19. How something affects you - 1. Opening Gambits

Conversation Gambits - Eric Keller, Sylvia T Warner 1988

19. How something affects you
1. Opening Gambits

Think of all the changes you would like to make in your classroom routine. For example, you may wish to change the times of your classes have longer holidays, have smaller classes etc.

Speaking

In pairs, one student propose a change. The second student should explain how this would affect him or her personally.

Example

Student 1: Why don’t we come to school in the afternoons and evenings. I hate coming to school in the morning.

Student 2: Well, from my point of view that's impossible The only bus I can get is in the morning. There are no buses around lunchtime

Writing

Each student writes down a proposed change on a piece of paper. Students pass their papers to another student who writes down an objection.

Ideas for changes

Why don't we spend more time talking?

I’d like to have more breaks.

I'd like to do some more grammar exercises

Can we read English newspapers for a change?

In my opinion,

From my point of view,

Well, personally,

If I had 1my way,

What 1I'm more concerned with is ...

In 1my case

1. Stress my, or /,