Наводимо зразки стимулів до коментарів (дискусії) за матеріалами наукової доповіді, статті тощо. Спонукати до дискусії можна за допомогою таких висловів:
– What do you think of …
– What do you know about…
– What is your idea of …?
– Do you think that …?
– How can you explain …?
– Speak on the methods … use to …
– Can you give any facts from …?
– Compare the method described in the text with that … What do they have in common?
– Comment on the given information and speak about …
– Comment on the phrase…
– Give (present) brief information on …
– Consider the following …
– Define your own attitudes to...
– Make a list of arguments for and against …
– Give your views on…
– What is meant by the terms (classical music, contemporary music, etc.)?
– Do you agree (with the opinion) that …?
– Why is (does) …?
– Why do you think (… was chosen as …)?
– Explain why …
– What is your position on…?
– Give your arguments (reasoning).
– What advantages, if any, does… have over …?
– Make a list of the advantages and disadvantages of …
– Do you think that … presents some problems to …? What problems?
– Is it a good idea to …? Give your reasons.
– Why are … so popular?
– What makes … so …?
– Do they … at your university (in your city, country). Compare …
– Don’t you think that …?
– Some people claim that… Do you agree with them?
– Describe your impressions of …
– Would you like to be …? Give your reasons.
– Is it easy to …? Give some examples.
– Is it good or bad to …?
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– What events do you associate with …?
– Is there any contradiction between … and …? Give your opinion.
– Give your opinion on …
– What are the positive and negative effects of … on …? Are you optimistic about the future?
– What problems are created by … for a country like …?
– Give example from … describing …
– In what way does … affect …?
– What other problems are linked with …?
– What consequences might … have on …?
Аргументуючи свою думку, варто починати з таких висловів:
I think that… To my mind… In my opinion… As for me… Personally, I… I would like to say that… The point is that… Let me tell you that… I don’t think so… I agree with you… I’m afraid, I can’t agree with you… I doubt that… I am not quite sure … I am sure that… As far as I know…
Для дискусії в аудиторії можна скористатися матеріалами виступів професорів Брайнса і Гофланда на міжнародних конференціях (див. попередню тему).
Тема 6. Англомовна ділова кореспонденція
За наведеними нижче зразками напишіть декілька листів уявним діловим партнерам.