Bahasa Inggris Kelas VIII
Telling What We or Other People Think of Something
1. Asking for Opinions
"Do you have any views on … ?"
This page lists useful expressions for the language function of asking for opinions.
Elementary
Do you think … ?
How do you feel about … ?
In your opinion, … ?
Please tell me your opinion on …
What do you think about … ?
What’s your opinion on … ?
Pre-intermediate
Do you (also) think that … ?
Do you believe that … ?
Do you have an opinion on … ?
Do you have any opinions on/about … ?
In your experience, … ?
In your honest opinion, … ?
What’s your view on … ?
Would you agree that … ?
Intermediate
Can you give me your thoughts on … ?
Do you (dis)approve of … ?
Do you agree with the opinion that … ?
Do you have any views on … ?
Do you share the/my view that … ?
If I asked your opinion about … , … ?
If I said … , … ?
I’d like (to hear) your views on …
I’m sure you’d agree that …
What are your feelings about … ?
What are your views on … ?
Upper-intermediate
What do you reckon?
Any (initial) thoughts on … ?
Are people right in thinking … ?
Are you in agreement with … ?
Do you have any particular views on … ?
Do you have any thoughts on … ?
From your point of view, … ?
I know this is not your specialist subject, but …
I know you haven’t had long to think about this …
I know you haven’t had much time to think about this, but …
I’d be (very) interested to hear your views on …
What are your (first) thoughts on … ?
What would be your reaction if I said … ?
What’s your position on … ?
Would it be right to say … ?
Would you support the view that … ?
Advanced
Am I justified in saying … ?
Am I right in thinking … ?
Any objections to the statement … ?
Are you convinced by the argument that … ?
Are you of the opinion that … ?
Does … tally with your experience?
I imagine you will have strong opinions on …
I’d guess your view on this is …
Is it in fact the case that … ?
What reaction do you have to … ?
What’s your take on … ?
Would I be right in assuming that you think … ?
Would I be right in saying … ?
Would I/it be wrong to say … ?
Would it be logical to say … ?
Would you have any problems with the statement … ?
Would … be a fair summary of your views on … ?
Would … be out of the question?
You strike me as someone who would hold the opinion that …
2. Giving Opinions
This is just my opinion, but...
This page lists useful expressions for the language function of giving opinions.
Elementary
I (really) think that …
I believe (that) …
I’m sure that …
In my opinion / My opinion is …
Pre-intermediate
I agree with …
I feel that …
I guess/imagine …
I have no doubt that / I’m certain that …
I strongly believe that …
I’ve never really thought about this before, but …
My personal opinion is that / Personally, my opinion is that …
To be honest / In my honest opinion, …
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 …
I’m pretty sure that …
It seems to me that …
It’s a complicated/difficult issue, but …
My (point of) view (on this) is …
Obviously, …
Some people may disagree with me, but …
This is just my opinion, but …
Without a doubt, …
You probably won’t agree, but …
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 …
I might change my mind later, but …
I reckon/suppose …
I tend to think that …
I’m not sure I’m the right person to ask, but / I have very limited experience of this, but …
I’m pretty confident that …
I’ve always thought that …
If you ask me, …
I'm (absolutely) convinced that …
In my humble opinion / IMHO, …
It could be said that …
It seems clear to me that …
It would seem to me that …
My initial reaction is …
Not everyone will/would agree with me, but …
Personally speaking / Speaking for myself, …
The way I see it (is) …
To be (perfectly) frank, …
To the best of my knowledge, …
What I think is …
You could say …
Advanced
After giving this matter some (serious) thought, …
As far as I'm concerned, …
As the old saying goes, …
Having given this question due consideration, …
I am of the opinion that …
I can’t help thinking that …
I know this is a minority view, but / I’m in the minority in thinking that …
I tend towards the opinion that …
I think it’s fair/reasonable to say …
I’ll tell you what I think, …
I’m entirely/quite convinced that …
I’ve come the conclusion that …
If I must come up with an opinion / If you (really) want my opinion, …
In my limited experience, …
It could/might well be that …
Know what I think? …
My opinion was best expressed by … when s/he said/wrote …
My view/position on this (issue) (is clear and) is that …
Off the top of my head, …
Plainly, …
Quite frankly, …
There is a part of me that says …
This may well be controversial, but …
To my mind / To my way of thinking, ...
To summarise my (rather complex) views on the matter, …
What I always say is …
With some reservations, …
Without a shred/shadow of doubt, …
You’d have to be crazy not to agree that / Any idiot can see that …
Source: damaruta.com from englishclub.com
"Do you have any views on … ?"
