“What’s your opinion about ….”
A
CONVERSATION
Practice the conversation!
Mrs. Susan : What’s your opinion about ….
Tom
: My opinion is …
Mrs. Susan : Very good. How about you Lisa?
Lisa : Well, I think it’s ….
Mrs. Susan : Good. Any body has another opinion?
Doni
: Yes, I have. My opinion is …..
Mrs. Susan : Good. All your answers are correct.
Do you understand, students?
Students : Yes. We got it, Madam.
Mrs. Susan : Great. You’re really smart.
Students : Thank you.
B
OPTIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Here are some optional expressions
based on the conversation above.
1 What’s your opinion?
What do you think?
What do you think about…?
What’s your idea?
2 I think ….
I guess …..
I feel that …
My opinion is …..
3 Excellent!
Good!
That’s quite right! Try again!
C MORE
LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS
Here are some more language
expressions we can use in the classroom!
Asking for
Opinions
What do you think?
What's your opinion?
What are your ideas?
Do you have any thoughts on that?
How do you feel about that?
Giving Opinions
I think/I guess …..
I suppose …..
My opinion is …..
don't think that ….
I don't believe (that)…...
I feel that it's the right thing to
do.
I don't feel that it's such a good idea
Asking and
giving opinions.
What’s your opinion about ..... ?
What do you think about ..... ?
What is your idea about ..... ?
Anyone has an idea?
Anyone has a different idea?
Tony, what do you think of the answer?
Teacher ‘Tina, do you have any ideas?
Tina ‘Yes, my opinion is _________
(‘I think
_______ )
Teacher ‘Do you think so Andi?’
Andi ‘Yes I think so.’
‘No, I don’t
think so. But I think _____ ‘
Supporting opinions
Let
me illustrate,
For
example,
For
instance,
To
give you an example,
Let
me give you an example,
To
elaborate,
First,
(second), etc.
Asking and giving confirmation
Is
it correct?
Do
you agree?
Is
Tina’s answer correct?
Are
the answers correct?
Teacher ‘Tom, Is the answer correct?’
Tom ‘Yes, it is.’
(
‘No, it isn’t’)
It
is correct, isn’t it?’
You
agree with the answer, don’t you?’
The
exams are easy, aren’t they?’
Teacher ‘Tom, Tina’s answer is correct,
isn’t it?’
Learner ‘Yes, it is.’
(‘No,
it isn’t)
Teacher’s
comments
Sometimes a
teacher can be worried about what comments to make their learners. They don’t
want to say ‘Good’ all the time, but they are not sure what else to use. Often
they will use ‘OK’. It can make them very lazy with their English if they start
to use ’OK’ all the time. Here are some other expressions:
‘Excellent!’
‘Very good!’
‘That’s excellent!’
‘Very well
done!’
‘Good!’
‘That’s
good!’
‘Well done!’
‘Great!’
‘That’s it!’
‘Yes!’
‘OK!’
‘Not quite right—try again!’
‘Not quite
right—will someone else try?’
‘Not quite
right! Andi, you try!’
‘No—That’s
not right—try again!’
‘No—that’s
not right—will someone else try?’
‘No—that’s
not right! Tina, you try!’
D
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Yes/No –
Questions
a.
Base form
Auxiliary verb
|
Subject
|
Main verb
|
(Complement)
|
Is
Does
Can
|
It
Ben
Bill
|
Raining?
Like
Play
|
---
ice cream?
football?
|
Does
Ben play football?
Can
Bill play football?
b.
Negative
questions
Isn’t
Doesn’t
Can’t
|
It
Ben
Bell
|
raining?
like
play
|
--
ice cream?
football?
|
Is
it not raining?
Does
Ben not like ice-cream?
Can
Bill not play football?
c.
Replies
‘Yes-No’ questions
In theory, pupils
may answer ‘Yes-No’ questions in at least five ways:
1)
Yes, …
2)
No, …
3)
Perhaps; well; maybe.
4)
I don’t know. I can’t remember.
5)
You must be joking; what do you think?,etc.
In practice,
however, their choice tends to be restricted to ‘yes’ and ‘no’. notice that
several equally acceptable ‘Yes-No’ replies are available:
Questions: Is Bill English?
Answer: Yes
Yes, he is
Yes, he’s English
Yes, Bill’s English
Questions: Is Pekka English?
Answer: No
No, he isn’t
No, he’s not
No, he isn’t English
No,
he’s not English
No,
Finnish
No,
he’s Finnish
No,
he’s not English. He’s Finnish.
No,
he’s Finnish, not English
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