Agreeing with an opinion (setuju dengan sebuah pendapat)

Gunakan ungkapan ini jika setuju dengan pendapat orang lain.

 You’re absolutely right.

(kamu benar sekali.)
 That’s just what I was thinking.
(itulah yang saya pikirkan.)
 That’s a good point.
(itu poin yang bagus.)
 Exactly.
(tepat sekali.)
 I don’t think so either.
(saya juga tidak berpikir begitu.)
 That’s true.
(itu benar.)
 I agree with you entirely.
(aku setuju denganmu sepenuhnya.)
 I couldn’t agree more.
(saya sangat setuju.)

Disagreeing with an opinion (tidak setuju dengan sebuah pendapat)

Kamu bisa gunakan ungkapan ini jika tidak setuju degan pendapat orang lain.

 I don’t agree with you.

(saya tidak setuju denganmu.)
 That’s not entirely true.
(itu tidak sepenuhnya benar.)
 I’m sorry to disagree with you, but…
(maaf saya tidak setuju denganmu, tapi..)
 I’m afraid I have to disagree.
(sepertinya saya tidak setuju denganmu.)
 I’m not sure about that.
(saya tidak yakin tentang hal itu.)

Contoh teks & dialog

a. Contoh teks

I think smoking rooms should be provided in public places because it will be better
for people who don’t smoke. Smoking really has a bad impact on passive smokers.
They don’t smoke and they get sick because of the smokers. This is really unfair and a
detriment to people who don’t smoke.
Another point is… (menyebutkan ide lain)
Facts show that millions of people get lung cancer… (menyebutkan fakta)
It shows that… (menghubungkan antara fakta dan bukti)
I’ve told you once and I will tell you again that smoking rooms should be provided at
public places because it will be better for people who don’t smoke. (menyatakan
kembali pendapat yang kuat tersebut yang didukung oleh data dan fakta yang telah
disebutkan sebelumnya).
b. Contoh dialog

Broadcaster: “Good evening. I’ve been very concerned about our education. I’m Tiara
Ayu and you’re listening to “Citizen Speak Out”. Today, I’ll be talking about the
education system in the eyes of parents. To better understand these events, I’ll talk
with three students’ parents: Mr. Made Wijaya, Mr. J. Sitanggang and Mrs. Diah
Sumitro. Mr. Made Wijaya, could we begin with you? What do you think of our
education system?”

Mr. Made Wijaya: “If you ask me, it’s awful. The system is out of date. It doesn’t
help the students improve their knowledge.”

Broadcaster: “So, what do you think, Mr. J. Sitanggang and Mrs. Diah Sumitro? How
do you feel about it?”

Mr. J. Sitanggang: “Wll, in general, I agree with Mr. Wijaya. But what disturbs me
more is that students tend to memorize without understanding the lessons. The
learning method puts students under pressure. They have to study in school for hours,
do a lot of homework, and take private tutoring for the final examination.”

Mrs. Diah Sumitro: “I suppose so. As far as I’m concerned, the tuition fees here are
expensive. It seems that a good education is for rich people only.”

Broadcaster: “What about the teachers?”

Mr. Made Wijaya: “In my opninion, the quality of teachers here need to be improved.
We’re lacking qualified ones. This problem I think is due to the government’s
ignorance on teacher’s prosperity. As you can see, not many young people are
interested in becoming teachers.”

Mr. J. Sitanggang: “I disagree with that. It’s not that the government doesn’t
implement a good system. It’s because we are lacking the spirit to learn ad compete
with other nations.”