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Expressing
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Ways
to ask for opinions
- Do
you think...?
What do you think
about...?
- What's
your opinion of...?
- How
do you feel about...?
Do
you think televised violence affects
children negatively?
What do you think about
cloning?
What's
your opinion of people who go bungee
jumping?
How
do you feel about school
uniforms?
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Expressions
to give opinions
- I
think...
I feel...
- I
don't think
- In
my opinion,...
- If
you ask me,...
I
think televised
violence affects children
negatively.
I don't think
most
children are influenced by televised
violence.
I feel human cloning is wrong.
In
my opinion, you have to be crazy to
go sky diving!
If
you ask me, school uniforms are
sometimes a good idea.
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Express
your own opinions
Think
about some of the topics in this magazine
and express your own opinions about them.
Answer the questions below. Begin each
answer with the expression that follows
it.
Search
for Adventure/Surfing and Scuba
Diving
(Issue 3, TOPICS)
What
do you think is the most thrilling
sport? why?
I think...
What
is the most dangerous sport? Why?
I feel...
Which
is more exciting, surfing or skiing?
Why?
In my opinion...
Violence
in the
Media
(Issue 11, TOPICS)
Does
TV violence desensitize children?
I don't believe...
Do
you think parents should control what
their children watch on TV?
If you ask me,...
Are
movies too violent these days?
In my opinion,...
To
Clone or Not to
Clone
(Issue 11, TOPICS)
Is
it acceptable to clone animals?
If you ask me,...
Should
scientists clone humans?
In my opinion...
Would
you like to be cloned yourself?
I don't think...
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Ask
for people's opinions
Choose
one of the issues below, or choose an
issue relevant to the members of your
community.
Extreme
sports
Violence on television
Gun vontrol
Teen drug use
Human cloning
Write
5 questions to ask people their opinions
on the topic you choose. Begin each
question in one of the following
ways:
Then
ask as people in your community the
questions you have written. If you do not
live in an English-speaking community, try
to find other English learners to
interview.
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Express
your opinions on topics of interest to
you.
Do
you have an opinion on a particular topic
or issue?
Examples:
cell phones, school cheating, gun control,
smoking, new technology, tattooing, body
piercing, televised violence, cloning,
genetically-engineered food, or invasion
of privacy.
Practice
expressing your opinions to other people.
Be sure to explain why you have these
opinions.
Send
us your
opinions.
We
would like to publish them in
TOPICS.
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