Materi Asking and Giving Opinion

ASKING AND GIVING OPINION
A. Understanding
Asking and giving opinion is a way that someone does to ask and give opinions to other
people.or Asking and Giving Opinion is one of the expressions used to ask or answer
respond to an opinion.
B. Expressions of Asking and Giving Opinion
1.Asking Opinion
 What do you think about…?
 What areyour thoughtson…?
 How do youfeel about...?
 What’s youropinion about…?
2. Giving Opinion
 I think…
 I believe…
 I feel…
 In my opinion…
 I would say…
 I really think…
 I strongly believe…
 I truly feel…
 From my perspective…
 In my view…
 It seems to methat…
 In my honest opinion…
3.Agreeing with an Opinion
 Of course.
 This is absolutely right.
 I agree with this opinion.
 I couldn't agree more.
 I agree with what you are saying.
 I agree, I never thought of that.
 Neither do I.
 That's a good point.
 I think so too.
4.Disagreeing with an opinion
 I am sorry, I don't agree with you.
 I am not sure I agree with you.
 I don't agree with you.
 I am afraid I have to disagree with you.
 I do not believe that.
 By this I mean.....
 I disagree with you.
 I think you are wrong.
 That's not the same thing at all.
 It is not justified to say so.
 I am not convinced that.....
 I can't say I agree with this, and here's why.....
C. Example of dialogue asking and giving opinion
Activity 1
Vic : Hi Kev, have you heard about the new bakery store?
Kev : Yes, I have
Vic : What do you think about it?
Kev : Personally, I think the flavor is little bit too sweet
Vic : Hmm, I disagree with you.
Kev : Then, what is your point of view?
Vic : In my opinion the cake and bread is delicious.
Kev : Fair enough, As far as I am concerned they’re still new so they can still develop.
Vic : Yes, I totally agree with you.
Activity 2
Instruction :Match each question in column A with the appropriate response in column B
A B
1. What is your opinion about the flag a. I personally think that school uniform
raising ceremony in our school? creates unnecessary problem for
students.
2. What do you think of school uniform? b. Too short. I think there is not much we
can do in 15 minutes.
3. Would you give me your opinion about c. I really don’t know what to say.
homework?
4. How do you like school break times? d. I believe that this activity can develop
our character to love our nation more.
5. How do you feel about group work? e. Well, I disagree with such kinds of
assignment. I have been at school from
morning to afternoon. These
assignments really kill me
D. Let's look at the sentence structure for expressing an opinion.
Subject Verb Object

I Agree With what you are saying
I Don’t agree With you
We Believe This is not the right way to handle things
I Reckon This could be right considering the reasons you have provided
I Doubt That this is possible
We Assume You are blased this issue
I Think You are mistaken
I Don’t think So
Personal Point of View

These expressions are used to show
a personal point of view.
Personal Point of View
These expressions are used to show
a personal point of view.
Tahukah kalian bahwa opini dapat terbagi menjadi tiga kategori, yaitu (1) opini kuat, (2)
sedang, dan (3) lemah. Mau tahu apa saja?
Seperti namanya, opini kuat merupakan opini yang memiliki argumen yang kuat. Opini
sedang ialah opini yang memiliki argumen tidak terlalu kuat maupun lemah. Sementara itu,
opini lemah merupakan opini yang memiliki argumen kurang meyakinkan. Supaya lebih
paham, perhatikan contoh di bawah ini.
(1) Strong (kuat)

 I’m absolutely certain that…. (Saya benar-benar yakin bahwa…)
 I’m convinced that…. (Saya yakin bahwa…)
 I strongly believe that… (Saya sangat percaya bahwa…)
(2) Medium (sedang)
 I believe…. (Saya percaya…)
 I don’t doubt that…. (Saya tidak meragukannya…)
 I feel certain that… (Saya yakin bahwa…)
 My impression is that…. (Kesan menurut saya…)
 As I see it… (Seperti yang saya lihat…)
 It seems to me that… (Tampaknya bagi saya…)
 It strikes me that… (Ini mengejutkan saya bahwa…)
(3) Weak (lemah)
 I think…. (saya pikir…)
 I don’t think… (Saya tidak berpikir...)
 I’m fairly certain that…. (Saya cukup yakin bahwa…)
 I’m quite certain that…. (Saya cukup yakin bahwa…)
 I would have thought that…. (Saya akan berpikir bahwa...)
E. Personal Point of View dan General Point of View

