Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 4

Unit 5 Lesson C: First of all, . . .

Vocabulary
Crime prevention
deterrent (n)
invasion of privacy (n)
metal detector (n)
security camera (n)

Enforcing the law

be in favor of security cameras (v)
give a false sense of security (v)
hold someone responsible (v)
prevent accidents (v)
put (police) on the streets (v)
reduce crime (v)
solve a crime (v)

Other words
basically (adv)
intrusive (adj)
responsible (adj)
raise the age limit (v)
raise the legal age (for) (v)
skip school (v)

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Conversation strategies
Organizing your views
You can use these expressions to organize what you say.

To give main ideas:

(Well,) Basically . . .
Well, basically, I think it's a good idea to have them.

The point / thing is . . .

The thing is, it's like an invasion of privacy.

To add ideas:

And another thing is . . .

And another thing is, it's safer for the drivers.

To introduce a list:

There are two problems . . .

I think there are two problems with security cameras.

. . . for a couple of reasons

Oh, yeah. For a couple of reasons. I mean, first of all, they're a good deterrent . . .

Ordinal numbers:

First (of all), . . . Second (of all), . . . / Secondly, . . .

. . . and second, they make sure people pay.

Numbers or letters:

(Number) One, . . . Two, . . .

Number one, they're a good deterrent . . . and two, they make sure people pay.

A, . . . B, . . .
A, they're a good deterrent . . . and B, they make sure people pay.
To end:

And finally, . . .

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And finally, they've reduced the number of accidents.

That's a good point

You can use That's a good point and other expressions like these to show someone has a valid
argument even if you don't completely agree:

That's true.
You've got a point (there).
I never (really) thought of it that way.

A They're a good deterrent.

B Yeah, that's true.

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