Life Cycle

Life Cycle CONVERSATION COURSE BY: One2oneacademy

From the moment we are born, most people believe that there is a sequence that most people follow. Topical conversation brought to you by One2one academy.

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To control the speed of speech To increase grammatical awareness To improve pronunciation To develop confidence To build vocabulary

Conversation code

A key that will help you to provide an opinion both in and out of a work environment.

Expressing your opinion personally In my opinion…...

The way that I see it is…..

To my mind……

From my point of view…..

I see it this way……..

I have a feeling that ……..

I have no doubt that ……..

I think that …….

It goes without saying that ……

I am confident that ……

My opinion is that ……

As far as I am concerned…..

It seems to me that……

I am absolutely certain that …….

Expressing the opinion from many Generally…..

Most people believe…..

Most of us think that….

The majority of people believe that….

There are people who believe that…

People believe that……

Interacting I see Ok For sure Absolutely Couldn’t agree more Of course See Uh huh Hmmm Yeah Yep I agree with you I share your view You could be right

Fair enough I agree Seriously?

No way?

Say that again What?

Why? How? Tell me more!

Confirmation Ok Fine Perfect Great

No Opinion I have never really thought about that Wow, never seen it that way!

I can’t comment on that I don’t really have an opinion on that Not to sure about that

Siding opinion I’m going to sit on the fence on that I agree partly with that I agree on some level Maybe Possibly Perhaps I partially agree with you On some level I agree

Disagreement I don’t agree I don’t think so I have to disagree with you on that I don’t agree with what your saying I have a totally different view Not at all I don’t think that’s true

Transitions & Sequence First of all Firstly Secondly Then/ next/ finally After that/ this Following this/ that

Comparing On the one hand …. but on the other ….

In comparison to ….

Compared to …..

Whereas Than Rather than

Education Decision to join the workforce or go to University

Life is expensive, we have all watched our parents struggle to make ends meet, joining the workforce means that we can begin earning and spending money.

Life offers too many temptations, gadgets, cars, clothes, the temptation is overpowering and can influence the need to quit education.

Graduating can have less value than it used to, we can see this in place like South Korea.

At this time most companies want a University education.

The Dating Game

Dating is complicated, people often find a partner at University.

Meeting a professional means a more secure future,

The dating game for many means dating Apps.

Dating is complicated in 2018

People only think of today, not the future.

The concept of chivalry completely outdated.

Finding a soulmate is next to impossible.

Moving out of the family home often means finding a place to rent.

Renting on campus is expensive, most people get a few friends together and get an apartment to rent. These are considered to be the most prime years where we meet lifelong friends and enjoy the many parties on offer

Students must now consider living at home and commuting to University, it’s more economical.

Parties are overrated and something we only see in the movies.

Students have to find jobs and study to support themselves.

Working and studying often is considered a balance however some students just prefer to study.

Marriage The cycle of life normally involves committing to a partner by way of a piece of paper that legalises the bond between two people.

People often delay the action of getting married in favour of a profession or career development.

Marriage has less value in modern society compared to a generation ago.

A piece of paper is more important if you have children.

Weddings are an unnecessary cost that could be put to better use.

Weddings unite the two sides of the both the bride and grooms family.

House

The concept of buying a house is dated, most people believe that renting is more flexible.

New couples value being close to work so that they have more free time.

Buying a house is the ultimate commitment and not something that the younger generation want to have.

Job security is an consideration.

important

The I want and mentality does decision to buy or

want it now influence the rent.

Deposits for high for even contemplate

houses are far too newlyweds to

Couples move into their parents houses in order to save for a deposit, this can be difficult for a relationship.

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