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SPU Staff Training. Sripatum Institute of Languages and Cultures Lesson 10 – Opinions. Vocabulary. Opinion Personal Agreeing Disagreeing Dislike Like Indifferent Suggesting. Expressing Likes. I love chocolate. I love playing football. I love .

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  1. SPU Staff Training Sripatum Institute of Languages and Cultures Lesson 10 – Opinions

  2. Vocabulary • Opinion • Personal • Agreeing • Disagreeing • Dislike • Like • Indifferent • Suggesting

  3. Expressing Likes • I love chocolate. I love playing football. I love. • I like animals. I like dancing. I like. • I enjoy foreign films. I enjoy running. I enjoy. • I'm crazy about Beck. I'm crazy about skiing. I'm crazy about___________. • I'm mad about Brad Pitt. I'm mad about singing. I'm mad about . • is my favorite movie / actor / singer / book, etc. • looks / sounds / smells / tastes / feels good.

  4. Expressing Dislike • I hate spiders. I hate writing essays. I hate . • I don't like spinach. I don't like being cold. I don't like. • I can’t stand smoke. I can't stand being late. I can't stand. • I can't put up with Mike. I can't put up with lying. I can't put up with. • I’m fed up with Jill. I'm fed up with wasting money. I'm fed up with. • I’m sick of homework. I'm sick of going to the movies. I'm sick of. • I’m tired of vegetables. I'm tired of being sick. I'm tired of . • really bugs me. • makes me mad / angry. • drives me crazy. • annoys me.

  5. How to Agree Simply Agree with Positive statement Agree with Negative statement Me neither. I don’t either. I’m not either. • Me too. • I do too./So do I. • I am too./So am I.

  6. Asking for Opinions • What do you think? • What's your opinion? • What are your ideas? • Do you have any thoughts on that? • How do you feel about that?

  7. Stating A General Opinion • In my opinion . . . • I think . . . • I prefer . . .

  8. An Opinion about Taking Action • We could . . . Maybe we could . . . (softer) • Could we . . .? (more polite) • I think we should . . . • I don’t think we should . . . • Why don’t we . . . (more polite if inflected as a question) • How about . . .

  9. Agreement • Great idea! • I agree. • That’s a good idea. • I think so too. • I would go along with that. (positive, but slightly neutral) • I might go along with that. (even more neutral, but slightly positive) • Maybe you are right. (positive, but slightly neutral)

  10. Disagreement • I’m not sure about that (negative, but slightly neutral) • I don’t know, but it seems that . . . (gentle) • I don’t think I agree. (gentle) • I don’t agree. (stronger) • I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. (polite) • I’m not sure that’s the best idea. (gentle) • Yes, but . . .

  11. Expressing Indifference • Do you mind if I open the window? I don't mind. • Does it bother you if I smoke? It doesn't bother me. • Do you want to go here or there? It doesn't matter to me. • Which movie should we watch? It makes no difference to me. • Which book do you like more? It's all the same to me. • What do you want for dinner? I don't care. • Do you want this one or that one? I couldn't care less.

  12. Agree or Disagree • Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. • Swimming in the ocean is better than swimming in a public pool. • Children should provide room and board for their aging parents.. • Dogs make better companions than cats. • Reading English is more difficult than writing English. • All students should wear uniforms.

  13. 1. Ask a question about someone’s opinion.2. State your personal opinion.3. Share your opinion with your partner and find out if they agree or disagree.

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