Answer — Exercise 8
4.1 - Out of time·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
- Look at the essay title. Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
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- Work in pairs. Identify the purpose of each paragraph.
- Underline three phrases for giving opinions.
Answer
a)
Possible 'meaningful' activities
- fitness-related → sports, gym, exercise class, etc.
- talking to friends
- reading
- volunteering
- performance-related → acting, singing, dancing, etc.
Possible 'meaningless' activities
- watching TV / DVDs / films
- playing computer games
- listening to music
- texting
- social networking
- shopping
c)
- Paragraph 1 → introduces the topic and gives the writer's point of view
- Paragraph 2 → develops one side of the argument, giving examples of meaningless activities
- Paragraph 3 → develops the other side of the argument, giving examples of meaningful activities
- Paragraph 4 → gives a conclusion or summary and repeats the writer's point of view
d)
- It seems to me that ...
- I agree that ...
- I feel that ...