Opinions on design speaking
Brainstorm phrases you could use to do these things:
Strong opinions
Weak opinions
Strong agreement
Weak agreement
Polite disagreement
Strong disagreement
Compare as a class.
Use similar language to discuss some of these statements:
- For most people nowadays, the brand name is more important than the design
- Design is more important than function nowadays
- Design is the main reason why Japanese electronics companies are past their best
- Japanese designers should be more well known overseas
- Japanese schools don’t produce enough designers/ creative people
- No designer ever really changed the world
- Good design is universal
- What you think is good design depends mainly on your culture/ personality/ age/ income/…
- _______________ people have no sense of style
- The modern obsession with design is bad for the environment
- Apple products are all style and no substance
- Japanese cars are still generally less attractive than foreign ones
- Young Japanese people don’t appreciate traditional Japanese design
- Modern Western design has made my country’s traditional design nearly disappear
- Most people buy designer goods to show off their wealth, not because they appreciate the style
- Japanese companies will never produce goods that are the most stylish in the world, so they should just concentrate on making products that are technically the best
- Japanese products not leading the world in style is due to education/ companies not taking risks/ Japanese consumers/…
Read out a statement you strongly agreed with and see if your classmates:
- also strongly agree
- more weakly agree
- weakly disagree
- strongly disagree
What language can you add to statements to show that you aren’t sure?
What language can you add to make statements softer? What language can you add to make statements stronger?
Add language to make sentences above totally match your opinion.
Write strong or weak statements about topics from here, then compare:
- Japanese design
- Japanese stamps
- British design
- The best country for design
- Good design
- Bad design
- Modern and older design
- The future of design
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