STUDENT A: DISAGREE STUDENT B: AGREE STUDENT C: DISAGREE STUDENT D: AGREE

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Leading the Today, our discussion topic is Initiating the I'd like to start, please. Well, to my Disagreeing I’m sorry, but I have to disagree. I Agree Well, it seems to me that…
1 GD … Does anyone want to start? discussion best knowledge,… believe that ….
Agreeing I think C has the right idea,            
2 with C because …
    Asking for more A, What do you mean by….?        
3 information to A
Supporting Let me show you what I mean        
4 your opinion …
   
        Connecting Yeah. I’d like to go back to what A said    
5 your ideas before. I think…
with A's
    Encouraging Well, D, how do you see this        
other students situation?
6 to participate in
the discussion
            Connecting My idea is a lot like you, B. What I’d like
7 your ideas to say is…
to B's
8     Agreeing Yeah, I second you.        
        Contributing Well, I'd like to comment on that. I    
ideas think …. Let's see this example. We can
9 see that … (providing missleading
example)
            Keeping the I think we’re getting off the topic. We're
10 GD focused trying to decide which one is the best, …
or …
Keeping the Yeah, let’s stay focused.            
11 GD focused
Showing Yeah Concluding the I see that you guys commented Showing Yeah Showing Sure
interest GD (negatively)… because of …, and the interest interest
12 rest of us agree (positively)… due
to…. To sum up, we can say that ….
Is everyone satisfied with this?
    Expressing Thanks, B. You made our point clearer. Showing Yeah
13 positive interest
comment
   
Closing the Well, let's get our ideas ….   Let's do it. Good idea.   OK
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