Ways to ask for opinions

 Do you think...?
What do you think about...?
 What's your opinion of...?
 How do you feel about...?

Personal Point of View

• Well, I think...
I feel...
• I don't think
• In my opinion,...
• Well, If you ask me,...
• I personally think
• In my experience…
• In my view...
• Not everybody will agree with me, but...
• I reckon that...
• From my point of view...
• I'd like to say that...
• As far as I’m concerned…
• Speaking for myself…
• In my opinion…
• Personally, I think…
• I’d say that…
• I’d suggest that…
• I’d like to point out that…
• I believe that…
• What I mean is…
• For me,…

General Point of View

• It is thought that...
• Some people say that...
• It is considered...
• It is generally accepted that...

Agreeing with an opinion

• Of course.
• You’re absolutely right.
• Yes, I agree.
• I think so too.
• That’s a good point.
• I agree to some (certain) extent...
• Exactly.
• I don’t think so either.
• So do I.
• I'd go along with that.
• That’s true.
• Neither do I.
• I agree with you entirely.
 • That's just what I was thinking.
• I couldn't agree more.
• That's very true...
• I know what you mean...
• I accept that, but…
• That may be true, but…
• I’m in favour of..

Disagreeing with an opinion

• That’s different.
• I don’t agree with you.
• However…
• That’s not entirely true.
• On the contrary…
• I’m sorry to disagree with you, but…
• Yes, but don’t you think…
• That’s not the same thing at all.
• I’m afraid I have to disagree.
• I'm not so sure about that.
• I must take issue with you on that.
• Why don’t you think..
• It's unthinkable...
• I totally (entirely, absolutely) disagree...
• Yoe, but on the other hand...
• Don't see it quite like that...
• But there’s no evidence for that
• Unlike U, I think
• I’ve got what you mean, but…

Not sure

• I'm not sure about...

• I doubt...
• I have doubts about...
• I can't make up my mind...
• On the one hand..., on the other hand...
• Is there any evidence for that?

Suppoting ideas :
 I strongly believe in
 I definitely think that
 I think it’s perfect for
 Clearly,…
 Without doubt,…
 Well, there’s no doubt that,..
 I’d’ve thought that would be…
 I guess that
 I suppose
 I don’t suppose
 I think it’s probably possible
 They’re probably
 I’m beginning to think it would be a good thing if…
It is not true that I implied you were wrong
We have decided over and over again that we need to decide it the last time.
Give Ex :
 In the case of + noun
This is an example of + clause
such as + noun
Summarizing your Opinion
 In the end, it is important to remember that ...
 All in all, I feel we need to
 In conclusion, let me repeat my strong support for ...
 after all

Make sure= ensure

Questionnaire: ban dieu tra, tham do y kien.
Informative: cung cap nhieu thong tin
Subsidiary: cong ti con
Fellow : nguoi` cung` nghe`
Glossy : bong’ nhoang’, hao nhoang
Corporate : doan` the ?, tap the, thong nhat
Identity : dong` nhat, giong het nhau

Aim: improve students’ discussion skills, problem-solving skills with business oriented (dinh. Huong’) topics,
motivate students
- Feedback:
o Peer feedback: Students of other groups have to listen and answer questions individually. Their
answers will be collected and considered as one criteria for their overall result of Assignment 1
 What in this discussion are you most interested in? Why?
 What in this discussion are you most bored with? Why?
 What in this discussion can you learn from? Why?
o Teacher feedback: rubrics ( doan., de` muc, in chu~ rieng)
o Each group is given 15 minutes to perform