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Activity 1: How to talk about advantage and disadvantages
Activity 1: How to talk about advantage and disadvantages
Watch this clip and answer the following questions.
What are the synonyms of advantages and disadvantages?
Advantage
Disadvantage
According to the clip, what are the advantages and disadvantages of living in Toronto?
Advantage
Disadvantage
Activity 2: Advantages and Disadvantages
Activity 2: Advantages and Disadvantages
Decide if each group of phrases below has the same meaning (=S) or different meanings (=D). If there are more than two phrases, are they all the same or all different?
• An advantage/ The advantage
• The advantage/ The only advantage
• One of the advantages/ An advantage
• Advantages are…/ Some advantages are…
• Some advantages are…/ Some of the advantages are…
• Advantages are…/ The advantages are…
• A great advantage/ The main advantage
• The greatest advantage/ The main advantage/ The most significant advantage
• By far the most important advantage/ The overwhelming advantage
• A great advantage/ A major advantage/ A big advantage
• A comparatively minor disadvantage/ A completely insignificant disadvantage
• A more important advantage/ A very important advantage
• A possible advantage/ A potential advantage
• Arguments for/ Supporting arguments/ Arguments in support
• Good and bad points/ Pluses and minuses
• Disadvantage/ Drawback
• Pros and cons/ Advantages and disadvantages
• A pro/ An advantage
• A con/ A disadvantage
• Positive aspect/ Positive point
• Negative effect/ Negative consequence
• Positive consequence/ Benefit
• Disadvantage/ Demerit
• Another advantage/ A further advantage/ An additional advantage/ One more advantage
• The advantages outweigh the disadvantages/ There are more pros than cons
Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2013
Source: https://www.usingenglish.com/files/pdf/describing-advantages-and-disadvantages.pdf
Activity 3: What do you run for?
Activity 3: What do you run for?
Work in groups of three or four. Discuss these questions. Think about reasons and examples related to yourself and to people you know.
· Do you usually go running?
· Do you know anybody who goes running regularly?
· In your opinion, what are the advantages of running?
· And the disadvantages?
2. You’ll watch a video where different people explain what they run for. They give their reasons for running. After watching the video, try to remember 2 of the reasons they mention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRzY8oFX75I
3. Work in groups of three. One of you is going to write all the reasons beginning with to. Another group member will write the reasons beginning with for. The other group member will note down the reasons beginning with because.
4. Work individually. Think of an activity you like doing regularly. Why do you do it? Write a reason with for, a reason with to, and a reason with because.
Activity: ________________________________________
For: ___________________________________________
To: ____________________________________________
Because: ________________________________________
Now, work in pairs or in groups of three. Tell your partners about your activity and why you do it. Ask your partners questions about their activity.
Source: http://www.elteaching.com/?p=322
Activity 4: Use the expressions to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the topics below.
Activity 5: Advantages and disadvantages topics:
Students, as an individual or in pair, select one or two topics and talk about their advantages and disadvantages
Advantages and disadvantages of computers.
Advantages and disadvantages of having young parents
Advantages and disadvantages of being married
Working part-time after school
Advantages and disadvantages of writing essays
Returning to school as an adult
Living in a small town or a big city
Living in a small country
Living in the countryside
Working on a rotational basis
Working remotely or in an office
Working with technology
Physical labor
Working with people
Working with animals
Working with children
Making your hobby into a job
Changing jobs
Quitting a job or being fired
Working in a multilingual setting
Having a job that requires a lot of traveling
Choosing to pursue a creative profession
Hiring older or younger employees
Privately-owned companies
Working for the government
Business competition and monopoly
Owning a business with other people and partnership business models
Owning a car and other modes of transportation
Using public transportation
Being self-employed or working for somebody else
Knowing or learning multiple languages
Source: https://custom-writing.org/blog/advantages-and-disadvantages-essay-ideas
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Instructions: Study the lessons below.
1. “Discussing advantages and disadvantages“
Notes: Make sure to complete the “Preparation” activity and all 3 tasks in the lessons.
2. Vocabulary: How to talk about ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES
3. Talking about Pros & Cons in English [Advanced English Conversation Skills]
Notes: Focus on the video and the explanations under the video.
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