FACULTY OF SPORT SCIENCE

Nutrition Science Department

ENGLISH CLASS

By: Limpad Nurrachmad 1

“Live as if you were to
die tomorrow. Learn as
if you were to live
forever.” 
― Mahatma Gandhi
 UNIT 2: EXPRESS YOUR OPINION
• Look at the pictures. What do you think of them? (please explain)

A B
C

D
E
F
 Answer the questions below

Have you ever thought about the danger of smoking? How to make someone
stop smoking?
What do you think of the people who suffer from obesity?
What do you think of your close friend who can’t sleep well everyday?
You have just watched the news on TV. You watched the news about drugs
abuse by teenagers and adults. What’s crossing in your mind?
How to treat children who are undernutrition?
How to overcome the unsanitary environment surrounding lower-class people?
 Study the following dialogue
 Aaron, Camilla, and Eliza are talking about Aaron’s problem at the canteen.

Aaron : Dear friends, now I have a serious problem. But I have not found the solution yet. I am
confused. Can you help me?
Camilla : Tell us what it is!
Aaron : Yeah. Next month I must stop my studies because my father retired
three months ago. So he cannot pay my school fees.
Eliza : Take it easy. It is not a serious problem.
Aaron : What? How can I solve the problem?
Eliza : Okay. I reckon you ask for a letter from the authority telling that your family can’t afford the
school fees. Then you submit the letter to your school or to the parents’ representative.
Camilla : As far as I’m concerned, you can also request scholarship. I think you are the best.
Aaron : Thanks a lot for the suggestions. I’ll try to do that.
Eliza : Good luck!
 Study the following vocabulary list
Words Phonetic Transcription Indonesian Equivalent
Serious (adj) ˈsɪə.ri.əs
Solution (n) səˈluː.ʃ ə n
Retired (adj) rɪˈtaɪəd
Abuse (n/v) əˈbjuːz
Reckon (v) ˈrek. ə n
Authority (n) ɔːˈθɒr.ɪ.ti
Afford (v) əˈfɔːd
Representative (n/adj) rep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv
Scholarship (n) ˈskɒl.ə.ʃɪp
Suggestion (n) səˈdʒes.tʃ ə n
Obesity (n) oʊˈbiː.sə.t ̬i
Thought (v2) θɔːt
Adult (n) ˈæd.ʌlt
Leisure (n) ˈleʒ.ə r
Exercise (n) ˈek.sə.saɪz
 Expressions to Express the Opinion

In my opinion ……… In my eyes, …….. Speaking personally, ….

To my mind ………… As far as I am concerned, ….. I hold the view that ……

From my point of view, …. As for me / As to me, ….. I would say that …….

I reckon… I am of the opinion that …. My impression is that ….

I am under the impression It is my impression that ….. I have the feeling that ….
that …..

I am sure / I am certain that I have no doubt that ….. I hold the opinion that …..
….

I dare say that …… I bet that ….. I gather that …..

 Expressions of Agreement

I agree with you / him …. I share your view. I think so.

I really think so. The author is right. He is quite right.

He may be right. He is absolutely right. I have no objection.

I approve it. I have to come to the same I hold the same opinion.
opinion.

We are of one mind. We are of the same mind on that I am at one with him on that
question. point.

Yes, I agree. That’s a good point. I’d go along with that.

That’s just what I was thinking. I agree with you entirely. Exactly.
 Expressions of Disagreement

I don’t agree. I disagree. I don’t think so.

You are wrong. I think otherwise. I don’t think that’s quite right.

I don’t agree with you/him. I don’t agree with what you say. I am afraid that is not quite true.

I take a different view. I don’t share his/her/your view. This argument does not hold
water.

That’s not entirely true. That’s not the same thing at all. I am not sure about that.

It’s unjustifiable to say that. I must take issue with you on that. On the contrary, ….
 Speaking in Action

1. Please make the dialogues based on the following situations. (choose one of the themes)
– You are in a cafeteria and seeing some people consume junk food and drink softdrink/soda
– Your friends in campus are not wearing medical masks
– You have leisure time on the weekend and your friends do not want to have some exercises
2. Please do the disscussion based on the topics below. (choose one of the topics)
 How to avoid diabetes in young age
 Staying away from obesity
“Education is the most powerful weapon which
you can use to change the world.”  THANK YOU..
― Nelson Mandela