Expressions for Asking and Giving Opinion and Curiosity

Curiosity and Asking for Opinion

• What I’d really like to find out is ....

example:

(What I’d really like to find out are the facts about abortion in Indonesia)

• What do you think?/ What’s on your mind?/What’s your opinion about….?

• I’d be very interested to know ....

example:

(I’d be very interested to know your opinion about abortion)

• I’d love to know ....

• I’d like to know ....

• I wonder ...?

example:

(I’d like to know why the principal bans the use of mobile phones in school.)

• I wish I knew ....

example:

( I wish I knew how to operate this machine?)

• Do you think that…..?

example:

(do you think that sometimes your mobile phone is annoying?)

Expressions for Giving opinion

• I'd just like to say ….

• From my point of view, ….

• As far as I'm concerned ….

• Well, I must say ….

• I think ….

• I believe ….

• I feel …

Dani      : I'd like to know why the principal bans the use of mobile phones in school.

Lisa        : He said mobile phones will disturb our lessons.

Dani      : So do you approve the ban?

Lisa        : Not really. I think it's a wise policy. But sometimes mobile phones are really useful in emergency situations.

Dani      : You mean you're not sure whether you approve the ban or not?

Lisa        : Well, I approve in some cases. Some of our friends have pornographic  materials on their mobiles. I feel it's annoying.

Dani      : Well, I don't agree with you. Don't you think it's their right to store whatever they want on their mobiles?

Lisa        : That's right. But it's a school and it has its own rules.

Dani      : All right. I hope the principal will reconsider the ban.