Opinions and Thoughts | Bahasa Inggris SMA Kelas XI

1st meeting

With a partner, read the conversation text given.

Junerly :	Why are you looking so sad?
Devin   :	I was reading an opinion article on bullying. It made me extremely sad.
Junerly :	Ah! People like to exaggerate things, bullying as such is no big deal.
Devin   :	No, I don’t think so.bullying is prevalent in our society. It is important that evryone should be made aware of this evil.
Junerly :	I don’t agree with you. Little bit teasing here and there is acceptable.
Devin   :	I am of the opinion that no one has any right to harass or make people feel inferior. No one should have that kind of power.
Junerly :	Hey! Stop youa getting too serious!
Devin   :	Yes! You should be serious about it as well. I would like to point out that bullying is everyone’s problem and responsibility. If you condone bullying in any way, shape or form. It means you are taking part in it whether it is directly or inderectly by being silent

Discuss these questions with your partner.

1. What is happening between Junerly and Devin.       

2. What kind of conversation sre they having?

3. Whom do you agree,Junerly or Devin? Why?

4. Have you witnessed bullying? Describe how you felt.

Opinions

Is the way you feel or think about something.

Some Opinions:

Mecy     :	I like Harry Porter movies because the magic seems so real.
Rafly      :	I don’t agree with you. Harry Porter movies are just overrated.
Narti      :	I like playing tag because it is so much fun.
Rico        :	I don’t like playing tag because people end up fighting.
Renda   :	In my opinion, the government should provide means of sustenance for under privileged people instead of building tall towers.
Rido       :	I agree with what you are saying but have you ever thought that building tall tower provides  work forunemployed people?

 Let’s look at the sentence structure to express opinions.

Subject	Verb	Object
I	Agree	With what you are saying
I	Don’t agree	With you
We	Believe	This is not the right way to handle things
I	Reckon	This could be right considering the reasons you have provided
I	Doubt	That this is possible
We	Assume	You are blased this issue
I	Think	You are mistaken
I	Don’t think	so

  Expression

  Opinions can be expressed in the ways given below:

Personal point of view	General point of view
I think ...	Most people do not agree ...
Personally, I think ...	Almost everyone ...
In my experience ...	Some people say that ...
I strongly believe that ...	Some people believe ...
As far as I am concerned ...	Of course, many argue ...
From my point of view ...	While some peple believe ...
As I understand	Generally it is accepted ...
In my opinion ...	The majority agree with ...
What I mean is ...	The majority disagree with ...
In my humble opinion ...	It is sometimes argued ...
I would like to point out that ...	While some people believe ...
To my mind ...
By this mean ...
I am compelled to say ...
I reckon ...
As I see it ...

  Agreeing or disagreeing with an opinion

Agreeing	Disagreeing
Of course	I am sorry, I don’t agree with you
This is absolutely right	I am not sure I agree with you
I agree with this opinion	I don’t agree with you
I couldn’t agree more	I am afraid I have to disagree with you
I agree, I never thought of that	I do not believe that
Neither do I	By this mean
That’s a good point	I disagree with you
I think so too	I think you are wrong
I agree with what you’re saying but have you ever..	That’s not the same thing at all
	It is not justified to say so
	I am not convinced that ...
	I can’t say I agree with this, and here’s why

  Examples:

Statement/Opinion	Agree	Disagree
Smoking should be bannned in public places	I totally agree that smoking should be banned in public places	I am sorry but I tend to disagree with you on this
Bullying is so prevalent in most schools	I couldn’t agree more with you	I think it would be wrong to generalize
Women should not work	I think so too. Women should stay at home and take care of their children	I am afraid I have todissagree with you on this
Harry Porter series is much better than Twilight series	Yes. I agree. Harry Porter series has much better and well-developed story line	It’s not justified to say because both have different plots
Online gaming should be banned	Absolutely right. It should be as it distracts students from studying.	I don’t agree with you. T is a venue for students to develop their skills

  Online Quiz for Opinions and Thoughts 1. Click Here!

  Online Quiz for Opinions and Thoughts 2. Click Here!

2nd meeting

Complete the following transactional conversation. using the role-play approach, then act the conversation with your classmates.

3rd meeting

Choose one of the topic given below. create a dialogue of your opinion about your choosen topic. follow the opinion giving technique you have learnt before.

4th meeting

Project

5th meeting

Formative assessment