expressing opinion

EXPRESSING AND RESPONDING TO OPINION

ASKING ABOUT OPINION	Informal ways of giving opinions	Formal ways of giving opinion
What’s your opinion of………? What do you think of…………? How do you feel about………? Are you for or against……….? Do you think that………………?	To be honest…	It seems to me that
	If you ask me…	I would argue that…
	I feel…	I am convinced that…..
	To my mind…	As far as I am concerned…
	Frankly, I think…
	I reckon…

Journalist: How do you feel about the role of women in society?

Woman activist: It seems to me that women play a crucial role the society.

Exercise: Respond to the following situations:

Teacher: Women are marginalized in our country.

Student: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Brahim: Brain drain affects the country economically.

Hamid: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….