ENGLISH 9

QUARTER 4, WEEK 5
Notes:

C. Lesson Proper

Making judgement and taking a stand on an issue can be made in two ways- to agree or
disagree. In some point of your interaction with others you either agree or disagree with their stand.
You agree when you believe that the data presented proves to be true and you disagree when it
contradicts the truth and what you believe in. This part of the lesson provides you expressions on
agreeing and disagreeing.
Remember that when you disagree, do it in an agreeable manner. Consider these words used to
express agreement and disagreement on the issue;

AGREE DISAGREE
That’s true. I don’t think so.
You’re absolutely right. No way. (strong)
Exactly! I’m afraid I disagree.
No doubt about it. I totally disagree. (strong)
I couldn’t agree with you more. I beg to disagree.
You have a point. I’d say the exact opposite. (strong)
Me neither (agree with negative statement) Not necessarily.
I suppose so/ I guess so (weak) That’s not always true.
I agree with you 100 percent. That’s not always the case.
That’s true.

Here are some examples of sentences using some of the expressions given in the table;

1. You’re absolutely right, unemployment will result to poverty.

2. I totally disagree that unemployment will result to poverty.
3. You just said that the government officials has an important role to control smoking in the public
places, I agree with you 100 percent.
4. You said that the government has an important role to control smoking in the public, I’d say the
exact opposite. It is the responsibility of the smoker himself not to puff cigar in public.

Exercise 1: Identify the expression of the underlined statement or phrase. Before each
statement write A for agree and D for disagree.
______`1. It is cloudy, it might rain this afternoon. I don’t think so, the forecast said that it will be
a fine weather this afternoon.
______2. The line, ”An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, is absolutely true.
______3. Marianne is an intelligent student, in fact she has proven herself as top performing
student in the class. There is no doubt that she will succeed in her studies.
______4.Lung cancer is caused by smoking, this claim is not always true.
______5. I beg to disagree when you said that physically thin people are susceptible to sickness
and diseases.
______6. She said that prayer is the best weapon in life and she is absolutely right.
______7.I couldn’t agree with you more when you said that practice made your performance
perfect because of what you presented today.
______8. There is no way that I will support your idea, it is against my stand on the issue
presented.
Exercise 2:
Be a Judge
Individual Activity:
 Read carefully the given situations then, give your judgement and how you will handle the
issue presented.
1. Daniella is an intelligent Grade 9 student of Don Eldifunso National High School. She applied
and luckily passed a full scholarship for the next school year at University of the Philippines. The
scholarship covers all her expenses from tuition fee, uniform allowance, board and lodging, and
monthly allowance of P5000.00. It is supposed to be great opportunity for her but she found out
that she is pregnant and her boyfriend,a campus crush, is willing to marry her. If you were
Daniella, will you continue with the scholarship despite your condition? or you will accept your
boyfriend’s proposal for marriage?

2. Carl and Maida have been together for three years as lovers. They are so in love with each
other that made their classmates wished that they could have a relationship like they have.
Their teacher also admire them two for they both excel academically and achieve good grades
in all subjects. One day, Carl ask Maida to prove to him how much she loved him and asked her
for a pre-marital sex. If you were to judge, Is Carl really in love with Maida? Would you agree
with Carl that pre-marital sex is a proof that Maida is in love with him?