Group 8-Week Four-Corpora Project

Concordances

Group 8

Convince Vs Persuade

Consider the meaning of the verb convince from the following shot:

- Read the meaning and the examples carefully

Now, write the exact meaning of the verb convince in your language, also write two example sentences in your own language.

Meaning:

Sentence one:

Sentence two:

Let’s look at the second verb, persuade, in the dictionary

Now, write the exact meaning of the verb persuade in your language, also write two example sentences in your own language.

Meaning:

Sentence one:

Sentence two:

Ex 1:

Which sentence is correct? Read the explanation.

Ex 2:

Go to the web and open Google Images. Can you see the difference between the two verbs?

Now, write a personal example from your own life when you had to convince someone, and another when you had to persuade someone.

1.

2.

Key

Ex 1:

Ex 2:

Students own answer.

Suggested answers (to make it fun)

1. I convinced my brother to buy a bike.

2. I persuaded my brother to lend me his bike.

Together: I convinced my brother to buy a bike. Then I persuaded him to lend it to me.

References:

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, DVD Edition

Longman Dictionary of Common Errors, ND Turton & JB Heaton, 2003