Expressions you need to express your point of view in English

1. Expressing your Opinion

You can use the following sentences before you start expressing your point of view
in an English conversation. You have two options, either using the informal ones or
the formal.

Informal:
 In my opinion…
 I think that…
 I would say that…
 I consider / find / believe / suppose / presume / assume that…
 I have the feeling that…

Formal:
 As far as I’m concerned…
 It is my impression that…
 Speaking personally…
 My own / personal opinion on the subject is that…
 I am of the opinion that…

2. Expressing Agreement
You can use the following sentences when you want to show agreement to others’
point of view in an English conversation:

Informal:

 Yes, you’re right!

 I agree with what you said.
 Fair enough, I think you may be right.
 You’re quite/absolutely right.
 I couldn’t agree with you more.
 Formal:
 I’ve come to the same conclusion.
 I hold the same opinion.
 We are of one mind about that matter.
 I have no objection to what you said.
 I share your view.

3. Expressing Disagreement
If you don’t agree with someone’s opinion remember to be polite and show
disagreement in a respectful way! Your body language is also very important in
these cases.
These following sentences will help you show your disagreement to other’s point of
view in a conversation in English:

Informal:
 I don’t agree with you / I disagree.
 Not at all!
 I don’t think so.
 You’re wrong (this one can easily annoy people. Use it only with your friends)
Formal:
 I am afraid that is not quite true.
 I have to state that I think otherwise.
 I take a different view.

Remember that the attitude you display and the feeling you give to others with the
words you select is going to affect their reaction, be careful in order to avoid
offending others.
Adapted from: https://live-english.net/expressing-point-view-english-conversation/

Practice

1. Uptc, as a public university, has to provide residence to all their postgraduate

students.
 We are of one mind about that matter. As it provides greater opportunities for progress,
this in time to save expenses
 2. Airlines must demand passengers wear facemasks before and during the flight,
and after arriving in Colombia where they are mandatory in public spaces.

 We are of one mind about that matter. Well, it depends on us to be well and overcome
the pandemic as soon as posible

3. Incoming travelers from abroad were already obliged to show the results of a
COVID-19 test proving they are not currently ill or present migration officers with
a written explanation if they failed to get a test.
 We are of one mind about that matter. This is because some variants of this virus have
already been presented, which are more aggressive for health.

4. President Ivan Duque lost control over Colombia as mounting evidence of his
alleged ties to organized crime gradually eroded the government’s legitimacy.
 We are of one mind about that matter. because the people are increasingly critical of
issues that bleed Colombia to death and nothing good can be expected when the greatest
acts of violence are unleashed from the state

5. Colombia’s national strike: the beginning of the end of Ivan Duque.

 I agree with what you said. Well, the quality of life in Colombia is no longer decent, where
taxes and poverty increase, this in many cases due to corruption

6. University education must continue being virtual because it’s cheaper and
increases levels of quality.
 I don’t think so. Well, it is too much time in front of a computer, where attention is easily
lost and information is found without much effort

7. The National Strike Committee (CPN), which represents labor unions, farmers and
students, called to “temporarily suspend” actions on Tuesday after talks with the
far-right government of President Ivan Duque broke down.
 I hold the same opinion.because it is the only means by which the Colombian population
can generate true changes

8. The Paro Nacional has as its objective to debilitate the right-wing party of
President Iván Duque ahead of the 2022 presidential race, affirms trade unionist.
 I take a different view. The objective of the national strike is that it is possible to live with a
certain quality of life, where there are opportunities for employment, education and
access to the health system.

9. Because the greatest capacity for protection lies in domestic law, one of the best
ways to improve human rights in the United States is to strengthen domestic legal
protections for human rights by passing laws recognizing those rights and ensuring
the implementation of those rights by the government and U.S. courts is
consistent with international standards.
 I agree with what you said. This is because citizens are vulnerable to events that are
supposedly condemned.

10. Today, the United States is still not fully committed to the international human
rights system. The government has yet to ratify important human rights-related
treaties and opposes some forms of international cooperation on human rights
such as the International Criminal Court.
 I don’t think so.It is for everyone to create laws that do not allow the violation of human
rights, and the best way to avoid it is when such acts are condemned.