Activity 2

Read the list of persuasive topics and decide on the specific purpose in each case.

You want to convince listeners to:

a) Change a belief that a stated fact is really true (or false)

b) Change an opinion about the value of something

c) To do or not to do something

The topics are:

1.  You should adopt a pet from an animal shelter. ___________

2.  There is no life after death. _____________

3.  Football is an exciting game. _____________

4.  Marijuana is non-addictive. _____________

5.  Learning English is not important. ___________

6.  We should eat more corn flakes for breakfast. __________

7.  Robert Lewandowski is the best Polish footballer of all time. ___________

8.  The greenhouse effect is a reality. _____________

9.  The budget for the Polish health care system should be increased. ___________

10. Volkswagen has been the most popular car in Poland in the last ten years. ____________