Anh 10 - Unit 5

As I ___ it, the blender is a necessary appliance in the preparation of soft food for babies and old people... People may become deaf if they play music too loud.. It makes people sic

ENGLISH 10

UNIT 5 TECHNOLOGY

SPEAKING: Giving Opinions

an air conditioner a microwave oven

a CT scanner

a digital

camera

a computer

a blender a vacuum cleaner

a washing machine

a digital audio player

a blood pressure monitor

_ my opinion, the

microwave oven helps reduce housewives’

cooking time.

In

NAM

To my _ ,

the washing

machine helps

lighten women’s

hard work.

mind

TUAN

As I _ it, the blender is a

necessary appliance

in the preparation of soft food (for babies and old people).

see

ALICE

I _ say that

the computer has

revolutionized

our life.

would

HOA

I _ (that) the digital audio player is good for the ears People may

become deaf if they play music too loud.

don’t believe

PETER

I _ say the air

conditioner is not good at all

It makes people sick.

would

NGA

Here are some useful opening

expressions:

•In my opinion,…

•To my mind,…

•As I see it,…

•I would say that… / I wouldn’t

say that…

•I believe that … / I don’t believe

that…

Why do we need these expressions?

 To get people to listen to you

 To give yourself thinking time

while you arrange your ideas.

1 Cell phone / convenient /

make phone calls / small /

portable

 (As it I see it,) the cell phone is

convenient to make phone calls as

it is small and portable.

2 Cell phone / annoying / speak too loud / in public

 (I would say) the cell

phone is very annoying

when its users speak too

loud in public.

3 Digital camera / record / happy

moments / friends’ and relatives’

images

( I believe that) the digital camera can record people’s happy moments and friends’ and relatives’ images.

4 Electronic calculator / do calculations / quickly and

calculations / quickly and

accurately

(To my mind) the

electronic calculator can help students do

calculations quickly and accurately

5 Washing machine / not suitable / ao dai’s and men’s suits.

 (I would say that,) the

washing machine isn’t

suitable for ao dai’s and

men’s suits.

How do you feel about T.V ?

What devices do we need for our new house?

What should I give my mum as a nice birthday present?