ASKING AND GIVING

OPINION
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BRAINSTORMING
Picture A

Picture B

Look at these two photographs.

1. Does/did your school look more like the one on the left, or
the one on the right?
2. Which do you think is the better?
3. What kind of students in the picture A ?
4. What kind of students in the picture B?

Dialogue
Karlos

: Dear friends, I have a serious problem now. But I haven't

found the solution yet. I'm confused. Can you help me?

Upik: Tell us what it is!

Karlos

: Yeah. Next month I must stop my studies because my

father retired three months ago. So he cannot pay my
school fees.

Lidya

: Take it easy. It's not a serious problem.

Karlos

: What? How can I solve the problem?

Lidya

: Okay. I think you should ask for a letter from the

authority telling that your family can't afford the school
fees. Then you submit the letter to your school or to the
parents' representative.

Upik

: In my opinion you can also request scholarship. I think

you
are the best.

FORMAL EXPRESSIONS USED

TO ASK AND GIVE OPINION
Asking
- Have you got any comments on
..
- Do you have any idea?
- Do you have any opinion on
- Would you give me your opinion
on.?
- What is your reaction to
- What is your opinion
about.?
- What are you feeling
about.?
- What are your views on.?
- Please give me your frank
opinion?

Giving
- I personally believe ..
- I personally consider .
- I personally think /feel .
- I hold the opinion .
- My own view of the matter is

- Well, personally .
- If I had my view, I would ..

INFORMAL EXPRESSIONS USED

TO ASK AND GIVE OPINION
Asking
- What do you think of.?
- What do you think about?
- What is your opinion?
- Why do they behave like that?
- Do you think its going?
- How do you like?
- How was the trip?
- How do you think of Rinas idea?
- How do you feel about this
decision?

Giving
- I think I like it.
- I dont think I care for it.
- I think its good/nice/terrific..
- I think that awful/not
nice/terrible
- I dont think much of it.
- I think that..
- In my opinion, I would rather.
- In my case ..
- What Im more concerned with .
- What I have in my mind is
- The way I see is that
- No everyone will agree with me, but .
- To my mind ..
- From my point of view .
- If you aks me, I feel .
- Absolutely

PRACTICE!

Make two short dialogues using expressions

of asking and giving opinion. One dialogue
use formal expressions and the other use
informal.

GROUP DISCUSSION

Write down your own opinion about an

ideal school in a piece of paper.
Than, ask your friends about their opinion
of an ideal school. How does it looks like?
What should be taught there? Etc.
Write your friends answers under your
own opinion.