ASKING FOR AND GIVING OPINIONS

ASKING FOR AND GIVING OPINIONS

Asking Opinion I   to ask other people's opinions on an issue.  

Giving Opinion is  to express an opinion on a matter or issue.

        A.      ASKING FOR OPINIONS:

Formal :

·               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?

Informal

·               What do you think of…….?

·                What do you think about………?

·                What is your opinion?

·               Why do they behave like that?

·               Do you think it’s going?

·               How do you like?

·               How was the trip?

·               How do you think of Rina’s idea ?

     B.      GIVING OPINIONS:

·                 I think I like it.

·                 I don’t think I care for it.

·                 I think it’s good/nice/terrific……..

·                 I think that awful/not nice/terrible…………

·                 I don’t think much of it.

·                 I think that……..

·                 In my opinion, I would rather……….

·                 In my case …..

·                 What I’m more concerned with ….

·                 What I have in my mind is………

·                 From my point of view ….

      C.      EXAMPLE :

Dialog Example:

Mr. Zoe  :  What do you think of my new house?
Shane     :  It is beautiful. I think. Oh you have many novels in your new house.
Mr. Zoe  :  Yeah, some. I like Andrea Hirata’s novels.
Shane     :  How do you feel about Andrea Hirata’s novels ?
Mr. Zoe  :  I feel they are great novels.
Shane     :  Yes, you are right. I think it is going to rain.
Mr. Zoe  : I don’t think so. Look outside at the sky! It’s so clear. No clouds there.
Shane     : But I watched the weather forecast yesterday. It said that today is going
to rain. OK Mr. Zoe see you.