Skills for Study Level 2 Teacher's Book - Cambridge University Press

Part DReporting in speechThe aim of this lesson is for students to improve their speaking skills through:• participating in seminar discussions• exchanging and challenging ideas appropriately in academic discussion• expressing and defending opinions• changing the direction of a discussion• concluding a discussion.1 Participating in seminar discussions1a Group discussion1b Student discussion1cSuggested answersIn favour of recycled drinking water:• In a time of water scarcity, it makes sense to look for alternative supplies inorder to meet demand.• Reclaimed water is treated to remove impurities.• It is often cleaner than municipal tap water supplies.• It has already been used successfully for drinking water in Singapore.Bottles of NEWater have become very popular in Singapore / there is highpublic acceptance among the population of Singapore.Against recycled drinking water:• There is public resistance to the idea of drinking treated sewage.• People do not trust it.• People find the idea distasteful.1d Group discussionNote: If students are struggling to think of anything to discuss, they might bereminded that it is a feasibility study, so they could consider such things as publicacceptance, economic or technical feasibility, etc.1e, 1f & 1g Student discussion1h & 1i Group discussion and observation. The group arranges itself so that half willspeak, and half will observe, with one observer concentrating on a single speaker,evaluating their contribution to the discussion using the scoring criteria from 1i.1j Student discussion1k Group feedback sessionUnit 2 Part D ∙ Reporting in speech 58