Asking for and giving opinions

Asking Opinion is  to ask other people's opinions on an issue.  

Giving Opinion is to express an opinion on a matter or issue.

 

         kali ini kita akan belajar tentang ungkapan-ungkapan dalam bahasa Inggris untuk meminta dan memberi pendapat. Meminta atau memberi pendapat adalah dua hal yang cukup sering dilakukan dalam percakapan sehari-hari. Berikut contoh-contoh ungkapan umum untuk meminta dan memberi pendapat

 

 A. Asking for 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 ?

B. Giving Opinion
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………
•   From my point of view ….

Asking  Giving  What do you think ...?  Well, I think ...  What's your opinion about ...?  In my opinion I think ...  How do you feel about ...?  I feel that we should ...  What's your reaction to that?  My reaction is that we should ...  Any comments, John?  May I make a comment on that?

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

Dialog Examples:
Dialog 1
Mr. Zoe  :  What do you think of my new house?
Shane     :  It is beautiful. I think. Oh you have many novels in your new house.
Mr. Zoe  :  Yeah, some. I like Andrea Hirata’s novels.
Shane     :  How do you feel about Andrea Hirata’s novels ?
Mr. Zoe  :  I feel they are great novels.
Shane     :  Yes, you are right. I think it is going to rain.
Mr. Zoe  : I don’t think so. Look outside at the sky! It’s so clear. No clouds there.
Shane     : But I watched the weather forecast yesterday. It said that today is going
to rain. OK Mr. Zoe see you.

Observe the following pictures story! Beautiful Lady by fadlieha Pixton What do you think about the lady? | I think she's great HI, SWEETY!!! HI... [Powered by Pixton.com] Powered by WWW.PIXTON.COM IMAGES © 2012 PIXTON.COM The first man said “What do you think about the lady?” It means that he asked his friend opinion about the lady. Now take a look at this expression: “What do you think about …“ This expression is used to express asking opinion. Here are the other examples of asking opinion: What do you think of …? What is your opinion about …? How do you feel about …? How do you see …? The second man said “I think she’s great!” It means that he gave her opinion about the lady. He said the lady was great. We may use “I think … “ to express giving opinion about something. The gambit “I think” is used to start the opinion. Here are the other examples of giving opinion: I believe … I feel … It seems to me...

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Observe the following pictures story! Beautiful Lady by fadlieha Pixton What do you think about the lady? | I think she's great HI, SWEETY!!! HI... [Powered by Pixton.com] Powered by WWW.PIXTON.COM IMAGES © 2012 PIXTON.COM The first man said “What do you think about the lady?” It means that he asked his friend opinion about the lady. Now take a look at this expression: “What do you think about …“ This expression is used to express asking opinion. Here are the other examples of asking opinion: What do you think of …? What is your opinion about …? How do you feel about …? How do you see …? The second man said “I think she’s great!” It means that he gave her opinion about the lady. He said the lady was great. We may use “I think … “ to express giving opinion about something. The gambit “I think” is used to start the opinion. Here are the other examples of giving opinion: I believe … I feel … It seems to me...

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