Oral English 1: Lesson 8

6/2/2015

Hi everyone,

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Types of Support for your Opinions
At the beginning of today's lesson, we reviewed opinion giving structure and the types of support you can use to support your reasons for your opinion.

Types of Support:
a. personal example
b. explanation (e.g. facts)
c. statistics
d. expert opinion

Example:
Opinion: In my opinion dogs are better than cats.
Reason: This is because dogs are friendlier.
Example: When I was a child, I had three dogs and they always wanted to play with me, but my cats usually wanted to be alone.

Discussions:

Please use the feedback about your discussions from our previous lessons. I have said many times that you cannot read your summaries and your opinion sections on your worksheet. In today's lesson, most discussion leaders read their worksheets. From now on, if you read your worksheet, the maximum score you can get for your discussion is 60%.
Again, please use conversational style in your discussions. There are only a few group members who ask questions and make comments on the opinions of other members. Group leaders need to ask their group members directly to volunteer questions and comments:
a. What do you think of ...'s opinion?
b. Does anyone have any comments?

Homework:

Blog Comment #8
Start your research on your presentation topic.
Study for Quiz #1
* opinion/agreeing/disagreeing expressions
* checking for understanding expressions
* expressions for leading a discussion
* expressions for conversational style

Blog Question #8:

Choose one topic. Give your opinion on the topic (include your opinion, reason, and two supports).

a. Which is better, tea or coffee?
b. Which is better, ramen or soba?
c. Which is better, the countryside or the city?

* Write 8-10 sentences.
* Use capital letters, punctuation and spelling correctly.
* Submit by Monday, June 8 by 6:00pm.

30 Comments

OE1-kumi

6/2/2015 11:10:57 am

Q:Which is better, tea or coffee?
A;In my opinion, tea is better than coffee.
This is becuse,coffee is very bitter.
I donnot like coffee taste.

I drank tea every morning since i was 5 years old.
So,I donnot drank coffee.In a word, this is habit.
Also, coffee is match sweetfood.cake,cokkie,chocolate etc.
But hot food and lunch donnot much.
Tea is anything much.
Moreover,my grandfather teach me``coffee is barbarian's drink.``
Beacuse I have bad image to coffee.
If I drink coffee, he will get angry.

Haruna.k

6/3/2015 09:04:38 am

I think that soba is better than ramen.
This is because , soba is better than ramen for the health .
I like soba very much . When I was young, my dream was " sobaya" .
Soba include a lot of dietary fiber and vitamins . So it has diet effect and fair skin effect and so on .
I like ramen, to.
But ramen is said that there is much solt and fat.
Therefore, I want you to eat soba.
But I think that overeating is good neither soba nor ramen .

OE-1 Hitomi

6/4/2015 05:05:34 pm

C. Which is better, the countryside or the city?
I think the city is better than the countryside.
First reason is that, there are many fun places in the city, for example, Tokyo tower, Tokyo skytree, Tokyo disneyresort and so on. Second reason is that, there are many faclities for travels, so it is very convenient.
I have been at the countryside. I think the countryside's appeal are rich natural environment, beautiful sea, delicious air and so on. So, we can get experiences through nature. But compared with the city, the countryside is out-of-date. I want to live in the city to get a new trend and simulation.

OE-1 Tomoki

6/5/2015 11:24:18 am

I like coffee better than tea.This is because it wakes up when the coffee drinks.To coffee,I wake up by it which a lot of ingredients called caffeine are included in. When I do study and work, I think the coffee to be indispensable. In addition, the person drinking coffee looks somehow cool. At the age of a primary schoolchild, I thought to see the figure that parents drank coffee.Then myself came to drink,too. In addition,the coffee has various kinds and all taste is characteristic and think that it is the drink whici doesnot get tired.

OE-1 Takayuki

6/5/2015 04:52:50 pm

c,Which is better, the countryside or the city?

