General English Level 3 GELEV3 Unit 02 Topic 04.doc  LANGUAGE FOCUS 02 Asking for and giving opinions In this activity you are going to learn about asking for and giving opinions. 1. Asking for opinions Pedro asks Jim about the movie: Pedro: What was it like? Pedro: What did you think of the romantic part? Pedro: …would you recommend it? When we ask for opinions about a movie or show we can use How was + noun?, What was + noun + like? or What did you think of + noun? We usually ask the question in the past tense, because the person has already seen the movie or show. We use the present tense to ask their opinion if they are still watching it. LOOK How was is What did you think of do you think of the movie? the show? What was is it like? We also ask Would you recommend it? Question Answer Yes, would. Would you recommend it? No, I wouldn't. We also ask these questions about books, restaurants, exhibitions and other events. Examples 1. How was the concert last night? 2. How was the art exhibition? 3. What was the restaurant like? 4. What was the program like? 5. What did you think of the story? 6. Would you recommend the book? 72 QUESTLANGUAGE