Asking Opinions (menanyakan pendapat) :

 What do you think of …?

 What are your views?
 What is your opinion?
 Is it right what I’ve done?
 What about …?
 How about …?
 What are your ideas?
 Do you have any thoughts on that?
 How do you feel about that?

Giving Opinions (memberi pendapat) :

 I’m convinced that ….

 I reckon ….
 I consider that ….
 According to the expert, I ….
 In my opinion, .…
 I think ….
 I think we should get a new car. (Saya pikir kita harus membeli mobil baru)
 I don’t think we need one. (Saya pikir kita tidak butuh)
 I believe (that) smoking should be outlawed. (Saya setuju – bahwa – merokok harus
dilarang)
 I don’t believe (that) it should be illegal. (Saya tidak setuju – bahwa – itu ilegal)
 In my opinion, Gone with the Breeze is the best movie ever made.(Menurut saya,
Gone With The Breeze adalah film terbaik yang pernah dibuat).
 I feel that it’s the right thing to do. (Saya pikir itu hal yang tepat untuk dilakukan)
 I don’t feel that it’s such a good idea. (Saya tidak menganggap itu ide yang baik)

 Contoh dialog Expressions of giving and asking for opinion :

Hikmah : Hey Indana ! Do you know the hot news in our school ?
Indana : Yes, I know. About the minimum score, isn’t it ?
Hikmah : Yes, exactly. What do you think ?
Indana : I think it so high. I believe that is bad idea.
Hikmah : I don’t think so. Precisely with the 70 score, we can go into the University easily.
With PMDK program.
Indana : Yes, I know it. But, for everyday it so hard.
Hikmah : Maybe, it can be the pole for us to be better than yesterday. I hope we can do it.
Although it so hard.
Indana : Ok. Amin.