The document provides guidance on how to express opinions, including asking for others' opinions on specific topics or situations, introducing your own opinions using phrases like "in my opinion" or "as I see it", having strong opinions indicated with adjectives, giving the opinions of others by citing sources, agreeing with opinions by saying "I agree" or "you're right", disagreeing by saying "I disagree" or "I don't agree", and agreeing partially by using phrases like "I agree but...".

1. Expressing opinions
Learn how to express your opinion and that of others

2. Asking someone for their opinion
• What do you think of my new boyfriend? (asking
about a specific person, event or thing)
• What do you think about the situation in the Middle
East? (asking about a general topic)
• How do you feel about the growing rate of
unemployment in the European Union?

3. Introducing your own opinion
• (Personally) I think she was lying.
• (Personally) I don’t think you should wear that dress
to the wedding.
• In my opinion we need to create more job
opportunities. (more formal)
• As far as I'm concerned, the school timetable should
remain unchanged.

4. Introducing your own opinion, continued.
• As I see it, ...
• It seems to me that...
• In my point of view / my opinion,....
• From my point of view...
• I am of the opinion that...
• I take the view that. ..
• My personal view is that...
• In my experience...
• As far as I understand / can see/see it,....

5. Having strong opinions
Common adjectives used when giving opinion
• I think it’s a brilliant idea!
• He thought the restaurant was disgusting. (very
unpleasant, terrible, etc.)
• Your project is ridiculous.
• I think her work is really original.

6. Giving the opinion of others
• According to our Prime Minister the numbers of
unemployment have gone down.
• According to this article, the police have three
suspects. (The newspaper says the police have three
suspects.)

7. Agreeing with an opinion
• I think we should keep looking for a better bargain.
o Yes, I agree with you.
or
o Yes, I think you’re (absolutely) right.
• I agree with this opinion.
• I completely agree with this view.
• I couldn't / can't agree more.

8. Disagreeing with someone
It is common to start by agreeing before giving a different
opinion:
possibly, but don’t you think…
Yes, perhaps/maybe but I’m not sure that…
you could be right but don’t forget…
• I'm afraid I can't agree with you.
• I disagree with you.
• I don't agree with you.
• I'm not sure I agree with you.
• I think you're wrong.

9. Expressing strong disagreement
• I’m afraid I don’t agree (with you) at all.
• I totally disagree (with you).

10. Agreeing partially
• I agree with this point of view, but...
• This idea is right, but...
• I agree with you, but...