ENGLISH LECTURE 12

GIVING OPINION AND ADVICE

I. GIVING OPINION:

A. Elementary Level:
1. I think that ….
2. I believe that ….
3. I’m sure that ….
4. In my opinion, ….
5. My opinion is ….

B. Pre-Intermediate Level:
1. I feel that ….
2. I guess ….
3. I’m certain that ….
4. I have no doubt that ….
5. To be honest, ….

C. Intermediate Level:
1. As far as I know, ….
2. I’d definitely say that ….
3. I’m fairly confident that ….
4. It’s complicated issue, but ….
5. My point of view on this is ….

D. Upper-Intermediate Level:
1. After much thought, ….
2. I’m not very familiar with this topic, but ….
3. I have come to the conclusion that ….
4. I’m absolutely convinced that ….
5. To the best of my knowledge, ….

E. Advanced Level:
1. Having given this question due consideration, ….
2. I tend towards the opinion that ….
3. I come up with opinion that ….
4. There is a part of me that says ….
5. To summarize my views on the matter, ….

II. GIVING ADVICE

A. Elementary Level:
1. I really think that government should ….
2. It is a good idea that people must ….
3. Government needs to ….
4. People should ….
5. We should ….

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B. Pre-Intermediate Level:
1. I strongly advise that ….
2. I would strongly suggest that ….
3. It’s a good idea that ….
4. One thing people should do is ….
5. The most important thing to do is ….

C. Intermediate Level:
1. My recommendation is ….
2. Their only option is ….
3. They have no choice but to ….
4. Whatever they do, ….
5. The sooner they …, the better it is.

D. Upper-Intermediate Level:
1. If I were the governor, I would ….
2. If that happened in my place, I would ….
3. If I were in that situation, I would ….
4. If I had that problem, I would ….
5. It might be better that ….

E. Advanced Level:
1. A piece of advice I’d like to pass is ….
2. I recommend strongly enough that ….
3. They should have no doubt that ….
4. In this kind of situation, I always recommend ….
5. … is worth a try.

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