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1. Quote of The Day

2. In My Opinion
Chapter 2
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3. What’s on this chapter?
Expressions to ask and give opinions
Expressions to agree and disagree

4. Learning Objectives
Chapter 2
Oral Cycle
After studying this unit, you should be able to:
• give Opinion and respond to opinion,
• express agreement,
• express disagreement,
Written Cycle
After studying this unit, you should be able to:
• identify and comprehend Opinion,
• make an opinion about something.

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6. Asking For Opinion
To ask someone’s opinion, we can use:
What’s your
view?
What’s your
opinion?
Do you have
opinion on …?
What do you
think of …?

7. What’s your
opinion about
Indonesian
Idol?
I think it is the best
reality show and it
has fascinated
many fans around
the nation.
I don’t think so.
Some of them are
not able to fill the
most basic
requirement to sing
properly.
I don’t
know much
about it.
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8. Giving opinion
To give opinion, whether it is agreement or
disagreement we can use:
I agree. I think so, too.
I know what
you mean.
You make a
good point!
I’m against this
idea.
I don’t think so.
I’m not so sure.
No way.

9. Asking for Agreement
• Don’t you think…?
• Do you really think…?
• That’s very true isn’t it?
• The new system is very expensive,
isn’t it?
• You don’t think it is a bit expensive,
do you?

10. Agreeing
Agreeing Strongly
• Absolutely
• I completely/fully/
totally agree
• Of course.
• You are so right.
• That’s exactly what
I think.
Agreeing Mildly
• OK. If you say so.
• Maybe they should.
• Should they?
• I suppose so.

11. Staying Neutral
• Perhaps. Perhaps not.
• Well, that’s your opinion
• Mm….
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12. Disagreeing
Disagreeing Mildly
 Why do you think
so?
 Well, it’s
challenging.
Disagreeing Strongly
 That’s absolutely
wrong.
 No, they shouldn’t.
Disagreeing Indirectly
You can disagree with others indirectly
by giving your opinion.
 It doesn’t mean people cannot buy cars.

13. Cultural Awareness
Expressing Disagreement
People in English-speaking countries do not express their
disagreement directly to show politeness. To make
disagreement less forceful, people often say “well,”
“actually,” or “yes, but” before expressing their
disagreement.
Example:
Opinion: The transportation system is
really good.
Disagreement:
I wouldn’t say that. Their service is deteriorating lately.
Yes, but their service is deteriorating lately.
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14. Cultural Awareness
Asking for Agreement
Question tags is a smart strategy to ask for agreement
and start a discussion. To respond the questions, it is
polite to answer “yes” or “no” followed by the proper
subject pronoun and its auxiliary verb.
Example:
Question: Commuters should
use public transportation to work
to reduce traffic problems, should
they?
Responses:
Yes, they should.
No, they should not.
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15. SUMMARY
Opinions are feelings or thoughts about somebody or something. In
daily conversation, asking for and giving opinions is very common, especially
when involved in a discussion.
these are some expressions that are commonly used.
To ask for somebody’s opinion:
• What do you think?
• What’s your opinion?
• What are your idea?
• How do you feel about that?
To give opinion:
• I reckon. . . .
• I’d say that. . . .
• I believe that. . . .
• What I mean is. . . .
• In my experience. . . .
• Personally, I think. . . .
• As far as I’m concerned. . . .
• I’d like to point out that. . . .

16. To agree with somebody’s opinion:
• Exactly.
• That’s true.
• Of course.
• Yes, I agree.
• I think so, too.
• That’s a good point.
• I couldn’t agree more
• You’re absolutely right.
• I agree with you entirely.
• That’s just what I was thinking.
To disagree with somebody’s opinion:
• On the contrary. . . .
• I don’t agree with you.
• That’s not entirely true.
• Yes, but don’t you think. . . ?
• I’m not sure about that.
• I’m afraid I have to disagree.
• I’m sorry to disagree with you, but. . . .

17. A sample conversation:
Tiara : Lia, how do you feel about bribery?
Lia : It’s really horrible. Bribery is a dishonest activity.
Tiara : Why?
Lia : Bribery enables somebody to change any decision as
he/she likes.
Tiara : Oh, I see. I agree with you.
Lia : Bribery damages our moral.

18. Practice 1
Choose the best response from the box to complete the following dialogues.
1. A : The electricity will be off from 14.00 to 15.00, but there will be a meeting
at 14.30. what should we do?
B : ___________________________________________________________
2. A : Some people say honesty is important in a friendship, ________________
B : That’s right! If we lie about one small thing, the friendship may break
apart
3. A : Do you think that coffe is bad for our health?
B : I don’t think so, ______________________________________________
4. A : ___________________________________________________________
B : I think it’s not fair.
5. A : My grandmother always thinks that women should be at home, do the
homework, and look after the kids. How do you feel about that?
B : ___________________________________________________________

19. a. What do you think of cheating in a test?
b. What do you think?
c. It’s bad for health only if you drink too much.
d. In my opinion, we should postpone the meeting.
e. I think it’s an old-fashioned view.

20. Practice 2
Arrange the following sentences into a good conversation
1. So, do you think that Yogyakarta is a nice place to live?
2. I don’t think so. The traffic and public places are not too crowded. There are a
lot of people, but the city is always busy and exciting.
3. Well, I’d love to live there
4. Yogyakarta is a small but crowded city, isn’t it?
5. That’s true. Daily necessities are very cheap and people around there are
warm.