Express your opinions like the experts
- Kiki Juli Anggoro
- Oct 1, 2016
- 2 min read
Good day, everyone.
In this week's Our Speaking Club (OSC), we are going to discuss further how to express opinions. Expressing opinions can be an easy job to some people, yet it can be challenging to some others.
In some cases, we know what to say, but do not know how to speak it. Therefore, it is important to learn several expressions which we can use to verbalize our ideas.
In the following website, you can find the list of expressions we can use to speak our mind.
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/fl-giving-opinions.htm
Below are some expressions derived from the above link which can help us to express opinions.
Intermediate
As far as I know, …
I agree with the opinion of …
I could be wrong, but …
I’d definitely say that …
I’d guess/imagine that …
I’d say that …
I’m absolutely certain that …
I’m fairly confident that …
I’m no expert (on this), but …
I’m positive that …
Upper-intermediate
After much thought, …
After weighing up both sides of the argument, …
Although I can see both points of view / Although I can understand the opposite point of view,
As I see it, ...
Correct me if I’m wrong, but …
For me/ From my point of view, …
Frankly, …
I am not very familiar with this topic, but …
I do believe/ feel/think …
I have come to the conclusion that …
In certain situations, we may be required to use higher level expressions to convey our concepts. Hence, practicing to use intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level expressions may be necessary.
In the following websites, we can access expressions which are grouped based on their specific uses.
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Opinions.htm
There are four groups mentioned in the link including personal point of view, general point of view, agreeing with an opinion, and disagreeing with an opinion. Some of the expressions on the website are listed below.
Personal Point of View
In my experience…
As far as I'm concerned…
Speaking for myself…
In my opinion…
General Point of View
Some people say that...
It is considered...
It is generally accepted that...
Agreeing with an opinion
Of course.
You're absolutely right.
Yes, I agree.
I think so too.
That's a good point.
Exactly.
Disagreeing with an opinion
That's different.
I don't agree with you.
However…
That's not entirely true.
On the contrary…
For a more complete list of expressions, please refer to the link.
Need a practical example? let's watch the following video together.
Need more practice? Come tomorrow, 1.30 pm at genius room kwan meang building Naresuan University.
Tomorrow, we are going to have fun practicing the expressions.
See you there, guys.
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