Personal point of view General point of view
I think ... Most people do not agree ...
Personally, I think ... Almost everyone ...
In my experience ... Some people say that ...
I strongly believe that ... Some people believe ...
As far as I am concerned ... Of course, many argue ...
From my point of view ... While some peple believe ...
As I understand Generally it is accepted ...
In my opinion ... The majority agree with ...
What I mean is ... The majority disagree with ...
In my humble opinion ... It is sometimes argued ...
I would like to point out that ... While some people believe ...
To my mind ...
By this mean ...
I am compelled to say ...
I reckon ...
Personal Point of view atau opini/pendapat pribadi adalah opini yang didasari oleh penilian
pribadi seseorang sedangkan general point of view atau pendapat umum adalah opini yang
bersifat umum dan digunakan untuk menghindari pendapat yang bersifat individual.
LAMPIRAN- LAMPIRAN
LAMPIRAN 1
LEMBAR KERJA PESERTA DIDIK (LKPD)
LKPD adalah panduan dalam melakukan aktivitas pembelajaran, yaitu:

Kelas/Semester : XI/1
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Hari/Tanggal : .......................................................................................................
Nama siswa : .......................................................................................................
Materi pembelajaran : .......................................................................................................
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Activity 1
A. With Your friends, Please write the simple conversation/dialogue using the expression of
asking and giving opinion! Then, practice its dialogue in front of your
class! .....................................................................................................................................
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Activity 2
Rearrange the following words into good sentences. Write them in your notebook!
1. . opinion – with – I – more – couldn’t – your – agree

2. How – this – feel – do – about – you
3. Sure – so – I’m – that – about – not
4. about – to – this – do – have – you – say – anything
5. this – agree – I – view – with – completely
Activity 3
Answer the question below by crossing a, b, c, d or e!

1. A: I love chocolate, don't you agree?
B: ....
a. Yes, I agree
b. No, I agree.
c. Yes, I don't know
d. sure.here it is
e. look!
2. A: Do you agree that news is fake?
B : .....
a. I'm busy
b. I don’t agree with you
c. I don't wanna miss it
d. may be you should go
e. great!
3. Doni: ... our English class is very boring.
Tito: I think so too. The teacher should use more English games to make it fun.
a. I agree
b. I think
c. I don't like it
d. I disagree.
e. I'm not sure.
4. Roni: What should we do for our group project?
You: ...
a. I don't think so.
b. I think we should do a small presentation.
c. I doubt that.
d. Are you sure?
e. Why do you think so?
5. X : We’ll have a long holiday next month. What are you going to do?
Y : ....
X : I hope you have a nice trip.
a. I’ am thinking of going to Bali
b. Sorry, I can’t tell you
c. It’s not your business
d. I have nothing to do
e. I don’t know what to do

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ASKING AND GIVING OPINION

B. Expressions of Asking and Giving Opinion

 What do you think about…?

 What areyour thoughtson…?

 How do youfeel about...?

 What’s youropinion about…?

3.Agreeing with an Opinion

 This is absolutely right.

 I agree with this opinion.

 I couldn't agree more.

 I agree with what you are saying.

 I agree, I never thought of that.

 That's a good point.

4.Disagreeing with an opinion

 I am sorry, I don't agree with you.

 I am not sure I agree with you.

 I don't agree with you.

 I am afraid I have to disagree with you.

 I do not believe that.

 I think you are wrong.

 That's not the same thing at all.

 It is not justified to say so.

 I am not convinced that.....

 I can't say I agree with this, and here's why.....

C. Example of dialogue asking and giving opinion

D. Let's look at the sentence structure for expressing an opinion.

Subject Verb Object

Personal Point of View

(1) Strong (kuat)

E. Personal Point of View dan General Point of View

LKPD adalah panduan dalam melakukan aktivitas pembelajaran, yaitu:

1. . opinion – with – I – more – couldn’t – your – agree

Answer the question below by crossing a, b, c, d or e!

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