Cover of the textbook Focus 5 - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7.6 - Speaking for the textbook Focus 5 - Student's Book with authors Vaughan Jones and Sue Kay from Pearson Education

Question

Read the SPEAKING FOCUS. Then listen again and tick the phrases in the SPEAKING FOCUS that you hear.

Answer

  • One of the main pluses/benefits/advantages of …
  • That could be an argument in favour/support of …
  • There are points in favour of … 
  • … is a strong selling point.
  • I see (that) as a drawback of …
  • There’s a strong argument against that idea, namely …
  • … a somewhat negative aspect …
  • Taking everybody’s needs into account, …
  • Bearing everything in mind, …