ASKING FOR AND GIVING OPINIONS

ASKING FOR AND GIVING OPINIONS

OBJECTIVE:

 By the end of the lesson, students should be able to interchange opinions in a round table about academic themes.

INICIO (WARM UP)

Complete the table with your and your partner´s information.

QUESTIONS

YOU

PARTNER

What is your favorite kind of music?

 

 

In your opinion, who is the best Colombian actor?

 

 

What is the best place to visit on vacations?

 

 

What is the most difficult subject?

 

 

What do you think is the best sport?

 

 

What is the best holiday?

 

 

What is your favorite food?

 

 

Which country would you like to travel to?

 

 

 ¿QUÉ VOY A APRENDER? (PRESENTATION)

Expressing opinions

·         I believe…

·         I’m convinced that…

·         I’m sure that…

·         I have no doubt…

·         Well, if you ask me…

·         In my opinion…

  • I feel that…
  • My impression is that…
  • I am not sure but I am leaning towards…
  • I tend to think…

 Asking for Opinions

  • How do you feel about that?
  • What is your point of view?
  • Do you have any views on this?
  • What do you think about?

 Agreeing

  • Absolutely
  • Exactly
  • I totally agree with you
  • I have exactly the same opinion as you
  • I agree partly
  • I guess you’re right

 Disagreeing

  • I totally disagree
  • I’m afraid I can’t agree with you there
  • I disagree entirely
  • I understand what you are saying, but I have a different opinion.
  • I know what you mean but…
  • I don’t really agree with you

 

PRACTICO LO QUE APRENDÍ (PRACTICE)

Choose the correct option

1.       Cici. I think Kiki is the nicest student in our class. What do you think?

Rian: _______________. She is always helpful

a.       Impossible       b. I think so     c. I don´t think so          d. I don´t agree

2.       Andy: What do you think about restaurant?

Rury: The price is too expensive. From the dialogue above we can conclude that…

a.       Andy is agree with Rury                 c. Rury is giving his opinion

b.       Rury is agree with Andy                 d. Andy is giving his opinion

3.       Roxy: What do you _____________ of the cookies I bake

Miko: they are delicious.

a.       Think               b. opinion            c. tell                  d. thought

4.       What is your opinion about terrorism?

Terrorism is ______________________     very brutal

a.       What is your opinion         b. agree              c. I don´t know           d. to my mind  

5.       Leo: What do you think of this t-shirt?

Lela: I think it is great

a.       Giving for opinion                                   c. expressing opinion

b.       Asking for opinion                                  d. asking

6.       Erick; I think our city is very hot at the moment.

Riko: I don´t think so, ____________________ our city is much cooler than other cities.

a.       You forget it        b. in my opinion          c. I´m thinking of        d. I know it

7.       “I think you are beautiful with that dress”. The sentence shows the expression of…

a.       Asking opinion     b. giving opinion      c. giving suggestion     d. asking question

8.       Gina: What is your opinion about the novel.

Mia: I like it. It is fascinating.

From the dialogue, we can conclude that …

a.       Mia disagrees with Gina´s opinion             c. Gina is giving her opinion 

b.       Gina is asking Mia´s opinion                    d. They don´t like reading novel

 Watch a video related to the cyberbullying and answer the questions.

a.       How many situations of cyberbullying are mentioned in the video?

b.       What did Maddie do?

c.        What did Lucas do?

d.       What did Jayden do?

e.       What would you if you were Jayden?

f.         What is your opinion about cyberbullying?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtfMzmkYp9E

 

¿QUÉ APRENDÍ? (EVALUATION)

People are expressing opinions. What topic are they talking about? Listen and circle the correct answer.

https://english-practice.net/practice-listening-english-exercises-for-b1-opinions/

1   a   the Olympic Games                        b   air travel

2   a   video games                                       b   cell phones


3   a   TV commercials                                  b   rock music


4   a   space exploration                                b   medical research


5   a   winter sports                                        b   bungee jumping


6   a   tourism                                                b   pets

 

Choose with your partnes a theme, look for information about it and study for a roundtable.

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