ENGLISH ESO 1

HOW TO GIVE AN OPINION Unit 2

An opinion is a feeling about something that cannot be proven true

There are a lot of ways to give your opinion. Pay attention to these ones.

1. In my opinion...

2. I think...

3. From my point of view...

4. I'm convinced that...

5. I have no doubt that...

6. To my mind...

7. My impression is that...

8. I consider that...

9. Personally, I think...

10. I feel that...

11. It's clear to me that...

12. If you ask me, I'll say that...

Now, if you agree with an opinion, some expressions are:

1. I agree with you

2. I really think so

3. You are right

4. I'm with you on that point

5. I couldn't agree more

And if you don't agree with it, some expressions are:

1. Sorry but I don't agree with you

2. I take a different view

3. I'm sorry to disagree with you, but...

4. I don't share your view

5. I'm not so sure about that

María Quintas

ENGLISH ESO 1

STEPS FOR WRITING AN OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING (a text or a topic)

1. Read the topic or the text.

2. Write down your ideas-in order- about it (use a draft)

3. Write your opinion. Follow the following tips in the box below.

Example

Topic: 'Eating fast food is bad'

Fast food refers to food that can be prepared and served very quickly and is a common solution if you are in a

hurry. But, in my opinion, fast food is always unhealthy because it contains artificial colours, a lot of fat and it

can cause obesity. In conclusion, from my point of view fast food is not a good idea for anybody but overall for

children.

Practice

Topic: 'A good teacher must be strict'

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María Quintas

a) An important idea about the topic to introduce it

b) Two or three reasons about the topic to defend your opinion

c) A conclusion