language learning center · B2 · Lesson 5
Contrasting perspectives
Compare competing viewpoints, concede valid points, and defend a position with balance.
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Understand and learn
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Grace
Some people argue that tourism always benefits small communities.
Omar
That may be true economically; nevertheless, rapid growth can put pressure on housing.
Grace
Whereas visitors bring income, residents may bear costs that are less visible.
Omar
Exactly. The issue is not tourism itself, but how its benefits and costs are shared.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Some people argue that…
Some people argue that tourism always benefits small communities.
That may be true; nevertheless,…
That may be true economically; nevertheless, rapid growth can put pressure on housing.
Whereas…, …
Whereas visitors bring income, residents may bear costs that are less visible.
From another perspective,…
From another perspective,…
The issue is not…, but…
Exactly. The issue is not tourism itself, but how its benefits and costs are shared.
Notice, try, and speak
Which response concedes a point before presenting a counterargument?
Notice, try, and speak
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Listening
Listen, then choose what you heard.
Writing
Write your own sentence using this item.
This is self-practice. It is not automatically scored as correct or incorrect.
Speaking
Answer in your own words. Record yourself, listen back, and then compare your response with the model answer.
Make it yours
Compare two perspectives in English using concession, contrast, and reframing.
Choose a real issue where both sides have at least one reasonable point.
Use it with someone
Discuss competing views in English
Daily goal
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- 1. Some people argue that…
- 2. That may be true; nevertheless,…
- 3. Whereas…, …
- 4. From another perspective,…
- 5. The issue is not…, but…