How to Agree and Disagree in English

In this lesson, you will learn how to express basic opinions and how to agree or disagree with those expressed by others.

The most common expressions that you will hear today are:

#1	I think
#2	I agree
#3	I disagree

Let’s get started

Schema Activation (40 Mins)

Skills: Vocabulary and Pronunciation

You will check 75 words in English related to your major

Instructions

Make groups of three or four.
One member of the team opens the Wordwall.
Together, all of you check the pronunciation and meaning of words.
Try to do it as quick as possible

#1	Information Technologies
#2	Energy Engineering

Bingo Cards – Verbs for Information Technologies

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Bingo Cards – Verbs for Energy Engineers

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Pre-Task #1 (30 Mins)

Skills: Reading

Classify the expressions into expression to agree and disagree

Write agree and disagree in the spaces

Skills: Reading

In groups, use the expression above to indicate whether you agree or not with the statements

Energy Engineers Opinions

Solar energy is cheaper than geothermal energy.
Hydropower is less reliable than solar energy.
Biomass energy is more polluting than wind energy
Producing hydro energy is cheaper than producing solar energy.
Solar panels are harder to install than wind turbines.
Geothermal energy is more consistent than wind energy.
Biomass energy is more sustainable than solar energy.

Pre-Task #2 (30 Mins)

Skills: Listening and Speaking

You will be interviewed and express how much you agree and disagree

Instructions:

Listen to the explanation
Pair up
One of you choose Form #1 and the other Form #2
Interview your partner
Ask them how he or she feels about these statements.
Submit form

IT Professionals	Form #1	Form #2
Energy Engineers	Form #1	Form #2

When you are done, listen to the report by the professor.

Break (30 Mins)

Time off

Take some time off and be back on time

Main Task (1 Hour)

Skills: All

You will write some basic opinions related to your major and survey your classmates

Instructions:

Make groups of Four.
One team member creates a Google Form with opinions. For instance. “Google Chrome sucks”.
Include a space to add the name of the people you survey.
Each team member should provide two opinions. Double check your spelling and Grammar using AI.
Use the same options as used in one of the previous tasks: “Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree and Strongly Disagree”
Each member of the group must survey at least 3 people from other groups.

Writing Task (30 Mins)

Skills: Writing

You will write a few lines based on what the professor tells you

Instructions:

Listen to the instruction given.
Write and pay close attention to grammar and spelling
Upload your written report to the Virtual Campus

Manuel Campos

I am Jose Manuel, English professor and creator of EnglishPost.org, a blog whose mission is to share lessons for those who want to learn and improve their English

Lesson Plan: Agree and Disagree in English

Schema Activation (40 Mins)

Pre-Task #1 (30 Mins)

Pre-Task #2 (30 Mins)

Break (30 Mins)

Main Task (1 Hour)

Writing Task (30 Mins)