Cover of the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.3 - Good point! for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

Work in pairs and practise the conversations using the prompts.

Answer

Conversation 1

  • A: I'm in favour of banning smoking in all public places.
  • B: Actually, I think people should be free to choose.
  • A: Fair enough, but what about the rights of other people?
  • B: Personally, I think the freedom to choose is more important.
  • A: I see your point, but passive smoking can be very bad for you.
  • B: I suppose so, but banning smoking in all places is too much!

Conversation 2

  • A: What do you think about banning cars in the city centre?
  • B: I'm against it. Basically, I think it's bad for business. And you?
  • A: I'm not sure. I agree to a certain extent, but I do think that it's better for the environment.
  • B: Good point. And people could use public transport more. It makes sense.
  • A: Exactly!