Expressing opinion Personal point of view - Weebly

[Pages:2]Expressing opinion

Personal point of view We use these words and phrases to express a personal point of view:

? In my experience... ? Speaking for myself... ? In my opinion... ? Personally, I think... ? I'd say that... ? I'd suggest that... ? I'd like to point out that... ? I believe that... ? What I mean is...

Agreeing with an opinion We use these words and phrases to agree with someone else's point of view:

? Of course. ? You're absolutely right. ? Yes, I agree. ? I think so too. ? That's a good point. ? Exactly. ? I don't think so either. ? So do I. ? That's true. ? Neither do I. ? I agree with you entirely. ? That's just what I was thinking. ? I couldn't agree more.

Disagreeing with an opinion We use these words and phrases to disagree with someone else's point of view:

? That's different. ? I don't agree with you. ? However... ? That's not entirely true. ? On the contrary... ? I'm sorry to disagree with you, but... ? Yes, but don't you think... ? That's not the same thing at all. ? I'm afraid I have to disagree. ? I'm not so sure about that. ? I must take issue with you on that.

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On a scale of 1 (low) to 3 (high), give yourself a rating to describe how you think you did in the discussion about Samnang.

1 - I found it very difficult to participate in the

discussion and express my opinions.

What rating do you give

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2. I was only able to give my opinion a few

yourself (1,2 or 3)?

times, because I did not feel very confident in my ability to express my

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opinion.

3. I think that I was able to express myself well in the discussion, using appropriate phrases associated with giving opinions.

List some of the phrases (from the list on the other side of this paper) that you used in the discussion about Samnang.

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