THE EXPRESSION GIVING AND ASKING

OPINION

I THINK IT ‘S
GOOD

Budy: What do you think about the lady,Billy?

Billy : I think she is great
The expression of giving and asking opinion is the
expression that we use to give and to ask someone’s
opinion about something( Ungkapan memberi dan
menanyakan pendapat adalah ungkapan yang kita
gunakan apabila kita ingin memberikan dan menanyakan
pendapat seseorang terhadap sesuatu

Indicator: To identify the social function ,the structure

and the language feature of the expression
giving and asking opinion
Asking For Opinion (Formal)
 How do you feel about ...?
 What's your opinion about ...?
 Have you got any comments on …?
 Do you have any idea?
 Do you have any opinion on …?
 What is your opinion about…?
 What are you feeling about…?
 What are your views on…?
Note
Jika kita ingin menanyakan pendapat seseorang terhadap
sesuatu , kita bisa mengunakan ungkapan yang diatas tadi
untuk menanyakan pendapat secara formal.

Indicator: To identify the structure of the expression

asking opinion
The expression of asking for opinion
(Informal)
 What's your reaction to that?
 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?
Note
Jika kita ingin menanyakan pendapat seseorang
terhadap sesuatu , kita bisa mengunakan ungkapan yang
diatas tadi untuk menanyakan pendapat secara informal.

Indicator: To identify the language features of the

expression of asking opinion
The expression of giving opinion:
• In my opinion I think ...
• Well, I think ...
• 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 have in my mind is…
Note
Kalimat kalimat diatas merupakan kalimat kalimat yang
bisa kita gunakan untuk memberikan pendapat kita
terhadap sesuatu

Indicator: To identify the language features of the

expression of giving opinion
Example The expression of asking and giving
opinion in the dialog
Mr. Andy: What do you think of my new
house?
Mr. Bryan: It is beautiful. I think. Oh you
have many novels in your new
house.
Mr. Andy: Yeah, some. I like Andrea Hirata’s
novels.
Mr. Bryan: How do you feel about Andrea
Hirata’s novels
Mr. Andy: I feel they are great novels.
Mr. Bryan: Yes, you are right.