english speaking club: 2/17 clarifying opinions
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English Club: Expressing, Asking for, and Clarifying
OpinionsAdvanced EnglishFebruary 17, 2016
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CONTINUE: Expressing Opinions
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Phrases to Express Your Opinions
• In my experience…• In my opinion…• Personally, I think…• I believe that…• I would suggest
that…
• In my view…• For me…• I am certain that…• It seems to me
that…• Without a doubt…
• It is thought that…• Some people say
that…• It is considered…• Generally…
Experience – досвідBelieve – вірити
Certain –
впевненийDoubt – сумнівConsidered –
вважаєтьсяGenerally – взагалі
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Agreeing and Disagreeing with Opinions
Agree• Of course!• That’s a good point.• That makes sense.• That is logical.• I can’t argue with that.
Disagree• However…• I’m not sure about that.• The problem with that is…• But don’t you feel that…
Point – точкаSense – сенс
Logical – логічне
Argue – споритиHowever – протеSure – упевнений
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Exercise I.
Reading English is more difficult than writing
English.
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Exercise II.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the
day.
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Exercise III.
Ghosts exist.
Exist – існувати
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NEW TOPIC: Asking for and Clarifying Opinions
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How to Ask for Opinions
• In your honest opinion…?
• If I said…?• What is your view on…?• Would you agree that…?• What are your feelings
about…?• Can you give me your
thoughts on…?• Am I right in thinking…?• Would it be logical to
say…?
Honest – чеснийView – погляд
Would – б
Feelings – почуття
Thoughts – думки
Logical – логічний
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Asking for Clarification
• I’m sorry, could you repeat that?• Pardon?• What do you mean by…?• Could you give me an example?• Could you be more specific?• I’m not sure I understand your point.
Clarify – проясненняCould – міг
Mean – означати
Repeat – повторювати
Specific – конкретний
Example – приклад
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How to Clarify Your Point or Idea
• Let me explain that in more detail…• In other words…• Let me put it in another way…• What I mean is…• What I’m trying to say is…• To clarify…
Explain – пояснюватиDetail – деталь
Another – інший
Way – спосіб
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How to Clarify Someone’s Ideas
• So what you’re saying is…• What you’re trying to say is…• If I understand you, you’re saying that…• If I’m hearing you correctly…• So your idea is…
To hear – чути Correctly –
правильно