General English Level 3 GELEV3 Unit 03 Topic 03.doc LANGUAGE FOCUS 03 Expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing Find out how to express an opinion and how to agree and disagree with other people. 1. Expressing opinions Linh, and Pedro say: Linh: I think it must be much easier to learn English here than in your country. Pedro: I don't really believe learning grammar in a classroom is important. Pedro: Because I think learning new words is much more important. Linh and Pedro are expressing their opinions. When we express our opinions we can use I think that, I believe that … LOOK I think that I believe that it's important to travel before you go to university. Information We can ask other people about their opinions. We can use What do you think? Do you agree? Don't you agree? Examples 1 Listen to the examples. 1. What do you think about travelling before you go to university? 2. I think travelling before you go to university is important. What do you think? 3. I think it's better to live in a house than a flat. Do you agree? Don't you agree? 2. Agreeing with other people's opinions Linh, Eddie and Pedro say: Eddie: Yes, I love living in a flat too. Pedro: Oh, yes you're probably right. Pedro: It sure is! Linh: Well, yes, but I think you've both got a point. Linh, Eddie and Pedro are agreeing with each other's opinions. Here are some examples of other ways we can agree. 100 QUESTLANGUAGE