Monday, December 11^th, 2023

• lesson:   

 A-Writing

The raft of the Medusa

• Listening to an extract about ‘’The Raft of the Medusa’’ and write a summary in which you mention the following information:

• The painter’s name.
• The quality of the painting.
• The date of the painting.
• The name of the museum in which the painting is exhibited.
• The painting’s dimensions.
• The title of the painting.
• The origin of the scene represented in the painting.
• The characters represented on the painting.

• Homework and revision:

• Exercises: 29 - 30 on page 94.
• Exercise : 31 on page 95.

B-Speaking:

• Personal Point of View:

5. We use these words and phrases to express a personal point of view:

• In my view…
• To my mind…
• My opinion is that…..
• As far as I'm concerned…
• In my opinion…
• Personally, I think…
• I'd say that…
• I'd suggest that…
• I'd like to point out that…
• I believe that…
• What I mean is…
• I suppose that…
• I guess that………

• Agreeing with an opinion

5. We use these words and phrases to agree with someone else's point of view:

• Of course.
• You're absolutely right.
• Yes, I agree.
• I think so too.
• That's a good point.
• Exactly.
• I don't think so either.
• So do I.
• I'd go along with that.
• That's true.
• I agree with you entirely.
• That's just what I was thinking.
• I couldn't agree more.

• Disagreeing with an opinion :

5. We use these words and phrases to disagree with someone else's point of view:

• I don't agree with you
• I disagree with you
• That's not entirely true.
• On the contrary…
• I'm sorry to disagree with you, but…
• Out of the question
• That's not the same thing at all.
• I'm afraid I have to disagree.
• I'm not so sure about that.
• It's unjustifiable to say that...
• I don’t think so…