … Expressing certainty I expect that … I believe … I guess that … I suppose … Expressing probability Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007
Disagreeing indirect way of disagreeing Complete disagreement ArbeitsschritteW Complete disagreement I disagree entirely. I‘ m afraid I can‘t agree. On the contrary. Rubbish! Disagreeing diplomaticly I wonder whether that‘s the case.. I‘m not sure that it works like that. That isn‘t strictly true. indirect way of disagreeing But don‘t you think that … I see what you mean but … But isn‘t it really a question of … But what about … But surely … Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007
Delaying strategies, asking back ArbeitsschritteW I can answer that directly l need time to think about that. That‘s a very interesting question, because … That‘s a difficult question to answer, because … To be honest, that‘s a difficult question, because … That‘s a very good question. The reality is that … What do you mean by that? Well, it depends on what you mean. Do you really think that? Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007
Expressing alternatives or solutions ArbeitsschritteW The solution is to … The best way to … Why don‘t we ... Alternatively … Instead … Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007
For further studies Ted Power: Ten Discussion Techniques ArbeitsschritteW Ted Power: Ten Discussion Techniques http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/discuss.html Seminar I-Prax: Inhaltserschließung visueller Medien, 5.10.2004 Spree SoSe 2007