Expressing Opinions
To express an opinion, you need to give your ideas about a topic. It is often introduced the opinions with these phrases:
I (don’t) think (that) I (don’t) believe (that)
In my opinion I feel (that)
Example: I don’t think that it is fair for poor teams to compete against wealthy teams.
I believe that students should not be allowed to break the university rules.
When giving an opinion, you want to make the reader agree with your idea, so you need to support your opinion with reasons and supporting details or examples.
Example:
Wealthy teams can sell tickets at high prices because fans want to see the players in action.
Second, television stations play the teams to broadcast their games.
Third, large companies give support to the best teams.
After supporting your idea, you should end with a strong conclusion. Your concluding sentence should restate your opinion about the topic.
Example:
• For these reasons, I believe that using the prosthetic limbs is unfair.
• I feel strongly that money creates an unfair advantage in sports.
In summary, when you express your opinion, you should have topic sentence which is your opinion, reasons and examples to support your idea as shown in the chart below.
Exercise: Write a paragraph expressing your opinion on the statement “Thai language should be banned in English class.” Give the reasons to support your idea.
Reference: McVeigh, J. & Bixby, J. (2011). Q: Skills for Success Reading and Writing 2: China.
Oxford University Press. pp. 76-77.
Expressing Opinions
To express an opinion, you need to give your ideas about a topic. It is often introduced the opinions with these phrases:
I (don’t) think (that) I (don’t) believe (that)
In my opinion I feel (that)
Example: I don’t think that it is fair for poor teams to compete against wealthy teams.
I believe that students should not be allowed to break the university rules.
When giving an opinion, you want to make the reader agree with your idea, so you need to support your opinion with reasons and supporting details or examples.
Example:
Wealthy teams can sell tickets at high prices because fans want to see the players in action.
Second, television stations play the teams to broadcast their games.
Third, large companies give support to the best teams.
After supporting your idea, you should end with a strong conclusion. Your concluding sentence should restate your opinion about the topic.
Example:
• For these reasons, I believe that using the prosthetic limbs is unfair.
• I feel strongly that money creates an unfair advantage in sports.
In summary, when you express your opinion, you should have topic sentence which is your opinion, reasons and examples to support your idea as shown in the chart below.
Exercise: Write a paragraph expressing your opinion on the statement “Thai language should be banned in English class.” Give the reasons to support your idea.
Reference: McVeigh, J. & Bixby, J. (2011). Q: Skills for Success Reading and Writing 2: China.
Oxford University Press. pp. 76-77.
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