I think the city is better than the countryside.
This is because the city has many places and various people.
First, the city has many various shops and amusement places. For example, supermarkets, convenience stores, clothe’s shops, game centers and so on.
It is very convenient and fun. On my days off, I usually go to cities to hang out with my friends. Sometimes we go shopping and sometimes we watch movies in the movie theater. In the city, we can find these places easily. Also it is really convenience to take transportations so I can go anywhere..
Second, in the city, there are various people. So we can meet many people and learn various things from them. That makes me grow. I get varieties of point of view when I discuss with something with my friends.
Of course, the countryside has good points. But if we compared, I prefer the city.

OE1-Shunsuke

6/6/2015 09:11:15 am

I think that soba is better than ramen.
Both the ramen and the soba are very delicious.However, the side is neat and tidy very much.Furthermore, the side is very healthy.When I was child,I have eaten closing a bargain soba.The taste that I ate in then is not forgotten.I want to make a side with oneself this time.While I wrote this sentence, I wanted to eat soba.

OE1-Yuki

6/6/2015 05:05:43 pm

c. Which is better, the countryside or the city?

In my opinion, the countryside is better than the city. This is because the countryside is really settle down. I live in the countryside, and is a favorite location. For example, deep involvement with people and surrounded by trees clean air. I greet you and pass each other on the road in the countryside. But I do not always the person who is in Tokyo. And the city is stifling to many people. I have to university by shifting the hate a time crowd. So I like the countryside. After all, the way people relate to people coming affect their own lives.

OE1-Nanami

6/6/2015 05:50:46 pm

c. Which is better, the countryside or the city?
I think the city is better than the countryside.FIrst,I have lived in Nagareyama which is countryside.However,I felt that I was very inconvenient becouse there was only the forest in the circumference of the house.Second,there are many shops in the town.I like to syop in Sibuya.Finally,there are a lot of insects in the country. I dislike insects so I think that it is very safe to live in a town.In conclusion,I think that the city is more comfortable than the countryside.But Living in the coutryside was good too.

OE1-Emiri

6/6/2015 09:12:12 pm

b. which is better, ramen or soba?

In my opinion, soba is better than ramen. Because I like plain taste. I think ramen is too heavy and fat. When I was a child, I had little opportunityto eat it. Also my family prefer soba to ramen. Perhaps, I may feel some opposition agaist eating ramen. In addition, soba is healty, and I can eat rare edible wild plants. Moreover, for free I can dink sobayu. It is very good and hearty drink. Therefore I like soba.

OE1-Minori.H

6/6/2015 09:22:53 pm

Ｑ:Which is better, tea or cofee?
A:In my opinion, I think cofee is better than tea.
This is because, cofee has many benefits.
For example first, cofee is useful when we feel sleep.
It would keep us wake.
Second, cofee's smell has benefit that relaxing effect.
We smell the scent ,we can relax.
And It also very good smell.I like it very much.
Therefor cofee is better than tea for me.

OE1-chikako

6/6/2015 11:40:02 pm

Q which is better ,tea or coffee?
A In my opinion, I think coffee is better than tea.
this is because, my mother likes coffee. So I drank it since I was little. I can relax when I drink coffee.
In addition,coffee has various ettects. When I was during the test period I wake up whenever I drink coffee.
Coffee matches sweet well, so I drank after dinner every night.
From the above reasons I like coffee better than tea.

OE1-karin

6/7/2015 10:41:14 am

Q:Which is better, tea or coffee?
A:In my opinion, I think tea is better than cofee.
this is because tea has varios advantages.
A lot of caffeine is included in the tea more coffee.
This gets rid of sleepiness.
In addition,the coffee is very bitter.
I do not like a bitter thing.
I love tea so as to go to the store specializing in tea.
I drink tea every day.
I think that I want many people to come to like tea.

