Beginnings and 
endings, Giving your 
opinion
WHAT IS AN OPINION? 
 An opinion is somebody's point of view on somebody, or something. 
 Opinion is what a person thinks about something. 
 The formal expression of a professional judgment.
QUESTIONS TO GET OPINIONS 
 What do you think? 
 What is your opinion? 
 What are your ideas? 
 Do you have some comments ?
 Giving and opinion means something like comments 
of determined topics, readings, discussions, 
analysis. 
 Opinions could be given as positive and negative 
way. 
 The objective of the opinions could be several 
according to the intentions that are given.
For giving opinions, we use some typical 
introductory phrases. 
This phrases are necessary required to 
introduce the opinion.
 In my opinion……. 
 I believe that…… 
 I think….. 
 As i see it………..
 In my experience… 
 As far as I'm concerned… 
 Speaking for myself… 
 Personally, I think… 
 I'd like to point out that… 
 I believe that… 
 What I mean is… 

Agreeing with an opinion 
 Of course. 
 You're absolutely right. 
 Yes, I agree. 
 I think so too. 
 That's a good point. 
 Exactly. 
 I don't think so either. 
 So do I. 
 I'd go along with that. 
 That's true. 
 Neither do I. 
 I agree with you entirely. 
 That's just what I was thinking. 
 I couldn't agree more. 

Disagreeing with an opinion 
 That's different. 
 I don't agree with you. 
 However… 
 That's not entirely true. 
 On the contrary… 
 I'm sorry to disagree with you, but… 
 Yes, but don't you think… 
 That's not the same thing at all. 
 I'm afraid I have to disagree. 
 I'm not so sure about that. 
 I must take issue with you on that. 
 It's unjustifiable to say that... 
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Beginnings and endings, giving your opinion
Beginnings and endings, giving your opinion

Beginnings and endings, giving your opinion

  • 1.
    Beginnings and endings,Giving your opinion
  • 2.
    WHAT IS ANOPINION?  An opinion is somebody's point of view on somebody, or something.  Opinion is what a person thinks about something.  The formal expression of a professional judgment.
  • 3.
    QUESTIONS TO GETOPINIONS  What do you think?  What is your opinion?  What are your ideas?  Do you have some comments ?
  • 4.
     Giving andopinion means something like comments of determined topics, readings, discussions, analysis.  Opinions could be given as positive and negative way.  The objective of the opinions could be several according to the intentions that are given.
  • 5.
    For giving opinions,we use some typical introductory phrases. This phrases are necessary required to introduce the opinion.
  • 6.
     In myopinion…….  I believe that……  I think…..  As i see it………..
  • 7.
     In myexperience…  As far as I'm concerned…  Speaking for myself…  Personally, I think…  I'd like to point out that…  I believe that…  What I mean is… 
  • 8.
    Agreeing with anopinion  Of course.  You're absolutely right.  Yes, I agree.  I think so too.  That's a good point.  Exactly.  I don't think so either.  So do I.  I'd go along with that.  That's true.  Neither do I.  I agree with you entirely.  That's just what I was thinking.  I couldn't agree more. 
  • 9.
    Disagreeing with anopinion  That's different.  I don't agree with you.  However…  That's not entirely true.  On the contrary…  I'm sorry to disagree with you, but…  Yes, but don't you think…  That's not the same thing at all.  I'm afraid I have to disagree.  I'm not so sure about that.  I must take issue with you on that.  It's unjustifiable to say that... 