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Give an opinion

A: What do you think of Peter’s new project?
B: It seems to me that it’s going to be a success.

A: Do you agree with the law against smoking in public places?
B: Yes, I do. Smoking is one of the main causes of lung cancer.

A: People should pay more taxes if we want a better public education.
B: I disagree with you. There are other alternatives to get funds.




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In my opinion …
I believe …
The way I see it…
From my point of view …
As I see it …
It seems to me that…
As far as I understand / as far as I see it…
If you ask me …
According to Bob…




TO ASK FOR AN OPINION
What do you think?
Do you agree?
How do you feel about this?
Do you have anything to say about this?
Wouldn’t you say?




TO AGREE
Absolutely
Exactly
No doubt about it
That’s so true
That’s for sure
I agree with this opinion
I couldn’t agree more
I completely agree with this view
You have a point there




TO AGREE PARTIALLY
I agree with you, but
I agree with this point of view, but




TO DISAGREE
I disagree with you
I don’t think so
That’s not always the case
I beg to differ
I totally disagree
No way
Not necessarily
I’m not so sure about that
I don’t agree with you
I’m afraid I can’t agree with you




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Conversation
A: Don’t you think that internet is killing face-to-face communication?
B: I totally disagree. With the internet you can talk to more people at the same time.
A: I’m not so sure about that. I think that not seeing the person affects the quality of the communication.
B: That’s not always the case. Remember that there are programs such as skype that allow you to have an almost natural face-to-face conversation.
A: You have a point there. However, most of internet users communicate with their friends through facebook or twitter.