BAHASA INGGRIS (WAJIB)-EXPRESSING OPINION-PERTEMUAN 3

 

Pengertian Opinion

Expressing Opinion adalah sebuah ungkapan dalam Bahasa Inggris yang ada 2 hal yang harus kalian pelajari:

• Asking for Opinion: Bertanya tentang sebuah gagasan, ide, pendapat kepada orang lain.
  Contoh:
  Exa: What do you think about current technological developments?
  Exa: Apa pendapat Anda tentang perkembangan teknologi saat ini?
• Giving an Opinion: Memberikan sebuah gagasan, ide, pendapat kepada orang lain.
  Contoh:
  Jim: From my point of view, technology gives us lots of advantages in our daily life. In the communication sector and in the transportation sector. I’ll give you specific information. In communication, as you can see, a long time ago, people only used letter and telegram for communication, then the telephone came into their life. People used the telephone to say “hello”.
  Jim: Dari sudut pandang saya, teknologi memberi kita banyak keuntungan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Di sektor komunikasi dan di sektor transportasi. Saya akan memberi Anda informasi spesifik. Dalam komunikasi, seperti yang Anda lihat, dahulu kala, orang hanya menggunakan surat dan telegram untuk komunikasi, lalu telepon masuk ke kehidupan mereka. Orang-orang menggunakan telepon untuk mengatakan “halo”.

 Asking opinios :

– What do you think of …
(Apa pendapatmu tentang …)
– Is that right (true) that …
(Apakah itu benar bahwa…)
– Do you think it’s going …
(Apakah Anda pikir itu akan …)
– Why do they behave like that?
(Mengapa mereka berperilaku seperti itu?)
– Do you have any idea?
(Apakah kamu punya ide?)
– Please give me your frank opinion.
(Tolong beri saya pendapat jujur Anda.)
– What’s your opinion?
(Apa pendapatmu?)

Giving opinions:

– In my opinion, …
(Menurutku, …)
– I personally believe …
(Saya pribadi percaya …)
– I personally think …
(Saya pribadi berpikir …)
– I personally feel
(Saya pribadi merasa…)
– Not everyone will agree with me, but …
(Tidak semua orang akan setuju dengan saya, tapi …)
– To my mind …
(menurut pendapat saya)
– From my point of view…
(Dari sudut pandang saya..)
– Well, personally ..
(Nah, secara pribadi …)

Dialog Bahasa Inggris Orang Asking And Giving Opinion Tentang Merokok

Arinda: What’s your opinion of smoking?
Bayu: I’m not sure. For me, it’s important that children do not smoke.
Arinda: But do you think it’s a good idea that people can smoke in shops and buses?
Bayu: I don’t think so. Children use buses too.
Arinda: So what do you think about stopping smoking everywhere in Jakarta?
Bayu: I think that’s a good idea.

Artinya
Arinda: Apa pendapat mu tentang merokok?
Bayu: Saya tidak yakin. Bagi saya, penting bahwa anak-anak tidak merokok.
Arinda: Tapi apakah Anda pikir itu ide yang baik bahwa orang dapat merokok di toko-toko dan bus?
Bayu: Saya tidak berpikir begitu. Anak-anak menggunakan bus juga.
Arinda: Jadi apa yang Anda pikirkan tentang larangan merokok dimanapun di Bangkok?
Bayu: Kupikir itu ide yang bagus..

EXERCISE

Read this dialogue!

Andy : Well, what do you think of my car?
Bimo : Well, personally, It looks comfortable. By the way, is it an expensive American car?
Andy : No, it’s a cheap small Japanese car.
Bimo : How many people can it take?
Andy : There’s room for five people.
Bimo : Has it got brakes?
Andy : Yes, there’re very good. The engine’s in the front, and there’s a big boot in the back.
Bimo : It’s looks well made
Andy : Would you like to come for drive?
Bimo : OK. Drive carefully, won’t you. There’s a lot of traffic today.

Answer the questions.
1. How many persons are involved in the conversation?
2. Who is the owner of the car?
3. How does the car look like?
4. What does Bimo think about Andy’s car?

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