Giving Opinion

Asking and Giving Opinion

In this material you are going to learn how to ask and give opinion on certain topics.

What is asking and giving opinion? 
Dalam bahasa Inggris, asking for opinion artinya meminta pendapat, sedangkan giving opinion artinya memberikan pendapat. Jadi, expression of asking and giving opinion adalah ungkapan untuk meminta atau memberikan pendapat kepada seseorang.

​Contoh Ungkapan Asking for Opinion in an Informal Situation

Ada banyak cara menanyakan pendapat dalam bahasa Inggris di situasi informal. Simak contoh kalimatnya berikut ini.

• What do you think about …? (Apa yang kamu pikirkan tentang…?)

• What’s your opinion about…? (Apa pendapatmu tentang…?)

• How do you feel about…? (Bagaimana perasaanmu tentang …?)

• Any comments? (Ada komentar?)

• How about…? (Bagaimana tentang…?)

• I need your opinion about … (Aku butuh pendapat kamu tentang …)

• In your honest opinion…? (Menurut pendapat jujur kamu …?)

Contoh Ungkapan Asking for Opinion in a Formal Situation

Selanjutnya, coba lihat yuk contoh kalimat untuk menanyakan pendapat dalam bahasa Inggris di situasi formal berikut ini.

• Would you give me your opinion on…? (Maukah Anda memberikan pendapat tentang…?)

• Do you have any ideas? (Apakah Anda memiliki ide?)

• What is your view on this matter? (Apa sudut pandangmu tentang masalah ini?)

• What is your feeling about…? (Apa perasaan Anda tentang …?)

• Do you have any opinion about…? (Apakah Anda memiliki pendapat tentang …?)

• I’d like to know your views on…? (Saya ingin tahu pandangan Anda tentang …?)

• Please give me your thoughts on….? (Tolong beri saya pemikiran Anda tentang …?)

• Have you got any comments on…? (Apakah Anda punya komentar tentang …?)

Giving Opinion (Cara Memberikan Pendapat dalam Bahasa Inggris)

Pengertian Giving Opinion

Giving dalam bahasa Inggris memiliki arti memberi, sementara opinion adalah pendapat. Maka, giving an opinion adalah ungkapan yang disampaikan untuk memberikan pendapat kepada orang lain. Ungkapan ini bisa kamu gunakan saat ingin mengutarakan pendapat atau ide yang ada dipikiranmu.

Misalnya, saat kamu melihat isu yang sedang hangat dibicarakan di masyarakat. Nah, kamu bisa tuh menyampaikan pendapat kamu dalam bahasa Inggris. Contoh lainnya, saat kamu sedang berdiskusi kelompok di kelas dan ingin memberikan ide kepada teman kelompok yang lain.

Contoh Ungkapan Giving Opinion in an Informal and Formal Situation

Contoh Ungkapan Giving Opinion in an Informal Situation

 

I think …. (Menurutku…)

Well, I think… (Aku pikir ….)

I believe …. (Aku percaya …)

In my opinion … (Menurut pendapatku …)

I think that… (Aku pikir itu …)

As for me… (Adapun aku …)

I reckon that… (Aku rasa itu …)

From my point of view… (Dari sudut pandang saya, …)

 

 Contoh Ungkapan Giving Opinion in a Formal Situation

 

In my opinion… (Menurut pendapat saya …)

I think that… (Menurut saya…)

What I’m more concerned with is… (Hal yang paling penting menurut saya adalah …)

I personally consider… (Saya pribadi menganggap …)

I personally believe… (Secara pribadi, aku percaya …)

My own view on that matter is… (Pandangan saya sendiri tentang masalah ini adalah …)

My opinion about… (Pendapat saya tentang …)

May I make a comment on that? (Bolehkah saya berkomentar tentang itu?)

If I had my view, I would … (Jika saya memiliki pandangan, saya akan …)

In my mind… (Dalam pikiran saya …)

My impression is that….(Kesan saya adalah bahwa…)

It seems to me that…(Tampaknya bagi saya bahwa…)

It strikes me that…..(Ini mengejutkan saya bahwa…)

I’m absolutely certain that….(Saya benar-benar yakin itu…)

Let's watch the following video nicely and answer the questions that follow!

Categorize

Options (13)

it was boring

I can't stand her

She's annoying

the movie was a snoozefest

he always ruins my day

the service was terrible

the food was tasteless

the weather was dreadful

she is always so kind

the food was delicious

the service was exceptional

the weather was perfect

the movie was fantastic

Organize the comments whether they are NEGATIVE or POSITIVE!

Negative

Positive

Match

Watch the video then match the films with the correct descriptions

• Tornado Express

• Friends Forever

• Double Revenge

• Maximum Risk

Gemma thought it was exiciting

Jack thought the movie was boring

Gemma dislikes the actress in it

Jack thinks the actress was good in it

• Gemma thought it was exiciting

• Jack thought the movie was boring

• Gemma dislikes the actress in it

• Jack thinks the actress was good in it

Multiple Choice

Rena: Did you see Ali's performance last night?

Reno: Yes, I did. What do you think of it?

Rena: It was fabulous! I never thought he has such a great talent in music.

Reno: I agree with you. It was one his best performance.

Rena: I'm sure that if he keeps practicing and practicing, he will be a great musician some day.

Reno: That's exactly what I think, Rena.

The underlined word is an expression of ....

• asking opinion

• giving opinion

• giving agreement

• disagreement

Multiple Choice

Rena: Did you see Ali's performance last night?

Reno: Yes, I did. What do you think of it?

Rena: It was fabulous! I never thought he has such a great talent in music.

Reno: I agree with you. It was one his best performance.

Rena: I'm sure that if he keeps practicing and practicing, he will be a great musician some day.

Reno: That's exactly what I think, Rena.

From the dialogue above, we know that ....

• Reno didn't see Ali's performance

• Reno doesn't like Ali's performance

• Reno gives a positive opinion on Ali's performance

• 
  Reno and Rena have different opinion on Ali's performance

Audio Response

Give your opinion about Sleeping with the lights ON or OFF!

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Audio Response

Give your honest opinion about your favourite film

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Reorder

make the dialogue into the correct order

• Doni: What do you think of my drawing John?

• John: Woow...Your drawing is so wonderful

• Doni: Thanks for your compliment John

• John: Could you teach me how to draw as good as you?

• Doni: Sure Jon, I'd love to teach you

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