Agreeing: Yes, you are quite right. It’s really so. I share your opinion. I agree with you completely. I partially agree with you.
Disagreeing: I don’t think so. Nothing of the kind. I’m afraid you are wrong. I don’t think so. On the contrary. I shouldn’t say so.
1. Late hours are harmful to your health.
2. If you feel like turning your back to lessons, you must do it.
3. It’s useful for everybody to get up at cockcrow.
4. It’s enough for a human being to sleep 4 hours a day.
5. As a rule, students are late for their classes.
6. An early bird catches the worm.
7. It’s useful to go to the University on an empty stomach.
8. Most people are early risers.
9. Everybody likes to catch up with her/his sleep on Saturday and Sunday.
10. You always follow the well-known proverb: “Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
28. Discussion. Two students are given the task to dramatize the dialogue and act it out in class. The rest of the group listen and compare David's and Sue's daily programmes.
David: What's the matter, honey?
Sue: Oh, I don’t know.
David: Come on, something's the matter. What is it?
Sue: It's just life. It’s too boring!
David: It’s not that bad. You have the children.
Sue: But Kim will be at school and John's only a baby! You’ll leave in five minutes, but I’ll be here all day. You won’t be home till seven!
David: One of us has to work, honey.
Sue: Yes, dear, but your day will be interesting. My day will be the same as every other day.
David: My work isn’t always interesting.
Sue: I know, but you travel around, you meet different people, and you do different things. Who will I meet today? What will I do? Huh? Oh, I’ll do the dishes, feed the baby, wash the clothes, clean the house, give the baby a bath, walk the dog...
David: But... but... honey...
Sue: Then I’ll feed the baby again and put the kids to bed. What a life? Today, tomorrow, this week, next week, this month, next month, next year - forever!
David: It’s just Monday morning, honey. You’ll feel O.K. tomorrow.
Sue: Will I?
Compare:
David's Monday Sue's Monday
David Shaw, TV news reporter Sue Shaw, housewife
| 8:30 - catch the train 9:30 - arrive at MBS studio 10:00 - take an interview with Miss Universe 12:00 - have lunch with a movie producer 3:00 - interview Paul McCartney at Kennedy Airport 5:00 - meet Walter for drink 6:00 - catch the train 7:30 - have dinner 8:30 - watch TV 9:30 - walk the dog 1:00 - go to bed | 8:15 - drive David to the train station 8:45 - wash the dishes 10:00 - feed the baby 10:30 - do the washing 12:00 - clean the house 2:30 - go to the supermarket 3:00 - pick Kim up at school 4:00 - make dinner 6:45 - meet David at the station 7:30 - have dinner 8:30 - wash the dishes 9:00 - feed the baby 10:15 - go to bed |
