Giving Opinion and Thought

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Today's lesson is called "We Can Do It!"

‧₊˚✩彡 Giving Opinion and Thought ‧₊˚✩彡

Linguistically, giving means "memberi" while opinion has the meaning of "opini/pendapat" . When the two words are combined, giving opinion means "memberi pendapat". Giving an opinion is used when you want to give or someone needs the opinion of others. There are many ways to give your idea (opinion) in English, let's look at the following example :

• I think/Personally I think… (Menurutku…/Secara pribadi, menurutku…)

• In my opinion/In my humble opinion…. (Menurut pendapatku…)

• From my point of view… (Dari sudut pandangku…)

• To/in my mind… (Menurut pikiranku…)

• I (strongly) believe (that) … (Saya (sangat) percaya (bahwa …)

• As for me, I reckon… (Adapun saya rasa…)

• As far as I am concerned … (Sejauh yang saya ketahui…)

• To be honest… (Sejujurnya…)

♡❀˖⁺.EXERCISE༶ ⋆˙⊹❀♡

Now let's get into my exercise:

𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝟭

Fill in the blanks using the opinion expressions given in the box below.

1. I … with you bullying should be banned.

2. It is all right if you don't agree with me but I have every right to my… .

3. As far as I … , I will not support bullying in my school.

4. I … that medical care should be free for everyone.

5. Some people … eating fish and yogurt at the same time causes a severe skin disease

𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿:

1. I strongly believe with you bullying should be banned.

2. It is all right if you don't agree with me but I have every right to my opinion.

3. As far as I am concerned, I will not support bullying in my school.

4. I totally agree that medical care should be free for everyone.

5. Some people believe that eating fish and yogurt at the same time causes a severe skin disease.

𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝟮:

Below are several opinions. Some of them are polite and some impolite.

Highlight an opinion with:

Red : if it is an impolite way of disagreeing.

Blue : if it is a polite way of disagreeing.

Green : if it is a polite way of giving an opinion.

Yellow : if it is an impolite way of giving an opinion.

1. I am afraid, I don't agree with you on this matter.

2. I agree with you to a certain point but I would appreciate if you look at it from

another point of view.

3. That's an interesting idea but I think our idea is much better.

4. Do you really think like that?

5. Rubbish! Nonsense! I don't agree with this.

6. Actually, as a matter of fact, I think we can look at it again and decide.

7. This is what I am getting at.

8. You want to know what I think? Let me tell you what I think.

9. I feel compelled to disagree with you on this matter.

10. I find it rather silly that you think like this.

𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿:

1. I am afraid, I don't agree with you on this matter. (Blue) 

2. I agree with you to a certain point but I would appreciate if you look at it from another point of view.(blue) 

3. That's an interesting idea but I think our idea is much better.(red) 

4. Do you really think like that?(red) 

5. Rubbish! Nonsense! I don't agree with this.(red) 

6. Actually, as a matter of fact, I think we can look at it again and decide.(green) 

7. This is what I am getting at.(yellow) 

8. You want to know what I think? Let me tell you what I think.(yellow) 

9. I feel compelled to disagree with you on this matter.(green) 

10. I find it rather silly that you think like this.(yellow)

the conclusion is Opinion is a text or dialogue that contains an opinion about something. Usually, each other's opinion is different or opposite, depending on which point of view we take. When we give or express our opinion, it is very important to give reasons to support the opinion itself.