Asking and Giving Opinion

Ms. Debi
Asking and Giving Opinion
WHAT IS OPINION?

An opinion is a judgment, viewpoint, or statement

that is not conclusive. In general, an opinion is a
subjective belief, and is the result of emotion or
interpretation of facts.

Purpose of expressing of asking and giving opinion :

To describes how we are to ask the opinions of others and
how we provide opinions to others.

First Slide
 – What do you think of …
( Apa pendapatmu tentang …)
 Is that right ( true) that …
( Apakah itu benar bahwa…)
 Do you think i t ’ s going …
( Apakah Anda pikir itu akan …)
 Why do they behave l ike that?
( Mengapa mereka berperilaku seperti itu?)
 Do you have any idea?
( Apakah kamu punya ide?)
 Please give me your frank opinion.
( Tolong beri saya pendapat jujur Anda.)
 What’ s your opinion?
( Apa pendapatmu?)
 GIVING OPINION
 In my opinion, …
( Menurutku, …)
 I personally believe …
( Saya pribadi percaya …)
 I personally think …
( Saya pribadi berpikir …)
 I personally feel
( Saya pribadi merasa…)
 Not everyone will agree with me,
but …
( Tidak semua orang akan setuju
dengan saya, tapi …)
 To my mind …
( menurut pendapat saya)
 From my point of view…
( Dari sudut pandang saya..)
 Well, personally ..
(Nah, secara pribadi …)
 If I had my way I would
…
(Jika saya punya cara
saya saya akan
…)
 What I’m more concerned with is …
(Apa yang lebih saya perhatikan
adalah..)
 In my case ..
(Dalam kasus saya…)
 Absolutely …
(Benar-benar ….)
Response:

Agreeing: Disagreeing: Partly agreeing:

I (totally) agree with you / that.
I couldn’t agree more.
I’d go along with that.
I feel the same.
You’re absolutely right.
Absolutely / Definitely / Exactly.
No doubt about it.
That’s a good point. / I see your
point.
I see where you’re coming from.
I’m afraid I disagree.
I don’t agree with you / that.
I’d be inclined to disagree.
That’s not the way I see it.
I don’t think so. / I don’t feel
the same.
I see your point but …
I kind of agree with
you / that.
I agree with you to an
extent, however, …
You make a good
point, but …
Example :

Anna : How are you?

: I am fine. How about you?
Bella : I am fine too, Thanks Asking opinion
: Hey, what do you think about my new dress?
Anna : Wow, I think it is a beautiful dress with a newest style. Where did you
buy it? Giving opinion
Bella : My mom bought it for my birthday gift. What your opinion about the
color?
Anna : Hmm, in my opinion, the color is not too good Asking
opinion
Bella : Why? You know it is my mom choise Refusing
Bella : Because the color is glamour and look too over for you, but i am
Annna appreciate it.
Anna
: Yeah, thanks for your opinion, anna
: Okay, No problem
Situation: Full Day School
Emily : Hi Tom! What are you doing?
Tommy : I’m reading a newspaper.
Emily : Any good news?
Tommy : I’ve just read about full day school.
Emily : so what your opinion about that?
Tommy : in my view, it is useful for Indonesian education
development. Because if school time is extended until 4 or 5 PM,
students can learn more. So, Indonesia’s educational ranking
in the world can be increased.
Emily : Do you think like that? But how about the students? Don’t
you think it is too boring for them? In school all day.
Tommy : No, If the teacher can bring class situation more fun,
giving them exciting activities, so the student will enjoy their
day in school.
Emily : I think you’re right.
Situation: Full Day School
Emily : Hi Tom! What are you doing?
Tommy : I’m reading a newspaper.
Emily : Any good news?
Tommy : I’ve just read about full day school.
Emily : so what your opinion about that?
Tommy : in my view, it is useful for Indonesian education
development. Because if school time is extended until 4 or 5 PM,
students can learn more. So, Indonesia’s educational ranking
in the world can be increased.
Emily : Do you think like that? But how about the students?
Don’t you think it is too boring for them? In school all day.
Tommy : No, If the teacher can bring class situation more fun, giving
them exciting activities, so the student will enjoy their day in
school.
Emily : I think you’re right.
Situation: New Smartphone
Milly : Do you like your smartphone?
Brian : Yes. I think I got more than I expected.
Milly : Why?
Brian : I just want to buy a smartphone which has 1 gigabyte
of RAM. But this smartphone gives me more.
Milly : I think you’re lucky.
Brian : Yeah. I think with the price I’ve paid, got a smartphone
with 2 gigabytes of RAM is very awesome.
Milly : But what do you think about the camera? Is it good?
Brian : Not too bad. I got 8 megapixels for primary cameras,
and its secondary camera 5 megapixels. But it is not the
important point.
Milly : Why?
Brian : I do not like selfie. Haha.
Situation: choosing a dress in a
department store

Naima : I love these two dresses. But I have to choose one.

What do you think? Which one is suited to me?
Naomi : I think the dress which has peach color is suited to
you.
Naima : really? But the blue one has a beautiful design.
Naomi : You’re right. But it seems too big to you isn’t it?
Naima : yea…
Naomi : I have an idea! Let’s find a dress which has peach
color, but the design is similar to the blue one?
Naima : yeah… That’s sounds good!
Situation: Trevor and Matt are discussing
issues of banning smartphone in the school
Trevor : Have you heard about our school’s plan to ban smartphones in the
school?
Matt : Yeah
Trevor : What do you think about it?
Matt : Well, I think that’s fair enough.
Trevor : why do you think so?
Matt : you see… Smartphones have caused so much trouble in our class.
Remember yesterday’s history class? Our teacher got very angry because
was interrupt by smartphone ringing many times. This may happen again
and again.
Trevor : Eh… Yea…
Matt : Another thing is… Smartphones have caused a kind of stupid
competition.
Trevor : what do you mean?
Matt : you know, Everyone seems to compete to have the latest model.
Trevor : Yes, I feel that too.
Matt : So it’s a good idea if the school doesn’t allow students to use their
smartphone in the school.
NOTE
- Informal Expressions are used in
a situation where you are
talking between friends or close
friends.
- The expressions usually
respond to something that you
discuss in an informal situation.
- Formal Expressions are used in
a situation where you are
talking in a formal situation,
such as in the office or school
between the teacher and
students