Conducting Discussion
Task 2. [in groups of four]
Compare the ways of becoming a psychologist in the USA and your country. Assign roles to make your discussion more effective. Get ready to present the result of your discussion to the other groups.
language functions
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Qualification of comparison
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(X is)
| considerably
a great deal
(very) much
(quite) a lot
rather
somewhat
a little
slightly
scarcely
hardly
only just
|
smaller
bigger
cheaper
etc.
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than ...
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X is
| exactly
precisely
just
virtually
practically
more or less
almost
nearly
approximately
about
|
the same as ...
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Qualification of contrast
|
X is not
| exactly
entirely
quite
|
the same as ...
|
X is
| totally
completely
entirely
quite
|
different from Y.
|
X is not quite as/so
| big
expensive
difficult
etc.
|
as ...
|
X and Y are
| different
dissimilar
| in every
| way
respect
|
X and Y are
| totally
completely
entirely
quite
|
different
|
Suffixes | Discourse markers | Approaching the text: Using prior knowledge and making predictions | Exploring the Text: In-depth reading | ACADEMIC VOCABULARY | Word Families | Word Choice: Synonyms | Оценивать | Sit (for), show, administer, perform, run, set, confirm, take, undergo, carry out, conduct, reveal | PsychologIcal terminology |