✅ Formula 25: Giving and Supporting Opinions
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- Use native speaker expressions for giving and supporting opinions.
I believe that …
I feel that …
I hold the opinion that …
Remember to state your opinion and then give a reason or example to back it up. It’s a
simple formula:
opinion
reasons / examples - Use native speaker expressions for introducing opinions.
I think that …
I don’t think that …
I am convinced that …
Expressing agreement or disagreement with the question
Yes, I do.
Sure.
Certainly.
Certainly not!
Absolutely not!
Not really.
I’m not sure I agree.
Introducing opinion expressions
I believe that … /I think that …
I don’t believe that… /I don’t think that …
I really think that …
I strongly believe that.. .
.. I am of the opinion that …
For me …
The way I see it …
- I am convinced that …
Examples:
A: Do you think that vegetables are an important part of a diet?
B: Sure. I think, that they give people a lot of vitamins.
A: Do you believe people should pay to enter public parks?
Part Three
B: No, absolutely not! 1’he way I see it, all public parks should be free for everyone.
- Use native speaker expressions for supporting your opinions.
It is good for …
It is essential for …
It has a positive effect on …
Supporting a positive opinion
Look at these other positive expressions to say why something is a good thing:
It’s good for + verb-ing
It’s essential for+ verb-ing
It’s vital for + verb-ing
It’s very important for+ verb-ing / that+ clause
People should all + verb
It gives us the opportunity / freedom to + verb
People should make an effort to + verb
Examples:
I really think that people should all try and eat healthily.
A solid education is essential for finding a good job.
Better public transport gives us the opportunity to stop using private vehicles which hurt the environment.
Supporting a negative opinion
Look at these other negative expressions to say why something is a bad thing:
It would be inappropriate to + verb I for + noun
It could have a bad effect on …
It’s not good for society if people .. .
It’s unfair to + verb / somebody .. .
It’s not necessary to + verb
It’s unethical to+ verb
It’s unreasonable to + verb
Examples:
I’m convinced that it would be inappropriate to make children under the age of 12 work for a living.
I feel that it’s unfair to deny people health care just because they are poor.
For me, it’s not necessary to make education free because it’s already extremely cheap.
4 Techniques for Supporting Your Opinions
Here are some really useful techniques for supporting your opinions.
Example
For example …
For instance …
Let me give an example …
Example:
For example, whenever I go to a bar there are always people smoking and I breathe in their smoke. This makes me a smoker even though I don’t want to be.
Common sense
Everyone knows …
It’s common knowledge that …
Example:
It’s common knowledge that birds do not enjoy being trapped in cages!
Statistics
Use numbers.
Use figures to support an argument.
You don’t have to know lots of complicated statistics, but if you do know some very general figures to back up what you want to say, then use them.
Example:
Traffic should be reduced in Beijing. Over 1000 new cars go onto the roads every day. This is becoming a major problem,
Expert opinion
According to …
To quote …
The book says …
I heard I read I saw somewhere that …
Example:
According to many experts, global warming is not actually scientifically proven to exist.
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