ASKING FOR AND

GIVING OPINION
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DEFINITION OF ASKING AND GIVING OPINION

Asking ( Menanyakan), Giving (Menjawab), Opinion (Pendapat/opini). Asking and Giving

Opinion adalah suatu ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menanyakan ataupun
menjawab/merespon suatu pendapat.
 ASKING OPINION
Formal:
- 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 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 diction?
 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:
- 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 ….
- Absolutely ………
 GIVING OPINION

• Generally:

• - Some people believe that............

• - Some people say that.........
• - It is considered..............
• - Almost everyone.............
• - Most people agree with...............
 Agreeing
Disagreeing
• I (totally) agree with you / that.
• I couldn’t agree more.
• I’m afraid I disagree.
• I’d go along with that.
• I feel the same. • I don’t agree with you / that.
• You’re absolutely right. • I’d be inclined to disagree.
• Absolutely / Definitely / Exactly.
• That’s not the way I see it.
• No doubt about it.
• That’s a good point. / I see your point. • I don’t think so. / I don’t feel the
• I see where you’re coming from. same.
Case
1. students cheat in exam
2. students' ignorant toward the friend who is bullied
3. Students' lacking in respect towards the teacher
4. teacher's special treatment towards certain student