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Paul : Yes, definitely.
Emir : So, it looks like 10) ____________!
Paul : Occasionally.

2. Share with your friends and teacher.
a. Is it alright to disagree?
b. How do you usually state your disagreement?
c. Do you think the way you do it is polite?

b. Listening to an audio on agreeing and disagreeing

1. Listen to the audio carefully, and as you are listening, fill in the missing information.

Julie : 1)__________________ of the game last night? I thought our team played well, even
though they lost. I'm really proud of the players.
Brenda : I 2) ______________ 100%. They tried so hard and were so close to winning. I really
enjoyed it because it was so exciting all the way to the very end.
Julie : 3) ____________ how I feel.
Sam : 4) __________.
Julie : You don't agree?
Sam : 5) ___________. While I can understand your praise for their effort, I'm afraid 6)
____________ that the team played well. To be honest, I think it was an
embarrassing performance, which was not close to the standard we expect from
them.
Brenda : Hmm, I don't know, Sam. I have to side with Julie on this one. It was clear that they
were doing their best right until the end. 7) _______ it was a great performance.
Julia : Exactly. I 8) __________________.
Sam : Are you serious? 9) _______ it was the exact opposite. I think it was a really bad
performance. They made so many basic mistakes, and the coach made extremely
poor decisions. 10) _______, I think most of the blame should be directed at him. It
made me embarrassed to be a fan of the team.

2. Share with your friends and teachers
a. Do you think the man expresses his disgreement politely?
b. Do we need to express our disagreement politely?
c. To whom should we express a polite disagreement?
d. What will happen if we do not express disagreement politely?

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