The document provides advice for asking for and expressing opinions in conversations. It suggests asking for opinions in more colorful ways than just "What do you think?" Examples include "How do you feel about?" and "What's your opinion of?". When giving an opinion, it recommends using expressions like "I believe", "I feel", or "In my opinion" rather than just "I think". More informal options for expressing views are also presented, as well as more formal phrases that would be appropriate in exam situations but not casual conversations.
The document provides advice for asking for and expressing opinions in conversations. It suggests asking for opinions in more colorful ways than just "What do you think?" Examples include "How do you feel about?" and "What's your opinion of?". When giving an opinion, it recommends using expressions like "I believe", "I feel", or "In my opinion" rather than just "I think". More informal options for expressing views are also presented, as well as more formal phrases that would be appropriate in exam situations but not casual conversations.
The document provides advice for asking for and expressing opinions in conversations. It suggests asking for opinions in more colorful ways than just "What do you think?" Examples include "How do you feel about?" and "What's your opinion of?". When giving an opinion, it recommends using expressions like "I believe", "I feel", or "In my opinion" rather than just "I think". More informal options for expressing views are also presented, as well as more formal phrases that would be appropriate in exam situations but not casual conversations.
In conversations you usually ask for someones opinion,
but you can do it better than always asking the same question: What do you think about global warming?
Lets see how you can do that much better.
Opinion In any conversation
You can say:
What do you think about?
but you can also make it more colourful.
For example: Dont forget to repeat the sentences. How do you feel about global warming? Whats your opinion of global warming? How do you think about global warming? Opinion In any conversation
When you answer this question,
you can use a lot of different expressions instead of the simple I think I believe... I feel... I guess... I reckon... In my opinion... In my view... It seems to me that ... As far as Im concerned ... Disagreeing Inormal expressions
The following examples can sometimes be used
in exam situations,
but you should know
that they are more informal.
How do you see ? What are your thoughts about ? What are your views on ? Id say this is a huge problem. If you ask me, this film is overrated. To my mind its rather annoying. The way I see it this is a minor problem. Disagreeing Formal expressions
The following ones are
quite formal. Dont use them when you talk to a friend. Only use them in REAL exam situations. Could you tell me how you think about this problem? Its my opinion that Im convinced that