ASKING AND GIVING OPINION

Materi Asking and Giving Opinion

Asking and Giving Opinion ialah suatu ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menanyakan, menjawab atau merespon suatu pendapat. Dalam Opinion, biasanya terdapat beberapa kata kerja yang digunakan antara lain believe (percaya), reckon (memperhitungkan), think (rasa/pikir), doubt (meragukan), assume (berasumsi), agree (setuju), atau don’t agree (tidak setuju).

Contoh Asking or Giving Opinion

Berikut ini saya berikan beberapa contoh kalimat tentang bagaimana seseorang bertanya atau memberikan pendapatnya :

Asking Opinion (Menanyakan Pendapat/Opini)

• What do you think of…?  disambung dengan apa yang ingin kamu tanyakan. misal "...your new school?" "...your new motorcycle?" dan lainnya. 
• What is your opinion?
• What do you think about…?
• What is your idea?
• How about…?
• How do you feel?
• How do you think?
• Please give me your opinion?
• Give me your comment?
• Do you have opinion of…?
• Do you have any idea?
• What is your comment?
• How is your opinion?
• How about this?
• How do you like?
• How was the trip?
• How do you think of my idea?
• What are you feeling?
• What your view on?
• What is your reaction?
• What do you like?
• Do you like that?
• Do you think is it good?

Giving Opinion (Memberikan Pendapat)

• In my opinion ... 
• I personally believe
• I tend to think that
• It is my comment
• In my view
• As far I know
• I think….
• I think that
• I think I like it
• I personally consider ….
• In my opinion
• From my point of view
• The way I see is that
• My comment is

Contoh Dialog Asking and Giving Opinion – 1

Situation: Trevor and Matt are discussing issues of banning smartphone in the school.

Trevor: Have you heard about our school’s plan to ban smartphones in the school?
Matt : Yeah
Trevor: What do you think about it?
Matt : Well, I think that’s fair enough.
Trevor: why do you think so?
Matt : you see… Smartphones have caused so much trouble in our class. Remember yesterday’s history class? Our teacher got very angry because was interrupt by smartphone ringing many times. This may happen again and again.
Trevor: Eh… Yea…
Matt : Another thing is… Smartphones have caused a kind of stupid competition.
Trevor: what do you mean?
Matt : you know, Everyone seems to compete to have the latest model.
Trevor: Yes, I feel that too.
Matt : So it’s a good idea if the school doesn’t allow students to use their smartphone in the school.

Contoh Dialog Asking and Giving Opinion – 2

Situation: Vidia and Ryan are arguing about smoking.

Vidia: Hi Ryan, by the way, I just don’t understand why you guys like smoking?
Ryan : Well… It’s nice you know…
Vidia: Nice? What’s nice about smoking? In my opinion, there is nothing nice about smoking; it’s dangerous for your health. And it is waste of money
Ryan : I’ve heard many times, but I don’t believe it.
Vidia: Maybe you’ll believe it when you get your lung cancer.

Contoh Dialog Asking and Giving Opinion – 3

Situation: Maggie and Tina discussing global warming

Maggie: Tina, what do you think is the best action to reduce global warming?
Tina : I think everyone should start changing their life styles.
Maggie: What do you mean?
Tina : Well, we have to start to do what we can, to help reduce global warming.
Maggie: What do you suggest that we should do?
Tina : Well, there are lots of things that we can do. We should start saving electricity, recycling things, using public transportation, buying and consuming as much as we need only. Basically, just save anything that we can.
Maggie: that’s a great idea. I will do that.

Contoh Dialog Asking and Giving Opinion – 4

Situation: choosing a dress in a department store.

Naima: I love these two dresses. But I have to choose one. What do you think? Which one is suited to me?
Naomi: I think the dress which has peach color is suited to you.
Naima: really? But the blue one has a beautiful design.
Naomi: You’re right. But it seems too big to you isn’t it?
Naima: yea…
Naomi: I have an idea! Let’s find a dress which has peach color, but the design is similar to the blue one?
Naima: yeah… That’s sounds good!

Contoh Dialog Asking and Giving Opinion – 5

Situation: discussing a band’s new music album.

Hanna: Hey, dude. Have you heard that your favorite band has just released their new album?
Mike : who?
Hanna: Sleeping with Sirens of course.
Mike : ah.. yeah…
Hanna: what do you think about their new album?
Mike : Well, honestly the music in this album is too monotonous to me. But I very appreciate to them.

Contoh Dialog Asking and Giving Opinion – 6

Situation: Discussing novel.

Diddy: I’ve just read a novel. Here…have you read this? How do you feel about this novel?
Amy : ah yeah, I think this novel is outstanding
Diddy: I think so. I believe that this novel has an interesting story.