GIVING YOUR OWN OPINIONS

Knowing the proper flow and phrases to use when giving an opinion

RULES WHEN GIVING OPINIONS:

1. Should have a strong and specific idea.
2. Your details and conclusion should ALWAYS follow the main idea.
3. Do not be ashamed of your opinion.
4. Should always have: Main Idea, Supporting Details, and Conclusion
5. Use correct grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.

When giving opinions or answering an opinion-based question you need to follow this flow below:

A. Main Idea
- The Main Idea is the topic of your opinion. This is the main point of your opinion. Without your main idea, the listener will
not know immediately the topic of your conversation.

Ex.
Do you agree that Philinter should have weekly progress test, instead of monthly progress test? Why?

Yes, I do agree that Philinter school should have weekly progress test instead of monthly progress test because

- See that the main idea simply repeats the point of the question. Since the question is asking if you agree with the weekly progress
test, YOUR ANSWER OR MAIN IDEA SHOULD ALSO TALK ABOUT THE MONTHLY PROGRESS TEST.

(Correct) Yes, I do agree that Philinter school should have weekly progress test instead of monthly progress test because

(Wrong) Yes. Or I agree.

B. Supporting Details
- In supporting details this is where you explain and give your reason why you agree or disagree. This is where you
explain the reason why you chose this main idea. You can also talk about your past experiences, your research, and other
examples IN ORDER TO SUPPORT YOUR MAIN IDEA.

- No Supporting Details would mean that your main idea is useless. No support. No content. No reason.

Ex.
Do you agree that Philinter should have weekly progress test, instead of monthly progress test? Why?

Yes, I do agree that Philinter school should have weekly progress test instead of monthly progress test because

It is necessary for the school to make sure all students get the fair chance to check or see their weekly improvement in
their classes. Monthly level tests are great, but sometimes students in the school do not get the equal chance to join the
progress test because of other reasons. The weekly progress test will help both students and teachers monitor their
progress and provide the necessary information in order to help improve areas where improvement is needed.

----- As you can see (above), supporting details give better explanation why you agreed in the first place. Supporting Details help
us defend our ideas or opinions. Without it, we have no way to defend our ideas.

------ Not everybody agrees with our opinions, which is why we need supporting details, this will help us make other people
understand why we believe this statement.

C. Conclusion
- This helps the listener understand that you are finished with your statement or explanation. You cannot talk forever
right? So you need to know how to end your explanation or statement BY USING CONCLUSION.
- The conclusion tells us that the speakers ideas are finished and helps us understand his or her entire idea.

Ex.
Do you agree that Philinter should have weekly progress test, instead of monthly progress test? Why?
Yes, I do agree that Philinter school should have weekly progress test instead of monthly progress test becausebla bla bla bla

These are the reasons why I strongly agree with having weekly progress tests instead of monthly progress tests.

---- As you can see (above), in your conclusion IT HAS OR IT SHOULD HAVE THE SAME IDEA with your main idea. But does not
have the exact same statement.

----- The conclusion has same idea with your main idea, BUT the conclusion should be slightly different from your main idea.

Giving Opinions
Some important phrases when you are giving your opinions to other people.

A. Giving your opinion

1. I (really) think that
2. I believe (that)
3. In my opinion / My opinion is
4. I strongly believe that
5. Personally, I believe that.
6. I guess that.
7. From my point of view.

B. You are giving an honest opinion

1. To be honest / In my honest opinion,
2. From an honest point of view
3. Frankly.
4. Honestly.

C. You do not agree with the opinion of the other person

1. Some people may OR You might disagree with me, but
2. Although I can see both points of view / Although I can understand the opposite point of view,
3. Correct me if Im wrong, but
4. I understand your opinion but.
5. Yes you do have some valid ideas but
6. I dont think I can agree with you because
7. I am not sure thats correct, but.

D. If you are not sure your opinion is correct

1. I could be wrong, but
2. Im no expert (on this), but
3. Correct me if Im wrong, but
4. I am not very familiar with this topic, but
5. I might change my mind later, but
6. I have very limited experience of this, but
E. After thinking about your answer
1. After giving this matter some (serious) thought,
2. After some thought, I think that
3. As far as I'm concerned,