Opinions agreeing and disagreeing

OPINIONS AGREEING AND DISAGREEING
We use these words and phrases to agree with someone else's point of view:

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  Of course.
  
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  You're absolutely right.
  
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  Yes, I agree.
  
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  I think so too.
  
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  That's a good point.
  
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  Exactly.
  
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  I don't think so either.
  
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  So do I.
  
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  I'd go along with that.
  
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  That's true.
  
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  Neither do I.
  
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  I agree with you entirely.
  
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  That's just what I was thinking.
  
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  I couldn't agree more.
  

Disagreeing with an opinion

We use these words and phrases to disagree with someone else's point of view:

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  That's different.
  
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  I don't agree with you.
  
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  However…
  
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  That's not entirely true.
  
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  On the contrary…
  
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  I'm sorry to disagree with you, but…
  
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  Yes, but don't you think…
  
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  That's not the same thing at all.
  
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  I'm afraid I have to disagree.
  
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  I'm not so sure about that.
  
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  I must take issue with you on that.
  
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  It's unjustifiable to say that...
  

This free agreeing and disagreeing activity helps to teach students how to agree and disagree with positive and negative statements. Students begin by completing positive and negative statements on the worksheet with true information. Next, in pairs, one student goes first and reads their statements to their partner, e.g. 'Last weekend, I went to the park'. Their partner listens and reacts by agreeing or disagreeing with each statement, paying attention to whether the statement is positive or negative, e.g. 'So did I'. When the student has read out all their statements, the two students swap roles. At the end of the activity, pairs of students report back to the class on the things they agreed on. In this communicative agreeing and disagreeing activity, students practice agreeing and disagreeing with opinions. To start, students reorder words to form opinions. Next, students write their response to each opinion using expressions of agreement and disagreement from the worksheet. In groups, students then take it in turns to read an opinion and practice agreeing and disagreeing with each other using the responses they wrote on the worksheet. When everyone has finished, students tell the class which opinions caused the most debate. In this agreeing and disagreeing worksheet, students practice 12 phrases that show various levels of agreement or disagreement. Students start by identifying the level of agreement or disagreement in 12 phrases by writing strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree next to each expression. Students then do a gap-fill exercise where they complete three conversations with the phrases. Next, students say whether they agree or disagree with a set of statements by writing sentences about their opinions that include the phrases to agree or disagree. In the last exercise, students work with a partner and practice agreeing or disagreeing with the opinions from the exercises in the worksheet. Here is an amusing agreeing and disagreeing game to help students practice expressions of agreement and disagreement. In groups, students take it in turns to select one of their cards and complete the statement on the card with true information. The student's task is to say something that no one else will agree with. The other group members then respond by agreeing or disagreeing with the statement. all the statements have been discussed wins.