# TESOL/Agreeing and disagreeing
## Key sentences

| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| If you ask me, (opinion). | Yeah, you're (adjective). Yeah, that's (adjective). |
| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| I would have to say that (opinion). | Well, (disagreeing phrase). |
| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| The way I see it, (opinion). | Yeah, (partly disagreeing phrase) but not necessarily. |

### Drills

Say these sentences without looking.
If you ask me, (opinion). :
| opinion | sentence |
| video games are a waste of time | If you ask me, video games are a waste of time. |
| video games are too violent | If you ask me, video games are too violent. |
| kids can learn a lot from playing video games | If you ask me, kids can learn a lot from playing video games. |
| some kids play video games too much | If you ask me, some kids play video games too much. |
Yeah, you're (adjective). :
| adjective | sentence |
| absolutely right | Yeah, you're absolutely right. |
| right about that | Yeah, you're right about that. |
| spot on | Yeah, you're spot on. |
| on the right track | Yeah, you're on the right track. |
I would have to say that (opinion). :
| opinion | sentence |
| video games are good for the brain | I would have to say that video games are good for the brain. |
| video games are more fun than TV | I would have to say that video games are more fun than TV. |
| American video games are the most fun | I would have to say that American video games are the most fun. |
| recently video games are less fun | I would have to say that recently video games are less fun. |
Well, (disagreeing phrase). :
| disagreeing phrase | sentence |
| I'm not so sure about that | Well, I'm not so sure about that. |
| I don't know about that | Well, I don't know about that. |
| I can't say I agree | Well, I can't say I agree. |
| I don't believe so | Well, I don't believe so. |
The way I see it, (opinion). :
| opinion | sentence |
| kids under 12 should not play violent video games | The way I see it, kids under 12 should not play violent video games. |
| adults should not play video games | The way I see it, adults should not play video games. |
| playing video games is bad for your eyes | The way I see it, playing video games is bad for your eyes. |
| PC games are more fun than console games | The way I see it, PC games are more fun than console games. |
Yeah, (partly disagreeing phrase) but not necessarily. :
| partly disagreeing phrase | sentence |
| I see what you mean | Yeah, I see what you mean but not necessarily. |
| I see where you're coming from | Yeah, I see where you're coming from but not necessarily. |
| there's some truth to that | Yeah, there's some truth to that but not necessarily. |
| that's a good point | Yeah, that's a good point but not necessarily. |

## Example

Practice this conversation.
| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| If you ask me, (video games are a waste of time). | Yeah, you're (absolutely right). |
| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| I would have to say that (video games are good for the brain). | Well, (I'm not so sure about that). |
| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| The way I see it, (kids under 12 should not play violent video games). | Yeah, (I see what you mean) but not necessarily. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

## Exercise

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| If you ask me, ... . | Yeah, you're ... . |
| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| I would have to say that .... | Well, .... |
| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| The way I see it, .... | Yeah, ... but not necessarily. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

## Practice

| Giving an opinion | Agreeing or disagreeing |
| Say five opinions about video games. | Agree or disagree. |

## Further study

* English lesson topics