I. Asking for and Giving Opinions

 

(i) Asking for Opinions

 

F Inf

I was wondering where you stood on the question of X? What’s your position on X? How do you feel about X? What do you reckon about X? What about X?

 

(ii) Giving Opinions

F    Inf

It would seem to me that as far as I'm able to judge, As far as I'm concerned, From my point of view, I think In my opinion                                          + SENTENCE Personally, I think As I see it Frankly, I think I reckon

 

1. Make the following into questions and answers about opinions using the language in the boxes above.

 

E x a m p l e:

 

What/think/new divorce law?

Personally ... awful.

 

 

What do you think of the new divorce law?

Personally, I think it’s awful.

 

1. What/ position/introducting paternity leaves?

As far ... judge, it won’t help matters.

2. How/feel/women being treated like second-class citizens?

From ... it’s an outdated approach.

 

3. I/wondering/you stood/question/Women’s Liberation movement?

As …, it has no future.

 

2. Use appropriate language from the boxes above to ask for and give opinions in the following situations.

E x a m p l e:

Two friends – a new dishwasher

– What do you think of my new dishwasher?

– Frankly, I don’t think it'll make your life easier.

 

1. Conference participants – Indian practice of burning brides.

2. Work colleagues – new benefits for working mothers.

3. Female friends – plans for their summer holidays.

 

 

Explaining and Justifying

 

F

The (main)

aim reason motive etc.

for behind

DOING

is so that X is to …

Only by DOING …

can will

X DO

Taking into account factors like X, then + SENTENCE

You’ve got to take X into consideration.

The

main most important

point seems to me that + SENTENCE

It seems to me

evident obvious

that = SENTENCE

Given the circumstances All things considered, In view of X,

I think + SENTENCE

On the one hand … but on the other hand …

SENTENCE + because

I’m convinced that I consider that I’m sure that

+ SENTENCE

It’s important to

keep X in mind remember X.

Inf

Think of Look at

X this way: + SENTENCE

 

 

1. Make the following into statements explaining and justifying using the language from the box above.

E x a m p l e:

 It/obvious/a campaign like ours will be successful.

It seems to me obvious that a campaign like ours will be successful.

 

1. The main aim/holding Women’s Conference/to attract people's attention to women’s problems.

2. On/hand/women have access to education, but on/hand they cannot find employment.

3. All/considered/the traditional roles of women are changing.

 

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