When you have described the cartoon it’s time to comment on it. Perhaps a discussion will start. Three tips for your comment:
- Give your personal opinion of the cartoon and explain it
- Do you think it is easy to understand the cartoon?
- Do you agree with the cartoonist’s opinion?
Remember your cartoon that you worked on (see 3. wordpower: analyzing cartoons).
exercise: Now comment on your cartoon. Use the 3 steps and the vocabulary aids below.
| In ein Thema einführen | Now, we are talking about…/discussing…. It’s all about…. This leads us to the question: …. |
| die eigene Meinung | As far as I’m concerned… I think…/ I don’t think… In my opinion… As far as I know… My honest opinion is… I believe that…/ I don’t believe that I’ve never come across the idea that… I’m convinced that… The way I see it… It seems to me that… |
| zustimmen | I agree with… I totally/fully/partly agree with…. Exactly. That’s an important point |
| Protestieren, dagegen sein | I don’t agree with… I wouldn’t say that… I don’t think so…. That can’t be right… I Don’t agree at all… however… It’s hard to say… I’m sorry, but… Can/May I add something? Sorry to interrupt you, but… |
| Abwägen, sich auf Argumente beziehen | I must admit that…. You’re right up to a point… You could be right…. One the one hand it’s true that… but you shouldn’t forget that… I can understand that… but…. One the one hand… on the other hand…. That’s a matter of opinion. |
| Beweise finden / behaupten | As a matter of fact…. That’s why… Opinion among experts is that…. Everybody knows that… |
| Nachfragen | What do you think? What’s your opinion about…? Would you like to say something? What do you mean? What are your ideas? What are you trying to say? |
