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Language Focus Practice

Asking for someone’s opinion 5 a Work with a partner.
Write letters to match two of the responses
Open questions
below to each of the following questions.
noun 1 What’s your opinion on designer clothes?
what/how phrase +
-ing form of the verb a
What’s your opinion on theme parks? 2 How do you feel about people kissing on
What do you think about eating meat? the street?
How do you feel about children smoking?
3 What do you think about politicians?
Be careful:
We do not use how with think when we ask
4 Do you agree that summer is the best time
about opinions.
What do you think about school uniforms? of year?
How do you feel about school uniforms? 5 Do you think that living in the country is a
X How do you think about school uniforms?
good idea?
Yes/No questions

Do you agree that women are smarter than men? The responses:
Do you think that doing exercise is a good idea?
a Personally, I love wearing them.
Giving an opinion
b In my opinion, they get too much money.
In my opinion, school uniforms are a great idea.
c Personally, I think it’s very romantic.
I think that young people are very polite.
Personally, I think that eating meat is bad for you. d I think that they are too expensive.

e No, not at all. There are no shops, and
Agreeing and disagreeing
there’s nothing to do.
4 Use the expressions for agreeing and disagreeing
f I suppose so. The city is quite dirty.
from the box to complete the diagram below.
g Yes, definitely. I love hot weather.
I suppose so. Yes.
I’m not (so) sure. No, not at all. h In my opinion, it’s rude.
No, I completely disagree. Yes, definitely.
i I think that they do a great job.

stronger j No, I completely disagree. I like the spring.

Yes.

agree b Tell your partner which of the responses are closest
to your own opinions.

disagree

No, I completely disagree. stronger

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