Agree, disagree and argue your point: guided B2 practice

The real-world purpose of this module

Agree, disagree and argue your point moves from controlled examples to independent use under time or audience pressure. The opening lesson focuses on this outcome: States an opinion in the four-part shape inside 60 seconds. The checkpoint asks for this wider result: Passes a 10-item quiz; records for and against one topic, 90 seconds each. Keep your first attempt so you can compare clarity, accuracy and control at the end.

Level: B2. This module contains 6 connected lessons. Follow the order when the topic is new, or use the lesson map to repair one specific gap.

The lesson map

What useful practice looks like

• Claim, reason, example: the shape of an opinion: States an opinion in the four-part shape inside 60 seconds.
• Although, despite, however: conceding a point: Concedes before countering, with correct structures for all three words.
• Disagreeing without a fight: Disagrees in three softness grades and picks the right one for the listener.

Use true information where possible. A sentence about your own routine, work or plans is easier to remember than a sentence copied from a model.

A study routine for Agree, disagree and argue your point

1. Read the outcome for Claim, reason, example: the shape of an opinion before the examples.
2. Say or write one model, then change at least two details.
3. Complete the quiz before opening its answer panels.
4. Use the module checkpoint to produce Checkpoint: argue both sides independently.
5. Return only to the lesson that matches the error you found.

How the lessons work together

Agree, disagree and argue your point is a sequence, not a folder of unrelated pages. Claim, reason, example: the shape of an opinion establishes the first usable move. Later lessons add control, choice and time pressure. Checkpoint: argue both sides asks you to combine the module without copying an answer.

• Claim, reason, example: the shape of an opinion: States an opinion in the four-part shape inside 60 seconds
• Although, despite, however: conceding a point: Concedes before countering, with correct structures for all three words
• Disagreeing without a fight: Disagrees in three softness grades and picks the right one for the listener
• Hedging: probably, tends to, in my experience: Calibrates claim strength with 10 hedging devices

Keep one piece of evidence from the first lesson and improve the same piece at the checkpoint. That comparison shows more than a quiz score because it records what changed in your own language.

Use Agree, disagree and argue your point beyond the course

After the checkpoint, change one variable: the listener, purpose, channel or time pressure. Keep the central meaning from Ninety seconds, cold while adapting the delivery. This shows whether the language is available outside the model.

If the result becomes unclear, compare it with the outcome for the exact lesson involved. Correct that gap instead of restarting unrelated work.

Start or continue the module

Your progress is saved on this device only.

1. 1Claim, reason, example: the shape of an opinion19 min, Not complete
2. 2Although, despite, however: conceding a point20 min, Not complete
3. 3Disagreeing without a fight18 min, Not complete
4. 4Hedging: probably, tends to, in my experience19 min, Not complete
5. 5Ninety seconds, cold20 min, Not complete
6. 6Checkpoint: argue both sides18 min, Not complete

How to know you are ready to continue

Do not judge readiness by reading speed. You are ready when you can complete the checkpoint task with a clear message, understandable language and no copied answer. A small number of errors is normal at B2; errors should not hide your meaning.

If the checkpoint is difficult, repeat the lesson whose outcome matches the problem. That is faster than restarting the whole module.