English for

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Thesis statement: a teacher should be a lifelong learner
Reason 1: technology is progressing rapidly; young people don’t 
respect those who aren’t up-to-date with technology and who 
aren’t prepared to learn 
Evidence 1: survey showed students rate teachers who are on 
good terms with technology higher
Reason 2: a teacher can understand what it is like to be a student, 
and use this to build rapport and communicate 

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English for Academics Book 2 Teacher’s Guide
© Cambridge University Press and British Council Russia 2015
www.cambridge.org/elt/english-for-academics
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Lesson 2
Module 1
Follow-up 
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Suggested answers
1 To conclude, it is a must for university teachers to be involved 
in research.
2 Summing up, opportunities to choose and be responsible 
have to be given to students.
3 I should like to repeat once again that one of the important 
criteria that determine the quality of a university is the 
relative number of students per one teacher.
17 Learners’ own answers. You may want to extend the 
activity by asking learners to discuss the statements in 
pairs or small groups.
Lesson 2 Evaluating arguments
Time: 90 minutes
By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to
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connect sentences logically
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evaluate an argument
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respond to an argument
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present an argument
Lead-in
1 Encourage students to use the language from Lesson 1 
in Unit 1 when giving their opinions. 
Language focus
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1 B 2 E 3 A, D 4 D 5 C 
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cause and effect: consequently
addition and reinforcement: moreover
comparison and contrast: like, unlike