Giving opinions

Área Académica: Ingeniería Mecánica

Profesor(a):L.E.L.I Leticia Sánchez Franco

Periodo: Enero-Junio 2015

Al intercambiar ideas sobre un tema, es común expresar un punto de vista personal sobre éste, el cual permitirá a nuestro interlocutor conocer nuestra opinión y generar un debate.

Key words: point of view, listener, opinion, discussion, agree, disagree.

AbstractWhen exchanging ideas about a topic, it is common to express our point of view in order to let the listener know our opinion and generate a discussion about it.

Giving opinions

Giving an opinion

Talk about a topic that

interest you

Introduce your opinion with a

phrase

Mention some reasons for your opinion

I love …I (really) like …I don’t like …

In my opinion…I believe …I think …

Example

I love classic cars

In my opinion, they are pieces

of art.

The design is complex and sophisticated

I don’t like horror movies

I believe, they are silly and

odd.

Most movies have terrible

actors.

Talking about movies

How often do you see a movie?

What are the three best movies

you’ve seen in the past few years?

Classify the movies in the correct category .

ACTION SCIENCE FICTION

DRAMA HORROR COMEDY

300

TitanicAnnabelle Grown ups

The Matrix

ACTION SCIENCE FICTION

DRAMA HORROR COMEDY

300 The Matrix Titanic Annabelle Grown ups

• I think • In my opinion• I believe

wonderfuloutstandingmarvelousfantasticfabulous

strangeodd

weirdunusualbizarre

What do you think about these movies?

is

Giving reasons for your opinion

The actors were convincing / unconvincing. story was predictable / unpredictable. scenary was spectacular / ugly special effects were outstanding / poor.

Richards, J. Hull, J., Proctor, S., Shields, Ch. (2003).New Interchange.English for international communication. Cambridge University.http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/grownups/assets/images/onesheet.jpghttps://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/u8enWVNroJiwB1crXmaV2a3UXEn.jpg

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