Unit 8 Buy, Sell, Trade Lesson 5 Let’s discuss it
Participate in a discussion
Speak
- Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and speculate about what’s happening.
- Listen to the conversation. Complete the conversation with the sentences below.
Who’d like to begin?
Shall I start?
Can I just add something here?
Can I just finish what I was saying?
Let’s here what Al has to say.
Can I say something here?
Just a minute.
Let him finish.
Sophie: As you all know, we can no longer have this space for our drama club.
meetings without paying for it. So we need to discuss how we’re going to
pay 1) ______?
Dylan: 2) _______? I think we should pay membership dues to be part of the drama
group.
Ryan: 3) _______? I think other clubs charge dues.
Sophie: What do you think, Eva?
Eva: I think dues are a good idea.
Naomi: That’s fine if you can afford it, but …
Eva: I’m not saying I want to pay …
Naomi: 4) _______?
Eva: Sorry, go on.
Naomi: I’d just like to say that if there are dues, I’ll have to stop coming.
Sophie: 5) _______. Al, you helped set up the group.
Al: That’s right. We spent weeks looking for a place and this was the only free
option.
Ryan: 6) _______? Maybe we should be charging …
Dylan: That doesn’t make sense. Mean …
Sophie: 7) _______, Dylan. 8) _______.
Ryan: We could charge for performances and use ticket sales to pay back our dues.
- Work in pairs Complete the discussion with these expressions.
Ask someone to talk Take a turn
Let’s hear what…has to say. Can I just finish what I was saying?
What do you think …? Just a minute.
Who’d like to begin? Let him finish
Keep or defend a turn
Can I just add something here?
Can I say something here?
Shall I start?
- Act Work in groups. Have a discussion.
Your school has announced that the end-of-year trip has been canceled due to budget cuts. Discuss how the school could save money to pay for the trip and how could raise money for it if you think that’s a better solution.
