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UNIT 7 EXPRESSING STANCE

The Purpose of learning

 Students are able to hear the dialogue about Expressing Stance
 Students can express Stance in their everyday life
 Students can understand how to express the expression based on Grammar
 Students can perform the dialogue orally concerning to the expression
 Students can practice to pronounce “th” in some words
 Students can know the words and how to pronounce them precisely
 Students can practice orally in expressing Stance
 Students can understand the instructions and perform the game together with the teacher

A. Preliminary Practice

In your daily life you often find people who need
your view on some issues. You need to express your stance
on something in the appropriate manners. Do you know how
to do it very well?

 What is your view on the organic farming?
 I guess it’s very good way to decrease the use
of pesticide.

 Why is it important to control the use of
pesticides?
 Personally, I believe that pesticides can affect
the natural balance.

Expressing Stance

Expressing a stance means you give your point of view against something. This is
almost like an opinion but they are both substantially rather different. A stance is more
assertive than opinion because a stance is about mental attitude.
Look at the following dialogue between Ayu and Ghita :
Ayu : Hi, Amira, do you know that our village has some organic farms?
Ghita : Yes, of course. I‟ve just knew it a week ago.
Ayu : Really? I‟ve just known it this morning.
Ghita : My father told me that some of my neighbors do organic farming.
Ayu : So, there will be no pesticide in the product. Do you think it‟s good?
Ghita : Yes, I think it is great because most pesticides are designed to be
toxic to their target pests and some substance can be harmful if used
improperly. What is your view on the use of pesticides?
Ayu : Well, I think we should, at least, manage the use of pesticides because
some pesticides affect non target animals such as fish and bees. They
affect the natural balance.

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