I have created the following exercises on giving opinions to help you express your point of view when discussing with friends or colleagues.
1. Exercise 1: Multiple-choice questions
Read each expression and choose whether it is used to give an opinion, ask for an opinion, agree, or disagree.
1. I couldn’t agree more.
This expression is used to show strong agreement with something.
2. I don’t think so.
3. As far as I’m concerned, ________
4. From my point of view, ________
5. No one can argue that ________
6. In my opinion, ________
7. What is your take on ________?
8. I’m not conviced about that.
9. I don’t share that view.
10. From my perspective, ________
11. I believe that ________
12. Most people agree that ________
13. It is generally accepted that ________
2. Exercise 2: text comprehension
Maria and Sofia are expressing their opinions about birth control. Read the text and answer the questions.
Birth control is something that people use to prevent pregnancy. It comes in many forms, like pills, injections, and devices.
Maria uses a medical birth control method. She says it offers many benefits. She also thinks that medical birth control method helps women make decisions about their bodies. Maria says she feels less stressed about the risk of an unplanned pregnancy. Medical birth control allows her to focus better on her work and hobbies.
Sofia is Catholic. She thinks that medical birth control is wrong. She uses Natural Family Planning (NFP) to prevent pregnancy. NFP involves tracking a woman’s fertility cycle to decide when to have or avoid intercourse. In her opinion, NFP makes women more responsible for their bodies. In addition, she says that non-natural birth control has many health risks. What about you? What do you think about birth control?
1. Sofia thinks that women should use medical birth control.
2. Natural Family Planning has many health risks.
3. Maria uses contraception because it gives her more control over her body.
4. Sofia is in favour of medical birth control.
5. Maria supports the use of medical birth control.
6. Sofia is critical about medical birth control.
3. Giving opinions worksheet
In this worksheet, you need to write 5 expressions or sentences for each of the category mentioned. Click the toggle arrow to see example answers.
3.1 Giving opinions
- 1. I feel ....
- 2. In my opinion ....
- 3. In my view ....
- 4. Personally ....
- 5. My view is that ...
3.2 Partial agreement
- 1. I partially agree with that.
- 2. You are right, but ....
- 3. Fair enough, but ....
- 4. I see what you are saying, but ....
- 5. You have a valid point, yet ....
3.3 Polite disagreement
- 1. I see it differently.
- 2. I am not convinced about that.
- 3. I’m afraid I don’t agree with what you’re saying.
- 4. I don’t see it that way.
- 5. Not necessarily.
