Gold C1 Unit 7 agreeing and disagreeing Make your pitch

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Gold C1 Unit 7 agreeing and disagreeing 

Make your pitch

• Aim:  to practise using language of agreement and disagreement in a collaborative/decision-making task
• Exam link:  Speaking, Part 3
• Activity type: choosing a motto for a new product and promoting that product to the class
• Classroom dynamics: groups
•  Time taken: 25 - 30 minutes

The language of agreeing and disagreeing

Unit 7C

What are they trying to say about advertising and its effects?

 How useful do you think advertising slogans like these are?

Gold C1 p 76 Unit 7C

What are they trying to say about advertising and its effects?

How useful do you think advertising slogans like this are?

Listen to two students doing this task

Expressions

Exam task Gold C1 Unit 7

Work in pairs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of the ways of promoting products and how effective you think each one would be.

Situation

You work for an advertising company and have

been asked to come up with an advertising campaign for a

new product or service. So far, your company has come up

with four possible mottos for this product, which you will see

on your card.

sample task

Task

In your team discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each motto on your card, using language of

agreement and disagreement where relevant. 

If you are not happy with any of the mottos, you can make up your own.  

Then you are going to promote your product and campaign to the rest of the class.

The pitch: promoting your product/ service.

Follow this structure.

 • What is the product?

 • What type of message do you want to convey with your product?

 • Who is your target market?

 • What types of advertising will be used to promote the product?

 • Why is this the best type of advertising for the product?

 • What is the motto and why have you chosen it?

 In your group,  decide who is going to say what during the presentation

Do the pitch and give feedback

Listen to all pitches.

Award 1 to 5 points for each team  based on how persuasive you thought the advertising pitch was :

5 = very persuasive, 1 = not at all persuasive.

The team with most points wins.

Next week: speaking test

Prepare Speaking part 3 - discussion 

language of agreeing and disagreeing

Find a partner you want to do the test with.

Test will take place during AVO plaza and English on 18 June.

Grade 50% of Progress test 3