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   ppealc'm^                                                     Useful Expressions

                                                               Deciding
   I A  Work with a  partner and answer these questions.
                                                               OK, so let's decide ...
      •  What kind of gadgets do you use on a daily basis?
                                                               Right, let's make a decision ...
      •  What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a
        mobile phone?                                          Do we think the best one is ... ?
      •  Are there any electronic devices that you would like to have,   So, do we agree that... is the best one?
        but you don't own?                                     So, to sum up ...
                                                               In the end we think ...  because
    В  Look at the list of electronic devices a school might have.
      Order them from  1  (most important) to 8 (least important).
     Q   camera                0 ]  laptop
     0   headphones            0 ]  microwave oven                  Exa
     0   alarm system          0   TV                           Making a decision
      ]  air conditioning      [ 0   security doors             •  Remember, after you have talked about
                                                                  all the options with your partner, you will
   [ С  Read the Exam  Close-up. Then work with  a  partner and   need to decide which one is the best.
     discuss your lists in  В and  make a decision  on the final  list.  •  Don't decide before you have talked
                                                                  about all the options but don't forget to
   D  Now work with  a  partner and complete the  Exam  Task.     make a final decision!
     Use the  Useful Expressions to  help you.

                                                                                       Exam Task

    Imagine that your school wants to buy new equipment for their media centre.
    Talk together about the different things they could buy.

                                                     headset


                         laptop











                                                                                          tablet


                                              Buying new
                                               equipment








                                                                                     О



    Now decide which one would be best for the students.





     •   Do you think people would be able to survive without   Ideas  Focus
        gadgets? Why / Why not?
     •   What new gadgets do you think we might have in the
        next 25 years?
     •   If you could own only one gadget, which would it be? Why?
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