This page lists useful expressions for the language function of asking for opinions.
Elementary
Do you think … ?
How do you feel about … ?
In your opinion, … ?
Please tell me your opinion on …
What do you think about … ?
What’s your opinion on … ?
Pre-intermediate
Do you (also) think that … ?
Do you believe that … ?
Do you have an opinion on … ?
Do you have any opinions on/about … ?
In your experience, … ?
In your honest opinion, … ?
What’s your view on … ?
Would you agree that … ?
Intermediate
Can you give me your thoughts on … ?
Do you (dis)approve of … ?
Do you agree with the opinion that … ?
Do you have any views on … ?
Do you share the/my view that … ?
If I asked your opinion about … , … ?
If I said … , … ?
I’d like (to hear) your views on …
I’m sure you’d agree that …
What are your feelings about … ?
What are your views on … ?
Upper-intermediate
What do you reckon?
Any (initial) thoughts on … ?
Are people right in thinking … ?
Are you in agreement with … ?
Do you have any particular views on … ?
Do you have any thoughts on … ?
From your point of view, … ?
I know this is not your specialist subject, but …
I know you haven’t had long to think about this …
I know you haven’t had much time to think about this, but …
I’d be (very) interested to hear your views on …
What are your (first) thoughts on … ?
What would be your reaction if I said … ?
What’s your position on … ?
Would it be right to say … ?
Would you support the view that … ?
Advanced
Am I justified in saying … ?
Am I right in thinking … ?
Any objections to the statement … ?
Are you convinced by the argument that … ?
Are you of the opinion that … ?
Does … tally with your experience?
I imagine you will have strong opinions on …
I’d guess your view on this is …
Is it in fact the case that … ?
What reaction do you have to … ?
What’s your take on … ?
Would I be right in assuming that you think … ?
Would I be right in saying … ?
Would I/it be wrong to say … ?
Would it be logical to say … ?
Would you have any problems with the statement … ?
Would … be a fair summary of your views on … ?
Would … be out of the question?
You strike me as someone who would hold the opinion that …
2. Giving Opinions
This is just my opinion, but...
This page lists useful expressions for the language function of giving opinions.
Elementary
I (really) think that …
I believe (that) …
I’m sure that …
In my opinion / My opinion is …
Pre-intermediate
I agree with …
I feel that …
I guess/imagine …
I have no doubt that / I’m certain that …
I strongly believe that …
I’ve never really thought about this before, but …
My personal opinion is that / Personally, my opinion is that …
To be honest / In my honest opinion, …
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 …
I’m pretty sure that …
It seems to me that …
It’s a complicated/difficult issue, but …
My (point of) view (on this) is …
Obviously, …
Some people may disagree with me, but …
This is just my opinion, but …
Without a doubt, …
You probably won’t agree, but …
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 …
I might change my mind later, but …
I reckon/suppose …
I tend to think that …
I’m not sure I’m the right person to ask, but / I have very limited experience of this, but …
I’m pretty confident that …
I’ve always thought that …
If you ask me, …
I'm (absolutely) convinced that …
In my humble opinion / IMHO, …
It could be said that …
It seems clear to me that …
It would seem to me that …
My initial reaction is …
Not everyone will/would agree with me, but …
Personally speaking / Speaking for myself, …
The way I see it (is) …
To be (perfectly) frank, …
To the best of my knowledge, …
What I think is …
You could say …
Advanced
After giving this matter some (serious) thought, …
As far as I'm concerned, …
As the old saying goes, …
Having given this question due consideration, …
I am of the opinion that …
I can’t help thinking that …
I know this is a minority view, but / I’m in the minority in thinking that …
I tend towards the opinion that …
I think it’s fair/reasonable to say …
I’ll tell you what I think, …
I’m entirely/quite convinced that …
I’ve come the conclusion that …
If I must come up with an opinion / If you (really) want my opinion, …
In my limited experience, …
It could/might well be that …
Know what I think? …
My opinion was best expressed by … when s/he said/wrote …
My view/position on this (issue) (is clear and) is that …
Off the top of my head, …
Plainly, …
Quite frankly, …
There is a part of me that says …
This may well be controversial, but …
To my mind / To my way of thinking, ...
To summarise my (rather complex) views on the matter, …
What I always say is …
With some reservations, …
Without a shred/shadow of doubt, …
You’d have to be crazy not to agree that / Any idiot can see that …
Source: damaruta.com from englishclub.com