1.- I agree with you / Estoy de acuerdo contigo

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María y su compañera Anne tienen bastantes aficiones en común. Si te fijas verás que están de acuerdo en muchas cosas, aunque no en todo:

M: What do you do in your free time?

A: I do sports. I play tennis and I do karate.

M: Oh , karate! I don't like karate, but I like tennis. I think that karate is dangerous.

A: I don't agree. Karate is not dangerous. It is a very safe sport.

M: I also do sport. I go to the gym and I do aerobics.

A: I also like going to the cinema and meeting friends and reading. And you?

M: Apart from dancing, I like the cinema very much and I like and

I love meeting friends,but I don't like reading.I love eating out; do you like eating out?

A: Oh yes! I love it! I love Italian restaurants. Pizza is my favourite food.

M: Why don't we go to a restaurant next Friday?

A: I agree, that is a wonderful idea.

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¿Has visto cómo se expresa el estar de acuerdo con alguien?

Rellena los huecos con I agree/I disagree. Fill in the gaps with I agree /I disagree:

Peter: I like hamburgers, because they are healthy.

Paul: Rellenar huecos (1): JXUwMDEx Rellenar huecos (2): Hamburgers aren´t healthy.

Peter: I love classical music. It is wonderful.

Paul: Rellenar huecos (3): JXUwMDEx Rellenar huecos (4): . My favourite composer is Mozart.

Peter: I don´t like garlic. Its smell is awful.

Paul: Rellenar huecos (5): JXUwMDEx Rellenar huecos (6): . I don´t like garlic.

Peter: I love horror films. They are great.

Paul: Rellenar huecos (7): JXUwMDEx Rellenar huecos (8): . I am afraid of horror films.

Peter: I like going to the beach in summer. It is fun.

Paul: Rellenar huecos (9): JXUwMDEx Rellenar huecos (10): . I get sunburns if I go to the beach in summer

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Si la persona que está o no está de acuerdo es "he/she" decimos he/she agrees o he/she doesn´t agree. En negativa expresa desacuerdo.

También para expresar desacuerdo se puede decir he/she disagrees.

Para expresar acuerdo o desacuerdo con algo o alguien también puedes usar otras expresiones como:

Expressing agreement	I agree with you . That's so true. That's for sure. You're absolutely right. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. I'm afraid I agree with (James). No doubt about it.
Expressing disagreement	I don't think so. (strong) No way. I'm afraid I disagree. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

¿Cómo dirías estas frase en inglés?/ How would you say these expressions in English?

1.- Mary está de acuerdo.

2.- Yo no estoy de acuerdo.

3.- ¿Estás de acuerdo?

4.- Paul no está de acuerdo.

5.- Nosotros estamos de acuerdo.

6.- Ellos no están de acuerdo.