This document provides guidance on conducting interviews, including language for asking and expressing opinions, agreement and disagreement, as well as functional language for interviewers and interviewees. It also gives suggestions for interview topics and includes a list of grammar that should be included, such as tenses, passive voice and expressions for opinions, agreement and disagreement. Finally, it directs the reader to watch a video interview with Kate Winslet for an example.

1. INTERVIEWS

2. •What do you think
of/about... +ing/noun?
•What's your opinion
about...?
•What do you reckon?
•What is your point of view?
ASKING
FOR
OPINIONS

3. • I think that...
• I reckon that...
• I believe that...
• I guess/suppose that...
• In my opinion, ...
• From my point of view, ...
• The way I see it, ...
• To be honest, ...
GIVING
OPINIONS

4. •Do you agree with me?
•Do you share my opinion?
•Do you see my point?
•Do you see eye to eye with
me?
•Don't you agree that...?
ASKING FOR
AGREEMENT

5. •I totally agree with you.
•I share your opinion.
•I see your point.
•I see eye to eye with you.
•You have a point.
EXPRESSING
AGREEMENT

6. •I agree with you to some
extent.
•I share your opinion but …
•You have a point but…
•I partially agree with you.
•I agree with you up to a point.
EXPRESSING
PARTIAL
AGREEMENT

7. •I totally disagree with you.
•I don’t share your opinion.
•I don’t see your point.
•I don’t see eye to eye with
you.
•I don’t think the same.
EXPRESSING
DISAGREEMENT

8. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE – INTERVIEWER
• In today’s programme we are interviewing a really famous
writer/footballer/singer…
• Please, welcome our guest.
• Good morning, Ms. Rowling.
• Have a seat, please.
• We are very pleased to have you here today.
• Thank you so much for being here today with us.
• I would like to start this interview by thanking you for being here.
• I was wondering whether…

9. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE – INTERVIEWEE
• Good morning, (name).
• I’m delighted to be here today.
• I couldn’t be more pleased to be here today.
• I’m glad to answer your questions.
• Oh, that’s a difficult/tough question.
• That’s a good one!

10. Watch the following video of a real interview to Kate
Winslet.
•https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-
now/film-uk/kate-winslet-strong-women-and-
learning-lines

11. § USEFUL IDEAS FOR YOUR INTERVIEW
• CHILDHOOD
• HOW THEY STARTED IN SHOW BUSINESS
• EARLY CAREER
• GREATEST SUCCESSES VS BIGGEST FAILURES
• PERSONAL LIFE
• BEST TIMES VS WORST TIMES
• MONEY
• THE JOYS OF FAME VS / THE DRAWBACKS OF FAME
• CREATIVITY/TALENT

12. GRAMMAR THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR INTERVIEW:
• AT LEAST:
• 2 different expressions to ask for opinions
• 2 different expressions to give opinions
• 2 different expressions to agree
• 2 different expressions to disagree

13. GRAMMAR THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR INTERVIEW:
• Present perfect together with already/ never/ just.
• Present perfect together with for and since.
• Present perfect and ever.
• Past simple.
• Past perfect.
• Passive voice (present simple/ past simple).
• Future tenses (will, be going to, future continuous and present tenses with future
meaning).

14. Now, let’s practise!