ASKING AND GIVING OPINION

Asking 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 ……
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'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?
How do you think of Rina’s idea ?
How do you feel about this condition?

Giving opinion
Formal
I personally believe …..
I personally consider ….
I personally think /feel ….
I hold the opinion ….
My own view of the matter is ……
Well, personally …….
If I had my view, I would …..

Informal
My reaction is that we should ... 
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’m more concerned with ….
What I have in my mind is………
The way I see is that…………
No everyone will agree with me, but ….
To my mind …..
From my point of view ….
If you ask me, I feel ….
Any comments, John? 
Absolutely ………
Agreeing 
Yes, I agree with John.
Yes, I think that's a good point.
I'll go along with that.

Disagreeing 
I'm sorry, but I can't agree with John.
I think you may have missed the point there ...
Sorry, I can't go along with that.

Contoh Percakapan 1
Erika: “Hi Clara, what are you doing?”
Clara: “Hi Erika, I’m writing a poetry”
Erika: “Poetry? for the special one?”
Clara: “Absolutely, tomorrow is mothers’ day so I would like to give this poetry for my mommy”
Erika: “Mothers’ day? Oh my god! I forget about it”
Clara: “Calm down Erika, why don’t you write a poetry too?”
Erika: “No, I cant write a poetry “
Clara: “Do you know what is the thing that your mommy likes?”
Erika: “She likes flowers”
Clara: “How about buying a flower vase, I think your mommy likes it.”
Erika: “That sounds good idea, but Clara would you mind to accompany me to find it out after class
end?” Clara: “With my pleasure”
Erika: “Oh thank you so much Clara”
Clara: “Don’t mention it Erika”

Contoh Percakapan 2
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. I think it is going to rain.
Mr. Andy: I don’t think so. Look outside at the sky! It’s so clear. No clouds there.
Mr. Bryan: But I watched the weather forecast yesterday. It said that today is going to rain. OK Mr. A
see you.