OE1-Ellena Sa

6/7/2015 11:55:42 am

Q.Which is better, soba or ramen?
A. In my opinion soba is better than ramen. This is reason soba is very light food . When I ate ramen, I stomach feels heavy. I think ramen is thick and rich foods sit heavy on the stomach. However, I can eat soy source ramen. Doctors said soba have an essential amino acid and VitaminB . That's why soba is so healthy.

OE1-Taku

6/7/2015 12:41:14 pm

C.which is better,the city or countryside.
In my opinion, I think the city is better than countryside.
This is because the city is convenient for shopping than countryside .
The city has shopping hot points like Shibuya, Shinjuku, Jiyuugaoka.
These can come and go by various transportation.
However, there is no place doing shopping too much in the countryside.
Besides, there is no too convenient transportation there.
So I think the city is better than countryside.

OE1-Minori.N

6/7/2015 12:41:40 pm

b. Which is better, ramen or soba?

In my opinion,soba is better than ramen.There are three reason.First,soba tastes good.It have a delicious smell and we can enjoy the sensation when swallowing soba.Second,soba is very healthy.buckwheat flour is good for our health than flour.Third,soba is a traditional food of Japan.Therefore I
think soba is better than ramen.

OE1-Yui

6/7/2015 12:49:39 pm

a:Which is better, tea or coffee?

In my opinion,I think coffee is better than tea.Because coffee have caffeine more than tea.If I drink coffee,I can wake up.So,I always drink coffee when I prepare for an exam.Another reason,I like smell of coffee.The smell of coffee makes me calm down.
Therefore I think coffee is better than tea.

OE1-Kotone

6/7/2015 01:01:41 pm

Q. Which is better, tea or coffee?

A. I think that coffee is better than tea.
Because there are some advantages of coffee.
Coffee contains caffein, it makes me awake.
That is why I drink same coffee every morning when I eat breakfast.
Moreover, I can relax when I drink some coffee.
That is why I always get up early to make breakfast time.
If we had examination next day, we would drink some coffee.
In other words, I think it is good for us to drink some coffee than tea in my opinion.

OE1-Elena Se

6/7/2015 01:04:49 pm

a.Which is better, tea or coffee?

I think coffee is better than tea.
This is because, coffee make me wake up.Because much caffeine is in the coffee.I sometimes became sleepy when I was study, so I drank it.
My family like coffee very much.My parents took machine of coffee from Italy.Therefore the espresso of the house is delicious.
Coffee is bitter, but it is good point of coffee, so I like it.

OE1-Aya

6/7/2015 01:15:39 pm

In my opinion the city is better than the countryside. This is because the city is very convenient. When I want to go somewhere, it is very convenient because means of transportation develop. For example, the train comes in the morning every three minutes.And I can go to the various places because many kinds of trains go.
In addition, there are a lot of convenient shops such as convenience stores.According to a certain data, approximately 6,800 convenience stores seem to be in Tokyo.I like the city from such a reason.

OE-1 Satomi

6/7/2015 01:27:56 pm

In my opinion,the countryside is better than the city.
This is because,there are a lot of things not in the city in the countryside.
I have lived from birth in the country side. Countryside told me various things to me. Coexistance way with nature will probably not be able to learn in the city.
In addition,it is very actively exchanges with local people. It is a very useful place as a world of lack of communication.
Therefore,I thought better of the countryside is better than city.

OE-1 Reina

6/7/2015 02:04:27 pm

Q.Which is better,soba or ramen?
A.In my opinion,I think ramen is better than soba.This is because There are many kinds and we can enjoy various tastes.For example,shoyu, miso,shio,tonkotu and so on.Also,Not only soup but noodles.We can select some kinds of them.For example,soft noodles and hard noodles or thick and thin.
From above the reasons,I think is amazing foods!

