Speaking Skills: Giving Opinions

ESL Materials: Speaking Skills

Giving Opinions: Use a variety of different English expressions to express how you feel.

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6. Giving Opinions

  • “I like coffee ... I’m sure coffee is the best ...”
  • “I like coffee ... I think coffee is my favorite ...”
  • “I like coffee ... I suppose coffee is better than tea ...”
  • “I like coffee ... I guess coffee is as good as tea ...”

Put it all together: Don’t stop, don’t pause. Think while speaking.

  • Repeat: I like coffee, I like coffee ... I like coffee ...
  • Rephrase: I love coffee, I love coffee ... coffee’s the best ...
  • Expand: I like coffee in bed ... coffee in bed is the best ...
  • Opinion: I’m sure coffee in bed is the best ... Do you like tea?

Don’t forget Quick Responses and Active Listening

  • In my opinion...
  • It seems to me (that) ...
  • The way I see it, ...
  • From my point of view ...
  • As far as I’m concerned ...

Be careful with countable nouns:

  • I like chicken, chicken is my favorite = food
  • I like chickens, chickens are my favorite = animal

Practice giving opinions about food and animals.

Fluency Training - "I like coffee"

  1. Repeating
  2. Quick Responses
  3. Rephrasing
  4. Expanding
  5. Active Listening
  6. Giving Opinions
  7. Summarizing
  8. Confirming and Correcting
  9. Agreeing and Disagreeing
  10. Wrap-up

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