Conversation Activities for Giving Opinions

 

Activities                                  

Lesson Plan- Opinions          Lesson plan- Agreeing          Work Sheets

 

Group Activity- Opinions- A Skit

Divide the class into groups of 2 or 3. Students work together to develop a skit that is
grammatically correct about  disagreeing about a controversial topic. Students
should be strongly opposed in their opinions and express them with intense
feelings. Once the skit is developed, students present it to the teacher and the
rest of class. The teacher judges the skit based on grammar and language use,
originality, and acting ability.

 

Survey- Opinions

Survey members of the class and find out if they agree or disagree with the following
items. To get more information, ask why they feel that way.

 

 
Name
Agree
Disagree

Concurs with capital punishment

      

Believes in corporal punishment

      

Thinks Madonna’s performances are too sexy

      

Believes most politicians are honest and hard working

      

Thinks the Beatles where the greatest band ever

      

Doesn’t like classical music

      

Thinks asparagus is a great tasting vegetable

      

Believes that college prepares students for the demands

of the world of work

      

Thinks that testing in school is an unfair assessment of

student ability and knowledge

      

Believes that women should be barefoot and pregnant

      

Thinks that cells phones are the bane of western

civilization

     

Believes that prisons should be an institute for

rehabilitation

      

Thinks their English teacher is a good teacher