Describing Advantages and Disadvantages - Functional Language
Practise describing advantages and disadvantages at A2–B1 level with useful phrase patterns and short situation-based responses. A separate page of suggested answers supports checking and discussion of other appropriate responses.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Useful phrase patterns
- Situation-based response practice
- Space for written responses
- Suggested answers on page 2
Describe a useful benefit or drawback of an everyday option.
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Page 1 of 2 · A4 printable PDF
Page 2 of 2 · Answer key · A4 printable PDF
A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Give learners page 1 and use the suggested answers on page 2 after they have compared their own responses.
- Identify whether each prompt asks for a benefit or a problem, rather than giving both automatically.
- Write points about buses, online learning, flat sharing and the other situations using the phrase bank.
- Compare online shopping with seeing an item in person, linking the contrast with however.
Support and extension
Provide cost/time/flexibility/access vocabulary. Extend to one balanced pair of points; discuss however punctuation without insisting that the key's opinion is the only reasonable one.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
