コミュニケーション戦略 17 再考：オルタナティブ構成

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コミュニケーション戦略1〜3（議論の基本）で学んだ内容とは別の構成に挑戦しましょう。このレッスンでは、より会話的でより心づかいのある回答を構成することにフォーカスします。

Introduction

Let's start with a review of the first structure you learned. What is it? When is it most useful?

Warm Up

Examine the following sample answer. Where is the claim? How about the evidence?  

Question:What is the most dangerous area of your neighborhood? What makes it dangerous?

Answer:
 

The most dangerous area? Well, in general, my town is pretty safe. It's a small town without a lot of crime. And my neighborhood is very quiet. But there is an area of town that I don't go in unless I absolutely have to. It's a low-income neighborhood with drugs and gangs. Every now and then, there's a shooting. The town is trying to improve the neighborhood, but it's still pretty bad. So that is definitely the most dangerous area in my town.

Language

A. The sample answer in the Warm Up follows four basic steps. What are they? Discuss them with your instructor. 

B. Now your teacher has another question for you. Try answering it using the claim-last structure. 

Practice

Try using the claim-last style answer for the following questions: 

  1. What's the best food to eat in the town you are living in now? 
  2. What's your opinion about globalisation? 
  3. What do you think about your country's relationship with its neighboring countries?