ASSIGNMENT

Subject : Academic vocabulary and corpus

Semester : IVA (4A)

Lecturer : Lina septianasari,S.S., M.Pd

Name : Endah Wahyuni

How to give your Opinions

there are some things that must be considered in giving opinion, in the IELTS & TOEFL video it is
explained that there are some express your options, such as :

 i think,.....
 as for as i'm concerneed,....
 in my opinion,.....
 it seem's/appears to me that
 from my point of view/perspective
 i am incleaned to believe that

the sentence above can be used when we want to give our opinion through writing, but there are some
exprees to express directly

the sentence above is an example in responding or giving an opinion

"i think" is usually the sentence most often used to provide an opinion, but in the video i think is
considered a sentence that is very boring, i think sentences can be used for beginners in English

As for the sentence that needs to be considered in providing opinions by speaking directly :

 if you ask me,....

 to be honest,....
 personaly speaking....
 from what i gagather
 although even though

the sentence is usually used in response to a problem, usually used in high school discussions.

As for things that must be considered in answering the questions agree and disagree with one's
statement :

 somewhat, partiacialy, i suppose...

usually used for things that are still doubtful believe or not believe,
  iam confident that, absolutely, totally, strongly, completely

This is just my opinion, but...

This page lists useful expressions for the language function of giving opinions :

 Elementary

I (really) think that …

I believe (that) …

I’m sure that …

In my opinion / My opinion is …

 Pre-intermediate

I agree with …

I feel that …

I guess/imagine …

I have no doubt that / I’m certain that …

I strongly believe that …

I’ve never really thought about this before, but …

My personal opinion is that / Personally, my opinion is that …

To be honest / In my honest opinion, …

 Intermediate

As far as I know, …

I agree with the opinion of …

I’d definitely say that …

I’d say that …

I’m absolutely certain that …

I’m no expert (on this), but …

I’m positive that …

I’m pretty sure that …

It seems to me that …

It’s a complicated/difficult issue, but …

My (point of) view (on this) is …

Obviously, …

Some people may disagree with me, but …

This is just my opinion, but …

Without a doubt, …

You probably won’t agree, but …

 Upper-intermediate

After much thought, …

After weighing up both sides of the argument, …

Although I can see both points of view / Although I can understand the opposite point of view, …

As I see it, ...

Correct me if I’m wrong, but …

For me/ From my point of view, …

Frankly, …

I am not very familiar with this topic, but …

I do believe/ feel/think …

I have come to the conclusion that …

I might change my mind later, but …

I reckon/suppose …

I tend to think that …

I’m not sure I’m the right person to ask, but / I have very limited experience of this, but …

I’m pretty confident that …

I’ve always thought that …

If you ask me, …

I'm (absolutely) convinced that …

In my humble opinion / IMHO, …

It could be said that …

It seems clear to me that …

It would seem to me that …

My initial reaction is …

Not everyone will/would agree with me, but …

Personally speaking / Speaking for myself, …

The way I see it (is) …

To be (perfectly) frank, …

To the best of my knowledge, …

What I think is …

You could say …

Advanced

After giving this matter some (serious) thought, …

As far as I'm concerned, …

As the old saying goes, …

Having given this question due consideration, …

I am of the opinion that …

I can’t help thinking that …

I know this is a minority view, but / I’m in the minority in thinking that …

I tend towards the opinion that …

I think it’s fair/reasonable to say …

I’ll tell you what I think, …

I’m entirely/quite convinced that …

I’ve come the conclusion that …

If I must come up with an opinion / If you (really) want my opinion, …

In my limited experience, …

It could/might well be that …

Know what I think? …

My opinion was best expressed by … when s/he said/wrote …

My view/position on this (issue) (is clear and) is that …

Off the top of my head, …

Plainly, …

Quite frankly, …

There is a part of me that says …

This may well be controversial, but …

To my mind / To my way of thinking, ...

To summarise my (rather complex) views on the matter, …

What I always say is …

With some reservations, …

Without a shred/shadow of doubt, …

You’d have to be crazy not to agree that / Any idiot can see that …