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SPEAKING

Preparing to speak 68))'Lindsay and Francis are talking about diversity.Read and listen to their conversation.

Lindsay Francis, what comes to your mind when you hear the word "diversity"?

Francis I think of a combination of cultures, ethnicities,sexual orientations, etc, that make up a society.

Lindsay OK, and do you feel diversity is good for us?

Francis Absolutely, I think diversity and different ways of life make our society more tolerant and also richer.

Francis What about you, Lindsay? Do you think we are all equal?

Lindsay Of course, and I believe nobody should be judged or discriminated againts because of things such as color of skin or sexual orientation.

Francis I strongly agree with you.

Modeling 680)Listen again and practice the dialogue in pairs.

Let's speak Use the example in activity 1. Create a similar dialogue expressing your ideas about diversity. Use the USEFUL ExPRESSIONS provided.

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• How would you define.?• What are the differences.?• I think.../I believe • In my opinion../ I agree..(don't agree) because..

LET'S REFLECT

• Did the instructions and the model text help you accomplish the task? Explain. • Was the task useful to understand our differences?




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UNIT 4· Equality and Diversity • LESSON 1