Takeshi

6/7/2015 02:47:17 pm

Q. Which is better, ramen or soba?
A.In my opinion,soba is better than ramen.
This is because soba is healthy.
It is true that ramen is nice.
But ramen is bad for our health.
Especially,because I am a member of lacrosse club of university, I should watch what I eat.
Therefore I think that soba is better than ramen.

OE1-Yu

6/7/2015 03:15:47 pm

Q.Which is better, the countryside or the city?
In my opinion, the countryside is better than the city. This is because the countryside is more silent than the city. When I been to the countryside, we can be relax. We can leave from the noise. However, the countryside is not convenient. So, we may feel difficult to live. Each has good points and bad points. Therefore, I want to live middle of the countryside and the city.

OE1-sakiho

6/7/2015 03:43:24 pm

B :Which is better ramen or soba.

I think soba is better than ramen. There are some reasons that I think soba is good. First,soba is good for health. Ramen soup made of a lot of oil. So,overtaking ramen is bat for health. In contrast, because soba is made of buckwheat flour which is full of nourishment, soba is the most healthy.
Second, there are many ways of eating soba. If it was hot day and you hadn't appitite, you could eat cold soba.
I want to eat soba twice a week.

OE-1 Haruna

6/7/2015 03:47:54 pm

In my opinion, the city is better than the countryside.
I have lived in the city since I was born.
And, I went to the countyside last holiday.
Then, I think that there is'nt convenient shop near. And there blacks out at night. It is very scarely.
I wanted to return early to the city.
The city is very useful for my life.
So, I like the city better than the countryside.

OE-1 Hiroki

6/7/2015 04:50:24 pm

a. Which is better, tea or coffee?

In my opinion, I think tea is better than coffee.
It is very healthy to drink tea.
In addition, there are various kinds and all kinds are very delicious.
For example, there are green tea and oolong tea and tea.
However, it is said that it is not healthy to drink coffee too much.
I drink hot tea every night.
I can calm down when I drink hot tea at night and can sleep immediately.
So I will continue drinking tea.

OE1-Haruha.T

6/7/2015 05:10:20 pm

Q:Which is better, tea or coffee?
A:In my opinion, tea is better than coffee.
This is because tea has a lot of kinds of scents.
It's possible to choose by that case's feeling.
When I buy tea, I'll hesitate about which to take.
Tea also has the relaxation effect.
When I couldn't sleep easily, I had tea.
Then I could sleep sound.
Therefore, I think tea is better than coffee.

OE1-Yukari

6/7/2015 06:23:12 pm

a. Which is better, tea or coffee?

In my opinion, coffee is better than tea.
This is because I don't like tea.
When I was little, I served iced tea with lemon in my cousin's house.
Because I felt it having good smell and color, I thought that it must be very good.
Therefore, I drank it without any hesitation.
But, its taste was contrary to my expectations, and I felt it bitter and sour.
I didn't like bitter drink and sour drink in childhood, so I disliked tea since then.
I can drink tea now, but I don't want to drink much it.
I now drink coffee instead of tea when I want to keep myself awake in the morning.

OE1-Misato

6/7/2015 06:50:20 pm

A: Which is better, tea or coffee?

In my opinion, I think tea is better than coffee. This is because I like its smell and taste.
When I was a child, I couldn't drink coffee bacause of its bitter. But I have prefered drinking tea since then.
And I think that drinking coffee toomuch is bad for your health. My father upset his stomach, when he drank it too much.
Tea has many kinds. For example, darjeeling, assam,uva and rize. In addition, tea has many flavors too. We don't have had enough, bacause they have different smell.

OE1-Komugi

6/7/2015 06:51:51 pm

Q. Which is better, tea or coffee?
A. In my opinion, tea is better than coffee. This is because everyone can drink tea. Coffee is very bitter even if we mixed milk or sugar in with the coffee. That's why most of children can't drink it. Also, when I drink coffee, I always have a stomachache. I have never been able to drink up. I think coffee is not kind drink. So, I like to drink tea more than coffee.

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