Preparation to speaking

Learning objectives
• Prepare to persuade others in a discussion
about wind power by reviewing and adding to
your notes
• Choose language to present arguments and
counter-arguments
• Evaluate your arguments and add additional
support
• Take part in a group discussion about weather
or not to build a wind farm near your town.
Revision
 Before going to a
war, you need to
choose your weapon.

The tools that we can use--

transition words and phrases.

To link our ideas

talking about advantages and
disadvantages

A
D
A
A
D
D
talking about advantages and
disadvantages
Giving counter-arguments
My strongest arguments How will the opponents respond

My opponents’ arguments How will we respond

 a video about
offshore wind
Summary of this unit
farm Listening for
counter-arguments
use modals to
express future
possibilitiy
taking about
listen for
advantages and
explanation
disadvantages

making counter-
arguments

link ideas with

take part in a transition words
and phrases give counter-
debate about arguments
allowing a new wind
farm near my town.