Support your point of view
Intermediate 2
Compare sources and experience, and share views with supporting reasons.
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01Changes in society and everyday life6 lessons
Explore changes in everyday life, consumption, housing, environment and technology using records and personal experience, then express a supported view.
- 01Describe changes in everyday lifeFind two changes in two periods for the same group, and state the time periods and population.Open lesson
- 02Explain consumption choices and their effectsCompare ways of ordering the same goods and explain effects on cost, packaging and arrival dates under stated conditions.Open lesson
- 03Discuss housing and neighbourhood issuesUse observations to describe a fictional shared-space issue, then suggest two options and identify conditions to check.Open lesson
- 04Compare environmental actions under different conditionsCompare preparation and return requirements for two reuse options, then explain a choice while acknowledging inconvenience.Open lesson
- 05Connect a technology experience to a wider questionSeparate personal experience from the supplied group record, then discuss convenience and support for users.Open lesson
- 06Present an evidence-based view of a changeCite a short source’s group and figures, then connect the change to benefits, limitations, your view and a remaining question.Open lesson
02Opinions and supporting reasons6 lessons
Distinguish claims, reasons and cases; practise qualified agreement and respectful disagreement, then refine an opinion text.
- 07Separate a claim from its supportMark the claim, reason and example in a short opinion paragraph and explain their connection.Open lesson
- 08Explain with concrete examplesSupport one claim with two relevant cases without adding what the cases do not establish.Open lesson
- 09Agree while adding conditionsSpecify what you agree with, then add what must change because of time or usage conditions.Open lesson
- 10Disagree respectfully with supporting reasonsFirst summarise the other view, then state your disagreement, a concrete concern and an alternative.Open lesson
- 11Reconsider whether the evidence is sufficientCompare the scope of a claim with the people covered by the evidence; separate known details from follow-up questions.Open lesson
- 12Exchange and revise supported opinionsWrite a source-based first view, respond to other perspectives, then revise its support and conditions.Open lesson
03Instructions and reporting6 lessons
Extract assignees, deadlines and deliverables, then report status with quantities and verified scope.
- 13Turn instructions into an action listRead a longer instruction and list who must produce what, and by when.Open lesson
- 14Report progress with quantitiesSummarise progress with the record time, total, completed and remaining quantities.Open lesson
- 15Separate the issue, impact and requestWrite a report in three parts: the observed issue, its effect on work and the support requested.Open lesson
- 16Mark facts and estimatesMark the scope observed and distinguish it from causes not yet verified.Open lesson
- 17Report completion and verification separatelyReport the quantity made, inspection scope, discrepancies and rechecks still required.Open lesson
- 18Give a work-progress reportUse a status record to report the situation, issue and next action, then answer questions about scope and deadlines.Open lesson
04Conditions and coordination6 lessons
Compare different needs and agree on priorities, roles, deadlines and conditions.
- 19Agree on task prioritiesCheck deadlines and dependencies for three tasks, then explain the order you propose.Open lesson
- 20Clarify responsibilities and scopeIdentify overlapping and missing responsibilities, then record who does what and by when.Open lesson
- 21Explain a delay and propose alternativesDistinguish the original schedule from the current delay and propose two alternatives with their conditions.Open lesson
- 22Agree with explicit conditions and limitsState the conditions and scope of your agreement, and renegotiate requests outside them.Open lesson
- 23Confirm the agreement in writingWrite a confirmation message with agreed owners, scope and deadlines, keeping undecided additions separate.Open lesson
- 24Coordinate between two teamsCompare two teams’ needs and feasible scope, then record owners, deadlines, deliverables, conditions and unresolved items.Open lesson
05Comparing and summarizing information6 lessons
Compare articles, charts and notices on shared criteria and summarize while preserving sources and limits.
- 25Find the main point and viewpointSummarize the central information and identify the writer’s proposal with a supporting sentence.Open lesson
- 26Describe a table or chart in sentencesIdentify the population and periods, then describe changes in counts and proportions with correct units.Open lesson
- 27Compare agreement and disagreement across sourcesSeparate shared and conflicting information across three sources and explain the difference using their text.Open lesson
- 28Record sources and reference datesInclude the publisher and reference time in a summary, separating posting, reposting and event dates.Open lesson
- 29Summarize only the needed informationSelect information for a reader’s purpose and summarize it in about 150 Korean characters while preserving the source and conditions.Open lesson
- 30Make a reasoned choice from comparative sourcesCompare two alternatives on shared criteria and explain a choice while stating source dates and limitations.Open lesson
06Formal communication6 lessons
Communicate purposes, requests, owners and deadlines accurately and politely in emails and meetings.
- 31Structure a formal emailRepair an incomplete email using a subject, greeting, purpose, request and closing.Open lesson
- 32Follow up politelyWrite a follow-up that identifies the earlier request and asks when a reply is possible.Open lesson
- 33Connect your contribution in a meetingSummarize a previous contribution accurately and connect it to evidence and your own proposal.Open lesson
- 34Raise a problem professionallyState the observed problem and its impact politely, then request a specific adjustment without assigning unverified blame.Open lesson
- 35Record decisions and follow-up actionsExtract decisions, owners, deadlines, checks and unresolved proposals from a meeting transcript and record them.Open lesson
- 36Intermediate 2 integrated taskReport a document problem, discuss a solution, and write a follow-up email retaining decisions, owners, deadlines, contingencies and open questions.Open lesson