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Agreeing and Disagreeing With Opinions: Practice

This document provides expressions for asking and giving opinions, agreeing, and disagreeing with opinions. For asking opinions, it lists phrases like "What do you think about..." and "How do you feel about...". For giving opinions, it distinguishes between informal phrases like "If you ask me..." and formal phrases like "In my opinion...". It then lists expressions for agreeing with opinions such as "You're absolutely right" and disagreeing such as "I don't agree with this idea". The document concludes with practice examples of agreeing and disagreeing with different statements of opinion.

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Agreeing and Disagreeing With Opinions: Practice

This document provides expressions for asking and giving opinions, agreeing, and disagreeing with opinions. For asking opinions, it lists phrases like "What do you think about..." and "How do you feel about...". For giving opinions, it distinguishes between informal phrases like "If you ask me..." and formal phrases like "In my opinion...". It then lists expressions for agreeing with opinions such as "You're absolutely right" and disagreeing such as "I don't agree with this idea". The document concludes with practice examples of agreeing and disagreeing with different statements of opinion.

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Agreeing and disagreeing with opinions

By Mr .EL AYAR

some common expressions that are used to ask about opinion:


What do you think about.? / are you against or for....? /Do you think that.?
Whats your opinion about..? /Do you really believe that..? / How do you see.?
Are you absolutely sure that.? / How do you feel about.? /What are your ideas about..?
Am I right in thinking that? / dont you think that?
some common expressions that are used to give opinions:
Informal way:
to be honest./ I feel that../ I reckon../ I dont feel./ if you ask me./ to my
mind/ I guess../ the way I see it is./ what I reckon is
Formal way:
it seems to that../ I would argue that..../ I dont agree that......./ Im sure that/ Im
convinced that./ I strongly believe that/ from my point of view. / I tend to think that/ in
my opinion../ in my view/ I dont think../ Im absolutely convinced that/ I dont
believe that/ I have no doubts that../ as far as I am concerned/ Id like to point that..

Some expressions that are used to agree and disagree with opinions:
A) Agreeing with an opinion:
I quite agree with you
I think so too
I share the same view.
Thats exactly what I was thinking my self
Youre absolutely right
You are quite right
I agree completely with this idea
This idea is partially right
Thats good point
Id go along with that
You are right at point

B) Disagreeing with an opinion:


I disagree with you
I dont think so
I think this idea is bad
I think this idea is possible, but..
I dont agree with this idea
Thats different
Thats not entirely true
Im sorry to disagree with you, but
Thats not the same thing at all
Im afraid I cant agree with you
I see what you mean, but.
Im afraid, I dont agree.

Practice:
1

I. Respond to the following statements as indicated:


a. I think women are more patient with children than men you:
(express complete disagreement)
b. Living in the city is very pleasant you: (disagree and give a
reason)
c. Watching TV for me is a waste of time you: (disagree and give a
reason)
d. Science and technology will destroy the world someday. Dont you
think so?
e. Women should be given a great role today you: (give your
opinion)
f. Experimenting on animals is useful you: (express agreement)
g. Investing in youth is investing in the future of the country you:
(express total agreement)
II. Agree or disagree with the following opinions:
a. Students should be allowed to use mobile phones at schools
b. When you open a school, you close a person. Would you agree
with this?
c. We wont need English language in our future.
d. I think women should be allowed more at the parliament.

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