Asking and Giving opinions

Asking And Giving Opinion

 

How To Ask And To Give Opinion?

Dealing with asking and giving opinion, Intellectual people have to comprehend the following items :

1. There are some common phrases which can be applied to ask opinion, such as :  what do you know about Japanese culture? What is your comment about working at night? What can you say about function of money? What is your opinion about TV’s programs? What do you think about young marriage?

2. There are some phrases which can be used to give opinion, such as : I think young marriage is OK as long as the couple know well what they will have to do. According to my mind, the main function of money is a means of exchange.

3. Asking and giving opinion in formal situation and in informal situation is different.

4. Opinion must be supported by certain reason or argument.

5. It is natural to have different opinion. Therefore, someone should be able to appreciate others’ different opinions.

Asking & Giving Opinion

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 ….

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.

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