1. a. Read these phrases a - h and put them into groups. 

a. What do you think ...?

c. What about you, (Nick)?

e. I agree (with this / Nick).

g. I don't agree (with this / Nick). 

b. I'm sorry, I don't agree.

d. Yes, definitely.

f. Do you agree (with that)?

h. No, definitely not. 

=> Answer:

• Asking for opinions: a, c, f

• Expressing agreement: d, e

• Expressing disagreement: b, g, h

b. Complete the conversation with these phrases. Then practise the conversation with your friends. 

a. I'm sorry, I don't agree                            d. What about you 

b. No, definitely not                                     e. I agree with 

c. Do you agree with that 

Duy: I don't think we should have robots in our lives.

Nick: (1) ______ Robots are helping us a lot in industry, education, and even in our house. (2) ______ Duy?

Duy: (3) ______ They're a complete waste of time and money. They're making everybody lazy. In the future robots will take over the world. I saw a film about that once. (4) ______ Phong?

Phong: Oh, (5) ______ Nick. Robots are never smarter than humans. But in the future. they will be very useful because they will do almost everything instead of us.

=> Answer:

1. a                    2. c                     3. h                   4. d                 5. e

2. Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Use the phrases in 1.

1. We shouldn't have robots in our lives. 

-> I agree (with this)/ I don't agree (with this).

2. Living in the city is better than living in the countryside. 

3. Driving a car is more convenient than riding a motorbike. 

4. Learning a foreign language is a waste of time. 

5. We must wear our uniforms in school every day. 

=> Answer:

2. am sorry, I don't agree

3. Yes, definitely.

4. No, definitely not

5. I don't agree with it