Language of Giving Opinions

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Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate Worksheet

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Module 10 - Giving Opinions

Working wit h a part ner put the sentences below int o the most suit able column in t he table

on the next page.

As I see i t . . . .

Do you really think so?

From my own point of

v iew I d say. . . .

Given t he choice I d go

fo r . . . .

How about . . . .

I adore... . I see you point,

b u t . . . .

I be l ieve. . . .

I can t stand. . . .

I hardly think so.

I par t icu lar ly l ike . . . .

I real ly love... .

I wouldn t l ike to say.

I d ra the r . . . .I m afr a id i t s not rea l ly

my cup of t ea.

I m in t wo minds about

this.

I m not a t a l l keen on. . . .

I m not exactl y sure what

you mean.

I m not real ly sure.

I m not t oo sure about

tha t .

I m not very fond o f . . . .

I m qu i t e keen on. . . .

I m rea l ly not in favour

o f . . . .

If I had to choose Id opt

f o r . . . .

I f you asked me, I d

say... .

In my opinion... .

I t seems to m e that . . . .I t s a d i f f icu l t choice, but

on the whole I prefer . . . .

I t s d i f f icu l t to say.

Let s . . . .

Now, t hat s a d i f f icu l t

question.

One possibil i ty would be

to . . .

Personal ly,. . . .

That s one way of seeing

i t b u t . . . .

We could always... .

Wed l i ke to . . . .

We re going to . . . .

Weve decided to . . . .

What about . . . .

Why don t we. . . .

Yes, but have you t hought

abou t . . . .


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Language of

agreement

Language of

disagreement

Stat ing opinion Showing

uncertainty

Making

suggestions

Expressing likes Expressing

dislikes

Showing

preference

Describing your

decisions

Asking for

clarification


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Imagine your school has won a prize of 2,000 which they can spend on anything they like.

Below are some ideas with their advantages and disadvantages. Can you add any ideas to

the list?

Suggest ion Advantage Disadvantage

New books. Teachers could use t he books

to f ind more in terest ing

mater ia l .

Students hardly ever look at

t he books which are in t he

l ibrary now.

Educat ional Tr ips I t would make a pleasant

change for t he class t o go out

as a group.

I t s d if f i cu l t t o f i nd a t ime

when t he whol e class can go

out t ogether .

Camcorder St udents could m ake f i lm s

which is a fun w ay to pract ise

t heir English.

Not al l students l ike being

recorded and the shyer

members of the class might

fee l uncomfor t ab le.

Language Lab I t provides a di f ferent way for

st udents to practi se and

improve t heir speaking and

listening.

More money would need t o be

raised. Language labs are

quit e expensive.

Teachers Bonus Teachers would be happier

and as a result t he class mi ght

be a lo t more f un.

Some t eachers are never

happy and they earn enough

as it is.

Discuss in groups what t he money should be spent on. You might not agree wit h t he

advantages and disadvantages given. If you don t , say so.


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Module 10 Teachers notes (To be used with p.110-111)

This task revise the language covered in both modules 8 & 10. It also ext ends the range

covered and will require plent y of opport unit ies for practice.

For t he fi rst t ask you might f ind t here is some disagreement as the meaning of many of the

expressions depends on both the context and intonation use. The answers given below

therefore are only a guide.

Language of

agreement

Language of

disagreement

Stat ing opinion Showing

uncertainty

Making

suggestions

I th ink you re

r ight about . . . .

That s what I

th ink too.

I d have said t he

same.

Thats a great

idea.

That s for sure!

Youre not wrong

there!

What a good

idea!

I hardly t hink so.

Do you really

t hink so?

I m not t oo sure

about t hat .

That s one way

of seeing it

b u t . . . .

Yes, but have

you thought

abou t . . . .

I see you point ,

b u t . . . .

Personal ly,. . . .

I be l ieve. . . .

I t seems t o me

th a t . . . .

If you asked me,

I d say. . . .

In my opinion... .

As I see i t . . . .

From my ow n

poin t o f v iew I d

say... .

I t s d if f i cu l t t o

say.

Now, t hat s a

d i f f icu l t

question.

I wouldn t l i ke to

say.

I m not rea l ly

sure.

I m in tw o minds

about t his.

We could

always... .

Why don t we. . . .

How about . . . .

What about . . . .

Let s . . . .

One possibil i t y

would be to . . .

Expressing likes Expressing

dislikes

Showing

preference

Describing your

decisions

Asking for

clarification

I part icular ly

l i ke . . . .

I real ly love... .

I m qu i t e keen

on . . . .

I adore. . . .

I m rea l ly not in

favour o f . . . .

I m not very fond

o f . . . .

I can t stand. . . .

I m not a t a l l

keen on... .

I m a f ra id i t s

not rea l ly my

cup of tea.

I t s a d i f f icu l t

choice, but on

the w hole I

p re fe r . . . .

I d ra the r . . . .

Given t he choice

I d go for . . . .

If I had t o choose

I d op t fo r . . . .

Weve decided

to . . . .

Were going

to . . . .

Wed l ike to . . . .

I m not exact l y

sure what you

mean.

There are no ri ght or wr ong answers for the second table completi on task but the task gives

students some time to think about alternative ways to spend the money.

For the discussion stage of the t ask you could do it as a whole class acti vit y and award

point s every t ime a student uses one of t he expressions appropri ately.

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